Bildad

25 Then Bildad the Shuhite(A) replied:

“Dominion and awe belong to God;(B)
    he establishes order in the heights of heaven.(C)
Can his forces be numbered?
    On whom does his light not rise?(D)
How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
    How can one born of woman be pure?(E)
If even the moon(F) is not bright
    and the stars are not pure in his eyes,(G)
how much less a mortal, who is but a maggot—
    a human being,(H) who is only a worm!”(I)

Binh-đát trả lời

25 Rồi Binh-đát, người Su-ha lên tiếng:

“Thượng Đế cai trị,
    ai nấy phải tôn trọng Ngài;
    Ngài sắp xếp trật tự trên trời cao.
Không ai có thể đếm các đạo binh [a] Ngài.
    Ánh sáng Ngài chiếu trên mọi người.
Cho nên không ai nhân đức trước mặt Ngài,
    chẳng ai do đàn bà sinh ra [b] mà gọi là tinh sạch.
Thậm chí mặt trăng cũng không sáng đủ
    các ngôi sao cũng chưa tinh sạch trước mặt Ngài.
Huống hồ con người ta! Họ chỉ như côn trùng.
    Chẳng khác nào loài dòi bọ!”

Footnotes

  1. Gióp 25:3 đạo binh Hay “ngôi sao.” Đây có thể là các thiên sứ hay các ngôi sao trên bầu trời.
  2. Gióp 25:4 chẳng ai do đàn bà sinh ra Hay “Không có con người nào.”

Bildad: How Can Man Be Righteous?

25 Then (A)Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:

“Dominion and fear belong to Him;
He makes peace in His high places.
[a]Is there any number to His armies?
Upon whom does (B)His light not rise?
(C)How then can man be righteous before God?
Or how can he be (D)pure who is born of a woman?
If even the moon does not shine,
And the stars are not pure in His (E)sight,
How much less man, who is (F)a maggot,
And a son of man, who is a worm?”

Footnotes

  1. Job 25:3 Can His armies be counted?

Bildad Speaks: Man Cannot Be Righteous

25 Then (A)Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:

“Dominion and fear are with God;[a]
    he makes peace in his high heaven.
Is there any number to his (B)armies?
    Upon whom does his (C)light not arise?
How then can man be (D)in the right before God?
    How can he who is (E)born of woman be (F)pure?
Behold, even the moon is not bright,
    and the stars are not pure in his eyes;
(G)how much less man, who is (H)a maggot,
    and (I)the son of man, who is a worm!”

Footnotes

  1. Job 25:2 Hebrew him