8:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַ֭יַּעַן בִּלְדַּ֥ד הַשּׁוּחִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר ׃
ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Βαλδαδ ὁ Σαυχίτης λέγει
Respondens autem Baldad Suhites , dixit :
ወእደ ፡ ተናገረ ፡ በልዳዶስ ፡ አውኬናዊ ፡ ተሰጥወ ፡ ወይቤ ።
Then Bildad the Shuhite answered,
8:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַד ־אָ֥ן תְּמַלֶּל ־אֵ֑לֶּה וְר֥וּחַ כַּ֝בִּ֗יר אִמְרֵי ־פִֽיךָ ׃
μέχρι τίνος λαλήσεις ταῦτα πνεῦμα πολυρῆμον τοῦ στόματός σου
Usquequo loqueris talia , et spiritus multiplex sermones oris tui ?
እስከ ፡ ማእዜኑ ፡ ትነብብ ፡ ከመዝ ፡ መንፈሰ ፡ ነቢብኑ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አፉከ ።
“How long will you speak these things? Shall the words of your mouth be a mighty wind?
8:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַ֭אֵל יְעַוֵּ֣ת מִשְׁפָּ֑ט וְאִם ־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י יְעַוֵּת ־צֶֽדֶק ׃
μὴ ὁ κύριος ἀδικήσει κρίνων ἢ ὁ τὰ πάντα ποιήσας ταράξει τὸ δίκαιον
Numquid Deus supplantat judicium ? aut Omnipotens subvertit quod justum est ?
ቦኑ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ይኴንን ፡ በዓመፃ ፡ ወፈጣሬ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ የሀውኮኑ ፡ ለጻድቅ ።
Does God pervert justice? Or does the Almighty pervert righteousness?
8:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־בָּנֶ֥יךָ חָֽטְאוּ ־ל֑וֹ וַֽ֝יְשַׁלְּחֵ֗ם בְּיַד ־פִּשְׁעָֽם ׃
εἰ οἱ υἱοί σου ἥμαρτον ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ἀπέστειλεν ἐν χειρὶ ἀνομίας αὐτῶν
Etiam si filii tui peccaverunt ei , et dimisit eos in manu iniquitatis suae :
እመሰኬ ፡ አበሱ ፡ ደቂቅከ ፡ ቅድሜሁ ፡ ፈነወ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ኃጢእቶሙ ::
If your children have sinned against him, he has delivered them into the hand of their disobedience.
8:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־אַ֭תָּה תְּשַׁחֵ֣ר אֶל ־אֵ֑ל וְאֶל ־שַׁ֝דַּ֗י תִּתְחַנָּֽן ׃
σὺ δὲ ὄρθριζε πρὸς κύριον παντοκράτορα δεόμενος
tu tamen si diluculo consurrexeris ad Deum , et Omnipotentem fueris deprecatus ;
ወአንተሰ ፡ ጊሥ ፡ ኀበ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወጸሊ ።
If you want to seek God diligently, make your supplication to the Almighty.
8:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־זַ֥ךְ וְיָשָׁ֗ר אָ֥֫תָּה כִּֽי ־עַ֭תָּה יָעִ֣יר עָלֶ֑יךָ וְ֝שִׁלַּ֗ם נְוַ֣ת צִדְקֶֽךָ ׃
εἰ καθαρὸς εἶ καὶ ἀληθινός δεήσεως ἐπακούσεταί σου ἀποκαταστήσει δέ σοι δίαιταν δικαιοσύνης
si mundus et rectus incesseris : statim evigilabit ad te , et pacatum reddet habitaculum justitiae tuae ,
ለእመ ፡ ጻድቅ ፡ አንተ ፡ ወንጹሕ ፡ ይሰምዓከ ፡ ፍጡነ ፡ ስእለ ፡ ተከ ፡ ወየዓሥየከ ፡ ፍዳ ፡ ጽድቅከ ።
If you were pure and upright, surely now he would awaken for you, and make the habitation of your righteousness prosperous.
8:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְהָיָ֣ה רֵאשִׁיתְךָ֣ מִצְעָ֑ר וְ֝אַחֲרִֽיתְךָ֗ יִשְׂגֶּ֥ה מְאֹֽד ׃
ἔσται οὖν τὰ μὲν πρῶτά σου ὀλίγα τὰ δὲ ἔσχατά σου ἀμύθητα
in tantum ut si priora tua fuerint parva , et novissima tua multiplicentur nimis .
ወእመ ፡ ውኁድ ፡ ቀዳሚትከ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ኊልቊ ፡ ለደኃሪትከ ።
Though your beginning was small, yet your latter end would greatly increase.
8:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־שְׁאַל ־נָ֭א לְדֹ֣ר רִישׁ֑וֹן וְ֝כוֹנֵ֗ן לְחֵ֣קֶר אֲבוֹתָֽם ׃
ἐπερώτησον γὰρ γενεὰν πρώτην ἐξιχνίασον δὲ κατὰ γένος πατέρων
Interroga enim generationem pristinam , et diligenter investiga patrum memoriam
ከመዝ ፡ ይብል ፡ ኢዮብ ፡ ይትከሃለኒኑ ፡ እዕርግ ፡ ሰማየ ፡ ወእስርቅ ፡ መዛግብቲሁ ፡ ወእመቀ ፡ ምድር ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ተሰአሎሙ ፡ ለቀደምተ ፡ ዓለም ፡ ወሕትቶሙ ፡ ለአበው ፡ በበሕዘዚቢሆሙ ።
“Please inquire of past generations. Find out about the learning of their fathers.
8:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־תְמ֣וֹל אֲ֭נַחְנוּ וְלֹ֣א נֵדָ֑ע כִּ֤י צֵ֖ל יָמֵ֣ינוּ עֲלֵי ־אָֽרֶץ ׃
χθιζοὶ γάρ ἐσμεν καὶ οὐκ οἴδαμεν σκιὰ γάρ ἐστιν ἡμῶν ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὁ βίος
(hesterni quippe sumus , et ignoramus , quoniam sicut umbra dies nostri sunt super terram ),
ሣሬት ፡ ንሕነ ፡ ወኢነአምር ፡ ወጽላሎት ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ሕይወትነ ፡ ዲበ ፡ ምድር ።
(For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, because our days on earth are a shadow.)
8:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲלֹא ־הֵ֣ם י֭וֹרוּךָ יֹ֣אמְרוּ לָ֑ךְ וּ֝מִלִּבָּ֗ם יוֹצִ֥אוּ מִלִּֽים ׃
ἦ οὐχ οὗτοί σε διδάξουσιν καὶ ἀναγγελοῦσιν καὶ ἐκ καρδίας ἐξάξουσιν ῥήματα
et ipsi docebunt te , loquentur tibi , et de corde suo proferent eloquia .
ወእሙንቱ ፡ ይሜህሩከ ፡ ወይነግሩከ ፡ ወያወጽኡ ፡ ለከ ፡ ነገረ ፡ እምልቦሙ ።
Shall they not teach you, tell you, and utter words out of their heart?
8:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲיִֽגְאֶה ־גֹּ֭מֶא בְּלֹ֣א בִצָּ֑ה יִשְׂגֶּה ־אָ֥חוּ בְלִי ־מָֽיִם ׃
μὴ θάλλει πάπυρος ἄνευ ὕδατος ἢ ὑψωθήσεται βούτομον ἄνευ πότου
Numquid vivere potest scirpus absque humore ? aut crescere carectum sine aqua ?
ይበቊልኑ ፡ ሣዕር ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ማይ ፡ ወይልህቅኑ ፡ ሐመልማል ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ይስቅይዎ ፡፡ 12፡ ወኵሉ ፡ ሣዕር ፡ ዘኢይሰቲ ፡ ማየ ፡ ይየብሰ ፡ ዘእንበለ ፡ ይግምድዎ ።
“Can the papyrus grow up without mire? Can the rushes grow without water?
8:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ עֹדֶ֣נּוּ בְ֭אִבּוֹ לֹ֣א יִקָּטֵ֑ף וְלִפְנֵ֖י כׇל ־חָצִ֣יר יִיבָֽשׁ ׃
ἔτι ὂν ἐπὶ ῥίζης καὶ οὐ μὴ θερισθῇ πρὸ τοῦ πιεῖν πᾶσα βοτάνη οὐχὶ ξηραίνεται
Cum adhuc sit in flore , nec carpatur manu , ante omnes herbas arescit .
— While it is yet in its greenness, not cut down, it withers before any other reed.
8:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ כֵּ֗ן אׇ֭רְחוֹת כׇּל ־שֹׁ֣כְחֵי אֵ֑ל וְתִקְוַ֖ת חָנֵ֣ף תֹּאבֵֽד ׃
οὕτως τοίνυν ἔσται τὰ ἔσχατα πάντων τῶν ἐπιλανθανομένων τοῦ κυρίου ἐλπὶς γὰρ ἀσεβοῦς ἀπολεῖται
Sic viae omnium qui obliviscuntur Deum , et spes hypocritae peribit .
ከማሁ ፡ ደኃሪቶሙ ፡ ለኵሎሙ ፡ እለ ፡ ይረስዕዎ ፡ ለእግዚአብሔር ፡ ወትጠፍእ ፡ ተስፋሆሙ ፡ ለኃጥአን ።
So are the paths of all who forget God. The hope of the godless man will perish,
8:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ אֲשֶׁר ־יָק֥וֹט כִּסְל֑וֹ וּבֵ֥ית עַ֝כָּבִ֗ישׁ מִבְטַחֽוֹ ׃
ἀοίκητος γὰρ αὐτοῦ ἔσται ὁ οἶκος ἀράχνη δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀποβήσεται ἡ σκηνή
Non ei placebit vecordia sua , et sicut tela aranearum fiducia ejus .
ወምዝቡር ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ወሣሬት ፡ ይከውን ፡ ማኅደሮ ።
whose confidence will break apart, whose trust is a spider’s web.
8:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ יִשָּׁעֵ֣ן עַל ־בֵּ֭יתוֹ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲמֹ֑ד יַחֲזִ֥יק בּ֝֗וֹ וְלֹ֣א יָקֽוּם ׃
ἐὰν ὑπερείσῃ τὴν οἰκίαν αὐτοῦ οὐ μὴ στῇ ἐπιλαβομένου δὲ αὐτοῦ οὐ μὴ ὑπομείνῃ
Innitetur super domum suam , et non stabit ; fulciet eam , et non consurget .
ወእመሂ ፡ አጽንዖ ፡ ለቤቱ ፡ ኢይቀውም ፡ ዘወጠነሂ ፡ ኢይፌጽም ።
He will lean on his house, but it will not stand. He will cling to it, but it will not endure.
8:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ רָטֹ֣ב ה֭וּא לִפְנֵי ־שָׁ֑מֶשׁ וְעַ֥ל גַּ֝נָּת֗וֹ יֹנַקְתּ֥וֹ תֵצֵֽא ׃
ὑγρὸς γάρ ἐστιν ὑπὸ ἡλίου καὶ ἐκ σαπρίας αὐτοῦ ὁ ῥάδαμνος αὐτοῦ ἐξελεύσεται
Humectus videtur antequam veniat sol , et in ortu suo germen ejus egredietur .
ወስሕቡብ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ቤቱ ፡ በታሕተ ፡ ፀሐይ ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ገነቱ ፡ ልምላሜሁ ፡ ይየብሰ ።
He is green before the sun. His shoots go out along his garden.
8:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַל ־גַּ֭ל שׇׁרָשָׁ֣יו יְסֻבָּ֑כוּ בֵּ֖ית אֲבָנִ֣ים יֶחֱזֶֽה ׃
ἐπὶ συναγωγὴν λίθων κοιμᾶται ἐν δὲ μέσῳ χαλίκων ζήσεται
Super acervum petrarum radices ejus densabuntur , et inter lapides commorabitur .
ወበእከዩሂ ፡ የኀልቅ ፡ ኃይሉ ፡ ወማእከለ ፡ ጾላእት ፡ ይበይት ፡ ወውስተ ፡ ሐዝሐዝ ፡ የሐዩ ።
His roots are wrapped around the rock pile. He sees the place of stones.
8:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ אִם ־יְבַלְּעֶ֥נּוּ מִמְּקֹמ֑וֹ וְכִ֥חֶשׁ בּ֝֗וֹ לֹ֣א רְאִיתִֽיךָ ׃
ἐὰν καταπίῃ ὁ τόπος ψεύσεται αὐτόν οὐχ ἑόρακας τοιαῦτα
Si absorbuerit eum de loco suo , negabit eum , et dicet : Non novi te .
ወእመሰ ፡ ውኅጦ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወሐሰዎ ፡ ኢርኢኩ ፡ ዘከመዝ ፡ እስመ ፡ ከማሁ ፡ ይትገፈትዑ ፡ ረሲዓን ።
If he is destroyed from his place, then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have not seen you.’
8:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֶן ־ה֭וּא מְשׂ֣וֹשׂ דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וּ֝מֵעָפָ֗ר אַחֵ֥ר יִצְמָֽחוּ ׃
ὅτι καταστροφὴ ἀσεβοῦς τοιαύτη ἐκ δὲ γῆς ἄλλον ἀναβλαστήσει
Haec est enim laetitia viae ejus , ut rursum de terra alii germinentur .
ወካልእ ፡ ይበቊል ፡ እምድር ።
Behold, this is the joy of his way. Out of the earth, others will spring.
8:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֶן ־אֵ֭ל לֹ֣א יִמְאַס ־תָּ֑ם וְלֹֽא ־יַ֝חֲזִ֗יק בְּיַד ־מְרֵעִֽים ׃
ὁ γὰρ κύριος οὐ μὴ ἀποποιήσηται τὸν ἄκακον πᾶν δὲ δῶρον ἀσεβοῦς οὐ δέξεται
Deus non projiciet simplicem , nec porriget manum malignis ,
እግዚአብሔርሰ ፡ ኢይገድፎ ፡ ለየዋህ ፡ ወኢያጸንዕ ፡ እደ ፡ እኩያን ፡ ወኢይትሜጦ ፡ መባእ ፡ ኃጥአን ።
“Behold, God will not cast away a blameless man, neither will he uphold the evildoers.
8:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ עַד ־יְמַלֵּ֣ה שְׂח֣וֹק פִּ֑יךָ וּשְׂפָתֶ֥יךָ תְרוּעָֽה ׃
ἀληθινῶν δὲ στόμα ἐμπλήσει γέλωτος τὰ δὲ χείλη αὐτῶν ἐξομολογήσεως
donec impleatur risu os tuum , et labia tua jubilo .
አፈ ፡ ራትዓን ፡ ይመልእ ፡ ሰሐቀ ፡ ወየአምና ፡ ከናፍሪሆሙ ።
He will still fill your mouth with laughter, your lips with shouting.
8:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ שֹׂנְאֶ֥יךָ יִלְבְּשׁוּ ־בֹ֑שֶׁת וְאֹ֖הֶל רְשָׁעִ֣ים אֵינֶֽנּוּ ׃ {פ}
οἱ δὲ ἐχθροὶ αὐτῶν ἐνδύσονται αἰσχύνην δίαιτα δὲ ἀσεβοῦς οὐκ ἔσται
Qui oderunt te induentur confusione , et tabernaculum impiorum non subsistet .
ወጻላእቶሙኒ ፡ ይለብሱ ፡ ኃፍረተ ፡ ወይጠፍእ ፡ ቤተ ፡ ኃጥአን ።
Those who hate you will be clothed with shame. The tent of the wicked will be no more.”