29:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיֹּ֣סֶף אִ֭יּוֹב שְׂאֵ֥ת מְשָׁל֗וֹ וַיֹּאמַֽר ׃
ἔτι δὲ προσθεὶς Ιωβ εἶπεν τῷ προοιμίῳ
Addidit quoque Job , assumens parabolam suam , et dixit :
ወደገመ ፡ ኢዮብ ፡ ወይቤ ።
Job again took up his parable, and said,
29:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִֽי ־יִתְּנֵ֥נִי כְיַרְחֵי ־קֶ֑דֶם כִּ֝ימֵ֗י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יִשְׁמְרֵֽנִי ׃
τίς ἄν με θείη κατὰ μῆνα ἔμπροσθεν ἡμερῶν ὧν με ὁ θεὸς ἐφύλαξεν
Quis mihi tribuat ut sim juxta menses pristinos , secundum dies quibus Deus custodiebat me ?
መኑ ፡ እምአግብአኒ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ አውራኅየ ፡ ዘትካት ፡ ከመ ፡ አመ ፡ ዓቀበኒ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
“Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
29:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּהִלּ֣וֹ נֵ֭רוֹ עֲלֵ֣י רֹאשִׁ֑י לְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ אֵ֣לֶךְ חֹֽשֶׁךְ ׃
ὡς ὅτε ηὔγει ὁ λύχνος αὐτοῦ ὑπὲρ κεφαλῆς μου ὅτε τῷ φωτὶ αὐτοῦ ἐπορευόμην ἐν σκότει
Quando splendebat lucerna ejus super caput meum , et ad lumen ejus ambulabam in tenebris :
ወከመ ፡ ይበርህ ፡ ማኅቶት ፡ በትርአስየ ፡ ወአመ ፡ አሐውር ፡ በብርሃኑ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ጽልመት ።
when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
29:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הָ֭יִיתִי בִּימֵ֣י חׇרְפִּ֑י בְּס֥וֹד אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ עֲלֵ֣י אׇהֳלִֽי ׃
ὅτε ἤμην ἐπιβρίθων ὁδοῖς ὅτε ὁ θεὸς ἐπισκοπὴν ἐποιεῖτο τοῦ οἴκου μου
sicut fui in diebus adolescentiae meae , quando secreto Deus erat in tabernaculo meo :
ወአመ ፡ ሀሎኩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ በረከት ፡ ወአመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ይሄውጽ ፡ ቤትየ ።
as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,
29:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּע֣וֹד שַׁ֭דַּי עִמָּדִ֑י סְבִ֖יבוֹתַ֣י נְעָרָֽי ׃
ὅτε ἤμην ὑλώδης λίαν κύκλῳ δέ μου οἱ παῖδες
quando erat Omnipotens mecum , et in circuitu meo pueri mei :
ወአመ ፡ ጽፉቅ ፡ ንዋይየ ፡ ወበዓውድየ ፡ አግብርትየ ።
when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
29:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ בִּרְחֹ֣ץ הֲלִיכַ֣י בְּחֵמָ֑ה וְצ֥וּר יָצ֥וּק עִ֝מָּדִ֗י פַּלְגֵי ־שָֽׁמֶן ׃
ὅτε ἐχέοντό μου αἱ ὁδοὶ βουτύρῳ τὰ δὲ ὄρη μου ἐχέοντο γάλακτι
quando lavabam pedes meos butyro , et petra fundebat mihi rivos olei :
ወአመ ፡ ይውኅዝ ፡ ቅብዕ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ፍናውየ ፡ ወአመ ፡ ይትከዓው ፡ ሐሊብ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አድባርየ ።
when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
29:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּצֵ֣אתִי שַׁ֣עַר עֲלֵי ־קָ֑רֶת בָּ֝רְח֗וֹב אָכִ֥ין מוֹשָׁבִֽי ׃
ὅτε ἐξεπορευόμην ὄρθριος ἐν πόλει ἐν δὲ πλατείαις ἐτίθετό μου ὁ δίφρος
quando procedebam ad portam civitatis , et in platea parabant cathedram mihi .
ወአመ ፡ እገይሥ ፡ በግርማ ፡ ሀገርየ ፡ ወአነብር ፡ መንበርየ ፡ ውሰተ ፡ መርኅብ ።
when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.
29:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ רָא֣וּנִי נְעָרִ֣ים וְנֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וִ֝ישִׁישִׁ֗ים קָ֣מוּ עָמָֽדוּ ׃
ἰδόντες με νεανίσκοι ἐκρύβησαν πρεσβῦται δὲ πάντες ἔστησαν
Videbant me juvenes , et abscondebantur : et senes assurgentes stabant .
ይሬዩኒ ፡ ወራዙት ፡ ወይትኀብኡኒ ፡ ወይጸንሑኒ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ ሊዋውንት ።
The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.
29:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ שָׂ֭רִים עָצְר֣וּ בְמִלִּ֑ים וְ֝כַ֗ף יָשִׂ֥ימוּ לְפִיהֶֽם ׃
ἁδροὶ δὲ ἐπαύσαντο λαλοῦντες δάκτυλον ἐπιθέντες ἐπὶ στόματι
Principes cessabant loqui , et digitum superponebant ori suo .
ወኃያልንሂ ፡ ይትፈፀሙ ፡ ወኢይነብቡ ፡ ወያጠውቁ ፡ አፉ ፡ ሆሙ ፡ በእደዊሆሙ ።
The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
29:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ קוֹל ־נְגִידִ֥ים נֶחְבָּ֑אוּ וּ֝לְשׁוֹנָ֗ם לְחִכָּ֥ם דָּבֵֽקָה ׃
οἱ δὲ ἀκούσαντες ἐμακάρισάν με καὶ γλῶσσα αὐτῶν τῷ λάρυγγι αὐτῶν ἐκολλήθη
Vocem suam cohibebant duces , et lingua eorum gutturi suo adhaerebat .
ወያስተበፅዑኒ ፡ እለ ፡ ሰንዑኒ ፡ ወይጠግዕ ፡ ልሳኖሙ ፡ በጕርዔሆሙ ።
The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
29:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י אֹ֣זֶן שָׁ֭מְעָה וַֽתְּאַשְּׁרֵ֑נִי וְעַ֥יִן רָ֝אֲתָ֗ה וַתְּעִידֵֽנִי ׃
ὅτι οὖς ἤκουσεν καὶ ἐμακάρισέν με ὀφθαλμὸς δὲ ἰδών με ἐξέκλινεν
Auris audiens beatificabat me , et oculus videns testimonium reddebat mihi :
ወዕዝን ፡ እንተ ፡ ሰማዓተኒ ፡ ታስተበፅዓኒ ፡ ወዓይን ፡ እንተ ፡ ርእየተኒ ፡ ትትሬሠየኒ ።
For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me,
29:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־אֲ֭מַלֵּט עָנִ֣י מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ וְ֝יָת֗וֹם וְֽלֹא ־עֹזֵ֥ר לֽוֹ ׃
διέσωσα γὰρ πτωχὸν ἐκ χειρὸς δυνάστου καὶ ὀρφανῷ ᾧ οὐκ ἦν βοηθός ἐβοήθησα
eo quod liberassem pauperem vociferantem , et pupillum cui non esset adjutor .
እስመ ፡ ቸድኃንኩ ፡ ነዳየ ፡ እምእደ ፡ ዘይትዔገሎ ፡ ወረዳእኩ ፡ እጓለ ፡ ማውታ ፡ ዘአልቦ ፡ ረዳኢ ።
because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,
29:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ בִּרְכַּ֣ת אֹ֭בֵד עָלַ֣י תָּבֹ֑א וְלֵ֖ב אַלְמָנָ֣ה אַרְנִֽן ׃
εὐλογία ἀπολλυμένου ἐπ’ ἐμὲ ἔλθοι στόμα δὲ χήρας με εὐλόγησεν
Benedictio perituri super me veniebat , et cor viduae consolatus sum .
ወደኃረኒ ፡ ይመውት ፡ ወባረከኒ ፡ አፈ ፡ ዕቤራት ።
the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
29:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ צֶ֣דֶק לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי כִּֽמְעִ֥יל וְ֝צָנִ֗יף מִשְׁפָּטִֽי ׃
δικαιοσύνην δὲ ἐνεδεδύκειν ἠμφιασάμην δὲ κρίμα ἴσα διπλοΐδι
Justitia indutus sum , et vestivi me , sicut vestimento et diademate , judicio meo .
ወለበስክዋ ፡ ለጽድቅ ፡ ወተረሠይኩ ፡ ርትዐ ፡ ከመ ፡ ዓጽፍ ፡ ወተቀጸልክዋ ፡ ለፍትሕ ።
I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
29:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֵינַ֣יִם הָ֭יִיתִי לַעִוֵּ֑ר וְרַגְלַ֖יִם לַפִּסֵּ֣חַ אָֽנִי ׃
ὀφθαλμὸς ἤμην τυφλῶν ποὺς δὲ χωλῶν
Oculus fui caeco , et pes claudo .
ወኮንክዎሙ ፡ ዓይነ ፡ ለዕውራን ፡ ወእግረ ፡ ለስቡራን ።
I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.
29:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ אָ֣ב אָ֭נֹכִֽי לָאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים וְרִ֖ב לֹא ־יָדַ֣עְתִּי אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ ׃
ἐγὼ ἤμην πατὴρ ἀδυνάτων δίκην δέ ἣν οὐκ ᾔδειν ἐξιχνίασα
Pater eram pauperum , et causam quam nesciebam diligentissime investigabam .
አነ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ አበ ፡ ምስኪናን ፡ ወተኃሠሥኩ ፡ ለዘኢየአምር ፡ ቅስተ ።
I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.
29:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ וָ֭אֲשַׁבְּרָה מְתַלְּע֣וֹת עַוָּ֑ל וּ֝מִשִּׁנָּ֗יו אַשְׁלִ֥יךְ טָֽרֶף ׃
συνέτριψα δὲ μύλας ἀδίκων ἐκ δὲ μέσου τῶν ὀδόντων αὐτῶν ἅρπαγμα ἐξέσπασα
Conterebam molas iniqui , et de dentibus illius auferebam praedam .
ወሰበርኩ ፡ ስነኒሆሙ ፡ ለዓማዕያን ፡ ወአንገፍክዎሙ ፡ እማእከለ ፡ ጥረሲሆሙ ፡ ዘመሰጡ ።
I broke the jaws of the unrighteous and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
29:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ וָ֭אֹמַר עִם ־קִנִּ֣י אֶגְוָ֑ע וְ֝כַח֗וֹל אַרְבֶּ֥ה יָמִֽים ׃
εἶπα δέ ἡ ἡλικία μου γηράσει ὥσπερ στέλεχος φοίνικος πολὺν χρόνον βιώσω
Dicebamque : In nidulo meo moriar , et sicut palma multiplicabo dies .
ወተሐዘብኩሰ ፡ እልኃቅ ፡ ወእርሳዕ ፡ ወእሕየው ፡ ጕንዱየ ፡ ዓመታተ ፡ ከመ ፡ ነዋኅ ፡ በቀልተ ፡ ተመርት ፡ ወከመ ፡ ኆፃ ፡ አበዝኅ ፡ መዋዕለ ።
Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house, I will count my days as the sand.
29:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ שׇׁרְשִׁ֣י פָת֣וּחַ אֱלֵי ־מָ֑יִם וְ֝טַ֗ל יָלִ֥ין בִּקְצִירִֽי ׃
ἡ ῥίζα μου διήνοικται ἐπὶ ὕδατος καὶ δρόσος αὐλισθήσεται ἐν τῷ θερισμῷ μου
Radix mea aperta est secus aquas , et ros morabitur in messione mea .
ወይትከዓው ፡ ማይለሥርውየ ፡ ወይወርድ ፡ ጠል ፡ ውስተ ፡ ማአረርየ ።
My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.
29:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ כְּ֭בוֹדִי חָדָ֣שׁ עִמָּדִ֑י וְ֝קַשְׁתִּ֗י בְּיָדִ֥י תַחֲלִֽיף ׃
ἡ δόξα μου καινὴ μετ’ ἐμοῦ καὶ τὸ τόξον μου ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ πορεύσεται
Gloria mea semper innovabitur , et arcus meus in manu mea instaurabitur .
ወክብርየ ፡ ሐዲስ ፡ ምስሌየ ፡ ወአሐውር ፡ እንዘ ፡ ቀስትየ ፡ ውስተ ፡ እዴየ ።
My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’
29:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ לִֽי ־שָׁמְע֥וּ וְיִחֵ֑לּוּ וְ֝יִדְּמ֗וּ לְמ֣וֹ עֲצָתִֽי ׃
ἐμοῦ ἀκούσαντες προσέσχον ἐσιώπησαν δὲ ἐπὶ τῇ ἐμῇ βουλῇ
Qui me audiebant , expectabant sententiam , et intenti tacebant ad consilium meum .
ኪያየ ፡ ያረምኡኒ ፡ ወይሰምዑኒ ፡ ወያረምሙ ፡ በምክረ ፡ ዚአየ ።
“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
29:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַחֲרֵ֣י דְ֭בָרִי לֹ֣א יִשְׁנ֑וּ וְ֝עָלֵ֗ימוֹ תִּטֹּ֥ף מִלָּתִֽי ׃
ἐπὶ δὲ τῷ ἐμῷ ῥήματι οὐ προσέθεντο περιχαρεῖς δὲ ἐγίνοντο ὁπόταν αὐτοῖς ἐλάλουν
Verbis meis addere nihil audebant , et super illos stillabat eloquium meum .
ወኢይደግሙ ፡ ነገረ ፡ በዲበ ፡ ነገርየ ፡ ወይትኃሠዩ ፡ ሶበ ፡ እትናገሮሙ ።
After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.
29:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְיִחֲל֣וּ כַמָּטָ֣ר לִ֑י וּ֝פִיהֶ֗ם פָּעֲר֥וּ לְמַלְקֽוֹשׁ ׃
ὥσπερ γῆ διψῶσα προσδεχομένη τὸν ὑετόν οὕτως οὗτοι τὴν ἐμὴν λαλιάν
Expectabant me sicut pluviam , et os suum aperiebant quasi ad imbrem serotinum .
ከመ ፡ ምድር ፡ ጽምአት ፡ እንተ ፡ ትሴፎ ፡ ዝናመ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ እሙንቱሂ ፡ ለነገር ።
They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
29:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֶשְׂחַ֣ק אֲ֭לֵהֶם לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ינוּ וְא֥וֹר פָּ֝נַ֗י לֹ֣א יַפִּילֽוּן ׃
ἐὰν γελάσω πρὸς αὐτούς οὐ μὴ πιστεύσωσιν καὶ φῶς τοῦ προσώπου μου οὐκ ἀπέπιπτεν
Siquando ridebam ad eos , non credebant : et lux vultus mei non cadebat in terram .
ወኢይትአመኑ ፡ አመ ፡ ሰሐቁ ፡ ምስሌሆሙ ፡ ወኢወድቀ ፡ ብርሃነ ፡ ገጽየ ።
I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.
29:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֶ֥בְחַ֣ר דַּרְכָּם֮ וְאֵשֵׁ֢ב רֹ֥֫אשׁ וְ֭אֶשְׁכּוֹן כְּמֶ֣לֶךְ בַּגְּד֑וּד כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲבֵלִ֣ים יְנַחֵֽם ׃
ἐξελεξάμην ὁδὸν αὐτῶν καὶ ἐκάθισα ἄρχων καὶ κατεσκήνουν ὡσεὶ βασιλεὺς ἐν μονοζώνοις ὃν τρόπον παθεινοὺς παρακαλῶν
Si voluissem ire ad eos , sedebam primus : cumque sederem quasi rex , circumstante exercitu , eram tamen moerentium consolator .
ኃሢሥየ ፡ ፍኖቶሙ ፡ ነበርኩ ፡ እንዘ ፡ እኴንኖሙ ፡ ወነበርኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ንጉሥ ፡ ባሕቲትየ ፡ ወሶበ ፡ ይላህዉ ፡ ይትናዘዙ ፡ ብየ ።
I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.