Job 34
Good News Translation
34 1-2 You men are so wise, so clever;
listen now to what I am saying.
3 You know good food when you taste it,
but not wise words when you hear them.
4 It is up to us to decide the case.
5 Job claims that he is innocent,
that God refuses to give him justice.
6 He asks, “How could I lie and say I am wrong?
I am fatally wounded, but I am sinless.”
7 Have you ever seen anyone like this man Job?
He never shows respect for God.
8 He likes the company of evil people
and goes around with sinners.
9 He says that it never does any good
to try to follow God's will.
10 Listen to me, you men who understand!
Will Almighty God do what is wrong?
11 (A)He rewards people for what they do
and treats them as they deserve.
12 Almighty God does not do evil;
he is never unjust to anyone.
13 Did God get his power from someone else?
Did someone put him in charge of the world?
14 If God took back the breath of life,
15 then everyone living would die
and turn into dust again.
16 Now listen to me, if you are wise.
17 Are you condemning the righteous God?
Do you think that he hates justice?
18 God condemns kings and rulers
when they are worthless or wicked.
19 He does not take the side of rulers
nor favor the rich over the poor,
for he created everyone.
20 We may suddenly die at night.
God strikes us down and we perish;
he kills the mighty with no effort at all.
21 He watches every step we take.
22 There is no darkness dark enough
to hide a sinner from God.
23 God does not need to set a time[a]
for us to go and be judged by him.
24 He does not need an investigation
to remove leaders and replace them with others.
25 Because he knows what they do;
he overthrows them and crushes them by night.
26 He punishes sinners where all can see it,
27 because they have stopped following him
and ignored all his commands.
28 They forced the poor to cry out to God,
and he heard their calls for help.
29 If God decided to do nothing at all,
no one could criticize him.
If he hid his face, we would be helpless.
30 There would be nothing that nations could do
to keep godless oppressors from ruling them.
31 Job, have you confessed your sins to God
and promised not to sin again?
32 Have you asked God to show you your faults,
and have you agreed to stop doing evil?
33 Since you object to what God does,
can you expect him to do what you want?
The decision is yours, not mine;
tell us now what you think.
34 Any sensible person will surely agree;
and the wise who hear me will say
35 that Job is speaking from ignorance
and that nothing he says makes sense.
36 Think through everything that Job says;
you will see that he talks like an evil man.
37 To his sins he adds rebellion;
in front of us all he mocks God.
Footnotes
- Job 34:23 Probable text a time; Hebrew yet.
ヨブ 記 34
Japanese Living Bible
34 エリフのことばの続き。
2 「賢者の皆さん、私の言うことを聞いていただきたい。
3 われわれは、聞きたい音楽を選び、
食べたい料理を選ぶように、
4 正しいことには従うという選択をするべきだ。
しかし、まず始めに、
正しいとはどういうことか定義する必要がある。
5 ヨブさんがこう言ったからだ。
『私は潔白なのに、神はそうでないと言い、
6 私をうそつき呼ばわりする。
私は罪など犯したこともないのに、
恐ろしい罰を受けているのだ。』
7-9 ヨブさんのように尊大な人間が、
ほかにいるだろうか。
何しろ、『神を喜ばせることなど時間の無駄だ』
と言うほどだから、
悪者たちとよほど親しくしていたに違いない。
10 理解力のある皆さん、私の言うことを聞いてほしい。
神が罪を犯さないことぐらい
子どもだって知っている。
11 大切なのはむしろ、神が罪人を罰するということだ。
12 神は絶対に悪を行わず、
正義を曲げないということほど
確かなことがあるだろうか。
13 ただ神だけが、地上を支配する権威を持ち、
正義をもって全世界を治める。
14 神がご自分の御霊を取り去ったら、
15 いのちあるものはみな姿を消し、人は元のちりに帰る。
16 私のことばに耳を傾け、
これから言うことを理解してほしい。
17 もし、神が正義を憎むお方だとしたら、
この世を治めることなどできるだろうか。
あなたは、全能の裁判官をとがめるつもりか。
18 王や高貴な人に向かって、
『おまえたちは不正を働く悪人だ』と言うこの神を、
とがめるつもりか。
19 神は、どんなに身分の高い者をも
特別に重んじることなく、
貧しい人より金持ちを
多少でもえこひいきしたりしない。
どんな人間も、神が造ったからだ。
20 彼らはあっという間に死ぬ。
身分の高い者も低い者も、真夜中に突然、
人の手によらないで取り去られる。
21 神はすべての人の行動に目を注ぎ、
何もかも見通している。
22 悪人が神の視線から身を隠せるような暗闇はない。
23 だから、人を神の法廷に引き立てるには、
何か大きな罪を犯すのを待つまでもない。
24 神は最高権力者を
取り調べることもなく失脚させ、
他の人を代わりに立てる。
25 彼らのすることを監視し、
一夜のうちにそれをくつがえし、彼らを滅ぼす。
26 また、公衆の面前で、
彼らを悪者として打ちたたく。
27 彼らが神から離れてわき道にそれ、
28 貧しい者の叫びが神の耳に届いたからだ。
神は虐待される者の叫びを聞く。
29-30 神が沈黙を守っているからといって、
だれが神を非難できよう。
神は、悪者が支配権をにぎらないようにして、
国を滅亡から救う。
その一方で、いとも簡単に一つの国を葬る。
31 なぜ、人は神に、
『私たちは罪を犯しましたが、もういたしません』
と言わないのだろう。
32 あるいは、
『自分がどんな悪いことをしたのかわかりません。
教えていただければ、すぐに改めます』
と言わないのだろう。
33 神は、あなたの注文どおりに法を曲げるだろうか。
あなたの移り気に合わせて、
宇宙の秩序を変えるだろうか。
答えはわかりきっている。
34-35 ヨブさん、知恵ある人なら、
あなたが思慮のない話し方をしているという
私の意見に同意するはずだ。
36 あんなに神を悪く言ったのだから、
厳罰を受けて当然だ。
37 あなたは、もろもろの罪に、
背き、傲慢、冒瀆の罪を加えたのだ。」
Job 34
New King James Version
Elihu Proclaims God’s Justice
34 Elihu further answered and said:
2 “Hear my words, you wise men;
Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
3 (A)For the ear tests words
As the palate tastes food.
4 Let us choose justice for ourselves;
Let us know among ourselves what is good.
5 “For Job has said, (B)‘I am righteous,
But (C)God has taken away my justice;
6 (D)Should I lie concerning my right?
My [a]wound is incurable, though I am without transgression.’
7 What man is like Job,
(E)Who drinks [b]scorn like water,
8 Who goes in company with the workers of iniquity,
And walks with wicked men?
9 For (F)he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing
That he should delight in God.’
10 “Therefore listen to me, you [c]men of understanding:
(G)Far be it from God to do wickedness,
And from the Almighty to commit iniquity.
11 (H)For He repays man according to his work,
And makes man to find a reward according to his way.
12 Surely God will never do wickedly,
Nor will the Almighty (I)pervert justice.
13 Who gave Him charge over the earth?
Or who appointed Him over the whole world?
14 If He should set His heart on it,
If He should (J)gather to Himself His Spirit and His breath,
15 (K)All flesh would perish together,
And man would return to dust.
16 “If you have understanding, hear this;
Listen to the sound of my words:
17 (L)Should one who hates justice govern?
Will you (M)condemn Him who is most just?
18 (N)Is it fitting to say to a king, ‘You are worthless,’
And to nobles, ‘You are wicked’?
19 Yet He (O)is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich more than the poor;
For (P)they are all the work of His hands.
20 In a moment they die, (Q)in the middle of the night;
The people are shaken and pass away;
The mighty are taken away without a hand.
21 “For(R) His eyes are on the ways of man,
And He sees all his steps.
22 (S)There is no darkness nor shadow of death
Where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23 For He need not further consider a man,
That he should go before God in judgment.
24 (T)He breaks in pieces mighty men without inquiry,
And sets others in their place.
25 Therefore He knows their works;
He overthrows them in the night,
And they are crushed.
26 He strikes them as wicked men
In the open sight of others,
27 Because they (U)turned back from Him,
And (V)would not consider any of His ways,
28 So that they (W)caused the cry of the poor to come to Him;
For He (X)hears the cry of the afflicted.
29 When He gives quietness, who then can make trouble?
And when He hides His face, who then can see Him,
Whether it is against a nation or a man alone?—
30 That the hypocrite should not reign,
Lest the people be ensnared.
31 “For has anyone said to God,
‘I have borne chastening;
I will offend no more;
32 Teach me what I do not see;
If I have done iniquity, I will do no more’?
33 Should He repay it according to your terms,
Just because you disavow it?
You must choose, and not I;
Therefore speak what you know.
34 “Men of understanding say to me,
Wise men who listen to me:
35 ‘Job(Y) speaks without knowledge,
His words are without wisdom.’
36 Oh, that Job were tried to the utmost,
Because his answers are like those of wicked men!
37 For he adds (Z)rebellion to his sin;
He claps his hands among us,
And multiplies his words against God.”
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