Job 1

1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning evil.

1 乌斯有一个人名叫约伯，他纯全正直，敬畏上帝，远离罪恶。

2 He had seven sons and three daughters,

2 他有七子三女、

3 and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people of the East.

3 七千只羊、三千只骆驼、五百对牛、五百头母驴及许多仆婢。他在东方人中最尊贵。

4 Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

4 约伯的儿子们经常轮流在自己家里设宴，派人邀请他们的三个姊妹来一起吃喝。

5 And when the days of feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.

5 宴会的日子结束后，约伯便派人召来他的儿女，为他们行洁净礼。他清早起来，为他们每个人献上燔祭，因为他想：“也许我的孩子们犯了罪，心中亵渎了上帝。”约伯一贯这样做。

6 One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.

6 有一天，众天使 来朝见耶和华，撒旦也在他们当中。

7 “Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth in it.”

7 耶和华问撒旦：“你从哪里来？”撒旦答道：“我在地上到处游走。”

8 Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”

8 耶和华问撒旦：“你注意到我的仆人约伯了吗？世上没有人像他那样纯全正直，敬畏我，远离罪恶。”

9 Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

9 撒旦答道：“约伯敬畏你难道无缘无故吗？

10 Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

10 你岂没有用篱笆四面保护他和他全家及一切产业吗？你使他事事蒙福，牛羊遍地。

11 But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”

11 倘若你伸手毁坏他拥有的一切，他必当面亵渎你。”

12 “Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.

12 耶和华对撒旦说：“好吧，他的一切都在你手中，但不可伤害他。”撒旦便从耶和华面前退去。

13 One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

13 有一天，约伯的儿女正在长兄家吃喝，

14 a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,

14 有报信的人来对约伯说：“牛正在耕田、驴正在旁边吃草的时候，

15 the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

15 示巴人忽然来袭，抢走了牲口，用刀杀了你的仆人，只有我一人逃脱来向你报信。”

16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

16 话音未落，又有人来报信说：“上帝的火从天而降，烧死了羊群和牧人，只有我一人逃脱来向你报信。”

17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

17 话音未落，又有人来报信说：“迦勒底人分三队来袭，抢走了骆驼，用刀杀了你的仆人，只有我一人逃脱来向你报信。”

18 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

18 话音未落，又有人来报信说：“你的儿女正在长兄家吃喝的时候，

19 when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

19 忽然从旷野刮来一阵狂风，摧毁了房子四角，房子倒塌，压死了屋里的年轻人，只有我一人逃脱来向你报信。”

20 Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,

20 约伯站起来，撕裂外袍，剃掉头发，俯伏在地上敬拜，

21 saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”

21 说：“我从母腹赤身而来，也必赤身而去。赏赐的是耶和华，收回的也是耶和华。耶和华的名当受称颂！”

22 In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.

22 约伯遭此不幸，仍没有犯罪，也没有埋怨上帝。