Ἰώβ 5
1 Κάλεσον τώρα, εάν τις σοι αποκριθή; και προς τίνα των αγίων θέλεις αποβλέψει;
“Job, [it is okay that you] continue to cry out for someone to help you, but [I am certain that] [RHQ] no angel will come to help you!
2 Διότι η οργή φονεύει τον άφρονα, και η αγανάκτησις θανατόνει τον μωρόν.
Foolish people die because of being (resentful/very angry at someone); people who are easily deceived are destroyed by their being jealous [of others].
3 Εγώ είδον τον άφρονα ριζούμενον· αλλ' ευθύς προείπα κατηραμένην την κατοικίαν αυτού.
I have seen foolish people who seemed to be successful/prosperous, but suddenly [they experienced disaster/trouble because] someone cursed their home.
4 Οι υιοί αυτού είναι μακράν από της σωτηρίας, και καταπιέζονται έμπροσθεν της πύλης, και ουδείς ο ελευθερών·
Their sons are never safe; they (lose their case/are condemned) when someone (takes them to court/sues them), because there is no one to defend them.
5 των οποίων τον θερισμόν κατατρώγει ο πεινών, και αρπάζει αυτόν εκ των ακανθών και την περιουσίαν αυτών καταπίνει ο διψών.
Hungry people [steal] the crops that foolish people harvest, [and] eat [those crops]; they even steal the crops that grow among thorns, and greedy people take away the wealth of foolish people.
6 Διότι εκ του χώματος δεν εξέρχεται η θλίψις, ουδέ η λύπη βλαστάνει εκ της γής·
But evil circumstances/sufferings are not produced by the soil; troubles do not grow up from the ground.
7 αλλ' ο άνθρωπος γεννάται διά την λύπην, και οι νεοσσοί των αετών διά να πετώσιν υψηλά.
People have troubles from the time that they are born just as surely as sparks shoot up [from a fire].
8 Αλλ' εγώ τον Θεόν θέλω επικαλεσθή, και εν τω Θεώ θέλω εναποθέσει την υπόθεσίν μου·
[“If I were suffering like you are, ] I would ask God [for help] and tell him (what I am complaining about/about my suffering).
9 όστις κάμνει μεγαλεία ανεξιχνίαστα, θαυμάσια αναρίθμητα·
He does great things, things that we cannot understand; we cannot even count the marvelous things that he does.
10 όστις δίδει βροχήν επί το πρόσωπον της γης, και πέμπει ύδατα επί το πρόσωπον των αγρών·
He sends rain on the ground; he sends water on our fields.
11 όστις υψόνει τους ταπεινούς, και ανεγείρει εις σωτηρίαν τους τεθλιμμένους·
He exalts those who are humble, and causes those who mourn to be joyful (OR, safe, prosperous).
12 όστις διασκεδάζει τας βουλάς των πανούργων, και δεν δύνανται αι χείρες αυτών να εκτελέσωσι την επιχείρησιν αυτών·
He causes crafty/cunning people to not be able to do what they plan to do, with the result that they achieve nothing.
13 όστις συλλαμβάνει τους σοφούς εν τη πανουργία αυτών· και η βουλή των δολίων ανατρέπεται·
He causes people who [think that they] [IRO] are wise to be trapped by the cunning things they try to do, with the result that they do not succeed.
14 την ημέραν απαντώσι σκότος, και εν μεσημβρία ψηλαφώσι καθώς εν νυκτί.
[It is as though] even in the daytime they are covered by darkness, and grope around [trying to find the road] at noontime like people do at night.
15 Τον πτωχόν όμως λυτρόνει εκ της ρομφαίας, εκ του στόματος αυτών και εκ της χειρός του ισχυρού.
But God saves helpless people from being harmed by what [wicked people] say [MTY], he saves needy people from being injured by [MTY] powerful people.
16 Και ο πτωχός έχει ελπίδα, της δε ανομίας το στόμα εμφράττεται.
So, poor people confidently expect [that good things will happen to them] but God causes wicked [people] to stop talking.
17 Ιδού, μακάριος ο άνθρωπος, τον οποίον ελέγχει ο Θεός· διά τούτο μη καταφρόνει την παιδείαν του Παντοδυνάμου·
“But those whom God corrects/rebukes are happy; so do not despise/dislike it when [God] who is all-powerful disciplines you.
18 διότι αυτός πληγόνει και επιδένει· κτυπά, και αι χείρες αυτού ιατρεύουσιν.
He wounds people, but then he puts bandages on those wounds; he hurts people, but he [SYN] also heals them.
19 Εν εξ θλίψεσι θέλει σε ελευθερώσει· και εν τη εβδόμη δεν θέλει σε εγγίσει κακόν.
He will rescue you many times from your troubles, with the result that nothing evil will happen to you.
20 Εν τη πείνη θέλει σε λυτρώσει εκ θανάτου· και εν πολέμω εκ χειρός ρομφαίας.
When there is a famine, he will not allow you to die, and when there is a war, you will not be killed [MTY].
21 Από μάστιγος γλώσσης θέλεις είσθαι πεφυλαγμένος· και δεν θέλεις φοβηθή από του επερχομένου ολέθρου.
God will protect you when people slander [MTY] you; you will not be afraid when many things [around you] are destroyed.
22 Τον όλεθρον και την πείναν θέλεις καταγελά· και δεν θέλεις φοβηθή από των θηρίων της γης.
You will [be able to] laugh/scoff when things are destroyed and when there is famine, and you will not be afraid of wild animals.
23 Διότι θέλεις έχει συμμαχίαν μετά των λίθων της πεδιάδος· και τα θηρία του αγρού θέλουσιν ειρηνεύει μετά σου.
You will not worry about [having big] rocks in your fields [that will make plowing difficult], and you will not worry about [being attacked by] wild animals there.
24 Και θέλεις γνωρίσει ότι ειρήνη είναι εν τη σκηνή σου, και θέλεις επισκεφθή την κατοικίαν σου, και δεν θέλει σοι λείπει ουδέν.
In your tent, you will know that things will go well for you, and when you look at your livestock, you will see that (they are all there/none of them is missing).
25 Και θέλεις γνωρίσει ότι είναι πολύ το σπέρμα σου, και οι έκγονοί σου ως η βοτάνη της γης.
You will be sure that you will have many descendants, who will be as numerous as blades of grass.
26 Θέλεις ελθεί εις τον τάφον εν βαθεί γήρατι, καθώς συσσωρεύεται η θημωνία του σίτου εν τω καιρώ αυτής.
You will become very old before you die, like sheaves of grain continue to grow until it is time to harvest them.
27 Ιδού, τούτο εξιχνιάσαμεν, ούτως έχει· άκουσον αυτό και γνώρισον εν σεαυτώ.
[“My friends and I] have thought carefully about these things, and [we know that] they are true, so pay attention to what I have said!”
