Job:Chapter 40
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| 約伯傳 | Job |
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| 1上主又接着問約伯說： | 1Yahweh said to Job: |
| 2好辯之士，豈能同全能者辯論？非難天主的，請答覆這一切！ | 2Must a faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who would correct God answer. |
| 3約伯回答上主說： | 3Job said: |
| 4「看，我這麼卑賤，我能回答什麼？只好用手掩口。 | 4How can I reply, unworthy as I am! All I can do is put my hand over my mouth. |
| 5我說過一次，再不敢重複；我再說一次：我不敢再說什麼！」 | 5I have spoken once, now I will not answer; oh, yes, twice, but I will do no further. Yahweh's discourse continues |
| 6上主由旋風中回答約伯說： | 6Then Yahweh addressed Job out of the storm: |
| 7你要像勇士束好腰，我要問你，請指教我。 | 7Gird up your loins like a man; I will question you, and you must answer. |
| 8你豈能推翻我的評斷，歸罪於我，而自以為有理？ | 8Would you deny my right and condemn me that you may be justified? |
| 9你的手臂豈能同天主的相比？你的聲音，那能像雷鳴？ | 9Have you an arm like that of God, and can you thunder with a voice like this? |
| 10請你以尊貴和高雅作你的點綴，以光華美麗作你的衣裳； | 10Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, array yourself with grandeur and majesty. |
| 11發洩你的烈怒，貶抑一切高傲的人； | 11Unleash the fury of your wrath; |
| 12視察一切傲慢的人，且加以制服，推翻惡人所處的地位； | 12look for every proud man and abase him; crush the wicked where they stand. |
| 13將他們一同埋在土中，把他們都關在黑暗中 | 13Bury them all in the dust, lock them in the dungeon. |
| 14如果你能這樣作，我也要稱讚你，因為你的右手救護了你。 | 14If you can do this, I myself will praise you, admittting that your right hand can save you. |
| 15且看河馬，牠同你都是我造成的，牠像牛一樣吃草。 | 15Just think about Behemoth, who feeds on grass like the ox. |
| 16牠的精力全在腰部，牠的力量是在腹部的肌肉； | 16What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly! |
| 17牠挺起尾巴好像香柏，大腿上的筋聯結在一起； | 17Like a cedar his tail sways, the sinews of his thighs are like cables. |
| 18牠的脊骨好似銅管，牠的骨骸有如鐵杠。 | 18His bones like tubes of bronze, his limbs like iron rods. |
| 19牠是天主的傑作，造牠者賜給了牠利刃。 | 19He is first among the works of God, created to dominate his companions. |
| 20群山供給牠食物，百獸在那裏同牠遊戲。 | 20The mountains give him their produce, as do all the wild beasts who play there. |
| 21牠臥在蓮葉之下，躺在蘆葦和沼澤深處； | 21Under the lotus trees he lies, hidden among the reeds of the marsh. |
| 22蓮葉的蔭影遮蔽着牠，溪邊的楊柳掩護着牠。 | 22The lotus trees cover him with their shade; the poplar trees on the bank surround him. |
| 23河水漲溢之時，牠毫不戰慄；約但河漲到牠口邊，牠仍安寧。 | 23He is not alarmed though the river rages and torrents surge against his mouth. |
| 24誰能在牠目前捕捉牠，或以木橛穿透牠的鼻孔？ | 24Who can capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose? |
| 25你豈能以魚鉤鉤上鱷魚？以繩索縛住牠的舌頭？ | 25Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook, or curb his tongue with a bit? |
| 26你豈能以鼻圈穿過牠的鼻子，以鉤子刺透牠的腮骨？ | 26Can you put a ring through his nose or pierce his jaw with a hook? |
| 27牠豈能再三向你哀求，向你說甜言蜜語？ | 27Will he keep begging you for mercy, or speak to you with tender words? |
| 28牠豈能同你訂立盟約，使自己常作你的奴隸？ | 28Will you make him your slave forever? |
| 29你豈能玩弄牠像玩弄小鳥，將牠縛着作你女兒的玩物？ | 29Will you make a pet of him like a bird, or put him on a leash for your maids? |
| 30結夥的漁人不是想在牠身謀利，將牠售與商人？ | 30Will traders bargain for him? Will merchants sell him retail? |
| 31你豈能以長矛穿透牠的皮，以魚叉刺透牠的頭顱？ | 31Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fish spears? |
| 32將你的掌撫在牠身上罷！若你想到惡鬥，決不敢再撫。 | 32Just try and lay a hand on him - you will not forget the struggle, and you will never do it again! |
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