Job 29
1 Also Joob addide, takynge his parable, and seide,
约伯又接着说：
2 Who yyueth to me, that I be bisidis the elde monethis, bi the daies in whiche God kepte me?
惟愿我的景况如从前的月份， 如 神保守我的日子。
3 Whanne his lanterne schynede on myn heed, and Y yede in derknessis at his liyt.
那时他的灯照在我头上； 我借他的光行过黑暗。
4 As Y was in the daies of my yongthe, whanne in priuete God was in my tabernacle.
我愿如壮年的时候： 那时我在帐棚中， 神待我有密友之情；
5 Whanne Almyyti God was with me, and my children weren in my cumpas;
全能者仍与我同在； 我的儿女都环绕我。
6 whanne Y waischide my feet in botere, and the stoon schedde out to me the stremes of oile;
奶多可洗我的脚； 磐石为我出油成河。
7 whanne Y yede forth to the yate of the citee, and in the street thei maden redi a chaier to me.
我出到城门， 在街上设立座位；
8 Yonge men, `that is, wantoun, sien me, and weren hid, and elde men risynge vp stoden;
少年人见我而回避， 老年人也起身站立；
9 princes ceessiden to speke, and puttiden the fyngur on her mouth;
王子都停止说话， 用手捂口；
10 duykis refreyneden her vois, and her tunge cleuyde to her throte.
首领静默无声， 舌头贴住上膛。
11 An eere herynge blesside me, and an iye seynge yeldide witnessyng to me;
耳朵听我的，就称我有福； 眼睛看我的，便称赞我；
12 for Y hadde delyueride a pore man criynge, and a fadirles child, that hadde noon helpere.
因我拯救哀求的困苦人 和无人帮助的孤儿。
13 The blessyng of a man `to perische cam on me, and Y coumfortide the herte of a widewe.
将要灭亡的为我祝福； 我也使寡妇心中欢乐。
14 Y was clothid with riytfulnesse; and Y clothide me as with a cloth, and with my `doom a diademe.
我以公义为衣服， 以公平为外袍和冠冕。
15 Y was iye `to a blynde man, and foot to a crokyd man.
我为瞎子的眼， 瘸子的脚。
16 Y was a fadir of pore men; and Y enqueride most diligentli the cause, which Y knew not.
我为穷乏人的父； 素不认识的人，我查明他的案件。
17 Y al tobrak the grete teeth of the wickid man, and Y took awei prey fro hise teeth.
我打破不义之人的牙床， 从他牙齿中夺了所抢的。
18 And Y seide, Y schal die in my nest; and as a palm tre Y schal multiplie daies.
我便说：我必死在家中， 必增添我的日子，多如尘沙。
19 My roote is openyde bisidis watris, and deew schal dwelle in my repyng.
我的根长到水边； 露水终夜沾在我的枝上。
20 My glorie schal euere be renulid, and my bouwe schal be astorid in myn hond.
我的荣耀在身上增新； 我的弓在手中日强。
21 Thei, that herden me, abiden my sentence; and thei weren ententif, and weren stille to my counsel.
人听见我而仰望， 静默等候我的指教。
22 Thei dursten no thing adde to my wordis; and my speche droppide on hem.
我说话之后，他们就不再说； 我的言语像雨露滴在他们身上。
23 Thei abididen me as reyn; and thei openyden her mouth as to the softe reyn `comynge late.
他们仰望我如仰望雨， 又张开口如切慕春雨。
24 If ony tyme Y leiyide to hem, thei bileueden not; and the liyt of my cheer felde not doun in to erthe.
他们不敢自信，我就向他们含笑； 他们不使我脸上的光改变。
25 If Y wolde go to hem, Y sat the firste; and whanne Y sat as kyng, while the oost stood aboute, netheles Y was comfortour of hem that morenyden.
我为他们选择道路，又坐首位； 我如君王在军队中居住， 又如吊丧的安慰伤心的人。
