ΙΩΒ 21
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second editionOriginal language
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
King James Version with Apocrypha
1ΥΠΟΛΑΒΩΝ δὲ Ἰὼβ λέγει·
1But Job answered and said,
2ἀκούσατε ἀκούσατέ μου τῶν λόγων, ἵνα μὴ ᾖ μοι παρ᾿ ὑμῶν αὕτη ἡ παράκλησις.
2Hear diligently my speech, and let this be your consolations.
3ἄρατέ με, ἐγὼ δὲ λαλήσω, εἶτ᾿ οὐ καταγελάσετέ μου.
3Suffer me that I may speak; and after that I have spoken, mock on.
4τί γάρ; μὴ ἀνθρώπου μου ἡ ἔλεγξις; ἢ διατί οὐ θυμωθήσομαι;
4As for me, is my complaint to man? and if it were so , why should not my spirit be troubled?
5εἰσβλέψαντες εἰς ἐμὲ θαυμάσετε χεῖρα θέντες ἐπὶ σιαγόνι·
5Mark me, and be astonished, and lay your hand upon your mouth.
6ἐάν τε γὰρ μνησθῶ, ἐσπούδακα, ἔχουσι δέ μου τὰς σάρκας ὀδύναι.
6Even when I remember I am afraid, and trembling taketh hold on my flesh.
7διατὶ ἀσεβεῖς ζῶσι, πεπαλαίωνται δὲ καὶ ἐν πλούτῳ;
7Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
8ὁ σπόρος αὐτῶν κατὰ ψυχήν, τὰ δὲ τέκνα αὐτῶν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς.
8Their seed is established in their sight with them, and their offspring before their eyes.
9οἱ οἶκοι αὐτῶν εὐθηνοῦσι, φόβος δὲ οὐδαμοῦ, μάστιξ δὲ παρὰ Κυρίου οὐκ ἔστιν ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς.
9Their houses are safe from fear, neither is the rod of God upon them.
10ἡ βοῦς αὐτῶν οὐκ ὠμοτόκησε, διεσώθη δὲ αὐτῶν ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα καὶ οὐκ ἔσφαλε.
10Their bull gendereth, and faileth not; their cow calveth, and casteth not her calf.
11μένουσε δὲ ὡς πρόβατα αἰώνια, τὰ δὲ παιδία αὐτῶν προσπαίζουσιν
11They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.
12ἀναλαβόντες ψαλτήριον καὶ κιθάραν καὶ εὐφραίνονται φωνῇ ψαλμοῦ.
12They take the timbrel and harp, and rejoice at the sound of the organ.
13συνετέλεσαν δὲ ἐν ἀγαθοῖς τὸν βίον αὐτῶν, ἐν δὲ ἀναπαύσει ᾅδου ἐκοιμήθησαν.
13They spend their days in wealth, and in a moment go down to the grave.
14λέγει δὲ Κυρίῳ· ἀπόστα ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ὁδούς σου εἰδέναι οὐ βούλομαι·
14Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways.
15τί ἱκανός, ὅτι δουλεύσομεν αὐτῷ; καὶ τίς ὠφέλεια, ὅτι ἀπαντήσομεν αὐτῷ;
15What is the Almighty, that we should serve him? and what profit should we have, if we pray unto him?
16ἐν χερσὶ γὰρ ἦν αὐτῶν τὰ ἀγαθά, ἔργα δὲ ἀσεβῶν οὐκ ἐφορᾷ.
16Lo, their good is not in their hand: the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
17οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀσεβῶν λύχνος σβεσθήσεται, ἐπελεύσεται δὲ αὐτοῖς ἡ καταστροφή, ὠδῖνες δὲ αὐτοὺς ἕξουσιν ἀπὸ ὀργῆς.
17How oft is the candle of the wicked put out! and how oft cometh their destruction upon them! God distributeth sorrows in his anger.
18ἔσονται δὲ ὥσπερ ἄχυρα ὑπ᾿ ἀνέμου ἢ ὥσπερ κονιορτός, ὃν ὑφείλετο λαῖλαψ.
18They are as stubble before the wind, and as chaff that the storm carrieth away.
19ἐκλίποι υἱοὺς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ, ἀνταποδώσει πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ γνώσεται.
19God layeth up his iniquity for his children: he rewardeth him, and he shall know it .
20ἴδοισαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σφαγήν, ἀπὸ δὲ Κυρίου μὴ διασωθείη·
20His eyes shall see his destruction, and he shall drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
21ὅτι τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ ἐν οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀριθμοὶ μηνῶν αὐτοῦ διῃρέθησαν.
21For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?
22πότερον οὐχὶ ὁ Κύριός ἐστιν ὁ διδάσκων σύνεσιν καὶ ἐπιστήμην; αὐτὸς δὲ φόνους διακρινεῖ;
22Shall any teach God knowledge? seeing he judgeth those that are high.
23οὗτος ἀποθανεῖται ἐν κράτει ἁπλοσύνης αὐτοῦ, ὅλος δὲ εὐπαθῶν καὶ εὐθηνῶν·
23One dieth in his full strength, being wholly at ease and quiet.
24τὰ δὲ ἔγκατα αὐτοῦ πλήρη στέατος, μυελὸς δὲ αὐτοῦ διαχεῖται.
24His breasts are full of milk, and his bones are moistened with marrow.
25ὁ δὲ τελευτᾷ ὑπὸ πικρίας ψυχῆς, οὐ φαγὼν οὐδὲν ἀγαθόν.
25And another dieth in the bitterness of his soul, and never eateth with pleasure.
26ὁμοθυμαδὸν δὲ ἐπὶ γῆς κοιμῶνται, σαπρία δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐκάλυψεν.
26They shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.
27ὥστε οἶδα ὑμᾶς ὅτι τόλμῃ ἐπίκεισθέ μοι·
27Behold, I know your thoughts, and the devices which ye wrongfully imagine against me.
28ὥστε ἐρεῖτε· ποῦ ἐστιν οἶκος ἄρχοντος; καὶ ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ σκέπη τῶν σκηνωμάτων τῶν ἀσεβῶν;
28For ye say, Where is the house of the prince? and where are the dwelling places of the wicked?
29ἐρωτήσατε παραπορευομένους ὁδόν, καὶ τὰ σημεῖα αὐτῶν οὐκ ἀπαλλοτριώσετε·
29Have ye not asked them that go by the way? and do ye not know their tokens,
30ὅτι εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπωλείας κουφίζεται ὁ πονηρός, εἰς ἡμέραν ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ ἀπαχθήσονται.
30That the wicked is reserved to the day of destruction? they shall be brought forth to the day of wrath.
31τίς ἀπαγγελεῖ ἐπὶ προσώπου αὐτοῦ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ; καὶ αὐτὸς ἐποίησε, τίς ἀνταποδώσει αὐτῷ;
31Who shall declare his way to his face? and who shall repay him what he hath done?
32καὶ αὐτὸς εἰς τάφους ἀπηνέχθη καὶ ἐπὶ σωρῶν ἠγρύπνησεν.
32Yet shall he be brought to the grave, and shall remain in the tomb.
33ἐγλυκάνθησαν αὐτῷ χάλικες χειμάρρου, καὶ ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ἀπελεύσεται, καὶ ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ ἀναρίθμητοι.
33The clods of the valley shall be sweet unto him, and every man shall draw after him, as there are innumerable before him.
34πῶς δὲ παρακαλεῖτέ με κενά; τὸ δὲ ἐμὲ καταπαύσασθαι ἀφ᾿ ὑμῶν οὐδέν.
34How then comfort ye me in vain, seeing in your answers there remaineth falsehood?
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