约伯记生命读经 · 第23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（五）约伯对三友末了的讲论（三）

Chapters 21—31 (5) Job's Final Speaking To His Three Friends (3

1读经：约伯记31:1—32:1。

1Scripture Reading: Job 31:1—32:1

2在本篇信息中，我们要来看三十一章一节至三十二章一节，约伯对三

2In this message we will consider 31:1—32:1, the conclusion of Job's final speaking to his three friends

3友末了讲论的结语。

捌夸口他的正直、公义、纯正与完全

VIII. BOASTING OF HIS UPRIGHTNESS, RIGHTEOUSNESS, INTEGRITY, AND PERFECTION

4在三十一章约伯夸口他的正直、公义、纯正与完全。一因敬畏神而禁戒肉体的情欲

4In chapter thirty-one Job boasted of his uprightness, righteousness, integrity, and perfection. A. Restraining the Lust of His Flesh in Fearing God

5约伯为著要实行他的正直、公义、纯正与完全，就因敬畏神而禁戒肉体的情欲。（１～４。）约伯在四节的话指明他敬畏神：『神岂不是察看我的道路，数点我的脚步么？』

5In order to practice his uprightness, righteousness, integrity, and perfection, Job restrained the lust of his flesh in fearing God (vv. 1-4). Job'sword in verse 4 indicates that he feared God: "Does He not see my ways/And count all my steps

二不与虚谎同行，不追随诡诈

B. Not Walking with Falsehood and after Deceit

6约伯夸口，他不与虚谎同行，不追随诡诈。（５～８。）他说，『我若与虚谎同行，若追随诡诈－愿神以公道的天平称我，愿祂知道我的纯全。』（５～６。）就属人一面说，约伯不行虚谎诡诈，乃是非常好的。

6Job boasted that he did not walk with falsehood and after deceit (vv. 5-8). He said, "If I have walked with falsehood,/And my foot has hastened after deceit—/ Let Him weigh me in a righteous balance,/And let God know my integrity" (vv. 5-6). Humanly speaking, it was very good that Job did not practice falsehood or deceit

三厌恶奸淫，视为极恶的罪行

C. Abhorring Adultery as a Heinous Act

7约伯继续说，他厌恶奸淫，视为极恶的罪行。（９～１２。）奸淫是邪恶的，我们都必须痛恨。

7Job went on to say that he abhorred adultery as a heinous act (vv. 9-12). Adultery is evil, and we all must hate it

四因敬畏神，不敢藐视仆婢的情节

D. Not Despising the Cause of His Servant or Maid in His Fearing God

8约伯的仆婢与他争辩的时候，约伯不敢藐视仆婢的情节。（１３。）这指明他顾到他们的需要。十四至十五节指明在这事上，约伯也敬畏神：『神兴起，我怎么办呢？祂临到，我怎么回答呢？造我在腹中的，不也是造他么？将我们抟在腹中的，岂不是一位么？』

8Job did not despise the cause of his servant or maid when they contended with him (v. 13). This means that he took care of their need. Verses 14 and 15 indicate that in this matter also Job feared God: "What then will I do when God rises up?/And when He visits me, what will I answer Him? /Did not He who made me in the womb make him?/And was it not One who fashioned us in the womb?"

五顾到贫寒人、寡妇、孤儿、穷乏人

E. Taking Care of the Poor, the Widow, the Orphan, and the Needy

9在十六至二十三节约伯夸口说，他因神降的灾祸和祂的威严，顾到贫寒人、寡妇、孤儿、穷乏人。约伯不吝惜给贫寒人衣食，不举手攻击孤儿。就著这点，约伯也敬畏神，他说，『因神降的灾祸，使我恐惧，因祂的威严，我不能妄为。』（２３。）他因神的威严恐惧，害怕他若不行善，灾祸就会临到他。

9In verses 16 through 23 Job boasted about taking care of the poor, the widow, the orphan, and the needy because of the calamity from God and His majesty. Job did not withhold food or clothing from the poor, and he did not raise his hand against the orphan. Concerning this also Job feared God, saying, "Calamity from God is dreadful to me,/And because of His majesty I can do nothing" (v. 23). He was threatened by God's majesty, and he feared that if he did not do well, calamity would come upon him

六不倚靠黄金，不因丰裕而欢喜

F. Not Trusting in Gold and Rejoicing in Wealth

10约伯接著说，他不倚靠黄金，不因丰裕而欢喜，不被引诱去敬拜照耀的太阳和皎明的月亮，以免背弃在天上的神。（２４～２８。）他不以黄金为指望，不称精金为他的倚靠，也不因财物丰裕而欢喜。这指明约伯所宝贝的不是黄金，乃是神。在这事上，约伯与大部分的人不同，因为大部分的人宝贝黄金，背弃神。

10Job went on to say that he did not trust in gold and rejoice in wealth, nor was he enticed to worship the shining sun and the splendid moon and thus to deny God in the heavens (vv. 24-28). He did not make gold his hope or call fine gold his confidence, and he did not rejoice because his wealth was great. This means that what Job treasured was not gold but God. In this matter Job was different from most people, who treasure wealth but deny God

七不因见恨他的遭殃而欢喜

G. Not Rejoicing at the Misfortune of the One Who Hated Him

11约伯说，他不因见恨他的遭殃而欢喜，或因见其遭灾而高兴，也不咒诅他的生命。（２９～３０。）

11Job said that he did not rejoice at the misfortune of the one who hated him, exult in his suffering, or curse his life (vv. 29-30

八叫每一个人吃饱，留宿所有的客旅

H. Feeding Everyone and Lodging All the Sojourners

12约伯也夸口说，他叫每一个人吃饱，留宿所有的客旅。（３１～３２。）

12Job also boasted that he fed everyone who had a need and that he lodged all the sojourners (vv. 31-32

九不因惧怕大众，而遮掩他的过犯，将罪孽藏在怀中

I. Not Covering His Transgressions and Hiding His Iniquity because of the Fear of the Great Multitude

13约伯继续说，他不因惧怕大众，不因宗族的藐视使他惊恐，而遮掩他的过犯，将罪孽藏在怀中，像亚当那样。（３３～３７。）他领悟他若因惧怕别人而遮掩他的过犯，就是有罪的。然后他说，『惟愿有一位肯听我！这里有我所画的押！愿全能者回答我。愿那控告我的写上状辞。我就必定带在肩上，又绑在头上如同冠冕；我必向神述说我脚步的数目，必如君王进到祂面前！』（３５～３７。）

13Job continued by saying that he did not cover his transgressions as Adam did nor hide his iniquity in his bosom because of the fear of the great multitude and because the contempt of the families frightened him (vv. 33-34). He realized that it would have been sinful to cover his transgressions because he was afraid of others. Then he said, "Oh that there were someone to hear me!/Here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me./And let my accuser write up the charge. / Surely I would carry it [the scroll containing the charge] on my shoulder;/I would bind it onto me like a crown; /I would declare to Him the number of my steps;/Like a prince I would approach Him!" (vv. 35-37).

十不吃田地所效力的而不给价值，或叫原主丧命

J. Not Securing Land without Money or Causing Its Owners to Lose Their Life

14最后，约伯夸口说，他不抢夺别人的土地。他不吃田地所效力的而不给价值，或叫原主丧命。（３８～４０。）约伯在这里的夸口指明他在属人道德的范围里，而不在神圣经纶的范围里。就属人的道德而言，约伯是相当好的；但就神圣的经纶而言，他却偏离了目标。今天在主的恢复里，我们需要顾到神新约的经纶。

14Finally, Job boasted that he did not rob others of their real estate. He did not secure land without money or cause its owners to lose their life (vv. 38-40). Job's boasting here indicates that he was in the realm of human ethics, not in the realm of the divine economy. Regarding human ethics, Job was quite good; however, regarding the divine economy he missed the mark. In the Lord's recovery today, we need to care for God's New Testament economy

玖约伯的三友

IX. JOB'ST HREE FRIENDS

不再回答他

CEASING TO ANSWER HIM

15约伯记三十二章一节说，『于是这三个人，因约伯看自己为义，就不再回答他。』他们不能左右约伯，也不知道该对他怎么办，所以就停止说话。没有人阻止他们回答约伯；他们因著厌倦和约伯说话，就决定不再对他说话。

15Job 32:1 says, "Then these three men ceased answering Job, for he was righteous in his own eyes." They could not handle Job, and they did not know what to do with him, so they stopped talking. No one forced them to cease answering Job. Having become tired of talking to Job, they decided to cease speaking to him

拾约伯藉著

X. JOB'S EXPOSING OF HIMSELF

对他三友八次的讲话，

THROUGH HIS EIGHT TIMES OF SPEAKING

暴露自己

To His Three Friends

16约伯藉著对他三友八次的讲话，就暴露了自己许多消极的点。

16Through his eight times of speaking to his three friends, Job exposed himself, exposing many negative things concerning himself

一自义的

A. Self-righteous

17约伯暴露自己是自义的。（6:30;9:20;32:1。）他在自己眼中是公义的，并且持守他的义。

17Job exposed himself as being self - righteous (6:30; 9:20; 27:5-6; 32:1). He was righteous in his own eyes, 27:5-6; and he held fast to his righteousness.

二充满理由的

B. Full of Reasons

18约伯也暴露自己是一个充满理由的人。一个自义的人总是准备好，就著他的处境讲许多理由。三指责他的朋友不了解他约伯指责他的朋友不了解他，不在爱里同情他。他的朋友不同情他，但他也不同情他的朋友。

18Job also exposed himself as a person who was full of reasons. A self - righteous person is always ready to give many reasons regarding his situation. C. Blaming His Friends for Not Understanding Him Job blamed his friends for not understanding him and for not sympathizing with him in love. His friends did not sympathize with him, but neither did he sympathize with them.

四埋怨神不公平，以无法解释、严厉的方法对待他

D. Complaining That God Was Not Fair in Treating Him in an Unexplainable, Severe Way

19约伯对他的朋友说话时，埋怨神不公平，以无法解释、严厉的方法对待他。

19In his speaking to his friends, Job complained that God was not fair in treating him in an unexplainable, severe way

五盼望并等待向神解释他的案件

E. Expecting and Waiting to Clear Up His Case with God

20约伯觉得他与神之间有个案件。他盼望并等待向神解释他的案件，意即甚至『把神带到法庭上』。

20Job felt that there was a case between him and God. He expected and waited to clear up his case with God, even if this meant "taking God to court

六在传统的虚空知识里认识神

F. Knowing God in the Vain Knowledge Inherited from Tradition

21约伯的说话暴露他只是一个在传统的虚空知识里认识神的人。这样的知识完全是客观的。

21Job's speaking exposed him as being a person who knew God only in the vain knowledge inherited from tradition. Such knowledge was altogether objective

七没有得著关于神终极目标的神圣启示，就是祂要被祂所拣选的人得著、有分、拥有并享受

G. Having Not Received the Divine Revelation concerning God's Ultimate Goal to Be Gained, Partaken Of, Possessed, and Enjoyed by His Chosen People

22约伯的说话指明他没有得著那揭示在新约里，关于神永远经纶的神圣启示，就是神终极的目标，祂愿望所喜悦的，乃是祂要被祂所拣选的人得著、有分、拥有并享受，好使他们因受神的对付而销毁，在神圣的性情上得更新，（林后四１６，）在神圣的生命上，被那灵变化，成为那作神具体化身之基督的荣耀形像，使神得著彰显。（三１８。）约伯所生活的那个时代，远在这启示被赐下之前。

22Job's speaking indicates that he had not received the divine revelation, as unveiled in the New Testament concerning God's eternal economy, that God's ultimate goal, as God desires for His good pleasure, is that He may be gained, partaken of, possessed, and enjoyed by His chosen people that they may be consumed by God's dealing, renewed in the divine nature (2 Cor. 4:16), and transformed in the divine life by the Spirit to the glorious image of Christ (2 Cor. 3:18) as the embodiment of God for God'sex press i on. Job lived long before this revelation was given

八为他天然人的成功和成就所蒙蔽

H. Darkened by the Success and Attainments of His Natural Being

23就著伦理和道德的事而言，约伯得著了极大的成功和极高的成就。然而，他却为他天然人的成功和成就所蒙蔽，如他的言语所暴露的。九因他天然领会的观念而盲瞎约伯也因他天然领会的观念而盲瞎。

23Regarding ethical and moral things, Job had great success and high attainments. However, as exposed by his speaking, he was darkened by the success and attainments of his natural being. I. Blinded by the Concept of His Natural Understanding Job was also blinded by the concept of his natural understanding

十就著神所要他与神的关系而言，他是在黑暗与盲瞎中摸索

J. Groping in Darkness and in Blindness concerning His Relationship with God according to What God Wants

24就著神所要他与神的关系而言，约伯是一个在黑暗与盲瞎中摸索的人。约伯没有看见神的心意，是要剥夺他一切天然的成就，剥夺他的完全和纯正，使他能得著神。

24Furthermore, Job was a person groping in darkness and in blindness concerning his relationship with God according to what God wants. Job did not see that God'sin tent i on was to strip him of all his natural attainments, of his perfection and integrity, so that he could gain God

十一满意于他所成就的

K. Contented with What He Had Become

25约伯的言语指明，他是一个满意于他所成就的人。他以他公义的袍子和他纯正的华冠为傲。

25As indicated by his speaking, Job was a person who was contented with what he had become. He was proud of his robe of righteousness and of his crown, his turban, of integrity

十二不知道他在神面前可怜的光景

L. Being Unaware of His Miserable Situation before God

26约伯不知道他在神面前可怜的光景。他只在名义上，而没有在实际上承认神；他没有被神浸透，也没有被神充满；他没有与神调和，也没有与神成为一。此外，约伯没有得著任何指明那作神的生机体、以活神并彰显神直到永远之新耶路撒冷某些方面和某些特征的元素。约伯不认识他的光景，也不认识新耶路撒冷。

26Job was unaware of his miserable situation before God. He acknowledged God in name but not in reality. He had not been saturated by God and filled with God. He had not been mingled with God and had not become one with God. Furthermore, Job did not possess any element that indicated some aspect and some feature of the New Jerusalem as God's organism to live God and to express God for eternity. Job did not know his situation, and he did not know the New Jerusalem