Job

約伯又接著說：

Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, {continued: Heb. added to take up}

惟願我的景況如從前的月份，如神保守我的日子。

Oh that I were as {in} months past, as {in} the days {when} God preserved me;

那時他的燈照在我頭上；我藉他的光行過黑暗。

When his candle shined upon my head, {and when} by his light I walked {through} darkness; {candle: or, lamp}

我願如壯年的時候：那時我在帳棚中，神待我有密友之情；

As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God {was} upon my tabernacle;

全能者仍與我同在；我的兒女都環繞我。

When the Almighty {was} yet with me, {when} my children {were} about me;

奶多可洗我的腳；磐石為我出油成河。

When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil; {me: Heb. with me}

我出到城門，在街上設立座位；

When I went out to the gate through the city, {when} I prepared my seat in the street!

少年人見我而迴避，老年人也起身站立；

The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, {and} stood up.

王子都停止說話，用手摀口；

The princes refrained talking, and laid {their} hand on their mouth.

首領靜默無聲，舌頭貼住上膛。

The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth. {The nobles...: Heb. The voice of the nobles was hid}

耳朵聽我的，就稱我有福；眼睛看我的，便稱讚我；

When the ear heard {me}, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw {me}, it gave witness to me:

因我拯救哀求的困苦人和無人幫助的孤兒。

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and {him that had} none to help him.

將要滅亡的為我祝福；我也使寡婦心中歡樂。

The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.

我以公義為衣服，以公平為外袍和冠冕。

I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment {was} as a robe and a diadem.

我為瞎子的眼，瘸子的腳。

I was eyes to the blind, and feet {was} I to the lame.

我為窮乏人的父；素不認識的人，我查明他的案件。

I {was} a father to the poor: and the cause {which} I knew not I searched out.

我打破不義之人的牙床，從他牙齒中奪了所搶的。

And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth. {the jaws: Heb. the jawteeth, or, the grinders} {plucked: Heb. cast}

我便說：我必死在家中（原文是窩中），必增添我的日子，多如塵沙。

Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply {my} days as the sand.

我的根長到水邊；露水終夜霑在我的枝上。

My root {was} spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch. {spread...: Heb. opened}

我的榮耀在身上增新；我的弓在手中日強。

My glory {was} fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand. {fresh: Heb. new} {renewed: Heb. changed}

人聽見我而仰望，靜默等候我的指教。

Unto me {men} gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.

我說話之後，他們就不再說；我的言語像雨露滴在他們身上。

After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.

他們仰望我如仰望雨，又張開口如切慕春雨。

And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide {as} for the latter rain.

他們不敢自信，我就向他們含笑；他們不使我臉上的光改變。

{If} I laughed on them, they believed {it} not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.

我為他們選擇道路，又坐首位；我如君王在軍隊中居住，又如弔喪的安慰傷心的人。

I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one {that} comforteth the mourners.