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約伯：你幫助了誰呢

¹約伯回答說：Then Job answered:

²無能的人蒙你何等的幫助！膀臂無力的人蒙你何等的拯救！“How you have helped the powerless and saved the arm that is feeble!

³無智慧的人蒙你何等的指教！你向他多顯大知識！How you have counseled the unwise and provided fully sound insight!

⁴你向誰發出言語來？誰的靈從你而出？To whom have you uttered these words? And whose spirit spoke through you?

神的大能遍及陰間和天地

⁵在大水和水族以下的陰魂戰兢。The dead tremble—those beneath the waters and those who dwell in them.

⁶在　神面前，陰間顯露；滅亡也不得遮掩。Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.

⁷神將北極鋪在空中，將大地懸在虛空；He stretches out the north over empty space; He hangs the earth upon nothing.

⁸將水包在密雲中，雲卻不破裂；He wraps up the waters in His clouds, yet the clouds do not burst under their own weight.

⁹遮蔽他的寶座，將雲鋪在其上；He covers the face of the full moon, spreading over it His cloud.

¹⁰在水面的周圍劃出界限，直到光明黑暗的交界。He has inscribed a horizon on the face of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

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¹¹天的柱子因他的斥責震動驚奇。The foundations of heaven quake, astounded at His rebuke.

¹²他以能力攪動（或譯：平靜）大海；他藉知識打傷拉哈伯，By His power He stirred the sea; by His understanding He shattered Rahab.

¹³藉他的靈使天有妝飾；他的手刺殺快蛇。By His breath the skies were cleared; His hand pierced the fleeing serpent.

這不過是神工作的些微

¹⁴看哪，這不過是　神工作的些微；我們所聽於他的是何等細微的聲音！他大能的雷聲誰能明透呢？Indeed, these are but the fringes of His ways; how faint is the whisper we hear of Him! Who then can understand the thunder of His power?”

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我至死必不以自己為不正

¹約伯接著說：Job continued his discourse:

²神奪去我的理，全能者使我心中愁苦。我指著永生的　神起誓：“As surely as God lives, who has deprived me of justice—the Almighty, who has embittered my soul—

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³我的生命尚在我裡面；　神所賜呼吸之氣仍在我的鼻孔內。as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,

⁴我的嘴決不說非義之言；我的舌也不說詭詐之語。my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

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⁵我斷不以你們為是；我至死必不以自己為不正！I will never say that you are right; I will maintain my integrity until I die.

⁶我持定我的義，必不放鬆；在世的日子，我心必不責備我。I will cling to my righteousness and never let go. As long as I live, my conscience will not accuse me.

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願仇敵如惡人一樣

⁷願我的仇敵如惡人一樣；願那起來攻擊我的，如不義之人一般。May my enemy be like the wicked and my opponent like the unjust.

⁸不敬虔的人雖然得利，　神奪取其命的時候還有甚麼指望呢？For what is the hope of the godless when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?

⁹患難臨到他，　神豈能聽他的呼求？Will God hear his cry when distress comes upon him?

¹⁰他豈以全能者為樂，隨時求告　神呢？Will he delight in the Almighty? Will he call upon God at all times?

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¹¹神的作為，我要指教你們；全能者所行的，我也不隱瞞。I will instruct you in the power of God. I will not conceal the ways of the Almighty.

¹²你們自己也都見過，為何全然變為虛妄呢？Surely all of you have seen it for yourselves. Why then do you keep up this empty talk?

惡人從神所得的分

¹³神為惡人所定的分，強暴人從全能者所得的報（原文是產業）乃是這樣：This is the wicked man’s portion from God—the heritage the ruthless receive from the Almighty.

¹⁴倘或他的兒女增多，還是被刀所殺；他的子孫必不得飽食。Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.

¹⁵他所遺留的人必死而埋葬；他的寡婦也不哀哭。His survivors will be buried by the plague, and their widows will not weep for them.

¹⁶他雖積蓄銀子如塵沙，預備衣服如泥土；Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay,

¹⁷他只管預備，義人卻要穿上；他的銀子，無辜的人要分取。what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.

¹⁸他建造房屋如蟲做窩，又如守望者所搭的棚。The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.

¹⁹他雖富足躺臥，卻不得收殮，轉眼之間就不在了。He lies down wealthy, but will do so no more; when he opens his eyes, all is gone.

²⁰驚恐如波濤將他追上；暴風在夜間將他颳去。Terrors overtake him like a flood; a tempest sweeps him away in the night.

²¹東風把他飄去，又颳他離開本處。The east wind carries him away, and he is gone; it sweeps him out of his place.

²²神要向他射箭，並不留情；他恨不得逃脫　神的手。It hurls itself against him without mercy as he flees headlong from its power.

²³人要向他拍掌，並要發叱聲，使他離開本處。It claps its hands at him and hisses him out of his place.

人能找到地下的寶物

¹銀子有礦；煉金有方。“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.

²鐵從地裡挖出；銅從石中鎔化。Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.

³人為黑暗定界限，查究幽暗陰翳的石頭，直到極處，Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.

⁴在無人居住之處刨開礦穴，過路的人也想不到他們；又與人遠離，懸在空中搖來搖去。Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.

⁵至於地，能出糧食，地內好像被火翻起來。Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.

⁶地中的石頭有藍寶石，並有金沙。Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.

⁷礦中的路鷙鳥不得知道；鷹眼也未見過。No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.

⁸狂傲的野獸未曾行過；猛烈的獅子也未曾經過。Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.

⁹人伸手鑿開堅石，傾倒山根，The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.

¹⁰在磐石中鑿出水道，親眼看見各樣寶物。He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.

¹¹他封閉水不得滴流，使隱藏的物顯露出來。He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.

智慧在哪裡

¹²然而，智慧有何處可尋？聰明之處在哪裡呢？But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?

¹³智慧的價值無人能知，在活人之地也無處可尋。No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.

¹⁴深淵說：不在我內；滄海說：不在我中。The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’

¹⁵智慧非用黃金可得，也不能平白銀為它的價值。It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.

¹⁶俄斐金和貴重的紅瑪瑙，並藍寶石，不足與較量；It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.

¹⁷黃金和玻璃不足與比較；精金的器皿不足與兌換。Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.

¹⁸珊瑚、水晶都不足論；智慧的價值勝過珍珠（或譯：紅寶石）。Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.

¹⁹古實的紅璧璽不足與比較；精金也不足與較量。Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.

唯有神知道智慧的所在

²⁰智慧從何處來呢？聰明之處在哪裡呢？From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?

²¹是向一切有生命的眼目隱藏，向空中的飛鳥掩蔽。It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.

²²滅沒和死亡說：我們風聞其名。Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’

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²³神明白智慧的道路，曉得智慧的所在。But God understands its way, and He knows its place.

²⁴因他鑒察直到地極，遍觀普天之下，For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.

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²⁵要為風定輕重，又度量諸水；When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,

²⁶他為雨露定命令，為雷電定道路。when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,

²⁷那時他看見智慧，而且述說；他堅定，並且查究。then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.

²⁸他對人說：敬畏主就是智慧；遠離惡便是聰明。And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

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惟願我如從前的日子

¹約伯又接著說：And Job continued his discourse:

²惟願我的景況如從前的月份，如　神保守我的日子。“How I long for the months gone by, for the days when God watched over me,

³那時他的燈照在我頭上；我藉他的光行過黑暗。when His lamp shone above my head, and by His light I walked through the darkness,

⁴我願如壯年的時候：那時我在帳棚中，　神待我有密友之情；when I was in my prime, when the friendship of God rested on my tent,

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⁵全能者仍與我同在；我的兒女都環繞我。when the Almighty was still with me and my children were around me,

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⁶奶多可洗我的腳；磐石為我出油成河。when my steps were bathed in cream and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

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在城門受人尊敬

⁷我出到城門，在街上設立座位；When I went out to the city gate and took my seat in the public square,

⁸少年人見我而迴避，老年人也起身站立；the young men saw me and withdrew, and the old men rose to their feet.

⁹王子都停止說話，用手摀口；The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.

¹⁰首領靜默無聲，舌頭貼住上膛。The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

¹¹耳朵聽我的，就稱我有福；眼睛看我的，便稱讚我；For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me,

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我為窮乏人的父

¹²因我拯救哀求的困苦人和無人幫助的孤兒。because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.

¹³將要滅亡的為我祝福；我也使寡婦心中歡樂。The dying man blessed me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

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¹⁴我以公義為衣服，以公平為外袍和冠冕。I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; justice was my robe and my turban.

¹⁵我為瞎子的眼，瘸子的腳。I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame.

¹⁶我為窮乏人的父；素不認識的人，我查明他的案件。I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.

¹⁷我打破不義之人的牙床，從他牙齒中奪了所搶的。I shattered the fangs of the unjust and snatched the prey from his teeth.

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我的根長到水邊

¹⁸我便說：我必死在家中（原文是窩中），必增添我的日子，多如塵沙。So I thought: ‘I will die in my nest and multiply my days as the sand.

¹⁹我的根長到水邊；露水終夜霑在我的枝上。My roots will spread out to the waters, and the dew will rest nightly on my branches.

²⁰我的榮耀在身上增新；我的弓在手中日強。My glory is ever new within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand.’

²¹人聽見我而仰望，靜默等候我的指教。Men listened to me with expectation, waiting silently for my counsel.

²²我說話之後，他們就不再說；我的言語像雨露滴在他們身上。After my words, they spoke no more; my speech settled on them like dew.

²³他們仰望我如仰望雨，又張開口如切慕春雨。They waited for me as for rain and drank in my words like spring showers.

²⁴他們不敢自信，我就向他們含笑；他們不使我臉上的光改變。If I smiled at them, they did not believe it; the light of my countenance was precious.

²⁵我為他們選擇道路，又坐首位；我如君王在軍隊中居住，又如弔喪的安慰傷心的人。I chose their course and presided as chief. So I dwelt as a king among his troops, as a comforter of the mourners.

從馬耳他到羅馬

¹¹過了三個月，我們上了亞歷山大的船往前行；這船以「宙斯雙子」為記，是在那海島過了冬的。After three months we set sail in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered in the island. It had the Twin Brothers as a figurehead.

¹²到了敘拉古，我們停泊三日；Putting in at Syracuse, we stayed there three days.

¹³又從那裡繞行，來到利基翁。過了一天，起了南風，第二天就來到部丟利。From there we weighed anchor and came to Rhegium. After one day, a south wind came up, and on the second day we arrived at Puteoli.

¹⁴在那裡遇見弟兄們，請我們與他們同住了七天。這樣，我們來到羅馬。There we found some brothers who invited us to spend the week with them. And so we came to Rome.

弟兄們出來迎接

¹⁵那裡的弟兄們一聽見我們的信息就出來，到亞比烏市和三館地方迎接我們。保羅見了他們，就感謝　神，放心壯膽。The brothers there had heard about us and traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he was encouraged and gave thanks to God.

保羅在羅馬受看守

¹⁶進了羅馬城，（有古卷加：百夫長把眾囚犯交給御營的統領，惟有）保羅蒙准和一個看守他的兵另住在一處。When we arrived in Rome, Paul was permitted to stay by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

保羅會見猶太人的首領

¹⁷過了三天，保羅請猶太人的首領來。他們來了，就對他們說：「弟兄們，我雖沒有做甚麼事干犯本國的百姓和我們祖宗的規條，卻被鎖綁，從耶路撒冷解在羅馬人的手裡。After three days, he called together the leaders of the Jews. When they had gathered, he said to them, “Brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or the customs of our fathers, I was taken prisoner in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans.

¹⁸他們審問了我，就願意釋放我；因為在我身上，並沒有該死的罪。They examined me and wanted to release me, because there was no basis for a death sentence against me.

¹⁹無奈猶太人不服，我不得已，只好上告於凱撒，並非有甚麼事要控告我本國的百姓。But when the Jews objected, I was compelled to appeal to Caesar, even though I have no charge to bring against my nation.

²⁰因此，我請你們來見面說話，我原為以色列人所指望的，被這鍊子捆鎖。」So for this reason I have called to see you and speak with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.”

²¹他們說：「我們並沒有接著從猶太來論你的信，也沒有弟兄到這裡來報給我們說你有甚麼不好處。The leaders replied, “We have not received any letters about you from Judea, nor have any of the brothers from there reported or even mentioned anything bad about you.

²²但我們願意聽你的意見如何；因為這教門，我們曉得是到處被毀謗的。」But we consider your views worth hearing, because we know that people everywhere are speaking against this sect.”

從早到晚講論神國的道

²³他們和保羅約定了日子，就有許多人到他的寓處來。保羅從早到晚，對他們講論這事，證明　神國的道，引摩西的律法和先知的書，以耶穌的事勸勉他們。So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

²⁴他所說的話，有信的，有不信的。Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others refused to believe.

引用以賽亞的話

²⁵他們彼此不合，就散了；未散以先，保羅說了一句話，說：「聖靈藉先知以賽亞向你們祖宗所說的話是不錯的。They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

²⁶他說：你去告訴這百姓說：你們聽是要聽見，卻不明白；看是要看見，卻不曉得；‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”

²⁷因為這百姓油蒙了心，耳朵發沉，眼睛閉著；恐怕眼睛看見，耳朵聽見，心裡明白，回轉過來，我就醫治他們。For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

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²⁸所以你們當知道，　神這救恩，如今傳給外邦人，他們也必聽受。」（有古卷加：Be advised, therefore, that God’s salvation has been sent to the Gentiles, and they will listen!”

²⁹保羅說了這話，猶太人議論紛紛地就走了。）（BSB 英譯本沒有這一節）

放膽傳道兩年

³⁰保羅在自己所租的房子裡住了足足兩年。凡來見他的人，他全都接待，Paul stayed there two full years in his own rented house, welcoming all who came to visit him.

³¹放膽傳講　神國的道，將主耶穌基督的事教導人，並沒有人禁止。Boldly and freely he proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ.