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约伯诅咒自己

此后,约伯开口诅咒自己的生日[a] 约伯说:

“愿我生的那日灭没,
说‘怀了男胎’的那夜也灭没。
愿那日变为黑暗,
愿 神不从上面寻找它,
愿亮光不照于其上。
愿黑暗和死荫索取那日,
愿密云停在其上,
愿白天的昏暗[b]恐吓它。
愿那夜被幽暗夺取,
不在一年的日子中喜乐,
也不列入月中的数目。
看哪,愿那夜没有生育,
其间也没有欢乐的声音。
愿那些诅咒日子且能惹动力威亚探[c]的,
诅咒那夜。
愿那夜黎明的星宿变为黑暗,
盼亮却不亮,
也不见晨曦破晓[d]
10 因它没有把怀我胎的门关闭,
也没有从我的眼中隐藏患难。

11 “我为何不出母胎而死?
为何不出母腹就气绝呢?
12 为何有膝盖接收我?
为何有奶哺养我呢?
13 不然,我现在已躺卧安睡,
而且,早已长眠安息;
14 与那些为自己重建荒凉之处,
地上的君王和谋士在一起;
15 或与把银子装满房屋,
拥有金子的王子在一起;
16 我为何不像流产的胎儿被埋藏,
如同未见光的婴孩?
17 在那里恶人止息搅扰,
在那里困乏人得享安息,
18 被囚的人同得安逸,
不再听见监工的声音。
19 大的小的都在那里,
奴仆脱离主人得自由。

20 “遭受患难的人为何有光赐给他呢?
心中愁苦的人为何有生命赐给他呢?
21 他们等死,却不得死;
求死,胜于求隐藏的珍宝。
22 他们寻见坟墓,
就欢喜快乐,极其高兴。
23 这人的道路遮隐,
 神又四面围困他。
24 我吃饭前就发出叹息,
我的唉哼涌出如水。
25 因我所恐惧的临到我,
我所惧怕的迎向我;
26 我不得安逸,不得平静,
也不得安息,却有患难来到。”

Footnotes

  1. 3.1 “自己的生日”:原文是“自己的日子”。
  2. 3.5 “白天的昏暗”或译“日蚀”。
  3. 3.8 “力威亚探”是音译,一种海兽;或译“鳄鱼”。
  4. 3.9 “晨曦破晓”:原文直译“清晨的眼皮”。

約伯咒詛自己

後來,約伯開口咒詛自己的生日, 說:

「願我出生的那日和懷我的那夜滅沒。
願那日一片黑暗,
被天上的上帝遺忘,
沒有陽光照耀。
願那日被黑暗和陰影籠罩,
被密雲覆蓋,
被陰暗淹沒。
願那夜被幽暗吞噬,
不列在年日中,
不算在歲月裡。
願那夜無人生育,
毫無快樂之聲。
願那些咒詛白日、
能惹動海怪的人,
咒詛那夜。
願那夜的晨星昏暗,
等不到晨光的出現,
看不見黎明的眼簾。
10 因為那夜沒有關閉我母胎的門,
以致讓我看見患難。

11 「為何我不出生時就夭折,
出母胎時就斷氣?
12 為何要把我抱在膝上,
用乳汁哺育我?
13 不然我早已安然躺臥、長眠安息,
14 與世上的君王和謀臣作伴——他們建造的宮殿已荒廢,
15 與房屋堆滿金銀的王侯同眠。
16 為何我沒有像未見天日就流產的嬰兒一樣消逝?
17 那裡,惡人不再攪擾,
疲憊者得到安息,
18 被囚者得到安寧,
聽不見監工的斥責。
19 尊貴與卑賤的人都在那裡,
奴僕不再受主人的轄制。

20 「為何賜光給受苦的人,
賜生命給心靈痛苦的人?
21 他們等候死亡卻等不到,
他們求死勝於求寶藏。
22 他們歸入墳墓時非常快樂,
欣喜若狂。
23 為何賜生命給前路渺茫、
被上帝圍困的人?
24 我以歎息為食,
呻吟如水湧流。
25 我害怕的事發生了,
我恐懼的事來臨了。
26 我不得安寧,
不得平靜,
不得安息,
只有苦難。」

Job Deplores His Birth

After this Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth. And Job [a]spoke, and said:

“May(A) the day perish on which I was born,
And the night in which it was said,
‘A male child is conceived.’
May that day be darkness;
May God above not seek it,
Nor the light shine upon it.
May darkness and (B)the shadow of death claim it;
May a cloud settle on it;
May the blackness of the day terrify it.
As for that night, may darkness seize it;
May it not [b]rejoice among the days of the year,
May it not come into the number of the months.
Oh, may that night be barren!
May no joyful shout come into it!
May those curse it who curse the day,
Those (C)who are ready to arouse Leviathan.
May the stars of its morning be dark;
May it look for light, but have none,
And not see the [c]dawning of the day;
10 Because it did not shut up the doors of my mother’s womb,
Nor hide sorrow from my eyes.

11 “Why(D) did I not die at birth?
Why did I not [d]perish when I came from the womb?
12 (E)Why did the knees receive me?
Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?
13 For now I would have lain still and been quiet,
I would have been asleep;
Then I would have been at rest
14 With kings and counselors of the earth,
Who (F)built ruins for themselves,
15 Or with princes who had gold,
Who filled their houses with silver;
16 Or why was I not hidden (G)like a stillborn child,
Like infants who never saw light?
17 There the wicked cease from troubling,
And there the [e]weary are at (H)rest.
18 There the prisoners [f]rest together;
(I)They do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
19 The small and great are there,
And the servant is free from his master.

20 “Why(J) is light given to him who is in misery,
And life to the (K)bitter of soul,
21 Who (L)long[g] for death, but it does not come,
And search for it more than (M)hidden treasures;
22 Who rejoice exceedingly,
And are glad when they can find the (N)grave?
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden,
(O)And whom God has hedged in?
24 For my sighing comes before [h]I eat,
And my groanings pour out like water.
25 For the thing I greatly (P)feared has come upon me,
And what I dreaded has happened to me.
26 I am not at ease, nor am I quiet;
I have no rest, for trouble comes.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 3:2 Lit. answered
  2. Job 3:6 LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. be joined
  3. Job 3:9 eyelids of the dawn
  4. Job 3:11 expire
  5. Job 3:17 Lit. weary of strength
  6. Job 3:18 are at ease
  7. Job 3:21 Lit. wait
  8. Job 3:24 Lit. my bread

After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.

And Job spake, and said,

Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.

Let that day be darkness; let not God regard it from above, neither let the light shine upon it.

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

As for that night, let darkness seize upon it; let it not be joined unto the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.

Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come therein.

Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day:

10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.

11 Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly?

12 Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?

13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,

14 With kings and counsellors of the earth, which build desolate places for themselves;

15 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:

16 Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.

17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

18 There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.

19 The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.

20 Wherefore is light given to him that is in misery, and life unto the bitter in soul;

21 Which long for death, but it cometh not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;

22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?

23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God hath hedged in?

24 For my sighing cometh before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.

25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.

26 I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

Job Speaks

After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.(A) He said:

“May the day of my birth perish,
    and the night that said, ‘A boy is conceived!’(B)
That day—may it turn to darkness;
    may God above not care about it;
    may no light shine on it.
May gloom and utter darkness(C) claim it once more;
    may a cloud settle over it;
    may blackness overwhelm it.
That night—may thick darkness(D) seize it;
    may it not be included among the days of the year
    nor be entered in any of the months.
May that night be barren;
    may no shout of joy(E) be heard in it.
May those who curse days[a] curse that day,(F)
    those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.(G)
May its morning stars become dark;
    may it wait for daylight in vain
    and not see the first rays of dawn,(H)
10 for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me
    to hide trouble from my eyes.

11 “Why did I not perish at birth,
    and die as I came from the womb?(I)
12 Why were there knees to receive me(J)
    and breasts that I might be nursed?
13 For now I would be lying down(K) in peace;
    I would be asleep and at rest(L)
14 with kings and rulers of the earth,(M)
    who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,(N)
15 with princes(O) who had gold,
    who filled their houses with silver.(P)
16 Or why was I not hidden away in the ground like a stillborn child,(Q)
    like an infant who never saw the light of day?(R)
17 There the wicked cease from turmoil,(S)
    and there the weary are at rest.(T)
18 Captives(U) also enjoy their ease;
    they no longer hear the slave driver’s(V) shout.(W)
19 The small and the great are there,(X)
    and the slaves are freed from their owners.

20 “Why is light given to those in misery,
    and life to the bitter of soul,(Y)
21 to those who long for death that does not come,(Z)
    who search for it more than for hidden treasure,(AA)
22 who are filled with gladness
    and rejoice when they reach the grave?(AB)
23 Why is life given to a man
    whose way is hidden,(AC)
    whom God has hedged in?(AD)
24 For sighing(AE) has become my daily food;(AF)
    my groans(AG) pour out like water.(AH)
25 What I feared has come upon me;
    what I dreaded(AI) has happened to me.(AJ)
26 I have no peace,(AK) no quietness;
    I have no rest,(AL) but only turmoil.”(AM)

Footnotes

  1. Job 3:8 Or curse the sea