约伯记 38
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
神发言，回答约伯
38 那时，耶和华在旋风中回答约伯，说：
2 “这以无知无识的言语，
使我的旨意暗晦不明的是谁呢？
3 现在你要如勇士束腰，
我要问你，你要告诉我。
以创造的奇妙质问约伯
4 我奠定大地根基的时候，你在哪里呢？
你若有聪明，就只管说吧。
5 你一定晓得是谁定大地的尺度，
是谁把准绳拉在大地之上？
6 地的基础奠在哪里，
地的角石是谁安放的？
7 那时晨星一起歌唱，
神的众子也都欢呼。
8 海水冲出如婴孩出母胎，
那时谁用门把海水关闭呢？
9 是我以云彩当作海的衣服，
以幽暗当作包裹海的布；
10 我为海定界限，
又安置门闩和门户，
11 说：‘你只可到这里，不可越过，
你狂傲的波浪要在这里止住。’
12 自你有生以来，你何曾吩咐过晨光照耀，
使黎明的曙光知道自己的本位，
13 叫这光照遍大地的四极，
把恶人从那里抖掉呢？
14 因着这光，地面改变如在泥上盖上印，
万象显出如衣服一样。
15 恶人必得不到亮光，
高举的膀臂必被折断。
16 你曾到过海的泉源，
在深渊的底处行走过吗？
17 死亡的门曾向你显露吗？
死荫的门你曾见过吗？
18 地的广阔，你明白吗？
你若完全知道，就只管说吧。
19 哪条是到光明居所的道路？
黑暗的本位在哪里？
20 你能把光与暗带到它们的境地吗？
你晓得通到它们居所的路吗？
21 你是知道的，因为那时你已经出生了，
你一生的日数也很多。
22 你曾入过雪库，
或见过雹仓吗？
23 这些雪雹是我为降患难的时候，
为打仗和争战的日子所存留的。
24 光从哪条路散开，
东风从哪里分散在地上？
25 谁为大雨分水道，
谁为雷电定道路？
26 使雨降在无人之地，
落在无人居住的旷野，
27 使荒废之地得着滋润，
使青草在干旱之地得以长起来呢？
28 雨有父亲吗？
露珠是谁生的呢？
29 冰出自谁的胎？
天上的霜是谁所生的呢？
30 众水坚硬如石头，
深渊的表面冻结成冰。
31 你能系住昴星的结吗？
你能解开参星的带吗？
32 你能按时领出玛查鲁夫星系吗？
你能引导北斗和随从它的众星吗？
33 你晓得天的定例吗？
你能在地上建立天的权威吗？
34 你能向密云扬声吗？
你能使洪水淹没你吗？
35 你能差派闪电，闪电就发出，
并且对你说：‘我们在这里’吗？
36 谁把智慧放在怀里，
或把聪明赐于人的心中？
37 尘土融合成团，
土块黏结在一起的时候，
38 谁能凭智慧数算云天呢？
谁能把天上的水袋倾倒呢？
39 狮子在洞中蹲伏，
在藏身之处躺卧埋伏的时候，
40 你能为母狮猎取食物吗？
你能使食欲饱足吗？
41 乌鸦雏鸟因缺乏食物飞来飞去，
向 神哀求的时候，
谁为乌鸦预备食物呢？”
Job 38
King James Version
38 Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?
9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?
14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.
15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.
16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?
17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.
19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go and say unto thee, Here we are?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?
37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,
38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,
40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.
Job 38
1599 Geneva Bible
38 1 God speaketh to Job, and declareth the weakness of man in the consideration of his creatures, by whose excellency the power, justice, and providence of the Creator is known.
1 Then answered the Lord unto Job out of the [a]whirlwind, and said,
2 Who is this that [b]darkeneth the counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man: I [c]will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.
4 Where wast thou when I [d]laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest, or who hath stretched the line over it:
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof set: or who laid the cornerstone thereof:
7 When the stars of the morning [e]praised me together, and all the [f]children of God rejoiced:
8 Or who hath shut up the Sea with doors, when it issued and came forth as out of the womb:
9 When I made the clouds as a covering thereof, and darkness as the [g]swaddling bands thereof:
10 When I establisheth my commandment upon it, and set bars and doors,
11 And said, hitherto shalt thou come, but no further, and here shall it [h]stay thy proud waves.
12 Hast thou commanded the [i]morning since thy days? hast thou caused the morning to know his place?
13 That it might take hold of the corners of the earth, and that the wicked might be [j]shaken out of it?
14 It is turned as clay to fashion, [k]and all stand up as a garment.
15 And from the wicked their light shall be taken away, and the high arm shall be broken.
16 Hast thou entered into the bottoms of the sea? or hast thou walked to seek out the [l]depth?
17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? tell if thou knowest all this.
19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and where is the place of darkness,
20 That thou [m]shouldest receive it in the bounds thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
21 Knewest thou it, because thou wast then born? and because the number of thy days is great?
22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,
23 Which I have hid [n]against the time of trouble, against the day of war and battle?
24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the East wind upon the earth?
25 Who hath divided the spouts for the rain? or the way for the lightning of the thunders,
26 To cause it to rain on the earth where no man is, and in the wilderness where there is no man?
27 To fulfill the wild and waste place, and to cause the bud of the herb to spring forth?
28 Who is the father of the rain? or who hath begotten the drops of the dew?
29 Out of whose womb came the ice? who hath engendered the frost of the heaven?
30 The waters are hid [o]as with a stone: and the face of the depth is frozen.
31 Canst thou restrain the sweet influences of [p]the Pleiades, or loose the bands of [q]Orion?
32 Canst thou bring forth [r]Mazzaroth in their time? canst thou also guide [s]Arcturus with his sons?
33 Knowest thou the course of heaven, or canst thou set the [t]rule thereof in the earth?
34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that the abundance of water may cover thee?
35 Canst thou send the lightnings that they may walk, and say unto thee, Lo, here we are?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the [u]reins? or who hath given the heart understanding?
37 Who can number clouds by wisdom? or who can cause to cease the [v]bottles of heaven,
38 When the earth groweth into hardness, [w]and the clots are fast together?
Footnotes
- Job 38:1 That his words might have greater majesty, and that Job might know with whom he had to do.
- Job 38:2 Which by seeking out the secret counsel of God by man’s reason, maketh it more obscure, and showeth his own folly.
- Job 38:3 Because he had wished to dispute with God, Job 23:3, God reasoneth with him, to declare his rashness.
- Job 38:4 Seeing he could not judge of those things which were done so long before he was born, he was not able to comprehend all God’s works: much less the secret causes of his judgments.
- Job 38:7 The stars and dumb creatures are said to praise God, because his power, wisdom and goodness is manifest and known therein.
- Job 38:7 Meaning, the Angels.
- Job 38:9 As though the great sea were but as a little babe in the hands of God to turn to and fro.
- Job 38:11 That is, God’s decree and commandment, as verse 10.
- Job 38:12 To wit, to rise, since thou wast born?
- Job 38:13 Who having in the night been given to wickedness, cannot abide the light, but hide themselves.
- Job 38:14 The earth which seemed in the night to have no form, by the rising of the sun, is as it were created anew, and all things therein clad with new beauty.
- Job 38:16 If thou art not able to seek out the depth of the sea, how much less art thou able to comprehend the counsel of God?
- Job 38:20 That thou mightest appoint it highway and limits.
- Job 38:23 To punish mine enemies with them, Exod. 9:18; Josh. 10:11.
- Job 38:30 The ice covereth it, as though it were paved with stone.
- Job 38:31 Which stars arise when the sun is in Taurus, which is the springtime, and bring flowers.
- Job 38:31 Which star bringeth in winter.
- Job 38:32 Certain stars so called: some think they were the twelve signs.
- Job 38:32 The North star with those that are about him.
- Job 38:33 Canst thou cause the heavenly bodies to have any power over the earthly bodies?
- Job 38:36 In the secret parts of man.
- Job 38:37 That is, the clouds wherein the water is contained as in bottles.
- Job 38:38 For when God doth not open these bottles, the earth cometh to this inconvenience.
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