约伯记 24
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
24 “全能者为何不定下审判的日期？
为何信靠祂的人要空等一场？
2 恶人挪移界石，
抢夺羊群去牧养。
3 他们牵走孤儿的驴，
强取寡妇的牛作抵押。
4 他们把贫民赶离正路，
地上的穷人被迫东躲西藏。
5 贫穷的人如荒漠中的野驴，
殷勤觅食，给儿女糊口。
6 他们割田间的草料，
摘恶人剩余的葡萄。
7 他们整夜赤身露体，
没有被子可以御寒。
8 他们被山雨浇透，
只能在岩石下栖身。
9 恶人夺去寡母怀中的孤儿，
强取穷人的孩子作抵押，
10 使他们赤身露体地流浪，
饿着肚子扛禾捆。
11 他们在恶人的橄榄林中榨油，
口干舌燥地在酒池踩踏。
12 城中传来垂死之人的呻吟，
受伤者不断呼救，
上帝却置之不理。
13 “有人与光明为敌，
不认识光明之道，
也不走光明之路。
14 凶手黎明起来，
杀害贫苦的人，
夜晚又去做贼。
15 奸夫的眼睛盼着黄昏，
心想，‘没人会看见我’，
并把脸蒙起来。
16 盗贼夜间挖墙行窃，
日间躲藏起来，
不想认识光明。
17 他们以昼作夜，
熟知黑夜的恐怖。
18 “恶人如水上的泡沫。
他们的产业遭咒诅，
他们的葡萄园荒芜。
19 阴间吞噬犯罪之人，
如同干热吞噬融雪。
20 他们的生母忘记他们，
虫子在他们身上饱餐。
没有人再记得他们，
恶人像树木一样折断。
21 他们恶待不育的妇人，
毫不善待寡妇。
22 但上帝用大能掳走权贵，
他们再强大也难保性命。
23 上帝让他们暂享安逸，
但他们逃不过祂的眼睛。
24 他们一时得势，转瞬消逝；
他们沦为卑贱，像其他人一样灭亡，
像麦穗一样被割掉。
25 我说的都是实情，谁能否认？
谁能证明我的话是空谈？”
Job 24
Legacy Standard Bible
Who Can Prove Me a Liar?
24 “(A)Why are [a]times not stored up by the Almighty,
And why do those who know Him not behold (B)His days?
2 [b]Some (C)move the boundaries;
They seize and [c]devour flocks.
3 They drive away the donkeys of the (D)orphans;
They take the (E)widow’s ox for a pledge.
4 They push (F)the needy aside from the road;
The (G)afflicted of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.
5 Behold, as (H)wild donkeys in the wilderness
They (I)go forth seeking food earnestly in their work,
The desert becomes [d]for him a place of bread for his young ones.
6 They harvest their fodder in the field
And glean the vineyard of the wicked.
7 (J)They spend the night naked, without clothing,
And have no covering against the cold.
8 They are wet with the mountain rains
And hug the rock for want of a shelter.
9 [e]Others snatch the (K)orphan from the breast,
And against the afflicted they take a pledge.
10 Those poor ones walk about naked without clothing,
And hungry ones carry the sheaves.
11 Within the walls they produce oil;
They tread wine presses but thirst.
12 From the city men groan,
And the souls of the wounded cry out;
Yet God (L)does not pay attention to such offense.
13 “[f]Others have been with those who rebel against the light;
They do not want to recognize its ways
Nor abide in its paths.
14 The murderer (M)arises at dawn;
He (N)kills the afflicted and the needy,
And at night he is as a thief.
15 The eye of the (O)adulterer keeps watch for the twilight,
Saying, ‘No eye will see me.’
And he [g]keeps his face hidden.
16 In the dark they (P)dig into houses;
They (Q)shut themselves up by day;
They do not know the light.
17 For the morning is the same to him as the shadow of death,
For he recognizes the (R)terrors of the shadow of death.
18 “[h]They are [i](S)insignificant on the surface of the water;
Their portion is (T)cursed on the earth.
They do not turn [j]toward the (U)vineyards.
19 Drought and heat (V)seize the snow waters,
So does (W)Sheol those who have sinned.
20 A [k](X)mother will forget him;
The (Y)worm feasts sweetly till he is (Z)no longer remembered.
And unrighteousness will be broken (AA)like a tree.
21 He feeds on the barren woman who does not give birth
And does no good for (AB)the widow.
22 But He drags off the mighty by (AC)His power;
He rises, but (AD)no one believes in his life.
23 He provides them (AE)with security, and they are supported;
And His (AF)eyes are on their ways.
24 They are exalted a (AG)little while, then they are gone;
Moreover, they are (AH)brought low and like everything gathered up;
Even like the heads of grain they are cut off.
25 Now if it is not so, (AI)who can prove me a liar,
And make my speech worthless?”
Job 24
Holman Christian Standard Bible
24 Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment?(A)
Why do those who know Him never see His days?
2 The wicked displace boundary markers.
They steal a flock and provide pasture for it.
3 They drive away the donkeys owned by the fatherless(B)
and take the widow’s ox as collateral.
4 They push the needy off the road;
the poor of the land are forced into hiding.(C)
5 Like wild donkeys in the desert,
the poor go out to their task of foraging for food;
the wilderness provides nourishment for their children.
6 They gather their fodder in the field
and glean the vineyards of the wicked.
7 Without clothing, they spend the night naked,
having no covering against the cold.(D)
8 Drenched by mountain rains,
they huddle against[a] the rocks, shelterless.
9 The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast;
the nursing child of the poor is seized as collateral.[b]
10 Without clothing, they wander about naked.
They carry sheaves but go hungry.(E)
11 They crush olives in their presses;[c]
they tread the winepresses, but go thirsty.
12 From the city, men[d] groan;
the mortally wounded cry for help,
yet God pays no attention to this crime.(F)
13 The wicked are those who rebel against the light.
They do not recognize its ways
or stay on its paths.
14 The murderer rises at dawn
to kill the poor and needy,
and by night he becomes a thief.
15 The adulterer’s eye watches for twilight,
thinking: No eye will see me;
he covers his face.
16 In the dark they break[e] into houses;
by day they lock themselves in,[f]
never experiencing the light.
17 For the morning is like darkness to them.
Surely they are familiar with the terrors of darkness!
18 They float[g] on the surface of the water.
Their section of the land is cursed,
so that they never go to their vineyards.
19 As dry ground and heat snatch away the melted snow,
so Sheol(G) steals those who have sinned.
20 The womb forgets them;
worms feed on them;
they are remembered(H) no more.
So injustice is broken like a tree.
21 They prey on[h] the childless woman who is unable to conceive,
and do not deal kindly with the widow.
22 Yet God drags away[i] the mighty by His power;
when He rises up, they have no assurance of life.
23 He gives them a sense of security, so they can rely on it,(I)
but His eyes(J) watch over their ways.
24 They are exalted for a moment, then they are gone;
they are brought low and shrivel up like everything else.[j]
They wither like heads of grain.(K)
25 If this is not true, then who can prove me a liar(L)
and show that my speech is worthless?
Footnotes
- Job 24:8 Lit they embrace
- Job 24:9 Text emended; MT reads breast; they seize collateral against the poor
- Job 24:11 Lit olives between their rows
- Job 24:12 One Hb ms, Syr read the dying
- Job 24:16 Lit dig
- Job 24:16 Lit they seal for themselves
- Job 24:18 Lit are insignificant
- Job 24:21 LXX, Tg read They harm
- Job 24:22 Or God prolongs [the life of]
- Job 24:24 LXX reads like a mallow plant in the heat
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