約 伯 記 9
Chinese Union Version (Traditional)
9 約 伯 回 答 說 ：
2 我 真 知 道 是 這 樣 ； 但 人 在 神 面 前 怎 能 成 為 義 呢 ？
3 若 願 意 與 他 爭 辯 ， 千 中 之 一 也 不 能 回 答 。
4 他 心 裡 有 智 慧 ， 且 大 有 能 力 。 誰 向 神 剛 硬 而 得 亨 通 呢 ？
5 他 發 怒 ， 把 山 翻 倒 挪 移 ， 山 並 不 知 覺 。
6 他 使 地 震 動 ， 離 其 本 位 ， 地 的 柱 子 就 搖 撼 。
7 他 吩 咐 日 頭 不 出 來 ， 就 不 出 來 ， 又 封 閉 眾 星 。
8 他 獨 自 鋪 張 蒼 天 ， 步 行 在 海 浪 之 上 。
9 他 造 北 斗 、 參 星 、 昴 星 ， 並 南 方 的 密 宮 ；
10 他 行 大 事 ， 不 可 測 度 ， 行 奇 事 ， 不 可 勝 數 。
11 他 從 我 旁 邊 經 過 ， 我 卻 不 看 見 ； 他 在 我 面 前 行 走 ， 我 倒 不 知 覺 。
12 他 奪 取 ， 誰 能 阻 擋 ？ 誰 敢 問 他 ： 你 做 甚 麼 ？
13 神 必 不 收 回 他 的 怒 氣 ； 扶 助 拉 哈 伯 的 ， 屈 身 在 他 以 下 。
14 既 是 這 樣 ， 我 怎 敢 回 答 他 ， 怎 敢 選 擇 言 語 與 他 辯 論 呢 ？
15 我 雖 有 義 ， 也 不 回 答 他 ， 只 要 向 那 審 判 我 的 懇 求 。
16 我 若 呼 籲 ， 他 應 允 我 ； 我 仍 不 信 他 真 聽 我 的 聲 音 。
17 他 用 暴 風 折 斷 我 ， 無 故 地 加 增 我 的 損 傷 。
18 我 就 是 喘 一 口 氣 ， 他 都 不 容 ， 倒 使 我 滿 心 苦 惱 。
19 若 論 力 量 ， 他 真 有 能 力 ！ 若 論 審 判 ， 他 說 誰 能 將 我 傳 來 呢 ？
20 我 雖 有 義 ， 自 己 的 口 要 定 我 為 有 罪 ； 我 雖 完 全 ， 我 口 必 顯 我 為 彎 曲 。
21 我 本 完 全 ， 不 顧 自 己 ； 我 厭 惡 我 的 性 命 。
22 善 惡 無 分 ， 都 是 一 樣 ； 所 以 我 說 ， 完 全 人 和 惡 人 ， 他 都 滅 絕 。
23 若 忽 然 遭 殺 害 之 禍 ， 他 必 戲 笑 無 辜 的 人 遇 難 。
24 世 界 交 在 惡 人 手 中 ； 蒙 蔽 世 界 審 判 官 的 臉 ， 若 不 是 他 ， 是 誰 呢 ？
25 我 的 日 子 比 跑 信 的 更 快 ， 急 速 過 去 ， 不 見 福 樂 。
26 我 的 日 子 過 去 如 快 船 ， 如 急 落 抓 食 的 鷹 。
27 我 若 說 ： 我 要 忘 記 我 的 哀 情 ， 除 去 我 的 愁 容 ， 心 中 暢 快 ；
28 我 因 愁 苦 而 懼 怕 ， 知 道 你 必 不 以 我 為 無 辜 。
29 我 必 被 你 定 為 有 罪 ， 我 何 必 徒 然 勞 苦 呢 ？
30 我 若 用 雪 水 洗 身 ， 用 鹼 潔 淨 我 的 手 ，
31 你 還 要 扔 我 在 坑 裡 ， 我 的 衣 服 都 憎 惡 我 。
32 他 本 不 像 我 是 人 ， 使 我 可 以 回 答 他 ， 又 使 我 們 可 以 同 聽 審 判 。
33 我 們 中 間 沒 有 聽 訟 的 人 可 以 向 我 們 兩 造 按 手 。
34 願 他 把 杖 離 開 我 ， 不 使 驚 惶 威 嚇 我 。
35 我 就 說 話 ， 也 不 懼 怕 他 ， 現 在 我 卻 不 是 那 樣 。
Job 9
New King James Version
Job: There Is No Mediator
9 Then Job answered and said:
2 “Truly I know it is so,
But how can a (A)man be (B)righteous before God?
3 If one wished to [a]contend with Him,
He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
4 (C)God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
5 He removes the mountains, and they do not know
When He overturns them in His anger;
6 He (D)shakes the earth out of its place,
And its (E)pillars tremble;
7 He commands the sun, and it does not rise;
He seals off the stars;
8 (F)He alone spreads out the heavens,
And [b]treads on the [c]waves of the sea;
9 (G)He made [d]the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;
10 (H)He does great things past finding out,
Yes, wonders without number.
11 (I)If He goes by me, I do not see Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
12 (J)If He takes away, [e]who can hinder Him?
Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
13 God will not withdraw His anger,
(K)The allies of [f]the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.
14 “How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words to reason with Him?
15 (L)For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;
I would beg mercy of my Judge.
16 If I called and He answered me,
I would not believe that He was listening to my voice.
17 For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds (M)without cause.
18 He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.
19 If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong;
And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
20 Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;
Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
21 “I am blameless, yet I do not know myself;
I despise my life.
22 It is all one thing;
Therefore I say, (N)‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’
23 If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?
25 “Now (O)my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
26 They pass by like [g]swift ships,
(P)Like an eagle swooping on its prey.
27 (Q)If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
28 (R)I am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You (S)will not hold me innocent.
29 If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?
30 (T)If I wash myself with snow water,
And cleanse my hands with [h]soap,
31 Yet You will plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes will [i]abhor me.
32 “For (U)He is not a man, as I am,
That I may answer Him,
And that we should go to court together.
33 (V)Nor is there any mediator between us,
Who may lay his hand on us both.
34 (W)Let Him take His rod away from me,
And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
35 Then I would speak and not fear Him,
But it is not so with me.
Job 9
English Standard Version
Job Replies: There Is No Arbiter
9 Then Job answered and said:
2 “Truly I know that it is so:
But how can a man be (A)in the right before God?
3 If one wished to (B)contend with him,
one could not answer him once in a thousand times.
4 He is (C)wise in heart and mighty in strength—
who has (D)hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—
5 he who removes mountains, and they know it not,
when he overturns them in his anger,
6 who (E)shakes the earth out of its place,
and (F)its pillars tremble;
7 who commands the sun, and it does not rise;
who seals up the stars;
8 who alone (G)stretched out the heavens
and trampled the waves of the sea;
9 who (H)made (I)the Bear and (J)Orion,
the Pleiades (K)and the chambers of the south;
10 who does (L)great things beyond searching out,
and marvelous things beyond number.
11 Behold, he passes by me, and I (M)see him not;
he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
12 Behold, he snatches away; (N)who can turn him back?
(O)Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
13 “God will not turn back his anger;
beneath him bowed the helpers of (P)Rahab.
14 (Q)How then can I (R)answer him,
choosing my words with him?
15 (S)Though I am in the right, I cannot answer him;
I must (T)appeal for mercy to my accuser.[a]
16 If I summoned him and he answered me,
I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.
17 For he crushes me with a tempest
and multiplies my wounds (U)without cause;
18 he will not let me get my breath,
but fills me with bitterness.
19 If it is a contest of (V)strength, behold, he is mighty!
If it is a matter of justice, who can (W)summon him?[b]
20 Though I am in the right, (X)my own mouth would condemn me;
though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
21 I am (Y)blameless; I regard not myself;
I (Z)loathe my life.
22 It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He (AA)destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
23 When (AB)disaster brings sudden death,
he mocks at the calamity[c] of the innocent.
24 (AC)The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
he (AD)covers the faces of its judges—
(AE)if it is not he, who then is it?
25 “My (AF)days are swifter than (AG)a runner;
they flee away; they see no good.
26 They go by like (AH)skiffs of reed,
like (AI)an eagle swooping on the prey.
27 If I say, (AJ)‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face, and (AK)be of good cheer,’
28 I become (AL)afraid of all my suffering,
for I know you will not (AM)hold me innocent.
29 I shall be (AN)condemned;
why then do I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with snow
and (AO)cleanse my hands with lye,
31 yet you will plunge me into a pit,
and my own clothes will (AP)abhor me.
32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him,
that we should (AQ)come to trial together.
33 (AR)There is no[d] arbiter between us,
who might lay his hand on us both.
34 (AS)Let him take his (AT)rod away from me,
and let (AU)not dread of him terrify me.
35 Then I would speak without fear of him,
for I am not so in myself.
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