Job 37
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
37 “At this also my heart trembles
and leaps out of its place.
2 Listen, listen to the thunder of his voice
and the rumbling that comes from his mouth.(A)
3 Under the whole heaven he lets it loose,
and his lightning to the corners of the earth.
4 After it his voice roars;
he thunders with his majestic voice,
and he does not restrain the lightnings[a] when his voice is heard.(B)
5 God thunders wondrously with his voice;
he does great things that we cannot comprehend.(C)
6 For to the snow he says, ‘Fall on the earth’;
and the shower of rain, his heavy shower of rain,(D)
7 serves as a sign on everyone’s hand,
so that all whom he has made may know it.[b](E)
8 Then the animals go into their lairs
and remain in their dens.(F)
9 From its chamber comes the whirlwind
and cold from the scattering winds.(G)
10 By the breath of God ice is given,
and the broad waters are frozen fast.(H)
11 He loads the thick cloud with moisture;
the clouds scatter his lightning.(I)
12 They turn round and round by his guidance
to accomplish all that he commands them
on the face of the habitable world.(J)
13 Whether for correction or for his land
or for love, he causes it to happen.(K)
14 “Hear this, O Job;
stop and consider the wondrous works of God.(L)
15 Do you know how God lays his command upon them
and causes the lightning of his cloud to shine?
16 Do you know the balancings of the clouds,
the wondrous works of the one whose knowledge is perfect,(M)
17 you whose garments are hot
when the earth is still because of the south wind?
18 Can you, like him, spread out the skies,
hard as a molten mirror?(N)
19 Teach us what we shall say to him;
we cannot draw up our case because of darkness.
20 Should he be told that I want to speak?
Did anyone ever wish to be swallowed up?
21 Now, no one can look on the light
when it is bright in the skies,
when the wind has passed and cleared them.
22 Out of the north comes golden splendor;
around God is awesome majesty.
23 The Almighty[c]—we cannot find him;
he is great in power and justice,
and abundant righteousness he will not violate.(O)
24 Therefore mortals fear him;
he does not regard any who are wise in their own conceit.”(P)
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。」
New Revised Standard Version, Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.