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欲以诚实折服约伯

33 “可是,约伯啊,请听我的言语,

留心听我的一切话。

我现在开口,

用舌头发言;

我的话表明我心中的正直,

我所知道的,我的嘴唇就诚诚实实地说出来。

 神的灵创造了我,

全能者的气使我存活。

你若能够办得到,就回答我,

用话语攻击我,

表明立场,当面攻击我。

在 神面前我与你一样,

也是用土捏造的。

我的威严必不惊吓你,

我的压力也不加重在你身上。

你所说的,我已经听见了,也听到你言语的声音,说:

‘我是洁净的,毫无过犯;

我是清白的,没有罪孽。

10  神找机会攻击我,

把我当作仇敌;

11 他把我的两脚上了木狗,

又鉴察我一切所行的。’

12 我要告诉你,你这话错了,

因为 神比世人大。

13 你为甚么对 神争辩,

说:‘无论世人的甚么话,他都不回答’呢?

14 原来 神用这个方法或那个方法说了,

只是,世人没有留意。

15 世人都在床上打盹,

沉睡临到他们的时候,

 神用异梦与夜间的异象,

16 告诉他们,

他坚定他们所得的训诲,

17 好叫人离开自己的恶行,

又叫人与骄傲隔绝,

18 拦阻人的性命不下在坑里,

又阻止他的生命不死在刀下。

 神教训人的方法

19 人在床上被痛苦惩治,

他的骨头不住地痛苦挣扎,

20 以致他的生命厌恶食物,

他的胃口也厌恶美食,

21 他的肌肉消瘦以致看不见,

以前看不见的骨头,现在都凸出来。

22 他的性命接近深坑,

他的生命靠近灭命的天使。

23 在一千位天使之中,

若有一位作人的中保,指示人当行的事,

24 恩待他,说:

‘救赎他免下深坑;

我已经得到了赎价。’

25 他的肌肉就比孩童的更嫩,

他更恢复满有青春活力的日子。

26 他向 神祈求, 神就喜悦他,

他也欢呼着朝见 神的面,

人又恢复自己的义。

27 他在人面前歌唱,说:

‘我犯了罪,颠倒是非,

但我没有受到应得的报应。

28 他救赎我的性命免入深坑,

我的生命必得见光明。’

29  神总是三番四次,

向人行这一切事,

30 要把人的性命从深坑里救回来,

好使活人之光光照他。

31 约伯啊,你当留心听我,

当默不作声,我要说话。

32 你若有话说,就请回答我;

你只管说吧,因为我愿意以你为义。

33 你若没有话说,就要听我说,

你当默不作声,我就把智慧教导你。”

33 “So, Iyov, please, hear my speech;
listen to all my words.
Look, I am opening my mouth;
the words are on the tip of my tongue.
I will say exactly what is on my mind;
what my lips know, they will speak sincerely.
It is the Spirit of God that made me,
the breath of Shaddai that gives me life.
So refute me, if you can;
organize your words, take your stand!
Look, before God I’m the same as you;
I too am fashioned from clay.
You don’t need to be afraid of me;
my pressure on you will not be heavy.

“You spoke within my hearing,
and I heard what you said —
‘I am clean, without transgression;
I am innocent, not guilty.
10 Yet [God] finds pretexts for accusing me;
he regards me as his enemy.
11 He puts my feet in the stocks
and watches wherever I go.’

12 “But in this, you are wrong; I will answer you:
God is greater than any mortal.
13 Why do you strive against him?
He will not defend his words —
14 God speaks once, even twice,
and still the hearer misses the point.

15 “In a dream, in a vision at night,
when slumber falls upon people,
as they sleep in their beds,
16 he opens people’s ears
and seals the matter with a warning,
17 to turn a person away from his action
and protect a man from pride,
18 so that he will keep himself away from the pit
and from perishing by the sword.
19 “He is also warned by pain when in bed,
when all his bones are hurting;
20 so that he detests bread
as well as richer food.
21 His flesh wastes away, till one can’t stand to look;
his bones protrude and become unsightly.
22 His soul comes close to the pit
and his life to those who bring death.

23 “If there is for him an angel,
a mediator, one among a thousand,
who can vouch for the man’s uprightness;
24 then [God] is gracious to him and says,
‘Redeem him from going down to the pit;
I have found a ransom.’
25 His flesh becomes fresher than that of a child,
he returns to the days of his youth.
26 He prays to God and is accepted by him,
so that he sees [God’s] face with joy,
and [God] repays the man for his righteousness.
27 He declares before everyone, ‘I sinned;
I perverted what was right,
and it gained me nothing.
28 [God] redeemed me from going into the pit,
and now my life sees light.’
29 God will accomplish all these things
twice, even three times, with a man,
30 to bring him back from the pit,
so that he can enjoy the light of the living.

31 “Pay attention, Iyov, listen to me;
keep quiet, and I will keep speaking.
32 If you have something to say, answer me;
speak, because I want to show that you are right.
33 If not, then listen to me;
keep quiet, and I will teach you wisdom.”

33 「約伯啊,請聽我言,
請留心聽我每一句話。
我要開口發言,
我話已在舌尖。
我的話發自正直的心,
我的口如實陳明道理。
上帝的靈創造了我,
全能者的氣賦予我生命。
如果你能,就反駁我,
站出來與我辯論。
在上帝面前,我與你無異,
也是泥土造的。
所以你不用懼怕我,
我不會對你施加壓力。

「你的話已進到我耳中,
我聽見你說,
『我純全無過,
我清白無罪,
10 上帝卻挑我的錯,
與我為敵;
11 祂給我戴上腳鐐,
鑒察我的一舉一動。』

12 「我來答覆你,你的話沒有道理,
因為上帝比世人大。
13 你為何向祂抱怨,
說祂不理會世人的話?
14 上帝一再用各種方式說話,
然而世人卻不明白。
15 人躺在床上沉睡時,
在夢境和夜間的異象中,
16 上帝開啟他們的耳朵,
用警告驚嚇他們,
17 使他們離開罪惡,
不再驕傲,
18 以免他們的靈魂墜入深坑,
他們的性命被刀劍奪去。

19 「人因受罰而臥病在床,
骨頭疼痛不止,
20 以致毫無食慾,
對佳餚心生厭惡。
21 他日漸消瘦,
只剩下骨頭。
22 他的靈魂臨近深坑,
他的生命瀕臨死亡。
23 如果一千天使中有一位能做他的中保,
指示他當行的事,
24 上帝[a]就會憐憫他,說,『別讓他下墳墓,
我已得到他的贖金。』
25 那時,他的皮肉將嫩如孩童,
他將恢復青春的活力。
26 他向上帝禱告時必蒙悅納,
他歡呼著朝見上帝,
再度被祂視為義人。
27 他會當眾歌唱說,
『我犯了罪,顛倒是非,
祂卻沒有按我的罪報應我。
28 祂救贖我的靈魂,使之免下深坑,
使我的生命得見光明。』

29 「看啊,這都是上帝的作為,
祂一次次地恩待世人,
30 從深坑救回人的靈魂,
使他沐浴生命之光。
31 約伯啊,留心聽我說,
不要作聲,我要發言。
32 你若有話,就答覆我;
你只管說,我願看到你的清白。
33 否則,請聽我言;
不要作聲,我要傳授你智慧。」

Footnotes

  1. 33·24 上帝」希伯來文是「他」,也可能指天使。