約伯記 34

以利戶又說：

yǐ lì hù yòu shuō ：

Moreover Elihu answered,

你們智慧人要聽我的話； 有知識的人要留心聽我說。

nǐ men zhì huì rén yào tīng wǒ de huà ； yǒu zhī shi de rén yào liú xīn tīng wǒ shuō 。

“Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.

因為耳朵試驗話語， 好像上膛嘗食物。

yīn wèi ěr duo shì yàn huà yǔ ， hǎo xiàng shàng táng cháng shí wù 。

For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.

我們當選擇何為是， 彼此知道何為善。

wǒ men dāng xuǎn zé hé wèi shì ， bǐ cǐ zhī dào hé wèi shàn 。

Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.

約伯曾說：我是公義， 上帝奪去我的理；

yuē bó céng shuō ： wǒ shì gōng yì ， shén duó qù wǒ de lǐ ；

For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, God has taken away my right.

我雖有理，還算為說謊言的； 我雖無過，受的傷還不能醫治。

wǒ suī yǒu lǐ ， hái suàn wèi shuō huǎng yán de ； wǒ suī wú guò ， shòu de shāng hái bù néng yī zhì 。

Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’

誰像約伯， 喝譏誚如同喝水呢？

shuí xiàng yuē bó ， hē jī qiào rú tóng hē shuǐ ne ？

What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,

他與作孽的結伴， 和惡人同行。

tā yǔ zuò niè de jié bàn ， hé è rén tóng háng 。

who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?

他說：人以上帝為樂， 總是無益。

tā shuō ： rén yǐ shén wèi lè ， zǒng shì wú yì 。

For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.’

所以，你們明理的人要聽我的話。 上帝斷不致行惡； 全能者斷不致作孽。

suǒ yǐ ， nǐ men míng lǐ de rén yào tīng wǒ de huà 。 shén duàn bú zhì xíng è ； quán néng zhě duàn bú zhì zuò niè 。

“Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.

他必按人所做的報應人， 使各人照所行的得報。

tā bì àn rén suǒ zuò de bào yìng rén ， shǐ gè rén zhào suǒ xíng de dé bào 。

For the work of a man he will give to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.

上帝必不作惡； 全能者也不偏離公平。

shén bì bú zuò è ； quán néng zhě yě bù piān lí gōng píng 。

Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.

誰派他治理地， 安定全世界呢？

shuí pài tā zhì lǐ dì ， ān dìng quán shì jiè ne ？

Who put him in charge of the earth? Or who has appointed him over the whole world?

他若專心為己， 將靈和氣收歸自己，

tā ruò zhuān xīn wèi jǐ ， jiāng líng hé qì shōu guī zì jǐ ，

If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,

凡有血氣的就必一同死亡； 世人必仍歸塵土。

fán yǒu xuè qì de jiù bì yì tóng sǐ wáng ； shì rén bì réng guī chén tǔ 。

all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.

你若明理，就當聽我的話， 留心聽我言語的聲音。

nǐ ruò míng lǐ ， jiù dāng tīng wǒ de huà ， liú xīn tīng wǒ yán yǔ de shēng yīn 。

“If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.

難道恨惡公平的可以掌權嗎？ 那有公義的、有大能的，豈可定他有罪嗎？

nán dào hèn è gōng píng de kě yǐ zhǎng quán ma ？ nà yǒu gōng yì de 、 yǒu dà néng de ， qǐ kě dìng tā yǒu zuì ma ？

Should even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,

他對君王說：你是鄙陋的； 對貴臣說：你是邪惡的。

tā duì jūn wáng shuō ： nǐ shì bǐ lòu de ； duì guì chén shuō ： nǐ shì xié è de 。

who says to a king, ‘Vile!’ or to nobles, ‘Wicked!’?

他待王子不徇情面， 也不看重富足的過於貧窮的， 因為都是他手所造。

tā dài wáng zǐ bú xùn qíng miàn ， yě bú kàn zhòng fù zú de guò yú pín qióng de ， yīn wèi dōu shì tā shǒu suǒ zào 。

He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor, for they all are the work of his hands.

在轉眼之間，半夜之中， 他們就死亡。 百姓被震動而去世； 有權力的被奪去非借人手。

zài zhuǎn yǎn zhī jiān ， bàn yè zhī zhōng ， tā men jiù sǐ wáng 。 bǎi xìng bèi zhèn dòng ér qù shì ； yǒu quán lì de bèi duó qù fēi jiè rén shǒu 。

In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.

上帝注目觀看人的道路， 看明人的腳步。

shén zhù mù guān kàn rén de dào lù ， kàn míng rén de jiǎo bù 。

“For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.

沒有黑暗、陰翳能給作孽的藏身。

méi yǒu hēi àn 、 yīn yì néng gěi zuò niè de cáng shēn 。

There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.

上帝審判人，不必使人到他面前再三鑒察。

shén shěn pàn rén ， bú bì shǐ rén dào tā miàn qián zài sān jiàn chá 。

For he doesn’t need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.

他用難測之法打破有能力的人， 設立別人代替他們。

tā yòng nán cè zhī fǎ dǎ pò yǒu néng lì de rén ， shè lì bié rén dài tì tā men 。

He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.

他原知道他們的行為， 使他們在夜間傾倒滅亡。

tā yuán zhī dào tā men de xíng wéi ， shǐ tā men zài yè jiān qīng dǎo miè wáng 。

Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.

他在眾人眼前擊打他們， 如同擊打惡人一樣。

tā zài zhòng rén yǎn qián jī dǎ tā men ， rú tóng jī dǎ è rén yí yàng 。

He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;

因為他們偏行不跟從他， 也不留心他的道，

yīn wèi tā men piān xíng bù gēn cóng tā ， yě bù liú xīn tā de dào ，

because they turned away from following him, and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,

甚至使貧窮人的哀聲達到他那裏； 他也聽了困苦人的哀聲。

shèn zhì shǐ pín qióng rén de āi shēng dá dào tā nà lǐ ； tā yě tīng le kùn kǔ rén de āi shēng 。

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.

他使人安靜，誰能擾亂 呢？ 他掩面，誰能見他呢？ 無論待一國或一人都是如此－

tā shǐ rén ān jìng ， shuí néng rǎo luàn ne ？ tā yǎn miàn ， shuí néng jiàn tā ne ？ wú lùn dài yì guó huò yì rén dōu shì rú cǐ —

When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? He is over a nation or a man alike,

使不虔敬的人不得作王， 免得有人牢籠百姓。

shǐ bù qián jìng de rén bù dé zuò wáng ， miǎn de yǒu rén láo lóng bǎi xìng 。

that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.

有誰對上帝說： 我受了責罰，不再犯罪；

yǒu shuí duì shén shuō ： wǒ shòu le zé fá ， bú zài fàn zuì ；

“For has any said to God, ‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.

我所看不明的，求你指教我； 我若作了孽，必不再作？

wǒ suǒ kàn bù míng de ， qiú nǐ zhǐ jiào wǒ ； wǒ ruò zuò le niè ， bì bú zài zuò ？

Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?

他施行報應， 豈要隨你的心願、叫你推辭不受嗎？ 選定的是你，不是我。 你所知道的只管說吧！

tā shī xíng bào yìng ， qǐ yào suí nǐ de xīn yuàn 、 jiào nǐ tuī cí bú shòu ma ？ xuǎn dìng de shì nǐ ， bú shì wǒ 。 nǐ suǒ zhī dào de zhǐ guǎn shuō ba ！

Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.

明理的人和聽我話的智慧人必對我說：

míng lǐ de rén hé tīng wǒ huà de zhì huì rén bì duì wǒ shuō ：

Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:

約伯說話沒有知識， 言語中毫無智慧。

yuē bó shuō huà méi yǒu zhī shi ， yán yǔ zhōng háo wú zhì huì 。

‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’

願約伯被試驗到底， 因他回答像惡人一樣。

yuàn yuē bó bèi shì yàn dào dǐ ， yīn tā huí dá xiàng è rén yí yàng 。

I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.

他在罪上又加悖逆； 在我們中間拍手， 用許多言語輕慢上帝。

tā zài zuì shàng yòu jiā bèi nì ； zài wǒ men zhōng jiān pāi shǒu ， yòng xǔ duō yán yǔ qīng màn shén 。

For he adds rebellion to his sin. He claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God.”