约伯记生命读经 · 第18篇

约伯与他三友之间

The Third of the Three Rounds in the Debates

三回辩论的第三回

Between Job and his Three Friends

二十一至三十一章（二）约伯渴望向神解释他的案件，及他对于神对付各种人的知识，以及比勒达的结语

Chapters 21—31 (2) Job's Desire to Clear Up his Case with God and his Knowledge Concerning God in his Dealings with all Kinds of Men and Bildad's Concluding Word

1读经：约伯记二十三至二十五章。在本篇信息中，我们要来看约伯在二十三至二十四章的话，然后我们要评论以利法在二十五章的结语。壹约伯渴望向神解释他的案件约伯表露他要向神解释他案件的渴望，（二三，）他说，他的哀告极其痛苦；他唉哼，他受的责打是沉重的。（２。）约伯渴望知道在那里可以寻见神，能到神的台前，在祂面前将自己的案件陈明，满口辩白。（３～４。）约伯自信他知道神回答他的言语，明白神对他所说的是甚么，就说神不会用大能与他争辩，必定理会他。因此照著约伯的想法，正直人可以与神辩论，他必永远脱离那审判他的。（５～７。）这里约伯似乎变得极度敏感，好像说梦话一样。约伯说话时，神不作声，表面看来似乎不听约伯这些话。在八至十节约伯说，『看哪，我往前行，祂不在那里。往后退，也不能见祂。祂在左边行事，我却不能看见；祂在右边隐藏，使我不能见祂。然而祂知道我所行的路；祂若试炼我，我必显出如精金。』约伯想像神在那里，却不能找到祂。约伯的话再一次指明他是在某种梦境中。当他说神若试炼他，他必显出如精金时，他必定是在作梦。

1Scripture Reading: Job 23—25 In this message we will cover Job'sword in chapters twenty-three and twenty-four and then go on to comment on Bildad's concluding word in chapter twenty-five. I. JOB'S DESIRE TO CLEAR UP HIS CASE WITH GOD As Job expressed his desire to clear up his case with God (ch. 23), he said that his complaint was bitter and that his stroke was heavy because of his groaning (v. 2). Job longed to know where he might find God, that he might come to God'ss eat to present his cause in order before Him, filling his mouth with arguments (vv. 3-4). Confident that he knew the words which God would answer him and that he understood what God would speak to him, Job said that God would not contend with him in His power but would give heed to him. Since, according to Job, the upright man can argue with God, Job would be delivered forever from his Judge (vv. 5-7). Here Job seemed to be extremely sensitive and spoke as if he was in a dream. While Job was speaking, God was silent, apparently not listening to all these things. In verses 8 through 10 Job said, "Behold, I go forward, but He is not there;/And backward, but I do not perceive Him;/To the left, where He acts, but I cannot look on Him; /He hides Himself on the right, so I cannot see Him./But He knows the way that I take;/ Should He try me, I would come forth as gold." Job could not find God where he imagined Him to be. Once again, Job'sword indicated that he was in some kind of dream. He was surely dreaming when he said that if God tried him, he would come forth as gold

2约伯接著宣告，他的追随神的步履，他谨守神的道；神嘴唇的命令他未曾背弃；他看重神口中的言语，过于他需用的饮食。然而约伯说，神定下了心志，行出心里所愿的；所派定约伯的，就必作成。因此，约伯在祂面前惊惶，惧怕祂，觉得神使他心慌，全能者使他惊惶。（１１～１６。）

2Job went on to declare that his foot held fast to God's steps, that he had kept God ' sway and not turned back from the commandment of His lips, and that he had treasured the words of His mouth more than his apportioned food. However, Job said that God was of one mind and did what His soul desired, performing what had been appointed to Job. Therefore, Job was terrified at His presence and was in dread of Him, feeling that God had made his heart faint and that the Almighty had terrified him (vv. 11-16).

贰约伯对于神对付各种人的知识

II. JOB'S KNOWLEDGE CONCERNING GOD in his Dealings with all Kinds of Men

3在二十四章我们看见，约伯对于神对付各种人的知识。

3In chapter twenty-four we see Job's knowledge concerning God in His dealings with all kinds of men

一神对付那些抢夺别人财物的

A. God's Dealing with the Ones Who Seize Others' Possessions

4约伯首先说到神对付那些抢夺别人财物的，特别说到挪移界碑的，抢夺群畜而牧养的，赶走孤儿的驴的，强取寡妇的牛为当头的，以及使穷乏人离开正道的。（１～８。）接著约伯说到有人从母怀中抢夺孤儿，强取穷人的衣服为当头。（９～１２。）二神对付那些背叛光的

4First, Job spoke concerning God's dealing with the ones who seize others' possessions, in particular with those who remove landmarks, seize the flock and pasture them, drive away the donkey of the fatherless, take the widow'so x as a pledge, and turn the needy out of the way (vv. 1-8). Then Job spoke of some who pluck the fatherless from the breast and take what the poor has on as a pledge (vv. 9-12). B. God's Dealing with Those Who Rebel against the Light

5约伯继续说到神对付那些背叛光，不认识光的道路，不住在光的路上的人，（１３，）包括杀人的和奸夫，他们不认识光。（１４～１６。）『他们看早晨如同死荫，因为他们晓得死荫的惊骇。』（１７。）

5Job continued by speaking regarding God's dealing with those who rebel against the light, who are not acquainted with its ways nor abide in its paths (v. 13). Included among such ones are murderers and adulterers, who do not know the light (vv. 14-16). "For morning is to all of them like the shadow of death,/ Because they are acquainted with the terrors of the shadow of death" (v. 17

三神对付那些犯罪之辈

C. God's Dealing with Those Who Sin

6最后，在十八至二十五节，约伯说到神对付那些犯罪之辈。约伯说，神不过片时保全有势力的人，然后使他们如谷穗被割。约伯的结论乃是：『若不是这样，谁能证实我是说谎的，使我的言语落空呢？』（２５。）约伯在这里虽然痛苦，却似乎在向他的朋友炫耀。

6Finally, in verses 18 through 25 Job spoke about God's dealing with those who sin. Job said that God preserves the mighty for awhile and then lets them be cut off like the ears of grain. Job concluded by saying, "If it is not so, then who will prove me a liar/And bring my words to nought?" (v. 25). It seems that here, in spite of his pain, Job was showing off to his friends

参比勒达的结语

III. BILDAD'S CONCLUDING WORD

7二十五章记载比勒达的结语。他最后的话很简短。比勒达从他先前的说话可能学得一个功课，就是辩论失败，显为愚妄的路，乃是说太多话。这可能是他的结语这么简短的原因。

7Chapter twenty-five is a record of Bildad's concluding word. His final word was brief. From his previous speakings Bildad might have learned the lesson that the way to lose the case and to appear foolish is to speak too much. This might have been the reason that his concluding word was so short.

一说神有治理之权

A. Saying That God Has Dominion

8首先，比勒达说神有治理之权，有威严可畏；祂在高处施行和平。（２。）然后，比勒达问：神的诸军，岂能数算？祂的光一发，谁不蒙照？（３。）比勒达在这里的话，不是照著善恶知识树的原则，而是像约伯一样，在炫耀自己。

8First, Bildad said that dominion and power are with God, and He makes peace in high places (v. 2). Then Bildad asked if there was any number to God's armies, and if there are any upon whom His light does not arise (v. 3). Bildad'sword here was not according to the principle of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Nevertheless, like Job, he was showing off

二说在神面前，无人得以称义

B. Saying That No One Can Be Righteous before God

9在四至六节，比勒达回到善恶知识树上。他问：在神面前，人怎能称义？妇人所生的，怎能纯净？他的结论乃是这些都不可能；他说，『看哪，在神眼前，月亮也无光亮，星宿也不皎洁。何况如虫的人，如蛆的世人！』这是比勒达在约伯记中最后所说的话。

9In verses 4 through 6 Bildad returned to the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. Bildad asked how a man can be righteous before God, how a person born of a woman can be pure. Concluding that this is impossible, he said, "Behold, even the moon has no brightness,/ And the stars are not pure in His eyes./How much less a man, a maggot;/And the son of man, a worm!" (vv. 5-6). This was the last word of Bildad in the book of Job