Ἰώβ 27
1 ἔτι δὲ προσθεὶς Ιωβ εἶπεν τῷ προοιμίῳ
And Job addeth to lift up his simile, and saith: —
2 ζῇ κύριος ὃς οὕτω με κέκρικεν καὶ ὁ παντοκράτωρ ὁ πικράνας μου τὴν ψυχήν
God liveth! He turned aside my judgment, And the Mighty — He made my soul bitter.
3 ἦ μὴν ἔτι τῆς πνοῆς μου ἐνούσης πνεῦμα δὲ θεῖον τὸ περιόν μοι ἐν ῥισίν
For all the while my breath [is] in me, And the spirit of God in my nostrils.
4 μὴ λαλήσειν τὰ χείλη μου ἄνομα οὐδὲ ἡ ψυχή μου μελετήσει ἄδικα
My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit.
5 μή μοι εἴη δικαίους ὑμᾶς ἀποφῆναι ἕως ἂν ἀποθάνω οὐ γὰρ ἀπαλλάξω μου τὴν ἀκακίαν
Pollution to me — if I justify you, Till I expire I turn not aside mine integrity from me.
6 δικαιοσύνῃ δὲ προσέχων οὐ μὴ προῶμαι οὐ γὰρ σύνοιδα ἐμαυτῷ ἄτοπα πράξας
On my righteousness I have laid hold, And I do not let it go, My heart doth not reproach me while I live.
7 οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ εἴησαν οἱ ἐχθροί μου ὥσπερ ἡ καταστροφὴ τῶν ἀσεβῶν καὶ οἱ ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ἐπανιστανόμενοι ὥσπερ ἡ ἀπώλεια τῶν παρανόμων
As the wicked is my enemy, And my withstander as the perverse.
8 καὶ τίς γάρ ἐστιν ἐλπὶς ἀσεβεῖ ὅτι ἐπέχει πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ κύριον ἆρα σωθήσεται
For what [is] the hope of the profane, When He doth cut off? When God doth cast off his soul?
9 ἦ τὴν δέησιν αὐτοῦ εἰσακούσεται κύριος ἢ ἐπελθούσης αὐτῷ ἀνάγκης
His cry doth God hear, When distress cometh on him?
10 μὴ ἔχει τινὰ παρρησίαν ἔναντι αὐτοῦ ἢ ὡς ἐπικαλεσαμένου αὐτοῦ εἰσακούσεται αὐτοῦ
On the Mighty doth he delight himself? Call God at all times?
11 ἀλλὰ δὴ ἀναγγελῶ ὑμῖν τί ἐστιν ἐν χειρὶ κυρίου ἅ ἐστιν παρὰ παντοκράτορι οὐ ψεύσομαι
I shew you by the hand of God, That which [is] with the Mighty I hide not.
12 ἰδοὺ δὴ πάντες οἴδατε ὅτι κενὰ κενοῖς ἐπιβάλλετε
Lo, ye — all of you — have seen, And why [is] this — ye are altogether vain?
13 αὕτη ἡ μερὶς ἀνθρώπου ἀσεβοῦς παρὰ κυρίου κτῆμα δὲ δυναστῶν ἐλεύσεται παρὰ παντοκράτορος ἐπ’ αὐτούς
This [is] the portion of wicked man with God, And the inheritance of terrible ones From the Mighty they receive.
14 ἐὰν δὲ πολλοὶ γένωνται οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς σφαγὴν ἔσονται ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ἀνδρωθῶσιν προσαιτήσουσιν
If his sons multiply — for them [is] a sword. And his offspring [are] not satisfied [with] bread.
15 οἱ δὲ περιόντες αὐτοῦ ἐν θανάτῳ τελευτήσουσιν χήρας δὲ αὐτῶν οὐθεὶς ἐλεήσει
His remnant in death are buried, And his widows do not weep.
16 ἐὰν συναγάγῃ ὥσπερ γῆν ἀργύριον ἴσα δὲ πηλῷ ἑτοιμάσῃ χρυσίον
If he heap up as dust silver, And as clay prepare clothing,
17 ταῦτα πάντα δίκαιοι περιποιήσονται τὰ δὲ χρήματα αὐτοῦ ἀληθινοὶ καθέξουσιν
He prepareth — and the righteous putteth [it] on, And the silver the innocent doth apportion.
18 ἀπέβη δὲ ὁ οἶκος αὐτοῦ ὥσπερ σῆτες καὶ ὥσπερ ἀράχνη
He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.
19 πλούσιος κοιμηθεὶς καὶ οὐ προσθήσει ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ διήνοιξεν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν
Rich he lieth down, and he is not gathered, His eyes he hath opened, and he is not.
20 συνήντησαν αὐτῷ ὥσπερ ὕδωρ αἱ ὀδύναι νυκτὶ δὲ ὑφείλατο αὐτὸν γνόφος
Overtake him as waters do terrors, By night stolen him away hath a whirlwind.
21 ἀναλήμψεται αὐτὸν καύσων καὶ ἀπελεύσεται καὶ λικμήσει αὐτὸν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ
Take him up doth an east wind, and he goeth, And it frighteneth him from his place,
22 καὶ ἐπιρρίψει ἐπ’ αὐτὸν καὶ οὐ φείσεται ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ φυγῇ φεύξεται
And it casteth at him, and doth not spare, From its hand he diligently fleeth.
23 κροτήσει ἐπ’ αὐτοῦ χεῖρας αὐτοῦ καὶ συριεῖ αὐτὸν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ
It clappeth at him its hands, And it hisseth at him from his place.
