全新四年樂活讀經
W2 2013-04-09 (約伯記31)
31:1 我與眼睛立約，怎能戀戀瞻望處女呢？
31:2 從至上的 神所得之分，從至高全能者所得之業是甚麼呢？
31:3 豈不是禍患臨到不義的，災害臨到作孽的呢？
31:4 神豈不是察看我的道路，數點我的腳步呢？
31:5 我若與虛謊同行，腳若追隨詭詐；
31:6 （我若被公道的天平稱度，使 神可以知道我的純正；）
31:7 我的腳步若偏離正路，我的心若隨著我的眼目，若有玷污粘在我手上；
31:8 就願我所種的有別人吃，我田所產的被拔出來。
31:9 我若受迷惑，向婦人起淫念，在鄰舍的門外蹲伏，
31:10 就願我的妻子給別人推磨，別人也與她同室。
31:11 因為這是大罪，是審判官當罰的罪孽。
31:12 這本是火焚燒，直到毀滅，必拔除我所有的家產。
默想: 約伯在這裡再次陳明自己是無辜的，他強調自己沒有犯淫亂與虛謊的罪。他認真地保守自己的心，沒有非分之想；他與自己的眼睛立約，不「戀戀瞻望」處女，不向別的女人起淫念。
在與人互動時，他對待弱勢者向來沒有高高在上，他知道什麼是好的，他就照著去做，只要是他能做的、該做的，他沒有怠惰藉口。他是那種充分實踐「知道善不去行就是罪」的人。
在敬畏神方面，約伯表明自己雖然財產很多，但那些從來不是他的依靠與滿足，他沒有偷偷地敬拜偶像，也沒有暗暗地隱藏自己的罪過。約伯表明自己是一個律已，愛人、敬神的一個人。所以他認為，若他被公道的天平稱度，就可以知道自己的純正。約伯強調自己真的是無辜的，期望全能者能夠回答自己，別讓自己含冤莫白。
約伯所做的告白，也可以是我們的自我反省，我們是否有像約伯一樣努力保守純正的心呢？同時我們也思想，約伯的遭遇不是因為他的罪，正是因為他一生的純正可以勝過撒但的擊打。當我們在看一個人不幸的遭遇時，小心不單單以「報應」心態來評量一個人，因為我們不是上帝，有太多隱密的事，是我們所不了解的。
題目: 在本章中約伯談到與眼睛有關的罪孽，你對此有何看法呢？
31:1 我與眼睛立約，怎能戀戀瞻望處女呢？
I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
31:2 從至上的 神所得之分，從至高全能者所得之業是甚麼呢？
For what portion of God is there from above? and what inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
31:3 豈不是禍患臨到不義的，災害臨到作孽的呢？
Is not destruction to the wicked? and a strange punishment to the workers of iniquity?
31:4 神豈不是察看我的道路，數點我的腳步呢？
Doth not he see my ways, and count all my steps?
31:5 我若與虛謊同行，腳若追隨詭詐；
If I have walked with vanity, or if my foot hath hasted to deceit;
31:6 （我若被公道的天平稱度，使 神可以知道我的純正；）
Let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know mine integrity. Let...: Heb. Let him weigh me in balances of justice
31:7 我的腳步若偏離正路，我的心若隨著我的眼目，若有玷污粘在我手上；
If my step hath turned out of the way, and mine heart walked after mine eyes, and if any blot hath cleaved to mine hands;
31:8 就願我所種的有別人吃，我田所產的被拔出來。
Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.
31:9 我若受迷惑，向婦人起淫念，在鄰舍的門外蹲伏，
If mine heart have been deceived by a woman, or if I have laid wait at my neighbour's door;
31:10 就願我的妻子給別人推磨，別人也與她同室。
Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.
31:11 因為這是大罪，是審判官當罰的罪孽。
For this is an heinous crime; yea, it is an iniquity to be punished by the judges.
31:12 這本是火焚燒，直到毀滅，必拔除我所有的家產。
For it is a fire that consumeth to destruction, and would root out all mine increase.
31:13 我的僕婢與我爭辯的時候，我若藐視不聽他們的情節；
If I did despise the cause of my manservant or of my maidservant, when they contended with me;
31:14 神興起，我怎樣行呢？他察問，我怎樣回答呢？
What then shall I do when God riseth up? and when he visiteth, what shall I answer him?
31:15 造我在腹中的，不也是造他嗎？將他與我摶在腹中的豈不是一位嗎？
Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb? did not one...: or, did he not fashion us in one womb?
31:16 我若不容貧寒人得其所願，或叫寡婦眼中失望，
If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
31:17 或獨自吃我一點食物，孤兒沒有與我同吃；
Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
31:18 （從幼年時孤兒與我同長，好像父子一樣；我從出母腹就扶助（原文是引領）寡婦。）
(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;) her: that is, the widow
31:19 我若見人因無衣死亡，或見窮乏人身無遮蓋；
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
31:20 我若不使他因我羊的毛得暖，為我祝福；
If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
31:21 我若在城門口見有幫助我的，舉手攻擊孤兒；
If I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, when I saw my help in the gate:
31:22 情願我的肩頭從缺盆骨脫落，我的膀臂從羊矢骨折斷。
Then let mine arm fall from my shoulder blade, and mine arm be broken from the bone. bone: or, chanelbone
31:23 因 神降的災禍使我恐懼；因他的威嚴，我不能妄為。
For destruction from God was a terror to me, and by reason of his highness I could not endure.
31:24 我若以黃金為指望，對精金說：你是我的倚靠；
If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
31:25 我若因財物豐裕，因我手多得資財而歡喜；
If I rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because mine hand had gotten much; gotten...: Heb. found much
31:26 我若見太陽發光，明月行在空中，
If I beheld the sun when it shined, or the moon walking in brightness; sun: Heb. light in...: Heb. bright
31:27 心就暗暗被引誘，口便親手；
And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: my mouth...: Heb. my hand hath kissed my mouth
31:28 這也是審判官當罰的罪孽，又是我背棄在上的 神。
This also were an iniquity to be punished by the judge: for I should have denied the God that is above.
31:29 我若見恨我的遭報就歡喜，見他遭災便高興；
If I rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him:
31:30 （我沒有容口犯罪，咒詛他的生命；）
Neither have I suffered my mouth to sin by wishing a curse to his soul. mouth: Heb. palate
31:31 若我帳棚的人未嘗說，誰不以主人的食物吃飽呢？
If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
31:32 （從來我沒有容客旅在街上住宿，卻開門迎接行路的人；）
The stranger did not lodge in the street: but I opened my doors to the traveller. traveller: or, way
31:33 我若像亞當（或譯：別人）遮掩我的過犯，將罪孽藏在懷中；
If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding mine iniquity in my bosom: as Adam: or, after the manner of men
31:34 因懼怕大眾，又因宗族藐視我使我驚恐，以致閉口無言，杜門不出；
Did I fear a great multitude, or did the contempt of families terrify me, that I kept silence, and went not out of the door?
31:35 惟願有一位肯聽我！（看哪，在這裡有我所劃的押，願全能者回答我！）
Oh that one would hear me! behold, my desire is, that the Almighty would answer me, and that mine adversary had written a book. my...: or, my sign is that the Almighty will
31:36 願那敵我者所寫的狀詞在我這裡！我必帶在肩上，又綁在頭上為冠冕。
Surely I would take it upon my shoulder, and bind it as a crown to me.
31:37 我必向他述說我腳步的數目，必如君王進到他面前。
I would declare unto him the number of my steps; as a prince would I go near unto him.
31:38 我若奪取田地，這地向我喊冤，犁溝一同哭泣；
If my land cry against me, or that the furrows likewise thereof complain; complain: Heb. weep
31:39 我若吃地的出產不給價值，或叫原主喪命；
If I have eaten the fruits thereof without money, or have caused the owners thereof to lose their life: fruits: Heb. strength the owners...: Heb. the soul of the owners thereof to expire, or, breathe out
31:40 願這地長蒺藜代替麥子，長惡草代替大麥。約伯的話說完了。
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended. cockle: or, noisome weeds
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