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Old Testament
1 Then Job answered and said:
1 ΥΠΟΛΑΒΩΝ δὲ Ἰὼβ λέγει·
2 “Listen carefully to my speech, And let this be your consolation.
2 ἀκούσατε ἀκούσατέ μου τῶν λόγων, ἵνα μὴ ᾖ μοι παρ᾿ ὑμῶν αὕτη ἡ παράκλησις.
3 Bear with me that I may speak, And after I have spoken, keep mocking.
3 ἄρατέ με, ἐγὼ δὲ λαλήσω, εἶτ᾿ οὐ καταγελάσετέ μου.
4 “As for me, is my complaint against man? And if it were, why should I not be impatient?
4 τί γάρ; μὴ ἀνθρώπου μου ἡ ἔλεγξις; ἢ διατί οὐ θυμωθήσομαι;
5 Look at me and be astonished; Put your hand over your mouth.
5 εἰσβλέψαντες εἰς ἐμὲ θαυμάσετε χεῖρα θέντες ἐπὶ σιαγόνι·
6 Even when I remember I am terrified, And trembling takes hold of my flesh.
6 ἐάν τε γὰρ μνησθῶ, ἐσπούδακα, ἔχουσι δέ μου τὰς σάρκας ὀδύναι.
7 Why do the wicked live and become old, Yes, become mighty in power?
7 διατὶ ἀσεβεῖς ζῶσι, πεπαλαίωνται δὲ καὶ ἐν πλούτῳ;
8 Their descendants are established with them in their sight, And their offspring before their eyes.
8 ὁ σπόρος αὐτῶν κατὰ ψυχήν, τὰ δὲ τέκνα αὐτῶν ἐν ὀφθαλμοῖς.
9 Their houses are safe from fear, Neither is the rod of God upon them.
9 οἱ οἶκοι αὐτῶν εὐθηνοῦσι, φόβος δὲ οὐδαμοῦ, μάστιξ δὲ παρὰ Κυρίου οὐκ ἔστιν ἐπ᾿ αὐτοῖς.
10 Their bull breeds without failure; Their cow calves without miscarriage.
10 ἡ βοῦς αὐτῶν οὐκ ὠμοτόκησε, διεσώθη δὲ αὐτῶν ἐν γαστρὶ ἔχουσα καὶ οὐκ ἔσφαλε.
11 They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.
11 μένουσε δὲ ὡς πρόβατα αἰώνια, τὰ δὲ παιδία αὐτῶν προσπαίζουσιν
12 They sing to the tambourine and harp, And rejoice to the sound of the flute.
12 ἀναλαβόντες ψαλτήριον καὶ κιθάραν καὶ εὐφραίνονται φωνῇ ψαλμοῦ.
13 They spend their days in wealth, And in a moment go down to the grave.
13 συνετέλεσαν δὲ ἐν ἀγαθοῖς τὸν βίον αὐτῶν, ἐν δὲ ἀναπαύσει ᾅδου ἐκοιμήθησαν.
14 Yet they say to God, ‘Depart from us, For we do not desire the knowledge of Your ways.
14 λέγει δὲ Κυρίῳ· ἀπόστα ἀπ᾿ ἐμοῦ, ὁδούς σου εἰδέναι οὐ βούλομαι·
15 Who is the Almighty, that we should serve Him? And what profit do we have if we pray to Him?’
15 τί ἱκανός, ὅτι δουλεύσομεν αὐτῷ; καὶ τίς ὠφέλεια, ὅτι ἀπαντήσομεν αὐτῷ;
16 Indeed their prosperity is not in their hand; The counsel of the wicked is far from me.
16 ἐν χερσὶ γὰρ ἦν αὐτῶν τὰ ἀγαθά, ἔργα δὲ ἀσεβῶν οὐκ ἐφορᾷ.
17 “How often is the lamp of the wicked put out? How often does their destruction come upon them, The sorrows God distributes in His anger?
17 οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀσεβῶν λύχνος σβεσθήσεται, ἐπελεύσεται δὲ αὐτοῖς ἡ καταστροφή, ὠδῖνες δὲ αὐτοὺς ἕξουσιν ἀπὸ ὀργῆς.
18 They are like straw before the wind, And like chaff that a storm carries away.
18 ἔσονται δὲ ὥσπερ ἄχυρα ὑπ᾿ ἀνέμου ἢ ὥσπερ κονιορτός, ὃν ὑφείλετο λαῖλαψ.
19 They say, ‘God lays up one’s iniquity for his children’; Let Him recompense him, that he may know it.
19 ἐκλίποι υἱοὺς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ, ἀνταποδώσει πρὸς αὐτὸν καὶ γνώσεται.
20 Let his eyes see his destruction, And let him drink of the wrath of the Almighty.
20 ἴδοισαν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ σφαγήν, ἀπὸ δὲ Κυρίου μὴ διασωθείη·
21 For what does he care about his household after him, When the number of his months is cut in half?
21 ὅτι τὸ θέλημα αὐτοῦ ἐν οἴκῳ αὐτοῦ μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀριθμοὶ μηνῶν αὐτοῦ διῃρέθησαν.
22 “Can anyone teach God knowledge, Since He judges those on high?
22 πότερον οὐχὶ ὁ Κύριός ἐστιν ὁ διδάσκων σύνεσιν καὶ ἐπιστήμην; αὐτὸς δὲ φόνους διακρινεῖ;
23 One dies in his full strength, Being wholly at ease and secure;
23 οὗτος ἀποθανεῖται ἐν κράτει ἁπλοσύνης αὐτοῦ, ὅλος δὲ εὐπαθῶν καὶ εὐθηνῶν·
24 His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moist.
24 τὰ δὲ ἔγκατα αὐτοῦ πλήρη στέατος, μυελὸς δὲ αὐτοῦ διαχεῖται.
25 Another man dies in the bitterness of his soul, Never having eaten with pleasure.
25 ὁ δὲ τελευτᾷ ὑπὸ πικρίας ψυχῆς, οὐ φαγὼν οὐδὲν ἀγαθόν.
26 They lie down alike in the dust, And worms cover them.
26 ὁμοθυμαδὸν δὲ ἐπὶ γῆς κοιμῶνται, σαπρία δὲ αὐτοὺς ἐκάλυψεν.
27 “Look, I know your thoughts, And the schemes with which you would wrong me.
27 ὥστε οἶδα ὑμᾶς ὅτι τόλμῃ ἐπίκεισθέ μοι·
28 For you say, ‘Where is the house of the prince? And where is the tent, The dwelling place of the wicked?’
28 ὥστε ἐρεῖτε· ποῦ ἐστιν οἶκος ἄρχοντος; καὶ ποῦ ἐστιν ἡ σκέπη τῶν σκηνωμάτων τῶν ἀσεβῶν;
29 Have you not asked those who travel the road? And do you not know their signs?
29 ἐρωτήσατε παραπορευομένους ὁδόν, καὶ τὰ σημεῖα αὐτῶν οὐκ ἀπαλλοτριώσετε·
30 For the wicked are reserved for the day of doom; They shall be brought out on the day of wrath.
30 ὅτι εἰς ἡμέραν ἀπωλείας κουφίζεται ὁ πονηρός, εἰς ἡμέραν ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ ἀπαχθήσονται.
31 Who condemns his way to his face? And who repays him for what he has done?
31 τίς ἀπαγγελεῖ ἐπὶ προσώπου αὐτοῦ τὴν ὁδὸν αὐτοῦ; καὶ αὐτὸς ἐποίησε, τίς ἀνταποδώσει αὐτῷ;
32 Yet he shall be brought to the grave, And a vigil kept over the tomb.
32 καὶ αὐτὸς εἰς τάφους ἀπηνέχθη καὶ ἐπὶ σωρῶν ἠγρύπνησεν.
33 The clods of the valley shall be sweet to him; Everyone shall follow him, As countless have gone before him.
33 ἐγλυκάνθησαν αὐτῷ χάλικες χειμάρρου, καὶ ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ἀπελεύσεται, καὶ ἔμπροσθεν αὐτοῦ ἀναρίθμητοι.
34 How then can you comfort me with empty words, Since falsehood remains in your answers?”
34 πῶς δὲ παρακαλεῖτέ με κενά; τὸ δὲ ἐμὲ καταπαύσασθαι ἀφ᾿ ὑμῶν οὐδέν.
NKJV translation