ΙΩΒ - Giobbe - Job 4

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Τοτε Ελιφας ο Θαιμανιτης απεκριθη και ειπεν?	1 But Eliphaz the Themanite, answering, said:
2 Εαν επιχειρισθωμεν να λαλησωμεν προς σε, θελεις δυσαρεστηθη; αλλα τις δυναται να κρατηθη απο του να ομιληση;	2 If we start to speak to you, perhaps you will take it badly, but who can hold back the words he has conceived?
3 Ιδου, συ ενουθετησας πολλους? και χειρας αδυνατους ενισχυσας.	3 Behold, you have taught many, and you have strengthened weary hands.
4 Οι λογοι σου υπεστηριξαν τους κλονιζομενους, και γονατα καμπτοντα ενεδυναμωσας.	4 Your words have reassured the wavering, and you have fortified the trembling knees.
5 Τωρα δε ηλθεν επι σε τουτο, και βαρυθυμεις? σε εγγιζει, και ταραττεσαι.	5 But now the scourge has overcome you, and you falter. It has touched you, and you are disturbed.
6 Ο φοβος σου δεν ειναι το θαρρος σου, και η ευθυτης των οδων σου η ελπις σου;	6 Where is your reverence, your fortitude, your patience, and the perfection of your ways?
7 Ενθυμηθητι, παρακαλω? τις αθωος ων απωλεσθη; και που εξωλοθρευθησαν οι ευθεις;	7 Consider this, I beg you: who ever perished being innocent? Or when have the righteous been destroyed?
8 Καθως εγω ειδον, οσοι ηροτριασαν ανομιαν και εσπειραν ασεβειαν, θεριζουσιν αυτας?	8 In fact, I have instead seen those who work iniquity and who sow resentments, reap them,
9 εξολοθρευονται υπο του φυσηματος του Θεου, και απο της πνοης των μυκτηρων αυτου αφανιζονται?	9 perishing by the breath of God, and being consumed by the wrath of his spirit.
10 ο βρυγμος του λεοντος και η φωνη του αγριου λεοντος και το γαυριαμα των σκυμνων, εσβεσθησαν?	10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the lioness, and the teeth of young lions have been worn away.
11 ο λεων απολλυται δι' ελλειψιν θηραματος, και οι σκυμνοι της λεαινας διασκορπιζονται.	11 The tiger has perished because it does not have prey, and the young lions have been scattered.
12 Και λογος ηλθεν επ' εμε κρυφιως, και το ωτιον μου ελαβε τι παρ' αυτου.	12 Furthermore, a word was spoken to me in secret, and, as if by theft, my ears received the pulse of its whisper.
13 Εν μεσω των στοχασμων δια τα οραματα της νυκτος, οτε βαθυς υπνος πιπτει επι τους ανθρωπους,	13 In the horror of a vision by night, when men are accustomed to be overtaken by a deep sleep,
14 Φρικη συνελαβε με και τρομος, και μεγαλως τα οστα μου συνεσεισε.	14 fear and trembling seized me and all my bones were terrified.
15 Και πνευμα διηλθεν απ' εμπροσθεν μου, αι τριχες του σωματος μου ανεσηκωθησαν?	15 And when a spirit passed before me, the hair on my body stood up.
16 εσταθη, αλλ' εγω δεν διεκρινα την μορφην αυτου? σχημα εφανη εμπροσθεν των οφθαλμων μου? ηκουσα λεπτον φυσημα και φωνην λεγουσαν,	16 There appeared an image before my eyes, someone whose face I did not recognize, and I heard a voice like a gentle breeze.
17 Ο ανθρωπος θελει εισθαι δικαιοτερος του Θεου; θελει εισθαι ο ανθρωπος καθαρωτερος του Ποιητου αυτου;	17 Should man be justified in relation to God, or will a man be more pure than his Maker?
18 Ιδου, αυτος δεν εμπιστευεται εις τους δουλους αυτου, και εν τοις αγγελοις αυτου βλεπει ελαττωμα?	18 Behold, those who serve him are not steadfast, and in his angels he finds imperfection.
19 ποσω μαλλον εις τους κατοικουντας οικιας πηλινας, αιτινες εχουσι το θεμελιον αυτων εν τω χωματι και αφανιζονται εμπροσθεν του σαρακιου;	19 How much more will those who live in houses of clay, which have an earthly foundation, be consumed like the moth?
20 Απο πρωι εως εσπερας φθειρονται? χωρις να νοηση τις, αφανιζονται δια παντος.	20 From morning all the way to evening, they will be cut down, and because no one understands, they will be destroyed without ceasing.
21 Το μεγαλειον αυτων το εν αυτοις δεν παρερχεται; Αποθνησκουσιν, αλλ' ουχι εν σοφια.	21 But those who are left behind will be taken away from them; they will die, and not in wisdom.