Job 23
Christian Standard Bible
Job’s Reply to Eliphaz
23 Then Job answered:
2 Today also my complaint is bitter.[a](A)
His[b] hand is heavy despite my groaning.
3 If only I knew how to find him,
so that I could go to his throne.
4 I would plead my case before him(B)
and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would learn how[c] he would answer me;
and understand what he would say to me.
6 Would he prosecute(C) me forcefully?
No, he would certainly pay attention to me.
7 Then an upright man could reason(D) with him,
and I would escape from my Judge[d](E) forever.
8 If I go east, he is not there,
and if I go west, I cannot perceive him.(F)
9 When he is at work to the north, I cannot see him;
when he turns south, I cannot find him.
10 Yet he knows the way I have taken;[e]
when he has tested me,(G) I will emerge as pure gold.
11 My feet have followed in his tracks;
I have kept to his way(H) and not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from the commands from his lips;
I have treasured[f] the words(I) from his mouth
more than my daily food.
13 But he is unchangeable; who can oppose him?
He does what he desires.(J)
14 He will certainly accomplish what he has decreed for me,
and he has many more things like these in mind.[g]
15 Therefore I am terrified(K) in his presence;
when I consider this, I am afraid of him.
16 God has made my heart faint;(L)
the Almighty has terrified me.
17 Yet I am not destroyed[h] by the darkness,(M)
by the thick darkness that covers my face.
約伯記 23
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
約伯的回答
23 約伯回答說：
2 「我的哀訴至今充滿苦楚，
祂的責罰使我呻吟不止。
3 但願我知道何處能尋見上帝，
知道怎樣去祂的居所。
4 我好在祂面前陳明案情，
滔滔不絕地為自己申辯；
5 我好知道祂的答覆，
看看祂對我說什麼。
6 祂會用大能與我爭辯嗎？
不會的，祂會垂聽我的申訴，
7 允許正直的人與祂理論，
審判者會讓我永遠脫罪。
8 「然而，我去東邊，祂不在那裡；
我到西邊，也找不到祂。
9 祂在北邊工作，我看不見祂；
祂轉到南邊，我也看不見祂。
10 但祂知道我的一舉一動，
我被祂試煉後必如純金。
11 我緊隨祂的腳步，
持守祂的道，沒有偏離。
12 我沒有違背祂的誡命，
我珍視祂的話語勝過我日用的飲食。
13 祂獨行其事，誰能阻擋祂？
祂按自己的意願行事。
14 祂在我身上的計劃必然實現，
祂還有許多這樣的計劃。
15 所以，我在祂面前驚恐不安。
我想起這事，便對祂充滿恐懼。
16 上帝使我心驚膽戰，
全能者使我驚恐不安。
17 然而，我不會因為置身黑暗，
被幽暗籠罩而緘默不言。
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