约伯记 37 – CCB & NIRV

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

约伯记 37:1-24

1“因此我心战栗,

在胸膛跳动。

2请仔细听祂发出的雷声,

听祂口中发出的轰鸣。

3祂使闪电划过整个天空,

亮光直照到地极。

4随后雷声隆隆,

祂发出威严之声。

祂一发声,雷电交加。

5上帝发出奇妙的雷声,

我们无法测度祂伟大的作为。

6祂命雪降在大地,

令雨倾盆倒下,

7使人们停下工作,

以便世人都知道祂的作为。

8野兽躲进窝里,

留在洞中。

9暴风从南天而来,

寒流由北方而至。

10上帝嘘气成冰,

使宽阔的水面凝结。

11祂使密云布满水气,

从云端发出闪电。

12云随祂的指令旋转,

在地面之上完成祂的吩咐,

13或为惩罚大地,

或为彰显慈爱。

14约伯啊,请留心听,

要驻足沉思上帝的奇妙作为。

15你知道上帝如何发出命令,

使云中电光闪烁吗?

16你知道全知者的奇妙作为——

祂如何使云彩飘浮吗?

17南风吹来,大地沉寂时,

你就汗湿衣襟,你知道为何吗?

18你能像祂那样铺展坚如铜镜的穹苍吗?

19我们因愚昧而无法陈诉,

请指教我们如何与祂对话。

20我怎敢与祂对话?

岂有人自取灭亡?

21风吹散天空的云后,

无人能仰视太阳的强光。

22北方出现金色的光芒,

上帝充满可怕的威严。

23我们无法测度全能者,

祂充满能力,无比正直公义,

不恃强凌弱。

24所以,人们都敬畏祂,

祂不看顾自以为有智慧的人。”

New International Reader’s Version

Job 37:1-24

1“When I hear the thunder, my heart pounds.

It beats faster inside me.

2Listen! Listen to the roar of his voice!

Listen to the thunder that comes from him!

3He sends his lightning across the sky.

It reaches from one end of the earth to the other.

4Next comes the sound of his roaring thunder.

He thunders with his majestic voice.

When his voice fills the air,

he doesn’t hold anything back.

5God’s voice thunders in wonderful ways.

We’ll never understand the great things he does.

6He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth.’

He tells the rain, ‘Pour down your mighty waters.’

7He stops everyone from working.

He wants them to see his work.

8The animals go inside.

They remain in their dens.

9The storm comes out of its storeroom in the heavens.

The cold comes from the driving winds.

10The breath of God produces ice.

The shallow water freezes over.

11He loads the clouds with moisture.

He scatters his lightning through them.

12He directs the clouds to circle

above the surface of the whole earth.

They do everything he commands them to do.

13He tells the clouds to punish people.

Or he brings them to water his earth and show his love.

14“Job, listen to me.

Stop and think about the wonderful things God does.

15Do you know how he controls the clouds?

Do you understand how he makes his lightning flash?

16Do you know how the clouds stay up in the sky?

Do you understand the wonders of the God who has perfect knowledge?

17Even your clothes are too hot for you

when the land lies quiet under the south wind.

18Can you help God spread out the skies?

They are as hard as a mirror

that’s made out of bronze.

19“Job, tell us what we should say to God.

We can’t prepare our case

because our minds are dark.

20Should he be told that I want to speak?

Would anyone ask to be destroyed by him?

21No one can look at the sun.

It’s too bright after the wind has swept the skies clean.

22Out of the north, God comes in his shining glory.

He comes in all his wonderful majesty.

23We can’t reach up to the Mighty One.

He is lifted high because of his power.

Everything he does is fair and right.

So he doesn’t crush people.

24That’s why they have respect for him.

He cares about all those who are wise.”