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וַיֹּסֶף אִיּוֹב שְׂאֵת מְשָׁלוֹ וַיֹּאמַר
And Job again took up his parable, and said:
Ἔτι δὲ προσθεὶς Ἰὼβ εἶπε τῷ προοιμίῳ,
And Job continued and said in his parable,
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מִי־יִתְּנֵנִי כְיַרְחֵי־קֶדֶם כִּימֵי אֱלוֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵנִי
Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when G-d watched over me;
Τίς ἄν με θείη κατὰ μῆνα ἔμπροσθεν ἡμερῶν, ὧν με ὁ Θεὸς ἐφύλαξεν;
Oh that I were as in months past, wherein God preserved me!
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בְּהִלּוֹ נֵרוֹ עֲלֵי רֹאשִׁי לְאוֹרוֹ אֵלֶךְ חֹשֶׁךְ
When His lamp shined above my head, and by His light I walked through darkness;
Ὡς ὅτε ηὔγει ὁ λύχνος αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς μου, ὅτε τῷ φωτὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπορευόμην ἐν σκότει·
As when his lamp shone over my head; When by his light I walked through darkness.
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כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיִיתִי בִּימֵי חָרְפִּי בְּסוֹד אֱלוֹהַּ עֲלֵי אָהֳלִי
As I was in the days of my youth, when the converse of G-d was upon my tent;
Ὅτε ἤμην ἐπιβρίθων ὁδοὺς, ὅτε ὁ Θεὸς ἐπισκοπὴν ἐποιεῖτο τοῦ οἴκου μου·
[As] when I steadfastly pursued my ways, When God took care of my house.
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בְּעוֹד שַׁדַּי עִמָּדִי סְבִיבוֹתַי נְעָרָי
When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were about me;
Ὅτε ἤμην ὑλώδης λίαν, κύκλῳ δέ μου οἱ παῖδες·
When I was very fruitful, And my children were about me;
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בִּרְחֹץ הֲלִיכַי בְּחֵמָה וְצוּר יָצוּק עִמָּדִי פַּלְגֵי־שָׁמֶן
When my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil!
Ὅτε ἐχέοντο αἱ ὁδοί μου βουτύρῳ, τὰ δὲ ὄρη μου ἐχέοντο γάλακτι·
When my ways were moistened with butter, And the mountains flowed for me with milk.
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בְּצֵאתִי שַׁעַר עֲלֵי־קָרֶת בָּרְחוֹב אָכִין מוֹשָׁבִי
When I went forth to the gate unto the city, when I prepared my seat in the broad place,
Ὅτε ἐξεπορευόμην ὄρθριος ἐν πόλει, ἐν δὲ πλατείαις ἐτίθετό μου ὁ δίφρος.
When I went forth early in the city, And the seat was placed for me in the streets.
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רָאוּנִי נְעָרִים וְנֶחְבָּאוּ וִישִׁישִׁים קָמוּ עָמָדוּ
The young men saw me and hid themselves, and the aged rose up and stood;
Ἰδόντες με νεανίσκοι ἐκρύβησαν, πρεσβῦται δὲ πάντες ἔστησαν.
The young men saw me, and hid themselves: And all the old men stood up.
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שָׂרִים עָצְרוּ בְמִלִּים וְכַף יָשִׂימוּ לְפִיהֶם
The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth;
Ἁδροὶ δὲ ἐπαύσαντο λαλοῦντες, δάκτυλον ἐπιθέντες ἐπὶ στόματι.
And the great men ceased speaking, And laid their finger on their mouth.
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קוֹל־נְגִידִים נֶחְבָּאוּ וּלְשׁוֹנָם לְחִכָּם דָּבֵקָה
The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
Οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες ἐμακάρισάν με, καὶ γλῶσσα αὐτῶν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν ἐκολλήθη.
And they that heard [me] blessed me, And their tongue clove to their throat.
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כִּי אֹזֶן שָׁמְעָה וַתְּאַשְּׁרֵנִי וְעַיִן רָאֲתָה וַתְּעִידֵנִי
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto me;
Ὅτι οὖς ἤκουσε καὶ ἐμακάρισέ με, ὀφθαλμὸς δὲ ἰδών με ἐξέκλινε.
For the ear heard, and blessed me; And the eye saw me, and turned aside.
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כִּי־אֲמַלֵּט עָנִי מְשַׁוֵּעַ וְיָתוֹם וְלֹא־עֹזֵר לוֹ
Because I delivered the poor that cried, the fatherless also, that had none to help him.
Διέσωσα γὰρ πτωχὸν ἐκ χειρὸς δυνάστου, καὶ ὀρφανῷ ᾧ οὐκ ἦν βοηθὸς, ἐβοήθησα.
For I saved the poor out of the hand of the oppressor, And helped the fatherless who had no helper.
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בִּרְכַּת אֹבֵד עָלַי תָּבֹא וְלֵב אַלְמָנָה אַרְנִן
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
Εὐλογία ἀπολλυμένου ἐπʼ ἐμὲ ἔλθοι, στόμα δὲ χήρας με εὐλόγησε·
Let the blessing of the perishing one come upon me; Yea, the mouth of the widow has blessed me.
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צֶדֶק לָבַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁנִי כִּמְעִיל וְצָנִיף מִשְׁפָּטִי
I put on righteousness, and it clothed itself with me; my justice was as a robe and a diadem.
Δικαιοσύνην δὲ ἐνδεδύκειν, ἠμφιασάμην δὲ κρίμα ἶσα διπλοΐδι.
Also I put on righteousness, And clothed myself with judgment like a mantle.
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עֵינַיִם הָיִיתִי לַעִוֵּר וְרַגְלַיִם לַפִּסֵּחַ אָנִי
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
Ὀφθαλμὸς ἤμην τυφλῶν, ποὺς δὲ χωλῶν.
I was the eye of the blind, And the foot of the lame.
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אָב אָנֹכִי לָאֶבְיוֹנִים וְרִב לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵהוּ
I was a father to the needy; and the cause of him that I knew not I searched out.
Ἐγὼ ἤμην πατὴρ ἀδυνάτων, δίκην δὲ ἣν οὐκ ᾔδειν ἐξιχνίασα.
I was the father of the helpless; And I searched out the cause which I knew not.
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וָאֲשַׁבְּרָה מְתַלְּעוֹת עַוָּל וּמִשִּׁנָּיו אַשְׁלִיךְ טָרֶף
And I broke the jaws of the unrighteous, and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
Συνέτριψα δὲ μύλας ἀδίκων, ἐκ μέσου τῶν ὀδόντων αὐτῶν ἅρπαγμα ἐξήρπασα.
And I broke the jaw teeth of the unrighteous; I plucked the spoil out of the midst of their teeth.
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וָאֹמַר עִם־קִנִּי אֶגְוָע וְכַחוֹל אַרְבֶּה יָמִים
Then I said: 'I shall die with my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the phoenix;
Εἶπα δὲ, ἡ ἡλικία μου γηράσει ὥσπερ στέλεχος φοίνικος, πολὺν χρόνον βιώσω.
And I said, My age shall continue as the stem of a palm tree; I shall live a long while.
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שָׁרְשִׁי פָתוּחַ אֱלֵי־מָיִם וְטַל יָלִין בִּקְצִיר͏ִי
My root shall be spread out to the waters, and the dew shall lie all night upon my branch;
Ἡ ῥίζα διήνοικται ἐπὶ ὕδατος, καὶ δρόσος αὐλισθήσεται ἐν τῷ θερισμῷ μου.
[My] root was spread out by the water, And the dew would lodge on my crop.
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כְּבוֹדִי חָדָשׁ עִמָּדִי וְקַשְׁתִּי בְּיָדִי תַחֲלִיף
My glory shall be fresh in me, and my bow shall be renewed in my hand.'
Ἡ δόξα μου κενὴ μετʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ τὸ τόξον μου ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ πορεύεται.
My glory was fresh in me, And my bow prospered in his hand.
21
לִי־שָׁמְעוּ וְיִחֵלּוּ וְיִדְּמוּ לְמוֹ עֲצָתִי
Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
Ἐμοῦ ἀκούσαντες προσέσχον, ἐσιώπησαν δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ ἐμῇ βουλῇ.
[Men] heard me, and gave heed, And they were silent at my counsel.
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אַחֲרֵי דְבָרִי לֹא יִשְׁנוּ וְעָלֵימוֹ תִּטֹּף מִלָּתִי
After my words they spoke not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
Ἐπὶ τῷ ἐμῷ ῥήματι οὐ προσέθεντο, περιχαρεῖς δὲ ἐγίνοντο ὁπόταν αὐτοῖς ἐλάλουν.
At my word they spoke not again, And they were very glad whenever I spoke to them.
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וְיִחֲלוּ כַמָּטָר לִי וּפִיהֶם פָּעֲרוּ לְמַלְקוֹשׁ
And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
Ὥσπερ γῆ διψῶσα προσδεχομένη τὸν ὑετὸν, οὕτως οὗτοι τὴν ἐμὴν λαλιάν.
As the thirsty earth expecting the rain, So they [waited for] my speech.
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אֶשְׂחַק אֲלֵהֶם לֹא יַאֲמִינוּ וְאוֹר פָּנַי לֹא יַפִּילוּן
If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
Ἐὰν γελάσω πρὸς αὐτοὺς, οὐ μὴ πιστεύσωσι, καὶ φῶς τοῦ προσώπου μου οὐκ ἀπέπιπτεν.
Were I to laugh at them, they would not believe [it]; And the light of my face has not failed.
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אֶבֲחַר דַּרְכָּם וְאֵשֵׁב רֹאשׁ וְאֶשְׁכּוֹן כְּמֶלֶךְ בַּגְּדוּד כַּאֲשֶׁר אֲבֵלִים יְנַחֵם
I chose out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth the mourners.
Ἐξελεξάμην ὁδὸν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἐκάθισα ἄρχων, καὶ κατεσκήνουν ὡσεὶ βασιλεὺς ἐν μονοζώνοις, ὃν τρόπον παθεινοὺς παρακαλῶν.
I chose out their way, and sat chief, And dwelt as a king in the midst of warriors, as one comforting mourners.