< Job 40 >

1 Moreover, the LORD answered Job, and said,
καὶ ἀπεκρίθη κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῷ Ιωβ καὶ εἶπεν
2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty instruct [him]? he that reproveth God, let him answer it.
μὴ κρίσιν μετὰ ἱκανοῦ ἐκκλινεῖ ἐλέγχων θεὸν ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτήν
3 Then Job answered the LORD, and said,
ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ιωβ λέγει τῷ κυρίῳ
4 Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay my hand upon my mouth.
τί ἔτι ἐγὼ κρίνομαι νουθετούμενος καὶ ἐλέγχων κύριον ἀκούων τοιαῦτα οὐθὲν ὤν ἐγὼ δὲ τίνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶ πρὸς ταῦτα χεῖρα θήσω ἐπὶ στόματί μου
5 Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yes, twice; but I will proceed no further.
ἅπαξ λελάληκα ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ δευτέρῳ οὐ προσθήσω
6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
ἔτι δὲ ὑπολαβὼν ὁ κύριος εἶπεν τῷ Ιωβ ἐκ τοῦ νέφους
7 Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou to me.
μή ἀλλὰ ζῶσαι ὥσπερ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀσφύν σου ἐρωτήσω δέ σε σὺ δέ μοι ἀποκρίθητι
8 Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?
μὴ ἀποποιοῦ μου τὸ κρίμα οἴει δέ με ἄλλως σοι κεχρηματικέναι ἢ ἵνα ἀναφανῇς δίκαιος
9 Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like his?
ἦ βραχίων σοί ἐστιν κατὰ τοῦ κυρίου ἢ φωνῇ κατ’ αὐτὸν βροντᾷς
10 Deck thyself now [with] majesty and excellence; and array thyself with glory and beauty.
ἀνάλαβε δὴ ὕψος καὶ δύναμιν δόξαν δὲ καὶ τιμὴν ἀμφίεσαι
11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one [that is] proud, and abase him.
ἀπόστειλον δὲ ἀγγέλους ὀργῇ πᾶν δὲ ὑβριστὴν ταπείνωσον
12 Look on every one [that is] proud, [and] bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
ὑπερήφανον δὲ σβέσον σῆψον δὲ ἀσεβεῖς παραχρῆμα
13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.
κρύψον δὲ εἰς γῆν ἔξω ὁμοθυμαδόν τὰ δὲ πρόσωπα αὐτῶν ἀτιμίας ἔμπλησον
14 Then will I also confess to thee that thy own right hand can save thee.
ὁμολογήσω ἄρα ὅτι δύναται ἡ δεξιά σου σῶσαι
15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
ἀλλὰ δὴ ἰδοὺ θηρία παρὰ σοί χόρτον ἴσα βουσὶν ἐσθίει
16 Lo now, his strength [is] in his loins, and his force [is] in the navel of his belly.
ἰδοὺ δὴ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπ’ ὀσφύι ἡ δὲ δύναμις ἐπ’ ὀμφαλοῦ γαστρός
17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his male organs are wrapped together.
ἔστησεν οὐρὰν ὡς κυπάρισσον τὰ δὲ νεῦρα αὐτοῦ συμπέπλεκται
18 His bones [are as] strong pieces of brass; his bones [are] like bars of iron.
αἱ πλευραὶ αὐτοῦ πλευραὶ χάλκειαι ἡ δὲ ῥάχις αὐτοῦ σίδηρος χυτός
19 He [is] the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach [him].
τοῦτ’ ἔστιν ἀρχὴ πλάσματος κυρίου πεποιημένον ἐγκαταπαίζεσθαι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ
20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play.
ἐπελθὼν δὲ ἐπ’ ὄρος ἀκρότομον ἐποίησεν χαρμονὴν τετράποσιν ἐν τῷ ταρτάρῳ
21 He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
ὑπὸ παντοδαπὰ δένδρα κοιμᾶται παρὰ πάπυρον καὶ κάλαμον καὶ βούτομον
22 The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook encompass him.
σκιάζονται δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ δένδρα μεγάλα σὺν ῥαδάμνοις καὶ κλῶνες ἄγνου
23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth.
ἐὰν γένηται πλήμμυρα οὐ μὴ αἰσθηθῇ πέποιθεν ὅτι προσκρούσει ὁ Ιορδάνης εἰς τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ
24 He taketh it with his eyes: [his] nose pierceth through snares.
ἐν τῷ ὀφθαλμῷ αὐτοῦ δέξεται αὐτόν ἐνσκολιευόμενος τρήσει ῥῖνα

< Job 40 >