约伯记 40

耶和华又对约伯说：

yē hé huá yòu duì yuē bó shuō ：

Moreover the LORD answered Job,

强辩的岂可与全能者争论吗？ 与 神辩驳的可以回答这些吧！

qiǎng biàn de qǐ kě yǔ quán néng zhě zhēng lùn ma ？ yǔ shén biàn bó de kě yǐ huí dá zhè xiē ba ！

“Shall he who argues contend with the Almighty? He who argues with God, let him answer it.”

于是，约伯回答耶和华说：

yú shì ， yuē bó huí dá yē hé huá shuō ：

Then Job answered the LORD,

我是卑贱的！我用什么回答你呢？ 只好用手捂口。

wǒ shì bēi jiàn de ！ wǒ yòng shén me huí dá nǐ ne ？ zhǐ hǎo yòng shǒu wǔ kǒu 。

“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

我说了一次，再不回答； 说了两次，就不再说。

wǒ shuō le yí cì ， zài bù huí dá ； shuō le liǎng cì ， jiù bú zài shuō 。

I have spoken once, and I will not answer; Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”

于是，耶和华从旋风中回答约伯说：

yú shì ， yē hé huá cóng xuàn fēng zhōng huí dá yuē bó shuō ：

Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind:

你要如勇士束腰； 我问你，你可以指示我。

nǐ yào rú yǒng shì shù yāo ； wǒ wèn nǐ ， nǐ kě yǐ zhǐ shì wǒ 。

“Now brace yourself like a man. I will question you, and you will answer me.

你岂可废弃我所拟定的？ 岂可定我有罪，好显自己为义吗？

nǐ qǐ kě fèi qì wǒ suǒ nǐ dìng de ？ qǐ kě dìng wǒ yǒu zuì ， hǎo xiǎn zì jǐ wèi yì ma ？

Will you even annul my judgment? Will you condemn me, that you may be justified?

你有 神那样的膀臂吗？ 你能像他发雷声吗？

nǐ yǒu shén nà yàng de bǎng bì ma ？ nǐ néng xiàng tā fā léi shēng ma ？

Or do you have an arm like God? Can you thunder with a voice like him?

你要以荣耀庄严为妆饰， 以尊荣威严为衣服；

nǐ yào yǐ róng yào zhuāng yán wéi zhuāng shì ， yǐ zūn róng wēi yán wéi yī fu ；

“Now deck yourself with excellency and dignity. Array yourself with honor and majesty.

要发出你满溢的怒气， 见一切骄傲的人，使他降卑；

yào fā chū nǐ mǎn yì de nù qì ， jiàn yí qiè jiāo ào de rén ， shǐ tā jiàng bēi ；

Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.

见一切骄傲的人，将他制伏， 把恶人践踏在本处；

jiàn yí qiè jiāo ào de rén ， jiāng tā zhì fú ， bǎ è rén jiàn tà zài běn chù ；

Look at everyone who is proud, and humble him. Crush the wicked in their place.

将他们一同隐藏在尘土中， 把他们的脸蒙蔽在隐密处；

jiāng tā men yì tóng yǐn cáng zài chén tǔ zhōng ， bǎ tā men de liǎn méng bì zài yǐn mì chù ；

Hide them in the dust together. Bind their faces in the hidden place.

我就认你右手能以救自己。

wǒ jiù rèn nǐ yòu shǒu néng yǐ jiù zì jǐ 。

Then I will also admit to you that your own right hand can save you.

你且观看河马； 我造你也造它。 它吃草与牛一样；

nǐ qiě guān kàn hé mǎ ； wǒ zào nǐ yě zào tā 。 tā chī cǎo yǔ niú yí yàng ；

“See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.

它的气力在腰间， 能力在肚腹的筋上。

tā de qì lì zài yāo jiān ， néng lì zài dù fù de jīn shàng 。

Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.

它摇动尾巴如香柏树； 它大腿的筋互相联络。

tā yáo dòng wěi ba rú xiāng bǎi shù ； tā dà tuǐ de jīn hù xiāng lián luò 。

He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

它的骨头好像铜管； 它的肢体仿佛铁棍。

tā de gǔ tou hǎo xiàng tóng guǎn ； tā de zhī tǐ fǎng fú tiě gùn 。

His bones are like tubes of bronze. His limbs are like bars of iron.

它在 神所造的物中为首； 创造它的给它刀剑。

tā zài shén suǒ zào de wù zhōng wéi shǒu ； chuàng zào tā de gěi tā dāo jiàn 。

He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword.

诸山给它出食物， 也是百兽游玩之处。

zhū shān gěi tā chū shí wù ， yě shì bǎi shòu yóu wán zhī chù 。

Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play.

它伏在莲叶之下， 卧在芦苇隐密处和水洼子里。

tā fú zài lián yè zhī xià ， wò zài lú wěi yǐn mì chù hé shuǐ wā zǐ lǐ 。

He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh.

莲叶的阴凉遮蔽它； 溪旁的柳树环绕它。

lián yè de yīn liáng zhē bì tā ； xī páng de liǔ shù huán rào tā 。

The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him.

河水泛滥，它不发战； 就是约旦河的水涨到它口边，也是安然。

hé shuǐ fàn làn ， tā bù fā zhàn ； jiù shì yuē dàn hé de shuǐ zhǎng dào tā kǒu biān ， yě shì ān rán 。

Behold, if a river overflows, he doesn’t tremble. He is confident, though the Jordan swells even to his mouth.

在它防备的时候，谁能捉拿它？ 谁能牢笼它穿它的鼻子呢？

zài tā fáng bèi de shí hou ， shuí néng zhuō ná tā ？ shuí néng láo lóng tā chuān tā de bí zi ne ？

Shall any take him when he is on the watch, or pierce through his nose with a snare?