Job 8

1 Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:

1 书亚人比勒达回答说：

2 “How long will you go on saying such things? The words of your mouth are a blustering wind.

2 “你要这样絮叨到何时？ 你的话犹如阵阵狂风。

3 Does God pervert justice? Does the Almighty pervert what is right?

3 上帝岂会歪曲正义？ 全能者岂会颠倒是非？

4 When your children sinned against Him, He gave them over to their rebellion.

4 如果你的儿女得罪了祂， 祂会给他们应有的惩罚。

5 But if you would earnestly seek God and ask the Almighty for mercy,

5 但你若寻求上帝， 向全能者恳求；

6 if you are pure and upright, even now He will rouse Himself on your behalf and restore your righteous estate.

6 你若纯洁、正直， 祂必起身相助， 恢复你公义的家园。

7 Though your beginnings were modest, your latter days will flourish.

7 你起初虽然卑微， 日后必兴旺发达。

8 Please inquire of past generations and consider the discoveries of their fathers.

8 “你要请教先辈， 探究祖先的经验。

9 For we were born yesterday and know nothing; our days on earth are but a shadow.

9 因为我们昨天才出生，一无所知， 我们在世的日子如同掠影。

10 Will they not teach you and tell you, and speak from their understanding?

10 先辈必给你教诲和指点， 向你道出明智之言。

11 Does papyrus grow where there is no marsh? Do reeds flourish without water?

11 “蒲草无泥岂可长高？ 芦苇无水岂可茂盛？

12 While the shoots are still uncut, they dry up more quickly than grass.

12 它们还在生长、尚未割下， 已比百草先枯萎。

13 Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so the hope of the godless will perish.

13 忘记上帝的人，结局也是如此； 不信上帝的人，盼望终必破灭。

14 His confidence is fragile; his security is in a spider’s web.

14 他所仰仗的虚若游丝， 他所倚靠的诚如蛛网。

15 He leans on his web, but it gives way; he holds fast, but it does not endure.

15 他倚靠它，它却支撑不住； 他抓紧它，它却脆弱不稳。

16 He is a well-watered plant in the sunshine, spreading its shoots over the garden.

16 他像阳光下生机勃勃的植物， 枝条爬满了园囿，

17 His roots wrap around the rock heap; he looks for a home among the stones.

17 根茎盘绕石堆， 深深扎入石缝。

18 If he is uprooted from his place, it will disown him, saying, ‘I never saw you.’

18 一旦他被连根拔起， 原处必否认见过他。

19 Surely this is the joy of his way; yet others will spring from the dust.

19 他的生命就这样消逝 ， 地上会兴起其他人。

20 Behold, God does not reject the blameless, nor will He strengthen the hand of evildoers.

20 “上帝绝不会抛弃纯全的人， 也不会扶持邪恶的人。

21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter, and your lips with a shout of joy.

21 祂要使你笑口常开， 欢声不断。

22 Your enemies will be clothed in shame, and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”

22 憎恨你的人必抱愧蒙羞， 恶人的帐篷必不复存在。”