Job 30
Complete Jewish Bible
30 “But now those younger than I
hold me in derision,
men whose fathers I wouldn’t even
have put with the dogs that guarded my sheep.
2 What use to me was the strength in their hands?
All their vigor had left them.
3 Worn out by want and hunger,
they gnaw the dry ground in the gloom
of waste and desolation.
4 They pluck saltwort and bitter leaves;
these, with broom tree roots, are their food.
5 They are driven away from society,
with men shouting after them as after a thief,
6 to live in gullies and vadis,
in holes in the ground and caves in the rocks.
7 Among the bushes they howl like beasts
and huddle among the nettles,
8 irresponsible nobodies
driven from the land.
9 “Now I have become their song;
yes, I am a byword with them.
10 They loathe me, they stand aloof from me;
they don’t hesitate to spit in my face!
11 For God has loosened my bowstring and humbled me;
they throw off restraint in my presence.
12 At my right the street urchins attack,
pushing me from place to place,
besieging me with their ways of destruction,
13 breaking up my path,
furthering my calamity —
even those who have no one to help them.
14 They move in as through a wide gap;
amid the ruin they roll on in waves.
15 Terrors tumble over me,
chasing my honor away like the wind;
my [hope of] salvation passes like a cloud.
16 “So now my life is ebbing away,
days of grief have seized me.
17 At night pain pierces me to the bone,
so that I never rest.
18 My clothes are disfigured by the force [of my disease];
they choke me like the collar of my coat.
19 [God] has thrown me into the mud;
I have become like dust and ashes.
20 “I call out to you [God], but you don’t answer me;
I stand up to plead, but you just look at me.
21 You have turned cruelly against me;
with your powerful hand you keep persecuting me.
22 You snatch me up on the wind and make me ride it;
you toss me about in the tempest.
23 For I know that you will bring me to death,
the house assigned to everyone living.
24 “Surely [God] wouldn’t strike at a ruin,
if in one’s calamity one cried out to him for help.
25 Didn’t I weep for those who were in trouble?
Didn’t I grieve for the needy?
26 Yet when I hoped for good, what came was bad;
when I expected light, what came was darkness.
27 My insides are in turmoil; they can’t find rest;
days of misery confront me.
28 I go about in sunless gloom,
I rise in the assembly and cry for help.
29 I have become a brother to jackals
and a companion of ostriches.
30 My skin is black and falling off me,
and my bones are burning with heat.
31 So my lyre is tuned for mourning,
my pipe to the voice of those who weep.
Job 30
Good News Translation
30 But men younger than I am make fun of me now!
Their fathers have always been so worthless
that I wouldn't let them help my dogs guard sheep.
2 They were a bunch of worn-out men,
too weak to do any work for me.
3 They were so poor and hungry
that they would gnaw dry roots—
at night, in wild, desolate places.
4 They pulled up the plants of the desert and ate them,
even the tasteless roots of the broom tree!
5 Everyone drove them away with shouts,
as if they were shouting at thieves.
6 They had to live in caves,
in holes dug in the sides of cliffs.
7 Out in the wilds they howled like animals
and huddled together under the bushes.
8 A worthless bunch of nameless nobodies!
They were driven out of the land.
9 Now they come and laugh at me;
I am nothing but a joke to them.
10 They treat me with disgust;
they think they are too good for me,
and even come and spit in my face.
11 Because God has made me weak and helpless,
they turn against me with all their fury.
12 This mob attacks me head-on;
they send me running; they prepare their final assault.
13 They cut off my escape and try to destroy me;
and there is no one to stop[a] them.
14 They pour through the holes in my defenses
and come crashing down on top of me;
15 I am overcome with terror;
my dignity is gone like a puff of wind,
and my prosperity like a cloud.
16 Now I am about to die;
there is no relief for my suffering.
17 At night my bones all ache;
the pain that gnaws me never stops.
18 God seizes me by my collar
and twists my clothes out of shape.
19 He throws me down in the mud;
I am no better than dirt.
20 I call to you, O God, but you never answer;
and when I pray, you pay no attention.
21 You are treating me cruelly;
you persecute me with all your power.
22 You let the wind blow me away;
you toss me about in a raging storm.
23 I know you are taking me off to my death,
to the fate in store for everyone.
24 Why do you attack a ruined man,
one who can do nothing but beg for pity?[b]
25 Didn't I weep with people in trouble
and feel sorry for those in need?
26 I hoped for happiness and light,
but trouble and darkness came instead.
27 I am torn apart by worry and pain;
I have had day after day of suffering.
28 I go about in gloom, without any sunshine;
I stand up in public and plead for help.
29 My voice is as sad and lonely
as the cries of a jackal or an ostrich.
30 My skin has turned dark; I am burning with fever.
31 Where once I heard joyful music,
now I hear only mourning and weeping.
約 伯 記 30
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
30 但 如 今 ， 比 我 年 少 的 人 戲 笑 我 ； 其 人 之 父 我 曾 藐 視 ， 不 肯 安 在 看 守 我 羊 群 的 狗 中 。
2 他 們 壯 年 的 氣 力 既 已 衰 敗 ， 其 手 之 力 與 我 何 益 呢 ？
3 他 們 因 窮 乏 飢 餓 ， 身 體 枯 瘦 ， 在 荒 廢 淒 涼 的 幽 暗 中 ， 齦 乾 燥 之 地 ，
4 在 草 叢 之 中 採 鹹 草 ， 羅 騰 （ 小 樹 名 ， 松 類 ） 的 根 為 他 們 的 食 物 。
5 他 們 從 人 中 被 趕 出 ； 人 追 喊 他 們 如 賊 一 般 ，
6 以 致 他 們 住 在 荒 谷 之 間 ， 在 地 洞 和 巖 穴 中 ；
7 在 草 叢 中 叫 喚 ， 在 荊 棘 下 聚 集 。
8 這 都 是 愚 頑 下 賤 人 的 兒 女 ； 他 們 被 鞭 打 ， 趕 出 境 外 。
9 現 在 這 些 人 以 我 為 歌 曲 ， 以 我 為 笑 談 。
10 他 們 厭 惡 我 ， 躲 在 旁 邊 站 著 ， 不 住 地 吐 唾 沫 在 我 臉 上 。
11 鬆 開 他 們 的 繩 索 苦 待 我 ， 在 我 面 前 脫 去 轡 頭 。
12 這 等 下 流 人 在 我 右 邊 起 來 ， 推 開 我 的 腳 ， 築 成 戰 路 來 攻 擊 我 。
13 這 些 無 人 幫 助 的 ， 毀 壞 我 的 道 ， 加 增 我 的 災 。
14 他 們 來 如 同 闖 進 大 破 口 ， 在 毀 壞 之 間 滾 在 我 身 上 。
15 驚 恐 臨 到 我 ， 驅 逐 我 的 尊 榮 如 風 ； 我 的 福 祿 如 雲 過 去 。
16 現 在 我 心 極 其 悲 傷 ； 困 苦 的 日 子 將 我 抓 住 。
17 夜 間 ， 我 裡 面 的 骨 頭 刺 我 ， 疼 痛 不 止 ， 好 像 齦 我 。
18 因 神 的 大 力 ， 我 的 外 衣 污 穢 不 堪 ， 又 如 裡 衣 的 領 子 將 我 纏 住 。
19 神 把 我 扔 在 淤 泥 中 ， 我 就 像 塵 土 和 爐 灰 一 般 。
20 主 啊 ， 我 呼 求 你 ， 你 不 應 允 我 ； 我 站 起 來 ， 你 就 定 睛 看 我 。
21 你 向 我 變 心 ， 待 我 殘 忍 ， 又 用 大 能 追 逼 我 ，
22 把 我 提 在 風 中 ， 使 我 駕 風 而 行 ， 又 使 我 消 滅 在 烈 風 中 。
23 我 知 道 要 使 我 臨 到 死 地 ， 到 那 為 眾 生 所 定 的 陰 宅 。
24 然 而 ， 人 仆 倒 豈 不 伸 手 ？ 遇 災 難 豈 不 求 救 呢 ？
25 人 遭 難 ， 我 豈 不 為 他 哭 泣 呢 ？ 人 窮 乏 ， 我 豈 不 為 他 憂 愁 呢 ？
26 我 仰 望 得 好 處 ， 災 禍 就 到 了 ； 我 等 待 光 明 ， 黑 暗 便 來 了 。
27 我 心 裡 煩 擾 不 安 ， 困 苦 的 日 子 臨 到 我 身 。
28 我 沒 有 日 光 就 哀 哭 行 去 （ 或 譯 ： 我 面 發 黑 並 非 因 日 曬 ） ； 我 在 會 中 站 著 求 救 。
29 我 與 野 狗 為 弟 兄 ， 與 鴕 鳥 為 同 伴 。
30 我 的 皮 膚 黑 而 脫 落 ； 我 的 骨 頭 因 熱 燒 焦 。
31 所 以 ， 我 的 琴 音 變 為 悲 音 ； 我 的 簫 聲 變 為 哭 聲 。
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