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Gióp Ao Ước Được Trình Bày Nỗi Lòng Với Chúa

23 Gióp đáp lời:
Ngay bây giờ tôi vẫn còn chống nghịch than van,
    Tay đè trên tôi vẫn nặng mặc tiếng tôi rên xiết.
Ước gì tôi biết nơi nào tìm gặp Chúa,
    Tôi sẽ đến chầu trước tòa Ngài.
Tôi sẽ trình lên Ngài trường hợp tôi,
    Miệng tôi sẽ thưa cặn kẽ các lý lẽ.
Tôi sẽ biết những lời Ngài đáp lại,
    Tôi sẽ hiểu những điều Ngài dạy.
Lẽ nào Ngài đem quyền năng lớn lao ra tranh luận với tôi?
    Không đâu! Ngài sẽ lắng nghe tôi.
Nơi tòa Ngài, người công chính được phép trình bày,
    Và Đấng xét xử tôi sẽ tuyên bố tôi vĩnh viễn trắng án.

Gióp Trung Tín Sống Theo Lời Chúa Dạy

Kìa, tôi đi tới trước, nhưng Ngài không có ở đó,
    Tôi đi lui về phía sau, cũng chẳng thấy Ngài.
Ngài làm việc bên tả, tôi cũng không gặp Ngài,
    Ngài quay sang bên hữu, tôi cũng chẳng thấy được Ngài.
10 Nhưng Chúa biết con đường tôi đi,
    Khi Ngài rèn luyện tôi, tôi sẽ ra như vàng.
11 Chân tôi bám sát theo bước Ngài,
    Tôi giữ theo đường Ngài, không rẽ lối.
12 Tôi không rời bỏ mạng lịnh từ môi Ngài,
    Lời từ miệng Ngài, tôi giấu kín trong lòng.[a]

Đức Chúa Trời Hành Động Theo Ý Muốn Ngài

13 Nhưng Ngài một dạ chẳng dời, ai dám lay chuyển Ngài?
    Ngài đã quyết thi hành.
14 Vì Ngài sẽ làm trọn ý Ngài định cho tôi,
    Và nhiều ý định tương tự.
15 Do đó, tôi kinh hãi trước mặt Ngài,
    Càng nghĩ đến, tôi càng khiếp sợ.
16 Đức Chúa Trời làm tôi bủn rủn,
    Đấng Toàn Năng khiến tôi hãi hùng.
17 Vì tôi bị tối tăm bao phủ,
    Bóng đêm dày đặc phủ kín mặt tôi.[b]

Footnotes

  1. 23:12 Ctd: tôi quý hơn ý riêng
  2. 23:17 MT: không rõ nghĩa

23 Then Job answered and said,

Even to day is my complaint bitter: my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

Oh that I knew where I might find him! that I might come even to his seat!

I would order my cause before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would say unto me.

Will he plead against me with his great power? No; but he would put strength in me.

There the righteous might dispute with him; so should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

Behold, I go forward, but he is not there; and backward, but I cannot perceive him:

On the left hand, where he doth work, but I cannot behold him: he hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him:

10 But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

11 My foot hath held his steps, his way have I kept, and not declined.

12 Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

13 But he is in one mind, and who can turn him? and what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

14 For he performeth the thing that is appointed for me: and many such things are with him.

15 Therefore am I troubled at his presence: when I consider, I am afraid of him.

16 For God maketh my heart soft, and the Almighty troubleth me:

17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither hath he covered the darkness from my face.

23 Then Job answered,

Even today is my complaint rebellious and bitter; my stroke is heavier than my groaning.

Oh, that I knew where I might find Him, that I might come even to His seat!

I would lay my cause before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.

I would learn what He would answer me, and understand what He would say to me.

Would He plead against me with His great power? No, He would give heed to me.(A)

There the righteous [one who is upright and in right standing with God] could reason with Him; so I should be acquitted by my Judge forever.

Behold, I go forward [and to the east], but He is not there; I go backward [and to the west], but I cannot perceive Him;

On the left hand [and to the north] where He works [I seek Him], but I cannot behold Him; He turns Himself to the right hand [and to the south], but I cannot see Him.

10 But He knows the way that I take [He has concern for it, appreciates, and pays attention to it]. When He has tried me, I shall come forth as refined gold [pure and luminous].(B)

11 My foot has held fast to His steps; His ways have I kept and not turned aside.

12 I have not gone back from the commandment of His lips; I have esteemed and treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.

13 But He is unchangeable, and who can turn Him? And what He wants to do, that He does.

14 For He performs [that which He has] planned for me, and of many such matters He is mindful.

15 Therefore am I troubled and terrified at His presence; when I consider, I am in dread and afraid of Him.

16 For God has made my heart faint, timid, and broken, and the Almighty has terrified me,

17 Because I was not cut off before the darkness [of these woes befell me], neither has He covered the thick darkness from my face.

Job

23 Then Job replied:

“Even today my complaint(A) is bitter;(B)
    his hand[a] is heavy in spite of[b] my groaning.(C)
If only I knew where to find him;
    if only I could go to his dwelling!(D)
I would state my case(E) before him
    and fill my mouth with arguments.(F)
I would find out what he would answer me,(G)
    and consider what he would say to me.
Would he vigorously oppose me?(H)
    No, he would not press charges against me.(I)
There the upright(J) can establish their innocence before him,(K)
    and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.(L)

“But if I go to the east, he is not there;
    if I go to the west, I do not find him.
When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;
    when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.(M)
10 But he knows the way that I take;(N)
    when he has tested me,(O) I will come forth as gold.(P)
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;(Q)
    I have kept to his way without turning aside.(R)
12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;(S)
    I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.(T)

13 “But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?(U)
    He does whatever he pleases.(V)
14 He carries out his decree against me,
    and many such plans he still has in store.(W)
15 That is why I am terrified before him;(X)
    when I think of all this, I fear him.(Y)
16 God has made my heart faint;(Z)
    the Almighty(AA) has terrified me.(AB)
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,(AC)
    by the thick darkness that covers my face.

Footnotes

  1. Job 23:2 Septuagint and Syriac; Hebrew / the hand on me
  2. Job 23:2 Or heavy on me in