ヨブ 記 23

1 ヨブこたへて曰く

Then Job answered,

2 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

“Even today my complaint is rebellious. His hand is heavy in spite of my groaning.

3 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

Oh that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

4 我この愁訴をその御前に陳べ口を極めて辨論はん

I would set my cause in order before him, and fill my mouth with arguments.

5 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

I would know the words which he would answer me, and understand what he would tell me.

6 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

Would he contend with me in the greatness of his power? No, but he would listen to me.

7 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

There the upright might reason with him, so I should be delivered forever from my judge.

8 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

“If I go east, he is not there. If I go west, I can’t find him.

9 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

He works to the north, but I can’t see him. He turns south, but I can’t catch a glimpse of him.

10 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

But he knows the way that I take. When he has tried me, I will come out like gold.

11 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

My foot has held fast to his steps. I have kept his way, and not turned away.

12 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

I haven’t gone back from the commandment of his lips. I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

13 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

But he stands alone, and who can oppose him? What his soul desires, even that he does.

14 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

For he performs that which is appointed for me. Many such things are with him.

15 是故に我かれの前に慄ふ 我考ふれば彼を懼る

Therefore I am terrified at his presence. When I consider, I am afraid of him.

16 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

For God has made my heart faint. The Almighty has terrified me.

17 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

Because I was not cut off before the darkness, neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.