And Jehovah answered Job and said,
耶和华又回答约伯说，

Shall one who finds fault contend with the Almighty? / Let him who argues with God answer it.
责难的人，岂可与全能者争论？与神辩驳的，可以回答这些吧。

Then Job answered Jehovah and said,
于是约伯回答耶和华说，

Indeed, I am worthless. What shall I reply to You? / I lay my hand over my mouth.
看哪，我是卑贱的，可用什么回答你呢？我只好用手捂口。

I have spoken once, and I will not answer; / And twice, and I will proceed no further.
我说了一次，再不回答；说了两次，就不再说。

And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
于是耶和华从旋风中回答约伯，说，

Gird up now your loins like a mighty man; / For I will ask of you, and you shall inform Me.
你要如勇士束腰；我问你，你可以指示我。

Will you indeed annul My judgment? / Will you condemn Me so that you may be justified?
你岂真要废弃我所审断的？岂可定我有罪，好显自己为义么？

Or do you have an arm like God's, / And can you thunder with a voice like His?
你有神那样的膀臂么？你能以祂那样的声音打雷么？

Deck yourself now with majesty and excellency, / And array yourself with honor and splendor.
你当以威荣尊高为妆饰，以尊荣威严为衣服；

Pour forth the overflowings of your anger, / And look upon everyone who is proud, and abase him.
倒出你满溢的怒气，观看一切骄傲的人，使他们降卑；

Look upon everyone who is proud; bring him down; / And tread down the wicked where they stand.
观看一切骄傲的人，将他们制伏；把恶人践踏在他们所立之处；

Hide them in the dust together; / Bind their faces in the hidden place.
将他们一同隐藏在尘土中，把他们的脸缠裹在隐密处。

Then even I will praise you, / That your own right hand can save you.
这样，我也就称赞你，因你的右手能救自己。

Behold now the behemoth, which I made as well as you: / He eats grass like the ox.
你且观看河马，我造你也造它；它吃草与牛一样。

Behold now, his strength is in his loins, / And his power is in the muscles of his belly.
看哪，它的力量在腰间，能力在肚腹的肌肉上。

He bends his tail like a cedar; / The sinews of his thighs knit together.
它摇动尾巴如香柏树；它大腿的筋互相联结。

His bones are like bronze tubes; / His limbs, like iron bars.
它的骨头好像铜管；它的肢体仿佛铁棍。

He is the first of God's ways; / Only his Maker can approach him with His sword.
它在神的造物中为首；惟有造它的能拿刀剑靠近它。

For the mountains yield food for him, / Where every animal of the field plays.
诸山给它出产食物，田野百兽也在那里游玩。

Under the lotus plants he lies down, / In the covert of the reed and the marsh.
它伏在莲叶之下，卧在芦苇隐密处和沼泽里。

The lotus plants cover him with their shade; / The willows of the brook surround him.
莲叶的阴影遮蔽它，溪旁的柳树环绕它。

Indeed, if a river overflows, he does not tremble; / He is confident, though the Jordan rushes against his mouth.
看哪，河水泛滥，它不战抖；就是约但河的水冲到它口边，它也是安然。

Will anyone catch him while he is watching, / Or pierce his nose with a snare?
在它警觉的时候，谁能捉拿它，或用钩子穿它的鼻子呢？