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Job 38 Ge'ez original · 41 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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ወእምዝ ፡ ተሰአሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለኢዮብ ፡ በደመና ፡ ወበዓውሎ ።
Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,
那時,耶和華從旋風中回答約伯說:
38:2▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወይቤ ፡ መኑ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ዘየኀብእ ፡ ምክረ ፡ እምኔየ ፡ ወይከብት ፡ ነገረ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልቡ ፡ እምኔየሁ ፡ ይሤወር ።
“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
誰用無知的言語使我的旨意暗昧不明?
38:3▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ቅንት ፡ ሐቌከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ወእሴአለከ ፡ ወእንተኒ ፡ አውሥአኒ ።
Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!
你要如勇士束腰; 我問你,你可以指示我。
38:4▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አይቴ ፡ ሀሎከ ፡ አመ ፡ ሣረርክዋ ፡ ለምድር ፡ ንግረኒ ፡ እመ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ አንተ ።
“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.
我立大地根基的時候,你在哪裏呢? 你若有聰明,只管說吧!
38:5▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
መኑ ፡ ሠርዐ ፡ አምጣኒሃ ፡ እመ ፡ ተአምር ፡ ወመኑ ፡ አዖደ ፡ አኀባለ ፡ ዲቤሃ ።
Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?
你若曉得就說,是誰定地的尺度? 是誰把準繩拉在其上?
38:6▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወዲበ ፡ ምንት ፡ ስቁል ፡ ሕላቃቲሃ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ዘአስተኀደረ ፡ መዓዝኒሃ ።
What were its foundations fastened on? Or who laid its cornerstone,
地的根基安置在何處? 地的角石是誰安放的?
38:7▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እመ ፡ ተፈጥሩ ፡ ከዋክብት ፡ ሰብሑኒ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ መላእክትየ ፡ በዓቢይ ፡ ቃል ።
when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
那時,晨星一同歌唱; 上帝的眾子也都歡呼。
38:8▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወሐፀርክዋ ፡ ለባሕር ፡ በአናቅጽአመ ፡ ወጽአት ፡ እምከርሠ ፡ እማ ።
“Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke out of the womb,
海水衝出,如出胎胞, 那時誰將它關閉呢?
38:9▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወረሰይኩ ፡ ላቲ ፡ ደመና ፡ ልብሳ ፡ ወበጊሜ ፡ ጠብለልክዋ ።
when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness,
是我用雲彩當海的衣服, 用幽暗當包裹它的布,
38:10▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወገዘርኩ ፡ ላቲ ፡ ወሰነ ፡ ወሤምኩ ፡ ውስቴታ ፡ መዓዑተ ፡ ወመናሥግተ ።
marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,
為它定界限, 又安門和閂,
38:11▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእቤላ ፡ እስከ ፡ ዝየ ፡ ብጽሒ ፡ ወኢትትዓደዊ ፡ እምወሰንኪ ፡ ዳዕሙ ፡ በማእከሌኪ ፡ ይትከወስ ፡ ማዕበልኪ ።
and said, ‘You may come here, but no further. Your proud waves shall be stopped here’?
說:你只可到這裏,不可越過; 你狂傲的浪要到此止住。
38:12▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወበላዕሌከኑ ፡ ተሠርዐ ፡ ጎሐ ፡ ጽባሕ ፡ ወኮከበ ፡ ጽባሕኒ ፡ አእመረ ፡ ትእዛዘ ።
“Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place,
你自生以來,曾命定晨光, 使清晨的日光知道本位,
38:13▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወይትመየት ፡ በክንፈ ፡ ምድር ፡ ከመ ፡ ይንጽሖሙ ፡ ለኃጥአን ፡ እምኔሃ ።
that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?
叫這光普照地的四極, 將惡人從其中驅逐出來嗎?
38:14▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አንተኑ ፡ ነሣእከ ፡ ፅቡረ ፡ እምድር ፡ ወፈጠርከ ፡ ዘሕያው ፡ ወረሰይኮ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይትናገር ፡ በዲበ ፡ ምድር ።
It is changed as clay under the seal, and presented as a garment.
因這光,地面改變如泥上印印, 萬物出現如衣服一樣。
38:15▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አእተትከሁ ፡ ብርሃኖሙ ፡ ለኃጥአን ፡ ወቀጥቀጥከሁ ፡ መዝራዕቶሙ ፡ ለዕቡያን ።
From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.
亮光不照惡人; 強橫的膀臂也必折斷。
38:16▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወበጻሕከኑ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድረ ፡ ባሕር ፡ ወአንሶሰውከኑ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አሠረ ፡ ቀላይ ።
“Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?
你曾進到海源, 或在深淵的隱密處行走嗎?
38:17▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወይትረኀውኑ ፡ ለከ ፡ አንቀጻ ፡ ሞት ፡ እምግርማከ ፡ ወዓፀውተ ፡ ሲኦልኒ ፡ ይደነግፁኑ ፡ እምከመ ፡ ርእዩከ ።
Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?
死亡的門曾向你顯露嗎? 死蔭的門你曾見過嗎?
38:18▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወተአምርኑ ፡ ራኅበ ፡ ዘታሕተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ንግረኒ ፡ እስኩሚ ፡ መጠኝ ፡ ውእቱ ።
Have you comprehended the earth in its width? Declare, if you know it all.
地的廣大你能明透嗎? 你若全知道,只管說吧!
38:19▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወአይቴ ፡ ማኅደሩ ፡ ለብርሃን ፡ ወአይቴ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ መካኑ ፡ ለጽልመት ።
“What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,
光明的居所從何而至? 黑暗的本位在於何處?
38:20▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሰደኒ ፡ እስኩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ደወሎሙ ።
that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?
你能帶到本境, 能看明其室之路嗎?
38:21▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወለእመ ፡ ተአምር ፡ ፍኖቶሙ ፡ ተአምር ፡ እንከሰ ፡ ከመ ፡ አሜሁ ፡ ተወለድከ ፡ ወብዙኅ ፡ ኍልቈ ፡ ኣመታቲከ ።
Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!
你總知道, 因為你早已生在世上, 你日子的數目也多。
38:22▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
በጻሕከኑ ፡ ኀበ ፡ መዝገበ ፡ በረድ ፡ ወርኢከኑ ፡ ምሥያመ ፡ አስሐትያ ።
Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
你曾進入雪庫, 或見過雹倉嗎?
38:23▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወይትዐቀብኑ ፡ ለከ ፡ ለጊዜ ፡ ፀርከ ፡ በዕለተ ፡ ጸብእ ፡ ወቀትል ።
which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
這雪雹乃是我為降災, 並打仗和爭戰的日子所預備的。
38:24▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እምአይቴ ፡ ይመጽእ ፡ ሐመዳ ፡ ወይትመየጥ ፡ አዜብ ፡ ዘታሕተ ፡ ሰማይ ።
By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?
光亮從何路分開? 東風從何路分散遍地?
38:25▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
መኑ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘያጸንዖ ፡ ለኃያል ፡ ዝናም ፡ በውስተ ፡ ፍኖተ ፡ በድው ።
Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm,
誰為雨水分道? 誰為雷電開路?
38:26▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ከመ ፡ ይዝንም ፡ ብሔረ ፡ በድው ፡ ኀበ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ወኀበ ፡ ኢይነብር ፡ እጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ።
to cause it to rain on a land where there is no man, on the wilderness, in which there is no man,
使雨降在無人之地、 無人居住的曠野?
38:27▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወከመ ፡ ያጽግብ ፡ ኀበ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዕፅ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘይነብር ፡ ከመ ፡ ያብቊል ፡ ሣዕረ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ገዳም ።
to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to grow?
使荒廢淒涼之地得以豐足, 青草得以發生?
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መኑ ፡ አቡሁ ፡ ለዝናም ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ይወልዶ ፡ ለሕንባባተ ፡ ነጠብጣብ ።
Does the rain have a father? Or who fathers the drops of dew?
雨有父嗎? 露水珠是誰生的呢?
38:29▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእምከርሠ ፡ መኑ ፡ ይወጽእ ፡ በረድ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ይወልዶ ፡ ለሐመዳ ፡ በሰማይ ፡ ወይወርድ ።
Whose womb did the ice come out of? Who has given birth to the gray frost of the sky?
冰出於誰的胎? 天上的霜是誰生的呢?
38:30▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወውስተ ፡ አእባን ፡ ይትኃብኡ ፡ ማያት ፡ ወከመ ፡ ማይ ፡ ይውኅዝ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ አኅሠረ ፡ ገሮ ፡ ለኃጥአን ።
The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.
諸水堅硬 如石頭; 深淵之面凝結成冰。
38:31▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወተአምርሁ ፡ ማዕሠሮሙ ፡ ለብዙኃን ፡ ወዐቀብከኑ ፡ ሙኀዘማይ ፡ ወታርኁ ፡ ክረምት ፡ በበዓመት ፡ ወታመጽኦኑ ፡ ለሐጋይ ፡ ድኅረ ፡ በዕድሜሁ ።
“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?
你能繫住昴星的結嗎? 能解開參星的帶嗎?
38:32▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ተአምርሁ ፡ ግእዞ ፡ ለሰማይ ፡ ወእመ ፡ አኮ ፡ ዘይከውን ፡ በመትሕተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ኅቡረ ።
Can you lead the constellations out in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs?
你能按時領出十二宮嗎? 能引導北斗和隨它的眾星 嗎?
38:33▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ትክልኑ ፡ ተአኃዛ ፡ ለትርያ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትሑር ፡ ወርኢከኑ ፡ ፍኖቶ ፡ ለደብራን ፡ ወሙፃኦ ፡፡ 34፡ ተአምርኑ ፡ ጊዜሃ ፡ ለብልአተናሽ ፡ ወሕዋፄሃ ።
Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?
你知道天的定例嗎? 能使地歸在天的權下嗎?
38:35▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ትጼውዖኑ ፡ ለደመና ፡ በቃልከ ፡ ወያውሥአከኑ ፡ ማይ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይርዕድ ።
Can you send out lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
你能發出閃電,叫它行去, 使它對你說:我們在這裏?
38:36▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወትፌኑሁ ፡ ፀዓዐ ፡ ወየሐውር ፡ ወይብለከ ፡ ምንት ፡ ውስቱ ።
Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?
誰將智慧放在懷中? 誰將聰明賜於心內?
38:37▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወመኑ ፡ ወሀቦን ፡ ለእንስሳት ፡ ጥበበ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይእንማ ፡ ወአአኢ ፡ አሁ ፡ ትምህርተ ።
Who can count the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the containers of the sky,
誰能用智慧數算雲彩呢? 塵土聚集成團,土塊緊緊結連; 那時,誰能傾倒天上的瓶呢?
38:38▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
መኑ ፡ ኈለቆ ፡ ለደመና ፡ በጥበቡ ፡ ወአጽነኖ ፡ ለሰማይ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምድር ።
when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?
誰能用智慧數算雲彩呢? 塵土聚集成團,土塊緊緊結連; 那時,誰能傾倒天上的瓶呢?
38:39▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወተክዕወ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወአስተጣበቅዎ ፡ ከመ ፡ እብነ ፡ ኰኵሕ ።
“Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
母獅子在洞中蹲伏, 少壯獅子在隱密處埋伏; 你能為牠們抓取食物, 使牠們飽足嗎?
38:40▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወነዐውከኑ ፡ አናብስተ ፡ መስዕ ፡ ወታጸምምኑ ፡ ነፍሰ ፡ አክይስት ።
when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?
母獅子在洞中蹲伏, 少壯獅子在隱密處埋伏; 你能為牠們抓取食物, 使牠們飽足嗎?
38:41▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወቦኡ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ግበቢሆሙ ፡ ወይነብሩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኦም ፡ ወያስተሐይጹ ።
Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?
烏鴉之雛因無食物飛來飛去,哀告上帝; 那時,誰為牠預備食物呢?
38:42▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወመኑ ፡ ዘያስተዳሉ ፡ ሲሳየ ፡ ለቋዓት ፡ ወየአወይዉ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሐየር ፡ እጐሊሆሙ ፡ ወየኃሥሡ ፡ ዘይበልዑ ።
Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?
烏鴉之雛因無食物飛來飛去,哀告上帝; 那時,誰為牠預備食物呢?
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