38:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיַּעַן ־יְהֹוָ֣ה אֶת ־אִ֭יּוֹב (מנהסערה ) [מִ֥ן ׀הַסְּעָרָ֗ה ] וַיֹּאמַֽר ׃
μετὰ δὲ τὸ παύσασθαι Ελιουν τῆς λέξεως εἶπεν ὁ κύριος τῷ Ιωβ διὰ λαίλαπος καὶ νεφῶν
Respondens autem Dominus Job de turbine , dixit :
ወእምዝ ፡ ተሰአሎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ለኢዮብ ፡ በደመና ፡ ወበዓውሎ ።
Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,
38:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִ֤י זֶ֨ה ׀ מַחְשִׁ֖יךְ עֵצָ֥ה בְמִלִּ֗ין בְּֽלִי ־דָֽעַת ׃
τίς οὗτος ὁ κρύπτων με βουλήν συνέχων δὲ ῥήματα ἐν καρδίᾳ ἐμὲ δὲ οἴεται κρύπτειν
Quis est iste involvens sententias sermonibus imperitis ?
ወይቤ ፡ መኑ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ዘየኀብእ ፡ ምክረ ፡ እምኔየ ፡ ወይከብት ፡ ነገረ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ልቡ ፡ እምኔየሁ ፡ ይሤወር ።
“Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?
38:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֱזׇר ־נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ וְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי ׃
ζῶσαι ὥσπερ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀσφύν σου ἐρωτήσω δέ σε σὺ δέ μοι ἀποκρίθητι
Accinge sicut vir lumbos tuos : interrogabo te , et responde mihi .
ቅንት ፡ ሐቌከ ፡ ከመ ፡ ብእሲ ፡ ወእሴአለከ ፡ ወእንተኒ ፡ አውሥአኒ ።
Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!
38:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֵיפֹ֣ה הָ֭יִיתָ בְּיׇסְדִי ־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם ־יָדַ֥עְתָּ בִינָֽה ׃
ποῦ ἦς ἐν τῷ θεμελιοῦν με τὴν γῆν ἀπάγγειλον δέ μοι εἰ ἐπίστῃ σύνεσιν
Ubi eras quando ponebam fundamenta terrae ? indica mihi , si habes intelligentiam .
አይቴ ፡ ሀሎከ ፡ አመ ፡ ሣረርክዋ ፡ ለምድር ፡ ንግረኒ ፡ እመ ፡ ጠቢብ ፡ አንተ ።
“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.
38:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִי ־שָׂ֣ם מְ֭מַדֶּיהָ כִּ֣י תֵדָ֑ע א֤וֹ מִֽי ־נָטָ֖ה עָלֶ֣יהָ קָּֽו ׃
τίς ἔθετο τὰ μέτρα αὐτῆς εἰ οἶδας ἢ τίς ὁ ἐπαγαγὼν σπαρτίον ἐπ’ αὐτῆς
Quis posuit mensuras ejus , si nosti ? vel quis tetendit super eam lineam ?
መኑ ፡ ሠርዐ ፡ አምጣኒሃ ፡ እመ ፡ ተአምር ፡ ወመኑ ፡ አዖደ ፡ አኀባለ ፡ ዲቤሃ ።
Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?
38:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַל ־מָ֭ה אֲדָנֶ֣יהָ הׇטְבָּ֑עוּ א֥וֹ מִי ־יָ֝רָ֗ה אֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ ׃
ἐπὶ τίνος οἱ κρίκοι αὐτῆς πεπήγασιν τίς δέ ἐστιν ὁ βαλὼν λίθον γωνιαῖον ἐπ’ αὐτῆς
Super quo bases illius solidatae sunt ? aut quis demisit lapidem angularem ejus ,
ወዲበ ፡ ምንት ፡ ስቁል ፡ ሕላቃቲሃ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ዘአስተኀደረ ፡ መዓዝኒሃ ።
What were its foundations fastened on? Or who laid its cornerstone,
38:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּרׇן ־יַ֭חַד כּ֣וֹכְבֵי בֹ֑קֶר וַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּ כׇּל ־בְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים ׃
ὅτε ἐγενήθησαν ἄστρα ᾔνεσάν με φωνῇ μεγάλῃ πάντες ἄγγελοί μου
cum me laudarent simul astra matutina , et jubilarent omnes filii Dei ?
እመ ፡ ተፈጥሩ ፡ ከዋክብት ፡ ሰብሑኒ ፡ ኵሎሙ ፡ መላእክትየ ፡ በዓቢይ ፡ ቃል ።
when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
38:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיָּ֣סֶךְ בִּדְלָתַ֣יִם יָ֑ם בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ מֵרֶ֥חֶם יֵצֵֽא ׃
ἔφραξα δὲ θάλασσαν πύλαις ὅτε ἐμαίμασσεν ἐκ κοιλίας μητρὸς αὐτῆς ἐκπορευομένη
Quis conclusit ostiis mare , quando erumpebat quasi de vulva procedens ;
ወሐፀርክዋ ፡ ለባሕር ፡ በአናቅጽአመ ፡ ወጽአት ፡ እምከርሠ ፡ እማ ።
“Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke out of the womb,
38:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּשׂוּמִ֣י עָנָ֣ן לְבֻשׁ֑וֹ וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל חֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ ׃
ἐθέμην δὲ αὐτῇ νέφος ἀμφίασιν ὁμίχλῃ δὲ αὐτὴν ἐσπαργάνωσα
cum ponerem nubem vestimentum ejus , et caligine illud quasi pannis infantiae obvolverem ?
ወረሰይኩ ፡ ላቲ ፡ ደመና ፡ ልብሳ ፡ ወበጊሜ ፡ ጠብለልክዋ ።
when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness,
38:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ וָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר עָלָ֣יו חֻקִּ֑י וָ֝אָשִׂ֗ים בְּרִ֣יחַ וּדְלָתָֽיִם ׃
ἐθέμην δὲ αὐτῇ ὅρια περιθεὶς κλεῖθρα καὶ πύλας
Circumdedi illud terminis meis , et posui vectem et ostia ,
ወገዘርኩ ፡ ላቲ ፡ ወሰነ ፡ ወሤምኩ ፡ ውስቴታ ፡ መዓዑተ ፡ ወመናሥግተ ።
marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,
38:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ וָאֹמַ֗ר עַד ־פֹּ֣ה תָ֭בוֹא וְלֹ֣א תֹסִ֑יף וּפֹא ־יָ֝שִׁ֗ית בִּגְא֥וֹן גַּלֶּֽיךָ ׃
εἶπα δὲ αὐτῇ μέχρι τούτου ἐλεύσῃ καὶ οὐχ ὑπερβήσῃ ἀλλ’ ἐν σεαυτῇ συντριβήσεταί σου τὰ κύματα
et dixi : Usque huc venies , et non procedes amplius , et hic confringes tumentes fluctus tuos .
ወእቤላ ፡ እስከ ፡ ዝየ ፡ ብጽሒ ፡ ወኢትትዓደዊ ፡ እምወሰንኪ ፡ ዳዕሙ ፡ በማእከሌኪ ፡ ይትከወስ ፡ ማዕበልኪ ።
and said, ‘You may come here, but no further. Your proud waves shall be stopped here’?
38:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָ צִוִּ֣יתָ בֹּ֑קֶר (ידעתה שחר ) [יִדַּ֖עְתָּ הַשַּׁ֣חַר ] מְקֹמֽוֹ ׃
ἦ ἐπὶ σοῦ συντέταχα φέγγος πρωινόν ἑωσφόρος δὲ εἶδεν τὴν ἑαυτοῦ τάξιν
Numquid post ortum tuum praecepisti diluculo , et ostendisti aurorae locum suum ?
ወበላዕሌከኑ ፡ ተሠርዐ ፡ ጎሐ ፡ ጽባሕ ፡ ወኮከበ ፡ ጽባሕኒ ፡ አእመረ ፡ ትእዛዘ ።
“Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place,
38:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֶ֭אֱחֹז בְּכַנְפ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיִנָּעֲר֖וּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים מִמֶּֽנָּה ׃
ἐπιλαβέσθαι πτερύγων γῆς ἐκτινάξαι ἀσεβεῖς ἐξ αὐτῆς
Et tenuisti concutiens extrema terrae , et excussisti impios ex ea ?
ወይትመየት ፡ በክንፈ ፡ ምድር ፡ ከመ ፡ ይንጽሖሙ ፡ ለኃጥአን ፡ እምኔሃ ።
that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?
38:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ כְּחֹ֣מֶר חוֹתָ֑ם וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ כְּמ֣וֹ לְבֽוּשׁ ׃
ἦ σὺ λαβὼν γῆν πηλὸν ἔπλασας ζῷον καὶ λαλητὸν αὐτὸν ἔθου ἐπὶ γῆς
Restituetur ut lutum signaculum , et stabit sicut vestimentum :
አንተኑ ፡ ነሣእከ ፡ ፅቡረ ፡ እምድር ፡ ወፈጠርከ ፡ ዘሕያው ፡ ወረሰይኮ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይትናገር ፡ በዲበ ፡ ምድር ።
It is changed as clay under the seal, and presented as a garment.
38:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְיִמָּנַ֣ע מֵרְשָׁעִ֣ים אוֹרָ֑ם וּזְר֥וֹעַ רָ֝מָ֗ה תִּשָּׁבֵֽר ׃
ἀφεῖλας δὲ ἀπὸ ἀσεβῶν τὸ φῶς βραχίονα δὲ ὑπερηφάνων συνέτριψας
auferetur ab impiis lux sua , et brachium excelsum confringetur .
አእተትከሁ ፡ ብርሃኖሙ ፡ ለኃጥአን ፡ ወቀጥቀጥከሁ ፡ መዝራዕቶሙ ፡ ለዕቡያን ።
From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.
38:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲ֭בָאתָ עַד ־נִבְכֵי ־יָ֑ם וּבְחֵ֥קֶר תְּ֝ה֗וֹם הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ ׃
ἦλθες δὲ ἐπὶ πηγὴν θαλάσσης ἐν δὲ ἴχνεσιν ἀβύσσου περιεπάτησας
Numquid ingressus es profunda maris , et in novissimis abyssi deambulasti ?
ወበጻሕከኑ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ምድረ ፡ ባሕር ፡ ወአንሶሰውከኑ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አሠረ ፡ ቀላይ ።
“Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?
38:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲנִגְל֣וּ לְ֭ךָ שַׁעֲרֵי ־מָ֑וֶת וְשַׁעֲרֵ֖י צַלְמָ֣וֶת תִּרְאֶֽה ׃
ἀνοίγονται δέ σοι φόβῳ πύλαι θανάτου πυλωροὶ δὲ ᾅδου ἰδόντες σε ἔπτηξαν
Numquid apertae sunt tibi portae mortis , et ostia tenebrosa vidisti ?
ወይትረኀውኑ ፡ ለከ ፡ አንቀጻ ፡ ሞት ፡ እምግርማከ ፡ ወዓፀውተ ፡ ሲኦልኒ ፡ ይደነግፁኑ ፡ እምከመ ፡ ርእዩከ ።
Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?
38:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ הִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּ עַד ־רַחֲבֵי ־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם ־יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ ׃
νενουθέτησαι δὲ τὸ εὖρος τῆς ὑπ’ οὐρανόν ἀνάγγειλον δή μοι πόση τίς ἐστιν
Numquid considerasti latitudinem terrae ? indica mihi , si nosti , omnia :
ወተአምርኑ ፡ ራኅበ ፡ ዘታሕተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ንግረኒ ፡ እስኩሚ ፡ መጠኝ ፡ ውእቱ ።
Have you comprehended the earth in its width? Declare, if you know it all.
38:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֵי ־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכׇּן ־א֑וֹר וְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ אֵי ־זֶ֥ה מְקֹמֽוֹ ׃
ποίᾳ δὲ γῇ αὐλίζεται τὸ φῶς σκότους δὲ ποῖος ὁ τόπος
in qua via lux habitet , et tenebrarum quis locus sit :
ወአይቴ ፡ ማኅደሩ ፡ ለብርሃን ፡ ወአይቴ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ መካኑ ፡ ለጽልመት ።
“What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,
38:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֣י תִ֭קָּחֶנּוּ אֶל ־גְּבוּל֑וֹ וְכִי ־תָ֝בִ֗ין נְתִיב֥וֹת בֵּיתֽוֹ ׃
εἰ ἀγάγοις με εἰς ὅρια αὐτῶν εἰ δὲ καὶ ἐπίστασαι τρίβους αὐτῶν
ut ducas unumquodque ad terminos suos , et intelligas semitas domus ejus .
ሰደኒ ፡ እስኩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ደወሎሙ ።
that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?
38:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ יָ֭דַעְתָּ כִּי ־אָ֣ז תִּוָּלֵ֑ד וּמִסְפַּ֖ר יָמֶ֣יךָ רַבִּֽים ׃
οἶδα ἄρα ὅτι τότε γεγέννησαι ἀριθμὸς δὲ ἐτῶν σου πολύς
Sciebas tunc quod nasciturus esses , et numerum dierum tuorum noveras ?
ወለእመ ፡ ተአምር ፡ ፍኖቶሙ ፡ ተአምር ፡ እንከሰ ፡ ከመ ፡ አሜሁ ፡ ተወለድከ ፡ ወብዙኅ ፡ ኍልቈ ፡ ኣመታቲከ ።
Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!
38:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲ֭בָאתָ אֶל ־אֹצְר֣וֹת שָׁ֑לֶג וְאוֹצְר֖וֹת בָּרָ֣ד תִּרְאֶֽה ׃
ἦλθες δὲ ἐπὶ θησαυροὺς χιόνος θησαυροὺς δὲ χαλάζης ἑόρακας
Numquid ingressus es thesauros nivis , aut thesauros grandinis aspexisti ,
በጻሕከኑ ፡ ኀበ ፡ መዝገበ ፡ በረድ ፡ ወርኢከኑ ፡ ምሥያመ ፡ አስሐትያ ።
Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,
38:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲשֶׁר ־חָשַׂ֥כְתִּי לְעֶת ־צָ֑ר לְי֥וֹם קְ֝רָ֗ב וּמִלְחָמָֽה ׃
ἀπόκειται δέ σοι εἰς ὥραν ἐχθρῶν εἰς ἡμέραν πολέμου καὶ μάχης
quae praeparavi in tempus hostis , in diem pugnae et belli ?
ወይትዐቀብኑ ፡ ለከ ፡ ለጊዜ ፡ ፀርከ ፡ በዕለተ ፡ ጸብእ ፡ ወቀትል ።
which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
38:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֵי ־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יֵחָ֣לֶק א֑וֹר יָפֵ֖ץ קָדִ֣ים עֲלֵי ־אָֽרֶץ ׃
πόθεν δὲ ἐκπορεύεται πάχνη ἢ διασκεδάννυται νότος εἰς τὴν ὑπ’ οὐρανόν
Per quam viam spargitur lux , dividitur aestus super terram ?
እምአይቴ ፡ ይመጽእ ፡ ሐመዳ ፡ ወይትመየጥ ፡ አዜብ ፡ ዘታሕተ ፡ ሰማይ ።
By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?
38:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִֽי ־פִלַּ֣ג לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף תְּעָלָ֑ה וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת ׃
τίς δὲ ἡτοίμασεν ὑετῷ λάβρῳ ῥύσιν ὁδὸν δὲ κυδοιμῶν
Quis dedit vehementissimo imbri cursum , et viam sonantis tonitrui ,
መኑ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ዘያጸንዖ ፡ ለኃያል ፡ ዝናም ፡ በውስተ ፡ ፍኖተ ፡ በድው ።
Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm,
38:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְ֭הַמְטִיר עַל ־אֶ֣רֶץ לֹא ־אִ֑ישׁ מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר לֹא ־אָדָ֥ם בּֽוֹ ׃
τοῦ ὑετίσαι ἐπὶ γῆν οὗ οὐκ ἀνήρ ἔρημον οὗ οὐχ ὑπάρχει ἄνθρωπος ἐν αὐτῇ
ut plueret super terram absque homine in deserto , ubi nullus mortalium commoratur ;
ከመ ፡ ይዝንም ፡ ብሔረ ፡ በድው ፡ ኀበ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ወኀበ ፡ ኢይነብር ፡ እጓለ ፡ እመሕያው ።
to cause it to rain on a land where there is no man, on the wilderness, in which there is no man,
38:27 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ שֹׁ֭אָה וּמְשֹׁאָ֑ה וּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַ מֹ֣צָא דֶֽשֶׁא ׃
τοῦ χορτάσαι ἄβατον καὶ ἀοίκητον καὶ τοῦ ἐκβλαστῆσαι ἔξοδον χλόης
ut impleret inviam et desolatam , et produceret herbas virentes ?
ወከመ ፡ ያጽግብ ፡ ኀበ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ዕፅ ፡ ወአልቦ ፡ ዘይነብር ፡ ከመ ፡ ያብቊል ፡ ሣዕረ ፡ በውስተ ፡ ገዳም ።
to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to grow?
38:28 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲיֵשׁ ־לַמָּטָ֥ר אָ֑ב א֥וֹ מִי ־ה֝וֹלִ֗יד אֶגְלֵי ־טָֽל ׃
τίς ἐστιν ὑετοῦ πατήρ τίς δέ ἐστιν ὁ τετοκὼς βώλους δρόσου
Quis est pluviae pater ? vel quis genuit stillas roris ?
መኑ ፡ አቡሁ ፡ ለዝናም ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ይወልዶ ፡ ለሕንባባተ ፡ ነጠብጣብ ።
Does the rain have a father? Or who fathers the drops of dew?
38:29 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִבֶּ֣טֶן מִ֭י יָצָ֣א הַקָּ֑רַח וּכְפֹ֥ר שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם מִ֣י יְלָדֽוֹ ׃
ἐκ γαστρὸς δὲ τίνος ἐκπορεύεται ὁ κρύσταλλος πάχνην δὲ ἐν οὐρανῷ τίς τέτοκεν
De cujus utero egressa est glacies ? et gelu de caelo quis genuit ?
ወእምከርሠ ፡ መኑ ፡ ይወጽእ ፡ በረድ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ ይወልዶ ፡ ለሐመዳ ፡ በሰማይ ፡ ወይወርድ ።
Whose womb did the ice come out of? Who has given birth to the gray frost of the sky?
38:30 ⧉ ⤴︎ כָּ֭אֶבֶן מַ֣יִם יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ וּפְנֵ֥י תְ֝ה֗וֹם יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ ׃
ἣ καταβαίνει ὥσπερ ὕδωρ ῥέον πρόσωπον δὲ ἀβύσσου τίς ἔπηξεν
In similitudinem lapidis aquae durantur , et superficies abyssi constringitur .
ወውስተ ፡ አእባን ፡ ይትኃብኡ ፡ ማያት ፡ ወከመ ፡ ማይ ፡ ይውኅዝ ፡ ወመኑ ፡ አኅሠረ ፡ ገሮ ፡ ለኃጥአን ።
The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.
38:31 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנּ֣וֹת כִּימָ֑ה אֽוֹ ־מֹשְׁכ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ ׃
συνῆκας δὲ δεσμὸν Πλειάδος καὶ φραγμὸν Ὠρίωνος ἤνοιξας
Numquid conjungere valebis micantes stellas Pleiadas , aut gyrum Arcturi poteris dissipare ?
ወተአምርሁ ፡ ማዕሠሮሙ ፡ ለብዙኃን ፡ ወዐቀብከኑ ፡ ሙኀዘማይ ፡ ወታርኁ ፡ ክረምት ፡ በበዓመት ፡ ወታመጽኦኑ ፡ ለሐጋይ ፡ ድኅረ ፡ በዕድሜሁ ።
“Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?
38:32 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲתֹצִ֣יא מַזָּר֣וֹת בְּעִתּ֑וֹ וְ֝עַ֗יִשׁ עַל ־בָּנֶ֥יהָ תַנְחֵֽם ׃
ἦ διανοίξεις μαζουρωθ ἐν καιρῷ αὐτοῦ καὶ Ἕσπερον ἐπὶ κόμης αὐτοῦ ἄξεις αὐτά
Numquid producis luciferum in tempore suo , et vesperum super filios terrae consurgere facis ?
ተአምርሁ ፡ ግእዞ ፡ ለሰማይ ፡ ወእመ ፡ አኮ ፡ ዘይከውን ፡ በመትሕተ ፡ ሰማይ ፡ ኅቡረ ።
Can you lead the constellations out in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs?
38:33 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲ֭יָדַעְתָּ חֻקּ֣וֹת שָׁמָ֑יִם אִם ־תָּשִׂ֖ים מִשְׁטָר֣וֹ בָאָֽרֶץ ׃
ἐπίστασαι δὲ τροπὰς οὐρανοῦ ἢ τὰ ὑπ’ οὐρανὸν ὁμοθυμαδὸν γινόμενα
Numquid nosti ordinem caeli , et pones rationem ejus in terra ?
ትክልኑ ፡ ተአኃዛ ፡ ለትርያ ፡ ከመ ፡ ኢትሑር ፡ ወርኢከኑ ፡ ፍኖቶ ፡ ለደብራን ፡ ወሙፃኦ ፡፡ 34፡ ተአምርኑ ፡ ጊዜሃ ፡ ለብልአተናሽ ፡ ወሕዋፄሃ ።
Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?
38:34 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲתָרִ֣ים לָעָ֣ב קוֹלֶ֑ךָ וְֽשִׁפְעַת ־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ ׃
καλέσεις δὲ νέφος φωνῇ καὶ τρόμῳ ὕδατος λάβρῳ ὑπακούσεταί σου
Numquid elevabis in nebula vocem tuam , et impetus aquarum operiet te ?
— “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover you?
38:35 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣ח בְּרָקִ֣ים וְיֵלֵ֑כוּ וְיֹאמְר֖וּ לְךָ֣ הִנֵּֽנוּ ׃
ἀποστελεῖς δὲ κεραυνοὺς καὶ πορεύσονται ἐροῦσιν δέ σοι τί ἐστιν
Numquid mittes fulgura , et ibunt , et revertentia dicent tibi : Adsumus ?
ትጼውዖኑ ፡ ለደመና ፡ በቃልከ ፡ ወያውሥአከኑ ፡ ማይ ፡ ብዙኅ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይርዕድ ።
Can you send out lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?
38:36 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִי ־שָׁ֭ת בַּטֻּח֣וֹת חׇכְמָ֑ה א֤וֹ מִֽי ־נָתַ֖ן לַשֶּׂ֣כְוִי בִינָֽה ׃
τίς δὲ ἔδωκεν γυναιξὶν ὑφάσματος σοφίαν ἢ ποικιλτικὴν ἐπιστήμην
Quis posuit in visceribus hominis sapientiam ? vel quis dedit gallo intelligentiam ?
ወትፌኑሁ ፡ ፀዓዐ ፡ ወየሐውር ፡ ወይብለከ ፡ ምንት ፡ ውስቱ ።
Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?
38:37 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִֽי ־יְסַפֵּ֣ר שְׁחָקִ֣ים בְּחׇכְמָ֑ה וְנִבְלֵ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם מִ֣י יַשְׁכִּֽיב ׃
τίς δὲ ὁ ἀριθμῶν νέφη σοφίᾳ οὐρανὸν δὲ εἰς γῆν ἔκλινεν
Quis enarrabit caelorum rationem ? et concentum caeli quis dormire faciet ?
ወመኑ ፡ ወሀቦን ፡ ለእንስሳት ፡ ጥበበ ፡ ከመ ፡ ይእንማ ፡ ወአአኢ ፡ አሁ ፡ ትምህርተ ።
Who can count the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the containers of the sky,
38:38 ⧉ ⤴︎ בְּצֶ֣קֶת עָ֭פָר לַמּוּצָ֑ק וּרְגָבִ֥ים יְדֻבָּֽקוּ ׃
κέχυται δὲ ὥσπερ γῆ κονία κεκόλληκα δὲ αὐτὸν ὥσπερ λίθῳ κύβον
Quando fundebatur pulvis in terra , et glebae compingebantur ?
መኑ ፡ ኈለቆ ፡ ለደመና ፡ በጥበቡ ፡ ወአጽነኖ ፡ ለሰማይ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምድር ።
when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?
38:39 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲתָצ֣וּד לְלָבִ֣יא טָ֑רֶף וְחַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא ׃
θηρεύσεις δὲ λέουσιν βοράν ψυχὰς δὲ δρακόντων ἐμπλήσεις
Numquid capies leaenae praedam , et animam catulorum ejus implebis ,
ወተክዕወ ፡ ላዕለ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወአስተጣበቅዎ ፡ ከመ ፡ እብነ ፡ ኰኵሕ ።
“Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
38:40 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־יָשֹׁ֥חוּ בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַסֻּכָּ֣ה לְמוֹ ־אָֽרֶב ׃
δεδοίκασιν γὰρ ἐν κοίταις αὐτῶν κάθηνται δὲ ἐν ὕλαις ἐνεδρεύοντες
quando cubant in antris , et in specubus insidiantur ?
ወነዐውከኑ ፡ አናብስተ ፡ መስዕ ፡ ወታጸምምኑ ፡ ነፍሰ ፡ አክይስት ።
when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?
38:41 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִ֤י יָכִ֥ין לָעֹרֵ֗ב צֵ֫יד֥וֹ כִּֽי ־יְ֭לָדָו אֶל ־אֵ֣ל יְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּ יִ֝תְע֗וּ לִבְלִי ־אֹֽכֶל ׃
τίς δὲ ἡτοίμασεν κόρακι βοράν νεοσσοὶ γὰρ αὐτοῦ πρὸς κύριον κεκράγασιν πλανώμενοι τὰ σῖτα ζητοῦντες
Quis praeparat corvo escam suam , quando pulli ejus clamant ad Deum , vagantes , eo quod non habeant cibos ?
ወቦኡ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ግበቢሆሙ ፡ ወይነብሩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ ኦም ፡ ወያስተሐይጹ ።
Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?
38:42 ⧉ ⤴︎ — — — ወመኑ ፡ ዘያስተዳሉ ፡ ሲሳየ ፡ ለቋዓት ፡ ወየአወይዉ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሐየር ፡ እጐሊሆሙ ፡ ወየኃሥሡ ፡ ዘይበልዑ ።
Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?