23:1 约伯回答说，
Then Job answered and said,
23:2 今日我的哀诉还是悲苦；我虽唉哼，所受的责打仍然沉重。
Today also my complaint is bitter; My stroke is heavy because of my groaning.
23:3 惟愿我知道在那里可以寻见神，使我可以到祂的座前！
Oh that I knew where I might find Him, That I might come to His seat!
23:4 我要在祂面前将我的案件陈明，满口辩白。
I would present my cause in order before Him, And I would fill my mouth with arguments.
23:5 我必知道祂回答我的言语，明白祂向我所说的话。
I would know the words which He would answer me, And I would understand what He would speak to me.
23:6 祂岂用大能与我争辩么？必不这样，祂必理会我。
Would He contend with me in the greatness of His power? No; but He would give heed to me.
23:7 在祂那里，正直人可以与祂辩论；这样，我必永远脱离那审判我的。
There the upright man can argue with Him; So I would be delivered forever from my Judge.
23:8 看哪，我往前行，祂不在那里；往后走，也看不见祂；
Behold, I go forward, but He is not there; And backward, but I do not perceive Him;
23:9 往左边，祂在那里行事，我不能看到；祂在右边隐藏，我也不能见祂。
To the left, where He acts, but I cannot look on Him; He hides Himself on the right, so I cannot see Him.
23:10 然而祂知道我所行的路；祂试炼我之后，我必显出如金子。
But He knows the way that I take; Should He try me, I would come forth as gold.
23:11 我脚紧随祂的步履；我谨守祂的道路，并不偏离。
My foot has held fast to His steps; I have kept His way and have not turned aside.
23:12 祂嘴唇的命令，我未曾离弃；我珍藏祂口中的言语，过于派定给我的饮食。
As for the commandment of His lips, I have not turned back from it; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my apportioned food.
23:13 只是祂的心意始终如一，谁能使祂转意呢？祂魂里所愿的，就行出来。
But He is of one mind, and who can turn Him? And what His soul desires, that will He do.
23:14 祂向我所派定的，祂必作成；这类的事，祂还有许多。
For He performs what has been appointed to me, And many such things are with Him.
23:15 所以我在祂面前惊惶；我思念这事，便惧怕祂。
Therefore I am terrified at His presence; I consider and am in dread of Him.
23:16 神使我心怯，全能者使我惊惶；
So God has made my heart faint, And the Almighty has terrified me;
23:17 因为我虽面临黑暗，却没有被剪除，祂没有使我的脸遮蔽不见幽暗。
Because I was not cut off before the darkness, Nor did He cover the deep darkness from my face.
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