Capítulo 22

¹Then Eliphaz the Temanite responded,

¹提幔人以利法回答說：

²'Can a vigorous man be of use to God, Or a wise man be useful to himself?

²人豈能使神有益呢？智慧人但能有益於己。

³'Is there any pleasure to the Almighty if you are righteous, Or profit if you make your ways perfect?

³你為人公義，豈叫全能者喜悅呢？你行為完全，豈能使他得利呢？

⁴'Is it because of your reverence that He reproves you, That He enters into judgment against you?

⁴豈是因你敬畏他就責備你、審判你麼？

⁵'Is not your wickedness great, And your iniquities without end?

⁵你的罪惡豈不是大麼？你的罪孽也沒有窮盡；

⁶'For you have taken pledges of your brothers without cause, And stripped men naked.

⁶因你無故強取弟兄的物為當頭，剝去貧寒人的衣服。

⁷'To the weary you have given no water to drink, And from the hungry you have withheld bread.

⁷困乏的人，你沒有給他水喝；飢餓的人，你沒有給他食物。

⁸'But the earth belongs to the mighty man, And the honorable man dwells in it.

⁸有能力的人就得地土；尊貴的人也住在其中。

⁹'You have sent widows away empty, And the strength of the orphans has been crushed.

⁹你打發寡婦空手回去，折斷孤兒的膀臂。

¹⁰'Therefore snares surround you, And sudden dread terrifies you,

¹⁰因此，有網羅環繞你，有恐懼忽然使你驚惶；

¹¹Or darkness, so that you cannot see, And an abundance of water covers you.

¹¹或有黑暗蒙蔽你，並有洪水淹沒你。

¹²'Is not God [in] the height of heaven? Look also at the distant stars, how high they are!

¹²神豈不是在高天麼？你看星宿何其高呢！

¹³'You say, 'What does God know? Can He judge through the thick darkness?

¹³你說：神知道甚麼？他豈能看透幽暗施行審判呢？

¹⁴'Clouds are a hiding place for Him, so that He cannot see; And He walks on the vault of heaven.'

¹⁴密雲將他遮蓋，使他不能看見；他周遊穹蒼。

¹⁵'Will you keep to the ancient path Which wicked men have trod,

¹⁵你要依從上古的道麼？這道是惡人所行的。

¹⁶Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundations were washed away by a river?

¹⁶他們未到死期，忽然除滅；根基毀壞，好像被江河沖去。

¹⁷'They said to God, 'Depart from us!' And 'What can the Almighty do to them?'

¹⁷他們向神說：離開我們罷！又說：全能者能把我們怎麼樣呢？

¹⁸'Yet He filled their houses with good [things]; But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.

¹⁸哪知神以美物充滿他們的房屋；但惡人所謀定的離我好遠。

¹⁹'The righteous see and are glad, And the innocent mock them,

¹⁹義人看見他們的結局就歡喜；無辜的人嗤笑他們，

²⁰[Saying], 'Truly our adversaries are cut off, And their abundance the fire has consumed.'

²⁰說：那起來攻擊我們的果然被剪除，其餘的都被火燒滅。

²¹'Yield now and be at peace with Him; Thereby good will come to you.

²¹你要認識神，就得平安；福氣也必臨到你。

²²'Please receive instruction from His mouth And establish His words in your heart.

²²你當領受他口中的教訓，將他的言語存在心裡。

²³'If you return to the Almighty, you will be restored; If you remove unrighteousness far from your tent,

²³你若歸向全能者，從你帳棚中遠除不義，就必得建立。

²⁴And place [your] gold in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks,

²⁴要將你的珍寶丟在塵土裡，將俄斐的黃金丟在溪河石頭之間；

²⁵Then the Almighty will be your gold And choice silver to you.

²⁵全能者就必為你的珍寶，作你的寶銀。

²⁶'For then you will delight in the Almighty And lift up your face to God.

²⁶你就要以全能者為喜樂，向神仰起臉來。

²⁷'You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; And you will pay your vows.

²⁷你要禱告他，他就聽你；你也要還你的願。

²⁸'You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; And light will shine on your ways.

²⁸你定意要做何事，必然給你成就；亮光也必照耀你的路。

²⁹'When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, And the humble person He will save.

²⁹人使你降卑，你仍可說：必得高升；謙卑的人，神必然拯救。

³⁰'He will deliver one who is not innocent, And he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.'

³⁰人非無辜，神且要搭救他；他因你手中清潔，必蒙拯救。