< Job 17 >
1 Mi spirit schal be maad feble; my daies schulen be maad schort, and oneli the sepulcre is left to me.
我的心灵消耗,我的日子灭尽; 坟墓为我预备好了。
2 Y have not synned, and myn iye dwellith in bittirnessis.
真有戏笑我的在我这里, 我眼常见他们惹动我。
3 Lord, delyuere thou me, and sette thou me bisidis thee; and the hond of ech fiyte ayens me.
愿主拿凭据给我,自己为我作保。 在你以外谁肯与我击掌呢?
4 Thou hast maad the herte of hem fer fro doctryn, `ethir knowyng of treuthe; therfor thei schulen not be enhaunsid.
因你使他们心不明理, 所以你必不高举他们。
5 He bihetith prey to felowis, and the iyen of hise sones schulen faile.
控告他的朋友、以朋友为可抢夺的, 连他儿女的眼睛也要失明。
6 He hath set as in to a prouerbe of the comyn puple, and his saumple bifor hem.
神使我作了民中的笑谈; 他们也吐唾沫在我脸上。
7 Myn `iye dasewide at indignacioun; and my membris ben dryuun as in to nouyt.
我的眼睛因忧愁昏花; 我的百体好像影儿。
8 Iust men schulen wondre on this thing; and an innocent schal be reisid ayens an ypocrite.
正直人因此必惊奇; 无辜的人要兴起攻击不敬虔之辈。
9 And a iust man schal holde his weie, and he schal adde strengthe to clene hondis.
然而,义人要持守所行的道; 手洁的人要力上加力。
10 Therfor alle `ye be conuertid, and come ye; and Y schal not fynde in you ony wiys man.
至于你们众人,可以再来辩论吧! 你们中间,我找不着一个智慧人。
11 My daies ben passid; my thouytis ben scaterid, turmentynge myn herte.
我的日子已经过了; 我的谋算、我心所想望的已经断绝。
12 Tho han turned the nyyt `in to day; and eft aftir derknessis hope liyt.
他们以黑夜为白昼, 说:亮光近乎黑暗。
13 If Y `susteyne, ether suffre pacientli, helle is myn hous; and Y haue arayede my bed in derknessis. (Sheol )
我若盼望阴间为我的房屋, 若下榻在黑暗中, (Sheol )
14 Y seide to rot, Thou art my fadur; and to wormes, Ye ben my modir and my sister.
若对朽坏说:你是我的父; 对虫说:你是我的母亲姊妹;
15 Therfor where is now myn abidyng? and who biholdith my pacience?
这样,我的指望在哪里呢? 我所指望的谁能看见呢?
16 Alle my thingis schulen go doun in to deppeste helle; gessist thou, whether reste schal be to me, nameli there. (Sheol )
等到安息在尘土中, 这指望必下到阴间的门闩那里了。 (Sheol )