ΙΩΒ - Giobbe - Job 24

LXX	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 δια τι δε κυριον ελαθον ωραι	1 Why are not times set by the Almighty, and why do his friends not see his days?
2 ασεβεις δε οριον υπερεβησαν ποιμνιον συν ποιμενι αρπασαντες	2 The wicked remove landmarks; they steal away herds and pasture them.
3 υποζυγιον ορφανων απηγαγον και βουν χηρας ηνεχυρασαν	3 The asses of orphans they drive away; they take the widow's ox for a pledge.
4 εξεκλιναν αδυνατους εξ οδου δικαιας ομοθυμαδον εκρυβησαν πραεις γης	4 They force the needy off the road; all the poor of the land are driven into hiding.
5 απεβησαν δε ωσπερ ονοι εν αγρω υπερ εμου εξελθοντες την εαυτων πραξιν ηδυνθη αυτω αρτος εις νεωτερους	5 Like wild asses in the desert, these go forth to their task of seeking food; The steppe provides food for the young among them;
6 αγρον προ ωρας ουκ αυτων οντα εθερισαν αδυνατοι δε αμπελωνας ασεβων αμισθι και ασιτι ηργασαντο	6 they harvest at night in the untilled land.
7 γυμνους πολλους εκοιμισαν ανευ ιματιων αμφιασιν δε ψυχης αυτων αφειλαντο	7 They pass the night naked, without clothing, for they have no covering against the cold;
8 απο ψεκαδων ορεων υγραινονται παρα το μη εχειν αυτους σκεπην πετραν περιεβαλοντο	8 They are drenched with the rain of the mountains, and for want of shelter they cling to the rock.
9 ηρπασαν ορφανον απο μαστου εκπεπτωκοτα δε εταπεινωσαν
10 γυμνους δε εκοιμισαν αδικως πεινωντων δε τον ψωμον αφειλαντο	10 and famished are those who carry the sheaves.
11 εν στενοις αδικως ενηδρευσαν οδον δε δικαιαν ουκ ηδεισαν	11 Between the rows they press out the oil; they glean in the the vineyard of the wicked. They tread the wine presses, yet suffer thirst,
12 οι εκ πολεως και οικων ιδιων εξεβαλλοντο ψυχη δε νηπιων εστεναξεν μεγα αυτος δε δια τι τουτων επισκοπην ου πεποιηται	12 From the dust the dying groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out (yet God does not treat it as unseemly).
13 επι γης οντων αυτων και ουκ επεγνωσαν οδον δε δικαιοσυνης ουκ ηδεισαν ουδε ατραπους αυτης επορευθησαν	13 There are those who are rebels against the light; they know not its ways; they abide not in its paths.
14 γνους δε αυτων τα εργα παρεδωκεν αυτους εις σκοτος και νυκτος εσται ως κλεπτης	14 When there is no light the murderer rises, to kill the poor and needy.
15 και οφθαλμος μοιχου εφυλαξεν σκοτος λεγων ου προσνοησει με οφθαλμος και αποκρυβην προσωπου εθετο	15 The eye of the adulterer watches for the twilight; he says, "No eye will see me." In the night the thief roams about, and he puts a mask over his face;
16 διωρυξεν εν σκοτει οικιας ημερας εσφραγισαν εαυτους ουκ επεγνωσαν φως	16 in the dark he breaks into houses. By day they shut themselves in; none of them know the light,
17 οτι ομοθυμαδον το πρωι αυτοις σκια θανατου οτι επιγνωσεται ταραχας σκιας θανατου	17 for daylight they regard as darkness.
18 ελαφρος εστιν επι προσωπον υδατος καταραθειη η μερις αυτων επι γης	18 Their portion in the land is accursed,
19 αναφανειη δε τα φυτα αυτων επι γης ξηρα αγκαλιδα γαρ ορφανων ηρπασαν
20 ειτ' ανεμνησθη αυτου η αμαρτια ωσπερ δε ομιχλη δροσου αφανης εγενετο αποδοθειη δε αυτω α επραξεν συντριβειη δε πας αδικος ισα ξυλω ανιατω	20 and wickedness is splintered like wood.
21 στειραν γαρ ουκ ευ εποιησεν και γυναιον ουκ ηλεησεν
22 θυμω δε κατεστρεψεν αδυνατους αναστας τοιγαρουν ου μη πιστευση κατα της εαυτου ζωης	22 To him who rises without assurance of his life
23 μαλακισθεις μη ελπιζετω υγιασθηναι αλλα πεσειται νοσω	23 he gives safety and support. He sustains the mighty by his strength, and his eyes are on their ways.
24 πολλους γαρ εκακωσεν το υψωμα αυτου εμαρανθη δε ωσπερ μολοχη εν καυματι η ωσπερ σταχυς απο καλαμης αυτοματος αποπεσων	24 They are exalted for a while, and then they are gone; they are laid low and, like all others, are gathered up; like ears of grain they shrivel.
25 ει δε μη τις εστιν ο φαμενος ψευδη με λεγειν και θησει εις ουδεν τα ρηματα μου	25 If this be not so, who will confute me, and reduce my argument to nought?