¹欲以诚实折服约伯

¹And yet, I pray thee, O Job, Hear my speech and [to] all my words give ear.

²我现在开口，用舌头发言；

²Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate.

³我的话表明我心中的正直，我所知道的，我的嘴唇就诚诚实实地说出来。

³Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.

⁴　神的灵创造了我，全能者的气使我存活。

⁴The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.

⁵你若能够办得到，就回答我，用话语攻击我，表明立场，当面攻击我。

⁵If thou art able — answer me, Set in array before me — station thyself.

⁶在　神面前我与你一样，也是用土捏造的。

⁶Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I — I also, have been formed.

⁷我的威严必不惊吓你，我的压力也不加重在你身上。

⁷Lo, my terror doth not frighten thee, And my burden on thee is not heavy.

⁸你所说的，我已经听见了，也听到你言语的声音，说：

⁸Surely — thou hast said in mine ears, And the sounds of words I hear:

⁹‘我是洁净的，毫无过犯；我是清白的，没有罪孽。

⁹`Pure [am] I, without transgression, Innocent [am] I, and I have no iniquity.

¹⁰　神找机会攻击我，把我当作仇敌；

¹⁰Lo, occasions against me He doth find, He doth reckon me for an enemy to Him,

¹¹他把我的两脚上了木狗，又鉴察我一切所行的。’

¹¹He doth put in the stocks my feet, He doth watch all my paths.`

¹²我要告诉你，你这话错了，因为　神比世人大。

¹²Lo, [in] this thou hast not been righteous, I answer thee, that greater is God than man.

¹³你为什么对　神争辩，说：‘无论世人的什么话，他都不回答’呢？

¹³Wherefore against Him hast thou striven, When [for] all His matters He answereth not?

¹⁴原来　神用这个方法或那个方法说了，只是，世人没有留意。

¹⁴For once doth God speak, and twice, (He doth not behold it.)

¹⁵世人都在床上打盹，沉睡临到他们的时候，　神用异梦与夜间的异象，

¹⁵In a dream — a vision of night, In the falling of deep sleep on men, In slumberings on a bed.

¹⁶告诉他们，他坚定他们所得的训诲，

¹⁶Then He uncovereth the ear of men, And for their instruction sealeth:

¹⁷好叫人离开自己的恶行，又叫人与骄傲隔绝，

¹⁷To turn aside man [from] doing, And pride from man He concealeth.

¹⁸拦阻人的性命不下在坑里，又阻止他的生命不死在刀下。

¹⁸He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.

¹⁹　神教训人的方法人在床上被痛苦惩治，他的骨头不住地痛苦挣扎，

¹⁹And he hath been reproved With pain on his bed, And the strife of his bones [is] enduring.

²⁰以致他的生命厌恶食物，他的胃口也厌恶美食，

²⁰And his life hath nauseated bread, And his soul desirable food.

²¹他的肌肉消瘦以致看不见，以前看不见的骨头，现在都凸出来。

²¹His flesh is consumed from being seen, And high are his bones, they were not seen!

²²他的性命接近深坑，他的生命靠近灭命的天使。

²²And draw near to the pit doth his soul, And his life to those causing death.

²³在一千位天使之中，若有一位作人的中保，指示人当行的事，

²³If there is by him a messenger, An interpreter — one of a thousand, To declare for man his uprightness:

²⁴恩待他，说：‘救赎他免下深坑；我已经得到了赎价。’

²⁴Then He doth favour him and saith, `Ransom him from going down to the pit, I have found an atonement.`

²⁵他的肌肉就比孩童的更嫩，他更恢复满有青春活力的日子。

²⁵Fresher [is] his flesh than a child`s, He returneth to the days of his youth.

²⁶他向　神祈求，　神就喜悦他，他也欢呼着朝见　神的面，人又恢复自己的义。

²⁶He maketh supplication unto God, And He accepteth him. And he seeth His face with shouting, And He returneth to man His righteousness.

²⁷他在人面前歌唱，说：‘我犯了罪，颠倒是非，但我没有受到应得的报应。

²⁷He looketh on men, and saith, `I sinned, And uprightness I have perverted, And it hath not been profitable to me.

²⁸他救赎我的性命免入深坑，我的生命必得见光明。’

²⁸He hath ransomed my soul From going over into the pit, And my life on the light looketh.`

²⁹　神总是三番四次，向人行这一切事，

²⁹Lo, all these doth God work, Twice — thrice with man,

³⁰要把人的性命从深坑里救回来，好使活人之光光照他。

³⁰To bring back his soul from the pit, To be enlightened with the light of the living.

³¹约伯啊，你当留心听我，当默不作声，我要说话。

³¹Attend, O Job, hearken to me, Keep silent, and I — I do speak.

³²你若有话说，就请回答我；你只管说吧，因为我愿意以你为义。

³²If there are words — answer me, Speak, for I have a desire to justify thee.

³³你若没有话说，就要听我说，你当默不作声，我就把智慧教导你。”

³³If there are not — hearken thou to me, Keep silent, and I teach thee wisdom.