Ἰώβ 41
1 Δύνασαι να σύρης έξω τον Λευϊάθαν διά αγκίστρου; ή να περιδέσης την γλώσσαν αυτού με φορβιάν;
“[Think also about] (crocodiles/great sea dragons). Can you catch them with a fishhook or fasten their jaws with a rope?
2 Δύνασαι να βάλης χαλινόν εις την ρίνα αυτού; ή να τρυπήσης την σιαγόνα αυτού με άκανθαν;
Can you put ropes through their noses [to control them] or thrust hooks through their jaws?
3 Θέλει πληθύνει προς σε ικεσίας; θέλει σοι λαλήσει μετά γλυκύτητος;
Will they plead with you to act mercifully toward them or (use sweet talk/speak to you nicely) [in order that you will not harm them]?
4 Θέλει κάμει συνθήκην μετά σου; θέλεις πάρει αυτόν διά δούλον παντοτεινόν;
Will they make an agreement with you to work for you, to be your slaves as long as they live?
5 Θέλεις παίζει μετ' αυτού ως μετά πτηνού; ή θέλεις δέσει αυτόν διά τας θεραπαίνας σου;
Can you cause them to become pets like you cause birds to become your pets? Can you put a leash/rope around their [necks] so that your servant girls [can play with them]?
6 Θέλουσι κάμει οι φίλοι συμπόσιον εξ αυτού; θέλουσι μοιράσει αυτόν μεταξύ των εμπόρων;
Will merchants try to buy them [in the market]? Will they cut them up into pieces and sell the meat?
7 Δύνασαι να γεμίσης το δέρμα αυτού με βέλη; ή την κεφαλήν αυτού με αλιευτικά καμάκια;
Can you pierce their skins by throwing fishing spears at them? Can you pierce their heads with a harpoon?
8 Βάλε την χείρα σου επ' αυτόν· ενθυμήθητι τον πόλεμον· μη κάμης πλέον τούτο.
If you grab one of them with your hands, it will fight you in a way that you will never forget, and you will never try to do it again!
9 Ιδού, η ελπίς να πιάση τις αυτόν είναι ματαία· δεν ήθελε μάλιστα εκπλαγή εις την θεωρίαν αυτού;
It is useless to try to subdue them. Anyone who tries to subdue one of them will lose his courage.
10 Ουδείς είναι τόσον τολμηρός ώστε να εγείρη αυτόν· και τις δύναται να σταθή έμπροσθεν εμού;
No one dares/tries to (arouse them/cause them to be angry). So, [since I am much more powerful than they are, ] (who would dare to cause me to be angry?/no one would dare to cause me to be angry!) [RHQ]
11 Τις πρότερον έδωκεν εις εμέ και να ανταποδόσω; τα υποκάτω παντός του ουρανού είναι εμού.
Also, everything on the earth is mine. Therefore, no one [RHQ] is able to give anything to me and require me to pay [money] for it!
12 Δεν θέλω σιωπήσει τα μέλη αυτού ουδέ την δύναμιν ουδέ την ευάρεστον αυτού συμμετρίαν.
I will tell you about [how strong] crocodiles' legs [are] and how strong their well-formed bodies are.
13 Τις να εξιχνιάση την επιφάνειαν του ενδύματος αυτού; τις να εισέλθη εντός των διπλών σιαγόνων αυτού;
(Can anyone strip off their hides?/No one is able to strip off their hides.) [RHQ] (Can anyone try to put bridles on them?/No one can try to put bridles on them.) [RHQ] (OR, Can anyone pierce their very thick hides?)
14 Τις δύναται να ανοίξη τας πύλας του προσώπου αυτού; οι οδόντες αυτού κύκλω είναι τρομεροί.
(Can anyone pry open their jaws, which have terrible teeth in them?/No one can pry open their jaws, which have terrible teeth in them!) [RHQ]
15 Αι ισχυραί ασπίδες αυτού είναι το εγκαύχημα αυτού, συγκεκλεισμέναι ομού διά σφιγκτού σφραγίσματος·
They have rows of scales on their back which are as hard as a rock (OR, tightly fastened together).
16 η μία ενούται μετά της άλλης, ώστε ουδέ αήρ δύναται να περάση δι' αυτών·
The scales are very close together, with the result that not even air can get between them.
17 είναι προσκεκολλημέναι η μία μετά της άλλης· συνέχονται ούτως, ώστε δεν δύνανται να αποσπασθώσιν.
The scales are joined very closely to each other, and they cannot be separated.
18 Εις τον πταρνισμόν αυτού λάμπει φως, και οι οφθαλμοί αυτού είναι ως τα βλέφαρα της αυγής.
When crocodiles sneeze, [the tiny drops of water that come out of their noses] sparkle in the sunlight. Their eyes are red like the rising sun.
19 Εκ του στόματος αυτού εξέρχονται λαμπάδες καιόμεναι και σπινθήρες πυρός εξακοντίζονται.
[It is as though] sparks of fire pour out of their mouths [DOU].
20 Εκ των μυκτήρων αυτού εξέρχεται καπνός, ως εξ αγγείου κοχλάζοντος ή λέβητος.
Smoke pours out of their nostrils/noses like steam comes out of a pot that is put over a fire made from dry reeds.
21 Η πνοή αυτού ανάπτει άνθρακας, και φλόξ εξέρχεται εκ του στόματος αυτού·
Their breath can cause coals to blaze, and flames shoot out from their mouths.
22 Εν τω τραχήλω αυτού κατοικεί δύναμις, και τρόμος προπορεύεται έμπροσθεν αυτού.
Their necks are very strong; wherever they go, they cause people to be very afraid.
23 Τα στρώματα της σαρκός αυτού είναι συγκεκολλημένα· είναι στερεά επ' αυτόν· δεν δύνανται να σαλευθώσιν.
The folds in their flesh are very close together and are very hard/firm.
24 Η καρδία αυτού είναι στερεά ως λίθος· σκληρά μάλιστα ως η κάτω μυλόπετρα.
[They are fearless, because] the inner parts of their bodies are as hard as a rock, as hard as the lower millstone [on which grain is ground].
25 Ότε ανεγείρεται, φρίττουσιν οι δυνατοί, και εκ του φόβου παραφρονούσιν.
When they rise up, they cause [even] very strong people to be terrified. As a result, people (fall back/run away) when crocodiles thrash around.
26 Η ρομφαία του συναπαντώντος αυτόν δεν δύναται να ανθέξη· η λόγχη, το δόρυ, ουδέ ο θώραξ.
[People] [PRS] cannot injure them with swords, and spears or darts or javelins cannot injure them, either.
27 Θεωρεί τον σίδηρον ως άχυρον, τον χαλκόν ως ξύλον σαθρόν.
They [certainly are not afraid of weapons made of] straw or rotten wood, but [they are not even afraid of weapons made of] iron or bronze!
28 Τα βέλη δεν δύνανται να τρέψωσιν αυτόν εις φυγήν· αι πέτραι της σφενδόνης είναι εις αυτόν ως στυπίον.
[Shooting] arrows [at them] does not cause them to run away. [Hurling] stones at them from a sling is like [hurling] bits of chaff at them.
29 Τα ακόντια λογίζονται ως στυπίον· γελά εις το σείσμα της λόγχης.
They are not afraid of clubs [any more than they would be afraid of men throwing] bits of straw [at them], and they laugh when they hear the whirl/sound of javelins [being thrown at them].
30 Οξείς λίθοι κοίτονται υποκάτω αυτού· υποστρόνει τα αγκυλωτά σώματα επί πηλού.
Their bellies are covered with scales that are as sharp as broken pieces of pottery. When they drag themselves through the mud, their bellies tear up the ground like a plow.
31 Κάμνει την άβυσσον ως λέβητα να κοχλάζη· καθιστά την θάλασσαν ως σκεύος μυρεψού.
They stir up the water and cause it to foam [as they churn/swim through it].
32 Αφίνει οπίσω την πορείαν φωτεινήν· ήθελέ τις υπολάβει την άβυσσον ως πολιάν.
As they go through the water, the (wakes/trails in the water behind them) glisten. People [who see it] would think that the foam in those wakes had become white hair.
33 Επί της γης δεν υπάρχει όμοιον αυτού, δεδημιουργημένον ούτως άφοβον.
There are no creatures on earth that are as fearless as crocodiles.
34 Περιορά πάντα τα υψηλά· είναι βασιλεύς επί πάντας τους υιούς της υπερηφανίας.
They are the proudest of all the creatures; [it is as though] they [rule like] kings over all the other wild animals.”
