Job 40
1 And the LORD said to Job:
καὶ ἀπεκρίθη κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῷ Ιωβ καὶ εἶπεν
2 “Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty? Let him who argues with God give an answer.”
μὴ κρίσιν μετὰ ἱκανοῦ ἐκκλινεῖ ἐλέγχων θεὸν ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτήν
3 Then Job answered the LORD:
ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ιωβ λέγει τῷ κυρίῳ
4 “Behold, I am insignificant. How can I reply to You? I place my hand over my mouth.
τί ἔτι ἐγὼ κρίνομαι νουθετούμενος καὶ ἐλέγχων κύριον ἀκούων τοιαῦτα οὐθὲν ὤν ἐγὼ δὲ τίνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶ πρὸς ταῦτα χεῖρα θήσω ἐπὶ στόματί μου
5 I have spoken once, but I have no answer— twice, but I have nothing to add.”
ἅπαξ λελάληκα ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ δευτέρῳ οὐ προσθήσω
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
ἔτι δὲ ὑπολαβὼν ὁ κύριος εἶπεν τῷ Ιωβ ἐκ τοῦ νέφους
7 “Now brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall inform Me.
μή ἀλλὰ ζῶσαι ὥσπερ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀσφύν σου ἐρωτήσω δέ σε σὺ δέ μοι ἀποκρίθητι
8 Would you really annul My justice? Would you condemn Me to justify yourself?
μὴ ἀποποιοῦ μου τὸ κρίμα οἴει δέ με ἄλλως σοι κεχρηματικέναι ἢ ἵνα ἀναφανῇς δίκαιος
9 Do you have an arm like God’s? Can you thunder with a voice like His?
ἦ βραχίων σοί ἐστιν κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἢ φωνῇ κατ’ αὐτὸν βροντᾷς
10 Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor, and clothe yourself with honor and glory.
ἀνάλαβε δὴ ὕψος καὶ δύναμιν δόξαν δὲ καὶ τιμὴν ἀμφίεσαι
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath; look on every proud man and bring him low.
ἀπόστειλον δὲ ἀγγέλους ὀργῇ πᾶν δὲ ὑβριστὴν ταπείνωσον
12 Look on every proud man and humble him; trample the wicked where they stand.
ὑπερήφανον δὲ σβέσον σῆψον δὲ ἀσεβεῖς παραχρῆμα
13 Bury them together in the dust; imprison them in the grave.
κρύψον δὲ εἰς γῆν ἔξω ὁμοθυμαδόν τὰ δὲ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ἀτιμίας ἔμπλησον
14 Then I will confess to you that your own right hand can save you.
ὁμολογήσω ἄρα ὅτι δύναται ἡ δεξιά σου σῶσαι
15 Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He feeds on grass like an ox.
ἀλλὰ δὴ ἰδοὺ θηρία παρὰ σοί χόρτον ἴσα βουσὶν ἐσθίει
16 See the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
ἰδοὺ δὴ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ ὀσφύι ἡ δὲ δύναμις ἐπ’ ὀμφαλοῦ γαστρός
17 His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
ἔστησεν οὐρὰν ὡς κυπάρισσον τὰ δὲ νεῦρα αὐτοῦ συμπέπλεκται
18 His bones are tubes of bronze; his limbs are rods of iron.
αἱ πλευραὶ αὐτοῦ πλευραὶ χάλκειαι ἡ δὲ ῥάχις αὐτοῦ σίδηρος χυτός
19 He is the foremost of God’s works; only his Maker can draw the sword against him.
τοῦτ’ ἔστιν ἀρχὴ πλάσματος κυρίου πεποιημένον ἐγκαταπαίζεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ
20 The hills yield him their produce, while all the beasts of the field play nearby.
ἐπελθὼν δὲ ἐπ’ ὄρος ἀκρότομον ἐποίησεν χαρμονὴν τετράποσιν ἐν τῷ ταρτάρῳ
21 He lies under the lotus plants, hidden among the reeds of the marsh.
ὑπὸ παντοδαπὰ δένδρα κοιμᾶται παρὰ πάπυρον καὶ κάλαμον καὶ βούτομον
22 The lotus plants conceal him in their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
σκιάζονται δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ δένδρα μεγάλα σὺν ῥαδάμνοις καὶ κλῶνες ἄγνου
23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains secure, though the Jordan surges to his mouth.
ἐὰν γένηται πλήμμυρα οὐ μὴ αἰσθηθῇ πέποιθεν ὅτι προσκρούσει ὁ Ιορδάνης εἰς τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ
24 Can anyone capture him as he looks on, or pierce his nose with a snare?
ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ αὐτοῦ δέξεται αὐτόν ἐνσκολιευόμενος τρήσει ῥῖνα
