Yuēbójì约伯记
Learn Chinese with the Bible: Approximate English meaning+Pinyin (Romanized Chinese)+Chinese characters
Chapter 2
1 "(once) again/also/both... and.../again"Yòu又 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "one day"yītiān一天,"God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "multitude"zhòng众 "11 p.m.-1 a.m./1st earthly branch/child/midnight/son/child/seed/egg/small thing"zǐ子 "to come"lái来 "attend on"shì侍 "set up/to stand"lì立 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "in front of/facing/presence"miànqián面前,"Satan"sādàn撒但 "also/too"yě也 "to come"lái来 "therein/wherein"zàiqízhōng在其中。
2 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "to ask"wèn问 "Satan"sādàn撒但 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"you"nǐ你 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "where/wherever"nǎli哪里 "to come"lái来?"Satan"sādàn撒但 "reply/answer"huídá回答 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"I/me"wǒ我 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "on the ground/on the floor"dìshang地上 "to walk/to go/to move/to leave"zǒu走 "to come"lái来 "to walk/to go/to move/to leave"zǒu走 "to go/to leave/to remove"qù去,"to go back and forth/to go to and fro"wǎngfǎn往返 "and/as well as/but (not)/yet (not)/(shows causal relation)/(shows change of state)/(shows contrast)"ér而 "to come"lái来。
3 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "to ask"wèn问 "Satan"sādàn撒但 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"you"nǐ你 "(refers to something that happened previously)/already/at some time in the past/before/once"céng曾 "motive/intention/diligently/attentively"yòngxīn用心 "to watch/to look carefully at"chákàn察看 "my/mine"wǒde我的 "servant"púrén仆人 "Job (in Old Testament)"Yuēbó约伯 "haven't/hasn't/doesn't exist/to not have/to not be"méiyǒu没有。"on the ground/on the floor"Dìshang地上 "again/once more/next in sequence/another"zài再 "nobody"méiyǒurén没有人 "(look) like/similar (to)/appearance/to appear/to seem/image/portrait/resemble/seem"xiàng像 "he/him"tā他 "complete/whole/totally/entirely"wánquán完全 "upright/upstanding/honest"zhèngzhí正直,"hold in awe and veneration; revere"jìngwèi敬畏 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神,"removed from"yuǎnlí远离 "nauseated"ě恶 "matter/thing/item/work/affair"shì事。"you"Nǐ你 "although/even though"suī虽 "to excite/to agitate/exciting"jīdòng激动 "I/me"wǒ我 "to attack/to accuse/to charge/(military) attack"gōngjī攻击 "he/him"tā他,"-less/not to have/no/none/not/to lack/un-"wú无 "happening/instance/reason/cause/deceased/old"gù故 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "perish/ruin/destroy"huǐmiè毁灭 "he/him"tā他,"he/him"tā他 "still/yet"réngrán仍然 "to grasp/to hold/support/manage/direct/maintain"chí持 "to guard"shǒu守 "his"tāde他的 "genuine"chúnzhèng纯正。
4 "Satan"Sādàn撒但 "reply/answer"huídá回答 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"man/person/people"rén人 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "leather/skin/fur"pí皮 "substitute/replace/generation/dynasty/geological era/era/age/period"dài代 "leather/skin/fur"pí皮,"willingness/would rather (agree to X than Y)"qíngyuàn情愿 "give up/abandon"shě舍 "to go/to leave/to remove"qù去 "all/every/everything"yíqiè一切 "all/to have/to possess/to own"suǒyǒu所有 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的,"save from damage/preserve/maintain/keep in good repair"bǎoquán保全 "(n) life"xìngmìng性命。
5 "you"Nǐ你 "further/moreover"qiě且 "(v) hold out hand/(v) ask sb for something"shēnshǒu伸手 "injure/injury/wound"shāng伤 "his"tāde他的 "bone/man of character"gútou骨头 "and/together with/with/peace/harmony/union"hé和 "his"tāde他的 "meat/flesh"ròu肉,"he/him"tā他 "certainly/must/will/necessarily"bì必 "to sb.'s face/in sb.'s presence"dāngmiàn当面 "abandon/relinquish/to discard/to throw away"qì弃 "to drop/to fall"diào掉 "you"nǐ你。
6 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right"duì对 "Satan"sādàn撒但 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"he/him"tā他 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "you"nǐ你 "hand/convenient"shǒu手 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中,"if only/so long as"zhǐyào只要 "exist/deposit/store/keep/survive"cún存 "leave (message)/to retain/to stay/to remain/to keep/to preserve"liú留 "his"tāde他的 "(n) life"xìngmìng性命。
7 "thereupon/as a result/consequently/thus/hence"Yúshì于是 "Satan"sādàn撒但 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "Jehovah"Yēhéhuá耶和华 "in front of/facing/presence"miànqián面前 "retreat/to decline/to move back/to withdraw"tuì退 "to go/to leave/to remove"qù去,"to hit/to strike/to break"jī击 "beat/strike/break/mix up/build/fight/fetch/make/tie up/issue/shoot/calculate/since/from"dǎ打 "Job (in Old Testament)"Yuēbó约伯,"to make/to cause/to enable/to use/to employ/messenger"shǐ使 "he/him"tā他 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "foot/base"jiǎo脚 "in charge of/palm of hand"zhǎng掌 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "head"tóu头 "length/long/forever/always/constantly"cháng长 "poison/narcotics"dú毒 "sore/skin ulcer"chuāng疮。
8 "Job (in Old Testament)"Yuēbó约伯 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus, airplane etc.)"zuò坐 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "stove"lú炉 "gray/ash"huī灰 "within/among/in/middle/center/while (doing sth)/during/China/Chinese"zhōng中,"to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take"ná拿 "tile"wǎ瓦 "a slice/piece/flake/thin/slice"piàn片 "to scrape/to blow"guā刮 "(human) body/health"shēntǐ身体。
9 "his"Tāde他的 "wife"qīzi妻子 "couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right"duì对 "he/him"tā他 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"you"nǐ你 "still/yet"réngrán仍然 "to grasp/to hold/support/manage/direct/maintain"chí持 "to guard"shǒu守 "you"nǐ你 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "genuine"chúnzhèng纯正 "(question tag)"ma吗?"you"nǐ你 "abandon/relinquish/to discard/to throw away"qì弃 "to drop/to fall"diào掉 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神,"to die/inpassable/uncrossable/inflexible/rigid"sǐ死 "(modal particle intensifying preceding clause)/(completed action marker)"le了 "(onomat.)/dumb"bā吧。
10 "Job (in Old Testament)"Yuēbó约伯 "but/yet/however/while/to go back/to decline/to retreat/nevertheless"què却 "couple/pair/to be opposite/to oppose/to face/for/to/correct (answer)/to answer/to reply/to direct (towards sth)/right"duì对 "she"tā她 "to speak/to say"shuō说,"you"nǐ你 "to speak/to say"shuō说 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话 "(look) like/similar (to)/appearance/to appear/to seem/image/portrait/resemble/seem"xiàng像 "stupid"yú愚 "mischievous/obstinate/to play/stupid/stubborn/naughty"wán顽 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "married woman"fùrén妇人 "same/like/equal to/the same as/just like"yíyàng一样。"(interj. of disapproval)"Ǎi嗳,"don't tell me .../could it be that...?"nándào难道 "we/us/ourselves"wǒmen我们 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "God/unusual/mysterious/soul/spirit/divine essence/lively/spiritual being"shén神 "(a situation is) in (someone's) hands"shǒulǐ手里 "a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect/degree or possibility"de得 "good fortune/happiness/luck/Fujian province (abbrev)/a surname"fú福,"(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "also/too"yě也 "to bear/to stand/to endure/(passive marker)/to receive"shòu受 "disaster"huò祸 "(question tag)"ma吗?"(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "this/these"zhè这 "all/every/everything"yíqiè一切 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "matter/thing/item/work/affair"shì事 "on/up/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up"shàng上 "Job (in Old Testament)"Yuēbó约伯 "not at all/emphatically not"bìngbù并不 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "mouth/(a measure word)"kǒu口 "(commit) crime/crime/offence"fànzuì犯罪。
11 "Job (in Old Testament)"Yuēbó约伯 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "three/3"sān三 "(a measure word)/individual"gè个 "friend"péngyou朋友 "to carry/to lift/to put forward/(upwards character stroke)/lifting (brush stroke in painting)/to mention"tí提 "curtain"màn幔 "man/person/people"rén人 "to use/according to/so as to/in order to/by/with/because/Israel (abbrev.)"yǐ以 "advantage/benefit/profit/sharp"lì利 "law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)"fǎ法,"book/letter"shū书 "Asia/Asian/second/next to/inferior"yà亚 "man/person/people"rén人 "(particle used for comparison and "-er than")/to compare/to contrast/to gesture (with hands)/ratio"bǐ比 "rein in"lè勒 "attain/pass through/achieve/reach/realize/clear/inform/notify/dignity"dá达,"to hold/to seize/to catch/to apprehend/to take"ná拿 "agate/cornelian"mǎ玛 "man/person/people"rén人 "fragmentary/trifling"suǒ琐 "law/method/way/Buddhist teaching/Legalist/France (abbrev.)"fǎ法,"to hear told"tīngshuō听说 "to have/there is/there are/to exist/to be"yǒu有 "this/these"zhè这 "all/every/everything"yíqiè一切 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "disaster/calamity"zāi灾 "disaster"huò祸 "to face/to overlook/to arrive/to be (just) about to/just before"lín临 "to (a place)/until (a time)/up to/to go/to arrive"dào到 "he/him"tā他 "body/torso/person/life/status/pregnancy/(a measure word used for clothes) suit"shēn身 "on/up/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up"shàng上,"each/every"gè各 "man/person/people"rén人 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "from/obey/observe/follow"cóng从 "roots or stems of plants/origin/source/this/the current/root/foundation/basis/(a measure word)"běn本 "to reside/to live/to dwell/to be in/to stay/get along with/to be in a position of/deal with"chǔ处 "appointment/engagement"yuēhuì约会 "like/same/similar/together/alike/with"tóng同 "to come"lái来,"act as/take...to be/to be/to do/to serve as/to become"wéi为 "he/him"tā他 "sad/sorrowful"bēishāng悲伤,"comfort/console"ānwèi安慰 "he/him"tā他。
12 "they"Tāmen他们 "far/distant/remote"yuǎn远 "far/distant/remote"yuǎn远 "(subor. part. adverbial)/-ly"de地 "to lift/to hold up/to cite/to enumerate/to act/to raise/to choose/to elect"jǔ举 "eye/item/section/list/catalogue/table of contents/order (taxonomy)/goal/name/title"mù目 "to watch/to view"guānkàn观看,"to recognize/to know/to admit"rèn认 "(negative prefix)/not/no"bù不 "to go out/to come out/to occur/to produce/to go beyond/to rise/to put forth/to occur/to happen/(a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)"chū出 "he/him"tā他 "to come"lái来,"at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "to release/to free/to let go/to put/to place/to let out"fàng放 "sound/voice/(a measure word, used for sounds)/tone/noise"shēng声 "big/huge/large/major/great/wide/deep/oldest/eldest"dà大 "to cry/to weep"kū哭。"each/every"Gè各 "man/person/people"rén人 "mangle"sīliè撕裂 "robe"wàipáo外袍,"(a measure word)/(marker for direct-object)/to hold/to contain/to grasp/to take hold of"bǎ把 "dust"chéntǔ尘土 "direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to"xiàng向 "day/sky/heaven"tiān天 "hurl/to raise/to scatter"yáng扬 "beginning or continuing an action/upward movement/stand up"qǐlai起来,"leave behind"là落 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "self/(reflexive pronoun)/own"zìjǐ自己 "(possessive, modifying, or descriptive particle)/of"de的 "head"tóu头 "on/up/on top/upon/first (of two parts)/previous or last (week, etc.)/upper/higher/above/previous/to climb/to go into/above/to go up"shàng上。
13 "they"Tāmen他们 "at once/then/right away/only/(emphasis)/to approach/to move towards/to undertake"jiù就 "like/same/similar/together/alike/with"tóng同 "he/him"tā他 "seven/7"qī七 "day/sky/heaven"tiān天 "seven/7"qī七 "night"yè夜 "to sit/to take a seat/to take (a bus, airplane etc.)"zuò坐 "(located) at/in/exist/(before verbs) immediately involved in/right in the middle of doing"zài在 "on the ground/on the floor"dìshang地上,"a/an"yīgè一个 "man/person/people"rén人 "neither/nor"yěbù也不 "direction/part/side/towards/to/guide/opposite to"xiàng向 "he/him"tā他 "to speak/to say"shuō说 "(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse)/sentence"jù句 "dialect/language/spoken words/speech/talk/words/conversation/what someone said"huà话,"because/owing to/on account of"yīnwèi因为 "he/him"tā他 "extremely"jíqí极其 "pain/suffering/painful"tòngkǔ痛苦。