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問 神為甚麼要定人的罪

10 “我厭惡我的性命,

我要盡情吐苦水,

傾訴心中的痛苦。

我要對 神說:不要定我有罪,

請告訴我你為甚麼與我相爭。

壓迫無辜,

又棄絕你手所作的,

卻喜悅惡人的計謀,你都以為美嗎?

你的眼不是肉眼,

你觀看不像人觀看,

你的日子不如人的日子,

你的年歲不像人的年歲,

以致你追究我的罪孽,

細察我的罪過嗎?

你知道我並沒有罪,

但沒有人能救我脫離你的手。

你的手塑我造我,

但一轉過來你就要毀滅我。

求你記念你造我如摶泥,

你還要使我歸於塵土嗎?

10 你不是把我倒出來像倒奶,

又使我凝結像乳酪凝固嗎?

11 你以皮肉為衣給我穿上,

以筋骨接絡我;

12 你賜我生命,又向我施慈愛,

你的眷顧保守我的心靈。

若要受苦,不如夭折

13 這些事你都藏在你的心裡,

我知道這是你的旨意。

14 我若犯罪,你就鑒察,

絕不赦免我的罪孽;

15 我若有罪,就有禍了;

我若有理,也不敢抬頭,

飽嘗羞辱,看看自己的苦難。

16 我若昂首自得,你就如獅子獵我(“如獅子獵我”或譯:“獵我如獵獅子”),

又在我身上彰顯你驚人的大能。

17 你重新設立見證攻擊我,

對我加增你的忿怒,

派兵輪流攻擊我。

18 你為甚麼使我出母胎呢?

我不如死去,無人得見我,

19 這樣,就像從來沒有我一樣,

一出母腹就被送入墳墓。

20 我的日子不是很少嗎?請住手,轉離我,

使我在往黑暗死蔭之地以先,

21 在去而不返之前,

可以喜樂片刻;

22 那地黑暗,如死蔭的幽暗,

毫無秩序,即使有光也像幽暗。”

10 「我厭惡自己的生命,
我要傾訴我的哀怨,
吐露心中的苦水。
我對上帝說,『不要定我的罪。
請告訴我,你為何指控我?
難道你喜悅壓迫、鄙視你造的人,
卻青睞惡人的計謀?
難道你的眼是肉眼,
目光如凡人般短淺?
難道你的年日有限,
歲月如世人般短暫?
以致你探查我的過犯,
追究我的罪愆?
其實你知道我沒有犯罪,
無人能從你手中解救我。

『你親手造我塑我,
現在卻要毀滅我。
別忘了你用泥土造我[a]
難道要使我復歸塵土?
10 你將我像奶一樣倒出,
使我像乳酪一樣凝固。[b]
11 你給我穿上皮肉,
用筋骨把我編就。
12 你賜我生命給我慈愛,
你的眷顧使我保全性命。

13 『但你心中藏著計劃,
我知道你早有此意,
14 我若犯罪,你就鑒察,
不肯赦免我的罪。
15 我若有罪,便遭禍患;
即使清白,也不敢抬頭,
因為我飽嚐羞辱,吃盡苦頭。
16 我若昂首挺立,
你會像獅子般追捕我,
再次施展大能攻擊我。
17 你一再派證人指控我,
你對我越來越憤怒,
使軍隊輪流攻擊我。
18 你為何讓我出母腹?
我不如當時就死去,
無人會看見我——
19 好像我從未出生,
一出母腹就被送進墳墓。
20 我的年日不多,
求你放過我,
讓我歡樂片刻。
21 我很快就一去不返,
進入幽冥黑暗之地。
22 那裡一片漆黑,幽暗混亂;
那裡的光昏暗不明。』」

Footnotes

  1. 10·9 用泥土造我」或譯「把我造的像泥土」。
  2. 10·10 此句描述胚胎在母腹中如何成形。

10 “I loathe my very life;(A)
    therefore I will give free rein to my complaint
    and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.(B)
I say to God:(C) Do not declare me guilty,
    but tell me what charges(D) you have against me.(E)
Does it please you to oppress me,(F)
    to spurn the work of your hands,(G)
    while you smile on the plans of the wicked?(H)
Do you have eyes of flesh?
    Do you see as a mortal sees?(I)
Are your days like those of a mortal
    or your years like those of a strong man,(J)
that you must search out my faults
    and probe after my sin(K)
though you know that I am not guilty(L)
    and that no one can rescue me from your hand?(M)

“Your hands shaped(N) me and made me.
    Will you now turn and destroy me?(O)
Remember that you molded me like clay.(P)
    Will you now turn me to dust again?(Q)
10 Did you not pour me out like milk
    and curdle me like cheese,
11 clothe me with skin and flesh
    and knit me together(R) with bones and sinews?
12 You gave me life(S) and showed me kindness,(T)
    and in your providence(U) watched over(V) my spirit.

13 “But this is what you concealed in your heart,
    and I know that this was in your mind:(W)
14 If I sinned, you would be watching me(X)
    and would not let my offense go unpunished.(Y)
15 If I am guilty(Z)—woe to me!(AA)
    Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head,(AB)
for I am full of shame
    and drowned in[a] my affliction.(AC)
16 If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion(AD)
    and again display your awesome power against me.(AE)
17 You bring new witnesses against me(AF)
    and increase your anger toward me;(AG)
    your forces come against me wave upon wave.(AH)

18 “Why then did you bring me out of the womb?(AI)
    I wish I had died before any eye saw me.(AJ)
19 If only I had never come into being,
    or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!(AK)
20 Are not my few days(AL) almost over?(AM)
    Turn away from me(AN) so I can have a moment’s joy(AO)
21 before I go to the place of no return,(AP)
    to the land of gloom and utter darkness,(AQ)
22 to the land of deepest night,
    of utter darkness(AR) and disorder,
    where even the light is like darkness.”(AS)

Footnotes

  1. Job 10:15 Or and aware of

10 My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

I will say unto God, Do not condemn me; shew me wherefore thou contendest with me.

Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, that thou shouldest despise the work of thine hands, and shine upon the counsel of the wicked?

Hast thou eyes of flesh? or seest thou as man seeth?

Are thy days as the days of man? are thy years as man's days,

That thou enquirest after mine iniquity, and searchest after my sin?

Thou knowest that I am not wicked; and there is none that can deliver out of thine hand.

Thine hands have made me and fashioned me together round about; yet thou dost destroy me.

Remember, I beseech thee, that thou hast made me as the clay; and wilt thou bring me into dust again?

10 Hast thou not poured me out as milk, and curdled me like cheese?

11 Thou hast clothed me with skin and flesh, and hast fenced me with bones and sinews.

12 Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.

13 And these things hast thou hid in thine heart: I know that this is with thee.

14 If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

15 If I be wicked, woe unto me; and if I be righteous, yet will I not lift up my head. I am full of confusion; therefore see thou mine affliction;

16 For it increaseth. Thou huntest me as a fierce lion: and again thou shewest thyself marvellous upon me.

17 Thou renewest thy witnesses against me, and increasest thine indignation upon me; changes and war are against me.

18 Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!

19 I should have been as though I had not been; I should have been carried from the womb to the grave.

20 Are not my days few? cease then, and let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,

21 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;

22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.

Job: I Would Plead with God

10 “My (A)soul loathes my life;
I will [a]give free course to my complaint,
(B)I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.
I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me;
Show me why You contend with me.
Does it seem good to You that You should oppress,
That You should despise the work of Your hands,
And smile on the counsel of the wicked?
Do You have eyes of flesh?
Or (C)do You see as man sees?
Are Your days like the days of a mortal man?
Are Your years like the days of a mighty man,
That You should seek for my iniquity
And search out my sin,
Although You know that I am not wicked,
And there is no one who can deliver from Your hand?

‘Your(D) hands have made me and fashioned me,
An intricate unity;
Yet You would (E)destroy me.
Remember, I pray, (F)that You have made me like clay.
And will You turn me into dust again?
10 (G)Did You not pour me out like milk,
And curdle me like cheese,
11 Clothe me with skin and flesh,
And knit me together with bones and sinews?
12 You have granted me life and favor,
And Your care has preserved my spirit.

13 ‘And these things You have hidden in Your heart;
I know that this was with You:
14 If I sin, then (H)You mark me,
And will not acquit me of my iniquity.
15 If I am wicked, (I)woe to me;
(J)Even if I am righteous, I [b]cannot lift up my head.
I am full of disgrace;
(K)See my misery!
16 If my head is exalted,
(L)You hunt me like a fierce lion,
And again You show Yourself awesome against me.
17 You renew Your witnesses against me,
And increase Your indignation toward me;
Changes and war are ever with me.

18 ‘Why(M) then have You brought me out of the womb?
Oh, that I had perished and no eye had seen me!
19 I would have been as though I had not been.
I would have been carried from the womb to the grave.
20 (N)Are not my days few?
Cease! (O)Leave me alone, that I may take a little comfort,
21 Before I go to the place from which I shall not return,
(P)To the land of darkness (Q)and the shadow of death,
22 A land as dark as darkness itself,
As the shadow of death, without any order,
Where even the light is like darkness.’ ”

Footnotes

  1. Job 10:1 Lit. leave on myself
  2. Job 10:15 Lit. will not