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Job 40 Greek original · 32 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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καὶ ἀπεκρίθη κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῷ Ιωβ καὶ εἶπεν
And the Lord God answered Job and said:
主神回答約伯說：
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μὴ κρίσιν μετὰ ἱκανοῦ ἐκκλινεῖ ἐλέγχων θεὸν ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτήν
Will he who contends with the Sufficient One turn judgement aside? Let him who reproves God answer it.
與全足者爭辯的，豈能使審判偏離麼？責備神的，讓他回答這事。
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ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ιωβ λέγει τῷ κυρίῳ
Then Job answered and said to the Lord:
約伯就回答主說：
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τί ἔτι ἐγὼ κρίνομαι νουθετούμενος καὶ ἐλέγχων κύριον ἀκούων τοιαῦτα οὐθὲν ὤν ἐγὼ δὲ τίνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶ πρὸς ταῦτα χεῖρα θήσω ἐπὶ στόματί μου
Why do I still contend, being admonished and reproving the Lord, hearing such things, when I am nothing? What answer shall I give to these things? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
我既受警戒，又責備主，聽見這樣的話，自己卻算不得甚麼，我還爭辯甚麼呢？我能對這些事作甚麼回答呢？我要用手摀住我的口。
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ἅπαξ λελάληκα ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ δευτέρῳ οὐ προσθήσω
I have spoken once, but a second time I will add nothing.
我說過一次，第二次就不再說了。
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ἔτι δὲ ὑπολαβὼν ὁ κύριος εἶπεν τῷ Ιωβ ἐκ τοῦ νέφους
And the Lord answered Job again out of the cloud, and said:
主又從雲中回答約伯說：
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μή ἀλλὰ ζῶσαι ὥσπερ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀσφύν σου ἐρωτήσω δέ σε σὺ δέ μοι ἀποκρίθητι
No—but gird up your loins like a man; I will ask you, and you shall answer me.
不然，你要如勇士束腰；我要問你，你可以回答我。
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μὴ ἀποποιοῦ μου τὸ κρίμα οἴει δέ με ἄλλως σοι κεχρηματικέναι ἢ ἵνα ἀναφανῇς δίκαιος
Do not set aside my judgement. Do you think I have dealt with you for any other reason than that you might be shown to be righteous?
你不要廢棄我的審判。你以為我對你有別的吩咐，不過是要顯出你為義麼？
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ἦ βραχίων σοί ἐστιν κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἢ φωνῇ κατ’ αὐτὸν βροντᾷς
Have you an arm against the Lord? Or do you thunder with a voice like his?
你有膀臂能敵對主麼？你能用聲音像他那樣打雷麼？
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ἀνάλαβε δὴ ὕψος καὶ δύναμιν δόξαν δὲ καὶ τιμὴν ἀμφίεσαι
Take on, then, height and power, and clothe yourself with glory and honour.
你且取高位和能力，以榮耀尊貴為衣。
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ἀπόστειλον δὲ ἀγγέλους ὀργῇ πᾶν δὲ ὑβριστὴν ταπείνωσον
Send forth angels in wrath, and humble every insolent man.
你當發怒差遣使者，使一切狂傲的人降卑。
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ὑπερήφανον δὲ σβέσον σῆψον δὲ ἀσεβεῖς παραχρῆμα
Quench the proud, and make the ungodly rot at once.
你要撲滅驕傲的人，立刻使不敬虔的人腐爛。
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κρύψον δὲ εἰς γῆν ἔξω ὁμοθυμαδόν τὰ δὲ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ἀτιμίας ἔμπλησον
Hide them together in the earth outside, and fill their faces with dishonour.
把他們一同藏在外面的土裡，使他們的臉充滿羞辱。
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ὁμολογήσω ἄρα ὅτι δύναται ἡ δεξιά σου σῶσαι
Then I will confess that your right hand is able to save.
那時我就承認你的右手能施行拯救。
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ἀλλὰ δὴ ἰδοὺ θηρία παρὰ σοί χόρτον ἴσα βουσὶν ἐσθίει
But look now at the beasts beside you: they eat grass like oxen.
你且看那些野獸，牠們與你同在，吃草如同牛一樣。
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ἰδοὺ δὴ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ ὀσφύι ἡ δὲ δύναμις ἐπ’ ὀμφαλοῦ γαστρός
Behold now, its strength is in its loins, and its power in the navel of its belly.
看哪，牠的力量在腰間，牠的能力在肚腹的筋上。
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ἔστησεν οὐρὰν ὡς κυπάρισσον τὰ δὲ νεῦρα αὐτοῦ συμπέπλεκται
It sets up its tail like a cypress, and its sinews are knit together.
牠豎起尾巴如同柏樹，牠的筋交結在一起。
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αἱ πλευραὶ αὐτοῦ πλευραὶ χάλκειαι ἡ δὲ ῥάχις αὐτοῦ σίδηρος χυτός
Its ribs are ribs of bronze, and its spine is cast iron.
牠的肋骨是銅的肋骨，牠的脊骨是鑄鐵。
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τοῦτ’ ἔστιν ἀρχὴ πλάσματος κυρίου πεποιημένον ἐγκαταπαίζεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ
This is the beginning of the Lord’s handiwork, made to be mocked at by his angels.
這是主所造之物的起頭，是造來給他的眾天使戲耍的。
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ἐπελθὼν δὲ ἐπ’ ὄρος ἀκρότομον ἐποίησεν χαρμονὴν τετράποσιν ἐν τῷ ταρτάρῳ
And going up on a sheer mountain, it brought joy to the four-footed beasts in Tartarus.
牠上到陡峭的山上，就使塔耳塔羅斯中的四足走獸歡喜。
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ὑπὸ παντοδαπὰ δένδρα κοιμᾶται παρὰ πάπυρον καὶ κάλαμον καὶ βούτομον
It lies under trees of every kind, beside papyrus and reed and sedge.
牠臥在各樣的樹下，在紙草、蘆葦和莎草旁邊。
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σκιάζονται δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ δένδρα μεγάλα σὺν ῥαδάμνοις καὶ κλῶνες ἄγνου
Great trees with their shoots, and the branches of the chaste tree, cast their shade over it.
大樹連同嫩枝、並牡荊的枝條，都在牠上面搭起蔭影。
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ἐὰν γένηται πλήμμυρα οὐ μὴ αἰσθηθῇ πέποιθεν ὅτι προσκρούσει ὁ Ιορδάνης εἰς τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ
If there is a flood, it will not notice; it is confident that the Jordan will rush into its mouth.
江河若氾濫，牠也不覺得；牠自信約但河會衝進牠的口中。
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ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ αὐτοῦ δέξεται αὐτόν ἐνσκολιευόμενος τρήσει ῥῖνα
One will take it in its own eye; twisting about, one will pierce its nose.
有人要當著牠的眼睛捉住牠，用巧計刺穿牠的鼻子。
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ἄξεις δὲ δράκοντα ἐν ἀγκίστρῳ περιθήσεις δὲ φορβεὰν περὶ ῥῖνα αὐτοῦ
Will you draw out the dragon with a hook, and put a halter about its nose?
你能用魚鉤牽出龍麼？能用嚼環套住牠的鼻子麼？
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εἰ δήσεις κρίκον ἐν τῷ μυκτῆρι αὐτοῦ ψελίῳ δὲ τρυπήσεις τὸ χεῖλος αὐτοῦ
Will you fasten a ring in its nostril, and pierce its lip with a clasp?
你能用環穿在牠的鼻孔上麼？能用鐲子穿透牠的嘴唇麼？
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λαλήσει δέ σοι δεήσει ἱκετηρίᾳ μαλακῶς
Will it speak to you, entreating you softly with supplication?
牠豈肯對你說話，用溫柔的懇求向你哀告？
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θήσεται δὲ διαθήκην μετὰ σοῦ λήμψῃ δὲ αὐτὸν δοῦλον αἰώνιον
Will it make a covenant with you? And will you take it as a slave for ever?
牠豈肯與你立約，使你永遠得牠作奴僕？
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παίξῃ δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ ὥσπερ ὀρνέῳ ἢ δήσεις αὐτὸν ὥσπερ στρουθίον παιδίῳ
Will you play with it as with a bird, or tie it up like a sparrow for a child?
你豈能拿牠當雀鳥戲耍，或把牠拴住，像麻雀給小孩子玩？
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ἐνσιτοῦνται δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ ἔθνη μεριτεύονται δὲ αὐτὸν φοινίκων γένη
Do the nations feed upon it? Do the tribes of the Phoenicians divide it among themselves?
列國豈能以牠為食物？腓尼基的各族豈能把牠瓜分？
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πᾶν δὲ πλωτὸν συνελθὸν οὐ μὴ ἐνέγκωσιν βύρσαν μίαν οὐρᾶς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν πλοίοις ἁλιέων κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ
All the vessels together could not carry one hide of its tail, nor its head in fishermen’s boats.
一切船隻聚集起來，也抬不動牠尾巴上的一張皮，也不能用漁船載走牠的頭。
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ἐπιθήσεις δὲ αὐτῷ χεῖρα μνησθεὶς πόλεμον τὸν γινόμενον ἐν σώματι αὐτοῦ καὶ μηκέτι γινέσθω
You will lay your hand upon it, remembering the battle that takes place on its body—and let it happen no more.
你要按手在牠身上，想起牠身上將有的爭戰，就不再這樣作了。
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