約伯記 29	Job 29
約伯記 29:1 ^ 約伯又接著說、	Job 29:1 ^ And Job again took up his parable, and said,
約伯記 29:2 ^ 惟願我的景況如從前的月分、如　神保守我的日子。	Job 29:2 ^ Oh that I were as in the months of old, As in the days when God watched over me;
約伯記 29:3 ^ 那時他的燈照在我頭上．我藉他的光行過黑暗。	Job 29:3 ^ When his lamp shined upon my head, And by his light I walked through darkness;
約伯記 29:4 ^ 我願如壯年的時候。那時我在帳棚中．　神待我有密友之情．	Job 29:4 ^ As I was in the ripeness of my days, When the friendship of God was upon my tent;
約伯記 29:5 ^ 全能者仍與我同在、我的兒女都環繞我．	Job 29:5 ^ When the Almighty was yet with me, And my children were about me;
約伯記 29:6 ^ 奶多可洗我的腳、磐石為我出油成河。	Job 29:6 ^ When my steps were washed with butter, And the rock poured me out streams of oil!
約伯記 29:7 ^ 我出到城門、在街上設立座位、	Job 29:7 ^ When I went forth to the gate unto the city, When I prepared my seat in the street,
約伯記 29:8 ^ 少年人見我而迴避、老年人也起身站立．	Job 29:8 ^ The young men saw me and hid themselves, And the aged rose up and stood;
約伯記 29:9 ^ 王子都停止說話、用手摀口．	Job 29:9 ^ The princes refrained from talking, And laid their hand on their mouth;
約伯記 29:10 ^ 首領靜默無聲、舌頭貼住上膛。	Job 29:10 ^ The voice of the nobles was hushed, And their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
約伯記 29:11 ^ 耳朵聽我的、就稱我有福．眼睛看我的、便稱讚我．	Job 29:11 ^ For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me; And when the eye saw [me], it gave witness unto me:
約伯記 29:12 ^ 因我拯救哀求的困苦人、和無人幫助的孤兒。	Job 29:12 ^ Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.
約伯記 29:13 ^ 將要滅亡的為我祝福。我也使寡婦心中歡樂。	Job 29:13 ^ The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; And I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
約伯記 29:14 ^ 我以公義為衣服、以公平為外袍和冠冕。	Job 29:14 ^ I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
約伯記 29:15 ^ 我為瞎子的眼、瘸子的腳。	Job 29:15 ^ I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame.
約伯記 29:16 ^ 我為窮乏人的父．素不認識的人我查明他的案件。	Job 29:16 ^ I was a father to the needy: And the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
約伯記 29:17 ^ 我打破不義之人的牙床、從他牙齒中奪了所搶的。	Job 29:17 ^ And I brake the jaws of the unrighteous, And plucked the prey out of his teeth.
約伯記 29:18 ^ 我便說、我必死在家中、〔原文作窩中〕必增添我的日子、多如塵沙．	Job 29:18 ^ Then I said, I shall die in my nest, And I shall multiply my days as the sand:
約伯記 29:19 ^ 我的根長到水邊、露水終夜霑在我的枝上．	Job 29:19 ^ My root is spread out to the waters, And the dew lieth all night upon my branch;
約伯記 29:20 ^ 我的榮耀在身上增新、我的弓在手中日強。	Job 29:20 ^ My glory is fresh in me, And my bow is renewed in my hand.
約伯記 29:21 ^ 人聽見我而仰望、靜默等候我的指教。	Job 29:21 ^ Unto me men gave ear, and waited, And kept silence for my counsel.
約伯記 29:22 ^ 我說話之後、他們就不再說．我的言語像雨露滴在他們身上。	Job 29:22 ^ After my words they spake not again; And my speech distilled upon them.
約伯記 29:23 ^ 他們仰望我如仰望雨．又張開口如切慕春雨。	Job 29:23 ^ And they waited for me as for the rain; And they opened their mouth wide [as] for the latter rain.
約伯記 29:24 ^ 他們不敢自信、我就向他們含笑．他們不使我臉上的光改變。	Job 29:24 ^ I smiled on them, when they had no confidence; And the light of my countenance they cast not down.
約伯記 29:25 ^ 我為他們選擇道路、又坐首位．我如君王在軍隊中居住．又如弔喪的安慰傷心的人。	Job 29:25 ^ I chose out their way, and sat [as] chief, And dwelt as a king in the army, As one that comforteth the mourners.