35:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיַּ֥עַן אֱלִיה֗וּ וַיֹּאמַֽר ׃
ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ελιους λέγει
Igitur Eliu haec rursum locutus est :
ወአውሥአ ፡ ኤልዩስ ፡ ወጥቤ ።
Moreover Elihu answered,
35:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲ֭זֹאת חָשַׁ֣בְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט אָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ צִדְקִ֥י מֵאֵֽל ׃
τί τοῦτο ἡγήσω ἐν κρίσει σὺ τίς εἶ ὅτι εἶπας δίκαιός εἰμι ἔναντι κυρίου
Numquid aequa tibi videtur tua cogitatio , ut diceres : Justior sum Deo ?
ምንተ ፡ ትብል ፡ ተዋቂሠከ ፡ አንተ ፡ ወምንትኑ ፡ አንተ ፡ ከመ ፡ ትበል ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ አነ ፡ በቅድመ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ።
“Do you think this to be your right, or do you say, ‘My righteousness is more than God’s,’
35:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־תֹ֭אמַר מַה ־יִּסְכׇּן ־לָ֑ךְ מָה ־אֹ֝עִ֗יל מֵחַטָּאתִֽי ׃
ἢ ἐρεῖς τί ποιήσω ἁμαρτών
Dixisti enim : Non tibi placet quod rectum est : vel quid tibi proderit , si ego peccavero ?
ወትብል ፡ ምንተ ፡ እሬሲ ፡ እመ ፡ አበስኩ ፡ አነ ።
that you ask, ‘What advantage will it be to you? What profit will I have, more than if I had sinned?’
35:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲ֭נִי אֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֣ מִלִּ֑ין וְֽאֶת ־רֵעֶ֥יךָ עִמָּֽךְ ׃
ἐγὼ σοὶ δώσω ἀπόκρισιν καὶ τοῖς τρισὶν φίλοις σου
Itaque ego respondebo sermonibus tuis , et amicis tuis tecum .
አወሥአከ ፡ ለከ ፡ ወለሠለስቱ ፡ አዕርክቲከ ።
I will answer you, and your companions with you.
35:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַבֵּ֣ט שָׁמַ֣יִם וּרְאֵ֑ה וְשׁ֥וּר שְׁ֝חָקִ֗ים גָּבְה֥וּ מִמֶּֽךָּ ׃
ἀνάβλεψον εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν καὶ ἰδέ κατάμαθε δὲ νέφη ὡς ὑψηλὰ ἀπὸ σοῦ
Suspice caelum , et intuere : et contemplare aethera quod altior te sit .
ነጽር ፡ ሰማየ ፡ ወርኢ ፡ ወአእምር ፡ ሚመጠን ፡ ርኁቅ ፡ እምኔከ ፡ ደመና ።
Look to the skies, and see. See the skies, which are higher than you.
35:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־חָ֭טָאתָ מַה ־תִּפְעׇל ־בּ֑וֹ וְרַבּ֥וּ פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָ מַה ־תַּֽעֲשֶׂה ־לּֽוֹ ׃
εἰ ἥμαρτες τί πράξεις εἰ δὲ καὶ πολλὰ ἠνόμησας τί δύνασαι ποιῆσαι
Si peccaveris , quid ei nocebis ? et si multiplicatae fuerint iniquitates tuae , quid facies contra eum ?
አመሂ ፡ አበስከ ፡ ምንተ ፡ ትሬሲ ፡ ላዕሌሁ ፡ ወእመሂ ፡ ጌገይከ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ ምንተ ፡ ትክል ፡ ገቢረ ።
If you have sinned, what effect do you have against him? If your transgressions are multiplied, what do you do to him?
35:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־צָ֭דַקְתָּ מַה ־תִּתֶּן ־ל֑וֹ א֥וֹ מַה ־מִּיָּדְךָ֥ יִקָּֽח ׃
ἐπεὶ δὲ οὖν δίκαιος εἶ τί δώσεις αὐτῷ ἢ τί ἐκ χειρός σου λήμψεται
Porro si juste egeris , quid donabis ei ? aut quid de manu tua accipiet ?
እመ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ አንተ ፡ ምንተ ፡ ወሀብኮ ፡ ወምንተ ፡ ነሥአ ፡ እምኀቤከ ።
If you are righteous, what do you give him? Or what does he receive from your hand?
35:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְאִישׁ ־כָּמ֥וֹךָ רִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ וּלְבֶן ־אָ֝דָ֗ם צִדְקָתֶֽךָ ׃
ἀνδρὶ τῷ ὁμοίῳ σου ἡ ἀσέβειά σου καὶ υἱῷ ἀνθρώπου ἡ δικαιοσύνη σου
Homini qui similis tui est , nocebit impietas tua : et filium hominis adjuvabit justitia tua .
ለሰብእ ፡ ዘከማከ ፡ ኃጢአትከ ፡ ወለእጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ፡ ጽድቅከ ።
Your wickedness may hurt a man as you are, and your righteousness may profit a son of man.
35:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ מֵ֭רֹב עֲשׁוּקִ֣ים יַזְעִ֑יקוּ יְשַׁוְּע֖וּ מִזְּר֣וֹעַ רַבִּֽים ׃
ἀπὸ πλήθους συκοφαντούμενοι κεκράξονται βοήσονται ἀπὸ βραχίονος πολλῶν
Propter multitudinem calumniatorum clamabunt , et ejulabunt propter vim brachii tyrannorum .
እምብዝኆሙ ፡ ለመስተዓግላን ፡ የአወይዉ ፡ ወይግዕሩ ፡ እመዝራዕተ ፡ ብዙኃን ።
“By reason of the multitude of oppressions they cry out. They cry for help by reason of the arm of the mighty.
35:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְֽלֹא ־אָמַ֗ר אַ֭יֵּה אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֹשָׂ֑י נֹתֵ֖ן זְמִר֣וֹת בַּלָּֽיְלָה ׃
καὶ οὐκ εἶπεν ποῦ ἐστιν ὁ θεὸς ὁ ποιήσας με ὁ κατατάσσων φυλακὰς νυκτερινάς
Et non dixit : Ubi est Deus qui fecit me , qui dedit carmina in nocte ;
ወኢይቤ ፡ አይቴ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ዘፈጠረኒ ፡ ወኢይኤዝዝ ፡ ንዋመ ፡ ሌሊተ ፡ ዘያኄይሰኒ ፡ እምእንስሳ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወእምአዕዋፈ ፡ ሰማይ ።
But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night,
35:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַ֭לְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמ֣וֹת אָ֑רֶץ וּמֵע֖וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ ׃
ὁ διορίζων με ἀπὸ τετραπόδων γῆς ἀπὸ δὲ πετεινῶν οὐρανοῦ
qui docet nos super jumenta terrae , et super volucres caeli erudit nos ?
በህየ ፡ ይጸርሑ ፡ ወኢይሰምዖሙ ፡ እምድእለተ ፡ እኩያን ።
who teaches us more than the animals of the earth, and makes us wiser than the birds of the sky?’
35:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ שָׁ֣ם יִ֭צְעֲקוּ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲנֶ֑ה מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י גְּא֣וֹן רָעִֽים ׃
ἐκεῖ κεκράξονται καὶ οὐ μὴ εἰσακούσῃ καὶ ἀπὸ ὕβρεως πονηρῶν
Ibi clamabunt , et non exaudiet , propter superbiam malorum .
እስመ ፡ ኢይፈቅድ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ይርአይ ፡ እኩየ ፡ እስመ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘኵሎ ፡ ይመልክ ፡ ማእምር ፡ ውእቱ ።
There they cry, but no one answers, because of the pride of evil men.
35:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַךְ ־שָׁ֭וְא לֹא ־יִשְׁמַ֥ע ׀אֵ֑ל וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י לֹ֣א יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה ׃
ἄτοπα γὰρ οὐ βούλεται ὁ κύριος ἰδεῖν αὐτὸς γὰρ ὁ παντοκράτωρ ὁρατής ἐστιν
Non ergo frustra audiet Deus , et Omnipotens causas singulorum intuebitur .
ወኢይሰምዖሙ ፡ ለገበርተ ፡ ዐመፃ ፡ ተዋቀሥ ፡ እስኩ ፡ አንተ ፡ በቅድሜሁ ፡ እመ ፡ ትክል ፡ ሰብሖቶ ፡ ከመ ፡ ውእቱ ።
Surely God will not hear an empty cry, neither will the Almighty regard it.
35:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַ֣ף כִּֽי ־תֹ֭אמַר לֹ֣א תְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ דִּ֥ין לְ֝פָנָ֗יו וּתְח֥וֹלֵֽל לֽוֹ ׃
τῶν συντελούντων τὰ ἄνομα καὶ σώσει με κρίθητι δὲ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ εἰ δύνασαι αἰνέσαι αὐτόν ὡς ἔστιν
Etiam cum dixeris : Non considerat : judicare coram illo , et expecta eum .
ወይእዜኒ ፡ እስመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዘየአምር ፡ ጊዜ ፡ መዓቱ ፡ ወኢይትሔዘባ ፡ ለኃጢአቱ ፡ ዓባይ ፡፡ 15፡ ወኢዮብሰ ፡ በከንቱ ፡ ይነብብ ፡ ወይከሥት ፡ አፉሁ ፡ ወበኢያእምሮ ፡ ያከብድ ፡ ነገሮ ።
How much less when you say you don’t see him. The cause is before him, and you wait for him!
35:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְעַתָּ֗ה כִּי ־אַ֭יִן פָּקַ֣ד אַפּ֑וֹ וְלֹֽא ־יָדַ֖ע בַּפַּ֣שׁ מְאֹֽד ׃
καὶ νῦν ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν ἐπισκεπτόμενος ὀργὴν αὐτοῦ καὶ οὐκ ἔγνω παραπτώματι σφόδρα
Nunc enim non infert furorem suum , nec ulciscitur scelus valde .
— But now, because he has not visited in his anger, neither does he greatly regard arrogance,
35:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְ֭אִיּוֹב הֶ֣בֶל יִפְצֶה ־פִּ֑יהוּ בִּבְלִי ־דַ֝֗עַת מִלִּ֥ין יַכְבִּֽר ׃ {פ}
καὶ Ιωβ ματαίως ἀνοίγει τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ ἐν ἀγνωσίᾳ ῥήματα βαρύνει
Ergo Job frustra aperit os suum , et absque scientia verba multiplicat .
— therefore Job opens his mouth with empty talk, and he multiplies words without knowledge.”