Job 约伯记33

33"But now, Job, listen to my words; pay attention to everything I say.
2I am about to open my mouth; my words are on the tip of my tongue.
3My words come from an upright heart; my lips sincerely speak what I know.
4The Spirit of God has made me; the breath of the Almighty¹ gives me life.
5Answer me then, if you can; prepare yourself and confront me.
6I am just like you before God; I too have been taken from clay.
7No fear of me should alarm you, nor should my hand be heavy upon you.
8"But you have said in my hearing- I heard the very words-
9'I am pure and without sin; I am clean and free from guilt².
10Yet God has found fault with me; he considers me his enemy.
11He fastens my feet in shackles³; he keeps close watch on all my paths.'
12"But I tell you, in this you are not right, for God is greater than man.
13Why do you complain to him that he answers none of man's words ?
14For God does speak-now one way, now another- though man may not perceive it.
15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falls on men as they slumber⁴ in their beds,
16he may speak in their ears and terrify them with warnings,
17to turn man from wrongdoing and keep him from pride,
18to preserve his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword.
19Or a man may be chastened on a bed of pain with constant distress⁵ in his bones,
20so that his very being finds food repulsive⁶ and his soul loathes⁷ the choicest meal.
21His flesh wastes away to nothing, and his bones, once hidden, now stick out.
22His soul draws near to the pit, and his life to the messengers of death.
23"Yet if there is an angel on his side as a mediator⁸, one out of a thousand, to tell a man what is right for him,
24to be gracious to him and say, 'Spare him from going down to the pit ; I have found a ransom⁹ for him'-
25then his flesh is renewed like a child's; it is restored as in the days of his youth.
26He prays to God and finds favor with him, he sees God's face and shouts for joy; he is restored by God to his righteous state.
27Then he comes to men and says, 'I sinned, and perverted¹⁰ what was right, but I did not get what I deserved.
28He redeemed¹¹ my soul from going down to the pit, and I will live to enjoy the light.'
29"God does all these things to a man- twice, even three times-
30to turn back his soul from the pit, that the light of life may shine on him.
31"Pay attention, Job, and listen to me; be silent, and I will speak.
32If you have anything to say, answer me; speak up, for I want you to be cleared.
33But if not, then listen to me; be silent, and I will teach you wisdom."

1 almighty   

adj.全能的，万能的；很大的，很强的

参考例句：

• Those rebels did not really challenge Gods almighty power.这些叛徒没有对上帝的全能力量表示怀疑。
• It's almighty cold outside.外面冷得要命。

2 guilt   

n.犯罪；内疚；过失，罪责

参考例句：

• She tried to cover up her guilt by lying.她企图用谎言掩饰自己的罪行。
• Don't lay a guilt trip on your child about schoolwork.别因为功课责备孩子而使他觉得很内疚。

3 shackles   

手铐( shackle的名词复数 )； 脚镣； 束缚； 羁绊

参考例句：

• a country struggling to free itself from the shackles of colonialism 为摆脱殖民主义的枷锁而斗争的国家
• The cars of the train are coupled together by shackles. 火车的车厢是用钩链连接起来的。

4 slumber   

n.睡眠，沉睡状态

参考例句：

• All the people in the hotels were wrapped in deep slumber.住在各旅馆里的人都已进入梦乡。
• Don't wake him from his slumber because he needs the rest.不要把他从睡眠中唤醒，因为他需要休息。

5 distress   

n.苦恼，痛苦，不舒适；不幸；vt.使悲痛

参考例句：

• Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
• Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。

6 repulsive   

adj.排斥的，使人反感的

参考例句：

• She found the idea deeply repulsive.她发现这个想法很恶心。
• The repulsive force within the nucleus is enormous.核子内部的斥力是巨大的。

7 loathes   

v.憎恨，厌恶( loathe的第三人称单数 )；极不喜欢

参考例句：

• He loathes the sight of crabs. 他看到蟹就恶心。 来自辞典例句
• Loathes this continually air all to bring the false society. 厌恶这连空气都带着虚伪的社会。 来自互联网

8 mediator   

n.调解人，中介人

参考例句：

• He always takes the role of a mediator in any dispute.他总是在争论中充当调停人的角色。
• He will appear in the role of mediator.他将出演调停者。

9 ransom   

n.赎金，赎身；v.赎回，解救

参考例句：

• We'd better arrange the ransom right away.我们最好马上把索取赎金的事安排好。
• The kidnappers exacted a ransom of 10000 from the family.绑架者向这家人家勒索10000英镑的赎金。

10 perverted   

adj.不正当的v.滥用( pervert的过去式和过去分词 )；腐蚀；败坏；使堕落

参考例句：

• Some scientific discoveries have been perverted to create weapons of destruction. 某些科学发明被滥用来生产毁灭性武器。
• sexual acts, normal and perverted 正常的和变态的性行为

11 redeemed   

adj. 可赎回的，可救赎的 动词redeem的过去式和过去分词形式

参考例句：

• She has redeemed her pawned jewellery. 她赎回了当掉的珠宝。
• He redeemed his watch from the pawnbroker's. 他从当铺赎回手表。