Job 20
1 Then Sophar the Minaean answered and said,
拿瑪人瑣法回答說：
2 I did not suppose that thou wouldest answer thus: neither do ye understand more than I.
我心中急躁， 所以我的思念叫我回答。
3 I will hear my shameful reproach; and the spirit of my understanding answers me.
我已聽見那羞辱我，責備我的話； 我的悟性叫我回答。
4 Hast thou [not] known these things of old, from the time that man was set upon the earth?
你豈不知亙古以來， 自從人生在地，
5 But the mirth of the ungodly is a signal downfall, and the joy of transgressors is destruction:
惡人誇勝是暫時的， 不敬虔人的喜樂不過轉眼之間嗎？
6 although his gifts should go up to heaven, and his sacrifice reach the clouds.
他的尊榮雖達到天上， 頭雖頂到雲中，
7 For when he shall seem to be now established, then he shall utterly perish: and they that knew him shall say, Where is he?
他終必滅亡，像自己的糞一樣； 素來見他的人要說：他在哪裏呢？
8 Like a dream that has fled away, he shall not be found; and he has fled like a vision of the night.
他必飛去如夢，不再尋見， 速被趕去，如夜間的異象。
9 The eye has looked upon him, but shall not [see him] again; and his place shall no longer perceive him.
親眼見過他的，必不再見他； 他的本處也再見不着他。
10 Let [his] inferiors destroy his children, and let his hands kindle the fire of sorrow.
他的兒女要求窮人的恩； 他的手要賠還不義之財。
11 His bones have been filled with [vigour of] his youth, and it shall lie down with him in the dust.
他的骨頭雖然有青年之力， 卻要和他一同躺臥在塵土中。
12 Though evil be sweet in his mouth, [though] he will hide it under his tongue;
他口內雖以惡為甘甜， 藏在舌頭底下，
13 though he will not spare it, and will not leave it, but will keep it in the midst of his throat:
愛戀不捨，含在口中；
14 yet he shall not at all be able to help himself; the gall of an asp is in his belly.
他的食物在肚裏卻要化為酸， 在他裏面成為虺蛇的惡毒。
15 [His] wealth unjustly collected shall be vomited up; a messenger [of wrath] shall drag him out of his house.
他吞了財寶，還要吐出； 上帝要從他腹中掏出來。
16 And let him suck the poison of serpents, and let the serpent's tongue slay him.
他必吸飲虺蛇的毒氣； 蝮蛇的舌頭也必殺他。
17 Let him not see the milk of the pastures, nor the supplies of honey and butter.
流奶與蜜之河， 他不得再見。
18 He has laboured unprofitably and in vain, [for] wealth of which he shall not taste: [it is] as a lean thing, unfit for food, which he cannot swallow.
他勞碌得來的要賠還，不得享用； 不能照所得的財貨歡樂。
19 For he has broken down the houses of many mighty men: and he has plundered an habitation, though he built [it] not.
他欺壓窮人，且又離棄； 強取非自己所蓋的房屋。
20 There is no security to his possessions; he shall not be saved by his desire.
他因貪而無厭， 所喜悅的連一樣也不能保守。
21 There is nothing remaining of his provisions; therefore his goods shall not flourish.
其餘的沒有一樣他不吞滅， 所以他的福樂不能長久。
22 But when he shall seem to be just satisfied, he shall be straitened; and all distress shall come upon him.
他在滿足有餘的時候，必到狹窄的地步； 凡受苦楚的人都必加手在他身上。
23 If by any means he would fill his belly, let [God] send upon him the fury of wrath; let him bring a torrent of pains upon him.
他正要充滿肚腹的時候， 上帝必將猛烈的忿怒降在他身上； 正在他吃飯的時候， 要將這忿怒像雨降在他身上。
24 And he shall by no means escape from the power of the sword; let the brazen bow wound him.
他要躲避鐵器； 銅弓的箭要將他射透。
25 And let the arrow pierce through his body; and let the stars be against his dwelling-place: let terrors come upon him.
他把箭一抽，就從他身上出來； 發光的箭頭從他膽中出來， 有驚惶臨在他身上。
26 And let all darkness wait for him: a fire that burns not out shall consume him; and let a stranger plague his house.
他的財寶歸於黑暗； 人所不吹的火要把他燒滅， 要把他帳棚中所剩下的燒毀。
27 And let the heaven reveal his iniquities, and the earth rise up against him.
天要顯明他的罪孽； 地要興起攻擊他。
28 Let destruction bring his house to an end; let a day of wrath come upon him.
他的家產必然過去； 上帝發怒的日子，他的貨物都要消滅。
29 This is the portion of an ungodly man from the Lord, and the possession of his goods [appointed him] by the all-seeing [God].
這是惡人從上帝所得的分， 是上帝為他所定的產業。
