Job 23

1 Then Job answered:

1 约伯回答说：

2 “Even today my complaint is bitter. His hand is heavy despite my groaning.

2 “我的哀诉至今充满苦楚， 祂的责罚使我呻吟不止。

3 If only I knew where to find Him, so that I could go to His seat.

3 但愿我知道何处能寻见上帝， 知道怎样去祂的居所。

4 I would plead my case before Him and fill my mouth with arguments.

4 我好在祂面前陈明案情， 滔滔不绝地为自己申辩；

5 I would learn how He would answer, and consider what He would say.

5 我好知道祂的答复， 明白祂对我说的话。

6 Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.

6 祂会用大能与我争辩吗？ 不会的，祂会垂听我的申诉，

7 Then an upright man could reason with Him, and I would be delivered forever from my Judge.

7 允许正直的人与祂理论， 审判者会让我永远脱罪。

8 If I go east, He is not there, and if I go west, I cannot find Him.

8 “然而，我去东边，祂不在那里； 我到西边，也找不到祂。

9 When He is at work in the north, I cannot behold Him; when He turns to the south, I cannot see Him.

9 祂在北边工作，我看不见祂； 祂转到南边，我也看不见祂。

10 Yet He knows the way I have taken; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold.

10 但祂知道我的一举一动， 我被祂试炼后必如纯金。

11 My feet have followed in His tracks; I have kept His way without turning aside.

11 我紧随祂的脚步， 持守祂的道，没有偏离。

12 I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

12 我没有违背祂口中的诫命， 我珍视祂的话语胜过我日用的饮食。

13 But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.

13 祂独行其事，谁能阻挡祂？ 祂按自己的意愿行事。

14 For He carries out His decree against me, and He has many such plans.

14 祂在我身上的计划必然实现， 祂还有许多这样的计划。

15 Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.

15 所以，我在祂面前惊恐不安。 我想起这一切，便对祂充满恐惧。

16 God has made my heart faint; the Almighty has terrified me.

16 上帝使我心惊胆战， 全能者使我惊恐不安。

17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness, by the thick darkness that covers my face.

17 然而，我不会因为置身黑暗， 被幽暗笼罩而缄默不言。