Job 11
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Septuagint (Greek Old Testament), second edition
1Then Zophar, the Naamathite, answered,
1ΥΠΟΛΑΒΩΝ δὲ Σωφὰρ ὁ Μιναῖος λέγει·
2“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?
2ὁ τὰ πολλὰ λέγων, καὶ ἀντακούσεται· ἢ καὶ ὁ εὔλαλος οἴεται εἶναι δίκαιος; εὐλογημένος γεννητὸς γυναικὸς ὀλιγόβιος.
3Should your boastings make men hold their peace? When you mock, will no man make you ashamed?
3μὴ πολὺς ἐν ρήμασι γίνου, οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ὁ ἀντικρινόμενός σοι·
4For you say, ‘My doctrine is pure. I am clean in your eyes.’
4μὴ γὰρ λέγε ὅτι καθαρός εἰμι τοῖς ἔργοις καὶ ἄμεμπτος ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ.
5But oh that God would speak, and open his lips against you,
5ἀλλὰ πῶς ἂν ὁ Κύριος λαλήσαι πρός σε, καὶ ἀνοίξει χείλη αὐτοῦ μετὰ σοῦ;
6that he would show you the secrets of wisdom! For true wisdom has two sides. Know therefore that God exacts of you less than your iniquity deserves.
6εἶτα ἀναγγελεῖ σοι δύναμιν σοφίας, ὅτι διπλοῦς ἔσται τῶν κατά σέ· καὶ τότε γνώσῃ ὅτι ἄξιά σοι ἀπέβη ἀπὸ Κυρίου ὧν ἡμάρτηκας.
7“Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
7ἦ ἴχνος Κυρίου εὑρήσεις ἢ εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα ἀφίκου, ἃ ἐποίησεν ὁ Παντοκράτωρ;
8They are high as heaven. What can you do? They are deeper than Sheol. What can you know?
8ὑψηλὸς ὁ οὐρανός, καὶ τί ποιήσεις; βαθύτερα δὲ τῶν ἐν ᾃδου τί οἶδας;
9Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
9ἢ μακρότερα μέτρου γῆς ἢ εὔρους θαλάσσης;
10If he passes by, or confines, or convenes a court, then who can oppose him?
10ἐὰν δὲ καταστρέψῃ τὰ πάντα, τίς ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ· τί ἐποίησας;
11For he knows false men. He sees iniquity also, even though he doesn’t consider it.
11αὐτὸς γὰρ οἶδεν ἔργα ἀνόμων, ἰδὼν δὲ ἄτοπα οὐ παρόψεται.
12An empty-headed man becomes wise when a man is born as a wild donkey’s colt.
12ἄνθρωπος δὲ ἄλλως νήχεται λόγοις, βροτὸς δὲ γεννητὸς γυναικὸς ἴσα ὄνῳ ἐρημίτῃ.
13“If you set your heart aright, stretch out your hands toward him.
13εἰ γὰρ σὺ καθαρὰν ἔθου τὴν καρδίαν σου, ὑπτιάζεις δὲ χεῖρας πρὸς αὐτόν,
14If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away. Don’t let unrighteousness dwell in your tents.
14εἰ ἄνομόν τί ἐστιν ἐν χερσί σου, πόρρω ποίησον αὐτὸ ἀπὸ σοῦ, ἀδικία δὲ ἐν διαίτῃ σου μὴ αὐλισθήτω.
15Surely then you will lift up your face without spot. Yes, you will be steadfast, and will not fear,
15οὕτως γὰρ ἀναλάμψει σου τὸ πρόσωπον ὥσπερ ὕδωρ καθαρόν, ἐκδύσῃ δὲ ρύπον, καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθῇς·
16for you will forget your misery. You will remember it like waters that have passed away.
16καὶ τὸν κόπον ἐπιλήσῃ ὥσπερ κῦμα παρελθὸν καὶ οὐ πτοηθήσῃ.
17Life will be clearer than the noonday. Though there is darkness, it will be as the morning.
17ἡ δὲ εὐχή σου ὥσπερ ἑωσφόρος, ἐκ δὲ μεσημβρίας ἀνατελεῖ σοι ζωή·
18You will be secure, because there is hope. Yes, you will search, and will take your rest in safety.
18πεποιθώς τε ἔσῃ ὅτι ἔστι σοι ἐλπίς, ἐκ δὲ μερίμνης καὶ φροντίδος ἀναφανεῖταί σοι εἰρήνη.
19Also you will lie down, and no one will make you afraid. Yes, many will court your favor.
19ἡσυχάσεις γάρ, καὶ οὐ ἔσται ὁ πολεμῶν σε· μεταβαλόμενοι δὲ πολλοί σου δεηθήσονται.
20But the eyes of the wicked will fail. They will have no way to flee. Their hope will be the giving up of the spirit.”
20σωτηρία δὲ αὐτοὺς ἀπολείψει· ἡ γὰρ ἐλπὶς αὐτῶν ἀπώλεια, ὀφθαλμοὶ δὲ ἀσεβῶν τακήσονται.
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