Job 27
1 And Job again took up the word and said,
ヨブはまた言葉をついで言った、
2 By the life of God, who has taken away my right; and of the Ruler of all, who has made my soul bitter;
「神は生きておられる。彼はわたしの義を奪い去られた。全能者はわたしの魂を悩まされた。
3 (For all my breath is still in me, and the spirit of God is my life; )
わたしの息がわたしのうちにあり、神の息がわたしの鼻にある間、
4 Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.
わたしのくちびるは不義を言わない、わたしの舌は偽りを語らない。
5 Let it be far from me! I will certainly not say that you are right! I will come to death before I give up my righteousness.
わたしは断じて、あなたがたを正しいとは認めない。わたしは死ぬまで、潔白を主張してやめない。
6 I will keep it safe, and will not let it go: my heart has nothing to say against any part of my life.
わたしは堅くわが義を保って捨てない。わたしは今まで一日も心に責められた事がない。
7 Let my hater be like the evil man, and let him who comes against me be as the sinner.
どうか、わたしの敵は悪人のようになり、わたしに逆らう者は不義なる者のようになるように。
8 For what is the hope of the sinner when he is cut off, when God takes back his soul?
神が彼を断ち、その魂を抜きとられるとき、神を信じない者になんの望みがあろう。
9 Will his cry come to the ears of God when he is in trouble?
災が彼に臨むとき、神はその叫びを聞かれるであろうか。
10 Will he take delight in the Ruler of all, and make his prayer to God at all times?
彼は全能者を喜ぶであろうか、常に神を呼ぶであろうか。
11 I will give you teaching about the hand of God; I will not keep secret from you what is in the mind of the Ruler of all.
わたしは神のみ手についてあなたがたに教え、全能者と共にあるものを隠すことをしない。
12 Truly, you have all seen it yourselves; why then have you become completely foolish?
見よ、あなたがたは皆みずからこれを見た、それなのに、どうしてむなしい者となったのか。
13 This is the punishment of the evil-doer from God, and the heritage given to the cruel by the Ruler of all.
これは悪人の神から受ける分、圧制者の全能者から受ける嗣業である。
14 If his children are increased, it is for the sword; and his offspring have not enough bread.
その子らがふえればつるぎに渡され、その子孫は食物に飽きることがない。
15 When those of his house who are still living come to their end by disease, they are not put into the earth, and their widows are not weeping for them.
その生き残った者は疫病で死んで埋められ、そのやもめらは泣き悲しむことをしない。
16 Though he may get silver together like dust, and make ready great stores of clothing;
たとい彼は銀をちりのように積み、衣服を土のように備えても、
17 He may get them ready, but the upright will put them on, and he who is free from sin will take the silver for a heritage.
その備えるものは正しい人がこれを着、その銀は罪なき者が分かち取るであろう。
18 His house has no more strength than a spider's thread, or a watchman's tent.
彼の建てる家は、くもの巣のようであり、番人の造る小屋のようである。
19 He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.
彼は富める身で寝ても、再び富むことがなく、目を開けばその富はない。
20 Fears overtake him like rushing waters; in the night the storm-wind takes him away.
恐ろしい事が大水のように彼を襲い、夜はつむじ風が彼を奪い去る。
21 The east wind takes him up and he is gone; he is forced violently out of his place.
東風が彼を揚げると、彼は去り、彼をその所から吹き払う。
22 God sends his arrows against him without mercy; he goes in flight before his hand.
それは彼を投げつけて、あわれむことなく、彼はその力からのがれようと、もがく。
23 Men make signs of joy because of him, driving him from his place with sounds of hissing.
それは彼に向かって手を鳴らし、あざけり笑って、その所から出て行かせる。
