約伯記 9
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
約伯的回應
9 約伯回答說：
2 「不錯，我知道你所言不虛，
但人怎能在上帝面前算為義人？
3 人若想與祂辯駁，
千次也不能勝一次。
4 祂充滿智慧，能力無比，
誰能抗拒祂還可平安無恙？
5 祂可猝然挪動群山，
在怒氣中把山翻倒。
6 祂震動大地，使其挪位，
以致地的支柱搖撼。
7 祂一聲令下，
太陽便不再升起，
眾星也不再發光。
8 祂獨自鋪展穹蒼，
步行在海浪之上。
9 祂創造了北斗星、參星、昴星及南天的星座。
10 祂行的奇事不可測度，
奇蹟不可勝數。
11 祂經過我身旁，我卻看不見；
祂從旁邊掠過，我也無法察覺。
12 祂若奪取，誰能阻擋？
誰敢問祂，『你做什麽？』
13 上帝不會忍怒不發，
海怪[a]的幫手必屈膝在祂腳前。
14 「因此，我怎敢與祂辯駁？
怎敢措辭與祂理論？
15 我縱然無辜，也無法申訴，
只能乞求我的審判者施恩。
16 即使我呼喚祂的時候，祂回應我，
我仍不相信祂會垂聽我的聲音。
17 祂用暴風摧毀我，
無故地使我飽受創傷。
18 祂不肯讓我喘息，
祂使我嚐盡苦頭。
19 若論力量，祂甚強大；
若上公堂，誰敢傳祂？
20 即使我清白無辜，我的口也會認罪；
即使我純全無過，祂也會判我有罪。
21 我雖純全無過，也已毫不在乎，
我厭惡我的生命。
22 因為，我認為都是一樣，
純全無過的人和惡人都會被祂毀滅。
23 災禍突然奪走人命時，
祂嘲笑無辜者的遭遇。
24 大地落入惡人手中，
蒙蔽審判官眼睛的不是祂是誰？
约伯记 9
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
约伯的回应
9 约伯回答说：
2 “不错，我知道你所言不虚，
但人怎能在上帝面前算为义人？
3 人若想与祂辩驳，
千次也不能胜一次。
4 祂充满智慧，能力无比，
谁能抗拒祂还可平安无恙？
5 祂可猝然挪动群山，
在怒气中把山翻倒。
6 祂震动大地，使其挪位，
以致地的支柱摇撼。
7 祂一声令下，
太阳便不再升起，
众星也不再发光。
8 祂独自铺展穹苍，
步行在海浪之上。
9 祂创造了北斗星、参星、昴星及南天的星座。
10 祂行的奇事不可测度，
奇迹不可胜数。
11 祂经过我身旁，我却看不见；
祂从旁边掠过，我也无法察觉。
12 祂若夺取，谁能阻挡？
谁敢问祂，‘你做什么？’
13 上帝不会忍怒不发，
海怪[a]的帮手必屈膝在祂脚前。
14 “因此，我怎敢与祂辩驳？
怎敢措辞与祂理论？
15 我纵然无辜，也无法申诉，
只能乞求我的审判者施恩。
16 即使我呼唤祂的时候，祂回应我，
我仍不相信祂会垂听我的声音。
17 祂用暴风摧毁我，
无故地使我饱受创伤。
18 祂不肯让我喘息，
祂使我尝尽苦头。
19 若论力量，祂甚强大；
若上公堂，谁敢传祂？
20 即使我清白无辜，我的口也会认罪；
即使我纯全无过，祂也会判我有罪。
21 我虽纯全无过，也已毫不在乎，
我厌恶我的生命。
22 因为，我认为都是一样，
纯全无过的人和恶人都会被祂毁灭。
23 灾祸突然夺走人命时，
祂嘲笑无辜者的遭遇。
24 大地落入恶人手中，
蒙敝审判官眼睛的不是祂是谁？
Job 9
King James Version
9 Then Job answered and said,
2 I know it is so of a truth: but how should man be just with God?
3 If he will contend with him, he cannot answer him one of a thousand.
4 He is wise in heart, and mighty in strength: who hath hardened himself against him, and hath prospered?
5 Which removeth the mountains, and they know not: which overturneth them in his anger.
6 Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.
7 Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.
8 Which alone spreadeth out the heavens, and treadeth upon the waves of the sea.
9 Which maketh Arcturus, Orion, and Pleiades, and the chambers of the south.
10 Which doeth great things past finding out; yea, and wonders without number.
11 Lo, he goeth by me, and I see him not: he passeth on also, but I perceive him not.
12 Behold, he taketh away, who can hinder him? who will say unto him, What doest thou?
13 If God will not withdraw his anger, the proud helpers do stoop under him.
14 How much less shall I answer him, and choose out my words to reason with him?
15 Whom, though I were righteous, yet would I not answer, but I would make supplication to my judge.
16 If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, and multiplieth my wounds without cause.
18 He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness.
19 If I speak of strength, lo, he is strong: and if of judgment, who shall set me a time to plead?
20 If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.
21 Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life.
22 This is one thing, therefore I said it, He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.
23 If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, and who is he?
25 Now my days are swifter than a post: they flee away, they see no good.
26 They are passed away as the swift ships: as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.
27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will leave off my heaviness, and comfort myself:
28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.
29 If I be wicked, why then labour I in vain?
30 If I wash myself with snow water, and make my hands never so clean;
31 Yet shalt thou plunge me in the ditch, and mine own clothes shall abhor me.
32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I should answer him, and we should come together in judgment.
33 Neither is there any daysman betwixt us, that might lay his hand upon us both.
34 Let him take his rod away from me, and let not his fear terrify me:
35 Then would I speak, and not fear him; but it is not so with me.
Job 9
New Living Translation
Job’s Third Speech: A Response to Bildad
9 Then Job spoke again:
2 “Yes, I know all this is true in principle.
But how can a person be declared innocent in God’s sight?
3 If someone wanted to take God to court,[a]
would it be possible to answer him even once in a thousand times?
4 For God is so wise and so mighty.
Who has ever challenged him successfully?
5 “Without warning, he moves the mountains,
overturning them in his anger.
6 He shakes the earth from its place,
and its foundations tremble.
7 If he commands it, the sun won’t rise
and the stars won’t shine.
8 He alone has spread out the heavens
and marches on the waves of the sea.
9 He made all the stars—the Bear and Orion,
the Pleiades and the constellations of the southern sky.
10 He does great things too marvelous to understand.
He performs countless miracles.
11 “Yet when he comes near, I cannot see him.
When he moves by, I do not see him go.
12 If he snatches someone in death, who can stop him?
Who dares to ask, ‘What are you doing?’
13 And God does not restrain his anger.
Even the monsters of the sea[b] are crushed beneath his feet.
14 “So who am I, that I should try to answer God
or even reason with him?
15 Even if I were right, I would have no defense.
I could only plead for mercy.
16 And even if I summoned him and he responded,
I’m not sure he would listen to me.
17 For he attacks me with a storm
and repeatedly wounds me without cause.
18 He will not let me catch my breath,
but fills me instead with bitter sorrows.
19 If it’s a question of strength, he’s the strong one.
If it’s a matter of justice, who dares to summon him[c] to court?
20 Though I am innocent, my own mouth would pronounce me guilty.
Though I am blameless, it[d] would prove me wicked.
21 “I am innocent,
but it makes no difference to me—
I despise my life.
22 Innocent or wicked, it is all the same to God.
That’s why I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
23 When a plague[e] sweeps through,
he laughs at the death of the innocent.
24 The whole earth is in the hands of the wicked,
and God blinds the eyes of the judges.
If he’s not the one who does it, who is?
25 “My life passes more swiftly than a runner.
It flees away without a glimpse of happiness.
26 It disappears like a swift papyrus boat,
like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
27 If I decided to forget my complaints,
to put away my sad face and be cheerful,
28 I would still dread all the pain,
for I know you will not find me innocent, O God.
29 Whatever happens, I will be found guilty.
So what’s the use of trying?
30 Even if I were to wash myself with soap
and clean my hands with lye,
31 you would plunge me into a muddy ditch,
and my own filthy clothing would hate me.
32 “God is not a mortal like me,
so I cannot argue with him or take him to trial.
33 If only there were a mediator between us,
someone who could bring us together.
34 The mediator could make God stop beating me,
and I would no longer live in terror of his punishment.
35 Then I could speak to him without fear,
but I cannot do that in my own strength.
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