13:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֶן ־כֹּ֭ל רָאֲתָ֣ה עֵינִ֑י שָֽׁמְעָ֥ה אׇ֝זְנִ֗י וַתָּ֥בֶן לָֽהּ ׃
ἰδοὺ ταῦτα ἑώρακέν μου ὁ ὀφθαλμὸς καὶ ἀκήκοέν μου τὸ οὖς
Ecce omnia haec vidit oculus meus , et audivit auris mea , et intellexi singula .
ናሁ ፡ ዝ ፡ ዘርእየት ፡ ዓይንየ ፡ ወዘሰምዐት ፡ ዕዝንየ ።
“Behold, my eye has seen all this. My ear has heard and understood it.
13:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ כְּֽ֭דַעְתְּכֶם יָדַ֣עְתִּי גַם ־אָ֑נִי לֹֽא ־נֹפֵ֖ל אָנֹכִ֣י מִכֶּֽם ׃
καὶ οἶδα ὅσα καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐπίστασθε καὶ οὐκ ἀσυνετώτερός εἰμι ὑμῶν
Secundum scientiam vestram et ego novi : nec inferior vestri sum .
ወኣአምር ፡ ዘከመ ፡ ተአምሩ ፡ እንትሙ ፡ ወእምኔክሙሂ ፡ ኢየዓብድ ።
What you know, I know also. I am not inferior to you.
13:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ אוּלָ֗ם אֲ֭נִי אֶל ־שַׁדַּ֣י אֲדַבֵּ֑ר וְהוֹכֵ֖חַ אֶל ־אֵ֣ל אֶחְפָּֽץ ׃
οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ πρὸς κύριον λαλήσω ἐλέγξω δὲ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ἐὰν βούληται
Sed tamen ad Omnipotentem loquar , et disputare cum Deo cupio :
ወባሕቱ ፡ አንሳ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እነግር ፡ ወእትዋቅሥ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ለእመ ፡ ፈቀደ ፡፡ 4፡ አንተስ ፡ ዓቀብተ ፡ ሥራይ ፡ ዘዓመፃ ፡ ወመናዝዛን ፡ ለእኪት ፡ ኵልክሙ ።
“Surely I would speak to the Almighty. I desire to reason with God.
13:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְֽאוּלָ֗ם אַתֶּ֥ם טֹפְלֵי ־שָׁ֑קֶר רֹפְאֵ֖י אֱלִ֣ל כֻּלְּכֶֽם ׃
ὑμεῖς δέ ἐστε ἰατροὶ ἄδικοι καὶ ἰαταὶ κακῶν πάντες
prius vos ostendens fabricatores mendacii , et cultores perversorum dogmatum .
— But you are forgers of lies. You are all physicians of no value.
13:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִי ־יִ֭תֵּן הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ תַּחֲרִישׁ֑וּן וּתְהִ֖י לָכֶ֣ם לְחׇכְמָֽה ׃
εἴη δὲ ὑμῖν κωφεῦσαι καὶ ἀποβήσεται ὑμῖν εἰς σοφίαν
Atque utinam taceretis , ut putaremini esse sapientes .
ኢይረትዓኒ ፡ አጽምአክሙ ፡ እስመ ፡ ጠፍአት ፡ ጥበብ ፡ እምኔክሙ ።
Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.
13:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ שִׁמְעוּ ־נָ֥א תוֹכַחְתִּ֑י וְרִב֖וֹת שְׂפָתַ֣י הַקְשִֽׁיבוּ ׃
ἀκούσατε ἔλεγχον στόματός μου κρίσιν δὲ χειλέων μου προσέχετε
Audite ergo correptionem meam , et judicium labiorum meorum attendite .
ስምዑኒ ፡ ቅስተ ፡ አፉየ ፡ ወአጽምኡኒ ፡ ፍትሐ ፡ ከናፍርየ ።
Hear now my reasoning. Listen to the pleadings of my lips.
13:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַ֭לְאֵל תְּדַבְּר֣וּ עַוְלָ֑ה וְ֝ל֗וֹ תְּֽדַבְּר֥וּ רְמִיָּֽה ׃
πότερον οὐκ ἔναντι κυρίου λαλεῖτε ἔναντι δὲ αὐτοῦ φθέγγεσθε δόλον
Numquid Deus indiget vestro mendacio , ut pro illo loquamini dolos ?
ወይእዜኒ ፡ አኮኑ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ትነብሩ ፡ ወታየድሁ ፡ ጕኅኩተ ፡ በቅድሜሁ ፡ ወትትገኃሡ ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ እስኩ ፡ ለሊክሙ ፡ ፍትሑ ።
Will you speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for him?
13:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲפָנָ֥יו תִּשָּׂא֑וּן אִם ־לָאֵ֥ל תְּרִיבֽוּן ׃
ἦ ὑποστελεῖσθε ὑμεῖς δὲ αὐτοὶ κριταὶ γένεσθε
numquid faciem ejus accipitis , et pro Deo judicare nitimini ?
ሠናይኑ ፡ እመ ፡ የሐትቱክሙ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ትገብሩ ፡ ኵሎ ፡ ኪያሁ ፡ ተኃሥሡ ።
Will you show partiality to him? Will you contend for God?
13:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲ֭טוֹב כִּֽי ־יַחְקֹ֣ר אֶתְכֶ֑ם אִם ־כְּהָתֵ֥ל בֶּ֝אֱנ֗וֹשׁ תְּהָתֵ֥לּוּ בֽוֹ ׃
καλόν γε ἐὰν ἐξιχνιάσῃ ὑμᾶς εἰ γὰρ τὰ πάντα ποιοῦντες προστεθήσεσθε αὐτῷ
aut placebit ei quem celare nihil potest ? aut decipietur , ut homo , vestris fraudulentiis ?
በምንትኑ ፡ ታስማስልዎ ፡ ከመትትዋቀሱ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ለገጽለሰ ፡ ታደልዉ ፡ ወለፌ ፡ ተኀብኡ ፡ እምቅሜሁ ።
Is it good that he should search you out? Or as one deceives a man, will you deceive him?
13:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ הוֹכֵ֣חַ יוֹכִ֣יחַ אֶתְכֶ֑ם אִם ־בַּ֝סֵּ֗תֶר פָּנִ֥ים תִּשָּׂאֽוּן ׃
οὐθὲν ἧττον ἐλέγξει ὑμᾶς εἰ δὲ καὶ κρυφῇ πρόσωπα θαυμάσετε
Ipse vos arguet , quoniam in abscondito faciem ejus accipitis .
ቀዳሜሁ ፡ አኮኑ ፡ ኃይሉ ፡ ያፈርሀክሙ ፡ ወይመጽአክሙ ፡ ግሩም ፡ እምኀቤሁ ።
He will surely reprove you if you secretly show partiality.
13:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲלֹ֣א שְׂ֭אֵתוֹ תְּבַעֵ֣ת אֶתְכֶ֑ם וּ֝פַחְדּ֗וֹ יִפֹּ֥ל עֲלֵיכֶֽם ׃
πότερον οὐχὶ δεινὰ αὐτοῦ στροβήσει ὑμᾶς φόβος δὲ παρ’ αὐτοῦ ἐπιπεσεῖται ὑμῖν
Statim ut se commoverit , turbabit vos , et terror ejus irruet super vos .
ዘለፋክሙኒ ፡ ኃላፊ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሐመድ ፡ ወሥጋክሙኒ ፡ መሬት ።
Won’t his majesty make you afraid and his dread fall on you?
13:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ זִֽ֭כְרֹנֵיכֶם מִשְׁלֵי ־אֵ֑פֶר לְגַבֵּי ־חֹ֝֗מֶר גַּבֵּיכֶֽם ׃
ἀποβήσεται δὲ ὑμῶν τὸ ἀγαυρίαμα ἴσα σποδῷ τὸ δὲ σῶμα πήλινον
Memoria vestra comparabitur cineri , et redigentur in lutum cervices vestrae .
ተጸመሙኒ ፡ እንብብ ፡ ወእስኀት ፡ እምኅምዝ ።
Your memorable sayings are proverbs of ashes. Your defenses are defenses of clay.
13:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַחֲרִ֣ישׁוּ מִ֭מֶּנִּי וַאֲדַבְּרָה ־אָ֑נִי וְיַעֲבֹ֖ר עָלַ֣י מָֽה ׃
κωφεύσατε ἵνα λαλήσω καὶ ἀναπαύσωμαι θυμοῦ
Tacete paulisper , ut loquar quodcumque mihi mens suggesserit .
ወአስተጋብኣ ፡ ለሥጋየ ፡ በስነንየ ፡ ወአጠውቃ ፡ ለነፍስየ ፡ በእዴየ ።
“Be silent! Leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.
13:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַל ־מָ֤ה ׀ אֶשָּׂ֣א בְשָׂרִ֣י בְשִׁנָּ֑י וְ֝נַפְשִׁ֗י אָשִׂ֥ים בְּכַפִּֽי ׃
ἀναλαβὼν τὰς σάρκας μου τοῖς ὀδοῦσιν ψυχὴν δέ μου θήσω ἐν χειρί
Quare lacero carnes meas dentibus meis , et animam meam porto in manibus meis ?
ወእምዕዑብ ፡ አትሜጠዋ ፡ ለልብስየ ፡ ወአመሰ ፡ ኢተመጠውክዋ ፡ በኃይል ፡ እመ ፡ እምኢተንሠአት ፡ ወእመ ፡ አኮሰ ፡ እነግር ፡ ወእትዋቀሥ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ።
Why should I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand?
13:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֵ֣ן יִ֭קְטְלֵנִי (לא ) [ל֣וֹ ] אֲיַחֵ֑ל אַךְ ־דְּ֝רָכַ֗י אֶל ־פָּנָ֥יו אוֹכִֽיחַ ׃
ἐάν με χειρώσηται ὁ δυνάστης ἐπεὶ καὶ ἦρκται ἦ μὴν λαλήσω καὶ ἐλέγξω ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ
Etiam si occiderit me , in ipso sperabo : verumtamen vias meas in conspectu ejus arguam .
ወዝንቱኒ ፡ ይከውነኒ ፡ መድኀኒተ ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢይበውእ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ትምይንት ።
Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
13:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ גַּם ־הוּא ־לִ֥י לִישׁוּעָ֑ה כִּי ־לֹ֥א לְ֝פָנָ֗יו חָנֵ֥ף יָבֽוֹא ׃
καὶ τοῦτό μοι ἀποβήσεται εἰς σωτηρίαν οὐ γὰρ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ δόλος εἰσελεύσεται
Et ipse erit salvator meus : non enim veniet in conspectu ejus omnis hypocrita .
ስንዑኒ ፡ ቃልየ ፡ ወአነ ፡ እነግረክሙ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ታጸምኡኒ ።
This also will be my salvation, that a godless man will not come before him.
13:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝אַחֲוָתִ֗י בְּאׇזְנֵיכֶֽם ׃
ἀκούσατε ἀκούσατε τὰ ῥήματά μου ἀναγγελῶ γὰρ ὑμῶν ἀκουόντων
Audite sermonem meum , et aenigmata percipite auribus vestris .
ናሁ ፡ አነ ፡ ቀረብኩ ፡ ኀበፍትሕየ ፡ ወአእምር ፡ አነ ፡ ከመ ፡ ታስተርኢ ፡ ጽድቅየ ።
Listen carefully to my speech. Let my declaration be in your ears.
13:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ הִנֵּה ־נָ֭א עָרַ֣כְתִּי מִשְׁפָּ֑ט יָ֝דַ֗עְתִּי כִּי ־אֲנִ֥י אֶצְדָּֽק ׃
ἰδοὺ ἐγὼ ἐγγύς εἰμι τοῦ κρίματός μου οἶδα ἐγὼ ὅτι δίκαιος ἀναφανοῦμαι
Si fuero judicatus , scio quod justus inveniar .
ወመኑ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘተዕፅረ ፡ ከመ ፡ እጸመም ፡ ይእዜ ፡ ወአረምም ፡ እከውን ፡ ከመ ፡ ዓብድ ፡ ወአትኃባእኑ ፡ እምገጽከ ።
See now, I have set my cause in order. I know that I am righteous.
13:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִי ־ה֭וּא יָרִ֣יב עִמָּדִ֑י כִּֽי ־עַתָּ֖ה אַחֲרִ֣ישׁ וְאֶגְוָֽע ׃
τίς γάρ ἐστιν ὁ κριθησόμενός μοι ὅτι νῦν κωφεύσω καὶ ἐκλείψω
Quis est qui judicetur mecum ? veniat : quare tacens consumor ?
ወአእትት ፡ እምኔየ ፡ እዴክ ፡ ወአያጥቀኒ ፡ ግርማክ ፡፡ 20፡ ትጼውዓኒ ፡ ወአነ ፡ አሰጠወከ ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ ተናገርከኒ ፡ አነሂ ፡ አወሥአከ ።
Who is he who will contend with me? For then I would hold my peace and give up the spirit.
13:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַךְ ־שְׁ֭תַּיִם אַל ־תַּ֣עַשׂ עִמָּדִ֑י אָ֥ז מִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א אֶסָּתֵֽר ׃
δυεῖν δέ μοι χρήσῃ τότε ἀπὸ τοῦ προσώπου σου οὐ κρυβήσομαι
Duo tantum ne facias mihi , et tunc a facie tua non abscondar :
— “Only don’t do two things to me, then I will not hide myself from your face:
13:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּ֭פְּךָ מֵעָלַ֣י הַרְחַ֑ק וְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ אַֽל ־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי ׃
τὴν χεῖρα ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ ἀπέχου καὶ ὁ φόβος σου μή με καταπλησσέτω
manum tuam longe fac a me , et formido tua non me terreat .
ወሚመጠን ፡ እማንቱ ፡ ኃጣውእየ ፡ ወአበሳየ ፡ እርአየኒኬ ፡ ምንት ፡ እማንቱ ።
withdraw your hand far from me, and don’t let your terror make me afraid.
13:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ וּ֭קְרָא וְאָנֹכִ֣י אֶעֱנֶ֑ה אֽוֹ ־אֲ֝דַבֵּ֗ר וַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי ׃
εἶτα καλέσεις ἐγὼ δέ σοι ὑπακούσομαι ἢ λαλήσεις ἐγὼ δέ σοι δώσω ἀνταπόκρισιν
Voca me , et ego respondebo tibi : aut certe loquar , et tu responde mihi .
ወለምት ፡ ትሤውር ፡ እምኔየ ፡ ወትሬስየኒ ፡ ጸላኢክ ።
Then call, and I will answer, or let me speak, and you answer me.
13:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּמָּ֣ה לִ֭י עֲוֺנ֣וֹת וְחַטָּא֑וֹת פִּֽשְׁעִ֥י וְ֝חַטָּאתִ֗י הֹדִיעֵֽנִי ׃
πόσαι εἰσὶν αἱ ἁμαρτίαι μου καὶ αἱ ἀνομίαι μου δίδαξόν με τίνες εἰσίν
Quantas habeo iniquitates et peccata ? scelera mea et delicta ostende mihi .
ወከመ ፡ ቈጽል ፡ ዘይትነገፍ ፡ እምነፋስ ፡ ተሐፍሰኒ ፡ ወከመ ፡ ሣዕር ፡ ዘይነሥአ ፡ ነፋስ ፡ ታሠርረኒ ፡ ሣዕረኑ ፡ ወብርሀ ፡ ዘይየብስ ፡ ትዴግን ።
How many are my iniquities and sins? Make me know my disobedience and my sin.
13:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ לָֽמָּה ־פָנֶ֥יךָ תַסְתִּ֑יר וְתַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאוֹיֵ֣ב לָֽךְ ׃
διὰ τί ἀπ’ ἐμοῦ κρύπτῃ ἥγησαι δέ με ὑπεναντίον σοι
Cur faciem tuam abscondis , et arbitraris me inimicum tuum ?
እስመ ፡ ጸሐፍከ ፡ አከይየ ፡ ሰዘላዕሌየ ፡ ወዓቀብከ ፡ ሊተ ፡ ኃጢኤትየ ፡ ዘንአስየ ፡ ወዐቅነትከኒ ፡ ወአቀምኮን ፡ ውስተ ፡ ዳኅዕ ፡ ለአገርየ ።
Why do you hide your face, and consider me your enemy?
13:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֶעָלֶ֣ה נִדָּ֣ף תַּעֲר֑וֹץ וְאֶת ־קַ֖שׁ יָבֵ֣שׁ תִּרְדֹּֽף ׃
ἦ ὡς φύλλον κινούμενον ὑπὸ ἀνέμου εὐλαβηθήσῃ ἢ ὡς χόρτῳ φερομένῳ ὑπὸ πνεύματος ἀντίκεισαί μοι
Contra folium , quod vento rapitur , ostendis potentiam tuam , et stipulam siccam persequeris :
ወሤምከ ፡ ሊኰ ፡ ምግባርየ ፡ ወሶበ ፡ ቆመት ፡ እግርየ ፡ ኅደገኒ ።
Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
13:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־תִכְתֹּ֣ב עָלַ֣י מְרֹר֑וֹת וְ֝תוֹרִישֵׁ֗נִי עֲוֺנ֥וֹת נְעוּרָֽי ׃
ὅτι κατέγραψας κατ’ ἐμοῦ κακά περιέθηκας δέ μοι νεότητος ἁμαρτίας
scribis enim contra me amaritudines , et consumere me vis peccatis adolescentiae meae .
— For you write bitter things against me, and make me inherit the iniquities of my youth.
13:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְתָ֘שֵׂ֤ם בַּסַּ֨ד ׀ רַגְלַ֗י וְתִשְׁמ֥וֹר כׇּל ־אׇרְחוֹתָ֑י עַל ־שׇׁרְשֵׁ֥י רַ֝גְלַ֗י תִּתְחַקֶּֽה ׃
ἔθου δέ μου τὸν πόδα ἐν κωλύματι ἐφύλαξας δέ μου πάντα τὰ ἔργα εἰς δὲ ῥίζας τῶν ποδῶν μου ἀφίκου
Posuisti in nervo pedem meum , et observasti omnes semitas meas , et vestigia pedum meorum considerasti :
— You also put my feet in the stocks, and mark all my paths. You set a bound to the soles of my feet,
13:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְ֭הוּא כְּרָקָ֣ב יִבְלֶ֑ה כְּ֝בֶ֗גֶד אֲכָ֣לוֹ עָֽשׁ ׃
ὃ παλαιοῦται ἴσα ἀσκῷ ἢ ὥσπερ ἱμάτιον σητόβρωτον
qui quasi putredo consumendus sum , et quasi vestimentum quod comeditur a tinea .
— though I am decaying like a rotten thing, like a garment that is moth-eaten.