Ἰώβ 13
1 Ιδού, ταύτα πάντα είδεν ο οφθαλμός μου· το ωτίον μου ήκουσε και ενόησε ταύτα.
“Hey, I [SYN] have seen everything [that you have seen], and I have heard and understood all [that you have said].
2 Καθώς γνωρίζετε σεις, γνωρίζω και εγώ· δεν είμαι κατώτερος υμών.
What you know, I also know; I do (not know less than/know as much as) you.
3 Αλλ' όμως θέλω λαλήσει προς τον Παντοδύναμον, και επιθυμώ να διαλεχθώ μετά του Θεού.
But I would like to speak to Almighty God, [not to you]; I would like to argue with him [and prove that I (am innocent/have not done things that are wrong]).
4 Σεις δε είσθε εφευρεταί ψεύδους· είσθε πάντες ιατροί ανωφελείς.
As for you, you do not allow people to know the truth about me, like someone covers [up a bad surface of a wall] with whitewash [MET]. You are all like doctors [MET] [that give people] useless [medicines].
5 Είθε να εσιωπάτε παντάπασι και τούτο ήθελεν είσθαι εις εσάς σοφία.
I wish/desire that you would be silent; that would be the wisest thing that you [could do].
6 Ακούσατε τώρα τους λόγους μου, και προσέξατε εις τας δικαιολογίας των χειλέων μου.
Listen to what I will say to you now; listen while I am saying [what is true about myself].
7 Θέλετε λαλεί άδικα υπέρ του Θεού; και θέλετε προφέρει δόλια υπέρ αυτού;
Are you telling lies about me to prove God [is just in causing me to suffer]? Are you saying what is deceitful in order to benefit him?
8 Θέλετε κάμει προσωποληψίαν υπέρ αυτού; θέλετε δικολογήσει υπέρ του Θεού;
Are you trying to defend him? Are you trying to prove [as you would] in a court that he is innocent?
9 Είναι καλόν να σας εξιχνιάση; ή καθώς άνθρωπος περιγελά άνθρωπον, θέλετε περιγελά αυτόν;
If he looks closely, will he find that everything that you have done is good? Or can you deceive him, like you deceive other people?
10 Εξάπαντος θέλει σας εξελέγξει, εάν κρυφίως προσωποληπτήτε.
If you secretly say/do things to cause God to act favorably toward you, he will surely rebuke you.
11 Το μεγαλείον αυτού δεν θέλει σας τρομάξει, και ο φόβος αυτού πέσει εφ' υμάς;
He will certainly [RHQ] cause you to be terrified by his power/greatness; you will become extremely afraid.
12 τα απομνημονεύματά σας ισοδυναμούσι με κονιορτόν, τα προπύργιά σας με προπύργια χώματος.
The things that you say [that you think are] wise are [as useless as] [MET] as ashes; what you say to defend your opinions is no better than [MET] clay [that quickly crumbles].
13 Σιωπήσατε, αφήσατέ με, διά να λαλήσω εγώ, και ας έλθη επ' εμέ ό, τι δήποτε.
“So, be quiet and allow me to speak, and then it will not matter what happens to me.
14 διά τι πιάνω τας σάρκας μου με τους οδόντας μου και βάλλω την ζωήν μου εις την χείρα μου;
I am ready to endure anything; I am [even] willing to risk being executed [IDM, DOU] [for what I will say].
15 Και αν με θανατόνη, εγώ θέλω ελπίζει εις αυτόν· πλην θέλω υπερασπισθή τας οδούς μου ενώπιον αυτού.
If God kills me, then I will not have anyone else whom I can confidently expect to help me, but I am going to defend my behavior in his presence [anyway].
16 Αυτός μάλιστα θέλει είσθαι η σωτηρία μου· διότι δεν θέλει ελθεί ενώπιον αυτού υποκριτής.
No wicked/godless person would dare to stand in the presence of God, [but because I say that I have not done things that are wrong], perhaps, if I can prove that to God, he will save me.”
17 Ακροάσθητε προσεκτικώς τον λόγον μου, και την παράστασίν μου με τα ώτα σας.
“God, listen very carefully to what I say [DOU].
18 Ιδού τώρα, διέταξα την κρίσιν μου· εξεύρω ότι εγώ θέλω δικαιωθή.
I am ready to prove that I am innocent, and I know that you also will declare that I am not guilty.
19 Τις είναι εκείνος όστις θέλει αντιδιαλεχθή μετ' εμού, διά να σιωπήσω τώρα και να εκπνεύσω;
I certainly do not think [RHQ] that [you or anyone else] will say that what I say is not true; if anyone did that, I would (be silent/stop talking) and die.
20 Μόνον δύο μη κάμης εις εμέ· τότε δεν θέλω κρυφθή από του προσώπου σου·
“I am requesting you to do two things for me; if you do them, I will (not hide from you/come and stand in front of you) [LIT].
21 την χείρα σου απομάκρυνον απ' εμού· και ο φόβος σου ας μη με τρομάξη.
[The first thing that I request is that you] stop punishing [IDM] me; and [the second thing that I request is that you] stop causing me to be very terrified.
22 Έπειτα κάλεσον, και εγώ θέλω αποκριθή· ή ας λαλήσω, και αποκρίθητί μοι.
You speak [first], and then I will reply; or allow me to speak first, and [then] you reply.
23 Πόσαι είναι αι ανομίαι μου και αι αμαρτίαι μου; φανέρωσόν μοι το έγκλημά μου και την αμαρτίαν μου.
What have I done that is wrong? What sins have I committed? Show me how I have disobeyed you.
24 Διά τι κρύπτεις το πρόσωπόν σου και με θεωρείς ως εχθρόν σου;
Why (do you refuse to be friendly with/have you abandoned) me [IDM]? Why do you (act toward me as though I am/consider me to be) your enemy?
25 Θέλεις κατατρίψει φύλλον φερόμενον υπό του ανέμου; και θέλεις κατατρέξει άχυρον ξηρόν;
I am [as insignificant as] [MET] a leaf that is blown by the wind; why are you trying to cause me to be afraid [RHQ]? Why are you pursuing me? Am I [useless, nothing more than a bit of] dry chaff [RHQ]?
26 Διότι γράφεις πικρίας εναντίον μου, και αποδίδεις εις εμέ τας ανομίας της νεότητός μου·
[It seems that] you are writing things to accuse me [of doing things that are wrong], even recalling bad things that I did when I was young.
27 και βάλλεις τους πόδας μου εις δεσμά, και παραφυλάττεις πάσας τας οδούς μου· σημειόνεις τα ίχνη των ποδών εμού·
[It is as though] you have fastened my feet with chains [to prevent me from walking], and you watch me wherever I walk; [It is as though] you even look closely at my footprints [to see where I have gone].
28 όστις φθείρεται ως πράγμα σεσηπός, ως ένδυμα σκωληκόβρωτον.
[As a result], my body is decaying like [SIM] rotten wood, like a piece of cloth that is eaten by [larvae of] moths.”
