Job 37
New Living Translation
37 “My heart pounds as I think of this.
It trembles within me.
2 Listen carefully to the thunder of God’s voice
as it rolls from his mouth.
3 It rolls across the heavens,
and his lightning flashes in every direction.
4 Then comes the roaring of the thunder—
the tremendous voice of his majesty.
He does not restrain it when he speaks.
5 God’s voice is glorious in the thunder.
We can’t even imagine the greatness of his power.
6 “He directs the snow to fall on the earth
and tells the rain to pour down.
7 Then everyone stops working
so they can watch his power.
8 The wild animals take cover
and stay inside their dens.
9 The stormy wind comes from its chamber,
and the driving winds bring the cold.
10 God’s breath sends the ice,
freezing wide expanses of water.
11 He loads the clouds with moisture,
and they flash with his lightning.
12 The clouds churn about at his direction.
They do whatever he commands throughout the earth.
13 He makes these things happen either to punish people
or to show his unfailing love.
14 “Pay attention to this, Job.
Stop and consider the wonderful miracles of God!
15 Do you know how God controls the storm
and causes the lightning to flash from his clouds?
16 Do you understand how he moves the clouds
with wonderful perfection and skill?
17 When you are sweltering in your clothes
and the south wind dies down and everything is still,
18 he makes the skies reflect the heat like a bronze mirror.
Can you do that?
19 “So teach the rest of us what to say to God.
We are too ignorant to make our own arguments.
20 Should God be notified that I want to speak?
Can people even speak when they are confused?[a]
21 We cannot look at the sun,
for it shines brightly in the sky
when the wind clears away the clouds.
22 So also, golden splendor comes from the mountain of God.[b]
He is clothed in dazzling splendor.
23 We cannot imagine the power of the Almighty;
but even though he is just and righteous,
he does not destroy us.
24 No wonder people everywhere fear him.
All who are wise show him reverence.[c]”
Job 37
GOD’S WORD Translation
Elihu Continues: God’s Ways Are Beyond Human Understanding
37 “My heart pounds because of this
and jumps out of its place.
2 Listen! Listen to the roar of God’s voice,
to the rumbling that comes from his mouth.
3 He flashes his lightning everywhere under heaven.
His light flashes to the ends of the earth.
4 It is followed by the roar of his voice.
He thunders with his majestic voice.
He doesn’t hold the lightning back when his thunder is heard.
5 God’s voice thunders in miraculous ways.
It does great things that we cannot understand.
6 “He says to the snow, ‘Fall to the ground,’
and to the pouring rain, ‘Rain harder!’
7 He makes it impossible to do anything [a]
so that people will recognize his work.
8 Animals go into their dens
and stay in their lairs.
9 A storm comes out of its chamber.
It is cold because of the strong winds.
10 God’s breath produces ice,
and the seas freeze over.
11 Yes, he loads the thick clouds with moisture
and scatters his lightning from the clouds.
12 He guides the clouds as they churn round and round
over the face of the inhabited earth
to do everything he orders them.
13 Whether for discipline,
or for ⌞the good of⌟ his earth,
or out of mercy,
he makes the storm appear.
14 “Open your ears to this, Job.
Stop and consider God’s miracles.
15 Do you know how God controls them
and makes the lightning flash from his clouds?
16 Do you know how the clouds drift
(these are the miracles of the one who knows everything),
17 you whose clothes are hot and sweaty,
when the earth is calm under a south wind?
18 Can you stretch out the skies with him
and make them as firm as a mirror made of metal?
19 Teach us what we should say to him.
We are unable to prepare ⌞a case⌟ because of darkness.
20 Should he be told that I want to speak?
Can a person speak when he is confused?
21 People can’t look at the sun
when it’s bright among the clouds
or after the wind has blown and cleared those clouds away.
22 A golden light comes from the north.
A terrifying majesty is around God.
23 The Almighty, whom we can’t reach,
is great in power and judgment,
has more than enough righteousness,
and does not oppress.
24 That is why people should fear him.
He does not respect those who think they’re wise.”
Footnotes
- 37:7 Or “He seals up every person’s hand.”
約伯記 37
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
37 「因此我心戰慄，
在胸膛跳動。
2 請仔細聽祂發出的雷聲，
聽祂口中發出的轟鳴。
3 祂使閃電劃過整個天空，
亮光直照到地極。
4 隨後雷聲隆隆，
祂發出威嚴之聲。
祂一發聲，雷電交加。
5 上帝發出奇妙的雷聲，
我們無法測度祂偉大的作為。
6 祂命雪降在大地，
令雨傾盆倒下，
7 使人們停下工作，
以便世人都知道祂的作為。
8 野獸躲進窩裡，
留在洞中。
9 暴風從南天而來，
寒流由北方而至。
10 上帝噓氣成冰，
使寬闊的水面凝結。
11 祂使密雲佈滿水氣，
從雲端發出閃電。
12 雲隨祂的指令旋轉，
在地面之上完成祂的吩咐，
13 或為懲罰大地，
或為彰顯慈愛。
14 「約伯啊，請留心聽，
要駐足沉思上帝的奇妙作為。
15 你知道上帝如何發出命令，
使雲中電光閃爍嗎？
16 你知道全知者的奇妙作為——
祂如何使雲彩飄浮嗎？
17 南風吹來，大地沉寂時，
你就汗濕衣襟，你知道為何嗎？
18 你能像祂那樣鋪展堅如銅鏡的穹蒼嗎？
19 我們因愚昧而無法陳訴，
請指教我們如何與祂對話。
20 我怎敢與祂對話？
豈有人自取滅亡？
21 風吹散天空的雲後，
無人能仰視太陽的強光。
22 北方出現金色的光芒，
上帝充滿可怕的威嚴。
23 我們無法測度全能者，
祂充滿能力，無比正直公義，
不恃強凌弱。
24 所以，人們都敬畏祂，
祂不看顧自以為有智慧的人。」
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