Job:Chapter 2
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| 約伯傳 | Job |
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| 1又有一天，天主的眾子都前來侍立在上主面前，撒殫也夾在他們當中，侍立在上主面前。 | 1Once more the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, and again Satan was with them. |
| 2上主向撒殫說：「你從那裏來？」撒殫回答上主說：「我走遍了世界，周遊了各地回來。」 | 2Yahweh asked Satan, "Where have you been?" Satan answered, "Going up and down the earth, roaming about." |
| 3上主對撒殫說：「你曾留心注意到我的僕人約伯嗎？世上沒有一個像他那樣十全十美，生性正直，敬畏天主，遠避邪惡的人。你雖然激動我加害他，無端叫他傾家蕩產，但他依然保持自己的完善。」 | 3Yahweh asked again, "Have you noticed my servant Job? No one on earth is as blameless and upright as he, a man who fears God and avoids evil. He still holds fast to his integrity even if you provoked me to ruin him without cause." |
| 4撒殫回答上主說：「那只不過是以皮換皮罷了！人都肯拾棄所有，去保全自己的性命。 | 4Satan replied, "Skin for skin! For his own life, anyone will give everything he owns. |
| 5但是你若伸手打擊他的骨和肉，他必定當面詛咒你。」 | 5But lay your hand against his own flesh and bones and he will curse you to your face." |
| 6上主向撒殫說：「看，任你處置他，但要保留他的性命。」 | 6Yahweh said to Satan, "Very well, he is in your power. But spare his life." |
| 7撒殫從上主那裏出來，就使約伯從足踵到頭頂都長了毒瘡。 | 7So Satan left the presence of Yahweh and afflicted Job with festering sores from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. |
| 8約伯坐在灰土堆中，用瓦片刮身。 | 8Job took a potsherd to scrape himself and sat among the ashes. |
| 9他的妻子向他說：「你還保持你的完善嗎？你倒不如詛咒天主，死了算了！」 | 9His wife said to him, "Do you still hold on to your integrity? Curse God and die!" |
| 10約伯向她說：「你說話，真像一個糊塗女人！難道我們只由天主那裏接受恩惠，而不接受災禍嗎？」就這一切事而論，約伯沒有犯失言的過錯。 | 10Job replied, "You talk foolishly. If we receive good things from God, why can't we accept evil from him?" In spite of this calamity, Job did not utter a sinful word. |
| 11約伯的三位朋友，特曼人厄里法次、叔亞人彼耳達得、納阿瑪人左法爾，聽說他遭遇了災禍，就各從本地起程，來到一起，去慰問他、勸勉他， | 11Three of Job's friends - Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite - heard of the misfortune that came upon him. They set out from their own homes and journeyed together to offer their sympathy and consolation to Job. |
| 12他們從遠處舉目一望，已認不得他，就放聲大哭，撕破了自己的外衣，把灰揚起，落在自己頭上。 | 12Failing to recognize him from the distance, they wept aloud, tore their garments and poured dust upon their heads. |
| 13他們於是同他在灰土中，坐了七天七夜，因見他受苦太大，沒有人敢向他說一句話。 | 13For seven days and seven nights, they sat on the ground beside him. They did not say a word to Job, for they saw how terribly he suffered. |
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