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约伯记 40
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
约伯记 40
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
约伯在 神面前谦卑自己
40 耶和华又对约伯说：
2 “挑剔是非的，怎能与全能者争辩呢？
责备 神的，回答这个问题吧。”
3 于是约伯回答耶和华说：
4 “我是微小的，可以回答你甚么呢？
我只好用手掩口。
5 这说了一次，不再回答；
说了二次就不再说。”
耶和华再教训约伯
6 于是耶和华从旋风中回答约伯说：
7 “你要如勇士束腰，
我要问你，你要告诉我。
8 你怎能废弃我所审断的？
怎能定我为有罪，好显出你自己为义呢？
9 你有 神那样的膀臂吗？
你能用他那样的声音打雷吗？
10 你当以庄严与尊贵为装饰，
以尊荣与威严为衣服。
11 要倒尽你忿激的怒气，
观看所有骄傲的人，使他们降卑。
12 观看所有骄傲的人，把他制伏，
把恶人践踏在他们的地方，
13 把他们一起掩藏在尘土里，
把他们本人捆绑在隐密处。
14 这样，我就要向你承认，
你的右手能拯救你。
神创造河马
15 你看看河马吧，
我造牠像造你一样，
牠吃草如牛一般。
16 你看，牠的力量在腰间，
牠的能力在肚腹的肌肉上，
17 牠挺直尾巴硬如香柏树，
牠大腿的筋虬结在一起，
18 牠的骨头仿佛铜管，
牠的骨干好象铁棍。
19 牠在 神所造的事工中居首（“牠在 神所造的事工中居首”直译作“牠在 神的工作中居首”），
只有创造牠的能使刀剑临到牠身上。
20 群山为牠生出食物，
田野的百兽都在那里玩耍。
21 牠躺在莲叶之下，
躺在芦苇丛中与泥泽之间；
22 莲叶的阴影遮蔽牠，
溪旁的白杨树环绕牠。
23 江河泛滥，牠毫不慌张，
约旦河的水涨到牠的口边，牠还是安然。
24 牠警觉的时候谁能捉拿牠？
谁能用铁圈穿牠的鼻子呢？”
Job 40
New American Standard Bible 1995
Job 40
New American Standard Bible 1995
Job: What Can I Say?
40 Then the Lord said to Job,
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said,
4 “Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You?
I (C)lay my hand on my mouth.
5 “Once I have spoken, and (D)I will not answer;
Even twice, and I will add nothing more.”
God Questions Job
6 Then the (E)Lord answered Job out of the storm and said,
7 “Now (F)gird up your loins like a man;
I will (G)ask you, and you instruct Me.
8 “Will you really (H)annul My judgment?
Will you (I)condemn Me (J)that you may be justified?
9 “Or do you have an arm like God,
And can you (K)thunder with a voice like His?
10 “(L)Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity,
And clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
11 “Pour out (M)the overflowings of your anger,
And look on everyone who is (N)proud, and make him low.
12 “Look on everyone who is proud, and (O)humble him,
And (P)tread down the wicked [a]where they stand.
13 “(Q)Hide them in the dust together;
Bind [b]them in the hidden place.
14 “Then I will also [c]confess to you,
That your own right hand can save you.
God’s Power Shown in Creatures
15 “Behold now, [d]Behemoth, which (R)I made [e]as well as you;
He eats grass like an ox.
16 “Behold now, his strength in his loins
And his power in the muscles of his belly.
17 “He bends his tail like a cedar;
The sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 “His bones are tubes of bronze;
His [f]limbs are like bars of iron.
19 “He is the (S)first of the ways of God;
Let his (T)maker bring near his sword.
20 “Surely the mountains (U)bring him food,
And all the beasts of the field (V)play there.
21 “Under the lotus plants he lies down,
In the covert of the reeds and the marsh.
22 “The lotus plants cover him with [g]shade;
The willows of the brook surround him.
23 “If a river [h]rages, he is not alarmed;
He is confident, though the (W)Jordan rushes to his mouth.
24 “Can anyone capture him [i]when he is on watch,
With [j]barbs can anyone pierce his nose?
Job 40
The Voice
Job 40
The Voice
40 The Eternal continued speaking to Job.
2 Eternal One: Have you heard enough?
Will the one who finds fault with the Highest One[a] now make his case?
Let God’s accuser answer Him!
3 Job answered the Eternal.
4 Job: Oh, I am so small. How can I reply to You?
I’ll cover my mouth with my hand, for I’ve already said too much.
5 One time I have spoken, and I have no answer to give—
two times, and I have nothing more to add.
6 The Eternal spoke to Job from the raging storm.
Eternal One: 7 Now, prepare yourself and gather your courage like a warrior.
Prepare yourself for the task at hand.
I’ll be asking the questions, now—
you will supply the answers.
8 Let Me ask you a new question:
Would you go so far as to call into question My judgment?
Would you imagine Me guilty merely in order to justify yourself?
9 Do you have an arm just as powerful as God’s
and does your voice thunder as His does?
10 Then dress yourself up in majesty and dignity.
Deck yourself out in honor and splendor
11 And indulge your anger.
Unleash your wrath!
Look down on each and every proud soul, and cut him low.
12 Look down on all who are proud, and humiliate them.
Raise your mighty foot, and stomp the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them all together in the dirt,
and shroud their frozen faces in the secret recesses of the grave.
14 If you can execute all this,
then I—yes, even I—will praise you,
for your great and mighty right hand earned you the victory!
15 But before you undertake My challenge,
turn your attention to Behemoth,
The beast which I fashioned along with you.
Behemoth isn’t just any beast. Because of the Hebrew grammatical construction, it is apparent that Behemoth is the largest, strongest beast the Lord ever created. With the exception of his dreadful size and strength, Behemoth’s description seems to be one of a peaceful animal—hanging out by the river and chewing its cud. Ancient Jewish myth describes him otherwise: the primal land monster will one day fight against the primal sea monster, Leviathan, bringing chaos; their deaths will end the world. This legend may be the backdrop of Behemoth’s description here, and some see it obliquely referenced in the New Testament. In Revelation the beast who is the antichrist is accompanied by the false prophet; but Leviathan isn’t the one who kills Behemoth, or the false prophet as some see him. God throws the false prophet and the antichrist into the “lake of fire that burns with sulfur” (Revelation 19:20; 20:10).
Eternal One: It eats grass like an ox.
16 Look carefully: it has a sturdy, muscular base
and draws its power from its brawny core.
17 Its bends like a cedar,
the sinews of its powerful thighs are woven tightly.
18 Its bones, unbreakable, are like tubes of bronze;
its whole skeletal structure is like a framework of iron.
19 It is one of My most marvelous creations;
only I, its Maker, can threaten its existence.
20 The hillsides offer it food as it grazes near
where the wild animals bustle and play.
21 It lies beside the river under the shade of the lotus,
hidden by the reeds of the marsh;
22 The lotus trees cover it with their shadows;
the willows of the stream surround it.
23 It is not alarmed when the river rises and rages;
it stands confident, firmly fixed,
Even when the Jordan swells
and rushes against it.
24 Can anyone capture this beast while it is watching
or trap it and pierce its nose to haul it off?
Footnotes
- 40:2 Hebrew, Shaddai
Job 40
New International Version
Job 40
New International Version
40 The Lord said to Job:(A)
2 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty(B) correct him?(C)
Let him who accuses God answer him!”(D)
3 Then Job answered the Lord:
4 “I am unworthy(E)—how can I reply to you?
I put my hand over my mouth.(F)
5 I spoke once, but I have no answer(G)—
twice, but I will say no more.”(H)
6 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm:(I)
7 “Brace yourself like a man;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.(J)
8 “Would you discredit my justice?(K)
Would you condemn me to justify yourself?(L)
9 Do you have an arm like God’s,(M)
and can your voice(N) thunder like his?(O)
10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,
and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.(P)
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath,(Q)
look at all who are proud and bring them low,(R)
12 look at all who are proud(S) and humble them,(T)
crush(U) the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them all in the dust together;(V)
shroud their faces in the grave.(W)
14 Then I myself will admit to you
that your own right hand can save you.(X)
15 “Look at Behemoth,
which I made(Y) along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.(Z)
16 What strength(AA) it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!(AB)
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.(AC)
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs(AD) like rods of iron.(AE)
19 It ranks first among the works of God,(AF)
yet its Maker(AG) can approach it with his sword.(AH)
20 The hills bring it their produce,(AI)
and all the wild animals play(AJ) nearby.(AK)
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
hidden among the reeds(AL) in the marsh.(AM)
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream(AN) surround it.
23 A raging river(AO) does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan(AP) should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose?(AQ)
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