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Sabato, 11 maggio 2024 - San Fabio e compagni ( Letture di oggi)

ΙΩΒ - Giobbe - Job 25


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LXXNEW JERUSALEM
1 υπολαβων δε βαλδαδ ο σαυχιτης λεγει1 Bildad of Shuah spoke next. He said:
2 τι γαρ προοιμιον η φοβος παρ' αυτου ο ποιων την συμπασαν εν υψιστω2 What sovereignty, what awe, is his who creates peace on his heights!
3 μη γαρ τις υπολαβοι οτι εστιν παρελκυσις πειραταις επι τινας δε ουκ επελευσεται ενεδρα παρ' αυτου3 Who can count his armies? Against whom does his lightning not surge forth?
4 πως γαρ εσται δικαιος βροτος εναντι κυριου η τις αν αποκαθαρισαι εαυτον γεννητος γυναικος4 Could anyone think God regards him as virtuous, the child of woman as pure!
5 ει σεληνη συντασσει και ουκ επιφαυσκει αστρα δε ου καθαρα εναντιον αυτου5 Why, the very moon lacks lustre, the very stars seem impure to him! The Shadows tremble underneaththe earth, the waters and their denizens are afraid.
6 εα δε ανθρωπος σαπρια και υιος ανθρωπου σκωληξ6 How much less a human, this maggot, the child of man, this worm! Before his eyes, Sheol is bare,Perdition itself is uncovered.
7 He it was who spread the North above the void and poised the earth on nothingness.
8 He fastens up the waters in his clouds, without the clouds giving way under their weight.
9 He covers the face of the full moon, spreading his cloud across it.
10 He has traced a ring on the surface of the waters, at the boundary between light and dark.
11 The pil ars of the heavens tremble, awe-struck at his threats.
12 By his power, he has whipped up the Sea, by his skil , he has crushed Rahab.
13 His breath has made the heavens luminous, his hand transfixed the Fleeing Serpent.
14 This is only a fraction of what he has done and al we catch of it is the feeblest echo. But who canconceive the thunder of his power?