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Job 13

Ge'ez original · 23 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss

📖 This chapter exists in 3 other originals — side by side (Hebrew Old Testament, Septuagint, Vulgate)

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13:1

ናሁ፡ ዝ፡ ዘርእየት፡ ዓይንየ፡ ወዘሰምዐት፡ ዕዝንየ።

“Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.

這一切，我眼都見過；我耳都聽過，而且明白。

13:2

ወኣአምር፡ ዘከመ፡ ተአምሩ፡ እንትሙ፡ ወእምኔክሙሂ፡ ኢየዓብድ።

What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.

你們所知道的，我也知道，並非不及你們。

13:3

ወባሕቱ፡ አንሳ፡ ኀበ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እነግር፡ ወእትዋቅሥ፡ ቅድሜሁ፡ ለእመ፡ ፈቀደ፡፡ 4፡ አንተስ፡ ዓቀብተ፡ ሥራይ፡ ዘዓመፃ፡ ወመናዝዛን፡ ለእኪት፡ ኵልክሙ።

“Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God.

我真要對全能者說話；我願與上帝理論。

13:5

ኢይረትዓኒ፡ አጽምአክሙ፡ እስመ፡ ጠፍአት፡ ጥበብ፡ እምኔክሙ።

Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

惟願你們全然不作聲；這就算為你們的智慧！

13:6

ስምዑኒ፡ ቅስተ፡ አፉየ፡ ወአጽምኡኒ፡ ፍትሐ፡ ከናፍርየ።

Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.

請你們聽我的辯論，留心聽我口中的分訴。

13:7

ወይእዜኒ፡ አኮኑ፡ ቅድመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ትነብሩ፡ ወታየድሁ፡ ጕኅኩተ፡ በቅድሜሁ፡ ወትትገኃሡ፡ እምኔሁ፡ እስኩ፡ ለሊክሙ፡ ፍትሑ።

Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?

你們要為上帝說不義的話嗎？為他說詭詐的言語嗎？

13:8

ሠናይኑ፡ እመ፡ የሐትቱክሙ፡ እንዘ፡ ትገብሩ፡ ኵሎ፡ ኪያሁ፡ ተኃሥሡ።

Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?

你們要為上帝徇情嗎？要為他爭論嗎？

13:9

በምንትኑ፡ ታስማስልዎ፡ ከመትትዋቀሱ፡ ሎቱ፡ ለገጽለሰ፡ ታደልዉ፡ ወለፌ፡ ተኀብኡ፡ እምቅሜሁ።

Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?

他查出你們來，這豈是好嗎？人欺哄人，你們也要照樣欺哄他嗎？