ΙΩΒ - Giobbe - Job 3

LXX	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 μετα τουτο ηνοιξεν ιωβ το στομα αυτου	1 After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed his day,
2 και κατηρασατο την ημεραν αυτου λεγων	2 and this is what he said:
3 απολοιτο η ημερα εν η εγεννηθην και η νυξ εν η ειπαν ιδου αρσεν	3 May the day perish on which I was born, and the night, in which it was said, “A man has been conceived.”
4 η ημερα εκεινη ειη σκοτος και μη αναζητησαι αυτην ο κυριος ανωθεν μηδε ελθοι εις αυτην φεγγος	4 May that day be turned into darkness, may God not seek it from above, and may light not illuminate it.
5 εκλαβοι δε αυτην σκοτος και σκια θανατου επελθοι επ' αυτην γνοφος	5 Let darkness and the shadow of death obscure it, let a fog overtake it, and let it be enveloped in bitterness.
6 καταραθειη η ημερα και η νυξ εκεινη απενεγκαιτο αυτην σκοτος μη ειη εις ημερας ενιαυτου μηδε αριθμηθειη εις ημερας μηνων	6 Let a whirlwind of darkness take hold of that night, let it not be counted in the days of the year, nor numbered in the months.
7 αλλα η νυξ εκεινη ειη οδυνη και μη ελθοι επ' αυτην ευφροσυνη μηδε χαρμονη	7 May that night be alone and unworthy of praise.
8 αλλα καταρασαιτο αυτην ο καταρωμενος την ημεραν εκεινην ο μελλων το μεγα κητος χειρωσασθαι	8 May they curse it, who curse the day, who are prepared to awaken a leviathan.
9 σκοτωθειη τα αστρα της νυκτος εκεινης υπομειναι και εις φωτισμον μη ελθοι και μη ιδοι εωσφορον ανατελλοντα	9 Let the stars be concealed with its darkness. Let it expect light, and not see it, nor the rising of the dawn in the East.
10 οτι ου συνεκλεισεν πυλας γαστρος μητρος μου απηλλαξεν γαρ αν πονον απο οφθαλμων μου	10 For it did not close the doors of the womb that bore me, nor take away evils from my eyes.
11 δια τι γαρ εν κοιλια ουκ ετελευτησα εκ γαστρος δε εξηλθον και ουκ ευθυς απωλομην	11 Why did I not die in the womb? Having left the womb, why did I not immediately perish?
12 ινα τι δε συνηντησαν μοι γονατα ινα τι δε μαστους εθηλασα	12 Why was I received upon the knees? Why was I suckled at the breasts?
13 νυν αν κοιμηθεις ησυχασα υπνωσας δε ανεπαυσαμην	13 For by now, I should have been sleeping silently, and taking rest in my sleep
14 μετα βασιλεων βουλευτων γης οι ηγαυριωντο επι ξιφεσιν	14 with the kings and consuls of the earth, who build themselves solitudes,
15 η μετα αρχοντων ων πολυς ο χρυσος οι επλησαν τους οικους αυτων αργυριου	15 either with princes, who possess gold and fill their houses with silver,
16 η ωσπερ εκτρωμα εκπορευομενον εκ μητρας μητρος η ωσπερ νηπιοι οι ουκ ειδον φως	16 or, like a hidden miscarriage, I should not have continued, just like those who, being conceived, have not seen the light.
17 εκει ασεβεις εξεκαυσαν θυμον οργης εκει ανεπαυσαντο κατακοποι τω σωματι	17 There the impious cease from rebellion, and there the wearied in strength take rest.
18 ομοθυμαδον δε οι αιωνιοι ουκ ηκουσαν φωνην φορολογου	18 And at such times, having been bound together without difficulty, they have not heard the voice of the bailiff.
19 μικρος και μεγας εκει εστιν και θεραπων ου δεδοικως τον κυριον αυτου	19 The small and great are there, and the servant is free from his master.
20 ινα τι γαρ δεδοται τοις εν πικρια φως ζωη δε ταις εν οδυναις ψυχαις	20 Why is light given to the miserable, and life to those who are in bitterness of soul,
21 οι ομειρονται του θανατου και ου τυγχανουσιν ανορυσσοντες ωσπερ θησαυρους	21 who expect death, and it does not arrive, like those who dig for treasure
22 περιχαρεις δε εγενοντο εαν κατατυχωσιν	22 and who rejoice greatly when they have found the grave,
23 θανατος ανδρι αναπαυμα συνεκλεισεν γαρ ο θεος κατ' αυτου	23 to a man whose way is hidden and whom God has surrounded with darkness?
24 προ γαρ των σιτων μου στεναγμος μοι ηκει δακρυω δε εγω συνεχομενος φοβω	24 Before I eat, I sigh; and like overflowing waters, so is my howl,
25 φοβος γαρ ον εφροντισα ηλθεν μοι και ον εδεδοικειν συνηντησεν μοι	25 for the terror that I feared has happened to me, and so has the dread befallen me.
26 ουτε ειρηνευσα ουτε ησυχασα ουτε ανεπαυσαμην ηλθεν δε μοι οργη	26 Have I not remained hidden? Have I not kept silence? Have I not remained calm? Yet indignation has overcome me.