ΙΩΒ - Giobbe - Job 16

LXX	NEW JERUSALEM
1 υπολαβων δε ιωβ λεγει	1 Job spoke next. He said:
2 ακηκοα τοιαυτα πολλα παρακλητορες κακων παντες	2 How often have I heard al this before! What sorry comforters you are!
3 τι γαρ μη ταξις εστιν ρημασιν πνευματος η τι παρενοχλησει σοι οτι αποκρινη	3 'When wil these windy arguments be over?' or again, 'What sickness drives you to defend yourself?'
4 καγω καθ' υμας λαλησω ει υπεκειτο γε η ψυχη υμων αντι της εμης ειτ' εναλουμαι υμιν ρημασιν κινησω δε καθ' υμων κεφαλην	4 Oh yes! I too could talk as you do, if you were in my place; I could overwhelm you with speeches,shaking my head over you,
5 ειη δε ισχυς εν τω στοματι μου κινησιν δε χειλεων ου φεισομαι	5 and speak words of encouragement, and then have no more to say.
6 εαν γαρ λαλησω ουκ αλγησω το τραυμα εαν δε και σιωπησω τι ελαττον τρωθησομαι	6 When I speak, my suffering does not stop; if I say nothing, is it in any way reduced?
7 νυν δε κατακοπον με πεποιηκεν μωρον σεσηποτα	7 And now it is driving me to distraction; you have struck my whole acquaintanceship with horror,
8 και επελαβου μου εις μαρτυριον εγενηθη και ανεστη εν εμοι το ψευδος μου κατα προσωπον μου ανταπεκριθη	8 now it rounds on me, my slanderer has now turned witness, he appears against me, accusing me faceto face;
9 οργη χρησαμενος κατεβαλεν με εβρυξεν επ' εμε τους οδοντας βελη πειρατων αυτου επ' εμοι επεσεν	9 his anger tears and hounds me with gnashing teeth. My enemies look daggers at me,
10 ακισιν οφθαλμων ενηλατο οξει επαισεν με εις σιαγονα ομοθυμαδον δε κατεδραμον επ' εμοι	10 and open gaping jaws. Their sneers strike like slaps in the face; and they all set on me at once.
11 παρεδωκεν γαρ με ο κυριος εις χειρας αδικου επι δε ασεβεσιν ερριψεν με	11 Yes, God has handed me over to the godless, and cast me into the hands of the wicked.
12 ειρηνευοντα διεσκεδασεν με λαβων με της κομης διετιλεν κατεστησεν με ωσπερ σκοπον	12 I was living at peace, until he made me totter, taking me by the neck to shatter me. He has set me upas his target:
13 εκυκλωσαν με λογχαις βαλλοντες εις νεφρους μου ου φειδομενοι εξεχεαν εις την γην την χολην μου	13 he shoots his arrows at me from all sides, pitilessly pierces my loins, and pours my gal out on theground.
14 κατεβαλον με πτωμα επι πτωματι εδραμον προς με δυναμενοι	14 Breach after breach he drives through me, charging on me like a warrior.
15 σακκον ερραψα επι βυρσης μου το δε σθενος μου εν γη εσβεσθη	15 I have sewn sackcloth over my skin, thrown my forehead in the dust.
16 η γαστηρ μου συγκεκαυται απο κλαυθμου επι δε βλεφαροις μου σκια	16 My face is red with tears, and shadow dark as death covers my eyelids.
17 αδικον δε ουδεν ην εν χερσιν μου ευχη δε μου καθαρα	17 Nonetheless, my hands are free of violence, and my prayer is pure.
18 γη μη επικαλυψης εφ' αιματι της σαρκος μου μηδε ειη τοπος τη κραυγη μου	18 Cover not my blood, O earth, and let my cry mount without cease!
19 και νυν ιδου εν ουρανοις ο μαρτυς μου ο δε συνιστωρ μου εν υψιστοις	19 Henceforth I have a witness in heaven, my defender is there on high.
20 αφικοιτο μου η δεησις προς κυριον εναντι δε αυτου σταζοι μου ο οφθαλμος	20 Interpreter of my thoughts there with God, before whom flow my tears,
21 ειη δε ελεγχος ανδρι εναντι κυριου και υιος ανθρωπου τω πλησιον αυτου	21 let my anguish plead the cause of a man at grips with God, just as a man might defend his fel ow.
22 ετη δε αριθμητα ηκασιν οδω δε η ουκ επαναστραφησομαι πορευσομαι	22 For the years of my life are numbered, and I am leaving by the road of no return.