| 耶和華以造物的奇妙問約伯 |
| 38:1 | [NASB] Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said, |
| 38:2 | [NASB] "Who is this that darkens counsel By words without knowledge? |
| 38:3 | [NASB] "Now gird up your loins like a man, And I will ask you, and you instruct Me! |
| 38:4 | [NASB] "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell {Me,} if you have understanding, |
| 38:5 | [NASB] Who set its measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the line on it? |
| 38:6 | [NASB] "On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone, |
| 38:7 | [NASB] When the morning stars sang together And all the sons of God shouted for joy? |
| 38:8 | [NASB] "Or {who} enclosed the sea with doors When, bursting forth, it went out from the womb; |
| 38:9 | [NASB] When I made a cloud its garment And thick darkness its swaddling band, |
| 38:10 | [NASB] And I placed boundaries on it And set a bolt and doors, |
| 38:11 | [NASB] And I said, 'Thus far you shall come, but no farther; And here shall your proud waves stop'? |
| 38:12 | [NASB] "Have you ever in your life commanded the morning, {And} caused the dawn to know its place, |
| 38:13 | [NASB] That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it? |
| 38:14 | [NASB] "It is changed like clay {under} the seal; And they stand forth like a garment. |
| 38:15 | [NASB] "From the wicked their light is withheld, And the uplifted arm is broken. |
| 38:16 | [NASB] "Have you entered into the springs of the sea Or walked in the recesses of the deep? |
| 38:17 | [NASB] "Have the gates of death been revealed to you, Or have you seen the gates of deep darkness? |
| 38:18 | [NASB] "Have you understood the expanse of the earth? Tell {Me,} if you know all this. |
| 38:19 | [NASB] "Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And darkness, where is its place, |
| 38:20 | [NASB] That you may take it to its territory And that you may discern the paths to its home? |
| 38:21 | [NASB] "You know, for you were born then, And the number of your days is great! |
| 38:22 | [NASB] "Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail, |
| 38:23 | [NASB] Which I have reserved for the time of distress, For the day of war and battle? |
| 38:24 | [NASB] "Where is the way that the light is divided, {Or} the east wind scattered on the earth? |
| 38:25 | [NASB] "Who has cleft a channel for the flood, Or a way for the thunderbolt, |
| 38:26 | [NASB] To bring rain on a land without people, {On} a desert without a man in it, |
| 38:27 | [NASB] To satisfy the waste and desolate land And to make the seeds of grass to sprout? |
| 38:28 | [NASB] "Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew? |
| 38:29 | [NASB] "From whose womb has come the ice? And the frost of heaven, who has given it birth? |
| 38:30 | [NASB] "Water becomes hard like stone, And the surface of the deep is imprisoned. |
| 38:31 | [NASB] "Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades, Or loose the cords of Orion? |
| 38:32 | [NASB] "Can you lead forth a constellation in its season, And guide the Bear with her satellites? |
| 38:33 | [NASB] "Do you know the ordinances of the heavens, Or fix their rule over the earth? |
| 38:34 | [NASB] "Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, So that an abundance of water will cover you? |
| 38:35 | [NASB] "Can you send forth lightnings that they may go And say to you, 'Here we are'? |
| 38:36 | [NASB] "Who has put wisdom in the innermost being Or given understanding to the mind? |
| 38:37 | [NASB] "Who can count the clouds by wisdom, Or tip the water jars of the heavens, |
| 38:38 | [NASB] When the dust hardens into a mass And the clods stick together? |
| 38:39 | [NASB] "Can you hunt the prey for the lion, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, |
| 38:40 | [NASB] When they crouch in {their} dens {And} lie in wait in {their} lair? |
| 38:41 | [NASB] "Who prepares for the raven its nourishment When its young cry to God And wander about without food? |
| 以禽獸的性情質問約伯 |
| 39:1 | [NASB] "Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer? |
| 39:2 | [NASB] "Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth? |
| 39:3 | [NASB] "They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains. |
| 39:4 | [NASB] "Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them. |
| 39:5 | [NASB] "Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey, |
| 39:6 | [NASB] To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place? |
| 39:7 | [NASB] "He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear. |
| 39:8 | [NASB] "He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing. |
| 39:9 | [NASB] "Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger? |
| 39:10 | [NASB] "Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you? |
| 39:11 | [NASB] "Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him? |
| 39:12 | [NASB] "Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather {it from} your threshing floor? |
| 39:13 | [NASB] "The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love, |
| 39:14 | [NASB] For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust, |
| 39:15 | [NASB] And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them. |
| 39:16 | [NASB] "She treats her young cruelly, as if {they} were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, {she} is unconcerned; |
| 39:17 | [NASB] Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding. |
| 39:18 | [NASB] "When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider. |
| 39:19 | [NASB] "Do you give the horse {his} might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane? |
| 39:20 | [NASB] "Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible. |
| 39:21 | [NASB] "He paws in the valley, and rejoices in {his} strength; He goes out to meet the weapons. |
| 39:22 | [NASB] "He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword. |
| 39:23 | [NASB] "The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin. |
| 39:24 | [NASB] "With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet. |
| 39:25 | [NASB] "As often as the trumpet {sounds} he says, 'Aha!' And he scents the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry. |
| 39:26 | [NASB] "Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south? |
| 39:27 | [NASB] "Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up And makes his nest on high? |
| 39:28 | [NASB] "On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place. |
| 39:29 | [NASB] "From there he spies out food; His eyes see {it} from afar. |
| 39:30 | [NASB] "His young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he." |
