Job 30

1 But now the youngest have laughed me to scorn, now they reprove me in [their] turn, whose fathers I set at nothing; whom I did not deem worthy [to be with] my shepherd dogs.

但如今，比我年少的人戲笑我； 其人之父我曾藐視， 不肯安在看守我羊群的狗中。

2 Yes, why had I the strength of their hands? for them the full term [of life] was lost.

他們壯年的氣力既已衰敗， 其手之力與我何益呢？

3 [One is] childless in lack and famine, [such as] they that fled but lately the distress and misery of drought.

他們因窮乏飢餓，身體枯瘦， 在荒廢淒涼的幽暗中齦乾燥之地，

4 Who compass the salt places on the sounding [shore], who had salt [herbs] for their food, and were dishonorable and of no repute, in lack of every good thing; who also ate roots of trees by reason of great hunger.

在草叢之中採鹹草， 羅騰的根為他們的食物。

5 Thieves have risen up against me,

他們從人中被趕出； 人追喊他們如賊一般，

6 whose houses were the caves of the rocks, who lived under the wild shrubs.

以致他們住在荒谷之間， 在地洞和巖穴中；

7 They will cry out among the rustling [bushes].

在草叢中叫喚， 在荊棘下聚集。

8 [They are] sons of fools and vile men, [whose] name and glory [are] quenched from off the earth.

這都是愚頑下賤人的兒女； 他們被鞭打，趕出境外。

9 But now I am their music, and they have me for a byword.

現在這些人以我為歌曲， 以我為笑談。

10 And they stood aloof and abhorred me, and spared not to spit in my face.

他們厭惡我，躲在旁邊站着， 不住地吐唾沫在我臉上。

11 For he has opened his quiver and afflicted me: they also have cast off the restraint of my presence.

鬆開他們的繩索苦待我， 在我面前脫去轡頭。

12 They have risen up against [me] on the right hand of [their] offspring; they have stretched out their foot, and directed against me the ways of their destruction.

這等下流人在我右邊起來， 推開我的腳，築成戰路來攻擊我。

13 My paths are ruined; for they have stripped off my raiment: he has shot at me with his weapons.

這些無人幫助的， 毀壞我的道，加增我的災。

14 And he has pleaded against me as he will: I am overwhelmed with pains.

他們來如同闖進大破口， 在毀壞之間滾在我身上。

15 My pains return upon [me]; my hope is gone like the wind, and my safety as a cloud.

驚恐臨到我， 驅逐我的尊榮如風； 我的福祿如雲過去。

16 Even now my life shall be poured forth upon me; and days of anguish seize me.

現在我心極其悲傷； 困苦的日子將我抓住。

17 And by night my bones are confounded; and my sinews are relaxed.

夜間，我裏面的骨頭刺我， 疼痛不止，好像齦我。

18 With great force [my disease] has taken hold of my garment: it has compassed me as the collar of my coat.

因上帝的大力，我的外衣污穢不堪， 又如裏衣的領子將我纏住。

19 And you have counted me as clay; my portion in dust and ashes.

上帝把我扔在淤泥中， 我就像塵土和爐灰一般。

20 And I have cried to you, but you hear me not: but they stood still, and observed me.

主啊，我呼求你，你不應允我； 我站起來，你就定睛看我。

21 They attacked me also without mercy: you have scourged me with a strong hand.

你向我變心，待我殘忍， 又用大能追逼我，

22 And you have put me to grief, and have cast me away from safety.

把我提在風中，使我駕風而行， 又使我消滅在烈風中。

23 For I know that death will destroy me: for the earth is the house [appointed] for every mortal.

我知道要使我臨到死地， 到那為眾生所定的陰宅。

24 Oh then that I might lay hands upon myself, or at least ask another, and he should do this for me.

然而，人仆倒豈不伸手？ 遇災難豈不求救呢？

25 Yet I wept over every helpless man; I groaned when I saw a man in distress.

人遭難，我豈不為他哭泣呢？ 人窮乏，我豈不為他憂愁呢？

26 But I, when I waited for good things, behold, days of evils came the more upon me.

我仰望得好處，災禍就到了； 我等待光明，黑暗便來了。

27 My belly boiled, and would not cease: the days of poverty prevented me.

我心裏煩擾不安， 困苦的日子臨到我身。

28 I went mourning without restraint: and I have stood and cried out in the assembly.

我沒有日光就哀哭行去； 我在會中站着求救。

29 I am become a brother of monsters, and a companion of ostriches.

我與野狗為弟兄， 與鴕鳥為同伴。

30 And my skin has been greatly blackened, and my bones are burned with heat.

我的皮膚黑而脫落； 我的骨頭因熱燒焦。

31 My harp also has been turned into mourning, and my song into my weeping.

所以，我的琴音變為悲音； 我的簫聲變為哭聲。