ΙΩΒ 5
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second editionOriginal language
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
Berean Standard Bible
1ΕΠΙΚΑΛΕΣΑΙ δέ, εἴ τίς σοι ὑπακούσεται, ἢ εἴ τινα ἀγγέλων ἁγίων ὄψῃ·
1“Call out if you please, but who will answer? To which of the holy ones will you turn?
2καὶ γὰρ ἄφρονα ἀναιρεῖ ὀργή, πεπλανημένον δὲ θανατοῖ ζῆλος,
2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
3ἐγὼ δὲ ἑώρακα ἄφρονας ρίζαν βάλλοντας, ἀλλ᾿ εὐθέως ἐβρώθη αὐτῶν ἡ δίαιτα.
3I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
4πόρρω γένοιντο οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτῶν ἀπὸ σωτηρίας, κολαβρισθείησαν δὲ ἐπὶ θύραις ἡσσόνων, καὶ οὐκ ἔσται ὁ ἐξαιρούμενος·
4His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
5ἃ γὰρ ἐκεῖνοι συνήγαγον, δίκαιοι ἔδονται, αὐτοὶ δὲ ἐκ κακῶν οὐκ ἐξαίρετοι ἔσονται. ἐκσιφωνισθείη αὐτῶν ἡ ἰσχύς·
5The hungry consume his harvest, taking it even from the thorns, and the thirsty pant after his wealth.
6οὐ γὰρ μὴ ἐξέλθῃ ἐκ τῆς γῆς κόπος, οὐδὲ ἐξ ὀρέων ἀναβλαστήσει πόνος·
6For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.
7ἀλλὰ ἄνθρωπος γεννᾶται κόπῳ, νεοσσοὶ δὲ γυπὸς τὰ ὑψηλὰ πέτονται.
7Yet man is born to trouble as surely as sparks fly upward.
8οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ ἐγὼ δεηθήσομαι Κυρίου, Κύριον δὲ τῶν πάντων δεσπότην ἐπικαλέσομαι,
8However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
9τὸν ποιοῦντα μεγάλα καὶ ἀνεξιχνίαστα, ἔνδοξά τε καὶ ἐξαίσια, ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός·
9the One who does great and unsearchable things, wonders without number.
10τὸν διδόντα ὑετὸν ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν, ἀποστέλλοντα ὕδωρ ἐπὶ τὴν ὑπ᾿ οὐρανόν·
10He gives rain to the earth and sends water upon the fields.
11τὸν ποιοῦντα ταπεινοὺς εἰς ὕψος, καὶ ἀπολωλότας ἐξεγείροντα·
11He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
12διαλλάσσοντα βουλὰς πανούργων, καὶ οὐ μὴ ποιήσουσιν αἱ χεῖρες αὐτῶν ἀληθές.
12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
13ὁ καταλαμβάνων σοφοὺς ἐν τῇ φρονήσει, βουλὴν δὲ πολυπλόκων ἐξέστησεν·
13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.
14ἡμέρας συναντήσεται αὐτοῖς σκότος, τὸ δὲ μεσημβρινὸν ψηλαφήσαισαν ἴσα νυκτί.
14They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
15ἀπόλοιντο δὲ ἐν πολέμῳ, ἀδύνατος δὲ ἐξέλθοι ἐκ χειρὸς δυνάστου·
15He saves the needy from the sword in their mouth and from the clutches of the powerful.
16εἴη δὲ ἀδυνάτῳ ἐλπίς, ἀδίκου δὲ στόμα ἐμφραχθείη.
16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
17μακάριος δὲ ἄνθρωπος, ὃν ἤλεγξεν ὁ Κύριος, νουθέτημα δὲ Παντοκράτορος μὴ ἀπαναίνου·
17Blessed indeed is the man whom God corrects; so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.
18αὐτὸς γὰρ ἀλγεῖν ποιεῖ καὶ πάλιν ἀποκαθίστησιν· ἔπαισε, καὶ αἱ χεῖρες αὐτοῦ ἰάσαντο.
18For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.
19ἑξάκις ἐξ ἀναγκῶν σε ἐξελεῖται, ἐν δὲ τῷ ἑβδόμῳ οὐ μὴ ἅψηταί σου κακόν.
19He will rescue you from six calamities; no harm will touch you in seven.
20ἐν λιμῷ ρύσεταί σε ἐκ θανάτου, ἐν πολέμῳ δὲ ἐκ χειρὸς σιδήρου λύσει σε.
20In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
21ἀπὸ μάστιγος γλώσσης σε κρύψει, καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇς ἀπὸ κακῶν ἐρχομένων.
21You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.
22ἀδίκων καὶ ἀνόμων καταγελάσῃ, ἀπὸ δὲ θηρίων ἀγρίων οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇς·
22You will laugh at destruction and famine, and need not fear the beasts of the earth.
23θῆρες γὰρ ἄγριοι εἰρηνεύσουσί σοι.
23For you will have a covenant with the stones of the field, and the wild animals will be at peace with you.
24εἶτα γνώσῃ ὅτι εἰρηνεύσει σου ὁ οἶκος, ἡ δὲ δίαιτα τῆς σκηνῆς σου οὐ μὴ ἁμάρτῃ.
24You will know that your tent is secure, and find nothing amiss when inspecting your home.
25γνώσῃ δὲ ὅτι πολὺ τὸ σπέρμα σου, τὰ δὲ τέκνα σου ἔσται ὥσπερ τὸ παμβότανον τοῦ ἀγροῦ.
25You will know that your offspring will be many, your descendants like the grass of the earth.
26ἐλεύσῃ δὲ ἐν τάφῳ ὥσπερ σῖτος ὥριμος κατὰ καιρὸν θεριζόμενος ἢ ὥσπερ θιμωνία ἅλωνος καθ᾿ ὥραν συγκομισθεῖσα.
26You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
27ἰδοὺ ταῦτα οὕτως ἐξιχνιάσαμεν, ταῦτά ἐστιν ἃ ἀκηκόαμεν· σὺ δὲ γνῶθι σεαυτῶ εἴ τι ἔπραξας.
27Indeed, we have investigated, and it is true! So hear it and know for yourself.”
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