ΙΩΒ 34
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second editionOriginal language
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
World English Bible
1ΥΠΟΛΑΒΩΝ δὲ Ἐλιοὺς λέγει·
1Moreover Elihu answered,
2ἀκούσατέ μου, σοφοί· ἐπιστάμενοι, ἐνωτίζεσθε τὸ καλόν·
2“Hear my words, you wise men. Give ear to me, you who have knowledge.
3ὅτι οὖς λόγους δοκιμάζει, καὶ λάρυγξ γεύεται βρῶσιν.
3For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.
4κρίσιν ἑλώμεθα ἑαυτοῖς, γνῶμεν ἀνὰ μέσον ἑαυτῶν ὅ,τι καλόν.
4Let us choose for us that which is right. Let us know among ourselves what is good.
5ὅτι εἴρηκεν Ἰώβ· δίκαιός εἰμι, ὁ Κύριος ἀπήλλαξέ μου τὸ κρίμα,
5For Job has said, ‘I am righteous, God has taken away my right.
6ἐψεύσατο δὲ τῷ κρίματί μου, βίαιον τὸ βέλος μου ἄνευ ἀδικίας.
6Notwithstanding my right I am considered a liar. My wound is incurable, though I am without disobedience.’
7τίς ἀνὴρ ὥσπερ Ἰώβ, πίνων μυκτηρισμὸν ὥσπερ ὕδωρ,
7What man is like Job, who drinks scorn like water,
8οὐχ ἁμαρτὼν οὐδὲ ἀσεβήσας ἢ ὁδοῦ κοινωνήσας μετὰ ποιούντων τὰ ἄνομα τοῦ πορευθῆναι μετὰ ἀσεβῶν;
8who goes in company with the workers of iniquity, and walks with wicked men?
9μὴ γὰρ εἴπῃς, ὅτι οὐκ ἔσται ἐπισκοπὴ ἀνδρὸς καὶ ἐπισκοπὴ αὐτῷ παρὰ Κυρίου.
9For he has said, ‘It profits a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.’
10διό, συνετοὶ καρδίας ἀκούσατέ μου· μή μοι εἴη ἔναντι Κυρίου ἀσεβῆσαι καὶ ἔναντι Παντοκράτορος ταράξαι τὸ δίκαιον·
10“Therefore listen to me, you men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity.
11ἀλλὰ ἀποδιδοῖ ἀνθρώπῳ καθὰ ποιεῖ ἕκαστος αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐν τρίβῳ ἀνδρὸς εὑρήσει αὐτόν.
11For the work of a man he will give to him, and cause every man to find according to his ways.
12οἴει δὲ τὸν Κύριον ἄτοπα ποιήσειν; ἢ ὁ Παντοκράτωρ ταράξει κρίσιν, ὃς ἐποίησε τὴν γῆν;
12Yes surely, God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert justice.
13τίς δέ ἐστιν ὁ ποιῶν τὴν ὑπ᾿ οὐρανὸν καὶ τὰ ἐνόντα πάντα;
13Who put him in charge of the earth? Or who has appointed him over the whole world?
14εἰ γὰρ βούλοιτο συνέχειν καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα παρ᾿ αὐτῷ κατασχεῖν,
14If he set his heart on himself, if he gathered to himself his spirit and his breath,
15τελευτήσει πᾶσα σάρξ ὁμοθυμαδόν, πᾶς δὲ βροτὸς εἰς γῆν ἀπελεύσεται, ὅθεν καὶ ἐπλάσθη.
15all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again to dust.
16εἰ δὲ μὴ νουθετῇ, ἄκουε ταῦτα, ἐνωτίζου φωνὴν ρημάτων.
16“If now you have understanding, hear this. Listen to the voice of my words.
17ἰδὲ σὺ τὸν μισοῦντα ἄνομα καὶ τὸν ὀλλύντα τοὺς πονηροὺς ὄντα αἰώνιον δίκαιον.
17Should even one who hates justice govern? Will you condemn him who is righteous and mighty,
18ἀσεβὴς ὁ λέγων βασιλεῖ· παρανομεῖς, ἀσεβέστατε, τοῖς ἄρχουσιν·
18who says to a king, ‘Vile!’ or to nobles, ‘Wicked!’?
19ὃς οὐκ ἐπῃσχύνθη πρόσωπον ἐντίμου, οὐδὲ οἶδε τιμὴν θέσθαι ἁδροῖς θαυμασθῆναι πρόσωπα αὐτῶν.
19He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor, for they all are the work of his hands.
20κενὰ δὲ αὐτοῖς ἀποβήσεται τὸ κεκραγέναι καὶ δεῖσθαι ἀνδρός· ἐχρήσαντο γὰρ παρανόμως ἐκκλινομένων ἀδυνάτων.
20In a moment they die, even at midnight. The people are shaken and pass away. The mighty are taken away without a hand.
21αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁρατής ἐστιν ἔργων ἀνθρώπων, λέληθε δὲ αὐτὸν οὐδὲν ὧν πράσσουσιν,
21“For his eyes are on the ways of a man. He sees all his goings.
22οὐδὲ ἔσται τόπος τοῦ κρυβῆναι τοὺς ποιοῦντας τὰ ἄνομα·
22There is no darkness, nor thick gloom, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves.
23ὅτι οὐκ ἀπ᾿ ἄνδρα θήσει ἔτι·
23For he doesn’t need to consider a man further, that he should go before God in judgment.
24ὁ γὰρ Κύριος πάντας ἐφορᾷ ὁ καταλαμβάνων ἀνεξιχνίαστα, ἔνδοξά τε καὶ ἐξαίσια, ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός·
24He breaks mighty men in pieces in ways past finding out, and sets others in their place.
25ὁ γνωρίζων αὐτῶν τὰ ἔργα καὶ στρέψει νύκτα καὶ ταπεινωθήσονται.
25Therefore he takes knowledge of their works. He overturns them in the night, so that they are destroyed.
26ἔσβεσε δὲ ἀσεβεῖς, ὁρατοὶ δὲ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ,
26He strikes them as wicked men in the open sight of others;
27ὅτι ἐξέκλιναν ἐκ νόμου Θεοῦ, δικαιώματα δὲ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν
27because they turned away from following him, and wouldn’t pay attention to any of his ways,
28τοῦ ἐπαγαγεῖν ἐπ᾿ αὐτὸν κραυγὴν πενήτων, καὶ κραυγὴν πτωχῶν εἰσακούσεται.
28so that they caused the cry of the poor to come to him. He heard the cry of the afflicted.
29καὶ αὐτὸς ἡσυχίαν παρέξει, καὶ τίς καταδικάσεται; καὶ κρύψει πρόσωπον, καὶ τίς ὄψεται αὐτόν; καὶ κατὰ ἔθνους καὶ κατὰ ἀνθρώπου ὁμοῦ
29When he gives quietness, who then can condemn? When he hides his face, who then can see him? He is over a nation or a man alike,
30βασιλεύων ἄνθρωπον ὑποκριτὴν ἀπὸ δυσκολίας λαοῦ.
30that the godless man may not reign, that there be no one to ensnare the people.
31ὅτι πρὸς τὸν ἰσχυρὸν ὁ λέγων· εἴληφα, οὐκ ἐνεχυράσω·
31“For has any said to God, ‘I am guilty, but I will not offend any more.
32ἄνευ ἐμαυτοῦ ὄψομαι, σὺ δεῖξόν μοι, εἰ ἀδικίαν εἰργασάμην, οὐ μὴ προσθήσω.
32Teach me that which I don’t see. If I have done iniquity, I will do it no more’?
33μὴ παρὰ σοῦ ἀποτίσει αὐτήν; ὅτι ἀπώσῃ, ὅτι σὺ ἐκλέξῃ, καὶ οὐκ ἐγώ· καὶ τί ἔγνως, λάλησον.
33Shall his recompense be as you desire, that you refuse it? For you must choose, and not I. Therefore speak what you know.
34διὸ συνετοὶ καρδίας ἐροῦσι ταῦτα, ἀνὴρ δὲ σοφὸς ἀκήκοέ μου τὸ ρῆμα.
34Men of understanding will tell me, yes, every wise man who hears me:
35Ἰὼβ δὲ οὐκ ἐν συνέσει ἐλάλησε, τὰ ρήματα αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐν ἐπιστήμῃ.
35‘Job speaks without knowledge. His words are without wisdom.’
36οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ μάθε, Ἰώβ, μὴ δῷς ἔτι ἀνταπόκρισιν, ὥσπερ οἱ ἄφρονες,
36I wish that Job were tried to the end, because of his answering like wicked men.
37ἵνα μὴ προσθῶμεν ἐφ᾿ ἁμαρτίαις ἡμῶν, ἀνομία δὲ ἐφ᾿ ἡμῖν λογισθήσεται, πολλὰ λαλούντων ρήματα ἐναντίον τοῦ Κυρίου.
37For he adds rebellion to his sin. He claps his hands among us, and multiplies his words against God.”
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