ΙΩΒ 35

Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition

JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)

1ΥΠΟΛΑΒΩΝ δὲ Ἐλιοὺς λέγει·

1Moreover Elihu answered and said:

2τί τοῦτο ἡγήσω ἐν κρίσει; σὺ τίς εἶ ὅτι εἶπας· δίκαιός εἰμι ἔναντι Κυρίου;

2Thinkest thou this to be thy right, or sayest thou: 'I am righteousness before God',

3ἐγώ σοι δώσω ἀπόκρισιν καὶ τοῖς τρισὶ φίλοις σου.

3That thou inquirest: 'What advantage will it be unto Thee?' And: 'What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned?'

4ἀνάβλεψον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἰδέ, κατάμαθε δὲ νέφη ὡς ὑψηλὰ ἀπὸ σοῦ.

4I will give thee answer, and thy companions with thee.

5εἰ ἥμαρτες, τί πράξεις; εἰ δὲ καὶ πολλὰ ἠνόμησας, τί δύνασαι ποιῆσαι;

5Look unto the heavens, and see; and behold the skies, which are higher than thou.

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6If thou hast sinned, what doest thou against Him? And if thy transgressions be multiplied, what doest thou unto Him?

7ἐπεὶ δὲ οὖν δικαιος εἶ, τί δώσεις αὐτῷ; ἢ τί ἐκ χειρός σου λήψεται;

7If thou be righteous, what givest thou Him? Or what receiveth He of thy hand?

8ἀνδρὶ τῷ ὁμοίῳ σου ἡ ἀσέβειά σου, καὶ υἱῷ ἀνθρώπου ἡ δικαιοσύνη σου.

8Thy wickedness concerneth a man as thou art; and thy righteousness a son of man.

9ἀπὸ πλήθους συκοφαντούμενοι κεκράξονται, βοήσονται ἀπὸ βραχίονος πολλῶν.

9By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out; they cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.

10καὶ οὐκ εἶπε· ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ Θεὸς ὁ ποιήσας με, ὁ κατατάσσων φυλακὰς νυκτερινάς,

10But none saith: 'Where is God my Maker, who giveth songs in the night;

11ὁ διορίζων με ἀπὸ τετραπόδων γῆς, ἀπὸ δὲ πετεινῶν οὐρανοῦ;

11Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?'

12ἐκεῖ κεκράξονται, καὶ οὐ μὴ εἰσακούσῃ καὶ ἀπὸ ὕβρεως πονηρῶν.

12There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.

13ἄτοπα γὰρ οὐ βούλεται ἰδεῖν ὁ Κύριος, αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ Παντοκράτωρ

13Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.

14ὁρατής ἐστι τῶν συντελούντων τὰ ἄνομα καὶ σώσει με. κρίθητι δὲ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ, εἰ δύνασαι αὐτὸν αἰνέσαι, ὥς ἐστι.

14Yea, when thou sayest thou canst not see Him — the cause is before Him; therefore wait thou for Him.

15καὶ νῦν ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἐπισκεπτόμενος ὀργὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ οὐκ ἔγνω παράπτωμά τι σφόδρα·

15And now, is it for nought that He punished in His anger? And hath He not full knowledge of arrogance?

16καὶ Ἰὼβ ματαίως ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ, ἐν ἀγνωσίᾳ ρήματα βαρύνει.

16But Job doth open his mouth in vanity; he multiplieth words without knowledge.

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