Job 42
Easy-to-Read Version
Job Answers the Lord
42 Then Job answered the Lord:
2 “I know you can do everything.
You make plans, and nothing can change or stop them.
3 You asked, ‘Who is this ignorant person saying these foolish things?’[a]
I talked about things I did not understand.
I talked about things too amazing for me to know.
4 “You said to me, ‘Listen, and I will speak.
I will ask you questions, and you will answer me.’
5 In the past I heard about you,
but now I have seen you with my own eyes.
6 And I am ashamed of myself.[b]
I am so sorry.
As I sit in the dust and ashes,[c]
I promise to change my heart and my life.”
The Lord Gives Job’s Wealth Back
7 After the Lord finished talking to Job, he spoke to Eliphaz from Teman. He said, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you did not tell the truth about me, as my servant Job did. 8 So now, Eliphaz, get seven bulls and seven rams. Take them to my servant Job. Kill them and offer them as a burnt offering for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will answer his prayer. Then I will not give you the punishment you deserve. You should be punished, because you were very foolish. You did not say what is right about me, as my servant Job did.”
9 So Eliphaz from Teman, Bildad from Shuah, and Zophar from Naamah obeyed the Lord. Then the Lord answered Job’s prayer.
10 Job prayed for his friends, and the Lord made Job successful again. The Lord gave him twice as much as he had before. 11 Then all his brothers and sisters and all the people who knew him before came to his house. They all ate a big meal with him. They comforted him and were sorry that the Lord had brought him so much trouble. Each person gave Job a piece of silver and a gold ring.
12 The Lord blessed Job with even more than he had in the beginning. Job got 14,000 sheep, 6000 camels, 2000 oxen, and 1000 female donkeys. 13 He also got seven sons and three daughters. 14 He named the first daughter Jemimah and the second daughter Keziah. He named the third daughter Keren Happuch. 15 Job’s daughters were among the most beautiful women in all the country. And, like their brothers, they each got a share of their father’s property.[d]
16 So Job lived for 140 years more. He lived to see his children, his grandchildren, his great-grandchildren, and his great-great-grandchildren. 17 Job lived to be a very old man who had lived a good, long life.
Footnotes
- Job 42:3 Who … things Or “Who is this person darkening advice with ignorant words.”
- Job 42:6 I am ashamed of myself Or “I take back what I said.”
- Job 42:6 dust and ashes People sat in dust and ashes to show that they were very sad about something.
- Job 42:15 And … property Usually a person’s property was divided only among the sons, but here, even Job’s daughters got part of his property.
約 伯 記 42
Chinese Union Version (Simplified)
42 约 伯 回 答 耶 和 华 说 ：
2 我 知 道 ， 你 万 事 都 能 做 ； 你 的 旨 意 不 能 拦 阻 。
3 谁 用 无 知 的 言 语 使 你 的 旨 意 隐 藏 呢 ？ 我 所 说 的 是 我 不 明 白 的 ； 这 些 事 太 奇 妙 ， 是 我 不 知 道 的 。
4 求 你 听 我 ， 我 要 说 话 ； 我 问 你 ， 求 你 指 示 我 。
5 我 从 前 风 闻 有 你 ， 现 在 亲 眼 看 见 你 。
6 因 此 我 厌 恶 自 己 （ 或 译 ： 我 的 言 语 ） ， 在 尘 土 和 炉 灰 中 懊 悔 。
7 耶 和 华 对 约 伯 说 话 以 後 ， 就 对 提 幔 人 以 利 法 说 ： 我 的 怒 气 向 你 和 你 两 个 朋 友 发 作 ， 因 为 你 们 议 论 我 不 如 我 的 仆 人 约 伯 说 的 是 。
8 现 在 你 们 要 取 七 只 公 牛 ， 七 只 公 羊 ， 到 我 仆 人 约 伯 那 里 去 ， 为 自 己 献 上 燔 祭 ， 我 的 仆 人 约 伯 就 为 你 们 祈 祷 。 我 因 悦 纳 他 ， 就 不 按 你 们 的 愚 妄 办 你 们 。 你 们 议 论 我 ， 不 如 我 的 仆 人 约 伯 说 的 是 。
9 於 是 提 幔 人 以 利 法 、 书 亚 人 比 勒 达 、 拿 玛 人 琐 法 照 着 耶 和 华 所 吩 咐 的 去 行 ； 耶 和 华 就 悦 纳 约 伯 。
10 约 伯 为 他 的 朋 友 祈 祷 。 耶 和 华 就 使 约 伯 从 苦 境 （ 原 文 是 掳 掠 ） 转 回 ， 并 且 耶 和 华 赐 给 他 的 比 他 从 前 所 有 的 加 倍 。
11 约 伯 的 弟 兄 、 姊 妹 ， 和 以 先 所 认 识 的 人 都 来 见 他 ， 在 他 家 里 一 同 吃 饭 ； 又 论 到 耶 和 华 所 降 与 他 的 一 切 灾 祸 ， 都 为 他 悲 伤 安 慰 他 。 每 人 也 送 他 一 块 银 子 和 一 个 金 环 。
12 这 样 ， 耶 和 华 後 来 赐 福 给 约 伯 比 先 前 更 多 。 他 有 一 万 四 千 羊 ， 六 千 骆 驼 ， 一 千 对 牛 ， 一 千 母 驴 。
13 他 也 有 七 个 儿 子 ， 三 个 女 儿 。
14 他 给 长 女 起 名 叫 耶 米 玛 ， 次 女 叫 基 洗 亚 ， 三 女 叫 基 连 哈 ? 。
15 在 那 全 地 的 妇 女 中 找 不 着 像 约 伯 的 女 儿 那 样 美 貌 。 他 们 的 父 亲 使 他 们 在 弟 兄 中 得 产 业 。
16 此 後 ， 约 伯 又 活 了 一 百 四 十 年 ， 得 见 他 的 儿 孙 ， 直 到 四 代 。
17 这 样 ， 约 伯 年 纪 老 迈 ， 日 子 满 足 而 死 。
Job 42
New King James Version
Job’s Repentance and Restoration
42 Then Job answered the Lord and said:
2 “I know that You (A)can do everything,
And that no purpose of Yours can be withheld from You.
3 You asked, (B)‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
(C)Things too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
4 Listen, please, and let me speak;
You said, (D)‘I will question you, and you shall answer Me.’
5 “I have (E)heard of You by the hearing of the ear,
But now my eye sees You.
6 Therefore I (F)abhor[a] myself,
And repent in dust and ashes.”
7 And so it was, after the Lord had spoken these words to Job, that the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is aroused against you and your two friends, for you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has. 8 Now therefore, take for yourselves (G)seven bulls and seven rams, (H)go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and My servant Job shall (I)pray for you. For I will accept [b]him, lest I deal with you according to your folly; because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has.”
9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as the Lord commanded them; for the Lord had [c]accepted Job. 10 (J)And the Lord [d]restored Job’s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord gave Job (K)twice as much as he had before. 11 Then (L)all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been his acquaintances before, came to him and ate food with him in his house; and they consoled him and comforted him for all the adversity that the Lord had brought upon him. Each one gave him a piece of silver and each a ring of gold.
12 Now the Lord blessed (M)the latter days of Job more than his beginning; for he had (N)fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys. 13 (O)He also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 And he called the name of the first [e]Jemimah, the name of the second [f]Keziah, and the name of the third [g]Keren-Happuch. 15 In all the land were found no women so beautiful as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers.
16 After this Job (P)lived one hundred and forty years, and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations. 17 So Job died, old and (Q)full of days.
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