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Job 31 Ge'ez original · 35 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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ሥርዓተ ፡ ገበርኩ ፡ ለአዕይንትየ ፡ ወኢነጸርክዋ ፡ ለድንግል ።
“I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
我與眼睛立約， 怎能戀戀瞻望處女呢？
31:2▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወዓዲ ፡ ክፍለ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኢበላዕኩ ፡ ወርስቶሂ ፡ ለኃያል ፡ እምአርያም ።
For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?
從至上的上帝所得之分， 從至高全能者所得之業是甚麼呢？
31:3▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አሌ ፡ ሎ ፡ ለሞተ ፡ ዓመፂ ፡ ወተናክሮቶሙ ፡ ለእለ ፡ ይገብርዋ ፡ ለኃጢአት ።
Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?
豈不是禍患臨到不義的， 災害臨到作孽的呢？
31:4▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አኮኑ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ይርእያ ፡ ለፍኖትየ ፡ ወኈለቈ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ሥግረትየ ።
Doesn’t he see my ways, and count all my steps?
上帝豈不是察看我的道路， 數點我的腳步呢？
31:5▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሶበዑ ፡ ሖርኩ ፡ ምስለ ፡ መስተሣልቃን ፡ ወሶበሁ ፡ ተግኅሠት ፡ እግርየ ፡ እምፍኖቱ ።
“If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit
我若與虛謊同行， 腳若追隨詭詐； （
31:6▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወቆምኩ ፡ በዳልወ ፡ ጽድቅ ፡ ወየአምር ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ የዋሃትየ ።
(let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);
我若被公道的天平稱度， 使上帝可以知道我的純正；）
31:7▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ተግኅሠት ፡ እግርየ ፡ እምፍኖቱ ፡ ወለእመሂ ፡ ተለወ ፡ ልብየ ፡ ድኅረ ፡ ዓይንየ ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ ተመጠውኩ ፡ ሕልያነ ፡ በእዴየ ፡ ዘዘራእኩ ፡ ባዕድ ፡ ይብልዎ ።
if my step has turned out of the way, if my heart walked after my eyes, if any defilement has stuck to my hands,
我的腳步若偏離正路， 我的心若隨着我的眼目， 若有玷污粘在我手上；
31:8▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወዘእንበለ ፡ ሥርው ፡ ለእኩን ፡ በዲበ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ ተለወ ፡ ልብየ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ ወሐይኩ ፡ ኆኅተ ፡ ቤታ ።
then let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.
就願我所種的有別人吃， 我田所產的被拔出來。
31:9▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ብእሲትየ ፡ ትአድሞ ፡ ለካልእ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ወደቂቅየ ፡ ለይኅሠሩ ፡ በመቅሠፍተ ፡ መዓቱ ፡ ዘይእኅዝ ።
“If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door,
我若受迷惑，向婦人起淫念， 在鄰舍的門外蹲伏，
31:10▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እስመ ፡ አርኵሶ ፡ ብእሲተ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ እሳተ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘይነድድ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ መለያልይ ፡ ሃበ ፡ ቦአ ፡ ይሤሩ ፡ እምሥርው ።
then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.
就願我的妻子給別人推磨， 別人也與她同室。
31:11▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወለእመ ፡ አመዕኩ ፡ ፍትሐ ፡ ገብርየ ፡ ወአመትየ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ይትዋቀሡ ፡ በኀቤየ ።
For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
因為這是大罪， 是審判官當罰的罪孽。
31:12▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወምንተ ፡ እሬሲ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እመ ፡ ገብረ ፡ ሐተታየ ፡ ወእመኒቦ ፡ ዘሐወጸኒ ፡ እትዋሣእኑ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ።
for it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.
這本是火焚燒，直到毀滅， 必拔除我所有的家產。
31:13▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አኮኑ ፡ በከመ ፡ ተፈጠርኩ ፡ አነ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ከርሠ ፡ እምየ ፡ እሙንቱሂ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ኮኑ ፡ ወነበርነ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ከርሥ ።
“If I have despised the cause of my male servant or of my female servant, when they contended with me,
我的僕婢與我爭辯的時候， 我若藐視不聽他們的情節；
31:14▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወትካትሰ ፡ ግብረ ፡ አደምዕ ፡ ዘፈቀድኩ ፡ ወኢመሰውኩ ፡ ዓይነ ፡ ፅቤር ።
what then will I do when God rises up? When he visits, what will I answer him?
上帝興起，我怎樣行呢？ 他察問，我怎樣回答呢？
31:15▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሶበሁ ፡ ባሕቲትየ ፡ በላዕኩ ፡ እክልየ ፡ ወኢወሀብኩ ፡ ለእጓለ ፡ ማውታ ፡ እምኔሁ ።
Didn’t he who made me in the womb make him? Didn’t one fashion us in the womb?
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？
31:16▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወአሐፅኖ ፡ እምንእሱ ፡ ከመ ፡ አቡሁ ፡ ወአልኅቆ ፡ እምከርሠ ፡ እሙ ፡ እምአመ ፡ ተወልደ ።
“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
我若不容貧寒人得其所願， 或叫寡婦眼中失望，
31:17▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእመሂ ፡ ርኢኩ ፡ ዕሩቀ ፡ ወኢያልበስኩ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይመውት ፡ በቊር ።
or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it
或獨自吃我一點食物， 孤兒沒有與我同吃； （
31:18▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወይድኅሩኒ ፡ ስኡናን ፡ ወእምጸምረ ፡ አባዕግየ ፡ ሞቀ ፡ ዘባና ፡ ቲሆሙ ።
(no, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, I have guided her from my mother’s womb);
從幼年時孤兒與我同長，好像父子一樣； 我從出母腹就扶助 寡婦。）
31:19▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አመ ፡ አንሣእኩ ፡ እዴየ ፡ ዲበ ፡ እጓለ ፡ ማውታ ፡ ተአሚንየ ፡ ከመ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ ረድኤት ፡ ብየ ፡ ይትመተር ፡ መዝራዕትየ ፡ እመታ ፡ ክፍትየ ፡ ወይትቀጥቀጥ ፡ እዴየ ፡ እምኵርባዕየ ።
if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;
我若見人因無衣死亡， 或見窮乏人身無遮蓋；
31:20▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እስመ ፡ ግርማ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ አኃዘኒ ፡ ወኢያመስጥ ፡ እምኢኂዞቱ ።
if his heart hasn’t blessed me, if he hasn’t been warmed with my sheep’s fleece;
我若不使他因我羊的毛得暖， 為我祝福；
31:21▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእመሂ ፡ ደፈንኩ ፡ ወርቅየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መሬት ፡ ወአመ ፡ ተአመንኩ ፡ በዕንቊ ፡ ዘብዙኅ ፡ ሤጡ ።
if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate;
我若在城門口見有幫助我的， 舉手攻擊孤兒；
31:22▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእመ ፡ ተፈሣሕኩ ፡ በብዙኅ ፡ ብዕልየ ፡ ወእመ ፡ ወደይኩ ፡ እዴየ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ ኍልቁ ።
then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.
情願我的肩頭從缺盆骨脫落， 我的膀臂從羊矢骨折斷。
31:23▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወኢይሬእይኑ ፡ ፀሐየ ፡ ዘያበርህ ፡ ወይጠፍእ ፡ ወወርኅኒ ፡ ትበኪ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢትኴንን ፡ ርእሳ ።
For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because of his majesty, I can do nothing.
因上帝降的災禍使我恐懼； 因他的威嚴，我不能妄為。
31:24▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወአልቦ ፡ ዘአስሐቶ ፡ ለልብየ ፡ በጽሚት ፡ ወእመ ፡ ወደይኩ ፡ እዴየ ፡ ዲበ ፡ አፉየ ፡ ወእመ ፡ ሰሚዐ ፡ ሰማዕኩ ፡ ወተጸመምኩ ።
“If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’
我若以黃金為指望， 對精金說：你是我的倚靠；
31:25▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወዝኒ ፡ ይኩነኒ ፡ ዓቢየ ፡ ኃጢአተ ፡ እመ ፡ ሐሰውኩ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ልዑል ።
If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;
我若因財物豐裕， 因我手多得資財而歡喜；
31:26▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእመ ፡ ተፈሣሕኩ ፡ በድቀተ ፡ ጸላእትየ ፡ ወእመ ፡ እቤ ፡ በልብየ ፡ እንቋዕ ።
if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,
我若見太陽發光， 明月行在空中，
31:27▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ለትስማዕ ፡ ዕዝንየ ፡ እኩየ ፡ ወይጻእሊተ ፡ ስም ፡ እኩይ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ሕዝብየ ።
and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth;
心就暗暗被引誘， 口便親手；
31:28▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወይቤሉ ፡ ነባርየ ፡ መኑ ፡ እምወህበነ ፡ ሥጋሁ ፡ ንብላዕ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ጥቀ ፡ እምሕሮሙ ።
this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied the God who is above.
這也是審判官當罰的罪孽， 又是我背棄在上的上帝。
31:29▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወበአፍእ ፡ ኢኃደረ ፡ ነግድ ፡ ወለኵሉ ፡ ዘነጽአ ፡ ርኅው ፡ ቤትየ ፡ ወእመ ፡ አበስኩ ፡ ወከባትኩ ፡ ይኩነኒ ፡ ዓቢየ ፡ ጌጋየ ።
“If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him
我若見恨我的遭報就歡喜， 見他遭災便高興； （
31:30▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወኃፈርኩ ፡ እምብዙኅ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ተናሕዮ ፡ በኀቤሆሙ ፡ ወለእመ ፡ ምስኪን ፡ ይወፅእ ፡ እምኆኅትየ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ዕራቁ ።
(I have certainly not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);
我沒有容口犯罪， 咒詛他的生命；）
31:31▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
መኑ ፡ እምወሀበኒ ፡ ዘያጸምእኒ ፡ ወእመ ፡ ኢፈራህኩ ፡ እደ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወእመ ፡ ብየ ፡ መጽሐሰ ፡ ዕዳ ፡ ዘይፈድየኒ ፡ እፀውር ፡ ዲበ ፡ መታክፍትየ ፡ ወእነብባ ፡ በኀበ ፡ ብዙኀን ።
if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?’
若我帳棚的人未嘗說， 誰不以主人的食物吃飽呢？ （
31:32▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእሰጥጣ ፡ ወእገብእ ፡ እንዘ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘእነሥእ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ ዘይፈድየኒ ።
(the foreigner has not camped in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);
從來我沒有容客旅在街上住宿， 卻開門迎接行路的人；）
31:33▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወለእመ ፡ አግዓርክዋ ፡ ለምድር ፡ ወእመ ፡ በከየ ፡ ትለሚሃ ።
if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,
我若像亞當 遮掩我的過犯， 將罪孽藏在懷中；
31:34▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእመ ፡ በላዕኩ ፡ እክልየ ፡ ናሕቲትየ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ሤጥ ፡ ወእመ ፡ ሰደድክዎ ፡ ለበዓለ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወአሕመምኩ ፡ ነፍሶ ።
because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn’t go out of the door—
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；
31:35▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ህየንተ ፡ ሥርናይ ፡ ክርዳድ ፡ ይብቊለኒ ፡ ወህየንተ ፡ ሰገምሕንጽዋል ፡ ይብቊለኒ ፡ ወኃደገ ፡ ኢዮብ ፡ ነገረ ።
oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me! Let the accuser write my indictment!
惟願有一位肯聽我！ （看哪，在這裏有我所劃的押， 願全能者回答我！）
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