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HOLY BIBLE: Job 29

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Job 29

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1 ἔτたうιいおた δでるたὲ προσθεὶς Ιいおたωおめがβべーた εいぷしろんἶπぱいεいぷしろんνにゅー τたうῷ προοιμίῳ 2 τίς ἄνにゅー μみゅーεいぷしろん θείη κかっぱαあるふぁτたうὰ μみゅーῆνにゅーαあるふぁ ἔμπροσθεν ἡμερῶνにゅー ὧνにゅー μみゅーεいぷしろん ὁ θしーたεいぷしろんὸς ἐφύλαξεν 3 ὡς ὅτたうεいぷしろん ηいーたὔγει ὁ λύχνος αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ ὑπぱいὲρろー κεφαλῆς μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん ὅτたうεいぷしろん τたうῷ φωτὶ αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ ἐπορευόμην ἐνにゅー σκότει 4 ὅτたうεいぷしろん ἤμみゅーηいーたνにゅー ἐπιβρίθων ὁδでるたοおみくろんῖς ὅτたうεいぷしろん ὁ θしーたεいぷしろんὸς ἐπισκοπὴνにゅー ἐποιεῖτたうοおみくろん τたうοおみくろんῦ οおみくろんἴκかっぱοおみくろんυうぷしろん μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん 5 ὅτたうεいぷしろん ἤμみゅーηいーたνにゅー ὑλώδης λίαν κύκλῳ δέ μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん οおみくろんἱ πぱいαあるふぁῖδες 6 ὅτたうεいぷしろん ἐχέοντό μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん αあるふぁἱ ὁδでるたοおみくろんὶ βουτύρῳ τたうὰ δでるたὲ ὄρろーηいーた μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん ἐχέοντο γάλακτι 7 ὅτたうεいぷしろん ἐξεπορευόμην ὄρθριος ἐνにゅー πόλει ἐνにゅー δでるたὲ πλατείαις ἐτίθετό μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん ὁ δίφρος 8 ἰδόντες μみゅーεいぷしろん νεανίσκοι ἐκρύβησαν πぱいρろーεいぷしろんσしぐまβべーたῦτたうαあるふぁιいおた δでるたὲ πάντες ἔστησαν 9 ἁδροὶ δでるたὲ ἐπαύσαντο λらむだαあるふぁλらむだοおみくろんῦντες δάκτυλον ἐπιθέντες ἐπぱいὶ στόματι 10 οおみくろんἱ δでるたὲ ἀκούσαντες ἐμακάρισάν μみゅーεいぷしろん κかっぱαあるふぁὶ γがんまλらむだῶσしぐまσしぐまαあるふぁ αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー τたうῷ λάρυγγι αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー ἐκολλήθη

1 And thus Job continued to lay bare his thought: 2 Alas for the changes the months have brought with them! Alas for the old days, when God was my protector, 3 when his light shone above me, its rays guiding me through the darkness! 4 Days of ripe manhood, when God was my home’s familiar guest, 5 he, the Almighty, at my side! I had my children still about me; 6 the milk frothed in pools at my feet, no rock so hard but my olives bathed it in oil. 7 Went I to the city gate, there was my seat ready for me in the open square; 8 rose the young men to make place for me, rose the aged to do me honour; 9 nobles fell silent, and waited, finger on lip, 10 words failed the chieftains, and counsel they gave no more.

1 Addidit quoque Job, assumens parabolam suam, et dixit: 2

Quis mihi tribuat ut sim juxta menses pristinos,
secundum dies quibus Deus custodiebat me? 3
Quando splendebat lucerna ejus super caput meum,
et ad lumen ejus ambulabam in tenebris: 4
sicut fui in diebus adolescentiæ meæ,
quando secreto Deus erat in tabernaculo meo: 5
quando erat Omnipotens mecum,
et in circuitu meo pueri mei: 6
quando lavabam pedes meos butyro,
et petra fundebat mihi rivos olei: 7
quando procedebam ad portam civitatis,
et in platea parabant cathedram mihi. 8
Videbant me juvenes, et abscondebantur:
et senes assurgentes stabant. 9
Principes cessabant loqui,
et digitum superponebant ori suo. 10
Vocem suam cohibebant duces,
et lingua eorum gutturi suo adhærebat.

11 ὅτたうιいおた οおみくろんὖς ἤκουσεν κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐμακάρισέν μみゅーεいぷしろん ὀφθαλμὸς δでるたὲ ἰδών μみゅーεいぷしろん ἐξέκλινεν 12 διέσωσα γがんまὰρろー πぱいτたうωおめがχかいὸνにゅー ἐκかっぱ χかいεいぷしろんιいおたρろーὸς δυνάστου κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ὀρφανῷ ᾧ οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἦνにゅー βοηθός ἐβοήθησα 13 εいぷしろんὐλογία ἀπολλυμένου ἐ{P'} ἐμみゅーὲ ἔλθοι στόμα δでるたὲ χήρας μみゅーεいぷしろん εいぷしろんὐλόγησεν 14 δικαιοσύνην δでるたὲ ἐνεδεδύκειν ἠμφιασάμην δでるたὲ κρίμα ἴσしぐまαあるふぁ διπλοΐδι 15 ὀφθαλμὸς ἤμみゅーηいーたνにゅー τたうυうぷしろんφふぁいλらむだῶνにゅー πぱいοおみくろんὺς δでるたὲ χωλῶνにゅー 16 ἐγがんまὼ ἤμみゅーηいーたνにゅー πぱいαあるふぁτたうὴρろー ἀδυνάτων δίκην δέ ἣνにゅー οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ᾔδειν ἐξιχνίασα 17 συνέτριψα δでるたὲ μύλας ἀδίκων ἐκかっぱ δでるたὲ μέσου τたうῶνにゅー ὀδόντων αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー ἅρπαγμα ἐξέσπασα

11 None heard the fame of me then, but called me a happy man; none watched my doings then, but spoke in my praise. 12 Poor man nor helpless orphan cried to me in vain; 13 how they blessed me, souls reprieved from instant peril; with what comfort the widow’s heart rejoiced! 14 Dutiful observance was still the vesture I wore, my robe and crown integrity; 15 in me, the blind found sight, the lame strength, 16 the poor a father. None so ready to give the stranger’s cause a hearing, 17 break open the fangs of the wrong-doer and snatch the prey from his teeth.

11
Auris audiens beatificabat me,
et oculus videns testimonium reddebat mihi: 12
eo quod liberassem pauperem vociferantem,
et pupillum cui non esset adjutor. 13
Benedictio perituri super me veniebat,
et cor viduæ consolatus sum. 14
Justitia indutus sum,
et vestivi me, sicut vestimento et diademate, judicio meo. 15
Oculus fui cæco, et pes claudo. 16
Pater eram pauperum,
et causam quam nesciebam diligentissime investigabam. 17
Conterebam molas iniqui,
et de dentibus illius auferebam prædam.

18 εいぷしろんἶπぱいαあるふぁ δέ ἡ ἡλικία μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん γηράσει ὥσπερ στέλεχος φοίνικος πぱいοおみくろんλらむだὺνにゅー χρόνον βιώσω 19 ἡ ῥίζα μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん διήνοικται ἐπぱいὶ ὕδατος κかっぱαあるふぁὶ δρόσος αあるふぁὐλισθήσεται ἐνにゅー τたうῷ θερισμῷ μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん 20 ἡ δόξα μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん κかっぱαあるふぁιいおたνにゅーὴ μみゅーεいぷしろん{T'} ἐμみゅーοおみくろんῦ κかっぱαあるふぁὶ τたうὸ τόξον μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん ἐνにゅー χかいεいぷしろんιいおたρろーὶ αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῦ πορεύσεται 21 ἐμみゅーοおみくろんῦ ἀκούσαντες προσέσχον ἐσιώπησαν δでるたὲ ἐπぱいὶ τたうῇ ἐμみゅーῇ βουλῇ 22 ἐπぱいὶ δでるたὲ τたうῷ ἐμみゅーῷ ῥήματι οおみくろんὐ προσέθεντο περιχαρεῖς δでるたὲ ἐγίνοντο ὁπόταν αあるふぁὐτたうοおみくろんῖς ἐλάλουν 23 ὥσπερ γがんまῆ διψῶσしぐまαあるふぁ προσδεχομένη τたうὸνにゅー ὑετόν οおみくろんὕτως οおみくろんὗτたうοおみくろんιいおた τたうὴνにゅー ἐμみゅーὴνにゅー λαλιάν 24 ἐὰνにゅー γελάσω πぱいρろーὸς αあるふぁὐτούς οおみくろんὐ μみゅーὴ πιστεύσωσιν κかっぱαあるふぁὶ φふぁいῶς τたうοおみくろんῦ προσώπου μみゅーοおみくろんυうぷしろん οおみくろんὐκかっぱ ἀπέπιπτεν 25 ἐξελεξάμην ὁδでるたὸνにゅー αあるふぁὐτたうῶνにゅー κかっぱαあるふぁὶ ἐκάθισα ἄρχων κかっぱαあるふぁὶ κατεσκήνουν ὡσしぐまεいぷしろんὶ βασιλεὺς ἐνにゅー μονοζώνοις ὃνにゅー τρόπον παθεινοὺς παρακαλῶνにゅー

18 Here, thought I, I have built myself a nest to die in; here, like some palm-tree, I shall defy the years, 19 palm-tree that spreads out its roots to the river-bank, on whose leaves lodges the dew; 20 my fame never diminishing, never worn out the bow I bear. 21 How eagerly men hung upon my words, intent to learn what counsel I would give, 22 nor ventured to speak when I had done! A gracious influence my words fell, 23 like autumn rain or the spring showers on lips athirst. 24 Were they faint-hearted, they found me smiling still, and the encouragement of my glance never failed them. 25 Deigned I to be their leader, the first place was mine; yet ever when I sat like a king with his retinue about him, I would comfort the mourner’s tears.

18
Dicebamque: In nidulo meo moriar,
et sicut palma multiplicabo dies. 19
Radix mea aperta est secus aquas,
et ros morabitur in messione mea. 20
Gloria mea semper innovabitur,
et arcus meus in manu mea instaurabitur. 21
Qui me audiebant, expectabant sententiam,
et intenti tacebant ad consilium meum. 22
Verbis meis addere nihil audebant,
et super illos stillabat eloquium meum. 23
Expectabant me sicut pluviam,
et os suum aperiebant quasi ad imbrem serotinum. 24
Siquando ridebam ad eos, non credebant:
et lux vultus mei non cadebat in terram. 25
Si voluissem ire ad eos, sedebam primus:
cumque sederem quasi rex, circumstante exercitu,
eram tamen mœrentium consolator.

Knox Translation Copyright © 2013 Westminster Diocese
Nihil Obstat. Father Anton Cowan, Censor.
Imprimatur. +Most Rev. Vincent Nichols, Archbishop of Westminster. 8th January 2012.
Re-typeset and published in 2012 by Baronius Press Ltd