Job 23

1 Then Job replied again,

ヨブこたへて曰く

2 “Today I am again complaining bitterly/strongly [to God]; I [continue] groaning, but he [SYN] [continues to] (punish me/cause me to suffer).

我は今日にても尚つぶやきて服せず わが禍災はわが嘆息よりも重し

3 I (wish that I knew/want to know) where I could meet/talk with him, so that I could go to the place where he lives.

ねがはくは神をたづねて何處にか遇まつるを知り其御座に參いたらんことを

4 If I could do that, I would tell him why [I know that] I am innocent; I would tell [MTY] to him all my (arguments/evidence [to show that I have not done what is evil]).

我この愁訴をその御前に陳べ口を極めて辨論はん

5 Then I would find out what he would reply to me [DOU].

我その我に答へたまふ言を知り また其われに言たまふ所を了らん

6 Would he use his great power to argue with me? No, he would listen to me carefully.

かれ大なる能をもて我と爭ひたまはんや 然らじ反つて我を眷みたまふべし

7 I am (an honest/a righteous) man; so I would be able to discuss things with him [fairly], and then he would declare that I am innocent, [and that decision would endure] forever.

彼處にては正義人かれと辨爭ふことを得 斯せば我を鞫く者の手を永く免かるべし

8 “But, I have gone to the east, and he is not there; I have gone to the west, but I have not found him there.

しかるに我東に往くも彼いまさず 西に往くも亦見たてまつらず

9 I have gone north and I have gone south, but I have not seen him anywhere.

北に工作きたまへども遇まつらず 南に隱れ居たまへば望むべからず

10 But he knows how I have conducted my life; and when he has finished testing me, [he] will [see that] I [am] as pure as [SIM] gold [whose impurities have all been burned out].

わが平生の道は彼知たまふ 彼われを試みたまはば我は金のごとくして出きたらん

11 I [SYN] have faithfully walked on the path that he showed me; I have not stopped [obeying] him.

わが足は彼の歩履に堅く隨がへり 我はかれの道を守りて離れざりき

12 I have always obeyed what he [SYN] commanded; I have treasured the words that he has spoken.

我はかれの唇の命令に違はず 我が法よりも彼の口の言語を重ぜり

13 “He never changes. There is no one who can [RHQ] stop him [from doing what he desires]. Whatever he wants to do, he does.

かれは一に居る者にまします 誰か能かれをして意を變しめん 彼はその心に慾する所をかならず爲たまふ

14 And he will finish doing for me the things that he has planned for me; [and I am sure that] he has thought about doing many things for me.

然ば我に向ひて定めし事を必らず成就たまはん 是のごとき事を多く彼は爲たまふなり

15 So I am terrified in his presence; when I think [about what he can do], I am very afraid [DOU].

是故に我かれの前に慄ふ 我考ふれば彼を懼る

16 Almighty God has caused me [SYN] to feel terrified [DOU].

神わが心を弱くならしめ 全能者われをして懼れしめたまふ

17 [It is as though] there is only thick darkness in front of me, but it is God that I am afraid of, not the darkness.”

かく我は暗の來らぬ先わが面を黑暗の覆ふ前に打絶れざりき