What Would You Do? (Chinese/English)

Job 1

What Would You Do?
20 Then Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head and fell on the ground and worshiped.
21 And he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”
22 In all this Job did not sin or charge God with wrong.

约伯记 1章

你会怎么做？
20 约伯起来，撕裂外袍，剃了头，伏地敬拜，
21 说：“我赤身出于母胎，也必赤身归回。耶和华赐予，耶和华取回；耶和华的名是应当称颂的。”
22 在这一切事上，约伯没有犯罪，也没有埋怨神。

JOB 2
9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.”
10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

约伯记 2章
9 他的妻子对他说：“你仍然持守你的正直吗？咒骂神，然后死吧！”
10 约伯对她说：“你说话像愚昧的妇人一样。我们从神手中接受祝福，难道不也接受灾祸吗？”在这一切事上，约伯的口没有犯罪。

So, you think you are having it tough? Job was a blameless man, who acted in a blameless way, but in doing so, he lost it all, he lost family (well not his wife, who to be honest, you wouldn’t want to keep!), he lost all his possessions, he lost his source of income, he had nothing left. If I was in that position and it sure was bad, I doubt if I would react in the way Job did. He did not react in anger and frustration, he acted in worship.
你觉得自己处境艰难吗？约伯是一个无可指责的人，行事也无可指责，但即便如此，他失去了一切，他失去了家人（好吧，不是他的妻子，坦白说，你也不会想留着她！），失去了所有财产，失去了收入来源，他一无所有。如果我处于那种境地，情况确实很糟，我怀疑自己能否像约伯那样反应。他没有愤怒或沮丧，而是以敬拜回应。

His posture
He must have been sitting down, for he arose. But he didn’t stay upright for long though. The two things he did, rending his clothes and shaving his head, were acts of deep grief, but in that he fell down and worshipped.
他的姿态
他一定是坐着的，因为他站了起来。但他没有站太久。他做了两件事：撕裂衣服和剃头，这是深深悲痛的表现，但在这之中，他伏地敬拜。

I heard of a pastor’s wife who lost her husband and she said years later, it was in this time of great grief, that she had her closest times with the Lord. When we go through times of great loss and grief, it is through those times that the Lord is closest.
我听说一位牧师的妻子失去了丈夫，她多年后说，正是在这巨大的悲痛中，她与主的关系最为亲近。当我们经历巨大的失落和悲痛时，正是在这些时候，主与我们最为接近。

His position
He realized who he was, he realized that he was nothing. He realized that he came with nothing and would indeed leave the earth with nothing. We need to realize that possessions are absolutely nothing.
他的立场
他认识到自己是谁，认识到自己一无所有。他明白自己赤身而来，也将赤身离去。我们需要认识到，财产完全没有意义。

His praise
He was openly praising God, what do you think the devil was thinking?
他的赞美
他公开赞美神，你认为魔鬼在想什么？

Psalms 34:1
I will bless the Lord at all times; his praise shall continually be in my mouth.
诗篇 34:1
我要时时称颂耶和华，赞美他的话必常在我口中。

What is happening, surely Job would curse God? You see when we praise God, this turns the devil’s plans upside down, praise is the ultimate counter punch to the devil, it knocks him senseless and is such a powerful weapon for the Christian to use.
发生了什么，约伯难道不会咒骂神吗？你看，当我们赞美神时，这完全颠倒了魔鬼的计划，赞美是对魔鬼的终极反击，它让魔鬼晕头转向，是基督徒使用的强大武器。

His purity
In Chapter 1, he did not blame God and in chapter 2, he rebuked even his wife. Through all this, he kept his integrity.
他的纯洁
在第1章，他没有责怪神；在第2章，他甚至责骂了他的妻子。在这一切中，他保持了他的正直。

Mark 4:38
But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?”
马可福音 4:38
耶稣在船尾，枕着枕头睡觉。门徒叫醒他说：“老师，我们快要淹死了，你不管吗？”

His power
Job 42:7-10
7 After the Lord had spoken these words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.”
10 And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
他的能力
约伯记 42:7-10
7 耶和华对约伯说了这些话后，对提幔人以利法说：“我向你和你的两个朋友发怒，因为你们议论我不如我的仆人约伯说得正确。”
10 约伯为他的朋友祈祷后，耶和华就使约伯的境况恢复，并且耶和华赐给约伯的比他从前所有的加倍。

Job 13:15
Though he slay me, I will hope in him; yet I will argue my ways to his face.
约伯记 13:15
他虽杀我，我仍要仰望他；然而我要当面辩明我的道路。

Job 19:25-26
25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth.
26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in my flesh I shall see God,
约伯记 19:25-26
25 我知道我的救赎主活着，末了他必站在地上。
26 即使我这皮肉毁坏，我仍要以肉身见神。

God’s purpose
What was God’s purpose for Job? So often we look at what God did and it seems harsh, but it wasn’t. We often go through suffering, grief, and hardship, but God’s purpose is not to punish us, it is to prune us.
神的旨意
神对约伯的旨意是什么？我们常常觉得神所做的看似严厉，但并非如此。我们常常经历苦难、悲伤和艰难，但神的旨意不是要惩罚我们，而是要修剪我们。

God’s promise
Through all Job’s suffering, God didn’t desert him, he was still there all the time, even though Job didn’t realize it. God is with us during these times, it is in these times that God is so real to us.
神的应许
在约伯所有的苦难中，神没有离弃他，他一直在那里，尽管约伯没有察觉。在这些时候，神与我们同在，正是在这些时候，神对我们是如此真实。

Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
罗马书 8:28
我们知道，万事都为爱神的人效力，照他的旨意被召的人。

Hebrews 13:5
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
希伯来书 13:5
你们的生活要远离贪爱钱财，要以自己所有的为满足，因为神曾说：“我绝不撇下你，也不丢弃你。”

This is God’s purpose and God’s promise for all who are going through suffering and grief.
这是神对所有经历苦难和悲伤之人的旨意和应许。

God bless you
愿神祝福你