ΙΩΒ 9
Septuagint (Brenton Greek text, with Apocrypha)Original language
Septuagint (Brenton Greek text, with Apocrypha)
Berean Standard Bible
1Ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ἰὼβ, λέγει,
1Then Job answered:
2Ἐπʼ ἀληθείας οἶδα, ὅτι οὕτως ἐστί· πῶς γὰρ ἔσται δίκαιος βροτὸς παρὰ Κυρίῳ;
2“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
3Ἐὰν γὰρ βούληται κριθῆναι αὐτῷ, οὐ μὴ ὑπακούσῃ αὐτῷ, ἵνα μὴ ἀντείπῃ πρὸς ἕνα λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐκ χιλίων.
3If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
4Σοφὸς γάρ ἐστι διανοίᾳ, κραταιός τε καὶ μέγας· τίς σκληρὸς γενόμενος ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ὑπέμεινεν;
4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
5Ὁ παλαιῶν ὄρη καὶ οὐκ οἴδασιν, ὁ καταστρέφων αὐτὰ ὀργῇ·
5He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger.
6Ὁ σείων τὴν ὑπʼ οὐρανὸν ἐκ θεμελίων, οἱ δὲ στύλοι αὐτῆς σαλεύονται·
6He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.
7Ὁ λέγων τῷ ἡλίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνατέλλει, κατὰ δὲ ἄστρων κατασφραγίζει·
7He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars.
8Ὁ τανύσας τὸν οὐρανὸν μόνος, καὶ περιπατῶν ὡς ἐπʼ ἐδάφους ἐπὶ θαλάσσης·
8He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
9Ὁ ποιῶν Πλειάδα καὶ Ἕσπερον καὶ Ἀρκτοῦρον, καὶ ταμεῖα Νότου·
9He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
10Ὁ ποιῶν μεγάλα καὶ ἀνεξιχνίαστα, ἔνδοξά τε καὶ ἐξαίσια, ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός.
10He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
11Ἐὰν ὑπερβῇ με, οὐ μὴ ἴδω· ἐὰν παρέλθῃ με, οὐδʼ ὡς ἔγνων.
11Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
12Ἐὰν ἀπαλλάξῃ, τίς ἀποστρέψει; ἢ τίς ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ, τί ἐποίησας;
12If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’
13Αὐτὸς γὰρ ἀπέστραπται ὀργὴν, ὑπʼ αὐτοῦ ἐκάμφθησαν κήτη τὰ ὑπʼ οὐρανόν
13God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
14Ἐὰν δέ μου ὑπακούσεται, ἤ διακρίνει τὰ ῥήματά μου.
14How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?
15Ἐὰν γὰρ ὦ δίκαιος, οὐκ εἰσακούσεταί μου, τοῦ κρίματος αὐτοῦ δεηθήσομαι·
15For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
16Ἐάν τε καλέσω καὶ μὴ ὑπακούσῃ, οὐ πιστεύω ὅτι εἰσακήκοέ μου τῆς φωνῆς.
16If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.
17Μὴ γνόφῳ με ἐκτρίψῃ· πολλὰ δέ μου τὰ συντρίμματα πεποίηκε διακενῆς.
17For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.
18Οὐκ ἐᾷ γάρ με ἀναπνεῦσαι· ἐνέπλησε δέ με πικρίας,
18He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
19ὅτι μὲν γὰρ ἰσχύει κράτει· τίς οὖν κρίματι αὐτοῦ ἀντιστήσεται;
19If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him ?
20Ἐὰν γὰρ ὦ δίκαιος, τὸ στόμα μου ἀσεβήσει· ἐάν τε ᾧ ἄμεμπτος, σκολιὸς ἀποβήσομαι.
20Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
21Εἴτε γὰρ ἠσέβησα, οὐκ οἶδα τῇ ψυχῇ, πλὴν ἀφαιρεῖταί μου ἡ ζωή.
21Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
22Διὸ εἶπον, μέγαν καὶ δυνάστην ἀπολλύει ὀργή,
22It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
23ὅτι φαῦλοι ἐν θανάτῳ ἐξαισίῳ, ἀλλὰ δίκαιοι καταγελῶνται,
23When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
24παραδέδονται γὰρ εἰς χεῖρας ἀσεβοῦς, πρόσωπα κριτῶν αὐτῆς συγκαλύπτει· εἰ δὲ μὴ αὐτός ἐστι, τίς ἐστιν;
24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
25Ὁ δὲ βίος μου ἐστὶν ἐλαφρότερος δρομέως· ἀπέδρασαν, καὶ οὐκ εἴδοσαν.
25My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
26Ἢ καὶ ἐστι ναυσὶν ἴχνος ὁδοῦ, ἢ ἀετοῦ πετομένου ζητοῦντος βοράν;
26They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
27Ἐάν τε γὰρ εἶπω, ἐπιλήσομαι λαλῶν, συγκύψας τῷ προσώπῳ στενάξω·
27If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
28Σείομαι πᾶσι τοῖς μέλεσιν, οἴδα γὰρ ὅτι οὐκ ἀθῶόν με ἐάσεις.
28I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
29Ἐπειδὴ δέ εἰμι ἀσεβὴς, διὰ τί οὐκ ἀπέθανον;
29Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?
30Ἐὰν γὰρ ἀπολούσωμαι χιόνι, καὶ ἀποκαθάρωμαι χερσὶ καθαραῖς,
30If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,
31ἱκανῶς ἐν ῥύπῳ με ἔβαψας, ἐβδελύξατο δέ με ἡ στολή.
31then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.
32Οὐ γὰρ εἰ ἄνθρωπος κατʼ ἐμὲ, ᾧ ἀντικρινοῦμαι, ἵνα ἔλθωμεν ὁμοθυμαδὸν εἰς κρίσιν.
32For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.
33Εἴθε ἦν ὁ μεσίτης ἡμῶν, καὶ ἐλέγχων, καὶ διακούων ἀναμέσον ἀμφοτέρων.
33Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
34Ἀπαλλαξάτω ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ τὴν ῥάβδον, ὁ δὲ φόβος αὐτοῦ μή με στροβείτω,
34Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
35καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθῶ, ἀλλὰ λαλήσω· οὐ γὰρ οὕτω συνεπίσταμαι.
35Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.
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