Job 9
1 And Job answereth and saith: —
ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ιωβ λέγει
2 Truly I have known that [it is] so, And what — is man righteous with God?
ἐπ’ ἀληθείας οἶδα ὅτι οὕτως ἐστίν πῶς γὰρ ἔσται δίκαιος βροτὸς παρὰ κυρίῳ
3 If he delight to strive with Him — He doth not answer him one of a thousand.
ἐὰν γὰρ βούληται κριθῆναι αὐτῷ οὐ μὴ ὑπακούσῃ αὐτῷ ἵνα μὴ ἀντείπῃ πρὸς ἕνα λόγον αὐτοῦ ἐκ χιλίων
4 Wise in heart and strong in power — Who hath hardened toward Him and is at peace?
σοφὸς γάρ ἐστιν διανοίᾳ κραταιός τε καὶ μέγας τίς σκληρὸς γενόμενος ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ὑπέμεινεν
5 Who is removing mountains, And they have not known, Who hath overturned them in His anger.
ὁ παλαιῶν ὄρη καὶ οὐκ οἴδασιν ὁ καταστρέφων αὐτὰ ὀργῇ
6 Who is shaking earth from its place, And its pillars move themselves.
ὁ σείων τὴν ὑπ’ οὐρανὸν ἐκ θεμελίων οἱ δὲ στῦλοι αὐτῆς σαλεύονται
7 Who is speaking to the sun, and it riseth not, And the stars He sealeth up.
ὁ λέγων τῷ ἡλίῳ καὶ οὐκ ἀνατέλλει κατὰ δὲ ἄστρων κατασφραγίζει
8 Stretching out the heavens by Himself, And treading on the heights of the sea,
ὁ τανύσας τὸν οὐρανὸν μόνος καὶ περιπατῶν ὡς ἐπ’ ἐδάφους ἐπὶ θαλάσσης
9 Making Osh, Kesil, and Kimah, And the inner chambers of the south.
ὁ ποιῶν Πλειάδα καὶ ἕσπερον καὶ ἀρκτοῦρον καὶ ταμίεια νότου
10 Doing great things till there is no searching, And wonderful, till there is no numbering.
ὁ ποιῶν μεγάλα καὶ ἀνεξιχνίαστα ἔνδοξά τε καὶ ἐξαίσια ὧν οὐκ ἔστιν ἀριθμός
11 Lo, He goeth over by me, and I see not, And He passeth on, and I attend not to it.
ἐὰν ὑπερβῇ με οὐ μὴ ἴδω καὶ ἐὰν παρέλθῃ με οὐδ’ ὧς ἔγνων
12 Lo, He snatches away, who bringeth it back? Who saith unto Him, 'What dost Thou?'
ἐὰν ἀπαλλάξῃ τίς ἀποστρέψει ἢ τίς ἐρεῖ αὐτῷ τί ἐποίησας
13 God doth not turn back His anger, Under Him bowed have proud helpers.
αὐτὸς γὰρ ἀπέστραπται ὀργήν ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ ἐκάμφθησαν κήτη τὰ ὑπ’ οὐρανόν
14 How much less do I — I answer Him? Choose out my words with Him?
ἐὰν δέ μου ὑπακούσηται ἦ διακρινεῖ τὰ ῥήματά μου
15 Whom, though I were righteous, I answer not, For my judgment I make supplication.
ἐάν τε γὰρ ὦ δίκαιος οὐκ εἰσακούσεταί μου τοῦ κρίματος αὐτοῦ δεηθήσομαι
16 Though I had called and He answereth me, I do not believe that He giveth ear [to] my voice.
ἐάν τε καλέσω καὶ ὑπακούσῃ οὐ πιστεύω ὅτι εἰσακήκοέν μου
17 Because with a tempest He bruiseth me, And hath multiplied my wounds for nought.
μὴ γνόφῳ με ἐκτρίψῃ πολλὰ δέ μου τὰ συντρίμματα πεποίηκεν διὰ κενῆς
18 He permitteth me not to refresh my spirit, But filleth me with bitter things.
οὐκ ἐᾷ γάρ με ἀναπνεῦσαι ἐνέπλησεν δέ με πικρίας
19 If of power, lo, the Strong One; And if of judgment — who doth convene me?
ὅτι μὲν γὰρ ἰσχύι κρατεῖ τίς οὖν κρίματι αὐτοῦ ἀντιστήσεται
20 If I be righteous, Mine mouth doth declare me wicked, Perfect I am! — it declareth me perverse.
ἐὰν γὰρ ὦ δίκαιος τὸ στόμα μου ἀσεβήσει ἐάν τε ὦ ἄμεμπτος σκολιὸς ἀποβήσομαι
21 Perfect I am! — I know not my soul, I despise my life.
εἴτε γὰρ ἠσέβησα οὐκ οἶδα τῇ ψυχῇ πλὴν ὅτι ἀφαιρεῖταί μου ἡ ζωή
22 It is the same thing, therefore I said, 'The perfect and the wicked He is consuming.'
διὸ εἶπον μέγαν καὶ δυνάστην ἀπολλύει ὀργή
23 If a scourge doth put to death suddenly, At the trial of the innocent He laugheth.
ὅτι φαῦλοι ἐν θανάτῳ ἐξαισίῳ ἀλλὰ δίκαιοι καταγελῶνται
24 Earth hath been given Into the hand of the wicked one. The face of its judges he covereth, If not — where, who [is] he?
παραδέδονται γὰρ εἰς χεῖρας ἀσεβοῦς πρόσωπα κριτῶν αὐτῆς συγκαλύπτει εἰ δὲ μὴ αὐτός τίς ἐστιν
25 My days have been swifter than a runner, They have fled, they have not seen good,
ὁ δὲ βίος μού ἐστιν ἐλαφρότερος δρομέως ἀπέδρασαν καὶ οὐκ εἴδοσαν
26 They have passed on with ships of reed, As an eagle darteth on food.
ἦ καὶ ἔστιν ναυσὶν ἴχνος ὁδοῦ ἢ ἀετοῦ πετομένου ζητοῦντος βοράν
27 Though I say, 'I forget my talking, I forsake my corner, and I brighten up!'
ἐάν τε γὰρ εἴπω ἐπιλήσομαι λαλῶν συγκύψας τῷ προσώπῳ στενάξω
28 I have been afraid of all my griefs, I have known that Thou dost not acquit me.
σείομαι πᾶσιν τοῖς μέλεσιν οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι οὐκ ἀθῷόν με ἐάσεις
29 I — I am become wicked; why [is] this? [In] vain I labour.
ἐπειδὴ δέ εἰμι ἀσεβής διὰ τί οὐκ ἀπέθανον
30 If I have washed myself with snow-water, And purified with soap my hands,
ἐὰν γὰρ ἀπολούσωμαι χιόνι καὶ ἀποκαθάρωμαι χερσὶν καθαραῖς
31 Then in corruption Thou dost dip me, And my garments have abominated me.
ἱκανῶς ἐν ῥύπῳ με ἔβαψας ἐβδελύξατο δέ με ἡ στολή
32 But if a man like myself — I answer him, We come together into judgment.
οὐ γὰρ εἶ ἄνθρωπος κατ’ ἐμέ ᾧ ἀντικρινοῦμαι ἵνα ἔλθωμεν ὁμοθυμαδὸν εἰς κρίσιν
33 If there were between us an umpire, He doth place his hand on us both.
εἴθε ἦν ὁ μεσίτης ἡμῶν καὶ ἐλέγχων καὶ διακούων ἀνὰ μέσον ἀμφοτέρων
34 He doth turn aside from off me his rod, And His terror doth not make me afraid,
ἀπαλλαξάτω ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ τὴν ῥάβδον ὁ δὲ φόβος αὐτοῦ μή με στροβείτω
35 I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.
καὶ οὐ μὴ φοβηθῶ ἀλλὰ λαλήσω οὐ γὰρ οὕτω συνεπίσταμαι
