ΙΩΒ 28
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second editionOriginal language
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
Berean Standard Bible
1ΕΣΤΙ γὰρ ἀργυρίῳ τόπος, ὅθεν γίνεται, τόπος δὲ χρυσίου, ὅθεν διηθεῖται.
1“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
2σίδηρος μὲν γὰρ ἐκ γῆς γίνεται, χαλκὸς δὲ ἴσα λίθῳ λατομεῖται.
2Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
3τάξιν ἔθετο σκότει, καὶ πᾶν πέρας αὐτὸς ἐξακριβάζεται, λίθος σκοτία καὶ σκιὰ θανάτου.
3Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
4διακοπὴ χειμάρρου ἀπὸ κονίας, οἱ δὲ ἐπιλανθανόμενοι ὁδὸν δικαίαν ἠσθένησαν, ἐκ βροτῶν ἐσαλεύθησαν.
4Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
5γῆ, ἐξ αὐτῆς ἐξελεύσεται ἄρτος, ὑποκάτω αὐτῆς ἐστράφη ὡσεὶ πῦρ.
5Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.
6τόπος σαπφείρου οἱ λίθοι αὐτῆς, καὶ χῶμα χρυσίον αὐτῷ.
6Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.
7τρίβος, οὐκ ἔγνω αὐτὴν πετεινόν, καὶ οὐ παρέβλεψεν αὐτὴν ὀφθαλμὸς γυπός·
7No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
8καὶ οὐκ ἐπάτησαν αὐτὸν υἱοὶ ἀλαζόνων, οὐ παρῆλθεν ἐπ᾿ αὐτῆς λέων.
8Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
9ἐν ἀκροτόμῳ ἐξέτεινε χεῖρα αὐτοῦ, κατέστρεψε δὲ ἐκ ριζῶν ὄρη·
9The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
10δίνας δὲ ποταμῶν διέρρηξε, πᾶν δὲ ἔντιμον εἶδέ μου ὁ ὀφθαλμός.
10He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
11βάθη δὲ ποταμῶν ἀνεκάλυψεν, ἔδειξε δὲ αὐτοῦ δύναμιν εἰς φῶς.
11He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
12ἡ δὲ σοφία πόθεν εὑρέθη; ποῖος δὲ τόπος ἐστὶ τῆς ἐπιστήμης;
12But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
13οὐκ οἶδε βροτὸς ὁδὸν αὐτῆς, οὐδὲ μὴ εὑρεθῇ ἐν ἀνθρώποις.
13No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
14ἄβυσσος εἶπεν· οὐκ ἔνεστιν ἐν ἐμοί· καὶ ἡ θάλασσα εἶπεν· οὐκ ἔστι μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ.
14The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’
15οὐ δώσει συγκλεισμὸν ἀντ᾿ αὐτῆς, καὶ οὐ σταθήσεται ἀργύριον ἀντάλλαγμα αὐτῆς·
15It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
16καὶ οὐ συμβασταχθήσεται χρυσίῳ Ὠφίρ, ἐν ὄνυχι τιμίῳ καὶ σαπφείρῳ·
16It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
17οὐκ ἰσωθήσεται αὐτῇ χρυσίον καὶ ὕαλος καὶ τὸ ἄλλαγμα αὐτῆς σκεύη χρυσᾶ·
17Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
18μετέωρα καὶ γαβὶς οὐ μνησθήσεται, καὶ ἕλκυσον σοφίαν ὑπὲρ τὰ ἐσώτατα·
18Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
19οὐκ ἰσωθήσεται αὐτῇ τοπάζιον Αἰθιοπίας, χρυσίῳ καθαρῷ οὐ συμβασταχθήσεται.
19Topaz from Cush cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
20ἡ δὲ σοφία πόθεν εὑρέθη; ποῖος δὲ τόπος ἐστὶ τῆς συνέσεως;
20From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
21λέληθε πάντα ἄνθρωπον καὶ ἀπὸ πετεινῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐκρύβη·
21It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
22ἡ ἀπώλεια καὶ ὁ θάνατος εἶπαν· ἀκηκόαμεν δὲ αὐτῆς τὸ κλέος.
22Abaddon and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
23ὁ Θεὸς εὖ συνέστησεν αὐτῆς τὴν ὁδόν, αὐτὸς δὲ οἶδε τὸν τόπον αὐτῆς·
23But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
24αὐτὸς γὰρ τὴν ὑπ᾿ οὐρανὸν πᾶσαν ἐφορᾷ εἰδὼς τὰ ἐν τῇ γῇ πάντα, ἃ ἐποίησεν,
24For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
25ἀνέμων σταθμὸν ὕδατος μέτρα·
25When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,
26ὅτι ἐποίησεν οὕτως, ἰδὼν ἠρίθμησε καὶ ὁδὸν ἐν τινάγματι φωνάς·
26when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,
27τότε εἶδεν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐξηγήσατο αὐτήν, ἑτοιμάσας ἐξιχνίασεν.
27then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.
28εἶπε δὲ ἀνθρώπῳ· ἰδοὺ ἡ θεοσέβειά ἐστι σοφία, τὸ δὲ ἀπέχεσθαι ἀπὸ κακῶν ἐστιν ἐπιστήμη.
28And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
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