【2012 ∕ 12 ∕ 02】
QT:神鑒察人的道路(約伯記34:21—34:37)
[生命泉源]
34:21 — | 神注目觀看人的道路,看明人的腳步。 "His eyes are on the ways of men; he sees their every step. |
34:22 — | 沒有黑暗、陰翳能給作孽的藏身。 There is no dark place, no deep shadow, where evildoers can hide. |
34:23 — | 神審判人,不必使人到他面前再三鑒察。 God has no need to examine men further, that they should come before him for judgment. |
34:24 — | 他用難測之法打破有能力的人,設立別人代替他們。 Without inquiry he shatters the mighty and sets up others in their place. |
34:25 — | 他原知道他們的行為,使他們在夜間傾倒滅亡。 Because he takes note of their deeds, he overthrows them in the night and they are crushed. |
34:26 — | 他在眾人眼前擊打他們,如同擊打惡人一樣。 He punishes them for their wickedness where everyone can see them, |
34:27 — | 因為他們偏行不跟從他,也不留心他的道, because they turned from following him and had no regard for any of his ways. |
34:28 — | 甚至使貧窮人的哀聲達到他那裏;他也聽了困苦人的哀聲。 They caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he heard the cry of the needy. |
34:29 — | 他使人安靜,誰能擾亂(或作:定罪)呢?他掩面,誰能見他呢?無論待一國或一人都是如此 But if he remains silent, who can condemn him? If he hides his face, who can see him? Yet he is over man and nation alike, |
34:30 — | 使不虔敬的人不得作王,免得有人牢籠百姓。 to keep a godless man from ruling, from laying snares for the people. |
34:31 — | 有誰對神說:我受了責罰,不再犯罪; "Suppose a man says to God, `I am guilty but will offend no more. |
34:32 — | 我所看不明的,求你指教我;我若作了孽,必不再作? Teach me what I cannot see; if I have done wrong, I will not do so again. |
34:33 — | 他施行報應,豈要隨你的心願、叫你推辭不受麼?選定的是你,不是我。你所知道的只管說吧! 'Should God then reward you on your terms, when you refuse to repent? You must decide, not I; so tell me what you know. |
34:34 — | 明理的人和聽我話的智慧人必對我說: "Men of understanding declare, wise men who hear me say to me, |
34:35 — | 約伯說話沒有知識,言語中毫無智慧。 `Job speaks without knowledge; his words lack insight. |
34:36 — | 願約伯被試驗到底,因他回答像惡人一樣。 'Oh, that Job might be tested to the utmost for answering like a wicked man! |
34:37 — | 他在罪上又加悖逆;在我們中間拍手,用許多言語輕慢神。 To his sin he adds rebellion; scornfully he claps his hands among us and multiplies his words against God." |
省 思 語— | 在鑒察各人道路的神面前,我應該如何生活?神不發怒而保持沈默的理由是什麼? |
省 思 語— | 凡是以神為中心與不是這樣生活的人之間有什麼差異?以自己的標準來判斷行事,會遇到什麼問題? |