约伯记 Job 40

1 Then the LORD said to Job,
1 耶和华又对约伯说，

2 "Shall the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God answer it."
2 强辩的岂可与全能者争论吗。与神辩驳的可以回答这些吧。

3 Then Job answered the LORD and said,
3 于是，约伯回答耶和华说，

4 "Behold, I am insignificant; what can I reply to You? I lay my hand on my mouth.
4 我是卑贱的。我用什么回答你呢。只好用手捂口。

5 Once I have spoken, and I will not answer; even twice, and I will add nothing more."
5 我说了一次，再不回答。说了两次，就不再说。

6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the storm and said,
6 于是，耶和华从旋风中回答约伯说，

7 "Now gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you instruct Me.
7 你要如勇士束腰。我问你，你可以指示我。

8 Will you really annul My judgment? Will you condemn Me that you may be justified?
8 你岂可废弃我所拟定的。岂可定我有罪，好显自己为义吗。

9 Or do you have an arm like God, and can you thunder with a voice like His?
9 你有神那样的膀臂吗。你能像他发雷声吗。

10 Adorn yourself with eminence and dignity, and clothe yourself with honor and majesty.
10 你要以荣耀庄严为妆饰，以尊荣威严为衣服。

11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger, and look on everyone who is proud, and make him low.
11 要发出你满溢的怒气，见一切骄傲的人，使他降卑。

12 Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him, and tread down the wicked where they stand.
12 见一切骄傲的人，将他制伏，把恶人践踏在本处。

13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
13 将他们一同隐藏在尘土中，把他们的脸蒙蔽在隐密处。

14 Then I will also confess to you, that your own right hand can save you.
14 我就认你右手能以救自己。

15 "Behold now, Behemoth, which I made as well as you; he eats grass like an ox.
15 你且观看河马。我造你也造它。它吃草与牛一样。

16 Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his power in the muscles of his belly.
16 它的气力在腰间，能力在肚腹的筋上。

17 He bends his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
17 它摇动尾巴如香柏树。它大腿的筋互相联络。

18 His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are like bars of iron.
18 它的骨头好像铜管。它的肢体仿佛铁棍。

19 He is the first of the ways of God; let his Maker bring near His sword.
19 它在神所造的物中为首。创造它的给它刀剑。

20 Surely the mountains bring him food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
20 诸山给它出食物，也是百兽游玩之处。

21 Under the lotus plants he lies down, in the covert of the reeds and the marsh.
21 它伏在莲叶之下，卧在芦苇隐密处和水洼子里。

22 The lotus plants cover him with shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
22 莲叶的阴凉遮蔽它。溪旁的柳树环绕它。

23 If a river rages, he is not alarmed; he is confident, though the Jordan rushes to his mouth.
23 河水泛滥，它不发战。就是约旦河的水涨到它口边，也是安然。

24 Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, or pierce his nose with a bar?
24 在它防备的时候，谁能捉拿它。谁能牢笼它穿它的鼻子呢。