ΙΩΒ - Giobbe - Job 29

LXX	KING JAMES BIBLE
1 ετι δε προσθεις ιωβ ειπεν τω προοιμιω	1 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
2 τις αν με θειη κατα μηνα εμπροσθεν ημερων ων με ο θεος εφυλαξεν	2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
3 ως οτε ηυγει ο λυχνος αυτου υπερ κεφαλης μου οτε τω φωτι αυτου επορευομην εν σκοτει	3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
4 οτε ημην επιβριθων οδοις οτε ο θεος επισκοπην εποιειτο του οικου μου	4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
5 οτε ημην υλωδης λιαν κυκλω δε μου οι παιδες	5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
6 οτε εχεοντο μου αι οδοι βουτυρω τα δε ορη μου εχεοντο γαλακτι	6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
7 οτε εξεπορευομην ορθριος εν πολει εν δε πλατειαις ετιθετο μου ο διφρος	7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
8 ιδοντες με νεανισκοι εκρυβησαν πρεσβυται δε παντες εστησαν	8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
9 αδροι δε επαυσαντο λαλουντες δακτυλον επιθεντες επι στοματι	9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10 οι δε ακουσαντες εμακαρισαν με και γλωσσα αυτων τω λαρυγγι αυτων εκολληθη	10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11 οτι ους ηκουσεν και εμακαρισεν με οφθαλμος δε ιδων με εξεκλινεν	11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
12 διεσωσα γαρ πτωχον εκ χειρος δυναστου και ορφανω ω ουκ ην βοηθος εβοηθησα	12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
13 ευλογια απολλυμενου επ' εμε ελθοι στομα δε χηρας με ευλογησεν	13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14 δικαιοσυνην δε ενεδεδυκειν ημφιασαμην δε κριμα ισα διπλοιδι	14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
15 οφθαλμος ημην τυφλων πους δε χωλων	15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
16 εγω ημην πατηρ αδυνατων δικην δε ην ουκ ηδειν εξιχνιασα	16 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
17 συνετριψα δε μυλας αδικων εκ δε μεσου των οδοντων αυτων αρπαγμα εξεσπασα	17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
18 ειπα δε η ηλικια μου γηρασει ωσπερ στελεχος φοινικος πολυν χρονον βιωσω	18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
19 η ριζα μου διηνοικται επι υδατος και δροσος αυλισθησεται εν τω θερισμω μου	19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
20 η δοξα μου καινη μετ' εμου και το τοξον μου εν χειρι αυτου πορευσεται	20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
21 εμου ακουσαντες προσεσχον εσιωπησαν δε επι τη εμη βουλη	21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
22 επι δε τω εμω ρηματι ου προσεθεντο περιχαρεις δε εγινοντο οποταν αυτοις ελαλουν	22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
23 ωσπερ γη διψωσα προσδεχομενη τον υετον ουτως ουτοι την εμην λαλιαν	23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
24 εαν γελασω προς αυτους ου μη πιστευσωσιν και φως του προσωπου μου ουκ απεπιπτεν	24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25 εξελεξαμην οδον αυτων και εκαθισα αρχων και κατεσκηνουν ωσει βασιλευς εν μονοζωνοις ον τροπον παθεινους παρακαλων	25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.