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Job 22
Ge'ez original · 29 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
← ch. 21ch. 23 → 📖 This chapter exists in 3 other originals —
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22:1
ወአደ፡ ተናገር፡ ኤልፋዝ፡ ቱሜናዊ፡ ተሰጥወ፡ ወይቤ።
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
提幔人以利法回答說：
22:2
ቀዳሚሁ፡ አኮኑ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ውእቱ፡ ዘይሜህር፡ ምክረ፡ ወጥበበ።
“Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
人豈能使上帝有益呢？ 智慧人但能有益於己。
22:3
ወምንት፡ ያጽሕቆ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር፡ ለአመ፡ አንተ፡ አንጻሕክ፡ ምግባሪከ፡ ወምንተ፡ ይረብኆ፡ ለአመ፡ አንተ፡ አርታዕከ፡ ፍናዊከ።
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him that you make your ways perfect?
你為人公義，豈叫全能者喜悅呢？ 你行為完全，豈能使他得利呢？
22:4
ይትሓሰበከኑ፡ ወይትዋቀሰከ፡ ወየሐውርኑ፡ ይሳነን፡ ምስሌከ።
Is it for your piety that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment?
豈是因你敬畏他 就責備你、審判你嗎？
22:5
ቀዳሚሁ፡ አኮኑ፡ ብዙኅ፡ ውእቱ፡ እከይከ፡ ወአልቦ፡ ኍልቊ፡ ለኃጣውኢከ።
Isn’t your wickedness great? Neither is there any end to your iniquities.
你的罪惡豈不是大嗎？ 你的罪孽也沒有窮盡；
22:6
ወአኀዝኮ፡ ለከንቱ፡ ወሰለብከ፡ ልብሶ፡ ለዕሩቅ።
For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
因你無故強取弟兄的物為當頭， 剝去貧寒人的衣服。
22:7
ማየ፡ ጥቀ፡ ኢያስተይኮ፡ ለጽሙአ፡ ወሄድከ፡ አፍእሞቶ፡ ለርኁብ፡ ወብእሲ፡ ዘይዘርእ፡ ሎቱ፡ ምድረ፡ ገጸ፡ መዳልው፡ ይነብር፡ ውስቴታ።
You haven’t given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
困乏的人，你沒有給他水喝； 飢餓的人，你沒有給他食物。
22:8
ወቦ፡ እለሂ፡ እንከርከ፡ ገጾሙ፡ ወጸላእከ፡ ነዳያነ፡ በዓመፃ፡ በዲበ፡ ምድር።
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
有能力的人就得地土； 尊貴的人也住在其中。
22:9
ወአውፃእኮን፡ ለዕቤራት፡ ዕራቆን፡ ወአፅዐርኮ፡ ለእጓለ፡ ማውታ።
You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
你打發寡婦空手回去， 折斷孤兒的膀臂。
22:10
በእንተ፡ ምንትኑ፡ ዓገተከ፡ መሥገርት፡ ወሮደከ፡ ጻባኢት፡ ኃያል።
Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you,
因此，有網羅環繞你， 有恐懼忽然使你驚惶；
22:11
ወብርሃንከሂ፡ ጽልመተ፡ ኮነከ፡ ወደፈነከ፡ ማይ፡ እንዘ፡ ትነውም።
or darkness, so that you can not see, and floods of waters cover you.
或有黑暗蒙蔽你， 並有洪水淹沒你。
22:12
ወኢኮነሁ፡ ብውሐ፡ ልዑል፡ ይግበር፡ ዘፈቀደ፡ ወያኃሥሮሙ፡ ለጸአልያን።
“Isn’t God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are!
上帝豈不是在高天嗎？ 你看星宿何其高呢！
22:13
ወትቤ፡ ምንተ፡ የአምር፡ ኃያል፡ ወበላዕለ፡ ጽልመትኑ፡ ይኴንን።
You say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
你說：上帝知道甚麼？ 他豈能看透幽暗施行審判呢？
22:14
ወደመና፡ ይሤውሮ፡ ወኢሬኢ፡ ዓውደ፡ ሰማይኑ፡ የሐውር።
Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see. He walks on the vault of the sky.’
密雲將他遮蓋，使他不能看見； 他周遊穹蒼。
22:15
ፍኖቶሂ፡ ዘለዓለም፡ ተዓቅብ፡ እንተ፡ ኬድዋ፡ እደው፡ ጻድቃን፡ እለ፡ ዓርጉ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ይትዓወቅ፡ ከመ፡ ፈለግ፡ ዘይውኅዥ፡ መሠረታቲሆሙ።
Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,
你要依從上古的道嗎？ 這道是惡人所行的。
22:16
ወእለ፡ ይብሉ፡ ምንተ፡ ይሬስየነ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወምንተ፡ ይመጽአ፡ ላዕሌነ፡ ዘኵሎ፡ ይመልክ፡ ወመልአ፡ ሎሙ፡ አብያቲሆሙ፡ በረከተ።
who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
他們未到死期，忽然除滅； 根基毀壞，好像被江河沖去。
22:17
ወምክረ፡ ኃጥአንሰ፡ ርኍቅ፡ እምኔሆሙ።
who said to God, ‘Depart from us!’ and, ‘What can the Almighty do for us?’
他們向上帝說：離開我們吧！ 又說：全能者能把我們怎麼樣呢？
22:18
ወርእዮሙ፡ ጻድቃን፡ ሰሐቱ፡ ወተሳለቁ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ፡ ንጹሐን።
Yet he filled their houses with good things, but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
哪知上帝以美物充滿他們的房屋； 但惡人所謀定的離我好遠。
22:19
ወጠፍአት፡ ንዋዮሙ፡ ወተረፎሙሂ፡ በልዓት፡ እሳት።
The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,
義人看見他們的結局就歡喜； 無辜的人嗤笑他們，
22:20
እስኩ፡ ኩን፡ እኩየ፡ እመትጸንዕ፡ ወአመ፡ ይሤኒ፡ ፍሬከ።
saying, ‘Surely those who rose up against us are cut off. The fire has consumed their remnant.’
說：那起來攻擊我們的果然被剪除， 其餘的都被火燒滅。
22:21
ሕትቶ፡ ለነገረ፡ አፉከ፡ ወደይ፡ ቃሎ፡ ውስተ፡ ልብከ።
“Acquaint yourself with him now, and be at peace. By it, good will come to you.
你要認識上帝，就得平安； 福氣也必臨到你。
22:22
እመሰ፡ ነሳሕከ፡ ወአሕመምከ፡ ርእሰከ፡ ቅድመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወአርኃቀ፡ እምልብከ፡ ዓመፃ።
Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
你當領受他口中的教訓， 將他的言語存在心裏。
22:23
ይተክለክ፡ ዲበ፡ ኰኵሕ፡ ወከመ፡ እብነ፡ ፈለግ፡ ይሰፍፍ።
If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up, if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.
你若歸向全能者，從你帳棚中遠除不義， 就必得建立。
22:24
ወይረድእከ፡ እምፀርከ፡ ዘኵሎ፡ ይመልክ፡ ወያገብአ፡ ለከ፡ ንጽሐከ፡ ከመ፡ ብሩር፡ ጽሩይ።
Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
要將你的珍寶丟在塵土裏， 將俄斐的黃金丟在溪河石頭之間；
22:25
ወትረክብ፡ ሞገስ፡ በቅድመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወትኔጽር፡ ሰማየ፡ ተፈሢሐከ።
The Almighty will be your treasure, and precious silver to you.
全能者就必為你的珍寶， 作你的寶銀。
22:26
ወዘጸለይከ፡ ኀቤሁ፡ ይሰምዐከ፡ ወይሁበከ።
For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face to God.
你就要以全能者為喜樂， 向上帝仰起臉來。
22:27
ወየዓሥየከ፡ ፍዳ፡ ጽድቅከ፡ ወያበርህ፡ ውስተ፡ ፍናዊከ።
You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You will pay your vows.
你要禱告他，他就聽你； 你也要還你的願。
22:28
እስመ፡ አሕመመከ፡ ትብል፡ ተዓበየ፡ ለዘያቴሕት፡ ርእሶ።
You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you. Light will shine on your ways.
你定意要做何事，必然給你成就； 亮光也必照耀你的路。
22:29
ወይባልሖ፡ ለንጹሕ፡ ወትድኀን፡ በንጽሐ፡ እደዊከ።
When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.
人使你降卑，你仍可說：必得高升； 謙卑的人，上帝必然拯救。
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