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6ΙΩΒBrenton(Lxx)JOB Revised Standard VersionJOB 6
1Ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ιωβ λέγει
 But Job answered and said,
Job. Jb.6.1-7.21Then Job answered:וַיַּעַן אִיֹּוב וַיֹּאמַר׃ 1
2Εἰ γάρ τις ἱστῶν στήσαι μου τὴν ὀργήν,
τὰς δὲ ὀδύνας μου ἄραι ἐν ζυγῷ ὁμοθυμαδόν,
 Oh that one would indeed weigh the wrath that is upon me,
and take up my griefs in a balance together!
 "O that my vexation were weighed,
and all my calamity laid in the balances!
לוּ שָׁקֹול יִשָּׁקֵל כַּעְשִׂי [כ= וְהַיָּתִי] [ק= וְהַוָּתִי] בְּמֹאזְנַיִם יִשְׂאוּ־יָחַד׃ 2
3καὶ δὴ ἄμμου παραλίας βαρυτέρα ἔσται·
ἀλλ' ὡς ἔοικεν, τὰ ῥήματά μού ἐστιν φαῦλα.
 And verily they would be heavier than the sand by the seashore:
but, as it seems, my words are vain.
 For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea;
therefore my words have been rash.
כִּי־עַתָּה מֵחֹול יַמִּים יִכְבָּד עַל־כֵּן דְּבָרַי לָעוּ׃ 3
4βέλη γὰρ κυρίου ἐν τῷ σώματί μού ἐστιν,
ὧν ὁ θυμὸς αὐτῶν ἐκπίνει μου τὸ αἷμα·
ὅταν ἄρξωμαι λαλεῖν, κεντοῦσί με.
 For the arrows of the Lord are in my body,
whose violence drinks up my blood:
whenever I am going to speak, they pierce me.
 For the arrows of the Almighty are in me;
my spirit drinks their poison;
the terrors of God are arrayed against me.
כִּי חִצֵּי שַׁדַּי עִמָּדִי אֲשֶׁר חֲמָתָם שֹׁתָה רוּחִי בִּעוּתֵי אֱלֹוהַּ יַעַרְכוּנִי׃ 4
5τί γάρ; μὴ διὰ κενῆς κεκράξεται ὄνος ἄγριος, ἀλλ' ἢ τὰ σῖτα ζητῶν;
εἰ δὲ καὶ ῥήξει φωνὴν βοῦς ἐπὶ φάτνης ἔχων τὰ βρώματα;
 What then? will the wild ass bray for nothing,
if he is not seeking food?
or again, will the ox low at the manger,
when he has a fodder?
 Does the wild ass bray when he has grass,
or the ox low over his fodder?
הֲיִנְהַק־פֶּרֶא עֲלֵי־דֶשֶׁא אִם יִגְעֶה־שֹּׁור עַל־בְּלִילֹו׃ 5
6εἰ βρωθήσεται ἄρτος ἄνευ ἁλός;
εἰ δὲ καὶ ἔστιν γεῦμα ἐν ῥήμασιν κενοῖς;
 Shall bread be eaten without salt?
or again, is there taste in empty words?
 Can that which is tasteless be eaten without salt,
or is there any taste in the slime of the purslane?
הֲיֵאָכֵל תָּפֵל מִבְּלִי־מֶלַח אִם־יֶשׁ־טַעַם בְּרִיר חַלָּמוּת׃ 6
7οὐ δύναται γὰρ παύσασθαί μου ἡ ψυχή·
βρόμον γὰρ ὁρῶ τὰ σῖτά μου ὥσπερ ὀσμὴν λέοντος.
 For my wrath cannot cease;
for I perceive my food as the smell of a lion [to be] loathsome.
 My appetite refuses to touch them;
they are as food that is loathsome to me.
מֵאֲנָה לִנְגֹּועַ נַפְשִׁי הֵמָּה כִּדְוֵי לַחְמִי׃ 7
8εἰ γὰρ δῴη, καὶ ἔλθοι μου ἡ αἴτησις,
καὶ τὴν ἐλπίδα μου δῴη ὁ κύριος.
 For oh that he would grant [my desire],
and my petition might come,
and the Lord would grant my hope!
 "O that I might have my request,
and that God would grant my desire;
מִי־יִתֵּן תָּבֹוא שֶׁאֱלָתִי וְתִקְוָתִי יִתֵּן אֱלֹוהַּ׃ 8
9ἀρξάμενος ὁ κύριος τρωσάτω με,
εἰς τέλος δὲ μή με ἀνελέτω.
 Let the Lord begin and wound me,
but let him not utterly destroy me.
 that it would please God to crush me,
that he would let loose his hand and cut me off!
וְיֹאֵל אֱלֹוהַּ וִידַכְּאֵנִי יַתֵּר יָדֹו וִיבַצְּעֵנִי׃ 9
10εἴη δέ μου πόλις τάφος, ἐφ' ἧς ἐπὶ τειχέων ἡλλόμην ἐπ' αὐ τῆς, οὐ μὴ φείσωμαι·
οὐ γὰρ ἐψευσάμην ῥήματα ἅγια θεοῦ μου.
 Let the grave be my city,
upon the walls of which I have leaped:
I will not shrink from it;
for I have not denied the holy words of my God.
 This would be my consolation;
I would even exult in pain unsparing;
for I have not denied the words of the Holy One.
וּתְהִי עֹוד נֶחָמָתִי וַאֲסַלְּדָה בְחִילָה לֹא יַחְמֹול כִּי־לֹא כִחַדְתִּי אִמְרֵי קָדֹושׁ׃ 10
11τίς γάρ μου ἡ ἰσχύς, ὅτι ὑπομένω;
ἢ τίς μου ὁ χρόνος, ὅτι ἀνέχεταί μου ἡ ψυχή;
 For what is my strength, that I continue?
what is my time, that my soul endures?
 What is my strength, that I should wait?
And what is my end, that I should be patient?
מַה־כֹּחִי כִי־אֲיַחֵל וּמַה־קִּצִּי כִּי־אַאֲרִיךְ נַפְשִׁי׃ 11
12μὴ ἰσχὺς λίθων ἡ ἰσχύς μου;
ἢ αἱ σάρκες μού εἰσιν χάλκειαι;
 Is my strength the strength of stones?
or is my flesh of brass?
 Is my strength the strength of stones,
or is my flesh bronze?
אִם־כֹּחַ אֲבָנִים כֹּחִי אִם־בְּשָׂרִי נָחוּשׁ׃ 12
13ἦ οὐκ ἐπ' αὐτῷ ἐπεποίθειν;
βοήθεια δὲ ἀπ' ἐμοῦ ἄπεστιν.
 Or have I not trusted in him?
but help is [far] from me.
 In truth I have no help in me,
and any resource is driven from me.
הַאִם אֵין עֶזְרָתִי בִי וְתֻשִׁיָּה נִדְּחָה מִמֶּנִּי׃ 13
14ἀπείπατό με ἔλεος,
ἐπισκοπὴ δὲ κυρίου ὑπερεῖδέν με.
 Mercy has rejected me;
and the visitation of the Lord has disregarded me.
 "He who withholds kindness from a friend
forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
לַמָּס מֵרֵעֵהוּ חָסֶד וְיִרְאַת שַׁדַּי יַעֲזֹוב׃ 14
15οὐ προσεῖδόν με οἱ ἐγγύτατοί μου·
ὥσπερ χειμάρρους ἐκ λείπων ἢ ὥσπερ κῦμα παρῆλθόν με·
 My nearest relations have not regarded me;
they have passed me by like a failing brook, or like a wave.
 My brethren are treacherous
as a torrent-bed, as freshets that pass away,
אַחַי בָּגְדוּ כְמֹו־נָחַל כַּאֲפִיק נְחָלִים יַעֲבֹרוּ׃ 15
16οἵτινές με διευλαβοῦντο, νῦν ἐπιπεπτώκασίν μοι ὥσπερ χιὼν ἢ κρύσταλλος πεπηγώς·
 They who used to reverence me,
now have come against me like snow or congealed ice.
 which are dark with ice,
and where the snow hides itself.
הַקֹּדְרִים מִנִּי־קָרַח עָלֵימֹו יִתְעַלֶּם־שָׁלֶג׃ 16
17καθὼς τακεῖσα θέρμης γενομένης οὐκ ἐπεγνώσθη ὅπερ ἦν,
 When it has melted at the approach of heat,
it is not known what it was.
 In time of heat they disappear;
when it is hot, they vanish from their place.
בְּעֵת יְזֹרְבוּ נִצְמָתוּ בְּחֻמֹּו נִדְעֲכוּ מִמְּקֹוםָם׃ 17
18οὕτως κἀγὼ κατελείφθην ὑπὸ πάντων,
ἀπωλόμην δὲ καὶ ἔξοικος ἐγενόμην.
 Thus I also have been deserted of all;
and I am ruined, and become an outcast.
 The caravans turn aside from their course;
they go up into the waste, and perish.
יִלָּפְתוּ אָרְחֹות דַּרְכָּם יַעֲלוּ בַתֹּהוּ וְיֹאבֵדוּ׃ 18
19ἴδετε ὁδοὺς Θαιμανων,
ἀτραποὺς Σαβων, οἱ διορῶντες·
 Behold the ways of the Thaemanites,
ye that mark the paths of the Sabaeans.
 The caravans of Tema look,
the travelers of Sheba hope.
הִבִּיטוּ אָרְחֹות תֵּמָא הֲלִיכֹת שְׁבָא קִוּוּ־לָמֹו׃ 19
20καὶ αἰσχύνην ὀφειλήσουσιν
οἱ ἐπὶ πόλεσιν καὶ χρήμασιν πεποιθότες.
 They too that trust in cities and riches shall come to shame.
 They are disappointed because they were confident;
they come thither and are confounded.
בֹּשׁוּ כִּי־בָטָח בָּאוּ עָדֶיהָ וַיֶּחְפָּרוּ׃ 20
21ἀτὰρ δὲ καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐπέβητέ μοι ἀνελεημόνως,
ὥστε ἰδόντες τὸ ἐμὸν τραῦμα φοβήθητε.
 But you also have come to me without pity;
so that beholding my wound you are afraid.
 Such you have now become to me;
you see my calamity, and are afraid.
כִּי־עַתָּה הֱיִיתֶם [כ= לֹא] [ק= לֹו] תִּרְאוּ חֲתַת וַתִּירָאוּ׃ 21
22τί γάρ; μή τι ὑμᾶς ᾔτησα
ἢ τῆς παρ' ὑμῶν ἰσχύος ἐπιδέομαι
 What? have I made any demand of you?
or do I ask for strength from you,
 Have I said, 'Make me a gift'?
Or, 'From your wealth offer a bribe for me'?
הֲכִי־אָמַרְתִּי הָבוּ לִי וּמִכֹּחֲכֶם שִׁחֲדוּ בַעֲדִי׃ 22
23ὥστε σῶσαί με ἐξ ἐχθρῶν ἢ ἐκ χειρὸς δυναστῶν ῥύσασθαί με;
 to deliver me from enemies,
or to rescue me from the hand of the mighty ones?
 Or, 'Deliver me from the adversary's hand'?
Or, 'Ransom me from the hand of oppressors'?
וּמַלְּטוּנִי מִיַּד־צָר וּמִיַּד עָרִיצִים תִּפְדּוּנִי׃ 23
24διδάξατέ με, ἐγὼ δὲ κωφεύσω·
εἴ τι πεπλάνημαι, φράσατέ μοι.
 Teach you me, and I will be silent:
if in anything I have erred, tell me.
 "Teach me, and I will be silent;
make me understand how I have erred.
הֹורוּנִי וַאֲנִי אַחֲרִישׁ וּמַה־שָּׁגִיתִי הָבִינוּ לִי׃ 24
25ἀλλ' ὡς ἔοικεν, φαῦλα ἀληθινοῦ ῥήματα,
οὐ γὰρ παρ' ὑμῶν ἰσχὺν αἰτοῦμαι·
 But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain,
because I do not ask strength of you.
 How forceful are honest words!
But what does reproof from you reprove?
מַה־נִּמְרְצוּ אִמְרֵי־יֹשֶׁר וּמַה־יֹּוכִיחַ הֹוכֵחַ םִכֶּם׃ 25
26οὐδὲ ὁ ἔλεγχος ὑμῶν ῥήμασίν με παύσει,
οὐδὲ γὰρ ὑμῶν φθέγμα ῥήματος ἀνέξομαι.
 Neither will your reproof cause me to cease my words,
for neither will I endure the sound of your speech.
 Do you think that you can reprove words,
when the speech of a despairing man is wind?
הַלְהֹוכַח מִלִּים תַּחְשֹׁבוּ וּלְרוּחַ אִמְרֵי נֹאָשׁ׃ 26
27πλὴν ὅτι ἐπ' ὀρφανῷ ἐπιπίπτετε,
ἐνάλλεσθε δὲ ἐπὶ φίλῳ ὑμῶν.
 Even because you attack the fatherless,
and insult your friend.
 You would even cast lots over the fatherless,
and bargain over your friend.
אַף־עַל־יָתֹום תַּפִּילוּ וְתִכְרוּ עַל־רֵיעֲכֶם׃ 27
28νυνὶ δὲ εἰσβλέψας εἰς πρόσωπα ὑμῶν οὐ ψεύσομαι.
 But now, having looked upon your countenances,
I will not lie.
 "But now, be pleased to look at me;
for I will not lie to your face.
וְעַתָּה הֹואִילוּ פְנוּ־בִי וְעַל־פְּנֵיכֶם אִם־אֲכַזֵּב׃ 28
29καθίσατε δὴ καὶ μὴ εἴη ἄδικον,
καὶ πάλιν τῷ δικαίῳ συνέρχεσθε.
 Sit down now, and let there not be unrighteousness;
and unite again with the just.
 Turn, I pray, let no wrong be done.
Turn now, my vindication is at stake.
שֻׁבוּ־נָא אַל־תְּהִי עַוְלָה [כ= וְשֻׁבִי] [ק= וְשׁוּבוּ ] עֹוד צִדְקִי־בָהּ׃ 29
30οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἐν γλώσσῃ μου ἄδικον·
ἢ ὁ λάρυγξ μου οὐχὶ σύνεσιν μελετᾷ;
 For there is no injustice in my tongue;
and does not my throat meditate understanding?
 Is there any wrong in my tongue?
Cannot my taste discern calamity?		הֲיֵשׁ־בִּלְשֹׁונִי עַוְלָה אִם־חִכִּי לֹא־יָבִין הַוֹּות׃ 30
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