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Job 9 Ge'ez original · 31 verses · some words can be tapped for a gloss
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ወእደ ፡ ተናገረ ፡ ኢዮብ ፡ ተሰጥወ ፡ ወይቤ ።
Then Job answered,
約伯回答說：
9:2▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
አማን ፡ አአምር ፡ ከመ ፡ ከመዝ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወእፎ ፡ ይከውን ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ ንጹሐ ፡ በቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
“Truly I know that it is so, but how can man be just with God?
我真知道是這樣； 但人在上帝面前怎能成為義呢？
9:3▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእመሂ ፡ ፈቀደ ፡ ይትዋሣእ ፡ ኢይሠጠዎ ፡ አሐተ ፡ ቃለ ፡ እምእልፍ ።
If he is pleased to contend with him, he can’t answer him one time in a thousand.
若願意與他爭辯， 千中之一也不能回答。
9:4▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ጠቢበ ፡ ምክር ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወዓቢየ ፡ ኃይል ፡ መኑ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ እኩየ ፡ ከዊኖ ፡ ዘቆመ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ።
God is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against him and prospered?
他心裏有智慧，且大有能力。 誰向上帝剛硬而得亨通呢？
9:5▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘያንቀለቅሎሙ ፡ ለአድባር ፡ ወኢይሬእይዎ ፡ ወይገፈትዖሙ ፡ በመዓቱ ።
He removes the mountains, and they don’t know it, when he overturns them in his anger.
他發怒，把山翻倒挪移， 山並不知覺。
9:6▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወያድለቀልቃ ፡ ለምድር ፡ እመሠረታቲሃ ።
He shakes the earth out of its place. Its pillars tremble.
他使地震動，離其本位， 地的柱子就搖撼。
9:7▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወለሰማይ ፡ የሀውኮን ፡ ለአዕማዲሃ ፡ ወያጸልሞሙ ፡ ለከዋ ፡ ክብቲሃ ።
He commands the sun and it doesn’t rise, and seals up the stars.
他吩咐日頭不出來，就不出來， 又封閉眾星。
9:8▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘየሐውር ፡ መልዕልተ ፡ ባሕር ፡ ከመ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወሰፍሖ ፡ ለሰማይ ፡ ባሕቲቱ ።
He alone stretches out the heavens, and treads on the waves of the sea.
他獨自鋪張蒼天， 步行在海浪之上。
9:9▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይብላ ፡ ለወርኅ ፡ ኢትሥርቂ ፡ ወገጸ ፡ ከዋክብት ፡ የኃትም ፡ ዘገብሮ ፡ ለትርያ ፡ ወአስጋብኦ ፡ ወለደብርንሂ ፡ ወይኌል ፡ ቆሙ ፡ ለከዋክብተ ፡ ጽባሕ ።
He makes the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, and the rooms of the south.
他造北斗、參星、昴星， 並南方的密宮；
9:10▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዘይገብር ፡ ብዙኀ ፡ ወያስተጋብእ ፡ ወይሬኢ ፡ ወይኌልቆሙ ፡ ለአሕዛብ ፡ ዘገብረ ፡ ዓቢያተ ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ ኍልቁ ።
He does great things past finding out; yes, marvelous things without number.
他行大事，不可測度， 行奇事，不可勝數。
9:11▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እመኒ ፡ ተዓደወኒ ፡ ኢይሬእዮ ፡ እመኒ ፡ ኃለፈ ፡ ኢየአምሮ ።
Behold, he goes by me, and I don’t see him. He passes on also, but I don’t perceive him.
他從我旁邊經過，我卻不看見； 他在我面前行走，我倒不知覺。
9:12▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእመኒ ፡ አእተተ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ መኑ ፡ ያገብእ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ዘይብሎ ፡ ምንተ ፡ ገበርከ ።
Behold, he snatches away. Who can hinder him? Who will ask him, ‘What are you doing?’
他奪取，誰能阻擋？ 誰敢問他：你做甚麼？
9:13▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወውእቱ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ኢተመይጠ ፡ እመቅሠፍትየ ፡ ወእምኔሁ ፡ ተቀጽዑ ፡ አናብርት ፡ ዘመትሕተ ፡ ሰማይ ።
“God will not withdraw his anger. The helpers of Rahab stoop under him.
上帝必不收回他的怒氣； 扶助拉哈伯的，屈身在他以下。
9:14▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእፎኬ ፡ ይሰምዓኒ ፡ ቃልየ ፡ ወይፌከሮ ።
How much less will I answer him, and choose my words to argue with him?
既是這樣，我怎敢回答他， 怎敢選擇言語與他辯論呢？
9:15▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእመኒ ፡ ጸዋዕኩ ፡ በጽድቅ ፡ ወኢሰምዓኒ ፡ እስእል ፡ ፍትሐ ፡ ዚአሁ ።
Though I were righteous, yet I wouldn’t answer him. I would make supplication to my judge.
我雖有義，也不回答他， 只要向那審判我的懇求。
9:16▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እመኒ ፡ ጸዋዕኩ ፡ በጽድቅ ፡ ወአውሥአኒ ፡ ኢየአምን ፡ ከመ ፡ ሰምዓኒ ።
If I had called, and he had answered me, yet I wouldn’t believe that he listened to my voice.
我若呼籲，他應允我； 我仍不信他真聽我的聲音。
9:17▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ዓውሎሁ ፡ ይቀጠቅጠኒ ፡ ውብዙኅ ፡ አቊሰለኒ ፡ በከንቱ ።
For he breaks me with a storm, and multiplies my wounds without cause.
他用暴風折斷我， 無故地加增我的損傷。
9:18▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወኢኀደገኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ አዕርፍ ፡ ወአጽገበኒ ፡ ኅምዘ ።
He will not allow me to catch my breath, but fills me with bitterness.
我就是喘一口氣，他都不容， 倒使我滿心苦惱。
9:19▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እስመ ፡ ጽኑዐ ፡ ይእኅዝ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ይትቃወሞ ፡ ለኵነኔሁ ፡ እመኒ ፡ አፉየ ፡ ዓመፀ ፡ እምጽድቅ ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ አሕዐፀፅኩ ፡ እምጽድቅ ፡ ዕፁብ ፡ ይርከበኒ ።
If it is a matter of strength, behold, he is mighty! If of justice, ‘Who,’ says he, ‘will summon me?’
若論力量，他真有能力！ 若論審判，他說誰能將我傳來呢？
9:20▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወንጹሕ ፡ አነ ፡ ወኢየአምር ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ ወዳዕሙ ፡ ጠፍአት ፡ ሕይወትየ ።
Though I am righteous, my own mouth will condemn me. Though I am blameless, it will prove me perverse.
我雖有義，自己的口要定我為有罪； 我雖完全，我口必顯我為彎曲。
9:21▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወባሕቱ ፡ እቤ ፡ ዓቢይ ፡ ወኃያል ፡ ይፌኑ ፡ መቅሠፍተ ፡ እስመ ፡ አኩይ ፡ ሞቶሙ ፡ ለኃጥአን ፡ ወይስሕቅዎሙ ፡ ለጻድቃን ፡ ወይገብኡ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እደ ፡ ኃጥአን ፡ ወይከድንዋ ፡ ገጸ ፡ መደልዋን ፡ ወአነ ፡ ምንተኑ ፡ አነ ።
I am blameless. I don’t respect myself. I despise my life.
我本完全，不顧自己； 我厭惡我的性命。
9:22▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወሕይወትየኒ ፡ ትቀልል ፡ እምረዊዐ ፡ እለ ፡ እምሰጡ ፡ ወኢይረክቦሙ ፡ እንከ ።
“It is all the same. Therefore I say he destroys the blameless and the wicked.
善惡無分，都是一樣； 所以我說，完全人和惡人，他都滅絕。
9:23▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእመኒቦ ፡ ሐመር ፡ አሠረ ፡ ፍኖቱ ፡ ኢይትአመር ፡ አው ፡ ንስር ፡ ዘይሠርር ፡ ወየኃሥሥ ፡ ዘይበልዕ ።
If the scourge kills suddenly, he will mock at the trial of the innocent.
若忽然遭殺害之禍， 他必戲笑無辜的人遇難。
9:24▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እመሂ ፡ ነበብኩ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘይበቊዕ ፡ ወወድቀ ፡ ገጽየ ፡ በገዓር ፡ ወአንቀልቀለ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ መለያልይየ ፡ አእመርኩ ፡ እንከሰ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢየኃድገኒ ፡ ከመዝ ።
The earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If not he, then who is it?
世界交在惡人手中； 蒙蔽世界審判官的臉， 若不是他，是誰呢？
9:25▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
እመሰኬ ፡ ኃጥአ ፡ አነ ፡ ለምንት ፡ ኢሞትኩ ።
“Now my days are swifter than a runner. They flee away. They see no good.
我的日子比跑信的更快， 急速過去，不見福樂。
9:26▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእመኒ ፡ ተሐፀብኩ ፡ ወነጻሕኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ በረድ ፡ ወአንጻሕኩ ፡ እደውየ ፡ በሕቁ ።
They have passed away as the swift ships, as the eagle that swoops on the prey.
我的日子過去如快船， 如急落抓食的鷹。
9:27▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ትጠምዓኒ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ርስሕት ፡ ወታስቈርረኒ ፡ ልብስየ ።
If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint, I will put off my sad face, and cheer up,’
我若說：我要忘記我的哀情， 除去我的愁容，心中暢快；
9:28▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ሶቦሁ ፡ ሰብአ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘይትዋቀሠኒ ፡ እምሖርነ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዓውደ ።
I am afraid of all my sorrows. I know that you will not hold me innocent.
我因愁苦而懼怕， 知道你必不以我為無辜。
9:29▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወዕበሁ ፡ ቦ ፡ ኅሩይ ፡ ዘይፈትሕ ፡ ለነ ፡ ወያጸምእ ፡ ማእከለ ፡ ክልኤነ ፡ እምተአተተ ፡ ዝንቱ ፡ በትር ፡ እምኔየ ።
I will be condemned. Why then do I labor in vain?
我必被你定為有罪， 我何必徒然勞苦呢？
9:30▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእምኢፀብዓኒ ፡ ግርማሁ ፡ እትናገሮ ፡ ወኢይሬእዮ ።
If I wash myself with snow, and cleanse my hands with lye,
我若用雪水洗身， 用鹼潔淨我的手，
9:31▷ ⧉ ⤴︎
ወእነግር ፡ እንከሰ ፡ ወኢይፈርህ ።
yet you will plunge me in the ditch. My own clothes will abhor me.
你還要扔我在坑裏， 我的衣服都憎惡我。
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