ΙΩΒ 22
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second editionOriginal language
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
1ΥΠΟΛΑΒΩΝ δὲ Ἐλιφὰζ ὁ Θαιμανίτης λέγει·
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
2πότερον οὐχὶ ὁ Κύριός ἐστιν ὁ διδάσκων σύνεσιν καὶ ἐπιστήμην;
2Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?
3τί γὰρ μέλει τῷ Κυρίῳ, ἐὰν σὺ ἦσθα τοῖς ἔργοις ἄμεμπτος; ἢ ὠφέλεια, ὅτι ἁπλώσεις τὴν ὁδόν σου;
3Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?
4ἦ λόγον σου ποιούμενος ἐλέγξει σε, καὶ συνεισελεύσεταί σοι εἰς κρίσιν;
4Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, that He entereth with thee into judgment?
5πότερον οὐχ ἡ κακία σού ἐστι πολλή, ἀναρίθμητοι δὲ σού εἰσιν αἱ ἁμαρτίαι;
5Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?
6ἠνεχύραζες δὲ τοὺς ἀδελφούς σου διακενῆς, ἀμφίασιν δὲ γυμνῶν ἀφείλου·
6For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7οὐδὲ ὕδωρ διψῶντας ἐπότισας, ἀλλὰ πεινώντων ἐστέρησας ψωμόν·
7Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
8ἐθαύμασας δέ τινων πρόσωπον, ᾤκισας δὲ τοὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς.
8And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,
9χήρας δὲ ἐξαπέστειλας κενάς, ὀρφανοὺς δὲ ἐκάκωσας.
9Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10τοιγαροῦν ἐκύκλωσάν σε παγίδες, καὶ ἐσπούδασέ σε πόλεμος ἐξαίσιος.
10Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee,
11τὸ φῶς σοι σκότος ἀπέβη, κοιμηθέντα δὲ ὕδωρ σε ἐκάλυψε.
11Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
12μὴ οὐχὶ ὁ τὰ ὑψηλὰ ναίων ἐφορᾷ; τοὺς δὲ ὕβρει φερομένους ἐταπείνωσε;
12Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the topmost of the stars, how high they are!
13καὶ εἶπας· τί ἔγνω ὁ ἰσχυρός; ἦ κατὰ τοῦ γνόφου κρινεῖ;
13And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?
14νεφέλη ἀποκρυφὴ αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐχ ὁραθήσεται καὶ γῦρον οὐρανοῦ διαπορεύεται.
14Thick clouds are a covering to Him, that He seeth not; and He walketh in the circuit of heaven.'
15μὴ τρίβον αἰώνιον φυλάξεις, ἣν ἐπάτησαν ἄνδρες δίκαιοι,
15Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
16οἳ συνελήφθησαν ἄωροι; ποταμὸς ἐπιρρέων οἱ θεμέλιοι αὐτῶν,
16Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;
17οἱ λέγοντες· Κύριος τί ποιήσει ἡμῖν; ἢ τί ἐπάξεται ἡμῖν ὁ Παντοκράτωρ;
17Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?
18ὃς δὲ ἐνέπλησε τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν ἀγαθῶν, βουλὴ δὲ ἀσεβῶν πόρρω ἀπ᾿ αὐτοῦ.
18Yet He filled their houses with good things — but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19ἰδόντες δίκαιοι ἐγέλασαν, ἄμεμπτος δὲ ἐμυκτήρισεν.
19The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
20εἰ μὴ ἠφανίσθη ἡ ὑπόστασις αὐτῶν, καὶ τὸ κατάλειμμα αὐτῶν καταφάγεται πῦρ.
20'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.'
21γενοῦ δὴ σκληρός, ἐὰν ὑπομείνῃς· εἶτα ὁ καρπός σου ἔσται ἐν ἀγαθοῖς.
21Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.
22ἔκλαβε δὲ ἐκ στόματος αὐτοῦ ἐξηγορίαν καὶ ἀνάλαβε τὰ ρήματα αὐτοῦ ἐν καρδίᾳ σου.
22Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in thy heart.
23ἐὰν δὲ ἐπιστραφῇς καὶ ταπεινώσῃς σεαυτὸν ἔναντι Κυρίου, πόρρω ἐποίησας ἀπὸ διαίτης σου ἄδικον.
23If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up — if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents,
24θήσῃ ἐπὶ χώματι ἐν πέτρᾳ καὶ ὡς πέτρα χειμάρρου Σωφίρ.
24And lay thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
25ἔσται οὖν σου ὁ Παντοκράτωρ βοηθὸς ἀπὸ ἐχθρῶν, καθαρὸν δὲ ἀποδώσει σε ὥσπερ ἀργύριον πεπυρωμένον.
25And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee;
26εἶτα παρρησιασθήσῃ ἐναντίον Κυρίου ἀναβλέψας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἱλαρῶς·
26Then surely shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
27εὐξαμένου δέ σου πρὸς αὐτὸν εἰσακούσεταί σου, δώσει δέ σοι ἀποδοῦναι τὰς εὐχάς·
27Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
28ἀποκαταστήσει δέ σοι δίαιταν δικαιοσύνης, ἐπὶ δὲ ὁδοῖς σου ἔσται φέγγος.
28Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and light shall shine upon thy ways.
29ὅτι ἐταπείνωσας σεαυτόν, καὶ ἐρεῖς· ὑπερηφανεύσατο, καὶ κύφοντα ὀφθαλμοῖς σώσει.
29When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.
30ρύσεται ἀθῷον, καὶ διασώθητι ἐν καθαραῖς χερσί σου.
30He delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
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