Ἰώβ 40
1 καὶ ἀπεκρίθη κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῷ Ιωβ καὶ εἶπεν
Moreouer ye Lord spake vnto Iob, and said,
2 μὴ κρίσιν μετὰ ἱκανοῦ ἐκκλινεῖ ἐλέγχων θεὸν ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτήν
Is this to learne to striue with the Almightie? he that reprooueth God, let him answere to it.
3 ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ιωβ λέγει τῷ κυρίῳ
Then Iob answered the Lord, saying,
4 τί ἔτι ἐγὼ κρίνομαι νουθετούμενος καὶ ἐλέγχων κύριον ἀκούων τοιαῦτα οὐθὲν ὤν ἐγὼ δὲ τίνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶ πρὸς ταῦτα χεῖρα θήσω ἐπὶ στόματί μου
Beholde, I am vile: what shall I answere thee? I will lay mine hand vpon my mouth.
5 ἅπαξ λελάληκα ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ δευτέρῳ οὐ προσθήσω
Once haue I spoken, but I will answere no more, yea twise, but I will proceede no further.
6 ἔτι δὲ ὑπολαβὼν ὁ κύριος εἶπεν τῷ Ιωβ ἐκ τοῦ νέφους
Againe the Lord answered Iob out of the whirle winde, and said,
7 μή ἀλλὰ ζῶσαι ὥσπερ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀσφύν σου ἐρωτήσω δέ σε σὺ δέ μοι ἀποκρίθητι
Girde vp now thy loynes like a man: I will demaunde of thee, and declare thou vnto me.
8 μὴ ἀποποιοῦ μου τὸ κρίμα οἴει δέ με ἄλλως σοι κεχρηματικέναι ἢ ἵνα ἀναφανῇς δίκαιος
Wilt thou disanul my iudgement? or wilt thou condemne me, that thou mayst be iustified?
9 ἦ βραχίων σοί ἐστιν κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἢ φωνῇ κατ’ αὐτὸν βροντᾷς
Or hast thou an arme like God? or doest thou thunder with a voyce like him?
10 ἀνάλαβε δὴ ὕψος καὶ δύναμιν δόξαν δὲ καὶ τιμὴν ἀμφίεσαι
Decke thy selfe now with maiestie and excellencie, and aray thy selfe with beautie and glory.
11 ἀπόστειλον δὲ ἀγγέλους ὀργῇ πᾶν δὲ ὑβριστὴν ταπείνωσον
Cast abroad the indignation of thy wrath, and beholde euery one that is proude, and abase him.
12 ὑπερήφανον δὲ σβέσον σῆψον δὲ ἀσεβεῖς παραχρῆμα
Looke on euery one that is arrogant, and bring him lowe: and destroy the wicked in their place.
13 κρύψον δὲ εἰς γῆν ἔξω ὁμοθυμαδόν τὰ δὲ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ἀτιμίας ἔμπλησον
Hide them in the dust together, and binde their faces in a secret place.
14 ὁμολογήσω ἄρα ὅτι δύναται ἡ δεξιά σου σῶσαι
Then will I confesse vnto thee also, that thy right hand can saue thee.
15 ἀλλὰ δὴ ἰδοὺ θηρία παρὰ σοί χόρτον ἴσα βουσὶν ἐσθίει
Behold now Behemoth (whom I made with thee) which eateth grasse as an oxe.
16 ἰδοὺ δὴ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ ὀσφύι ἡ δὲ δύναμις ἐπ’ ὀμφαλοῦ γαστρός
Behold now, his strength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauil of his belly.
17 ἔστησεν οὐρὰν ὡς κυπάρισσον τὰ δὲ νεῦρα αὐτοῦ συμπέπλεκται
When hee taketh pleasure, his taile is like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapt together.
18 αἱ πλευραὶ αὐτοῦ πλευραὶ χάλκειαι ἡ δὲ ῥάχις αὐτοῦ σίδηρος χυτός
His bones are like staues of brasse, and his small bones like staues of yron.
19 τοῦτ’ ἔστιν ἀρχὴ πλάσματος κυρίου πεποιημένον ἐγκαταπαίζεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ
He is the chiefe of the wayes of God: he that made him, will make his sworde to approch vnto him.
20 ἐπελθὼν δὲ ἐπ’ ὄρος ἀκρότομον ἐποίησεν χαρμονὴν τετράποσιν ἐν τῷ ταρτάρῳ
Surely the mountaines bring him foorth grasse, where all the beastes of the fielde play.
21 ὑπὸ παντοδαπὰ δένδρα κοιμᾶται παρὰ πάπυρον καὶ κάλαμον καὶ βούτομον
Lyeth hee vnder the trees in the couert of the reede and fennes?
22 σκιάζονται δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ δένδρα μεγάλα σὺν ῥαδάμνοις καὶ κλῶνες ἄγνου
Can the trees couer him with their shadow? or can the willowes of the riuer compasse him about?
23 ἐὰν γένηται πλήμμυρα οὐ μὴ αἰσθηθῇ πέποιθεν ὅτι προσκρούσει ὁ Ιορδάνης εἰς τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ
Behold, he spoyleth the riuer, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw vp Iorden into his mouth.
24 ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ αὐτοῦ δέξεται αὐτόν ἐνσκολιευόμενος τρήσει ῥῖνα
Hee taketh it with his eyes, and thrusteth his nose through whatsoeuer meeteth him.
