Chapter 3
| Alexandrinus | Vaticanus |
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Job's Lament
1 After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
| 3:1 Μετὰ τοῦτο ἤνοιξεν Ἰὼβ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ κατηράσατο τὴν ἡμέραν αὐτοῦ | 3:1 μετὰ τοῦτο ἤνοιξεν Ἰὼβ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ καὶ κατηράσατο τὴν ἡμέραν αὐτοῦ |
| 3:1 After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day, | 3:1 After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed his day, |
3 “May the day perish in which I was born, and the night in which it was said, “There is a man child conceived.”
| 3:3 Ἀπόλοιτο ἡ ἡμέρα, ἐν ᾗ ἐγεννήθην, καὶ ἡ νύξ, ἐν ᾗ εἶπαν Ἰδοὺ ἄρσεν. | 3:3
ἀπόλοιτο
ἡ
ἡμέρα,
ἐν
ᾗ
ἐγεννήθην,
καὶ
ἡ
νὺξ
ἐκείνη
ᾗ
εἶπαν· ἰδοὺ ἄρσεν. |
| 3:3 “Let the day perish in which I was born, and that night in which they said, ‘Behold a man-child!' | 3:3 “Let the day perish in which I was born, and that night in which they said, ‘Behold a man-child!' |
4 Let that day be darkness; don't let God regard it from above, neither let the light shine on it.
| 3:4 ἡ ἡμέρα ἐκείνη εἴη σκότος, καὶ μὴ ἀναζητήσαι αὐτὴν ὁ κύριος ἄνωθεν, μηδὲ ἔλθοι εἰς αὐτὴν φέγγος· | 3:4 ἡ νὺξ ἐκείνη εἴη σκότος, καὶ μὴ ἀναζητήσαι αὐτὴν ὁ Κύριος ἄνωθεν, μηδὲ ἔλθοι εἰς αὐτὴν φέγγος· |
| 3:4 May that night be darkness, and may the Lord not regard it from above, neither may light come on it. | 3:4 May that night be darkness, and may the Lord not regard it from above, neither may light come on it. |
5 Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell on it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.
| 3:5 ἐκλάβοι δὲ αὐτὴν σκότος καὶ σκιὰ θανάτου, ἐπέλθοι ἐπ' αὐτὴν γνόφος. | 3:5
ἐκλάβοι
δὲ
αὐτὴν
σκότος
καὶ
σκιὰ
θανάτου,
ἐπέλθοι
ἐπ'
αὐτὴν
γνόφος.
καταραθείη ἡ ἡμέρα |
| 3:5 But let darkness and the shadow of death seize it; let blackness come on it; | 3:5 But let darkness and the shadow of death seize it; let blackness come on it; |
6 As for that night, let darkness seize on it; let it not be joined to the days of the year, let it not come into the number of the months.
| 3:6
καταραθείη
ἡ
ἡμέρα
καὶ
ἡ
νὺξ
ἐκείνη,
ἀπενέγκαιτο
αὐτὴν
σκότος· μὴ εἴη εἰς ἡμέρας ἐνιαυτοῦ μηδὲ ἀριθμηθείη εἰς ἡμέρας μηνῶν· | 3:6
καὶ
ἡ
νὺξ
ἐκείνη,
ἀπενέγκαιτο
αὐτὴν
σκότος· μὴ εἴη εἰς ἡμέρας ἐνιαυτοῦ, μηδὲ ἀριθμηθείη εἰς ἡμέρας μηνῶν· |
| 3:6 let that day and night be cursed, let darkness carry them away; let it not come into the days of the year, neither let it be numbered with the days of the months. | 3:6 let that day and night be cursed, let darkness carry them away; let it not come into the days of the year, neither let it be numbered with the days of the months. |
7 Lo, let that night be solitary, let no joyful voice come in it.
| 3:7 ἀλλὰ ἡ νὺξ ἐκείνη εἴη ὀδύνη, καὶ μὴ ἔλθοι ἐπ' αὐτὴν εὐφροσύνη μηδὲ χαρμονή· | 3:7 ἀλλὰ ἡ νὺξ ἐκείνη εἴη ὀδύνη, καὶ μὴ ἔλθοι ἐπ' αὐτὴν εὐφροσύνη μηδὲ χαρμονή· |
| 3:7 But let that night be pain, and don't let mirth come on it, nor joy. | 3:7 But let that night be pain, and don't let mirth come on it, nor joy. |
8 Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
| 3:8 ἀλλὰ καταράσαιτο αὐτὴν ὁ καταρώμενος τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην ὁ μέλλων τὸ μέγα κῆτος χειρώσασθαι. | 3:8 ἀλλὰ καταράσαιτο αὐτὴν ὁ καταρώμενος τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην, ὁ μέλλων τὸ μέγα κῆτος χειρώσασθαι. |
| 3:8 But let him who curses that day curse it, even he who is ready to attack the great whale. | 3:8 But let him who curses that day curse it, even he who is ready to attack the great whale. |
9 Let the stars of the twilight of it be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day.
| 3:9 σκοτωθείη τὰ ἄστρα τῆς νυκτὸς ἐκείνης, ὑπομείναι καὶ εἰς φωτισμὸν μὴ ἔλθοι καὶ μὴ ἴδοι ἑωσφόρον ἀνατέλλοντα, | 3:9 σκοτωθείη τὰ ἄστρα τῆς νυκτὸς ἐκείνης, ὑπομείναι καὶ εἰς φωτισμὸν μὴ ἔλθοι καὶ μὴ ἴδοι ἑωσφόρον ἀνατέλλοντα, |
| 3:9 Let the stars of that night be darkened; let it remain dark, and not come into light; and let it not see the morning star arise. | 3:9 Let the stars of that night be darkened; let it remain dark, and not come into light; and let it not see the morning star arise. |
10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from my eyes.
| 3:10
ὅτι
οὐ
συνέκλεισεν
πύλας
γαστρὸς
μητρός
μου· ἀπήλλαξεν γὰρ ἄν πόνον ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν μου. | 3:10
ὅτι
οὐ
συνέκλεισε
πύλας
γαστρὸς
μητρός
μου· ἀπήλλαξε γὰρ ἄν πόνον ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν μου. |
| 3:10 because it shut not up the gates of my mother's womb, for so it would have removed sorrow from my eyes. | 3:10 because it shut not up the gates of my mother's womb, for so it would have removed sorrow from my eyes. |
11 Why didn't I die in the womb? Why didn't I expire when I came out of the belly?
| 3:11 διὰ τί γὰρ ἐν κοιλίᾳ οὐκ ἐτελεύτησα, ἐκ γαστρὸς δὲ ἐξῆλθον καὶ οὐκ εὐθὺς ἀπωλόμην; | 3:11 διατί γὰρ ἐν κοιλίᾳ οὐκ ἐτελεύτησα, ἐκ γαστρὸς δὲ ἐξῆλθον καὶ οὐκ εὐθὺς ἀπωλόμην; |
| 3:11 For why died I not in the belly? And why did I not come forth from the womb and die immediately? | 3:11 For why died I not in the belly? And why did I not come forth from the womb and die immediately? |
12 Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts that I should suck?
| 3:12
ἵνα
τί
δὲ
συνήντησάν
μοι
γόνατα; ἵνα τί δὲ μαστοὺς ἐθήλασα; | 3:12
ἱνατί
δὲ
συνήντησάν
μοι
γόνατα; ἱνατί δὲ μαστοὺς ἐθήλασα; |
| 3:12 and why did the knees support me? And why did I suck the breasts? | 3:12 and why did the knees support me? And why did I suck the breasts? |
13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
| 3:13 νῦν ἄν κοιμηθεὶς ἡσύχασα, ὑπνώσας δὲ ἀνεπαυσάμην | 3:13 νῦν ἄν κοιμηθεὶς ἡσύχασα, ὑπνώσας δὲ ἀνεπαυσάμην |
| 3:13 Now I should have lain down and been quiet, I should have slept and been at rest, | 3:13 Now I should have lain down and been quiet, I should have slept and been at rest, |
14 With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves;
| 3:14 μετὰ βασιλέων βουλευτῶν γῆς, οἳ ἠγαυριῶντο ἐπὶ ξίφεσιν, | 3:14 μετὰ βασιλέων βουλευτῶν γῆς, οἳ ἐγαυριῶντο ἐπὶ ξίφεσιν, |
| 3:14 with kings and councillors of the earth, who gloried in their swords; | 3:14 with kings and councillors of the earth, who gloried in their swords; |
15 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
| 3:15 ἢ μετὰ ἀρχόντων, ὧν πολὺς ὁ χρυσός, οἳ ἔπλησαν τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν ἀργυρίου, | 3:15 ἢ μετὰ ἀρχόντων, ὧν πολὺς ὁ χρυσός, οἳ ἔπλησαν τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν ἀργυρίου, |
| 3:15 or with rulers, whose gold was abundant, who filled their houses with silver. | 3:15 or with rulers, whose gold was abundant, who filled their houses with silver. |
16 Or as a hidden untimely birth I hadn't been; as infants which never saw light.
| 3:16 ἢ ὥσπερ ἔκτρωμα ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ μήτρας μητρὸς ἢ ὥσπερ νήπιοι, οἳ οὐκ εἶδον φῶς. | 3:16 ἢ ὥσπερ ἔκτρωμα ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ μήτρας μητρός, ἢ ὥσπερ νήπιοι, οἳ οὐκ εἶδον φῶς. |
| 3:16 or I should have been as an untimely birth proceeding from his mother's womb, or as infants who never saw light. | 3:16 or I should have been as an untimely birth proceeding from his mother's womb, or as infants who never saw light. |
17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
| 3:17 ἐκεῖ ἀσεβεῖς ἐξέκαυσαν θυμὸν ὀργῆς, ἐκεῖ ἀνεπαύσαντο κατάκοποι τῷ σώματι· | 3:17 ἐκεῖ ἀσεβεῖς ἐξέκαυσαν θυμὸν ὀργῆς, ἐκεῖ ἀνεπαύσαντο κατάκοποι τῷ σώματι· |
| 3:17 There the ungodly have burned out the fury of rage; there the wearied in body rest. | 3:17 There the ungodly have burned out the fury of rage; there the wearied in body rest. |
18 There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor.
| 3:18 ὁμοθυμαδὸν δὲ οἱ αἰώνιοι οὐκ ἤκουσαν φωνὴν φορολόγου· | 3:18 ὁμοθυμαδὸν δὲ οἱ αἰώνιοι οὐκ ἤκουσαν φωνὴν φορολόγου. |
| 3:18 And the men of old time have together ceased to hear the exactor's voice. | 3:18 And the men of old time have together ceased to hear the exactor's voice. |
19 The small and great are there; and the servant is free from his master.
| 3:19 μικρὸς καὶ μέγας ἐκεῖ ἐστιν καὶ θεράπων οὐ δεδοικὼς τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ. | 3:19 μικρὸς καὶ μέγας ἐκεῖ ἔστι, καὶ θεράπων δεδοικὼς τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ· |
| 3:19 The small and great are there, and the servant who feared his lord. | 3:19 The small and great are there, and the servant who feared his lord. |
20 Why is light given to him who is in misery, and life to the bitter in soul;
| 3:20 ἵνα τί γὰρ δέδοται τοῖς ἐν πικρίᾳ φῶς, ζωὴ δὲ ταῖς ἐν ὀδύναις ψυχαῖς; | 3:20 ἱνατί γὰρ δέδοται τοῖς ἐν πικρίᾳ φῶς, ζωὴ δὲ ταῖς ἐν ὀδύναις ψυχαῖς; |
| 3:20 For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, and life to those souls which are in griefs? | 3:20 For why is light given to those who are in bitterness, and life to those souls which are in griefs? |
21 Which long for death, but it comes not; and dig for it more than for hid treasures;
| 3:21 οἳ ὁμείρονται τοῦ θανάτου καὶ οὐ τυγχάνουσιν ἀνορύσσοντες ὥσπερ θησαυρούς, | 3:21 οἳ ἱμείρονται τοῦ θανάτου καὶ οὐ τυγχάνουσιν ἀνορύσσοντες ὥσπερ θησαυρούς, |
| 3:21 who desire death, and obtain it not, digging for it as for treasures; | 3:21 who desire death, and obtain it not, digging for it as for treasures; |
22 Which rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
| 3:22 περιχαρεῖς δὲ ἐγένοντο, ἐὰν κατατύχωσιν. | 3:22 περιχαρεῖς δὲ ἐγένοντο ἐὰν κατατύχωσι. |
| 3:22 and would be very joyful if they should gain it? | 3:22 and would be very joyful if they should gain it? |
23 Why is light given to a man whose way is hid, and whom God has hedged in?
| 3:23 θάνατος ἀνδρὶ ἀνάπαυμα, συνέκλεισεν γὰρ ὁ θεὸς κατ' αὐτοῦ· | 3:23 θάνατος ἀνδρὶ ἀνάπαυμα, συνέκλεισε γὰρ ὁ Θεὸς κατ' αὐτοῦ· |
| 3:23 Death is rest to such a man, for God has hedged him in. | 3:23 Death is rest to such a man, for God has hedged him in. |
24 For my sighing comes before I eat, and my roarings are poured out like the waters.
| 3:24 πρὸ γὰρ τῶν σίτων μου στεναγμός μοι ἥκει, δακρύω δὲ ἐγὼ συνεχόμενος φόβῳ· | 3:24 πρὸ γὰρ τῶν σίτων μου στεναγμός μοι ἥκει, δακρύω δὲ ἐγὼ συνεχόμενος φόβῳ· |
| 3:24 For my groaning comes before my food, and I weep being covered with terror. | 3:24 For my groaning comes before my food, and I weep being covered with terror. |
25 For the thing which I greatly feared is come on me, and what I was afraid of is come to me.
| 3:25 φόβος γάρ, ὃν ἐφρόντισα, ἦλθέν μοι, καὶ ὃν ἐδεδοίκειν, συνήντησέν μοι. | 3:25 φόβος γάρ, ὃν ἐφρόντισα, ἦλθέ μοι, καὶ ὃν ἐδεδοίκειν, συνήντησέ μοι, |
| 3:25 For the terror of which I meditated has come on me, and what I had feared has befallen me. | 3:25 For the terror of which I meditated has come on me, and what I had feared has befallen me. |
26 I wasn't in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.”
| 3:26 οὔτε εἰρήνευσα οὔτε ἡσύχασα οὔτε ἀνεπαυσάμην, ἦλθεν δέ μοι ὀργή. | 3:26 οὔτε εἰρήνευσα οὔτε ἡσύχασα οὔτε ἀνεπαυσάμην, ἦλθε δέ μοι ὀργή. |
| 3:26 I wasn't at peace, nor quiet, nor had I rest; yet wrath came on me.” | 3:26 I wasn't at peace, nor quiet, nor had I rest; yet wrath came on me.” |