1 And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
4 Where wast thou when I founded the earth? Declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who set the measures thereof-if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it?
6 Whereupon were the foundations thereof sunken? or who laid its corner-stone,
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 And who shut up the sea with doors, when it burst forth, issuing out of the womb?
9 When I made the cloud its garment, and thick darkness a swaddling band for it;
10 When I cut out for it my boundary, and set bars and doors,
11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come and no further, and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?
12 Hast thou since thy days commanded the morning? hast thou caused the dawn to know its place,
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked might be shaken out of it?
14 It is changed like the signet-clay; and {all things} stand forth as in a garment:
15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the uplifted arm is broken.
16 Hast thou entered as far as the springs of the sea? and hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
17 Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? and hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
18 Hath thine understanding compassed the breadths of the earth? Declare if thou knowest it all.
19 Where is the way to where light dwelleth? and the darkness, where is its place,
20 That thou shouldest take it to its bound, and that thou shouldest know the paths to its house?
21 Thou knowest, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!
22 Hast thou entered into the storehouses of the snow, and hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,
23 Which I have reserved for the time of distress, for the day of battle and war?
24 By what way is the light parted, {and} the east wind scattered upon the earth?
25 Who hath divided a channel for the rain-flood, and a way for the thunder's flash;
26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no one is; on the wilderness wherein there is not a man;
27 To satisfy the desolate and waste {ground}, and to cause the sprout of the grass to spring forth?
28 Hath the rain a father? or who begetteth the drops of dew?
29 Out of whose womb cometh the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who bringeth it forth?
30 When the waters lie hidden as in stone, and the face of the deep holdeth fast together.
31 Canst thou fasten the bands of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?
32 Dost thou bring forth the constellations each in its season? or dost thou guide the Bear with her sons?
33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? dost thou determine their rule over the earth?
34 Dost thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that floods of waters may cover thee?
35 Dost thou send forth lightnings that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?
36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the mind?
37 Who numbereth the clouds with wisdom? or who poureth out the bottles of the heavens,
38 When the dust runneth as into a molten mass, and the clods cleave fast together?
39 Dost thou hunt the prey for the lioness, and dost thou satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
40 When they crouch in {their} dens, {and} abide in the thicket to lie in wait?
41 Who provideth for the raven his food, when his young ones cry unto *God, {and} they wander for lack of meat?
1 那时， 耶和华在旋风中回答约伯， 说：
2 "这以无知无识的言语， 使我的旨意暗晦不明的是谁呢？
3 现在你要如勇士束腰， 我要问你， 你要告诉我。
4 我奠定大地根基的时候， 你在哪里呢？你若有聪明， 就只管说吧。
5 你一定晓得是谁定大地的尺度， 是谁把准绳拉在大地之上？
6 地的基础奠在哪里， 地的角石是谁安放的？
7 那时晨星一起歌唱， 神的众子也都欢呼。
8 海水冲出如婴孩出母胎， 那时谁用门把海水关闭呢？
9 是我以云彩当作海的衣服， 以幽暗当作包裹海的布；
10 我为海定界限， 又安置门闩和门户，
11 说： ‘你只可到这里， 不可越过， 你狂傲的波浪要在这里止住。’
12 自你有生以来， 你何曾吩咐过晨光照耀， 使黎明的曙光知道自己的本位，
13 叫这光照遍大地的四极， 把恶人从那里抖掉呢？
14 因着这光， 地面改变如在泥上盖上印， 万象显出如衣服一样。
15 恶人必得不到亮光， 高举的膀臂必被折断。
16 你曾到过海的泉源， 在深渊的底处行走过吗？
17 死亡的门曾向你显露吗？死荫的门你曾见过吗？
18 地的广阔， 你明白吗？你若完全知道， 就只管说吧。
19 哪条是到光明居所的道路？黑暗的本位在哪里？
20 你能把光与暗带到它们的境地吗？你晓得通到它们居所的路吗？
21 你是知道的， 因为那时你已经出生了， 你一生的日数也很多。
22 你曾入过雪库， 或见过雹仓吗？
23 这些雪雹是我为降患难的时候， 为打仗和争战的日子所存留的。
24 光从哪条路散开， 东风从哪里分散在地上？
25 谁为大雨分水道， 谁为雷电定道路？
26 使雨降在无人之地， 落在无人居住的旷野，
27 使荒废之地得着滋润， 使青草在干旱之地得以长起来呢？
28 雨有父亲吗？露珠是谁生的呢？
29 冰出自谁的胎？天上的霜是谁所生的呢？
30 众水坚硬如石头， 深渊的表面冻结成冰。
31 你能系住昴星的结吗？你能解开参星的带吗？
32 你能按时领出玛查鲁夫星系吗？你能引导北斗和随从它的众星吗？
33 你晓得天的定例吗？你能在地上建立天的权威吗？
34 你能向密云扬声吗？你能使洪水淹没你吗？
35 你能差派闪电， 闪电就发出， 并且对你说： ‘我们在这里’吗？
36 谁把智慧放在怀里， 或把聪明赐于人的心中？
37 尘土融合成团， 土块粘结在一起的时候，
38 谁能凭智慧数算云天呢？谁能把天上的水袋倾倒呢？
39 狮子在洞中蹲伏， 在藏身之处躺卧埋伏的时候，
40 你能为母狮猎取食物吗？你能使食欲饱足吗？
41 乌鸦雏鸟因缺乏食物飞来飞去， 向 神哀求的时候， 谁为乌鸦预备食物呢？"