Job 3

1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.

1 此後，約伯開口咒詛自己的生日，

2 And this is what he said:

2 說：

3 “May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’

3 願我生的那日 和說懷了男胎的那夜都滅沒。

4 If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it.

4 願那日變為黑暗； 願上帝不從上面尋找它； 願亮光不照於其上。

5 May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.

5 願黑暗和死蔭索取那日； 願密雲停在其上； 願日蝕恐嚇它。

6 If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months.

6 願那夜被幽暗奪取， 不在年中的日子同樂， 也不入月中的數目。

7 Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.

7 願那夜沒有生育， 其間也沒有歡樂的聲音。

8 May it be cursed by those who curse the day—those prepared to rouse Leviathan.

8 願那咒詛日子且能惹動鱷魚的 咒詛那夜。

9 May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.

9 願那夜黎明的星宿變為黑暗， 盼亮卻不亮， 也不見早晨的光線 ；

10 For that night did not shut the doors of the womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes.

10 因沒有把懷我胎的門關閉， 也沒有將患難對我的眼隱藏。

11 Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?

11 我為何不出母胎而死？ 為何不出母腹絕氣？

12 Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed?

12 為何有膝接收我？ 為何有奶哺養我？

13 For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest

13 不然，我就早已躺臥安睡，

14 with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins,

14 和地上為自己重造荒邱的君王、謀士，

15 or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.

15 或與有金子、將銀子裝滿了房屋的王子 一同安息；

16 Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?

16 或像隱而未現、不到期而落的胎， 歸於無有，如同未見光的嬰孩。

17 There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.

17 在那裏惡人止息攪擾， 困乏人得享安息，

18 The captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.

18 被囚的人同得安逸， 不聽見督工的聲音。

19 Both small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.

19 大小都在那裏； 奴僕脫離主人的轄制。

20 Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,

20 受患難的人為何有光賜給他呢？ 心中愁苦的人為何有生命賜給他呢？

21 who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,

21 他們切望死，卻不得死； 求死，勝於求隱藏的珍寶。

22 who rejoice and greatly exult when they reach the grave?

22 他們尋見墳墓就快樂， 極其歡喜。

23 Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?

23 人的道路既然遮隱， 上帝又把他四面圍困， 為何有光賜給他呢？

24 I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.

24 我未曾吃飯就發出歎息； 我唉哼的聲音湧出如水。

25 For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.

25 因我所恐懼的臨到我身， 我所懼怕的迎我而來。

26 I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”

26 我不得安逸，不得平靜， 也不得安息，卻有患難來到。