Ἰώβ 30
1 Αλλά τώρα οι νεώτεροί μου την ηλικίαν με περιγελώσι, των οποίων τους πατέρας δεν ήθελον καταδεχθή να βάλω μετά των κυνών του ποιμνίου μου.
“But now men who are younger than I am make fun of me— men whose fathers I greatly despised, with the result that I would not even have allowed them to help my dogs guard my sheep.
2 Και εις τι τωόντι ηδύνατο να με ωφελήση η δύναμις των χειρών αυτών, εις τους οποίους η ισχύς εξέλιπε;
They were men who were old and (weak/worn out); so (what could I gain from them working for me?/I would have gained nothing from them working for me.) [RHQ]
3 Δι' ένδειαν και πείναν ήσαν απομεμονωμένοι· έφευγον εις γην άνυδρον, σκοτεινήν, ηφανισμένην και έρημον·
They were very poor and hungry, with the result that they chewed on roots [at night] in dry and desolate places.
4 έκοπτον μολόχην πλησίον των θάμνων και την ρίζαν των αρκεύθων διά τροφήν αυτών.
They pulled up plants in the desert [and ate them] and warmed themselves by [burning] the roots of broom trees.
5 Ήσαν εκ μέσου δεδιωγμένοι· εφώναζον επ' αυτούς ως κλέπτας.
Everyone shouted at them as though they were thieves and expelled them [from their areas].
6 Κατώκουν εν τοις κρημνοίς των χειμάρρων, ταις τρύπαις της γης και τοις βρόχοις.
They were forced to live in caves in the hills, in holes in the ground, and in the sides of cliffs.
7 Μεταξύ των θάμνων ωγκώντο· υποκάτω των ακανθών συνήγοντο·
In the bushes they howled [like animals because they were hungry], and they huddled together under thornbushes.
8 άφρονες και δύσφημοι, εκδεδιωγμένοι εκ της γης.
They were people without good sense, whose names no one knows; they have been expelled from the land [where they were born].
9 Και τώρα εγώ είμαι το τραγώδιον αυτών, είμαι και η παροιμία αυτών.
“And now their [children] sing songs to make fun of me. They tell jokes about me.
10 Με βδελύττονται, απομακρύνονται απ' εμού, και δεν συστέλλονται να πτύωσιν εις το πρόσωπόν μου.
They are disgusted with me, and they [usually] stay away from me, [but when they see me, ] they are happy to spit in my face.
11 Επειδή ο Θεός διέλυσε την υπεροχήν μου και με έθλιψεν, απέρριψαν και αυτοί τον χαλινόν έμπροσθέν μου.
Because [it is as though] [MET] God has cut my bowstring, [he has caused me to be unable to defend myself, ] and he has humbled me, and my enemies have done to me whatever they wanted.
12 Εκ δεξιών ανίστανται οι νέοι· απωθούσι τους πόδας μου, και ετοιμάζουσι κατ' εμού τας ολεθρίους οδούς αυτών.
(Gangs/Groups of violent youths) attack me and force me to run away; they prepare to destroy me.
13 Ανατρέπουσι την οδόν μου, επαυξάνουσι την συμφοράν μου, χωρίς να έχωσι βοηθόν.
They prevent me from escaping, and they [do] not [need] anyone to help them (OR, there is no one to help me).
14 Εφορμώσιν ως σφοδρά πλημμύρα, επί της ερημώσεώς μου περικυλίονται.
[It is as though I am a city wall and] [SIM] they have broken through the wall, and they have come crashing down on me.
15 Τρόμοι εστράφησαν επ' εμέ· καταδιώκουσι την ψυχήν μου ως άνεμος· και η σωτηρία μου παρέρχεται ως νέφος.
I am very terrified; My dignity/honor has been taken away as though [SIM] [it has been] blown away by the wind, and my prosperity has disappeared like [SIM] clouds disappear.
16 Και τώρα η ψυχή μου εξεχύθη εντός μου· ημέραι θλίψεως με κατέλαβον.
“And now I [SYN] am about to die [IDM]; I suffer every day.
17 Την νύκτα τα οστά μου διεπεράσθησαν εν εμοί, και τα νεύρά μου δεν αναπαύονται.
My bones ache during the night, and the pain that torments me never stops.
18 Υπό της σφοδράς δυνάμεως ηλλοιώθη το ένδυμά μου· με περισφίγγει ως το περιλαίμιον του χιτώνος μου.
[It is as though God] seizes my clothes and chokes me with the collar of my coat.
19 Με έρριψεν εις τον πηλόν, και ωμοιώθην με χώμα και κόνιν.
He has thrown me into the mud; I am [not worth anything more than] dust and ashes.
20 Κράζω προς σε, και δεν μοι αποκρίνεσαι· ίσταμαι, και με παραβλέπεις.
“I cry out to God, but he does not answer/help me; I stand up [and pray], but he does not pay any attention.
21 Έγεινες ανελεήμων προς εμέ· διά της κραταιάς χειρός σου με μαστιγόνεις.
He acts very cruelly toward me; with all of his power [MTY] he causes me to suffer.
22 Με εσήκωσας επί τον άνεμον· με επεβίβασας και διέλυσας την ουσίαν μου.
He [allows] the wind to lift me up and blow me away, and he tosses me up and down in a violent storm.
23 Εξεύρω μεν ότι θέλεις με φέρει εις θάνατον και τον οίκον τον προσδιωρισμένον εις πάντα ζώντα.
I know that he will cause me to die, which is what happens to everyone [MTY] who is alive.
24 Αλλά δεν θέλει εκτείνει χείρα εις τον τάφον, εάν κράζωσι προς αυτόν όταν αφανίζη.
“When people experience disasters, and they sit on a pile of ruins and cry out for help, others surely [RHQ] reach out their hand to help them.
25 Δεν έκλαυσα εγώ διά τον όντα εν ημέραις σκληραίς, και ελυπήθη η ψυχή μου διά τον πτωχόν;
[That is what I did previously]. I wept for people who were experiencing troubles, and I felt sorry for poor/needy people.
26 Ενώ περιέμενον το καλόν, τότε ήλθε το κακόν· και ενώ ανέμενον το φως, τότε ήλθε το σκότος.
But when I expected good things [to happen to me], evil things happened; when I waited for light/happiness, all I experienced was darkness/unhappiness [MET].
27 Τα εντόσθιά μου ανέβρασαν και δεν ανεπαύθησαν· ημέραι θλίψεως με προέφθασαν.
I am very distressed [IDM], all the time; I suffer every day.
28 Περιεπάτησα μελαγχροινός ουχί υπό ηλίου· εσηκώθην, εβοήσα εν συνάξει.
I go about very discouraged; I stand up and plead for people to help me.
29 Έγεινα αδελφός των δρακόντων και σύντροφος των στρουθοκαμήλων.
My wailing sounds as sad as [MET] the cries of jackals/foxes and ostriches.
30 Το δέρμα μου εμαύρισεν επ' εμέ, και τα οστά μου κατεκαύθησαν υπό της φλογώσεως.
My skin has become dark/black and is peeling off, and I have a fever [which causes my body to feel like it is] burning.
31 Η δε κιθάρα μου μετεβλήθη εις πένθος και το όργανόν μου εις φωνήν κλαιόντων.
Previously, I played joyful music on my harp and with my flute, but now I play only the sad music of those who mourn.”
