Job 36
1 Elihu [finished by] saying this:
Και ο Ελιού εξηκολούθησε και είπεν·
2 “[Job, ] be patient with me a little longer, because I have something else to teach you. I have something else to say that God [wants you to know].
Υπόμεινόν με ολίγον, και θέλω σε διδάξει· διότι έχω έτι λόγους υπέρ του Θεού.
3 I will tell you what I have learned from many sources, in order to show that God, my creator, is just/fair.
Θέλω λάβει τα επιχειρήματά μου μακρόθεν, και θέλω αποδώσει δικαιοσύνην εις τον Ποιητήν μου·
4 I am not saying anything to you that is false; I, who am standing in front of you, am someone who understands things (very well/perfectly) [HYP].
διότι οι λόγοι μου επ' αληθείας δεν θέλουσιν είσθαι ψευδείς· πλησίον σου είναι ο τέλειος κατά την γνώσιν.
5 “Hey, God is [very] powerful, and he does not despise anyone, and he understands everything.
Ιδού, ο Θεός είναι ισχυρός, όμως δεν καταφρονεί ουδένα· ισχυρός εις δύναμιν σοφίας.
6 He does not allow wicked people to remain alive, and he always acts justly toward those who are poor.
Δεν θέλει ζωοποιήσει τον ασεβή· εις δε τους πτωχούς δίδει το δίκαιον.
7 He always watches over [MTY] those who are righteous; he allows them to sit on thrones [and rule] with kings, and they are honored forever.
Δεν αποσύρει τους οφθαλμούς αυτού από των δικαίων, αλλά και μετά βασιλέων βάλλει αυτούς επί θρόνου· μάλιστα καθίζει αυτούς διαπαντός, και είναι υψωμένοι.
8 But if people [who commit crimes] are caught, they [are thrown into prison and] are caused to suffer by being fastened with chains.
Και εάν ήθελον είσθαι δεδεμένοι με δεσμά και πιασθή με σχοινία θλίψεως,
9 When that happens, God shows them what they have done; he shows them the sins that they have committed, and he shows them that they have been proud/arrogant.
τότε φανερόνει εις αυτούς τα έργα αυτών και τας παραβάσεις αυτών, ότι υπερηύξησαν,
10 He causes them to listen [MTY] to what he is warning them, and he commands them to turn away from [doing what is] evil.
και ανοίγει το ωτίον αυτών εις διδασκαλίαν, και από της ανομίας προστάζει να επιστρέψωσιν.
11 If they (listen to/heed) him and serve him, [after they get out of prison] they will prosper for all the years that they are alive and be peaceful/happy.
Εάν υπακούσωσι και δουλεύσωσι, θέλουσι τελειώσει τας ημέρας αυτών εν αγαθοίς και τα έτη αυτών εν ευφροσύναις.
12 But if they do not (listen/pay attention) to him, they will die violently, not knowing [why God is causing them to die].
Αλλ' εάν δεν υπακούσωσι, θέλουσι διαπερασθή υπό ρομφαίας και θέλουσι τελευτήσει εν αγνωσία.
13 “Godless/Wicked people continue being angry, and they do not cry out for help, [even] when God is punishing them.
Οι δε υποκριταί την καρδίαν επισωρεύουσιν οργήν· δεν θέλουσι βοήσει όταν δέση αυτούς·
14 They die while they are still young, disgraced because of their very immoral behavior [EUP].
αυτοί αποθνήσκουσιν εν τη νεότητι, και η ζωή αυτών τελειόνει μεταξύ των ασελγών.
15 But God teaches people by causing them to suffer; by afflicting them, he causes them to listen to [MTY] what he is telling them.
Λυτρόνει τον τεθλιμμένον εν τη θλίψει αυτού και ανοίγει τα ώτα αυτών εν συμφορά·
16 “And Job, [I think that] God [wants to] bring you out of your troubles and allow you to live without distress; he wants your table to be full of very nice food.
και ούτως ήθελε σε εκβάλει από της στενοχωρίας εις ευρυχωρίαν, όπου δεν υπάρχει στενοχωρία· και το παρατιθέμενον επί της τραπέζης σου θέλει είσθαι πλήρες πάχους.
17 But now, you are being punished [MTY] as wicked people are punished; [God] [PRS] has been punishing you (justly/as you deserve).
Αλλά συ εξεπλήρωσας δίκην ασεβούς· δίκη και κρίσις θέλουσι σε καταλάβει.
18 So be careful that you are not deceived by [desiring to acquire] money or that you are not ruined by [accepting] large bribes.
Επειδή υπάρχει θυμός, πρόσεχε μη σε εξαφανίση διά της προσβολής αυτού· τότε ουδέ μέγα λύτρον ήθελε σε λυτρώσει.
19 [If you are deceived by those things, ] it certainly will not [RHQ] help you to cry out when you are distressed; all of your strength will not help you.
Θέλει αποβλέψει εις τα πλούτη σου, ούτε εις χρυσίον ούτε εις πάσαν την ισχύν της δυνάμεως;
20 Do not wish that it would be nighttime [in order that God will not see you and punish you], because night is the time when [even] people-groups are destroyed!
Μη επιπόθει την νύκτα, καθ' ην οι λαοί εκκόπτονται εν τω τόπω αυτών.
21 Be careful not to [begin doing] evil things, because [God] has caused you to suffer to prevent you from doing evil.
Πρόσεχε, μη στραφής προς την ανομίαν· διότι συ προέκρινας τούτο μάλλον παρά την θλίψιν.
22 “Hey, God is extremely powerful; there is certainly [RHQ] no teacher who teaches like he does.
Ιδού, ο Θεός είναι υψωμένος διά της δυνάμεως αυτού· τις διδάσκει ως αυτός;
23 No one has [RHQ] told him what he should do, and no one has [RHQ] said to him, ‘You have done what is wrong!’
Τις διώρισεν εις αυτόν την οδόν αυτού; ή τις δύναται να είπη, Έπραξας ανομίαν;
24 People have [always] sung to praise him, so you also should never forget to praise him for what he has done.
Ενθυμού να μεγαλύνης το έργον αυτού, το οποίον θεωρούσιν οι άνθρωποι.
25 Everyone has seen [what he has done], but [sometimes] we can see it only from far away.
Πας άνθρωπος βλέπει αυτό· ο άνθρωπος θεωρεί αυτό μακρόθεν.
26 “Hey, God is very great, and we are not able to know how great he is, and we do not know how old he is.
Ιδού, ο Θεός είναι μέγας και ακατανόητος εις ημάς, και ο αριθμός των ετών αυτού ανεξερεύνητος.
27 He draws water up [from the earth and puts it in clouds] and causes it to become rain.
Όταν ανασύρη τας ρανίδας του ύδατος, αυταί καταχέουσιν εκ των ατμών αυτού βροχήν,
28 The rain pours down from the sky/clouds; God causes abundant showers to fall on everyone.
την οποίαν τα νέφη ραίνουσιν· αφθόνως σταλάζουσιν επί τον άνθρωπον.
29 No one can [RHQ] understand how the clouds move [across the sky] or how it thunders in the sky where God lives.
Δύναταί τις έτι να εννοήση τας εφαπλώσεις των νεφελών, τον κρότον της σκηνής αυτού;
30 He causes lightning to flash all around him, but he causes the bottom of the oceans to remain dark.
Ιδού, εφαπλόνει το φως αυτού επ' αυτήν και σκεπάζει τους πυθμένας της θαλάσσης·
31 By providing plenty of rain for us, he enables us to have abundant food.
επειδή δι' αυτών δικάζει τους λαούς και δίδει τροφήν αφθόνως.
32 [It is as though] he holds the lightning in his hands, and [then] he commands it to strike where he wants it to.
Εν ταις παλάμαις αυτού κρύπτει την αστραπήν· και προστάζει αυτήν εις ό, τι έχει να απαντήση.
33 When we hear his thunder, we know that there will be a storm, and the cattle know it, too.”
Παραγγέλλει εις αυτήν υπέρ του φίλου αυτού, κατά δε του ασεβούς ετοιμάζει οργήν.
