Job 40
40
1Then the Lord said to Job,
2“Do you still want to argue with the Almighty?
You are God’s critic, but do you have the answers?”
Job Responds to the Lord
3Then Job replied to the Lord,
4“I am nothing—how could I ever find the answers?
I will cover my mouth with my hand.
5I have said too much already.
I have nothing more to say.”
The Lord Challenges Job Again
6Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:
7“Brace yourself like a man,
because I have some questions for you,
and you must answer them.
8“Will you discredit my justice
and condemn me just to prove you are right?
9Are you as strong as God?
Can you thunder with a voice like his?
10All right, put on your glory and splendor,
your honor and majesty.
11Give vent to your anger.
Let it overflow against the proud.
12Humiliate the proud with a glance;
walk on the wicked where they stand.
13Bury them in the dust.
Imprison them in the world of the dead.
14Then even I would praise you,
for your own strength would save you.
15“Take a look at Behemoth,#40:15 The identification of Behemoth is disputed, ranging from an earthly creature to a mythical sea monster in ancient literature.
which I made, just as I made you.
It eats grass like an ox.
16See its powerful loins
and the muscles of its belly.
17Its tail is as strong as a cedar.
The sinews of its thighs are knit tightly together.
18Its bones are tubes of bronze.
Its limbs are bars of iron.
19It is a prime example of God’s handiwork,
and only its Creator can threaten it.
20The mountains offer it their best food,
where all the wild animals play.
21It lies under the lotus plants,#40:21 Or bramble bushes; also in 40:22.
hidden by the reeds in the marsh.
22The lotus plants give it shade
among the willows beside the stream.
23It is not disturbed by the raging river,
not concerned when the swelling Jordan rushes around it.
24No one can catch it off guard
or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.
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約伯記 40
40
1耶和華又對約伯說：
2強辯的豈可與全能者爭論嗎？
與上帝辯駁的可以回答這些吧！
3於是，約伯回答耶和華說：
4我是卑賤的！我用甚麼回答你呢？
只好用手摀口。
5我說了一次，再不回答；
說了兩次，就不再說。
6於是，耶和華從旋風中回答約伯說：
7你要如勇士束腰；
我問你，你可以指示我。
8你豈可廢棄我所擬定的？
豈可定我有罪，好顯自己為義嗎？
9你有上帝那樣的膀臂嗎？
你能像他發雷聲嗎？
10你要以榮耀莊嚴為妝飾，
以尊榮威嚴為衣服；
11要發出你滿溢的怒氣，
見一切驕傲的人，使他降卑；
12見一切驕傲的人，將他制伏，
把惡人踐踏在本處；
13將他們一同隱藏在塵土中，
把他們的臉蒙蔽在隱密處；
14我就認你右手能以救自己。
15你且觀看河馬；
我造你也造牠。
牠吃草與牛一樣；
16牠的氣力在腰間，
能力在肚腹的筋上。
17牠搖動尾巴如香柏樹；
牠大腿的筋互相聯絡。
18牠的骨頭好像銅管；
牠的肢體彷彿鐵棍。
19牠在上帝所造的物中為首；
創造牠的給牠刀劍。
20諸山給牠出食物，
也是百獸遊玩之處。
21牠伏在蓮葉之下，
臥在蘆葦隱密處和水窪子裏。
22蓮葉的陰涼遮蔽牠；
溪旁的柳樹環繞牠。
23河水泛濫，牠不發戰；
就是約旦河的水漲到牠口邊，也是安然。
24在牠防備的時候，誰能捉拿牠？
誰能牢籠牠穿牠的鼻子呢？
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