ΙΩΒ - Giobbe - Job 34

LXX	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 υπολαβων δε ελιους λεγει	1 Then Elihu continued and said:
2 ακουσατε μου σοφοι επισταμενοι ενωτιζεσθε το καλον	2 Hear, O wise men, my discourse, and you that have knowledge, hear me!
3 οτι ους λογους δοκιμαζει και λαρυγξ γευεται βρωσιν	3 For the ear tests words, as the taste does food.
4 κρισιν ελωμεθα εαυτοις γνωμεν ανα μεσον εαυτων ο τι καλον	4 Let us discern for ourselves what is right; let us learn between us what is good.
5 οτι ειρηκεν ιωβ δικαιος ειμι ο κυριος απηλλαξεν μου το κριμα	5 For Job has said, "I am innocent, but God has taken what is my due.
6 εψευσατο δε τω κριματι μου βιαιον το βελος μου ανευ αδικιας	6 Notwithstanding my right I am set at nought; in my wound the arrow rankles, sinless though I am."
7 τις ανηρ ωσπερ ιωβ πινων μυκτηρισμον ωσπερ υδωρ	7 What man is like Job? He drinks in blasphemies like water,
8 ουχ αμαρτων ουδε ασεβησας η οδου κοινωνησας μετα ποιουντων τα ανομα του πορευθηναι μετα ασεβων	8 Keeps company with evildoers and goes along with wicked men,
9 μη γαρ ειπης οτι ουκ εσται επισκοπη ανδρος και επισκοπη αυτω παρα κυριου	9 When he says, "It profits a man nought that he is pleasing to God."
10 διο συνετοι καρδιας ακουσατε μου μη μοι ειη εναντι κυριου ασεβησαι και εναντι παντοκρατορος ταραξαι το δικαιον	10 Therefore, men of understanding, hearken to me: far be it from God to do wickedness; far from the Almighty to do wrong!
11 αλλα αποδιδοι ανθρωπω καθα ποιει εκαστος αυτων και εν τριβω ανδρος ευρησει αυτον	11 Rather, he requites men for their conduct, and brings home to a man his way of life.
12 οιη δε τον κυριον ατοπα ποιησειν η ο παντοκρατωρ ταραξει κρισιν	12 Surely, God cannot act wickedly, the Almighty cannot violate justice.
13 ος εποιησεν την γην τις δε εστιν ο ποιων την υπ' ουρανον και τα ενοντα παντα	13 Who gave him government over the earth, or who else set all the land in its place?
14 ει γαρ βουλοιτο συνεχειν και το πνευμα παρ' αυτω κατασχειν	14 If he were to take back his spirit to himself, withdraw to himself his breath,
15 τελευτησει πασα σαρξ ομοθυμαδον πας δε βροτος εις γην απελευσεται οθεν και επλασθη	15 All flesh would perish together, and man would return to the dust.
16 ει δε μη νουθετη ακουε ταυτα ενωτιζου φωνην ρηματων	16 Now, do you, O Job, hear this! Hearken to the words I speak!
17 ιδε συ τον μισουντα ανομα και τον ολλυντα τους πονηρους οντα αιωνιον δικαιον	17 Can an enemy of justice indeed be in control, or will you condemn the supreme Just One,
18 ασεβης ο λεγων βασιλει παρανομεις ασεβεστατε τοις αρχουσιν	18 Who says to a king, "You are worthless!" and to nobles, "You are wicked!"
19 ος ουκ επησχυνθη προσωπον εντιμου ουδε οιδεν τιμην θεσθαι αδροις θαυμασθηναι προσωπα αυτων	19 Who neither favors the person of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor? For they are all the work of his hands;
20 κενα δε αυτοις αποβησεται το κεκραγεναι και δεισθαι ανδρος εχρησαντο γαρ παρανομως εκκλινομενων αδυνατων	20 in a moment they die, even at midnight. He brings on nobles, and takes them away, removing the powerful without lifting a hand;
21 αυτος γαρ ορατης εστιν εργων ανθρωπων λεληθεν δε αυτον ουδεν ων πρασσουσιν	21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he beholds all his steps.
22 ουδε εσται τοπος του κρυβηναι τους ποιουντας τα ανομα	22 There is no darkness so dense that evildoers can hide in it.
23 οτι ουκ επ' ανδρα θησει ετι ο γαρ κυριος παντας εφορα	23 For he forewarns no man of his time to come before God in judgment.
24 ο καταλαμβανων ανεξιχνιαστα ενδοξα τε και εξαισια ων ουκ εστιν αριθμος	24 Without a trial he breaks the mighty, and sets others in their stead,
25 ο γνωριζων αυτων τα εργα και στρεψει νυκτα και ταπεινωθησονται	25 Therefore he discerns their works; he turns at night and crushes them.
26 εσβεσεν δε ασεβεις ορατοι δε εναντιον αυτου
27 οτι εξεκλιναν εκ νομου θεου δικαιωματα δε αυτου ουκ επεγνωσαν	27 Because they turned away from him and heeded none of his ways,
28 του επαγαγειν επ' αυτον κραυγην πενητος και κραυγην πτωχων εισακουσεται	28 But caused the cries of the poor to reach him, so that he heard the plea of the afflicted.
29 και αυτος ησυχιαν παρεξει και τις καταδικασεται και κρυψει προσωπον και τις οψεται αυτον και κατα εθνους και κατα ανθρωπου ομου	29 If he remains tranquil, who then can condemn? If he hides his face, who then can behold him?
30 βασιλευων ανθρωπον υποκριτην απο δυσκολιας λαου
31 οτι προς τον ισχυρον ο λεγων ειληφα ουκ ενεχυρασω	31 When anyone says to God, "I was misguided; I will offend no more.
32 ανευ εμαυτου οψομαι συ δειξον μοι ει αδικιαν ηργασαμην ου μη προσθησω	32 Teach me wherein I have sinned; if I have done wrong, I will do so no more,"
33 μη παρα σου αποτεισει αυτην οτι απωση οτι συ εκλεξη και ουκ εγω και τι εγνως λαλησον	33 Would you then say that God must punish, since you reject what he is doing? It is you who must choose, not I; speak, therefore, what you know.
34 διο συνετοι καρδιας ερουσιν ταυτα ανηρ δε σοφος ακηκοεν μου το ρημα	34 Men of understanding will say to me, every wise man who hears my views:
35 ιωβ δε ουκ εν συνεσει ελαλησεν τα δε ρηματα αυτου ουκ εν επιστημη	35 "Job speaks without intelligence, and his words are without sense."
36 ου μην δε αλλα μαθε ιωβ μη δως ετι ανταποκρισιν ωσπερ οι αφρονες	36 Let Job be tried to the limit, since his answers are those of the impious;
37 ινα μη προσθωμεν εφ' αμαρτιαις ημων ανομια δε εφ' ημιν λογισθησεται πολλα λαλουντων ρηματα εναντιον του κυριου	37 For he is adding rebellion to his sin by brushing off our arguments and addressing many words to God.