Job 9
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
1Then Job answered:
1ΥΠΟΛΑΒΩΝ δὲ Ἰὼβ λέγει·
2“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
2ἐπ᾿ ἀληθείας οἶδα, ὅτι οὕτως ἐστί· πῶς γὰρ ἔσται δίκαιος βροτὸς παρὰ Κυρίῳ;
3If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
3ἐὰν γὰρ βούληται κριθῆναι αὐτῷ, οὐ μὴ ὑπακούσῃ αὐτῷ, ἵνα μὴ ἀντείπῃ πρὸς ἕνα λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐκ χιλίων·
4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
4σοφὸς γάρ ἐστι διανοίᾳ, κραταιός τε καὶ μέγας. τίς σκληρὸς γενόμενος ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ὑπέμεινεν;
5He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger.
5ὁ παλαιῶν ὄρη καὶ οὐκ οἴδασιν, ὁ καταστρέφων αὐτὰ ὀργῇ·
6He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.
6ὁ σείων τὴν ὑπ᾿ οὐρανὸν ἐκ θεμελίων, οἱ δὲ στῦλοι αὐτῆς σαλεύονται·
7He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars.
7ὁ λέγων τῷ ἡλίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνατέλλει, κατὰ δὲ ἄστρων κατασφραγίζει·
8He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
8ὁ τανύσας τὸν οὐρανὸν μόνος, καὶ περιπατῶν ὡς ἐπ᾿ ἐδάφους ἐπὶ θαλάσσης·
9He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
9ὁ ποιῶν Πλειάδα καὶ Ἓσπερον καὶ Ἀρκτοῦρον, καὶ ταμιεῖα νότου·
10He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
10ὁ ποιῶν μεγάλα καὶ ἀνεξιχνίαστα, ἔνδοξά τε καὶ ἐξαίσια, ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός.
11Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
11ἐὰν ὑπερβῇ με, οὐ μὴ ἴδω· ἐὰν παρέλθῃ με, οὐδ᾿ ὧς ἔγνων.
12If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’
12ἐὰν ἀπαλλάξῃ, τίς ἀποστρέψει ἢ τίς ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ· τί ἐποίησας;
13God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
13αὐτὸς γὰρ ἀπέστραπται ὀργήν, ὑπ᾿ αὐτοῦ ἐκάμφθησαν κήτη τὰ ὑπ᾿ οὐρανόν.
14How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?
14ἐὰν δέ μου ὑπακούσηται, ἦ διακρινεῖ τὰ ρήματά μου·
15For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
15ἐάν τε γὰρ ὦ δίκαιος, οὐκ εἰσακούσεταί μου, τοῦ κρίματος αὐτοῦ δεηθήομαι·
16If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.
16ἐάν τε καλέσω καὶ μὴ ὑπακούσῃ, οὐ πιστεύω ὅτι εἰσακήκοέ μου τῆς φωνῆς.
17For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.
17μὴ γνόφῳ με ἐκτρίψῃ; πολλὰ δέ μου τὰ συντρίμματα πεποίηκε διακενῆς·
18He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
18οὐκ ἐᾷ γάρ με ἀναπνεῦσαι, ἐνέπλησε δέ με πικρίας.
19If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him ?
19ὅτι μὲν γὰρ ἰσχύι κρατεῖ· τίς οὖν κρίματι αὐτοῦ ἀντιστήσεται;
20Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
20ἐὰν γὰρ ὦ δίκαιος, τὸ στόμα μου ἀσεβήσει· ἐάν τε ὦ ἄμεμπτος, σκολιὸς ἀποβήσομαι.
21Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
21εἴτε γὰρ ἠσέβησα, οὐκ οἶδα τῇ ψυχῇ, πλὴν ὅτι ἀφαιρεῖταί μου ἡ ζωή.
22It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
22διὸ εἶπον· μέγα καὶ δυνάστην ἀπολλύει ὀργή,
23When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
23ὅτι φαῦλοι ἐν θανάτῳ ἐξαισίῳ, ἀλλὰ δίκαιοι καταγελῶνται·
24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
24παραδέδονται γὰρ εἰς χεῖρας ἀσεβοῦς. πρόσωπα κριτῶν αὐτῆς συγκαλύπτει· εἰ δὲ μὴ αὐτός ἐστι, τίς ἐστιν;
25My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
25ὁ δὲ βίος μού ἐστιν ἐλαφρότερος δρομέως· ἀπέδρασαν καὶ οὐκ εἴδοσαν.
26They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
26ἢ καί ἐστι ναυσὶν ἴχνος ὁδοῦ ἢ ἀετοῦ πετομένου ζητοῦντος βοράν;
27If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
27ἐάν τε γὰρ εἴπω, ἐπιλήσομαι λαλῶν, συγκύψας τῷ προσώπῳ στενάξω.
28I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
28σείομαι πᾶσι τοῖς μέλεσιν, οἶδα γάρ ὅτι οὐκ ἀθῶόν με ἐάσεις.
29Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?
29ἐπειδὴ δέ εἰμι ἀσεβής, διατί οὐκ ἀπέθανον;
30If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,
30ἐὰν γὰρ ἀπολούσωμαι χιόνι καὶ ἀποκαθάρωμαι χερσὶ καθαραῖς,
31then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.
31ἱκανῶς ἐν ρύπῳ με ἔβαψας, ἐβδελύξατο δέ με ἡ στολή·
32For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.
32οὐ γὰρ εἶ ἄνθρωπος κατ᾿ ἐμέ, ᾧ ἀντικρινοῦμαι, ἵνα ἔλθωμεν ὁμοθυμαδὸν εἰς κρίσιν.
33Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
33εἴθε ἦν ὁ μεσίτης ἡμῶν καὶ ἐλέγχων καὶ διακούων ἀνὰ μέσον ἀμφοτέρων·
34Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
34ἀπαλλαξάτω ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ τὴν ράβδον, ὁ δὲ φόβος αὐτοῦ μή με στροβείτω,
35Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.
35καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθῷ, ἀλλὰ λαλήσω· οὐ γὰρ οὕτω συνεπίσταμαι.
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