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述说 神的威荣与作为

37 “我的心因此战兢,

跳离原处。

你们当细听他轰轰的声音,

他口中发出隆隆的雷声。

他发雷声响遍天下,

也发电光闪到地极。

接着雷声霹雳,

 神以自己威严之声打雷,

人听到雷声的时候,

 神并没有留住风霜雨云(“风霜雨云”直译是“它们”)。

 神以奇妙的方法打雷,

他行大事,我们不能了解。

他对雪说:‘降在地上’,

对大雨暴雨也是这样。

他封住各人的手,

叫万人知道他的作为。

野兽进入洞中,

留在穴里。

风暴来自南宫,

寒冷出于北方。

10  神所呼的气息结成冰,

广阔无边的水也凝结;

11 他使密云满载水气,

云彩布散他的电光。

12 电光照着 神的指引来往旋转,

在地球上行他一切所吩咐的。

13 他使电光来临,是为施行责罚,

或为滋润大地,或为赐予慈爱。

14 约伯啊!你当留心听这话,

要站立思想 神奇妙的事。

15  神怎样吩咐这些,

又怎样使云中的电光照耀,你知道吗?

16 密云怎样浮于空中,

那知识全备者奇妙的作为,你知道吗?

17 地因南风而寂静的时候,

你的衣服怎样热起来,你知道吗?

18 你能与 神同铺云天吗?

这云天坚硬如铸成的镜子。

19 我们因愚昧无知的缘故,不能陈明我们的案件,

请你告诉我们应该对他说甚么话。

20 人怎能对他说:‘我要说话’?

哪有人自愿灭亡呢?

21 人不能看见云后的强光,

唯有经风一吹,天才晴朗。

22 金光来自北方,

在 神的周围有可怕的威严。

23 论到全能者,我们无法把他查出;

他大有能力与公平,

又满有公义,他必不苦待人。

24 因此人人都应该敬畏他;

心中自以为有智慧的,

他都不看顾。”

37 「因此我心戰慄,
在胸膛跳動。
請仔細聽祂發出的雷聲,
聽祂口中發出的轟鳴。
祂使閃電劃過整個天空,
亮光直照到地極。
隨後雷聲隆隆,
祂發出威嚴之聲。
祂一發聲,雷電交加。
上帝發出奇妙的雷聲,
我們無法測度祂偉大的作為。
祂命雪降在大地,
令雨傾盆倒下,
使人們停下工作,
以便世人都知道祂的作為。
野獸躲進窩裡,
留在洞中。
暴風從南天而來,
寒流由北方而至。
10 上帝噓氣成冰,
使寬闊的水面凝結。
11 祂使密雲佈滿水氣,
從雲端發出閃電。
12 雲隨祂的指令旋轉,
在地面之上完成祂的吩咐,
13 或為懲罰大地,
或為彰顯慈愛。

14 「約伯啊,請留心聽,
要駐足沉思上帝的奇妙作為。
15 你知道上帝如何發出命令,
使雲中電光閃爍嗎?
16 你知道全知者的奇妙作為——
祂如何使雲彩飄浮嗎?
17 南風吹來,大地沉寂時,
你就汗濕衣襟,你知道為何嗎?
18 你能像祂那樣鋪展堅如銅鏡的穹蒼嗎?
19 我們因愚昧而無法陳訴,
請指教我們如何與祂對話。
20 我怎敢與祂對話?
豈有人自取滅亡?
21 風吹散天空的雲後,
無人能仰視太陽的強光。
22 北方出現金色的光芒,
上帝充滿可怕的威嚴。
23 我們無法測度全能者,
祂充滿能力,無比正直公義,
不恃強凌弱。
24 所以,人們都敬畏祂,
祂不看顧自以為有智慧的人。」

God’s Works and Wisdom

37 “At this also my heart trembles,
And leaps from its place.
Hear attentively the thunder of His voice,
And the rumbling that comes from His mouth.
He sends it forth under the whole heaven,
His [a]lightning to the ends of the earth.
After it (A)a voice roars;
He thunders with His majestic voice,
And He does not restrain them when His voice is heard.
God thunders marvelously with His voice;
(B)He does great things which we cannot comprehend.
For (C)He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth’;
Likewise to the [b]gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.
He seals the hand of every man,
(D)That (E)all men may know His work.
The beasts (F)go into dens,
And remain in their lairs.
From the chamber of the south comes the whirlwind,
And cold from the scattering winds of the north.
10 (G)By the breath of God ice is given,
And the broad waters are frozen.
11 Also with moisture He saturates the thick clouds;
He scatters His [c]bright clouds.
12 And they swirl about, being turned by His guidance,
That they may (H)do whatever He commands them
On the face of [d]the whole earth.
13 (I)He causes it to come,
Whether for [e]correction,
Or (J)for His land,
Or (K)for mercy.

14 “Listen to this, O Job;
Stand still and (L)consider the wondrous works of God.
15 Do you know when God [f]dispatches them,
And causes the light of His cloud to shine?
16 (M)Do you know how the clouds are balanced,
Those wondrous works of (N)Him who is perfect in knowledge?
17 Why are your garments hot,
When He quiets the earth by the south wind?
18 With Him, have you (O)spread out the (P)skies,
Strong as a cast metal mirror?

19 “Teach us what we should say to Him,
For we can prepare nothing because of the darkness.
20 Should He be told that I wish to speak?
If a man were to speak, surely he would be swallowed up.
21 Even now men cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies,
When the wind has passed and cleared them.
22 He comes from the north as golden splendor;
With God is awesome majesty.
23 As for the Almighty, (Q)we cannot find Him;
(R)He is excellent in power,
In judgment and abundant justice;
He does not oppress.
24 Therefore men (S)fear Him;
He shows no partiality to any who are (T)wise of heart.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 37:3 Or light
  2. Job 37:6 Lit. shower of rain
  3. Job 37:11 clouds of light
  4. Job 37:12 Lit. the world of the earth
  5. Job 37:13 Lit. a rod
  6. Job 37:15 places them