约伯记 8-10
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
比勒达发言
8 书亚人比勒达回答约伯说:
2 “你要这样絮叨到何时?
你的话犹如阵阵狂风。
3 上帝岂会歪曲正义?
全能者岂会颠倒是非?
4 如果你的儿女得罪了祂,
祂会给他们应有的惩罚。
5 但你若寻求上帝,
向全能者恳求;
6 你若纯洁、正直,
祂必起身相助,
恢复你应有的家园。
7 你起初虽然卑微,
日后必兴旺发达。
8 “你要请教先辈,
探究祖先的经验。
9 因为我们就像昨天才出生,一无所知,
我们在世的日子如同掠影。
10 先辈必给你教诲和指点,
向你道出明智之言。
11 “蒲草无泥岂可长高?
芦苇无水岂可茂盛?
12 它们还在生长、尚未割下,
已比百草先枯萎。
13 忘记上帝的人,结局也是如此;
不信上帝的人,盼望终必破灭。
14 他所仰仗的虚若游丝,
他所倚靠的诚如蛛网。
15 他倚靠它,它却支撑不住;
他抓紧它,它却支离破碎。
16 他像阳光下生机勃勃的植物,
枝条爬满了园囿,
17 根茎盘绕石堆,
深深扎入石缝。
18 一旦他被连根拔起,
原处必否认见过他。
19 他的生命就这样消逝[a],
地上会兴起其他人。
20 “上帝决不会抛弃纯全的人,
也不会扶持邪恶的人。
21 祂要使你笑口常开,
欢声不断。
22 憎恨你的人必抱愧蒙羞,
恶人的帐篷必不复存在。”
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[b]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?
25 “我的年日比信差还快,
匆匆而过,不见幸福。
26 我的岁月疾驰如快船,
快如急降抓食的老鹰。
27 即使我说要忘掉怨恨,
抛开愁容,强颜欢笑,
28 诸多的患难仍使我惧怕,
我知道祂[c]不承认我无辜。
29 既然我被定为有罪,
又何必徒然挣扎?
30 即使我用雪水净身,
用碱水洗手,
31 祂仍会把我扔进污坑,
连我的衣服也嫌弃我。
32 祂并非我的同类,
我无法与祂争辩,一起对薄公堂。
33 我俩中间没有仲裁者,
无人为我们断定是非[d]。
34 若能拿开祂责打我的刑杖,
使我不再受祂的惊吓,
35 我就会放胆发言,不必对祂心存恐惧,
但现在我却不能这样[e]。
10 “我厌恶自己的生命,
我要倾诉我的哀怨,
吐露心中的苦水。
2 我对上帝说,‘不要定我的罪。
请告诉我,你为何指控我?
3 难道你喜悦压迫、鄙视你造的人,
却青睐恶人的计谋?
4 难道你的眼是肉眼,
目光如凡人般短浅?
5 难道你的年日有限,
岁月如世人般短暂?
6 以致你探查我的过犯,
追究我的罪愆?
7 其实你知道我没有犯罪,
无人能从你手中解救我。
8 “‘你亲手造我塑我,
现在却要毁灭我。
9 别忘了你用泥土造我[f],
难道要使我复归尘土?
10 你将我像奶一样倒出,
使我像奶酪一样凝固。[g]
11 你给我穿上皮肉,
用筋骨把我编就。
12 你赐我生命给我慈爱,
你的眷顾使我保全性命。
13 “‘但你心中藏着计划,
我知道你早有此意,
14 我若犯罪,你就鉴察,
不肯赦免我的罪。
15 我若有罪,便遭祸患;
即使清白,也不敢抬头,
因为我饱尝羞辱,吃尽苦头。
16 我若昂首挺立,
你会像狮子般追捕我,
再次施展大能攻击我。
17 你一再派证人指控我,
你对我越来越愤怒,
使军队轮流攻击我。
18 你为何让我出母腹?
我不如当时就死去,
无人会看见我——
19 好像我从未出生,
一出母腹就被送进坟墓。
20 我的年日不多,
求你放过我,
让我欢乐片刻。
21 我很快就一去不返,
进入幽冥黑暗之地。
22 那里一片漆黑,幽暗混乱;
那里的光昏暗不明。’”
約伯記 8-10
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
比勒達發言
8 書亞人比勒達回答約伯說:
2 「你要這樣絮叨到何時?
你的話猶如陣陣狂風。
3 上帝豈會歪曲正義?
全能者豈會顛倒是非?
4 如果你的兒女得罪了祂,
祂會給他們應有的懲罰。
5 但你若尋求上帝,
向全能者懇求;
6 你若純潔、正直,
祂必起身相助,
恢復你應有的家園。
7 你起初雖然卑微,
日後必興旺發達。
8 「你要請教先輩,
探究祖先的經驗。
9 因為我們就像昨天才出生,一無所知,
我們在世的日子如同掠影。
10 先輩必給你教誨和指點,
向你道出明智之言。
11 「蒲草無泥豈可長高?
蘆葦無水豈可茂盛?
12 它們還在生長、尚未割下,
已比百草先枯萎。
13 忘記上帝的人,結局也是如此;
不信上帝的人,盼望終必破滅。
14 他所仰仗的虛若游絲,
他所倚靠的誠如蛛網。
15 他倚靠它,它卻支撐不住;
他抓緊它,它卻支離破碎。
16 他像陽光下生機勃勃的植物,
枝條爬滿了園囿,
17 根莖盤繞石堆,
深深扎入石縫。
18 一旦他被連根拔起,
原處必否認見過他。
19 他的生命就這樣消逝[a],
地上會興起其他人。
20 「上帝決不會拋棄純全的人,
也不會扶持邪惡的人。
21 祂要使你笑口常開,
歡聲不斷。
22 憎恨你的人必抱愧蒙羞,
惡人的帳篷必不復存在。」
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[b]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?
25 「我的年日比信差還快,
匆匆而過,不見幸福。
26 我的歲月疾馳如快船,
快如急降抓食的老鷹。
27 即使我說要忘掉怨恨,
拋開愁容,強顏歡笑,
28 諸多的患難仍使我懼怕,
我知道祂[c]不承認我無辜。
29 既然我被定為有罪,
又何必徒然掙扎?
30 即使我用雪水淨身,
用鹼水洗手,
31 祂仍會把我扔進污坑,
連我的衣服也嫌棄我。
32 祂並非我的同類,
我無法與祂爭辯,一起對簿公堂。
33 我倆中間沒有仲裁者,
無人為我們斷定是非[d]。
34 若能拿開祂責打我的刑杖,
使我不再受祂的驚嚇,
35 我就會放膽發言,不必對祂心存恐懼,
但現在我卻不能這樣[e]。
10 「我厭惡自己的生命,
我要傾訴我的哀怨,
吐露心中的苦水。
2 我對上帝說,『不要定我的罪。
請告訴我,你為何指控我?
3 難道你喜悅壓迫、鄙視你造的人,
卻青睞惡人的計謀?
4 難道你的眼是肉眼,
目光如凡人般短淺?
5 難道你的年日有限,
歲月如世人般短暫?
6 以致你探查我的過犯,
追究我的罪愆?
7 其實你知道我沒有犯罪,
無人能從你手中解救我。
8 『你親手造我塑我,
現在卻要毀滅我。
9 別忘了你用泥土造我[f],
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。[g]
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。』」
Job 8-10
New International Version
Bildad
8 Then Bildad the Shuhite(A) replied:
2 “How long will you say such things?(B)
Your words are a blustering wind.(C)
3 Does God pervert justice?(D)
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?(E)
4 When your children sinned against him,
he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.(F)
5 But if you will seek God earnestly
and plead(G) with the Almighty,(H)
6 if you are pure and upright,
even now he will rouse himself on your behalf(I)
and restore you to your prosperous state.(J)
7 Your beginnings will seem humble,
so prosperous(K) will your future be.(L)
8 “Ask the former generation(M)
and find out what their ancestors learned,
9 for we were born only yesterday and know nothing,(N)
and our days on earth are but a shadow.(O)
10 Will they not instruct(P) you and tell you?
Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?(Q)
11 Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?(R)
Can reeds(S) thrive without water?
12 While still growing and uncut,
they wither more quickly than grass.(T)
13 Such is the destiny(U) of all who forget God;(V)
so perishes the hope of the godless.(W)
14 What they trust in is fragile[a];
what they rely on is a spider’s web.(X)
15 They lean on the web,(Y) but it gives way;
they cling to it, but it does not hold.(Z)
16 They are like a well-watered plant in the sunshine,
spreading its shoots(AA) over the garden;(AB)
17 it entwines its roots around a pile of rocks
and looks for a place among the stones.
18 But when it is torn from its spot,
that place disowns(AC) it and says, ‘I never saw you.’(AD)
19 Surely its life withers(AE) away,
and[b] from the soil other plants grow.(AF)
20 “Surely God does not reject one who is blameless(AG)
or strengthen the hands of evildoers.(AH)
21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter(AI)
and your lips with shouts of joy.(AJ)
22 Your enemies will be clothed in shame,(AK)
and the tents(AL) of the wicked will be no more.”(AM)
Job
9 Then Job replied:
2 “Indeed, I know that this is true.
But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?(AN)
3 Though they wished to dispute with him,(AO)
they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.(AP)
4 His wisdom(AQ) is profound, his power is vast.(AR)
Who has resisted(AS) him and come out unscathed?(AT)
5 He moves mountains(AU) without their knowing it
and overturns them in his anger.(AV)
6 He shakes the earth(AW) from its place
and makes its pillars tremble.(AX)
7 He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;(AY)
he seals off the light of the stars.(AZ)
8 He alone stretches out the heavens(BA)
and treads on the waves of the sea.(BB)
9 He is the Maker(BC) of the Bear[c] and Orion,
the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.(BD)
10 He performs wonders(BE) that cannot be fathomed,
miracles that cannot be counted.(BF)
11 When he passes me, I cannot see him;
when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.(BG)
12 If he snatches away, who can stop him?(BH)
Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’(BI)
13 God does not restrain his anger;(BJ)
even the cohorts of Rahab(BK) cowered at his feet.
14 “How then can I dispute with him?
How can I find words to argue with him?(BL)
15 Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;(BM)
I could only plead(BN) with my Judge(BO) for mercy.(BP)
16 Even if I summoned him and he responded,
I do not believe he would give me a hearing.(BQ)
17 He would crush me(BR) with a storm(BS)
and multiply(BT) my wounds for no reason.(BU)
18 He would not let me catch my breath
but would overwhelm me with misery.(BV)
19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!(BW)
And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him[d]?(BX)
20 Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me;
if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.(BY)
21 “Although I am blameless,(BZ)
I have no concern for myself;(CA)
I despise my own life.(CB)
22 It is all the same; that is why I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’(CC)
23 When a scourge(CD) brings sudden death,
he mocks the despair of the innocent.(CE)
24 When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,(CF)
he blindfolds its judges.(CG)
If it is not he, then who is it?(CH)
25 “My days are swifter than a runner;(CI)
they fly away without a glimpse of joy.(CJ)
26 They skim past(CK) like boats of papyrus,(CL)
like eagles swooping down on their prey.(CM)
27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,(CN)
I will change my expression, and smile,’
28 I still dread(CO) all my sufferings,
for I know you will not hold me innocent.(CP)
29 Since I am already found guilty,
why should I struggle in vain?(CQ)
30 Even if I washed myself with soap(CR)
and my hands(CS) with cleansing powder,(CT)
31 you would plunge me into a slime pit(CU)
so that even my clothes would detest me.(CV)
32 “He is not a mere mortal(CW) like me that I might answer him,(CX)
that we might confront each other in court.(CY)
33 If only there were someone to mediate between us,(CZ)
someone to bring us together,(DA)
34 someone to remove God’s rod from me,(DB)
so that his terror would frighten me no more.(DC)
35 Then I would speak up without fear of him,(DD)
but as it now stands with me, I cannot.(DE)
10 “I loathe my very life;(DF)
therefore I will give free rein to my complaint
and speak out in the bitterness of my soul.(DG)
2 I say to God:(DH) Do not declare me guilty,
but tell me what charges(DI) you have against me.(DJ)
3 Does it please you to oppress me,(DK)
to spurn the work of your hands,(DL)
while you smile on the plans of the wicked?(DM)
4 Do you have eyes of flesh?
Do you see as a mortal sees?(DN)
5 Are your days like those of a mortal
or your years like those of a strong man,(DO)
6 that you must search out my faults
and probe after my sin(DP)—
7 though you know that I am not guilty(DQ)
and that no one can rescue me from your hand?(DR)
8 “Your hands shaped(DS) me and made me.
Will you now turn and destroy me?(DT)
9 Remember that you molded me like clay.(DU)
Will you now turn me to dust again?(DV)
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(DW) with bones and sinews?
12 You gave me life(DX) and showed me kindness,(DY)
and in your providence(DZ) watched over(EA) my spirit.
13 “But this is what you concealed in your heart,
and I know that this was in your mind:(EB)
14 If I sinned, you would be watching me(EC)
and would not let my offense go unpunished.(ED)
15 If I am guilty(EE)—woe to me!(EF)
Even if I am innocent, I cannot lift my head,(EG)
for I am full of shame
and drowned in[e] my affliction.(EH)
16 If I hold my head high, you stalk me like a lion(EI)
and again display your awesome power against me.(EJ)
17 You bring new witnesses against me(EK)
and increase your anger toward me;(EL)
your forces come against me wave upon wave.(EM)
18 “Why then did you bring me out of the womb?(EN)
I wish I had died before any eye saw me.(EO)
19 If only I had never come into being,
or had been carried straight from the womb to the grave!(EP)
20 Are not my few days(EQ) almost over?(ER)
Turn away from me(ES) so I can have a moment’s joy(ET)
21 before I go to the place of no return,(EU)
to the land of gloom and utter darkness,(EV)
22 to the land of deepest night,
of utter darkness(EW) and disorder,
where even the light is like darkness.”(EX)
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