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约伯记生命读经 · 第28篇

轮到以利户说话三十二至三十七章（三）以利户对约伯末了的话

Elihu’s Turn to Speak Chapters 32—37 (3) Elihu's Final Word to Job
1读经：约伯记三十六至三十七章在本篇信息中，我们要来搅三十六至三十七章里以利户对约伯末了的话。我们再一次看见，这里没有祷告，也没有在交通中运用灵。
1Scripture Reading: Job 36—37 In this message we will consider chapters thirty-six and thirty-seven, which are Elihu's final word to Job. Once again, there was no prayer or exercise of the spirit in fellowship
壹 以利户还有话为神说
I. ELIHU HAVING MORE TO SAY FOR GOD
2在三十六章一至四节，以利户宣称他还有话要为神说。他说，『我要将我的知识从远处引来，将公义归给造我的主。因为我的言语真不虚谎；有一位知识全备的与你同在。』（3～4。）我不相信以利户真的是在为神说话；他完全是在为自己说话，炫燿他的知识。实际上，他比约伯和约伯三个朋友的知识都少。以利户虽然说他将公义归给神，事实上他是将一切归给他自己，甚至说他自己是『知识全备的』。
2In 36:1-4 Elihu claimed that he had more to say for God. He said, "I will bring my knowledge from afar/And will ascribe righteousness to my Maker./ For truly my words are not false;/One perfect in knowledge is with you" (vv. 3-4). I do not believe that Elihu was speaking for God at all; he was speaking absolutely for himself, making a display of his knowledge. Actually, he had less knowledge than Job and the three friends. Although Elihu said that he ascribed righteousness to God, he in fact ascribed everything to himself, going so far as to refer to himself as "one perfect in knowledge
贰 指示约伯说，
II. SHOWING JOB THAT GOD
神顾到义人
TAKES CARE OF THE RIGHTEOUS
3在五至十六节，以利户指示约伯说，神顾到义人，并引约伯出离患难之颚，进入宽阔之地。这里以利户从一个主题跳到另一个主题；我们很难明白他在说甚么。以利户说，神『不保守恶人活著』。（6上。）这不是事实，因为许多恶人仍然活著。以利户也说，那些听从神、事奉神的人，『就必度日亨通，历年安乐。』（11。）这样的观念完全是照著善恶的原则。在十六节他继续说，『神也必引你出离患难之颚，进入宽阔不狭窄之地；摆在你席上的，乃满有肥甘。
3In verses 5 through 16 Elihu showed Job that God takes care of the righteous and that He allured Job from the jaws of distress into a spacious place. Here Elihu skipped from one subject to another, and it is difficult to know what he was talking about. Elihu said that God "does not preserve the wicked man alive" (v. 6a). This is not true, for many wicked people are still living. Elihu also said that those who hear God and serve Him "will spend their days in prosperity/ And their years in pleasantness" (v. 11). Such a concept is altogether according to the principle of good and evil. In verse 16 he went on to say, "Indeed He allures you from the jaws of distress/Into a spacious place, where there is no constraint;/And what is upon your table would be full of fatness
参 警告约伯说，他满了恶人所受的审判
III. WARNING JOB THAT HE WAS FILLED
WITH THE JUDGMENT OF THE WICKED
4以利户接著警告约伯说，他满了恶人所受的审判；审判和公理抓住他。（17。）这里以利户似乎是说，约伯没有享受席上的肥甘，因为他被恶人所受的审判所充满；神在恶人身上施行审判，以公理为判决。所以，审判和公理抓住了他。
4Next, Elihu warned Job that he was filled with the judgment of the wicked, telling him that judgment and justice had taken hold of him (v. 17). Here Elihu seemed to be saying that Job was not enjoying a table full of fatness because he was occupied with the judgment of the wicked, continually thinking that God should exercise His judgment upon the wicked, with justice being the verdict of judgment. Thus, judgment and justice had taken hold of Job.
肆 劝告约伯，不可容忿怒诱使他亵侮神
IV. ADMONISHING JOB NOT TO LET WRATH
ALLURE HIM INTO SCOFFING TOWARD GOD
5在十八至二十三节，以利户劝告约伯，不可容忿怒诱使他亵侮神，不要切慕黑夜，不可偏向罪孽。在二十二至二十三节他说，『看哪，神因能力而被高举：教训人的，有谁像祂？谁派定祂的道路？谁能说，你所行的不对？』伍题醒约伯要显大神在宇宙中的作为，并尊神为大以利户接著题醒约伯，要显大神在宇宙中的作为，并尊神为大。（三六24～三七１３。）在三十六章二十六节以利户宣告：『看哪，神为大，我们不能全知;祂的年数不能测度之』在三十七章五节他说，『神发出奇妙的雷声;祂行大事，我们不能测透。』以利户在这里的说话展示他作诗的能力和才能。我们若在活力排中这样说话，这个排就会被杀死。
5In verses 18 through 23 Elihu admonished Job not to let wrath allure him into scoffing toward God, not to long for the night, and not to turn toward iniquity. In verses 22 and 23 he said, "Behold, God is exalted in His power:/Who is a teacher like Him?/Who has appointed His way for Him?/And who says, You have done wrong?" V. REMINDING JOB TO MAGNIFY GOD'S WORK IN THE UNIVERSE AND EXALT HIS GREATNESS Elihu went on to remind Job to magnify God's work in the universe and exalt His greatness (36:24—37:13). In 36:26 Elihu declared, "Behold, God is great, and we do not know Him;/The number of His years we also cannot search out." In 37:5 he said, "God thunders wondrously with His voice;/He does great things that we cannot comprehend." Elihu's speaking here is a display of his ability and capacity to compose poetry. If we speak in such a way in the vital groups, the groups will be killed
陆 嘱咐约伯思想
VI. CHARGING JOB TO CONSIDER
神在天空和地上
GOD'S WONDROUS ACTS
奇妙的作为
IN THE SKIES AND ON THE EARTH
6然后以利户嘱咐约伯思想神在天空和地上奇妙的作为。(14～23。)他这嘱咐的结语乃是：『论到全能者，我们不能测度；祂大有能力，有公平和大义，必不苦害人。』（23。）
6Elihu then charged Job to consider God's wondrous acts in the skies and on the earth (vv. 14-23). He concluded his charge by saying, "The Almighty—we cannot find Him out;/He is excellent in power,/And justice and the abundance of righteousness/He will not damage" (v. 23
柒 指导约伯敬畏神
VII. INSTRUCTING JOB TO FEAR GOD
7最后，以利户在对约伯末了的话里，指导约伯敬畏神，祂不顾念自以为心中有智慧的人。（24。）
7Finally, in his last word to Job, Elihu instructed Job to fear God, who does not look upon any who are wise of heart (v. 24
8关于神对付约伯的目的，以利户甚至在他对约伯末了最紧要的话里，也不能提供约伯达到新约水平的神圣启示，就是神容许信徒损失一切，目的乃是要他们得著神，作他们永远的分，给他们承受并享受为永远的生命，直到永远，如主在马太十九章二十七至二十九节对祂的门徒所启示的。
8Concerning the purpose of God in dealing with Job, even in the highlight of his final word to Job, Elihu did not have the capacity to afford Job a divine revelation that is up to the New Testament level, namely, that God's purpose in allowing the believers to suffer the loss of all things is that they may gain God as their eternal portion for them to inherit and enjoy as the eternal life unto eternity, as the Lord revealed to His disciples in Matthew 19:27-29.
9约伯在受苦，他的三个朋友来安慰他，以利户也来帮助他度过那个处境。然而，这五个敬虔的人并没有祷告，也没有运用灵彼此交通，叫他们得著一点属灵的供应；那会帮助他们找出神对付约伯的真正目的。他们谈论神，也题到他们的灵；但我们读他们辩论的话，一点也看不出他们是在运用灵。反之，他们一直运用心思，从天上、空中、空中的鸟、地上的牲畜、海里的鱼寻找话题来作他们的诗。今天我们若要有活力排，就必须以这些人的谈论为警戒。我们在约伯记中所看见的排聚会，提供我们一个消极的例子，是我们今天在召会生活的排聚会中所不该有的。
9Job was suffering, and his three friends came to comfort him. Elihu was also there to help the situation. However, these godly people did not pray for Job nor did they fellowship with one another by exercising their spirit that all of them might receive a certain amount of spiritual supply. That would have helped them find out the real purpose of God's dealing with Job. They talked about God, and they also referred to their spirit, but in all their debates there is no hint that they were exercising their spirit. Rather, they were exercising their mind, searching for words from the heavens, from the air, from the birds in the air, from the beasts on the earth, and from the fish in the sea, to compose their poetry. If we would have vital groups today, we need to be warned by these talks. The group we see in the book of Job affords us a negative example, an example of the kind of group meeting we should not have in the church life today
10我们来在一起聚活力排时，头一件必须作的事就是祷告。活力排就是活力祷告的排。在活力排里，要学习不用老旧的名词作陈旧、传统的祷告；总要学习有新鲜的祷告。要操练灵，因为我们的神，我们今日的神，带著祂一切全备的供应，就在我们灵里。因此你来到活力排，就该留在你的灵里，操练你的灵。你在灵里，就会得著新的名词、新的发表。你能这样作，因为你有三一神这终极完成的灵在你的灵里。活力排的活力在于这二灵：人的灵和神的灵。圣经最后一部分（从使徒行传到启示录）说到神的灵在我们的灵里，与我们的灵成为一灵。（林前六17。）圣经这一部分的内容，就是这二灵的一个生活。神在人里的行动，人在神里的行动，都是在这二灵里面。因此，你到活力排来，其该转到灵里，留在灵里并操练灵。
10When we come together in the vital groups, the first thing we must do is to pray. The vital groups are groups of vital prayer. In the vital groups, learn not to pray old prayers with old terms, prayers according to your tradition. Learn always to pray new and fresh prayers. Try to exercise your spirit, because the very God, our present God, our God today, is right in our spirit with all His bountiful supply. Thus, when you come to the vital groups, you should remain in your spirit and exercise your spirit. In your spirit you will pick up some new terms and new expressions. You can do this because you have the Triune God as the consummated Spirit in your spirit. The groups are vital in these two spirits: vital in our human spirit and vital in God's divine Spirit. The last part of the Bible — from Acts through Revelation — covers the matter of the divine Spirit who is now in our spirit to become one spirit (1 Cor. 6:17). The content of this portion of the Word is a life of these two spirits. God moves in man and man moves in God in these two spirits. Therefore, when you come to the vital groups, you should turn to the spirit, remain in the spirit, and exercise the spirit.
11来到活力排，不要讲些亲密却是天然的话，那会杀死这个活力排。反之，要运用你们的灵来赞美神，唱一节或几句诗歌。这种赞美和唱诗会挑旺活力排中每个人的灵，然后每个人都会跟著有祷告。我们在活力排里，第二件该作的事就是交通。祷告之后，我们就该交通，也许交通家里的事，或是圣徒所遭遇的难处；但我们该在灵里，运用我们的灵来交通。我们说到一位圣徒生病时，不要用平常的话语，乃要用从那包罗万有、赐生命的灵而来的话语。你开口说话时，要把这个排带到二灵里。这会产生极大的不同，也会为活力排打下在二灵里行动的基础。不仅如此，你接触人的时候，或是在你家里，或是在别人家里，或是在会所里，都要运用你的灵。今天三一神的行动完全是在这二灵里－祂自己是那终极完成的灵，住在我们重生的灵里。这二灵－神的灵和人的灵－已经成为一灵。作基督徒就是要顾到这二灵，为著神的行动。要学习这样过基督徒的生活。不要只是学习许多教训，乃要学习研读圣经，使你的灵得馁养和挑旺，使你的灵得著操练，叫你能在你的灵里接触神的灵。
11Do not come to the vital groups to talk naturally yet quite intimately. That kills the groups. Instead, exercise your spirit to praise God or to sing a stanza or a few lines of a hymn. This kind of praising and singing stirs up the spirits of those in the vital group. Then everyone will follow to pray. The second thing we should do in the vital groups is to fellowship. After the prayer, we should fellowship, perhaps about the home affairs or the troubles of the saints, yet we should fellowship in our spirit by exercising our spirit. Our speaking concerning a saint who is sick should not be in ordinary words but in words from the all-inclusive, life-giving Spirit. When you speak out, try to bring the group into the two spirits. This will make a great difference, and this will help to lay the foundation for the vital group to move in the two spirits. Furthermore, when you visit others, at your home, in their home, or in the meeting hall, exercise your spirit. The move of the Triune God today is altogether in the two spirits, in Himself as the consummated Spirit dwelling in our regenerated spirit. These two spirits— the divine Spirit and the human spirit—have become one spirit. To be a Christian is simply to take care of these two spirits for God's move. Learn to live a Christian life in this way. Do not try to learn so many teachings, but try to study and read the Bible for the nourishment and stirring up of your spirit that your spirit may be exercised to contact the divine Spirit in your spirit.
12要学习在你的灵里接触神的灵。这是基督徒的生活，也该是基督徒的工作。这是神在人里的行动，以及人在神里的行动，以完成神的经纶，就是神对基督同祂身体的计画。我们在地上乃是为著这个；为此我们该照这二灵而活，跟随这二灵，并照这二灵作一切事。
12Learn to touch the divine Spirit in your spirit. This is the Christian life, and this should also be the Christian work. This is the move of God in man and the move of man in God to fulfill God'secon o my, His plan concerning Christ with His Body. We are here on earth for this, and for this we should live by the two spirits, follow the two spirits, and do everything according to the two spirits