27:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יּוֹב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁל֗וֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר ׃
ἔτι δὲ προσθεὶς Ιωβ εἶπεν τῷ προοιμίῳ
Addidit quoque Job , assumens parabolam suam , et dixit :
ወዓዲ ፡ ደገነመ ፡ ኢዮብ ፡ ወይቤ ።
Job again took up his parable, and said,
27:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ חַי ־אֵ֭ל הֵסִ֣יר מִשְׁפָּטִ֑י וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י הֵמַ֥ר נַפְשִֽׁי ׃
ζῇ κύριος ὃς οὕτω με κέκρικεν καὶ ὁ παντοκράτωρ ὁ πικράνας μου τὴν ψυχήν
Vivit Deus , qui abstulit judicium meum , et Omnipotens , qui ad amaritudinem adduxit animam meam .
ሕያው ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘኰነነኒ ፡ ከመዝ ፡ ወዘኵሎ ፡ ይመልክ ፡ ዘአምረራ ፡ ለነፍስየ ።
“As God lives, who has taken away my right, the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter
27:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּי ־כׇל ־ע֣וֹד נִשְׁמָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְר֖וּחַ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּאַפִּֽי ׃
ἦ μὴν ἔτι τῆς πνοῆς μου ἐνούσης πνεῦμα δὲ θεῖον τὸ περιόν μοι ἐν ῥισίν
Quia donec superest halitus in me , et spiritus Dei in naribus meis ,
ሶበሁ ፡ ሀለወት ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ ወዓዲ ፡ መንፈሰ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘያስተናግረኒ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢይንብብ ፡ አፉየ ፡ ዓመፃ ፡ ወኢትትመሀር ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ ኃጢአተ ።
(for the length of my life is still in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
27:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־תְּדַבֵּ֣רְנָה שְׂפָתַ֣י עַוְלָ֑ה וּ֝לְשׁוֹנִ֗י אִם ־יֶהְגֶּ֥ה רְמִיָּֽה ׃
μὴ λαλήσειν τὰ χείλη μου ἄνομα οὐδὲ ἡ ψυχή μου μελετήσει ἄδικα
non loquentur labia mea iniquitatem , nec lingua mea meditabitur mendacium .
እትሐዘብሰ ፡ እምአርአይኩክሙ ፡ ጽድቀ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ እሙት ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢየኃድጋ ፡ ለሕይወትየ ።
surely my lips will not speak unrighteousness, neither will my tongue utter deceit.
27:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ חָלִ֣ילָה לִּי֮ אִם ־אַצְדִּ֢יק אֶ֫תְכֶ֥ם עַד ־אֶגְוָ֑ע לֹֽא ־אָסִ֖יר תֻּמָּתִ֣י מִמֶּֽנִּי ׃
μή μοι εἴη δικαίους ὑμᾶς ἀποφῆναι ἕως ἂν ἀποθάνω οὐ γὰρ ἀπαλλάξω μου τὴν ἀκακίαν
Absit a me ut justos vos esse judicem : donec deficiam , non recedam ab innocentia mea .
እንዘሰ ፡ ጽድቀ ፡ እገብር ፡ ኢይትሐጐል ፡ እስመ ፡ ኢይትዓወቀኒ ፡ ዘገበርኩ ፡ እኩይ ።
Far be it from me that I should justify you. Until I die I will not put away my integrity from me.
27:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּצִדְקָתִ֣י הֶ֭חֱזַקְתִּי וְלֹ֣א אַרְפֶּ֑הָ לֹא ־יֶחֱרַ֥ף לְ֝בָבִ֗י מִיָּמָֽי ׃
δικαιοσύνῃ δὲ προσέχων οὐ μὴ προῶμαι οὐ γὰρ σύνοιδα ἐμαυτῷ ἄτοπα πράξας
Justificationem meam , quam coepi tenere , non deseram : neque enim reprehendit me cor meum in omni vita mea .
ወባሕቱ ፡ ሶበ ፡ ኮኑ ፡ ጸላእትየከመ ፡ ድቀተ ፡ ኃጥአን ፡ ወአለሂ ፡ ይትነሥኡ ፡ ላዕሌየ ፡ ከመ ፡ ሞተ ፡ ዓማፅያን ።
I hold fast to my righteousness, and will not let it go. My heart will not reproach me so long as I live.
27:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ יְהִ֣י כְ֭רָשָׁע אֹ֣יְבִ֑י וּמִתְקוֹמְמִ֥י כְעַוָּֽל ׃
οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλὰ εἴησαν οἱ ἐχθροί μου ὥσπερ ἡ καταστροφὴ τῶν ἀσεβῶν καὶ οἱ ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ἐπανιστανόμενοι ὥσπερ ἡ ἀπώλεια τῶν παρανόμων
Sit ut impius , inimicus meus , et adversarius meus quasi iniquus .
ወለምንት ፡ ይጸንሕ ፡ ኃጥአ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይሴፎ ፡ ሐይወ ፡ ወዘኢተወከለ ፡ በእግዚአብሔር ፡ ይድኅንኑ ፡ እንጋ ።
“Let my enemy be as the wicked. Let him who rises up against me be as the unrighteous.
27:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י מַה ־תִּקְוַ֣ת חָ֭נֵף כִּ֣י יִבְצָ֑ע כִּ֤י יֵ֖שֶׁל אֱל֣וֹהַּ נַפְשֽׁוֹ ׃
καὶ τίς γάρ ἐστιν ἐλπὶς ἀσεβεῖ ὅτι ἐπέχει πεποιθὼς ἐπὶ κύριον ἆρα σωθήσεται
Quae est enim spes hypocritae , si avare rapiat , et non liberet Deus animam ejus ?
ወይሰምዖኑ ፡ ጸሎቶ ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ መጽአ ፡ ምንዳቤ ፡ ይረክብኑ ፡ እንጋ ፡ ገጸ ፡ በኀቤሁ ።
For what is the hope of the godless, when he is cut off, when God takes away his life?
27:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲֽ֭צַעֲקָתוֹ יִשְׁמַ֥ע ׀אֵ֑ל כִּֽי ־תָב֖וֹא עָלָ֣יו צָרָֽה ׃
ἦ τὴν δέησιν αὐτοῦ εἰσακούσεται κύριος ἢ ἐπελθούσης αὐτῷ ἀνάγκης
Numquid Deus audiet clamorem ejus , cum venerit super eum angustia ?
ወእመሂ ፡ ጸውዖ ፡ ይሠጠዎኑ ፡ ወያወሥኦኑ ።
Will God hear his cry when trouble comes on him?
27:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־עַל ־שַׁדַּ֥י יִתְעַנָּ֑ג יִקְרָ֖א אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּכׇל ־עֵֽת ׃
μὴ ἔχει τινὰ παρρησίαν ἔναντι αὐτοῦ ἢ ὡς ἐπικαλεσαμένου αὐτοῦ εἰσακούσεται αὐτοῦ
aut poterit in Omnipotente delectari , et invocare Deum omni tempore ?
ወባሕቱ ፡ እነግረክሙ ፡ ምንት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘውስተ ፡ እደ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወኢይሔሱ ፡ ዘሀሎ ፡ በኅበ ፡ ዘኵሎ ፡ ይመልክ ።
Will he delight himself in the Almighty, and call on God at all times?
27:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ אוֹרֶ֣ה אֶתְכֶ֣ם בְּיַד ־אֵ֑ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר עִם ־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י לֹ֣א אֲכַחֵֽד ׃
ἀλλὰ δὴ ἀναγγελῶ ὑμῖν τί ἐστιν ἐν χειρὶ κυρίου ἅ ἐστιν παρὰ παντοκράτορι οὐ ψεύσομαι
Docebo vos per manum Dei quae Omnipotens habeat , nec abscondam .
ተአምሩ ፡ ኵልክሙ ፡ ከመ ፡ እኪት ፡ ለእኩያን ፡ ትመጽኦሙ ።
I will teach you about the hand of God. I will not conceal that which is with the Almighty.
27:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֵן ־אַתֶּ֣ם כֻּלְּכֶ֣ם חֲזִיתֶ֑ם וְלָמָּה ־זֶּ֝֗ה הֶ֣בֶל תֶּהְבָּֽלוּ ׃
ἰδοὺ δὴ πάντες οἴδατε ὅτι κενὰ κενοῖς ἐπιβάλλετε
Ecce vos omnes nostis : et quid sine causa vana loquimini ?
ዝ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ መክፈልቱ ፡ ለብእሲ ፡ ኃጥእ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወይበጽሖ ፡ ንዋየ ፡ ዓበይት ፡ ኀቤሁ ፡ እምኀበ ፡ ዘኵሎ ፡ ይመልክ ።
Behold, all of you have seen it yourselves; why then have you become altogether vain?
27:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ זֶ֤ה ׀ חֵלֶק ־אָדָ֖ם רָשָׁ֥ע ׀עִם ־אֵ֑ל וְֽנַחֲלַ֥ת עָ֝רִיצִ֗ים מִשַּׁדַּ֥י יִקָּֽחוּ ׃
αὕτη ἡ μερὶς ἀνθρώπου ἀσεβοῦς παρὰ κυρίου κτῆμα δὲ δυναστῶν ἐλεύσεται παρὰ παντοκράτορος ἐπ’ αὐτούς
Haec est pars hominis impii apud Deum , et haereditas violentorum , quam ob Omnipotente suscipient .
ወእመሂ ፡ በዝኁ ፡ ደቂቁ ፡ ይከውኑ ፡ ለሙስና ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ ጸንዑ ፡ ያስተፍእሙ ።
“This is the portion of a wicked man with God, the heritage of oppressors, which they receive from the Almighty.
27:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־יִרְבּ֣וּ בָנָ֣יו לְמוֹ ־חָ֑רֶב וְ֝צֶאֱצָאָ֗יו לֹ֣א יִשְׂבְּעוּ ־לָֽחֶם ׃
ἐὰν δὲ πολλοὶ γένωνται οἱ υἱοὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς σφαγὴν ἔσονται ἐὰν δὲ καὶ ἀνδρωθῶσιν προσαιτήσουσιν
Si multiplicati fuerint filii ejus , in gladio erunt , et nepotes ejus non saturabuntur pane :
ወአልቦ ፡ ዘይእምሮን ፡ ለዕቤራቲሆሙ ።
If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword. His offspring will not be satisfied with bread.
27:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ שְׂ֭רִידָו בַּמָּ֣וֶת יִקָּבֵ֑רוּ וְ֝אַלְמְנֹתָ֗יו לֹ֣א תִבְכֶּֽינָה ׃
οἱ δὲ περιόντες αὐτοῦ ἐν θανάτῳ τελευτήσουσιν χήρας δὲ αὐτῶν οὐθεὶς ἐλεήσει
qui reliqui fuerint ex eo sepelientur in interitu , et viduae illius non plorabunt .
ወእመሂ ፡ አስተጋብኦ ፡ ከመ ፡ መሬት ፡ ለብሩር ፡ ወከመ ፡ ዕቡር ፡ ዘገበ ፡ ወርቀ ።
Those who remain of him will be buried in death. His widows will make no lamentation.
27:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־יִצְבֹּ֣ר כֶּעָפָ֣ר כָּ֑סֶף וְ֝כַחֹ֗מֶר יָכִ֥ין מַלְבּֽוּשׁ ׃
ἐὰν συναγάγῃ ὥσπερ γῆν ἀργύριον ἴσα δὲ πηλῷ ἑτοιμάσῃ χρυσίον
Si comportaverit quasi terram argentum , et sicut lutum praeparaverit vestimenta :
ዘኵሎ ፡ ጻድቃን ፡ ይበሥአዎ ፡ ወይረክብዎ ፡ ለንዋዩ ፡ ራትዓን ።
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare clothing as the clay;
27:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ יָ֭כִין וְצַדִּ֣יק יִלְבָּ֑שׁ וְ֝כֶ֗סֶף נָקִ֥י יַחֲלֹֽק ׃
ταῦτα πάντα δίκαιοι περιποιήσονται τὰ δὲ χρήματα αὐτοῦ ἀληθινοὶ καθέξουσιν
praeparabit quidem , sed justus vestietur illis , et argentum innocens dividet .
ወይከውን ፡ ቤቱ ፡ ከመ ፡ መሬት ፡ ወከመ ፡ ብላዐ ፡ ቊንቊኔ ።
he may prepare it, but the just will put it on, and the innocent will divide the silver.
27:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ בָּנָ֣ה כָעָ֣שׁ בֵּית֑וֹ וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗ה עָשָׂ֥ה נֹצֵֽר ׃
ἀπέβη δὲ ὁ οἶκος αὐτοῦ ὥσπερ σῆτες καὶ ὥσπερ ἀράχνη
Aedificavit sicut tinea domum suam , et sicut custos fecit umbraculum .
ኖመ ፡ ባዕል ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘያነቅሖወይከሥት ፡ አዕይንቲሁ ፡ ወያነክር ።
He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.
27:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ עָשִׁ֣יר יִ֭שְׁכַּב וְלֹ֣א יֵאָסֵ֑ף עֵינָ֖יו פָּקַ֣ח וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ ׃
πλούσιος κοιμηθεὶς καὶ οὐ προσθήσει ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτοῦ διήνοιξεν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν
Dives , cum dormierit , nihil secum auferet : aperiet oculos suos , et nihil inveniet .
ወይጠብቆ ፡ ሕማም ፡ ከመ ፡ ማይ ፡ ወይነሥኦ ፡ ዓውሎ ።
He lies down rich, but he will not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.
27:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ תַּשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ כַ֭מַּיִם בַּלָּה֑וֹת לַ֝֗יְלָה גְּנָבַ֥תּוּ סוּפָֽה ׃
συνήντησαν αὐτῷ ὥσπερ ὕδωρ αἱ ὀδύναι νυκτὶ δὲ ὑφείλατο αὐτὸν γνόφος
Apprehendet eum quasi aqua inopia : nocte opprimet eum tempestas .
ወይመስጦ ፡ ሐሩር ፡ ወየኃልፍ ፡ ወይልሕሶ ፡ እምነ ፡ ምንባሩ ።
Terrors overtake him like waters. A storm steals him away in the night.
27:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ יִשָּׂאֵ֣הוּ קָדִ֣ים וְיֵלַ֑ךְ וִ֝ישָׂעֲרֵ֗הוּ מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ ׃
ἀναλήμψεται αὐτὸν καύσων καὶ ἀπελεύσεται καὶ λικμήσει αὐτὸν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ
Tollet eum ventus urens , et auferet , et velut turbo rapiet eum de loco suo .
ወይመጽእ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ዘኢየአምር ፡ ወኢይምሕኮ ፡ ወኢያመሥጥ ፡ እምዴሁ ፡ ወየኃልፍ ።
The east wind carries him away, and he departs. It sweeps him out of his place.
27:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְיַשְׁלֵ֣ךְ עָ֭לָיו וְלֹ֣א יַחְמֹ֑ל מִ֝יָּד֗וֹ בָּר֥וֹחַ יִבְרָֽח ׃
καὶ ἐπιρρίψει ἐπ’ αὐτὸν καὶ οὐ φείσεται ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτοῦ φυγῇ φεύξεται
Et mittet super eum , et non parcet : de manu ejus fugiens fugiet .
ወይጠፍሕ ፡ እዴሁ ፡ በላዕሌ ፡ ወይልሕሶ ፡ እምነ ፡ ቤቱ ።
For it hurls at him, and does not spare, as he flees away from his hand.
27:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ יִשְׂפֹּ֣ק עָלֵ֣ימוֹ כַפֵּ֑ימוֹ וְיִשְׁרֹ֥ק עָ֝לָ֗יו מִמְּקֹמֽוֹ ׃
κροτήσει ἐπ’ αὐτοῦ χεῖρας αὐτοῦ καὶ συριεῖ αὐτὸν ἐκ τοῦ τόπου αὐτοῦ
Stringet super eum manus suas , et sibilabit super illum , intuens locum ejus .
— Men will clap their hands at him, and will hiss him out of his place.