1A-hap-sûi-ló͘王hō͘乾地kap海嶼ê百姓lóng進貢。A-hap-sûi-ló͘ ông hō͘ ta-tōe kap hái-sū ê peh-sìⁿ lóng chìn-kòng.

2伊用權柄能力所行ê事，以及王舉起Bo̍k-tí-kái hō͘伊高升詳細ê記載，kiám無lóng記tī馬大kap波斯王ê歷史mah？I ēng koân-pèng lêng-le̍k só͘ kiâⁿ ê sū, í-ki̍p ông kú-khí Bo̍k-tí-kái hō͘ i ko-seng siông-sè ê kì-chài, kiám bô lóng kì tī Má-tāi kap Pho-su ông ê le̍k-sú mah?

3因為猶大人Bo̍k-tí-kái做A-hap-sûi-ló͘王ê宰相，tī猶大人ê中間做大，得tio̍h伊ê眾兄弟歡喜，為tio̍h伊ê百姓圖謀利益，koh安慰伊ê宗族。In-ūi Iû-tāi lâng Bo̍k-tí-kái chòe A-hap-sûi-ló͘ ông ê cháiⁿ-siòng, tī Iû-tāi lâng ê tiong-kan chòe tōa, tit-tio̍h i ê chèng hiaⁿ-tī hoaⁿ-hí, ūi-tio̍h i ê peh-sìⁿ tô͘-bô͘ lī-ek , koh an-ùi i ê chong-cho̍k.

1O͘-su ê地bat有一人名叫約伯，hit人完全koh正直，敬畏上帝，離開chiah-ê pháiⁿ。O͘-su ê tōe bat ū chi̍t-lâng miâ-kiò Iok-pek, hit-lâng oân-choân koh chèng-ti̍t, kèng-ùi Siōng-tè, lī-khui chiah ê pháiⁿ.

2伊生七個kiáⁿ，三個cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ。I siⁿ chhit ê kiáⁿ, saⁿ ê cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ.

3伊ê家業有羊七千，駱駝三千，牛五百對，驢母五百隻；也有chōe-chōe差用ê人；án-ni chit人tī東方眾人ê中間是最第一大。I ê ke-gia̍p ū iûⁿ chhit-chheng, lo̍k-tô saⁿ-chheng, gû gō͘-pah tùi, lû-bú gō͘-pah chiah; iā ū chōe-chōe chhe-ēng ê lâng; án-ni chit-lâng tī tang-hng chèng-lâng ê tiong-kan sī chòe tē-it-tōa.

4伊hiah-ê kiáⁿ去設筵席tī ta̍k人ê厝，照伊ê日子；koh差人去請in三個姊妹來kap in lim食。I hiah ê kiáⁿ khì siat iân-sia̍h tī ta̍k-lâng ê chhù, chiàu i ê ji̍t-chí; koh chhe lâng khì chhiáⁿ in saⁿ ê chí-bē lâi kap in lim-chia̍h.

5筵席ê日已經滿，約伯差人叫in來hō͘ in聖潔；koh透早起來，照伊n眾人ê數額獻燒祭；因為約伯講，kiám-chhái我ê kiáⁿ有犯罪，心內棄絕上帝。約伯常常án-ni行。Iân-sia̍h ê ji̍t í-keng móa, Iok-pek chhe lâng kiò in lâi hō͘ in sèng-kiat; koh thàu-chá khí-lâi, chiàu in chèng-lâng ê siàu-gia̍h hiàn sio-chè; in-ūi Iok-pek kóng, Kiám-chhái góa ê kiáⁿ ū hoān-chōe, sim-lāi khì-choa̍t Siōng-tè. Iok-pek siông-siông án-ni kiâⁿ.

6有一日，上帝ê眾kiáⁿ來，家己khiā tī耶和華ê面前，撒旦也來tī in中間。Ū chi̍t-ji̍t, Siōng-tè ê chèng-kiáⁿ lâi, ka-kī khiā tī Iâ-hô-hoa ê bīn-chêng, Sat-tàn iā lâi tī in tiong-kan.

7耶和華對撒旦講，你tùi toh落來？撒旦就應耶和華講，我tī地上行來行去，遍行tī-hia，tùi hia來。Iâ-hô-hoa tùi Sat-tàn kóng, Lí tùi toh-lo̍h lâi? Sat-tàn chiū ìn Iâ-hô-hoa kóng, Góa tī tōe-chiūⁿ kiâⁿ-lâi kiâⁿ-khì, piàn-kiâⁿ tī-hia, tùi hia lâi.

8耶和華對撒旦講，你有留心tī我ê奴僕約伯mah？因為地上無人親像伊完全koh正直，敬畏上帝，離開chiah-ê pháiⁿ。Iâ-hô-hoa tùi Sat-tàn kóng, Lí ū liû-sim tī Góa ê lô͘-po̍k Iok-pek mah? In-ūi tōe-chiūⁿ bô lâng chhin-chhiūⁿ i oân-choân koh chèng-ti̍t, kèng-ùi Siōng-tè, lī-khui chiah ê pháiⁿ.

9撒旦應耶和華講，約伯敬畏上帝，kiám無因端mah？Sat-tàn ìn Iâ-hô-hoa kóng, Iok-pek kèng-ùi Siōng-tè, kiám bô in-toaⁿ mah?

10你kiám m̄是用籬笆圍伊，koh圍伊ê家，kap圍伊四面一切所有ê mah？伊ê手所做ê，你賜福伊，伊ê家業也tī地裡加添chōe-chōe。Lí kiám-m̄-sī ēng lî-pa ûi i, koh ûi i ê ke, kap ûi i sì-bīn it-chhè só͘-ū-ê mah? I ê chhiú só͘ chòe-ê, Lí sù-hok i, i ê ke-gia̍p iā tī tōe--nih ke-thiⁿ chōe-chōe.

11Taⁿ你若伸你ê手，kha̍p-tio̍h伊lóng總所有ê，伊的確當面棄絕你。Taⁿ Lí nā chhun Lí ê chhiú, kha̍p-tio̍h i lóng-chóng só͘-ū-ê, i tek-khak tng-bīn khì-choa̍t Lí.

12耶和華對撒旦講，看ah，伊一切所有ê lóng tī你ê手頭，獨獨m̄-thang下手tī伊ê身軀。撒旦就tùi耶和華ê面前出去。Iâ-hô-hoa tùi Sat-tàn kóng, Khòaⁿ ah, i it-chhè só͘-ū-ê lóng tī lí ê chhiú-thâu, to̍k-to̍k m̄-thang hē chhiú tī i ê seng-khu. Sat-tàn chiū tùi Iâ-hô-hoa ê bīn-chêng chhut-khì.

13有一日約伯ê kiáⁿ cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ tú-á tī in大兄ê家teh食，teh lim酒，Ū chi̍t-ji̍t Iok-pek ê kiáⁿ cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ tú-á tī in tōa-hiaⁿ ê ke teh chia̍h, teh lim-chiú,

14有使者來約伯hia，kā伊講，牛teh犁田，驢母tī邊á食草；ū sù-chiá lâi Iok-pek hia, kā i kóng, Gû teh lôe-chhân, lû-bú tī piⁿ-á chia̍h-chháu;

15Sī-pa ê人忽然到，搶伊，用刀thâi死hiah-ê奴僕；只有我一人走離來報你。Sī-pa ê lâng hut-jiân kàu, chhiúⁿ i, ēng to thâi-sí hiah ê lô͘-po̍k; chí-ū góa chi̍t-lâng cháu-lī lâi pò lí.

16伊iáu teh講ê時，koh有一個來，講，上帝ê火tùi天降落，燒羊群，kap hiah-ê奴僕，來滅in；只有我一人走離來報你。I iáu teh kóng ê sî, koh ū chi̍t-ê lâi, kóng, Siōng-tè ê hé tùi thiⁿ kàng-lo̍h, sio iûⁿ-kûn, kap hiah ê lô͘-po̍k, lâi bia̍t--in; chí-ū góa chi̍t-lâng cháu-lī lâi pò lí.

17伊iáu teh講ê時，koh有一個來，講，Ka-le̍k-tí人分做三隊，忽然來，phah駱駝來搶伊，續用刀thâi死hiah-ê奴僕；只有我一人走離來報你。I iáu teh kóng ê sî, koh ū chi̍t-ê lâi, kóng, Ka-le̍k-tí lâng pun-chòe saⁿ-tūi, hut-jiân lâi, phah lo̍k-tô lâi chhiúⁿ i, sòa ēng to thâi-sí hiah ê lô͘-po̍k; chí-ū góa chi̍t-lâng cháu-lī lâi pò lí.

18伊iáu teh講ê時，koh有一個來，講，你ê kiáⁿ，你ê cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ，tī in大兄 ê家teh食teh lim酒；I iáu teh kóng ê sî, koh ū chi̍t-ê lâi, kóng, Lí ê kiáⁿ, lí ê cha-bó͘-kiáⁿ, tī in tōa-hiaⁿ ê ke teh chia̍h teh lim-chiú;

19忽然有大風tùi曠野吹來，phah厝ê四角頭，厝倒teh tī少年人ê頂面，in就lóng死；只有我一人走離來報你。hut-jiân ū tōa-hong tùi khòng-iá chhe--lâi, phah chhù ê sì-kak-thâu, chhù tó teh tī siàu-liân lâng ê téng-bīn, in chiū lóng sí; chí-ū góa chi̍t-lâng cháu-lī lâi pò lí.

20約伯就起來，拆裂外衫，剃頭，仆tī地裡來拜；Iok-pek chiū khí-lâi, thiah-li̍h gōa-saⁿ, thì-thâu, phak tī tōe--nih lâi pài;

21講，我thǹg-theh出老母ê胎，也beh thǹg-theh tò去hia；耶和華賞賜，耶和華the̍h去，tio̍h o-ló耶和華ê名。kóng, Góa thǹg-theh chhut lāu-bú ê thai, iā beh thǹg-theh tò-khì hia; Iâ-hô-hoa siúⁿ-sù, Iâ-hô-hoa the̍h-khì, tio̍h o-ló Iâ-hô-hoa ê miâ.

22Tī這一切ê事，約伯並無犯罪，也無掠上帝做無合。Tī che it-chhè ê sū, Iok-pek pēng bô hoān-chōe, iā bô lia̍h Siōng-tè chòe bô-ha̍p.

1Koh有一日，上帝hiah-ê kiáⁿ來，家己khiā tī耶和華ê面前，撒旦也來tī in中間，家己khiā tī耶和華ê面前。Koh ū chi̍t-ji̍t, Siōng-tè hiah ê kiáⁿ lâi, ka-kī khiā tī Iâ-hô-hoa ê bīn-chêng, Sat-tàn iā lâi tī in tiong-kan, ka-kī khiā tī Iâ-hô-hoa ê bīn-chêng.

2耶和華對撒旦講，你tùi toh落來？撒旦應耶和華講，我tī地上行來行去，遍行tī-hia，tùi-hia來。Iâ-hô-hoa tùi Sat-tàn kóng, Lí tùi toh-lo̍h lâi? Sat-tàn ìn Iâ-hô-hoa kóng, Góa tī tōe-chiūⁿ kiâⁿ-lâi kiâⁿ-khì, piàn-kiâⁿ tī-hia, tùi-hia lâi.

3耶和華對撒旦講，你有留心tī我ê奴僕約伯mah？因為地上無人親像伊完全koh正直，敬畏上帝，離開chiah-ê pháiⁿ；你雖然激我攻擊伊，無因端毀壞伊，伊猶原執守伊ê純全。Iâ-hô-hoa tùi Sat-tàn kóng, Lí ū liû-sim tī Góa ê lô͘-po̍k Iok-pek mah? In-ūi tōe-chiūⁿ bô lâng chhin-chhiūⁿ i oân-choân koh chèng-ti̍t, kèng-ùi Siōng-tè, lī-khui chiah ê pháiⁿ; lí sui-jiân kek Góa kong-kek i, bô in-toaⁿ húi-hoāi i, i iû-goân chip-siú i ê sûn-choân.

4撒旦應耶和華講，用皮換皮，人為tio̍h伊ê性命願了伊一切所有ê。Sat-tàn ìn Iâ-hô-hoa kóng, Ēng phê ōaⁿ phê, lâng ūi-tio̍h i ê sìⁿ-miā goān liáu i it-chhè só͘-ū ê.

5總是你伸你ê手kha̍p-tio̍h伊ê骨kap伊ê肉，就伊beh當面棄絕你。Chóng-sī Lí chhun Lí ê chhiú kha̍p-tio̍h i ê kut kap i ê bah, chiū i beh tng-bīn khì-choa̍t Lí.

6耶和華對撒旦講，看ah，伊tī你ê手頭，獨獨tio̍h留伊ê性命。Iâ-hô-hoa tùi Sat-tàn kóng, Khòaⁿ ah, i tī lí ê chhiú-thâu, to̍k-to̍k tio̍h lâu i ê sìⁿ-miā.

7撒旦就tùi耶和華ê面前出去，phah約伯，hō͘伊tùi腳底到頭殼頂生毒瘡。Sat-tàn chiū tùi Iâ-hô-hoa ê bīn-chêng chhut-khì, phah Iok-pek, hō͘ i tùi kha-tóe kàu thâu-khak-téng siⁿ to̍k-chhng.

8伊就用hāu-phiaⁿ-phè來pê身軀，坐tī火灰中。I chiū ēng hāu-phiaⁿ-phè lâi pê seng-khu, chē tī hé-hu tiong.

9伊ê bó͘就對伊講，你iáu-kú執守你ê純全mah？Tio̍h棄絕上帝來死。I ê bó͘ chiū tùi i kóng, Lí iáu-kú chip-siú lí ê sûn-choân mah? Tio̍h khì-choa̍t Siōng-tè lâi sí.

10但是約伯對伊講，你講話是親像hiah-ê戇ê婦人人所teh講ê。怎樣nih？咱tùi上帝受福氣，kiám無tùi伊受災厄mah？Tī這一切ê事，約伯並無tùi伊ê嘴來犯罪。Nā-sī Iok-pek tùi i kóng, Lí kóng-ōe sī chhin-chhiūⁿ hiah ê gōng ê hū-jîn-lâng só͘ teh kóng ê. Cháiⁿ-iūⁿ--nih? Lán tùi Siōng-tè siū hok-khì, kiám bô tùi I siū chai-ē mah? Tī che it-chhè ê sū, Iok-pek pēng-bô tùi i ê chhùi lâi hoān-chōe.

11Hit時約伯三個朋友聽見伊tú-tio̍h一切ê苦難，ta̍k-ê tùi in ê所在來；就是Thê-bān人Í-lī-hoat，Su-a人Pí-le̍k-ta̍t，Ná-má人Só-hoat；in相約相kap來悲傷，安慰伊。Hit-sî Iok-pek saⁿ ê pêng-iú thiaⁿ-kìⁿ i tú-tio̍h it-chhè ê khó͘-lān, ta̍k-ê tùi in ê só͘-chāi lâi; chiū-sī Thê-bān lâng Í-lī-hoat, Su-a lâng Pí-le̍k-ta̍t, Ná-má lâng Só-hoat; in siong-iok saⁿ-kap lâi pi-siong, an-ùi i.

12In遠遠kia̍h目看，bōe認得伊，就大聲啼哭；ta̍k人拆裂外衫，ǹg天掖土粉tī家己ê頭殼。In hn̄g-hn̄g kia̍h-ba̍k khòaⁿ, bōe jīn-tit i, chiū tōa-siaⁿ thî-khàu; ta̍k lâng thiah-li̍h gōa-saⁿ, ǹg thiⁿ iā thô͘-hún tī ka-kī ê thâu-khak.

13In就kap伊坐tī土腳七日七暝，無kap伊講一句，因為in看見伊ê痛苦真大。In chiū kap i chē tī thô͘-kha chhit-ji̍t chhit-mî, bô kap i kóng chi̍t-kù, in-ūi in khòaⁿ-kìⁿ i ê thòng-khó͘ chin tōa.