Job 40
1 And Jehovah answered Job and said,
καὶ ἀπεκρίθη κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῷ Ιωβ καὶ εἶπεν
2 Shall he that will contend with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
μὴ κρίσιν μετὰ ἱκανοῦ ἐκκλινεῖ ἐλέγχων θεὸν ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτήν
3 And Job answered Jehovah and said,
ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ιωβ λέγει τῷ κυρίῳ
4 Behold, I am nought: what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon 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 Once have I spoken, and I will not answer; yea twice, but I will proceed no further.
ἅπαξ λελάληκα ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ δευτέρῳ οὐ προσθήσω
6 And Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind and said,
ἔτι δὲ ὑπολαβὼν ὁ κύριος εἶπεν τῷ Ιωβ ἐκ τοῦ νέφους
7 Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.
μή ἀλλὰ ζῶσαι ὥσπερ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀσφύν σου ἐρωτήσω δέ σε σὺ δέ μοι ἀποκρίθητι
8 Wilt thou also annul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me that thou mayest be righteous?
μὴ ἀποποιοῦ μου τὸ κρίμα οἴει δέ με ἄλλως σοι κεχρηματικέναι ἢ ἵνα ἀναφανῇς δίκαιος
9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
ἦ βραχίων σοί ἐστιν κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἢ φωνῇ κατ’ αὐτὸν βροντᾷς
10 Deck thyself now with glory and excellency, and clothe thyself with majesty and splendour.
ἀνάλαβε δὴ ὕψος καὶ δύναμιν δόξαν δὲ καὶ τιμὴν ἀμφίεσαι
11 Cast abroad the ragings of thine anger, and look on every one that is proud, and abase him:
ἀπόστειλον δὲ ἀγγέλους ὀργῇ πᾶν δὲ ὑβριστὴν ταπείνωσον
12 Look on every one that is proud, bring him low, and tread down the wicked in their place:
ὑπερήφανον δὲ σβέσον σῆψον δὲ ἀσεβεῖς παραχρῆμα
13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.
κρύψον δὲ εἰς γῆν ἔξω ὁμοθυμαδόν τὰ δὲ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ἀτιμίας ἔμπλησον
14 Then will I also praise thee, because thy right hand saveth thee.
ὁμολογήσω ἄρα ὅτι δύναται ἡ δεξιά σου σῶσαι
15 See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.
ἀλλὰ δὴ ἰδοὺ θηρία παρὰ σοί χόρτον ἴσα βουσὶν ἐσθίει
16 Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.
ἰδοὺ δὴ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ ὀσφύι ἡ δὲ δύναμις ἐπ’ ὀμφαλοῦ γαστρός
17 He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.
ἔστησεν οὐρὰν ὡς κυπάρισσον τὰ δὲ νεῦρα αὐτοῦ συμπέπλεκται
18 His bones are tubes of bronze, his members are like bars of iron.
αἱ πλευραὶ αὐτοῦ πλευραὶ χάλκειαι ἡ δὲ ῥάχις αὐτοῦ σίδηρος χυτός
19 He is the chief of God's ways: he that made him gave him his sword.
τοῦτ’ ἔστιν ἀρχὴ πλάσματος κυρίου πεποιημένον ἐγκαταπαίζεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ
20 For the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
ἐπελθὼν δὲ ἐπ’ ὄρος ἀκρότομον ἐποίησεν χαρμονὴν τετράποσιν ἐν τῷ ταρτάρῳ
21 He lieth under lotus-bushes, in the covert of the reed and fen:
ὑπὸ παντοδαπὰ δένδρα κοιμᾶται παρὰ πάπυρον καὶ κάλαμον καὶ βούτομον
22 Lotus-bushes cover him with their shade; the willows of the brook surround him.
σκιάζονται δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ δένδρα μεγάλα σὺν ῥαδάμνοις καὶ κλῶνες ἄγνου
23 Lo, the river overfloweth — he startleth not: he is confident though a Jordan break forth against his mouth.
ἐὰν γένηται πλήμμυρα οὐ μὴ αἰσθηθῇ πέποιθεν ὅτι προσκρούσει ὁ Ιορδάνης εἰς τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ
24 Shall he be taken in front? will they pierce through [his] nose in the trap?
ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ αὐτοῦ δέξεται αὐτόν ἐνσκολιευόμενος τρήσει ῥῖνα
