約伯記 23

1 約伯回答說：

And he answered Job and he said.

2 直到今天，我還是痛苦的哀訴，他沉重的手掌，使我不得不呻吟。

Also this day [the] rebellion of complaint my hand my it is heavy on groaning my.

3 惟願我知道怎樣能尋到天主，能達到他的寶座前，

Who? will he give I knew and I will find him I will come to place his.

4 好將我的案情向他陳訴，因為我口中滿了證詞!

Let me set in order before him a case and mouth my let me fill arguments.

5 唯願我知道他答覆我的話，明瞭他向我說什麼!

I want to know [the] words [which] he will answer me and I want to understand what? will he say to me.

6 他豈能靠強力同我爭辯﹖決不，他必留神聽我。

¿ With greatness of power will he conduct a case with me not surely he he will put on me.

7 如此，他會分辨出同他爭論的是個正直人，也許我可永久不再受裁判!

There an upright [person] [will be] reasoning with him and I will deliver to perpetuity from judge my.

8 可是我往東行，他不在那裏；我往西行，也找不到他；

Here! forward I go and there not [is] he and backwards and not I perceive him.

9 往北找，也看不見他；往南去，也見不到他。

[the] left [side] When acts he and not I see [him] he turns [the] right [side] and not I see [him].

10 他洞悉我所有的行動。他若試驗我，我必如純金出現。

That he knows [the] way with me he has tested me like gold I will come forth.

11 我的腳緊隨著他的足跡，謹守他的道，總沒有偏離。

On step his it has taken hold foot my way his I have kept and not I have turned aside.

12 他所發的命令，我總沒有違背；他口中的訓言，我常保存在心中。

[the] commandment of Lips his and not I have ceased more than portion my I have treasured up [the] words of mouth his.

13 但他所決定的，誰能變更﹖他所樂意的，必要實行。

And he [is] one and who? will he turn back him and [that which] self his it has desired and he has done.

14 他為我注定的，必要完成；類似的事，還有很多。

For he performs decree my and like them many [are] with him.

15 因此，為了他，我很驚慌，一想起來就害怕。

There-fore of him I am terrified I consider and I may be in dread from him.

16 天主使我的心沮喪，全能者使我恐怖。

And God he has made faint heart my and [the] Almighty he has terrified me.

17 因為我雖面臨黑暗，幽暗雖遮蓋我的面，我仍不喪氣。

For not I have been destroyed from before darkness and from before me it covers gloom.