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耶和華回答約伯

1那時,耶和華從旋風中回答約伯說:
  2「誰用無知的言語使我的旨意暗昧不明?
  3你要如勇士束腰;
  我問你,你可以讓我知道。

  4「我立大地根基的時候,你在哪裏?
  你若明白事理,只管說吧!
  5你知道是誰定地的尺度,
  是誰把準繩拉在其上嗎?
  6地的根基安置在何處?
  地的角石是誰安放的?
  7那時,晨星一同歌唱;
  上帝的眾使者也都歡呼。

  8「當海水衝出,如出母胎,
  誰用門將它關閉呢?
  9是我用雲彩當海的衣服,
  用幽暗當包裹它的布,
  10為它定界限,
  又安門和閂,
  11說:『你只可到這裏,不可越過;
  你狂傲的浪要到此止住。』

  12「你有生以來,曾命定晨光,
  曾使黎明知道自己的地位,
  13抓住地的四極,
  把惡人從其中驅逐出來嗎?
  14地改變如泥上蓋印,
  萬物出現如衣服一樣。
  15亮光不照惡人,
  高舉的膀臂也必折斷。

  16「你曾進到海之源,
  或在深淵的隱密處行走嗎?
  17死亡的門曾向你顯露嗎?
  死蔭的門你曾見過嗎?
  18地的廣大,你能測透嗎?
  你若全知道,只管說吧!

  19「往光明居所的路在哪裏?
  黑暗的地方在何處?
  20你能將它帶到其領域,
  能辨明其居所之路嗎?
  21你知道的,因為那時你已出生,
  你活的日子數目也多。

  22「你曾進入雪之庫,
  或見過雹的倉嗎?
  23雪雹是我為災難的時候,
  為打仗和戰爭的日子所預備。
  24光亮從何路分開?
  東風從何路分散遍地?

  25「誰為大雨分道,
  誰為雷電開路,
  26使雨降在無人之地,
  在無人居住的曠野,
  27使荒廢淒涼之地得以豐足,
  青草得以生長?

  28「雨有父親嗎?
  露珠是誰生的呢?
  29冰出於誰的胎?
  天上的霜是誰生的呢?
  30諸水堅硬如石頭,
  深淵之面凝結成冰。

  31「你能為昴星繫結嗎?
  你能為參星解帶嗎?
  32你能按時領出星宿嗎?
  能引導北斗與其眾星嗎?
  33你知道天的定律嗎?
  你能使地歸其權下嗎?

  34「你能向密雲揚起聲來,
  使傾盆的雨遮蓋你嗎?
  35你能發出閃電,使它們行走,
  並對你說『我們在這裏』嗎?
  36誰將智慧放在朱鷺中?
  誰將聰明賜給雄雞
  37誰能用智慧數算雲彩?
  誰能傾倒天上的瓶呢?
  38那時,塵土聚集成團,
  土塊緊緊結連。

  39「你能為母獅抓取獵物,
  使少壯的獅子飽足嗎?
  40那時,牠們在洞中蹲伏,
  在隱密處埋伏。
  41誰能為烏鴉預備食物呢?
  那時,烏鴉之雛哀求上帝,
  因無食物飛來飛去。」

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Yawmsaub has

1Mas Yawmsaub teb huv cua daaj cua dub tuaj rua Yauj tas,
  2“Leejtwg has tej lug kws tsw muaj qaabhau
   tshaum tej kws kuv npaaj tseg lawd
   tsaus ntuj quas nti lawm?
  3Ca le sa hlaab khov kho
   yaam le ib tug txwvneej yawg,
   kuv yuav nug koj, koj yuav tsum teb kuv.

  4“Thaus kuv pua daim kws tag lub nplajteb
   koj nyob hovtwg?
   Yog koj nkaag sab, ca le qha rua kuv.
  5Leejtwg yog tug hom tas
   lub nplajteb yuav tswm luj le caag?
  Koj yeej paub tag los maj!
   Leejtwg muab hlua ntsuag lub nplajteb?
  6Daim taw tag lub nplajteb
   txawb rua sau daabtsw?
  Leejtwg pua thawj daim laag zeb
   tswm lub nplajteb,
  7rua thaus cov nub qub ci
   hu nkauj qhuas thaus kaaj ntug txoog,
  hab cov tubkhai ntuj suavdawg
   qw zoo sab xyiv faab?

  8“Leejtwg muab qhov rooj thaiv dej havtxwv ca,
   rua thaus dej tshwm plawg
   huv nplajteb lub plaab lug?
  9Yog thaus kuv tswm fuab
   ua tsoog tsho rua havtxwv naav,
   hab muab qhov tsaus ntuj nti
   ua daim ntaub qhwv havtxwv,
  10hab tu nrwm rua dej nyob
   hab ua qhov rooj ua laag taav rua,
  11hab has tas,
   ‘Koj moog tau deb npaum le nuav xwb,
   tsw xob moog dhau nrwm,
  koj tej nthwv dej kws khaav quas ntxhas
   tsuas ndaas txwj le nuav xwb.’

  12“Txwj thaus yug koj lug
   koj tau qha kev rua qhov kaaj thaus taagkig,
  hab ua rua kaaj ntug
   paub nwg lub chaw nyob lov,
  13sub nwg txhad tuav rawv npoo nplajteb,
   hab thawv cov tuabneeg limham
   tawm huv lub nplajteb moog?
  14Lub nplajteb raug hloov yaam le
   cov aav nplaum kws ntaus hom thawj rua,
  hab pum txhua yaam meej
   yaam le tej tsoog tsho.
  15Cov tuabneeg limham qhov kaaj
   raug muab txeeb ntawm puab lawm,
  hab puab txhais npaab kws tsaa hlo
   raug muab luv lawm.

  16“Koj nkaag txug huv qhov
   kws dej havtxwv txhawv lug,
  lossws moog rua huv tej chaw nraim nreeg
   huv nruab tiv txwv lawm lov?
  17Lub qhov rooj kev tuag
   raug muab qha rua koj pum lov,
  lossws koj pum qhov tsaus ntuj nti
   lub rooj qho lawm lov?
  18Koj tub paub lub nplajteb luj
   hab daav le caag lawm lov?
   Yog koj paub tej nuav huvsw lawm, ca le has.

  19“Txujkev kws moog txug qhov kaaj lub tsev
   nyob rua hovtwg,
  hab qhov tsaus ntuj lub chaw nyob,
   nyob rua hovtwg
  20sub koj txhad coj tau qhov kaaj qhov tsaus ntuj
   moog rua huv nwg lub chaw,
   hab paub txujkev kws moog rua nwg lub tsev?
  21Nyab koj paub tsua qhov tub yug koj lawm,
   hab koj le noob nyoog tub ntau kawg lawm.

  22“Koj tub moog rua huv tej txhaab
   kws rau daus xwb daus npu,
  lossws pum tej txhaab
   kws rau dej lawg lawm lov?
  23Tej hov yog kuv npaaj ca
   rua thaus kws raug ceblaaj,
   hab nub kws sws tua hab ua rog.
  24Txujkev kws moog rua lub chaw
   faib qhov kaaj tawm lug,
  hab lub chaw kws cua saab nub tuaj
   tawm moog rua sau lub nplajteb nyob hovtwg?

  25“Leejtwg rhawv kwj rua tej nthwv naag lug,
   hab rhawv kev rua xub tua,
  26sub txhad tso naag lug rua sau lub tebchaws
   kws tsw muaj tuabneeg nyob,
  hab lug rua sau lub tebchaws
   ntuj nraag teb do kws tsw muaj leejtwg nyob,
  27sub lub tebchaws kws raug muab tso tseg
   nyob do cuas txhad le tsau npo,
   hab ua rua lub tebchaws tuaj nroj tsuag?

  28“Naag muaj txwv hab lov?
   Leejtwg yug tau dej lwg lug?
  29Dej lawg tawm
   huv leejtwg lub plaab mivnyuas lug,
  hab leejtwg yug tau tej te
   kws poob sau ntuj lug,
  30ua rua dej tawv le pob zeb,
   hab nplaim dej havtxwv nkoog?

  31“Koj khi tau tej nub qub Txhaj Txwv Mim
   ua ib ntsau,
  lossws daws tau txuj hlua khi
   nub qub Puj Sua Kwv Ntaas lov?
  32Koj coj tau tej nub qub moog lug
   lawv le nwg lub caij lub nyoog,
  lossws coj tau nub qub Khais
   hab nwg cov mivnyuas kev lov?
  33Koj paub tej kevcai kws kaav lub ntuj lov?
   Koj tsaa tau lub ntuj kaav lub nplajteb lov?

  34“Koj tsaa tau suab hu moog txug tej fuab,
   ua kuas naag lug hlub nyaab laum nkaus koj lov?
  35Koj khaiv tau tsag lig xub tawm moog lov?
   Hab tsag lig xub has rua koj tas,
   ‘Peb nyob ntawm nuav,’ lov?
  36Leejtwg pub tswvyim rua us dej dawb,
   lossws qha rua tug lauv qab to taub?
  37Leejtwg muaj tswvyim suav tau tej fuab?
   Leejtwg yuav nchuav tau lub naab dej sau ntuj lug,
  38rua thaus tej moov aav ndwg lug ua ib pawg,
   hab tej cos aav sws tuav ruaj?

  39“Koj tum tau nqaj rua tsuv ntxhuav noj,
   hab pub tau rua tej thaav tsuv ntxhuav
   noj tsau lov,
  40rua thaus tsuv pw plab lua
   rua huv nwg lub qhov tsua,
   lossws pw zuv rua huv lub chaw nraim?
  41Leejtwg npaaj nqaj rua uab voj noj,
   rua thaus nwg mivnyuas quaj rua Vaajtswv,
  hab thaus moog moog lug lug
   vem yog tshaib plaab?