約伯的回答

26 約伯回答說:
「你真是幫了軟弱者的大忙!
救了臂膀無力的人!
無智慧的人真多虧你的指教!
承蒙你的真知灼見!
誰幫你想出這些點子?
誰的靈在藉著你發言?

「陰魂和水族在水底戰抖,
陰間在祂面前裸露,
冥府毫無遮掩。
祂將北極鋪在空中,
將地懸在虛無中;
祂將水捲在密雲中,
雲負重卻不裂開。
祂遮蓋自己的寶座[a]
把雲彩鋪在上面。
10 祂在海面上畫出地平線,
作為光明與黑暗的交界。
11 祂的斥責使天柱震動驚駭,
12 祂的能力使大海平靜,
祂運用智慧擊碎海怪。
13 祂吹散天上的陰霾,
揮手刺穿逃跑的蛇。
14 看啊,這不過是祂作為的一斑,
是我們聽到的少許回音!
誰能領悟祂的雷霆萬鈞?」

Footnotes

  1. 26·9 寶座」或譯「滿月」。

26 But Job answered and said,

How hast thou helped him that is without power? how savest thou the arm that hath no strength?

How hast thou counselled him that hath no wisdom? and how hast thou plentifully declared the thing as it is?

To whom hast thou uttered words? and whose spirit came from thee?

Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof.

Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.

He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them.

He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.

12 He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud.

13 By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

14 Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

Job: Man’s Frailty and God’s Majesty

26 But Job answered and said:

“How have you helped him who is without power?
How have you saved the arm that has no strength?
How have you counseled one who has no wisdom?
And how have you declared sound advice to many?
To whom have you uttered words?
And whose spirit came from you?

“The dead tremble,
Those under the waters and those inhabiting them.
(A)Sheol is naked before Him,
And Destruction has no covering.
(B)He stretches out the north over empty space;
He hangs the earth on nothing.
(C)He binds up the water in His thick clouds,
Yet the clouds [a]are not broken under it.
He covers the face of His throne,
And spreads His cloud over it.
10 (D)He drew a circular horizon on the face of the waters,
At the boundary of light and darkness.
11 The pillars of heaven tremble,
And are [b]astonished at His rebuke.
12 (E)He stirs up the sea with His power,
And by His understanding He breaks up [c]the storm.
13 (F)By His Spirit He adorned the heavens;
His hand pierced (G)the fleeing serpent.
14 Indeed these are the mere edges of His ways,
And how small a whisper we hear of Him!
But the thunder of His power who can understand?”

Footnotes

  1. Job 26:8 do not break
  2. Job 26:11 amazed
  3. Job 26:12 Heb. rahab