Job 35

1 Then Elihu continued, saying,

以利戶又說：

2 “Do you think it's honest to claim you are right before God?

你以為有理， 或以為你的公義勝於上帝的公義，

3 And you ask, ‘What benefit do I get? What good has it done me by not sinning?’

才說這與我有甚麼益處？ 我不犯罪比犯罪有甚麼好處呢？

4 I'll tell you, and your friends too!

我要回答你和在你這裏的朋友。

5 Just look up at the sky and see. Observe the clouds high above you.

你要向天觀看， 瞻望那高於你的穹蒼。

6 If you sin, how does that harm God? How do your many sins affect God?

你若犯罪，能使上帝受何害呢？ 你的過犯加增，能使上帝受何損呢？

7 If you do what's right, what good are you doing for him?

你若是公義，還能加增他甚麼呢？ 他從你手裏還接受甚麼呢？

8 No—your sins only affect people like yourself, and whatever good you do only affects them too.

你的過惡或能害你這類的人； 你的公義或能叫世人得益處。

9 People cry out because of terrible persecution; they call for someone to save them from their oppressors.

人因多受欺壓就哀求， 因受能者的轄制便求救，

10 But no one asks, ‘Where is the God my maker, the one who gives songs in the night,

卻無人說：造我的上帝在哪裏？ 他使人夜間歌唱，

11 who teaches us more than the animals, and makes us wiser than the birds?’

教訓我們勝於地上的走獸， 使我們有聰明勝於空中的飛鳥。

12 When they call out for help, God doesn't answer because they are proud and evil people.

他們在那裏， 因惡人的驕傲呼求，卻無人答應。

13 God doesn't listen to their empty cries; the Almighty doesn't pay them any attention.

虛妄的呼求，上帝必不垂聽； 全能者也必不眷顧。

14 How much less will God hear you when you say he can't see you? Your case is before him, so you have to wait for him.

何況你說，你不得見他； 你的案件在他面前，你等候他吧。

15 You're saying that God doesn't punish people in his anger and pays little attention to sin.

但如今因他未曾發怒降罰， 也不甚理會狂傲，

16 You, Job, are talking nonsense, making long speeches when you know nothing!”

所以約伯開口說虛妄的話， 多發無知識的言語。