约伯记 30
1 但如今，比我年少的人戏笑我； 其人之父我曾藐视， 不肯安在看守我羊群的狗中。
“But now men who are younger than I am make fun of me— men whose fathers I greatly despised, with the result that I would not even have allowed them to help my dogs guard my sheep.
2 他们壮年的气力既已衰败， 其手之力与我何益呢？
They were men who were old and (weak/worn out); so (what could I gain from them working for me?/I would have gained nothing from them working for me.) [RHQ]
3 他们因穷乏饥饿，身体枯瘦， 在荒废凄凉的幽暗中啃干燥之地，
They were very poor and hungry, with the result that they chewed on roots [at night] in dry and desolate places.
4 在草丛之中采咸草， 罗腾的根为他们的食物。
They pulled up plants in the desert [and ate them] and warmed themselves by [burning] the roots of broom trees.
5 他们从人中被赶出； 人追喊他们如贼一般，
Everyone shouted at them as though they were thieves and expelled them [from their areas].
6 以致他们住在荒谷之间， 在地洞和岩穴中；
They were forced to live in caves in the hills, in holes in the ground, and in the sides of cliffs.
7 在草丛中叫唤， 在荆棘下聚集。
In the bushes they howled [like animals because they were hungry], and they huddled together under thornbushes.
8 这都是愚顽下贱人的儿女； 他们被鞭打，赶出境外。
They were people without good sense, whose names no one knows; they have been expelled from the land [where they were born].
9 现在这些人以我为歌曲， 以我为笑谈。
“And now their [children] sing songs to make fun of me. They tell jokes about me.
10 他们厌恶我，躲在旁边站着， 不住地吐唾沫在我脸上。
They are disgusted with me, and they [usually] stay away from me, [but when they see me, ] they are happy to spit in my face.
11 松开他们的绳索苦待我， 在我面前脱去辔头。
Because [it is as though] [MET] God has cut my bowstring, [he has caused me to be unable to defend myself, ] and he has humbled me, and my enemies have done to me whatever they wanted.
12 这等下流人在我右边起来， 推开我的脚，筑成战路来攻击我。
(Gangs/Groups of violent youths) attack me and force me to run away; they prepare to destroy me.
13 这些无人帮助的， 毁坏我的道，加增我的灾。
They prevent me from escaping, and they [do] not [need] anyone to help them (OR, there is no one to help me).
14 他们来如同闯进大破口， 在毁坏之间滚在我身上。
[It is as though I am a city wall and] [SIM] they have broken through the wall, and they have come crashing down on me.
15 惊恐临到我， 驱逐我的尊荣如风； 我的福禄如云过去。
I am very terrified; My dignity/honor has been taken away as though [SIM] [it has been] blown away by the wind, and my prosperity has disappeared like [SIM] clouds disappear.
16 现在我心极其悲伤； 困苦的日子将我抓住。
“And now I [SYN] am about to die [IDM]; I suffer every day.
17 夜间，我里面的骨头刺我， 疼痛不止，好像啃我。
My bones ache during the night, and the pain that torments me never stops.
18 因 神的大力，我的外衣污秽不堪， 又如里衣的领子将我缠住。
[It is as though God] seizes my clothes and chokes me with the collar of my coat.
19 神把我扔在淤泥中， 我就像尘土和炉灰一般。
He has thrown me into the mud; I am [not worth anything more than] dust and ashes.
20 主啊，我呼求你，你不应允我； 我站起来，你就定睛看我。
“I cry out to God, but he does not answer/help me; I stand up [and pray], but he does not pay any attention.
21 你向我变心，待我残忍， 又用大能追逼我，
He acts very cruelly toward me; with all of his power [MTY] he causes me to suffer.
22 把我提在风中，使我驾风而行， 又使我消灭在烈风中。
He [allows] the wind to lift me up and blow me away, and he tosses me up and down in a violent storm.
23 我知道要使我临到死地， 到那为众生所定的阴宅。
I know that he will cause me to die, which is what happens to everyone [MTY] who is alive.
24 然而，人仆倒岂不伸手？ 遇灾难岂不求救呢？
“When people experience disasters, and they sit on a pile of ruins and cry out for help, others surely [RHQ] reach out their hand to help them.
25 人遭难，我岂不为他哭泣呢？ 人穷乏，我岂不为他忧愁呢？
[That is what I did previously]. I wept for people who were experiencing troubles, and I felt sorry for poor/needy people.
26 我仰望得好处，灾祸就到了； 我等待光明，黑暗便来了。
But when I expected good things [to happen to me], evil things happened; when I waited for light/happiness, all I experienced was darkness/unhappiness [MET].
27 我心里烦扰不安， 困苦的日子临到我身。
I am very distressed [IDM], all the time; I suffer every day.
28 我没有日光就哀哭行去 ； 我在会中站着求救。
I go about very discouraged; I stand up and plead for people to help me.
29 我与野狗为弟兄， 与鸵鸟为同伴。
My wailing sounds as sad as [MET] the cries of jackals/foxes and ostriches.
30 我的皮肤黑而脱落； 我的骨头因热烧焦。
My skin has become dark/black and is peeling off, and I have a fever [which causes my body to feel like it is] burning.
31 所以，我的琴音变为悲音； 我的箫声变为哭声。
Previously, I played joyful music on my harp and with my flute, but now I play only the sad music of those who mourn.”
