22:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּמָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר ׃
ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ελιφας ὁ Θαιμανίτης λέγει
Respondens autem Eliphaz Themanites , dixit :
ወአደ ፡ ተናገር ፡ ኤልፋዝ ፡ ቱሜናዊ ፡ ተሰጥወ ፡ ወይቤ ።
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
22:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַלְאֵ֥ל יִסְכׇּן ־גָּ֑בֶר כִּֽי ־יִסְכֹּ֖ן עָלֵ֣ימוֹ מַשְׂכִּֽיל ׃
πότερον οὐχὶ ὁ κύριός ἐστιν ὁ διδάσκων σύνεσιν καὶ ἐπιστήμην
Numquid Deo potest comparari homo , etiam cum perfectae fuerit scientiae ?
ቀዳሚሁ ፡ አኮኑ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘይሜህር ፡ ምክረ ፡ ወጥበበ ።
“Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
22:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַחֵ֣פֶץ לְ֭שַׁדַּי כִּ֣י תִצְדָּ֑ק וְאִם ־בֶּ֝֗צַע כִּֽי ־תַתֵּ֥ם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ ׃
τί γὰρ μέλει τῷ κυρίῳ ἐὰν σὺ ἦσθα τοῖς ἔργοις ἄμεμπτος ἢ ὠφέλεια ὅτι ἁπλώσῃς τὴν ὁδόν σου
Quid prodest Deo , si justus fueris ? aut quid ei confers , si immaculata fuerit via tua ?
ወምንት ፡ ያጽሕቆ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ለአመ ፡ አንተ ፡ አንጻሕክ ፡ ምግባሪከ ፡ ወምንተ ፡ ይረብኆ ፡ ለአመ ፡ አንተ ፡ አርታዕከ ፡ ፍናዊከ ።
Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him that you make your ways perfect?
22:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲֽ֭מִיִּרְאָ֣תְךָ יֹכִיחֶ֑ךָ יָב֥וֹא עִ֝מְּךָ֗ בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט ׃
ἦ λόγον σου ποιούμενος ἐλέγξει σε καὶ συνεισελεύσεταί σοι εἰς κρίσιν
Numquid timens arguet te , et veniet tecum in judicium ,
ይትሓሰበከኑ ፡ ወይትዋቀሰከ ፡ ወየሐውርኑ ፡ ይሳነን ፡ ምስሌከ ።
Is it for your piety that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment?
22:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲלֹ֣א רָעָתְךָ֣ רַבָּ֑ה וְאֵֽין ־קֵ֝֗ץ לַעֲוֺנֹתֶֽיךָ ׃
πότερον οὐχ ἡ κακία σού ἐστιν πολλή ἀναρίθμητοι δέ σού εἰσιν αἱ ἁμαρτίαι
et non propter malitiam tuam plurimam , et infinitas iniquitates tuas ?
ቀዳሚሁ ፡ አኮኑ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ እከይከ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ኍልቊ ፡ ለኃጣውኢከ ።
Isn’t your wickedness great? Neither is there any end to your iniquities.
22:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־תַחְבֹּ֣ל אַחֶ֣יךָ חִנָּ֑ם וּבִגְדֵ֖י עֲרוּמִּ֣ים תַּפְשִֽׁיט ׃
ἠνεχύραζες δὲ τοὺς ἀδελφούς σου διὰ κενῆς ἀμφίασιν δὲ γυμνῶν ἀφείλου
Abstulisti enim pignus fratrum tuorum sine causa , et nudos spoliasti vestibus .
ወአኀዝኮ ፡ ለከንቱ ፡ ወሰለብከ ፡ ልብሶ ፡ ለዕሩቅ ።
For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
22:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֹא ־מַ֭יִם עָיֵ֣ף תַּשְׁקֶ֑ה וּ֝מֵרָעֵ֗ב תִּֽמְנַֽע ־לָֽחֶם ׃
οὐδὲ ὕδωρ διψῶντας ἐπότισας ἀλλὰ πεινώντων ἐστέρησας ψωμόν
Aquam lasso non dedisti , et esurienti subtraxisti panem .
ማየ ፡ ጥቀ ፡ ኢያስተይኮ ፡ ለጽሙአ ፡ ወሄድከ ፡ አፍእሞቶ ፡ ለርኁብ ፡ ወብእሲ ፡ ዘይዘርእ ፡ ሎቱ ፡ ምድረ ፡ ገጸ ፡ መዳልው ፡ ይነብር ፡ ውስቴታ ።
You haven’t given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
22:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְאִ֣ישׁ זְ֭רוֹעַ ל֣וֹ הָאָ֑רֶץ וּנְשׂ֥וּא פָ֝נִ֗ים יֵ֣שֶׁב בָּֽהּ ׃
ἐθαύμασας δέ τινων πρόσωπον ᾤκισας δὲ τοὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς
In fortitudine brachii tui possidebas terram , et potentissimus obtinebas eam .
ወቦ ፡ እለሂ ፡ እንከርከ ፡ ገጾሙ ፡ ወጸላእከ ፡ ነዳያነ ፡ በዓመፃ ፡ በዲበ ፡ ምድር ።
But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
22:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַ֭לְמָנוֹת שִׁלַּ֣חְתָּ רֵיקָ֑ם וּזְרֹע֖וֹת יְתֹמִ֣ים יְדֻכָּֽא ׃
χήρας δὲ ἐξαπέστειλας κενάς ὀρφανοὺς δὲ ἐκάκωσας
Viduas dimisisti vacuas , et lacertos pupillorum comminuisti .
ወአውፃእኮን ፡ ለዕቤራት ፡ ዕራቆን ፡ ወአፅዐርኮ ፡ ለእጓለ ፡ ማውታ ።
You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
22:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַל ־כֵּ֭ן סְבִיבוֹתֶ֣יךָ פַחִ֑ים וִ֝יבַהֶלְךָ֗ פַּ֣חַד פִּתְאֹֽם ׃
τοιγαροῦν ἐκύκλωσάν σε παγίδες καὶ ἐσπούδασέν σε πόλεμος ἐξαίσιος
Propterea circumdatus es laqueis , et conturbat te formido subita .
በእንተ ፡ ምንትኑ ፡ ዓገተከ ፡ መሥገርት ፡ ወሮደከ ፡ ጻባኢት ፡ ኃያል ።
Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you,
22:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ אוֹ ־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ לֹֽא ־תִרְאֶ֑ה וְֽשִׁפְעַת ־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ ׃
τὸ φῶς σοι σκότος ἀπέβη κοιμηθέντα δὲ ὕδωρ σε ἐκάλυψεν
Et putabas te tenebras non visurum , et impetu aquarum inundantium non oppressum iri ?
ወብርሃንከሂ ፡ ጽልመተ ፡ ኮነከ ፡ ወደፈነከ ፡ ማይ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ትነውም ።
or darkness, so that you can not see, and floods of waters cover you.
22:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲֽלֹא ־אֱ֭לוֹהַּ גֹּ֣בַהּ שָׁמָ֑יִם וּרְאֵ֤ה רֹ֖אשׁ כּוֹכָבִ֣ים כִּי ־רָֽמּוּ ׃
μὴ οὐχὶ ὁ τὰ ὑψηλὰ ναίων ἐφορᾷ τοὺς δὲ ὕβρει φερομένους ἐταπείνωσεν
an non cogitas quod Deus excelsior caelo sit , et super stellarum verticem sublimetur ?
ወኢኮነሁ ፡ ብውሐ ፡ ልዑል ፡ ይግበር ፡ ዘፈቀደ ፡ ወያኃሥሮሙ ፡ ለጸአልያን ።
“Isn’t God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are!
22:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְֽ֭אָמַרְתָּ מַה ־יָּ֣דַֽע אֵ֑ל הַבְעַ֖ד עֲרָפֶ֣ל יִשְׁפּֽוֹט ׃
καὶ εἶπας τί ἔγνω ὁ ἰσχυρός ἦ κατὰ τοῦ γνόφου κρινεῖ
Et dicis : Quid enim novit Deus ? et quasi per caliginem judicat .
ወትቤ ፡ ምንተ ፡ የአምር ፡ ኃያል ፡ ወበላዕለ ፡ ጽልመትኑ ፡ ይኴንን ።
You say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
22:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ עָבִ֣ים סֵֽתֶר ־ל֭וֹ וְלֹ֣א יִרְאֶ֑ה וְח֥וּג שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם יִתְהַלָּֽךְ ׃
νέφη ἀποκρυφὴ αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐχ ὁραθήσεται καὶ γῦρον οὐρανοῦ διαπορεύσεται
Nubes latibulum ejus , nec nostra considerat , et circa cardines caeli perambulat .
ወደመና ፡ ይሤውሮ ፡ ወኢሬኢ ፡ ዓውደ ፡ ሰማይኑ ፡ የሐውር ።
Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see. He walks on the vault of the sky.’
22:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַאֹ֣רַח עוֹלָ֣ם תִּשְׁמ֑וֹר אֲשֶׁ֖ר דָּרְכ֣וּ מְתֵי ־אָֽוֶן ׃
μὴ τρίβον αἰώνιον φυλάξεις ἣν ἐπάτησαν ἄνδρες ἄδικοι
Numquid semitam saeculorum custodire cupis , quam calcaverunt viri iniqui ,
ፍኖቶሂ ፡ ዘለዓለም ፡ ተዓቅብ ፡ እንተ ፡ ኬድዋ ፡ እደው ፡ ጻድቃን ፡ እለ ፡ ዓርጉ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ይትዓወቅ ፡ ከመ ፡ ፈለግ ፡ ዘይውኅዥ ፡ መሠረታቲሆሙ ።
Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,
22:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲשֶֽׁר ־קֻמְּט֥וּ וְלֹא ־עֵ֑ת נָ֝הָ֗ר יוּצַ֥ק יְסוֹדָֽם ׃
οἳ συνελήμφθησαν ἄωροι ποταμὸς ἐπιρρέων οἱ θεμέλιοι αὐτῶν
qui sublati sunt ante tempus suum , et fluvius subvertit fundamentum eorum ?
ወእለ ፡ ይብሉ ፡ ምንተ ፡ ይሬስየነ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወምንተ ፡ ይመጽአ ፡ ላዕሌነ ፡ ዘኵሎ ፡ ይመልክ ፡ ወመልአ ፡ ሎሙ ፡ አብያቲሆሙ ፡ በረከተ ።
who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
22:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ הָאֹמְרִ֣ים לָ֭אֵל ס֣וּר מִמֶּ֑נּוּ וּמַה ־יִּפְעַ֖ל שַׁדַּ֣י לָֽמוֹ ׃
οἱ λέγοντες κύριος τί ποιήσει ἡμῖν ἢ τί ἐπάξεται ἡμῖν ὁ παντοκράτωρ
Qui dicebant Deo : Recede a nobis : et quasi nihil posset facere Omnipotens , aestimabant eum ,
ወምክረ ፡ ኃጥአንሰ ፡ ርኍቅ ፡ እምኔሆሙ ።
who said to God, ‘Depart from us!’ and, ‘What can the Almighty do for us?’
22:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְה֤וּא מִלֵּ֣א בָתֵּיהֶ֣ם ט֑וֹב וַעֲצַ֥ת רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים רָ֣חֲקָה מֶֽנִּי ׃
ὃς δὲ ἐνέπλησεν τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν ἀγαθῶν βουλὴ δὲ ἀσεβῶν πόρρω ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ
cum ille implesset domos eorum bonis : quorum sententia procul sit a me .
ወርእዮሙ ፡ ጻድቃን ፡ ሰሐቱ ፡ ወተሳለቁ ፡ ላዕሌሆሙ ፡ ንጹሐን ።
Yet he filled their houses with good things, but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
22:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ יִרְא֣וּ צַדִּיקִ֣ים וְיִשְׂמָ֑חוּ וְ֝נָקִ֗י יִלְעַג ־לָֽמוֹ ׃
ἰδόντες δίκαιοι ἐγέλασαν ἄμεμπτος δὲ ἐμυκτήρισεν
Videbunt justi , et laetabuntur , et innocens subsannabit eos :
ወጠፍአት ፡ ንዋዮሙ ፡ ወተረፎሙሂ ፡ በልዓት ፡ እሳት ።
The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,
22:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־לֹ֣א נִכְחַ֣ד קִימָ֑נוּ וְ֝יִתְרָ֗ם אָ֣כְלָה אֵֽשׁ ׃
εἰ μὴ ἠφανίσθη ἡ ὑπόστασις αὐτῶν καὶ τὸ κατάλειμμα αὐτῶν καταφάγεται πῦρ
nonne succisa est erectio eorum ? et reliquias eorum devoravit ignis ?
እስኩ ፡ ኩን ፡ እኩየ ፡ እመትጸንዕ ፡ ወአመ ፡ ይሤኒ ፡ ፍሬከ ።
saying, ‘Surely those who rose up against us are cut off. The fire has consumed their remnant.’
22:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַסְכֶּן ־נָ֣א עִמּ֣וֹ וּשְׁלָ֑ם בָּ֝הֶ֗ם תְּֽבוֹאַתְךָ֥ טוֹבָֽה ׃
γενοῦ δὴ σκληρός ἐὰν ὑπομείνῃς εἶτ’ ὁ καρπός σου ἔσται ἐν ἀγαθοῖς
Acquiesce igitur ei , et habeto pacem , et per haec habebis fructus optimos .
ሕትቶ ፡ ለነገረ ፡ አፉከ ፡ ወደይ ፡ ቃሎ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልብከ ።
“Acquaint yourself with him now, and be at peace. By it, good will come to you.
22:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ קַח ־נָ֣א מִפִּ֣יו תּוֹרָ֑ה וְשִׂ֥ים אֲ֝מָרָ֗יו בִּלְבָבֶֽךָ ׃
ἔκλαβε δὲ ἐκ στόματος αὐτοῦ ἐξηγορίαν καὶ ἀνάλαβε τὰ ῥήματα αὐτοῦ ἐν καρδίᾳ σου
Suscipe ex ore illius legem , et pone sermones ejus in corde tuo .
እመሰ ፡ ነሳሕከ ፡ ወአሕመምከ ፡ ርእሰከ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወአርኃቀ ፡ እምልብከ ፡ ዓመፃ ።
Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
22:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־תָּשׁ֣וּב עַד ־שַׁ֭דַּי תִּבָּנֶ֑ה תַּֽרְחִ֥יק עַ֝וְלָ֗ה מֵאׇהֳלֶֽךָ ׃
ἐὰν δὲ ἐπιστραφῇς καὶ ταπεινώσῃς σεαυτὸν ἔναντι κυρίου πόρρω ἐποίησας ἀπὸ διαίτης σου τὸ ἄδικον
Si reversus fueris ad Omnipotentem , aedificaberis , et longe facies iniquitatem a tabernaculo tuo .
ይተክለክ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ኰኵሕ ፡ ወከመ ፡ እብነ ፡ ፈለግ ፡ ይሰፍፍ ።
If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up, if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.
22:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְשִׁית ־עַל ־עָפָ֥ר בָּ֑צֶר וּכְצ֖וּר נְחָלִ֣ים אוֹפִֽיר ׃
θήσῃ ἐπὶ χώματι ἐν πέτρᾳ καὶ ὡς πέτρᾳ χειμάρρους Ωφιρ
Dabit pro terra silicem , et pro silice torrentes aureos .
ወይረድእከ ፡ እምፀርከ ፡ ዘኵሎ ፡ ይመልክ ፡ ወያገብአ ፡ ለከ ፡ ንጽሐከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ብሩር ፡ ጽሩይ ።
Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
22:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְהָיָ֣ה שַׁדַּ֣י בְּצָרֶ֑יךָ וְכֶ֖סֶף תּוֹעָפ֣וֹת לָֽךְ ׃
ἔσται οὖν σου ὁ παντοκράτωρ βοηθὸς ἀπὸ ἐχθρῶν καθαρὸν δὲ ἀποδώσει σε ὥσπερ ἀργύριον πεπυρωμένον
Eritque Omnipotens contra hostes tuos , et argentum coacervabitur tibi .
ወትረክብ ፡ ሞገስ ፡ በቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወትኔጽር ፡ ሰማየ ፡ ተፈሢሐከ ።
The Almighty will be your treasure, and precious silver to you.
22:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּי ־אָ֭ז עַל ־שַׁדַּ֣י תִּתְעַנָּ֑ג וְתִשָּׂ֖א אֶל ־אֱל֣וֹהַּ פָּנֶֽיךָ ׃
εἶτα παρρησιασθήσῃ ἔναντι κυρίου ἀναβλέψας εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν ἱλαρῶς
Tunc super Omnipotentem deliciis afflues , et elevabis ad Deum faciem tuam .
ወዘጸለይከ ፡ ኀቤሁ ፡ ይሰምዐከ ፡ ወይሁበከ ።
For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face to God.
22:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ תַּעְתִּ֣יר אֵ֭לָיו וְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּ וּנְדָרֶ֥יךָ תְשַׁלֵּֽם ׃
εὐξαμένου δέ σου πρὸς αὐτὸν εἰσακούσεταί σου δώσει δέ σοι ἀποδοῦναι τὰς εὐχάς
Rogabis eum , et exaudiet te , et vota tua reddes .
ወየዓሥየከ ፡ ፍዳ ፡ ጽድቅከ ፡ ወያበርህ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፍናዊከ ።
You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You will pay your vows.
22:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְֽתִגְזַר ־אֹ֭מֶר וְיָ֣קׇם ־לָ֑ךְ וְעַל ־דְּ֝רָכֶ֗יךָ נָ֣גַהּ אֽוֹר ׃
ἀποκαταστήσει δέ σοι δίαιταν δικαιοσύνης ἐπὶ δὲ ὁδοῖς σου ἔσται φέγγος
Decernes rem , et veniet tibi , et in viis tuis splendebit lumen .
እስመ ፡ አሕመመከ ፡ ትብል ፡ ተዓበየ ፡ ለዘያቴሕት ፡ ርእሶ ።
You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you. Light will shine on your ways.
22:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־הִ֭שְׁפִּילוּ וַתֹּ֣אמֶר גֵּוָ֑ה וְשַׁ֖ח עֵינַ֣יִם יוֹשִֽׁעַ ׃
ὅτι ἐταπείνωσεν αὐτόν καὶ ἐρεῖς ὑπερηφανεύσατο καὶ κύφοντα ὀφθαλμοῖς σώσει
Qui enim humiliatus fuerit , erit in gloria , et qui inclinaverit oculos , ipse salvabitur .
ወይባልሖ ፡ ለንጹሕ ፡ ወትድኀን ፡ በንጽሐ ፡ እደዊከ ።
When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.
22:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ יְמַלֵּ֥ט אִֽי ־נָקִ֑י וְ֝נִמְלַ֗ט בְּבֹ֣ר כַּפֶּֽיךָ ׃ {פ}
ῥύσεται ἀθῷον καὶ διασώθητι ἐν καθαραῖς χερσίν σου
Salvabitur innocens : salvabitur autem in munditia manuum suarum .
— He will even deliver him who is not innocent. Yes, he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”