Job 29
1 And Job continued to take up his parable, and said,
約伯又接着說：
2 Who will give me back months like those which are past, days like those when God guarded me;
惟願我的景況如從前的月份， 如上帝保守我的日子。
3 When his lamp shone over my head, when by his light I could walk in darkness;
那時他的燈照在我頭上； 我藉他的光行過黑暗。
4 As I was in the days of my abundance, when the confidence of God was upon my tent:
我願如壯年的時候： 那時我在帳棚中， 上帝待我有密友之情；
5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my servants stood round about me;
全能者仍與我同在； 我的兒女都環繞我。
6 When I bathed my steps in cream, and the rock poured out near me streamlets of oil!
奶多可洗我的腳； 磐石為我出油成河。
7 When I went out to the gate close by the city, when in the open place I established my seat:
我出到城門， 在街上設立座位；
8 Young men saw me, and hid themselves; and the aged rose up, and remained standing;
少年人見我而迴避， 老年人也起身站立；
9 Princes stopped in the midst of [their] words, and laid their hand on their mouth:
王子都停止說話， 用手摀口；
10 The voice of nobles was arrested, and their tongue cleaved to their palate.
首領靜默無聲， 舌頭貼住上膛。
11 For the ear that heard me called me happy; and the eye that saw me bore witness for me;
耳朵聽我的，就稱我有福； 眼睛看我的，便稱讚我；
12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, yea, that had none to help him.
因我拯救哀求的困苦人 和無人幫助的孤兒。
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and the heart of the widow I caused to sing for joy.
將要滅亡的為我祝福； 我也使寡婦心中歡樂。
14 I took righteousness as my garment, and it clothed me: as a robe and a mitre was justice unto me.
我以公義為衣服， 以公平為外袍和冠冕。
15 Eyes was I to the blind; and feet to the lame was I.
我為瞎子的眼， 瘸子的腳。
16 A father was I to the needy; and the cause of him I knew not I used to investigate.
我為窮乏人的父； 素不認識的人，我查明他的案件。
17 And I broke the cutting-teeth of the wrong-doer, and out of his teeth I cast down his prey.
我打破不義之人的牙床， 從他牙齒中奪了所搶的。
18 And I said then, “In the midst of my nest shall I depart hence, and like the sand shall I have many days.
我便說：我必死在家中， 必增添我的日子，多如塵沙。
19 My root will stand open for the water, and the dew will lodge on my boughs.
我的根長到水邊； 露水終夜霑在我的枝上。
20 My glory will ever be new with me, and my bow will acquire fresh strength in my hand.”
我的榮耀在身上增新； 我的弓在手中日強。
21 Unto me men listened, and waited, and watched in silence for my counsel
人聽見我而仰望， 靜默等候我的指教。
22 After my words they made no reply, and my speech dropped on them [like dew].
我說話之後，他們就不再說； 我的言語像雨露滴在他們身上。
23 And they waited for me as for the rain, and they opened wide their mouth as for the latter rain.
他們仰望我如仰望雨， 又張開口如切慕春雨。
24 I smiled on those that had lost their confidence; and the light of my countenance they never cast down.
他們不敢自信，我就向他們含笑； 他們不使我臉上的光改變。
25 I chose their way for them, and I sat as chief, and dwelt as king in his army, as one that comforteth mourners.
我為他們選擇道路，又坐首位； 我如君王在軍隊中居住， 又如弔喪的安慰傷心的人。
