Job 9
Legacy Standard Bible
Job Replies There Is No Adjudicator
9 Then Job answered and said,
2 “In truth I know that this is so;
But how can a (A)man be in the right [a]before God?
3 If one desired to (B)contend with Him,
He could not answer Him once in a thousand times.
4 (C)Wise in heart and (D)mighty in power,
Who has (E)stiffened his neck against Him and been at peace?
5 (F)God is the One who removes the mountains, they know not how,
When He overturns them in His anger;
6 The One who (G)shakes the earth out of its place,
And its (H)pillars tremble;
7 The One who says for the (I)sun [b]not to shine,
And sets a seal upon the stars;
8 Who alone (J)stretches out the heavens,
And [c](K)tramples down the waves of the sea;
9 Who makes the (L)Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the (M)chambers of the south;
10 Who (N)does great things, unsearchable,
And wondrous works, innumerable.
11 Were He to sweep by me, (O)I would not see Him;
Were He to move past me, I would not perceive Him.
12 Were He to snatch away, who could (P)turn Him back?
Who could say to Him, ‘(Q)What are You doing?’
13 “God will not turn back His anger;
Beneath Him crouch the helpers of (R)Rahab.
14 How then can (S)I [d]answer Him,
And choose my words [e]before Him?
15 For (T)though I were right, I could not [f]answer;
I would have to (U)plead for the grace of my judge.
16 If I called and He answered me,
I could not believe that He was giving ear to my voice.
17 For He (V)bruises me with a tempest
And multiplies my wounds without cause.
18 He will (W)not allow me to get my breath,
But saturates me with (X)bitterness.
19 If it is a matter of power, (Y)behold, He is the mighty one!
And if it is a matter of justice, who can make [g]Him testify?
20 (Z)Though I am righteous, my mouth will (AA)condemn me;
Though I am blameless, He will declare me perverse.
21 I am (AB)blameless;
I do not know my soul;
I (AC)reject my life.
22 It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He (AD)consumes the blameless and the wicked.’
23 If the scourge puts to death suddenly,
He (AE)mocks the despair of the innocent.
24 The earth (AF)is given into the hand of the wicked;
He (AG)covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, then who is it?
25 “Now (AH)my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away; (AI)they do not see good.
26 They sweep by like (AJ)reed boats,
Like an (AK)eagle that swoops on its food.
27 Though I say, ‘I will forget (AL)my musing,
I will forsake my sad countenance and be cheerful,’
28 I am (AM)afraid of all my pains;
I know that (AN)You will not acquit me.
29 I am accounted (AO)wicked;
Why then should I toil in vain?
30 If I should (AP)wash myself with snow
And cleanse (AQ)my hands with lye,
31 Yet You would plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes would abhor me.
32 For (AR)He is not a man as I am that (AS)I may answer Him,
That we may go to court for judgment together.
33 There is no (AT)adjudicator between us,
Who may lay his hand upon us both.
34 Let Him (AU)remove His rod from me,
And let not dread of Him terrify me.
35 Then I (AV)would speak and not fear Him;
But I am not like that in myself.
约伯记 9
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
约伯承认 神的智慧与能力
9 约伯回答说:
2 “我实在知道是这样,
但是,人在 神面前怎能算为公义呢?
3 人若愿意与他辩论,
连千分之一也答不出来。
4 他心里有智慧,而且有极大的能力,
有谁对他刚硬而平安无事呢?
5 他在怒中移山翻冈;
山冈却不知道;
6 他使大地震动离开本处,
大地的柱子就摇撼;
7 他吩咐太阳,太阳就不上升,
又封闭众星;
8 他独自铺开苍天,
步行在海浪之上;
9 他造北斗与参星,
昴星和南方的星座;
10 他所行的大事无法测度,
所行的奇事不可胜数。
11 他行过我身边,我却看不见;
他掠过去,我竟不觉察。
12 他夺取,谁能拦阻他?
谁敢问他:‘你干甚么?’
人受苦难不一定因为罪
13 神必不抑制他的怒气,
海怪拉哈伯的助手都俯伏在他以下。
14 何况我呢?我怎敢回答他,
措辞与他辩论呢?
15 即使我有理,也不敢回答,
只向那审判我的求怜悯;
16 即使我呼求,他也回答我,
我还是不信他会垂听我的声音。
17 他用暴风伤害我,
无缘无故加添我的创伤。
18 他不让我喘一口气,
却使我饱尝苦楚。
19 若论力量,他多么强大,
若论诉讼,他说:‘谁能把我传来?’
20 即使我有理,我的口还是定我有罪;
即使我完全,我的口还是判我乖谬。
21 我虽然完全,却不顾我自己,
倒厌恶我的生命。
22 所以我说,善恶都是一样,
完全人和恶人,他都灭尽。
23 灾祸忽然把人杀害的时候,
他就必嘲笑无辜人的遭遇。
24 全世界交在恶人的手中,
他蒙蔽世上审判官的脸,
如果不是他,那么是谁呢?
25 我的日子过得比信差还快,
飞快逝去,不见福乐。
26 我的日子消逝有如快船,
好象俯冲猛扑食物的鹰。
27 我若说:‘我要忘记我的苦情,
要除去愁容,面露喜乐。’
28 我就惧怕我的一切痛苦,
因为我知道你必不以我为无辜。
29 我既然被定为有罪,
又何必徒然劳苦呢?
30 我若用雪水洗净我的身,
又用碱水洁净我的手,
31 你还是把我扔入坑中,
连我的衣服也憎恶我。
32 他不像我是个人,
使我可以答他,让我们一起对簿公堂。
33 我俩之间并没有仲裁者,
能够按手在我们双方身上。
34 愿他使他的刑杖离开我,
愿他可畏的威严不惊吓我,
35 我就说话,也不怕他,
因为我本身并不是这种人。”
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