Job 29
Christian Standard Bible
Job’s Final Claim of Innocence
29 Job continued his discourse, saying:
2 If only I could be as in months gone by,
in the days when God watched over me,
3 when his lamp shone above my head,
and I walked through darkness by his light!(A)
4 I would be as I was in the days of my youth
when God’s friendship(B) rested on my tent,
5 when the Almighty was still with me
and my children were around me,
6 when my feet were bathed in curds
and the rock(C) poured out streams of oil for me!
7 When I went out to the city gate(D)
and took my seat in the town square,
8 the young men saw me and withdrew,
while older men stood to their feet.
9 City officials stopped talking
and covered their mouths with their hands.(E)
10 The noblemen’s voices were hushed,
and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.(F)
11 When they heard me, they blessed me,
and when they saw me, they spoke well of me.[a]
12 For I rescued the poor who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.(G)
13 The dying blessed me,
and I made the widow’s heart rejoice.
14 I clothed myself in righteousness,(H)
and it enveloped me;
my just decisions were like a robe and a turban.
15 I was eyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.(I)
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I examined the case of the stranger.
17 I shattered the fangs of the unjust(J)
and snatched the prey from his teeth.
18 So I thought, “I will die in my own nest
and multiply my days as the sand.[b]
19 My roots will have access to water,(K)
and the dew will rest on my branches all night.
20 My whole being will be refreshed within me,
and my bow will be renewed in my hand.”(L)
21 Men listened to me with expectation,
waiting silently for my advice.
22 After a word from me they did not speak again;
my speech settled on them like dew.(M)
23 They waited for me as for the rain
and opened their mouths as for spring showers.
24 If I smiled at them, they couldn’t believe it;
they were thrilled at[c] the light of my countenance.
25 I directed their course and presided as chief.
I lived as a king among his troops,
like one who comforts those who mourn.
约伯记 29
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
約伯緬懷過往的幸福
29 約伯繼續他的講論，說：
2 “但願我的景況像以前的歲月，
像 神保守我的日子。
3 那時他的燈照在我的頭上，
我靠著他的光行過黑暗。
4 但願我仍然活在年輕力壯的日子，
那時 神在我的帳棚裡與我親密。
5 全能者仍然與我同在，
我的孩子都環繞我。
6 我用油洗腳，
磐石為我出油成河。
7 我出到城門那裡去，
在廣場上預備我的座位。
8 年輕人看見我，就迴避，
年老的也起身站立。
9 王子都停止說話，
並且用手掩口。
10 眾領袖都不敢作聲，
他們的舌頭緊貼上顎。
11 耳朵聽見我的，就稱我有福。
眼睛看見我的，就作證稱讚我。
12 因為我救了呼救的窮人，
和無人幫助的孤兒。
13 將要滅亡的，為我祝福；
我使寡婦的心歡呼。
14 我以公義作衣服穿上；
我的公平好像外袍和冠冕。
15 我作了瞎子的眼，
瘸子的腿。
16 我作過貧窮人的父親，
我查究過我素來不認識的人的案件。
17 我打碎了不義的人的牙齒，
使捕食的掉下來。
18 那時我心裡想：‘我必在家中安然去世，
我必增添我的日子像沙塵那麼多。
19 我的根蔓延到水邊，
露水整夜沾在我的枝上。
20 我的榮耀在身上常新，
我的弓在我手上重新得力。
21 大家都聆聽我，等候我；
靜默無聲地領受我的指導。
22 我說了話以後，他們就不再說，
我的言語像雨露一般滴在他們身上。
23 他們等候我像等候雨水，
又大大張嘴如切慕春雨。
24 我向他們微笑，他們也不敢相信；
他們珍惜我臉上的光。
25 我為他們選擇道路，又坐首位；
我像君王住在軍隊中，
又像個安慰悲傷的人。’”
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