約伯記 3
Revised Chinese Union Version (Traditional Script) Shen Edition
約伯詛咒自己
3 此後，約伯開口詛咒自己的生日[a]。 2 約伯說：
3 「願我生的那日滅沒，
說『懷了男胎』的那夜也滅沒。
4 願那日變為黑暗，
願 神不從上面尋找它，
願亮光不照於其上。
5 願黑暗和死蔭索取那日，
願密雲停在其上，
願白天的昏暗[b]恐嚇它。
6 願那夜被幽暗奪取，
不在一年的日子中喜樂，
也不列入月中的數目。
7 看哪，願那夜沒有生育，
其間也沒有歡樂的聲音。
8 願那些詛咒日子且能惹動力威亞探[c]的，
詛咒那夜。
9 願那夜黎明的星宿變為黑暗，
盼亮卻不亮，
也不見晨曦破曉[d]；
10 因它沒有把懷我胎的門關閉，
也沒有從我的眼中隱藏患難。
11 「我為何不出母胎而死？
為何不出母腹就氣絕呢？
12 為何有膝蓋接收我？
為何有奶哺養我呢？
13 不然，我現在已躺臥安睡，
而且，早已長眠安息；
14 與那些為自己重建荒涼之處，
地上的君王和謀士在一起；
15 或與把銀子裝滿房屋，
擁有金子的王子在一起；
16 我為何不像流產的胎兒被埋藏，
如同未見光的嬰孩？
17 在那裏惡人止息攪擾，
在那裏困乏人得享安息，
18 被囚的人同得安逸，
不再聽見監工的聲音。
19 大的小的都在那裏，
奴僕脫離主人得自由。
20 「遭受患難的人為何有光賜給他呢？
心中愁苦的人為何有生命賜給他呢？
21 他們等死，卻不得死；
求死，勝於求隱藏的珍寶。
22 他們尋見墳墓，
就歡喜快樂，極其高興。
23 這人的道路遮隱，
神又四面圍困他。
24 我吃飯前就發出嘆息，
我的唉哼湧出如水。
25 因我所恐懼的臨到我，
我所懼怕的迎向我；
26 我不得安逸，不得平靜，
也不得安息，卻有患難來到。」
Job 3
King James Version
3 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
2 And Job spake, and said,
3 Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.
4 Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.
5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
6 As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
7 Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.
8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:
10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.
11 Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?
12 Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?
13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, which build desolate places for themselves;
15 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:
16 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
18 There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
19 The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;
21 Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?
24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.
26 I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.
Job 3
English Standard Version
Job Laments His Birth
3 After this Job (A)opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. 2 And Job said:
3 (B)“Let the day perish on which I was born,
and the night that said,
‘A man is conceived.’
4 Let that day be darkness!
May God above not seek it,
nor light shine upon it.
5 Let gloom and (C)deep darkness claim it.
Let clouds dwell upon it;
let the blackness of the day terrify it.
6 That night—let thick darkness seize it!
Let it not rejoice among the days of the year;
let it not come into the number of the months.
7 Behold, let that night be barren;
let no joyful cry enter it.
8 Let those curse it who curse the day,
who are ready to rouse up (D)Leviathan.
9 Let the stars of its dawn be dark;
let it hope for light, but have none,
nor see (E)the eyelids of the morning,
10 because it did not shut the doors of my mother's womb,
nor hide trouble from my eyes.
11 “Why (F)did I not die at birth,
come out from the womb and expire?
12 Why did (G)the knees receive me?
Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
13 For then I would have lain down and been quiet;
I would have slept; then I would have been at rest,
14 with kings and counselors of the earth
who (H)rebuilt ruins for themselves,
15 or with princes who had gold,
who filled their houses with silver.
16 Or why was I not as a hidden (I)stillborn child,
as infants who never see the light?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
and there the weary are at (J)rest.
18 There the prisoners are at ease together;
they hear not the voice of (K)the taskmaster.
19 The small and the great are there,
and the slave is free from his master.
20 “Why is light given to him who is in misery,
and life to (L)the bitter in soul,
21 who (M)long for death, but it comes not,
and dig for it more than for (N)hidden treasures,
22 who rejoice exceedingly
and are glad when they find the grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose (O)way is hidden,
whom God has (P)hedged in?
24 For my sighing comes (Q)instead of[a] my bread,
and my (R)groanings are poured out like water.
25 (S)For the thing that I fear comes upon me,
and what I dread befalls me.
26 I am not at ease, nor am I quiet;
I have no rest, but trouble comes.”
Footnotes
- Job 3:24 Or like; Hebrew before
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