約伯記 29

約伯又接着說：

yuē bó yòu jiē zhe shuō ：

Job again took up his parable, and said,

惟願我的景況如從前的月份， 如上帝保守我的日子。

wéi yuàn wǒ de jǐng kuàng rú cóng qián de yuè fèn ， rú shén bǎo shǒu wǒ de rì zi 。

“Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;

那時他的燈照在我頭上； 我藉他的光行過黑暗。

nà shí tā de dēng zhào zài wǒ tóu shàng ； wǒ jiè tā de guāng xíng guò hēi àn 。

when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,

我願如壯年的時候： 那時我在帳棚中， 上帝待我有密友之情；

wǒ yuàn rú zhuàng nián de shí hòu ： nà shí wǒ zài zhàng péng zhōng ， shén dài wǒ yǒu mì yǒu zhī qíng ；

as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,

全能者仍與我同在； 我的兒女都環繞我。

quán néng zhě réng yǔ wǒ tóng zài ； wǒ de ér nǚ dōu huán rào wǒ 。

when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,

奶多可洗我的腳； 磐石為我出油成河。

nǎi duō kě xǐ wǒ de jiǎo ； pán shí wèi wǒ chū yóu chéng hé 。

when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,

我出到城門， 在街上設立座位；

wǒ chū dào chéng mén ， zài jiē shàng shè lì zuò wèi ；

when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.

少年人見我而迴避， 老年人也起身站立；

shào nián rén jiàn wǒ ér huí bì ， lǎo nián rén yě qǐ shēn zhàn lì ；

The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.

王子都停止說話， 用手摀口；

wáng zǐ dōu tíng zhǐ shuō huà ， yòng shǒu wǔ kǒu ；

The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

首領靜默無聲， 舌頭貼住上膛。

shǒu lǐng jìng mò wú shēng ， shé tou tiē zhù shàng táng 。

The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

耳朵聽我的，就稱我有福； 眼睛看我的，便稱讚我；

ěr duo tīng wǒ de ， jiù chēng wǒ yǒu fú ； yǎn jīng kàn wǒ de ， biàn chēng zàn wǒ ；

For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me,

因我拯救哀求的困苦人 和無人幫助的孤兒。

yīn wǒ zhěng jiù āi qiú de kùn kǔ rén hé wú rén bāng zhù de gū ér 。

because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,

將要滅亡的為我祝福； 我也使寡婦心中歡樂。

jiāng yào miè wáng de wèi wǒ zhù fú ； wǒ yě shǐ guǎ fù xīn zhōng huān lè 。

the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.

我以公義為衣服， 以公平為外袍和冠冕。

wǒ yǐ gōng yì wèi yī fu ， yǐ gōng píng wèi wài páo hé guān miǎn 。

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.

我為瞎子的眼， 瘸子的腳。

wǒ wèi xiā zǐ de yǎn ， qué zǐ de jiǎo 。

I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.

我為窮乏人的父； 素不認識的人，我查明他的案件。

wǒ wèi qióng fá rén de fù ； sù bú rèn shi de rén ， wǒ chá míng tā de àn jiàn 。

I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.

我打破不義之人的牙床， 從他牙齒中奪了所搶的。

wǒ dǎ pò bú yì zhī rén de yá chuáng ， cóng tā yá chǐ zhōng duó le suǒ qiǎng de 。

I broke the jaws of the unrighteous and plucked the prey out of his teeth.

我便說：我必死在家中 ， 必增添我的日子，多如塵沙。

wǒ biàn shuō ： wǒ bì sǐ zài jiā zhōng ， bì zēng tiān wǒ de rì zi ， duō rú chén shā 。

Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house, I will count my days as the sand.

我的根長到水邊； 露水終夜霑在我的枝上。

wǒ de gēn cháng dào shuǐ biān ； lù shuǐ zhōng yè zhān zài wǒ de zhī shàng 。

My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.

我的榮耀在身上增新； 我的弓在手中日強。

wǒ de róng yào zài shēn shàng zēng xīn ； wǒ de gōng zài shǒu zhōng rì qiáng 。

My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’

人聽見我而仰望， 靜默等候我的指教。

rén tīng jiàn wǒ ér yǎng wàng ， jìng mò děng hòu wǒ de zhǐ jiào 。

“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.

我說話之後，他們就不再說； 我的言語像雨露滴在他們身上。

wǒ shuō huà zhī hòu ， tā men jiù bú zài shuō ； wǒ de yán yǔ xiàng yǔ lù dī zài tā men shēn shàng 。

After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.

他們仰望我如仰望雨， 又張開口如切慕春雨。

tā men yǎng wàng wǒ rú yǎng wàng yǔ ， yòu zhāng kāi kǒu rú qiè mù chūn yǔ 。

They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.

他們不敢自信，我就向他們含笑； 他們不使我臉上的光改變。

tā men bù gǎn zì xìn ， wǒ jiù xiàng tā men hán xiào ； tā men bù shǐ wǒ liǎn shàng de guāng gǎi biàn 。

I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.

我為他們選擇道路，又坐首位； 我如君王在軍隊中居住， 又如弔喪的安慰傷心的人。

wǒ wèi tā men xuǎn zé dào lù ， yòu zuò shǒu wèi ； wǒ rú jūn wáng zài jūn duì zhōng jū zhù ， yòu rú diào sāng de ān wèi shāng xīn de rén 。

I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.