中文圣经

Job 27

Job is an extended poetic dialogue on suffering: a righteous man loses everything, and he and his friends argue over why. It ends with a speech from the whirlwind rather than a tidy answer.

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约伯接着说:

yuē bó jiē zhe shuō :

Job again took up his parable, and said,

神夺去我的理,全能者使我心中愁苦。 我指着永生的 神起誓:

shén duó qù wǒ de lǐ , quán néng zhě shǐ wǒ xīn zhōng chóu kǔ 。 wǒ zhǐ zhe yǒng shēng de shén qǐ shì :

“As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter

我的生命尚在我里面; 神所赐呼吸之气仍在我的鼻孔内。

wǒ de shēng mìng shàng zài wǒ lǐ miàn ; shén suǒ cì hū xī zhī qì réng zài wǒ de bí kǒng nèi 。

(for the length of my life is still in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

我的嘴决不说非义之言; 我的舌也不说诡诈之语。

wǒ de zuǐ jué bù shuō fēi yì zhī yán ; wǒ de shé yě bù shuō guǐ zhà zhī yǔ 。

surely my lips will not speak unrighteousness, neither will my tongue utter deceit.

我断不以你们为是; 我至死必不以自己为不正!

wǒ duàn bù yǐ nǐ men wéi shì ; wǒ zhì sǐ bì bù yǐ zì jǐ wéi bú zhèng !

Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.

我持定我的义,必不放松; 在世的日子,我心必不责备我。

wǒ chí dìng wǒ de yì , bì bú fàng sōng ; zài shì de rì zi , wǒ xīn bì bù zé bèi wǒ 。

I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart will not reproach me so long as I live.

愿我的仇敌如恶人一样; 愿那起来攻击我的,如不义之人一般。

yuàn wǒ de chóu dí rú è rén yí yàng ; yuàn nà qǐ lái gōng jī wǒ de , rú bú yì zhī rén yì bān 。

“Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.

不敬虔的人虽然得利, 神夺取其命的时候还有什么指望呢?

bú jìng qián de rén suī rán dé lì , shén duó qǔ qí mìng de shí hou hái yǒu shén me zhǐ wàng ne ?

For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

患难临到他, 神岂能听他的呼求?

huàn nàn lín dào tā , shén qǐ néng tīng tā de hū qiú ?

Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?

他岂以全能者为乐, 随时求告 神呢?

tā qǐ yǐ quán néng zhě wéi lè , suí shí qiú gào shén ne ?

Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?

神的作为,我要指教你们; 全能者所行的,我也不隐瞒。

shén de zuò wéi , wǒ yào zhǐ jiào nǐ men ; quán néng zhě suǒ xíng de , wǒ yě bù yǐn mán 。

I will teach you about the hand of God. I will not conceal that which is with the Almighty.

你们自己也都见过, 为何全然变为虚妄呢?

nǐ men zì jǐ yě dōu jiàn guò , wèi hé quán rán biàn wéi xū wàng ne ?

Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?

神为恶人所定的分, 强暴人从全能者所得的报 乃是这样:

shén wèi è rén suǒ dìng de fèn , qiáng bào rén cóng quán néng zhě suǒ dé de bào nǎi shì zhè yàng :

“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.

倘或他的儿女增多,还是被刀所杀; 他的子孙必不得饱食。

tǎng huò tā de ér nǚ zēng duō , hái shi bèi dāo suǒ shā ; tā de zǐ sūn bì bù dé bǎo shí 。

If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring will not be satisfied with bread.

他所遗留的人必死而埋葬; 他的寡妇也不哀哭。

tā suǒ yí liú de rén bì sǐ ér mái zàng ; tā de guǎ fu yě bù āi kū 。

Those who remain of him will be buried in death. His widows will make no lamentation.

他虽积蓄银子如尘沙, 预备衣服如泥土;

tā suī jī xù yín zi rú chén shā , yù bèi yī fu rú ní tǔ ;

Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;

他只管预备,义人却要穿上; 他的银子,无辜的人要分取。

tā zhǐ guǎn yù bèi , yì rén què yào chuān shang ; tā de yín zi , wú gū de rén yào fēn qǔ 。

he may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver.

他建造房屋如虫做窝, 又如守望者所搭的棚。

tā jiàn zào fáng wū rú chóng zuò wō , yòu rú shǒu wàng zhě suǒ dā de péng 。

He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.

他虽富足躺卧,却不得收殓, 转眼之间就不在了。

tā suī fù zú tǎng wò , què bù dé shōu liàn , zhuǎn yǎn zhī jiān jiù bú zài le 。

He lies down rich, but he will not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.

惊恐如波涛将他追上; 暴风在夜间将他刮去。

jīng kǒng rú bō tāo jiāng tā zhuī shàng ; bào fēng zài yè jiān jiāng tā guā qù 。

Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night.

东风把他飘去, 又刮他离开本处。

dōng fēng bǎ tā piāo qù , yòu guā tā lí kāi běn chù 。

The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place.

神要向他射箭,并不留情; 他恨不得逃脱 神的手。

shén yào xiàng tā shè jiàn , bìng bù liú qíng ; tā hèn bù de táo tuō shén de shǒu 。

For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.

人要向他拍掌, 并要发叱声,使他离开本处。

rén yào xiàng tā pāi zhǎng , bìng yào fā chì shēng , shǐ tā lí kāi běn chù 。

Men will clap their hands at him, and will hiss him out of his place.

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