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Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second editionOriginal language
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
Berean Standard Bible
1ΜΕΤΑ τοῦτο ἤνοιξεν Ἰὼβ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ κατηράσατο τὴν ἡμέραν αὐτοῦ
1After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
2λέγων·
2And this is what he said:
3ἀπόλοιτο ἡ ἡμέρα, ἐν ᾗ ἐγεννήθην, καὶ ἡ νὺξ ἐκείνη ᾗ εἶπαν· ἰδοὺ ἄρσεν.
3“May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, ‘A boy is conceived.’
4ἡ νὺξ ἐκείνη εἴη σκότος, καὶ μὴ ἀναζητήσαι αὐτὴν ὁ Κύριος ἄνωθεν, μηδὲ ἔλθοι εἰς αὐτὴν φέγγος·
4If only that day had turned to darkness! May God above disregard it; may no light shine upon it.
5ἐκλάβοι δὲ αὐτὴν σκότος καὶ σκιὰ θανάτου, ἐπέλθοι ἐπ᾿ αὐτὴν γνόφος. καταραθείη ἡ ἡμέρα
5May darkness and gloom reclaim it, and a cloud settle over it; may the blackness of the day overwhelm it.
6καὶ ἡ νὺξ ἐκείνη, ἀπενέγκαιτο αὐτὴν σκότος· μὴ εἴη εἰς ἡμέρας ἐνιαυτοῦ, μηδὲ ἀριθμηθείη εἰς ἡμέρας μηνῶν·
6If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months.
7ἀλλὰ ἡ νὺξ ἐκείνη εἴη ὀδύνη, καὶ μὴ ἔλθοι ἐπ᾿ αὐτὴν εὐφροσύνη μηδὲ χαρμονή·
7Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it.
8ἀλλὰ καταράσαιτο αὐτὴν ὁ καταρώμενος τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην, ὁ μέλλων τὸ μέγα κῆτος χειρώσασθαι.
8May it be cursed by those who curse the day — those prepared to rouse Leviathan.
9σκοτωθείη τὰ ἄστρα τῆς νυκτὸς ἐκείνης, ὑπομείναι καὶ εἰς φωτισμὸν μὴ ἔλθοι καὶ μὴ ἴδοι ἑωσφόρον ἀνατέλλοντα,
9May its morning stars grow dark; may it wait in vain for daylight; may it not see the breaking of dawn.
10ὅτι οὐ συνέκλεισε πύλας γαστρὸς μητρός μου· ἀπήλλαξε γὰρ ἂν πόνον ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν μου.
10For that night did not shut the doors of the womb to hide the sorrow from my eyes.
11διατί γὰρ ἐν κοιλίᾳ οὐκ ἐτελεύτησα, ἐκ γαστρὸς δὲ ἐξῆλθον καὶ οὐκ εὐθὺς ἀπωλόμην;
11Why did I not perish at birth; why did I not die as I came from the womb?
12ἱνατί δὲ συνήντησάν μοι γόνατα; ἱνατί δὲ μαστοὺς ἐθήλασα;
12Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed?
13νῦν ἂν κοιμηθεὶς ἡσύχασα, ὑπνώσας δὲ ἀνεπαυσάμην
13For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
14μετὰ βασιλέων βουλευτῶν γῆς, οἳ ἐγαυριῶντο ἐπὶ ξίφεσιν,
14with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves cities now in ruins,
15ἢ μετὰ ἀρχόντων, ὧν πολὺς ὁ χρυσός, οἳ ἔπλησαν τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν ἀργυρίου,
15or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
16ἢ ὥσπερ ἔκτρωμα ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ μήτρας μητρός, ἢ ὥσπερ νήπιοι, οἳ οὐκ εἶδον φῶς.
16Or why was I not hidden like a stillborn child, like an infant who never sees daylight?
17ἐκεῖ ἀσεβεῖς ἐξέκαυσαν θυμὸν ὀργῆς, ἐκεῖ ἀνεπαύσαντο κατάκοποι τῷ σώματι·
17There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
18ὁμοθυμαδὸν δὲ οἱ αἰώνιοι οὐκ ἤκουσαν φωνὴν φορολόγου.
18The captives enjoy their ease; they do not hear the voice of the oppressor.
19μικρὸς καὶ μέγας ἐκεῖ ἐστι, καὶ θεράπων δεδοικὼς τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ·
19Both small and great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.
20ἱνατί γὰρ δέδοται τοῖς ἐν πικρίᾳ φῶς, ζωὴ δὲ ταῖς ἐν ὀδύναις ψυχαῖς;
20Why is light given to the miserable, and life to the bitter of soul,
21οἳ ἱμείρονται τοῦ θανάτου καὶ οὐ τυγχάνουσιν ἀνορύσσοντες ὥσπερ θησαυρούς,
21who long for death that does not come, and search for it like hidden treasure,
22περιχαρεῖς δὲ ἐγένοντο ἐὰν κατατύχωσι.
22who rejoice and greatly exult when they can find the grave?
23θάνατος ἀνδρὶ ἀνάπαυμα, συνέκλεισε γὰρ ὁ Θεὸς κατ᾿ αὐτοῦ·
23Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
24πρὸ γὰρ τῶν σίτων μου στεναγμός μοι ἥκει, δακρύω δὲ ἐγὼ συνεχόμενος φόβῳ·
24I sigh when food is put before me, and my groans pour out like water.
25φόβος γάρ, ὅν ἐφρόντισα, ἦλθέ μοι, καὶ ὃν ἐδεδοίκειν, συνήντησέ μοι,
25For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.
26οὔτε εἰρήνευσα οὔτε ἡσύχασα οὔτε ἀνεπαυσάμην, ἦλθε δέ μοι ὀργή.
26I am not at ease or quiet; I have no rest, for trouble has come.”
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