¹述说　神的威荣和作为

¹Also, at this my heart trembleth, And it moveth from its place.

²你们当细听他轰轰的声音，他口中发出隆隆的雷声。

²Hearken diligently to the trembling of His voice, Yea, the sound from His mouth goeth forth.

³他发雷声响遍天下，也发电光闪到地极。

³Under the whole heavens He directeth it, And its light [is] over the skirts of the earth.

⁴接着雷声霹雳，　神以自己威严之声打雷，人听到雷声的时候，　神并没有留住风霜雨云。

⁴After it roar doth a voice — He thundereth with the voice of His excellency, And He doth not hold them back, When His voice is heard.

⁵　神以奇妙的方法打雷，他行大事，我们不能了解。

⁵God thundereth with His voice wonderfully, Doing great things and we know not.

⁶他对雪说：‘降在地上’，对大雨暴雨也是这样。

⁶For to snow He saith, `Be [on] the earth.` And the small rain and great rain of His power.

⁷他封住各人的手，叫万人知道他的作为。

⁷Into the hand of every man he sealeth, For the knowledge by all men of His work.

⁸野兽进入洞中，留在穴里。

⁸And enter doth the beast into covert, And in its habitations it doth continue.

⁹风暴来自南宫，寒冷出于北方。

⁹From the inner chamber cometh a hurricane, And from scatterings winds — cold,

¹⁰　神所呼的气息结成冰，广阔无边的水也凝结；

¹⁰From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is straitened,

¹¹他使密云满载水气，云彩布散他的电光。

¹¹Yea, by filling He doth press out a cloud, Scatter a cloud doth His light.

¹²电光照着　神的指引来往旋转，在地球上行他一切所吩咐的。

¹²And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth.

¹³他使电光来临，是为施行责罚，或为滋润大地，或为赐予慈爱。

¹³Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness — He doth cause it to come.

¹⁴约伯啊！你当留心听这话，要站立思想　神奇妙的事。

¹⁴Hear this, O Job, Stand and consider the wonders of God.

¹⁵　神怎样吩咐这些，又怎样使云中的电光照耀，你知道吗？

¹⁵Dost thou know when God doth place them, And caused to shine the light of His cloud?

¹⁶密云怎样浮于空中，那知识全备者奇妙的作为，你知道吗？

¹⁶Dost thou know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?

¹⁷地因南风而寂静的时候，你的衣服怎样热起来，你知道吗？

¹⁷How thy garments [are] warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?

¹⁸你能与　神同铺云天吗？这云天坚硬如铸成的镜子。

¹⁸Thou hast made an expanse with Him For the clouds — strong as a hard mirror!

¹⁹我们因愚昧无知的缘故，不能陈明我们的案件，请你告诉我们应该对他说什么话。

¹⁹Let us know what we say to Him, We set not in array because of darkness.

²⁰人怎能对他说：‘我要说话’？哪有人自愿灭亡呢？

²⁰Is it declared to Him that I speak? If a man hath spoken, surely he is swallowed up.

²¹人不能看见云后的强光，唯有经风一吹，天才晴朗。

²¹And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it [is] in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.

²²金光来自北方，在　神的周围有可怕的威严。

²²From the golden north it cometh, Beside God [is] fearful honour.

²³论到全能者，我们无法把他查出；他大有能力与公平，又满有公义，他必不苦待人。

²³The Mighty! we have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He doth not answer! And abundant in righteousness,

²⁴因此人人都应该敬畏他；心中自以为有智慧的，他都不看顾。”

²⁴Therefore do men fear Him, He seeth not any of the wise of heart.