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Job 31
Ge'ez original · 35 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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31:1
ሥርዓተ፡ ገበርኩ፡ ለአዕይንትየ፡ ወኢነጸርክዋ፡ ለድንግል።
“I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
我與眼睛立約, 怎能戀戀瞻望處女呢?
31:2
ወዓዲ፡ ክፍለ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ኢበላዕኩ፡ ወርስቶሂ፡ ለኃያል፡ እምአርያም።
For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?
從至上的上帝所得之分, 從至高全能者所得之業是甚麼呢?
31:3
አሌ፡ ሎ፡ ለሞተ፡ ዓመፂ፡ ወተናክሮቶሙ፡ ለእለ፡ ይገብርዋ፡ ለኃጢአት።
Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
豈不是禍患臨到不義的, 災害臨到作孽的呢?
31:4
አኮኑ፡ ውእቱ፡ ይርእያ፡ ለፍኖትየ፡ ወኈለቈ፡ ኵሎ፡ ሥግረትየ።
Doesn’t he see my ways, and count all my steps?
上帝豈不是察看我的道路, 數點我的腳步呢?
31:5
ሶበዑ፡ ሖርኩ፡ ምስለ፡ መስተሣልቃን፡ ወሶበሁ፡ ተግኅሠት፡ እግርየ፡ እምፍኖቱ።
“If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit
我若與虛謊同行, 腳若追隨詭詐; (
31:6
ወቆምኩ፡ በዳልወ፡ ጽድቅ፡ ወየአምር፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ የዋሃትየ።
(let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);
我若被公道的天平稱度, 使上帝可以知道我的純正;)
31:7
ተግኅሠት፡ እግርየ፡ እምፍኖቱ፡ ወለእመሂ፡ ተለወ፡ ልብየ፡ ድኅረ፡ ዓይንየ፡ ወእመሂ፡ ተመጠውኩ፡ ሕልያነ፡ በእዴየ፡ ዘዘራእኩ፡ ባዕድ፡ ይብልዎ።
if my step has turned out of the way, if my heart walked after my eyes, if any defilement has stuck to my hands,
我的腳步若偏離正路, 我的心若隨着我的眼目, 若有玷污粘在我手上;
31:8
ወዘእንበለ፡ ሥርው፡ ለእኩን፡ በዲበ፡ ምድር፡ ወእመሂ፡ ተለወ፡ ልብየ፡ ብእሲተ፡ ብእሲ፡ ወእመሂ፡ ወሐይኩ፡ ኆኅተ፡ ቤታ።
then let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
就願我所種的有別人吃, 我田所產的被拔出來。
31:9
ብእሲትየ፡ ትአድሞ፡ ለካልእ፡ ብእሲ፡ ወደቂቅየ፡ ለይኅሠሩ፡ በመቅሠፍተ፡ መዓቱ፡ ዘይእኅዝ።
“If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door,
我若受迷惑,向婦人起淫念, 在鄰舍的門外蹲伏,
31:10
እስመ፡ አርኵሶ፡ ብእሲተ፡ ብእሲ፡ እሳተ፡ ውእቱ፡ ዘይነድድ፡ ውስተ፡ ኵሉ፡ መለያልይ፡ ሃበ፡ ቦአ፡ ይሤሩ፡ እምሥርው።
then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.
就願我的妻子給別人推磨, 別人也與她同室。
31:11
ወለእመ፡ አመዕኩ፡ ፍትሐ፡ ገብርየ፡ ወአመትየ፡ ሶበ፡ ይትዋቀሡ፡ በኀቤየ።
For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
因為這是大罪, 是審判官當罰的罪孽。
31:12
ወምንተ፡ እሬሲ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ እመ፡ ገብረ፡ ሐተታየ፡ ወእመኒቦ፡ ዘሐወጸኒ፡ እትዋሣእኑ፡ ቅድሜሁ።
for it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.
這本是火焚燒,直到毀滅, 必拔除我所有的家產。
31:13
አኮኑ፡ በከመ፡ ተፈጠርኩ፡ አነ፡ በውስተ፡ ከርሠ፡ እምየ፡ እሙንቱሂ፡ ከማሁ፡ ኮኑ፡ ወነበርነ፡ ውስተ፡ ይእቲ፡ ከርሥ።
“If I have despised the cause of my male servant or of my female servant, when they contended with me,
我的僕婢與我爭辯的時候, 我若藐視不聽他們的情節;
31:14
ወትካትሰ፡ ግብረ፡ አደምዕ፡ ዘፈቀድኩ፡ ወኢመሰውኩ፡ ዓይነ፡ ፅቤር።
what then will I do when God rises up? When he visits, what will I answer him?
上帝興起,我怎樣行呢? 他察問,我怎樣回答呢?
31:15
ሶበሁ፡ ባሕቲትየ፡ በላዕኩ፡ እክልየ፡ ወኢወሀብኩ፡ ለእጓለ፡ ማውታ፡ እምኔሁ።
Didn’t he who made me in the womb make him? Didn’t one fashion us in the womb?
造我在腹中的,不也是造他嗎? 將他與我摶在腹中的豈不是一位嗎?
31:16
ወአሐፅኖ፡ እምንእሱ፡ ከመ፡ አቡሁ፡ ወአልኅቆ፡ እምከርሠ፡ እሙ፡ እምአመ፡ ተወልደ።
“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
我若不容貧寒人得其所願, 或叫寡婦眼中失望,
31:17
ወእመሂ፡ ርኢኩ፡ ዕሩቀ፡ ወኢያልበስኩ፡ እንዘ፡ ይመውት፡ በቊር።
or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
或獨自吃我一點食物, 孤兒沒有與我同吃; (
31:18
ወይድኅሩኒ፡ ስኡናን፡ ወእምጸምረ፡ አባዕግየ፡ ሞቀ፡ ዘባና፡ ቲሆሙ።
(no, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, I have guided her from my mother’s womb);
從幼年時孤兒與我同長,好像父子一樣; 我從出母腹就扶助 寡婦。)
31:19
አመ፡ አንሣእኩ፡ እዴየ፡ ዲበ፡ እጓለ፡ ማውታ፡ ተአሚንየ፡ ከመ፡ ብዙኅ፡ ረድኤት፡ ብየ፡ ይትመተር፡ መዝራዕትየ፡ እመታ፡ ክፍትየ፡ ወይትቀጥቀጥ፡ እዴየ፡ እምኵርባዕየ።
if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;
我若見人因無衣死亡, 或見窮乏人身無遮蓋;
31:20
እስመ፡ ግርማ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ አኃዘኒ፡ ወኢያመስጥ፡ እምኢኂዞቱ።
if his heart hasn’t blessed me, if he hasn’t been warmed with my sheep’s fleece;
我若不使他因我羊的毛得暖, 為我祝福;
31:21
ወእመሂ፡ ደፈንኩ፡ ወርቅየ፡ ውስተ፡ መሬት፡ ወአመ፡ ተአመንኩ፡ በዕንቊ፡ ዘብዙኅ፡ ሤጡ።
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate;
我若在城門口見有幫助我的, 舉手攻擊孤兒;
31:22
ወእመ፡ ተፈሣሕኩ፡ በብዙኅ፡ ብዕልየ፡ ወእመ፡ ወደይኩ፡ እዴየ፡ ዲበ፡ ዘአልቦ፡ ኍልቁ።
then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.
情願我的肩頭從缺盆骨脫落, 我的膀臂從羊矢骨折斷。
31:23
ወኢይሬእይኑ፡ ፀሐየ፡ ዘያበርህ፡ ወይጠፍእ፡ ወወርኅኒ፡ ትበኪ፡ እስመ፡ ኢትኴንን፡ ርእሳ።
For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because of his majesty, I can do nothing.
因上帝降的災禍使我恐懼; 因他的威嚴,我不能妄為。
31:24
ወአልቦ፡ ዘአስሐቶ፡ ለልብየ፡ በጽሚት፡ ወእመ፡ ወደይኩ፡ እዴየ፡ ዲበ፡ አፉየ፡ ወእመ፡ ሰሚዐ፡ ሰማዕኩ፡ ወተጸመምኩ።
“If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’
我若以黃金為指望, 對精金說:你是我的倚靠;
31:25
ወዝኒ፡ ይኩነኒ፡ ዓቢየ፡ ኃጢአተ፡ እመ፡ ሐሰውኩ፡ ቅድመ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ልዑል።
If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
我若因財物豐裕, 因我手多得資財而歡喜;
31:26
ወእመ፡ ተፈሣሕኩ፡ በድቀተ፡ ጸላእትየ፡ ወእመ፡ እቤ፡ በልብየ፡ እንቋዕ።
if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,
我若見太陽發光, 明月行在空中,
31:27
ለትስማዕ፡ ዕዝንየ፡ እኩየ፡ ወይጻእሊተ፡ ስም፡ እኩይ፡ በውስተ፡ ሕዝብየ።
and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth;
心就暗暗被引誘, 口便親手;
31:28
ወይቤሉ፡ ነባርየ፡ መኑ፡ እምወህበነ፡ ሥጋሁ፡ ንብላዕ፡ እንዘ፡ ጥቀ፡ እምሕሮሙ።
this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied the God who is above.
這也是審判官當罰的罪孽, 又是我背棄在上的上帝。
31:29
ወበአፍእ፡ ኢኃደረ፡ ነግድ፡ ወለኵሉ፡ ዘነጽአ፡ ርኅው፡ ቤትየ፡ ወእመ፡ አበስኩ፡ ወከባትኩ፡ ይኩነኒ፡ ዓቢየ፡ ጌጋየ።
“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him
我若見恨我的遭報就歡喜, 見他遭災便高興; (
31:30
ወኃፈርኩ፡ እምብዙኅ፡ ሰብእ፡ ተናሕዮ፡ በኀቤሆሙ፡ ወለእመ፡ ምስኪን፡ ይወፅእ፡ እምኆኅትየ፡ እንዘ፡ ዕራቁ።
(I have certainly not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);
我沒有容口犯罪, 咒詛他的生命;)
31:31
መኑ፡ እምወሀበኒ፡ ዘያጸምእኒ፡ ወእመ፡ ኢፈራህኩ፡ እደ፡ እግዚአብሔር፡ ወእመ፡ ብየ፡ መጽሐሰ፡ ዕዳ፡ ዘይፈድየኒ፡ እፀውር፡ ዲበ፡ መታክፍትየ፡ ወእነብባ፡ በኀበ፡ ብዙኀን።
if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?’
若我帳棚的人未嘗說, 誰不以主人的食物吃飽呢? (
31:32
ወእሰጥጣ፡ ወእገብእ፡ እንዘ፡ አልቦ፡ ዘእነሥእ፡ እምኀበ፡ ዘይፈድየኒ።
(the foreigner has not camped in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);
從來我沒有容客旅在街上住宿, 卻開門迎接行路的人;)
31:33
ወለእመ፡ አግዓርክዋ፡ ለምድር፡ ወእመ፡ በከየ፡ ትለሚሃ።
if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
我若像亞當 遮掩我的過犯, 將罪孽藏在懷中;
31:34
ወእመ፡ በላዕኩ፡ እክልየ፡ ናሕቲትየ፡ ዘእንበለ፡ ሤጥ፡ ወእመ፡ ሰደድክዎ፡ ለበዓለ፡ ምድር፡ ወአሕመምኩ፡ ነፍሶ።
because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn’t go out of the door—
因懼怕大眾, 又因宗族藐視我使我驚恐, 以致閉口無言,杜門不出;
31:35
ህየንተ፡ ሥርናይ፡ ክርዳድ፡ ይብቊለኒ፡ ወህየንተ፡ ሰገምሕንጽዋል፡ ይብቊለኒ፡ ወኃደገ፡ ኢዮብ፡ ነገረ።
oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me! Let the accuser write my indictment!
惟願有一位肯聽我! (看哪,在這裏有我所劃的押, 願全能者回答我!)
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