Ἰώβ 29
1 Και εξηκολούθησεν ο Ιώβ την παραβολήν αυτού και είπεν·
And Job again took up the word and said,
2 Ω να ήμην ως εις τους παρελθόντας μήνας, ως εν ταις ημέραις ότε ο Θεός με εφύλαττεν·
If only I might again be as I was in the months which are past, in the days when God was watching over me!
3 ότε ο λύχνος αυτού έφεγγεν επί της κεφαλής μου, και διά του φωτός αυτού περιεπάτουν εν τω σκότει·
When his light was shining over my head, and when I went through the dark by his light.
4 καθώς ήμην εν ταις ημέραις της ακμής μου, ότε η εύνοια του Θεού ήτο επί την σκηνήν μου·
As I was in my flowering years, when my tent was covered by the hand of God;
5 ότε ο Παντοδύναμος ήτο μετ' εμού, και τα παιδία μου κύκλω μου·
While the Ruler of all was still with me, and my children were round me;
6 ότε έπλυνον τα βήματά μου με βούτυρον, και ο βράχος εξέχεε δι' εμέ ποταμούς ελαίου·
When my steps were washed with milk, and rivers of oil were flowing out of the rock for me.
7 ότε διά της πόλεως εξηρχόμην εις την πύλην, ητοίμαζον την καθέδραν μου εν τη πλατεία
When I went out of my door to go up to the town, and took my seat in the public place,
8 Οι νέοι με έβλεπον και εκρύπτοντο· και οι γέροντες εγειρόμενοι ίσταντο.
The young men saw me, and went away, and the old men got up from their seats;
9 Οι άρχοντες έπαυον ομιλούντες και έβαλλον χείρα επί το στόμα αυτών.
The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths;
10 Η φωνή των εγκρίτων εκρατείτο, και η γλώσσα αυτών εκολλάτο εις τον ουρανίσκον αυτών.
The chiefs kept back their words, and their tongues were joined to the roofs of their mouths.
11 Ότε το ωτίον ήκουε και με εμακάριζε, και ο οφθαλμός έβλεπε και εμαρτύρει υπέρ εμού·
For when it came to their ears, men said that I was truly happy; and when their eyes saw, they gave witness to me;
12 διότι ηλευθέρουν τον πτωχόν βοώντα και τον ορφανόν τον μη έχοντα βοηθόν.
For I was a saviour to the poor when he was crying for help, to the child with no father, and to him who had no supporter.
13 Η ευλογία του απολλυμένου ήρχετο επ' εμέ· και την καρδίαν της χήρας εύφραινον.
The blessing of him who was near to destruction came on me, and I put a song of joy into the widow's heart.
14 Εφόρουν δικαιοσύνην και ενεδυόμην την ευθύτητά μου ως επενδύτην και διάδημα.
I put on righteousness as my clothing, and was full of it; right decisions were to me a robe and a head-dress.
15 Ήμην οφθαλμός εις τον τυφλόν και πους εις τον χωλόν εγώ.
I was eyes to the blind, and feet to him who had no power of walking.
16 Ήμην πατήρ εις τους πτωχούς, και την δίκην την οποίαν δεν εγνώριζον εξιχνίαζον.
I was a father to the poor, searching out the cause of him who was strange to me.
17 Και συνέτριβον τους κυνόδοντας του αδίκου και απέσπων το θήραμα από των οδόντων αυτού.
By me the great teeth of the evil-doer were broken, and I made him give up what he had violently taken away.
18 Τότε έλεγον, θέλω αποθάνει εν τη φωλεά μου και ως την άμμον θέλω πολλαπλασιάσει τας ημέρας μου.
Then I said, I will come to my end with my children round me, my days will be as the sand in number;
19 Η ρίζα μου ήτο ανοικτή προς τα ύδατα, και η δρόσος διενυκτέρευεν επί των κλάδων μου.
My root will be open to the waters, and the night mist will be on my branches,
20 Η δόξα μου ανενεούτο εν εμοί, και το τόξον μου εκρατύνετο εν τη χειρί μου.
My glory will be ever new, and my bow will be readily bent in my hand.
21 Με ηκροάζοντο προσέχοντες και εις την συμβουλήν μου εσιώπων.
Men gave ear to me, waiting and keeping quiet for my suggestions.
22 Μετά τους λόγους μου δεν προσέθετον ουδέν, και η ομιλία μου εστάλαζεν επ' αυτούς.
After I had said what was in my mind, they were quiet and let my words go deep into their hearts;
23 Και με περιέμενον ως την βροχήν· και ήσαν κεχηνότες ως διά την όψιμον βροχήν.
They were waiting for me as for the rain, opening their mouths wide as for the spring rains.
24 Εγέλων προς αυτούς, και δεν επίστευον· και την φαιδρότητα του προσώπου μου δεν άφινον να πέση.
I was laughing at them when they had no hope, and the light of my face was never clouded by their fear.
25 Εάν ηρεσκόμην εις την οδόν αυτών, εκαθήμην πρώτος, και κατεσκήνουν ως βασιλεύς εν τω στρατεύματι, ως ο παρηγορών τους τεθλιμμένους.
I took my place as a chief, guiding them on their way, and I was as a king among his army. ...
