3:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַֽחֲרֵי ־כֵ֗ן פָּתַ֤ח אִיּוֹב֙ אֶת ־פִּ֔יהוּ וַיְקַלֵּ֖ל אֶת ־יוֹמֽוֹ ׃ {פ}
μετὰ τοῦτο ἤνοιξεν Ιωβ τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ
Post haec aperuit Job os suum , et maledixit diei suo ,
ወእምድኅረዝ ፡ ከሠተ ፡ ኢዮብ ፡ አፉሁ ፡ ወረገማ ፡ ለዕለት ፡ እንተ ፡ ባቲ ፡ ተወልደ ።
After this Job opened his mouth, and cursed the day of his birth.
3:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַיַּ֥עַן אִיּ֗וֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר ׃
καὶ κατηράσατο τὴν ἡμέραν αὐτοῦ λέγων
et locutus est :
ወይቤ ፡ ለትጥፋእ ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ እንተ ፡ ባቲ ፡ ተወልኩ ፡ ወሌሊታኒ ፡ እንተ ፡ ባቲ ፡ ይቤሉ ፡ ተባዕት ፡ ውእቱ ።
Job answered:
3:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ יֹ֣אבַד י֭וֹם אִוָּ֣לֶד בּ֑וֹ וְהַלַּ֥יְלָה אָ֝מַ֗ר הֹ֣רָה גָֽבֶר ׃
ἀπόλοιτο ἡ ἡμέρα ἐν ᾗ ἐγεννήθην καὶ ἡ νύξ ἐν ᾗ εἶπαν ἰδοὺ ἄρσεν
Pereat dies in qua natus sum , et nox in qua dictum est : Conceptus est homo .
ለትጽልም ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ወኢይትኃሠሣ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ በላዕሉ ፡ ወኢይምጻእ ፡ ብርሃን ፡ ውስቴታ ።
“Let the day perish in which I was born, the night which said, ‘There is a boy conceived.’
3:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַיּ֥וֹם הַה֗וּא יְֽהִ֫י ־חֹ֥שֶׁךְ אַֽל ־יִדְרְשֵׁ֣הוּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ מִמַּ֑עַל וְאַל ־תּוֹפַ֖ע עָלָ֣יו נְהָרָֽה ׃
ἡ ἡμέρα ἐκείνη εἴη σκότος καὶ μὴ ἀναζητήσαι αὐτὴν ὁ κύριος ἄνωθεν μηδὲ ἔλθοι εἰς αὐτὴν φέγγος
Dies ille vertatur in tenebras : non requirat eum Deus desuper , et non illustretur lumine .
ወይርከባ ፡ ጽልመት ፡ ወይድፍና ፡ ጽላሎተ ፡ ሞት ፡ ወይም ፡ ጽኣ ፡ ቆባር ፡ ርግምተ ፡ ለትኩን ፡ ይእቲ ፡ ዕለት ።
Let that day be darkness. Don’t let God from above seek for it, neither let the light shine on it.
3:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ יִגְאָלֻ֡הוּ חֹ֣שֶׁךְ וְ֭צַלְמָוֶת תִּשְׁכׇּן ־עָלָ֣יו עֲנָנָ֑ה יְ֝בַעֲתֻ֗הוּ כִּֽמְרִ֥ירֵי יֽוֹם ׃
ἐκλάβοι δὲ αὐτὴν σκότος καὶ σκιὰ θανάτου ἐπέλθοι ἐπ’ αὐτὴν γνόφος
Obscurent eum tenebrae et umbra mortis ; occupet eum caligo , et involvatur amaritudine .
ወይምጽኣ ፡ ጽልመት ፡ ለይእቲ ፡ ሌሊት ፡ ወኢተሀሉ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ ዓመት ፡ ወኢትትኈለቊ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መዋዕለ ፡ አውራኅ ።
Let darkness and the shadow of death claim it for their own. Let a cloud dwell on it. Let all that makes the day black terrify it.
3:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַלַּ֥יְלָה הַהוּא֮ יִקָּחֵ֢ה֫וּ אֹ֥פֶל אַל ־יִ֭חַדְּ בִּימֵ֣י שָׁנָ֑ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר יְ֝רָחִ֗ים אַל ־יָבֹֽא ׃
καταραθείη ἡ ἡμέρα καὶ ἡ νὺξ ἐκείνη ἀπενέγκαιτο αὐτὴν σκότος μὴ εἴη εἰς ἡμέρας ἐνιαυτοῦ μηδὲ ἀριθμηθείη εἰς ἡμέρας μηνῶν
Noctem illam tenebrosus turbo possideat ; non computetur in diebus anni , nec numeretur in mensibus .
ወለይእቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ፃዕር ፡ ለይርከባ ፡ ወኢይምጻእ ፡ ውስቴታ ፡ ፍሥሓ ፡ ወኃሤት ።
As for that night, let thick darkness seize on it. Let it not rejoice among the days of the year. Let it not come into the number of the months.
3:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ הִנֵּ֤ה הַלַּ֣יְלָה הַ֭הוּא יְהִ֣י גַלְמ֑וּד אַל ־תָּב֖וֹא רְנָנָ֣ה בֽוֹ ׃
ἀλλὰ ἡ νὺξ ἐκείνη εἴη ὀδύνη καὶ μὴ ἔλθοι ἐπ’ αὐτὴν εὐφροσύνη μηδὲ χαρμονή
Sit nox illa solitaria , nec laude digna .
ዳእሙ ፡ ይርግማ ፡ ዘረገማ ፡ ለይእቲ ፡ ዕለት ፡ ዘሀለዎ ፡ ይምትሮ ፡ ለዓቢይ ፡ አንበሪ ።
Behold, let that night be barren. Let no joyful voice come therein.
3:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ יִקְּבֻ֥הוּ אֹֽרְרֵי ־י֑וֹם הָ֝עֲתִידִ֗ים עֹרֵ֥ר לִוְיָתָֽן ׃
ἀλλὰ καταράσαιτο αὐτὴν ὁ καταρώμενος τὴν ἡμέραν ἐκείνην ὁ μέλλων τὸ μέγα κῆτος χειρώσασθαι
Maledicant ei qui maledicunt diei , qui parati sunt suscitare Leviathan .
ለይጽልሙ ፡ ከዋክብቲሃ ፡ ለይእቲ ፡ ሌሊት ፡ ወይንበሩ ፡ ኀበ ፡ ኢይሬእዩ ፡ ብርሃነ ።
Let them curse it who curse the day, who are ready to rouse up leviathan.
3:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ יֶחְשְׁכוּ֮ כּוֹכְבֵ֢י נִ֫שְׁפּ֥וֹ יְקַו ־לְא֥וֹר וָאַ֑יִן וְאַל ־יִ֝רְאֶ֗ה בְּעַפְעַפֵּי ־שָֽׁחַר ׃
σκοτωθείη τὰ ἄστρα τῆς νυκτὸς ἐκείνης ὑπομείναι καὶ εἰς φωτισμὸν μὴ ἔλθοι καὶ μὴ ἴδοι ἑωσφόρον ἀνατέλλοντα
Obtenebrentur stellae caligine ejus ; expectet lucem , et non videat , nec ortum surgentis aurorae .
እሰመ ፡ ኢዓፀዉ ፡ አንቀጸ ፡ ከርሣ ፡ ለእምየ ፡ ወኢይርእዩ ፡ ቤዘ ፡ እንዘ ፡ ይሠርቅ ፡ ዘኢያእተቱ ፡ ሕማመ ፡ እምአዕይንትየ ።
Let the stars of its twilight be dark. Let it look for light, but have none, neither let it see the eyelids of the morning,
3:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י לֹ֣א סָ֭גַר דַּלְתֵ֣י בִטְנִ֑י וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר עָ֝מָ֗ל מֵעֵינָֽי ׃
ὅτι οὐ συνέκλεισεν πύλας γαστρὸς μητρός μου ἀπήλλαξεν γὰρ ἂν πόνον ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν μου
Quia non conclusit ostia ventris qui portavit me , nec abstulit mala ab oculis meis .
ለምንት ፡ በውስተ ፡ ከርሥ ፡ ኢሞትኩ ፡ ወወፂእየኒ ፡ እምከርሥ ፡ ዘኢተኃጐልኩ ፡ ሶቤሃ ።
because it didn’t shut up the doors of my mother’s womb, nor did it hide trouble from my eyes.
3:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ לָ֤מָּה לֹּ֣א מֵרֶ֣חֶם אָמ֑וּת מִבֶּ֖טֶן יָצָ֣אתִי וְאֶגְוָֽע ׃
διὰ τί γὰρ ἐν κοιλίᾳ οὐκ ἐτελεύτησα ἐκ γαστρὸς δὲ ἐξῆλθον καὶ οὐκ εὐθὺς ἀπωλόμην
Quare non in vulva mortuus sum ? egressus ex utero non statim perii ?
ለምንት ፡ ጸንዐ ፡ ብረክየ ፡ ወለምንት ፡ ተሐፀንኩ ፡ በጥብ ።
“Why didn’t I die from the womb? Why didn’t I give up the spirit when my mother bore me?
3:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ מַ֭דּוּעַ קִדְּמ֣וּנִי בִרְכָּ֑יִם וּמַה ־שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם כִּ֣י אִינָֽק ׃
ἵνα τί δὲ συνήντησάν μοι γόνατα ἵνα τί δὲ μαστοὺς ἐθήλασα
Quare exceptus genibus ? cur lactatus uberibus ?
ሶበ ፡ ሰከብኩ ፡ አሜሃ ፡ ይእዜ ፡ እምአርመምኩ ፡ ወሶበሂ ፡ ኖምኩ ፡ አሜሃ ፡ እምአዕረፍኩ ፡ ይእዜ ።
Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should nurse?
3:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־עַ֭תָּה שָׁכַ֣בְתִּי וְאֶשְׁק֑וֹט יָ֝שַׁ֗נְתִּי אָ֤ז ׀ יָנ֬וּחַֽ לִֽי ׃
νῦν ἂν κοιμηθεὶς ἡσύχασα ὑπνώσας δὲ ἀνεπαυσάμην
Nunc enim dormiens silerem , et somno meo requiescerem
ምስለ ፡ ነገሥት ፡ እለ ፡ መከሩ ፡ እኩየ ፡ በዲበ ፡ ምድር ፡ ወኰነኑ ፡ በመጥባሕት ።
For now I should have lain down and been quiet. I should have slept, then I would have been at rest,
3:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ עִם ־מְ֭לָכִים וְיֹ֣עֲצֵי אָ֑רֶץ הַבֹּנִ֖ים חֳרָב֣וֹת לָֽמוֹ ׃
μετὰ βασιλέων βουλευτῶν γῆς οἳ ἠγαυριῶντο ἐπὶ ξίφεσιν
cum regibus et consulibus terrae , qui aedificant sibi solitudines ;
አው ፡ ምስለ ፡ መላእክት ፡ ወአብዕልት ፡ እለ ፡ አብዝኅዎ ፡ ለወርቅ ፡ ወመልኡ ፡ አብያቲሆሙ ፡ ብሩረ ።
with kings and counselors of the earth, who built up waste places for themselves;
3:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ א֣וֹ עִם ־שָׂ֭רִים זָהָ֣ב לָהֶ֑ם הַֽמְמַלְאִ֖ים בָּתֵּיהֶ֣ם כָּֽסֶף ׃
ἢ μετὰ ἀρχόντων ὧν πολὺς ὁ χρυσός οἳ ἔπλησαν τοὺς οἴκους αὐτῶν ἀργυρίου
aut cum principibus qui possident aurum , et replent domos suas argento ;
ወሶበኒ ፡ ኮንኩ ፡ ከመ ፡ ፃዕፃፅ ፡ ዘአድሐጾቶ ፡ ማኅፀነ ፡ እሙ ።
or with princes who had gold, who filled their houses with silver;
3:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ א֤וֹ כְנֵ֣פֶל טָ֭מוּן לֹ֣א אֶהְיֶ֑ה כְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗ים לֹא ־רָ֥אוּ אֽוֹר ׃
ἢ ὥσπερ ἔκτρωμα ἐκπορευόμενον ἐκ μήτρας μητρὸς ἢ ὥσπερ νήπιοι οἳ οὐκ εἶδον φῶς
aut sicut abortivum absconditum non subsisterem , vel qui concepti non viderunt lucem .
ህየ ፡ ኃጥአን ፡ የኃድጉ ፡ ድንጋፄ ፡ ወይውዕዩ ፡ በመቅሠፍተ ፡ መዓቱ ።
or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, as infants who never saw light.
3:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ שָׁ֣ם רְ֭שָׁעִים חָ֣דְלוּ רֹ֑גֶז וְשָׁ֥ם יָ֝נ֗וּחוּ יְגִ֣יעֵי כֹֽחַ ׃
ἐκεῖ ἀσεβεῖς ἐξέκαυσαν θυμὸν ὀργῆς ἐκεῖ ἀνεπαύσαντο κατάκοποι τῷ σώματι
Ibi impii cessaverunt a tumultu , et ibi requieverunt fessi robore .
ወህየ ፡ የዓርፉ ፡ እለሂ ፡ ተዕፅሩ ፡ በሥጋሆሙ ፡ ኅቡረ ፡ እምፍ ፡ ጥረተ ፡ ዓለም ።
There the wicked cease from troubling. There the weary are at rest.
3:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ יַ֭חַד אֲסִירִ֣ים שַׁאֲנָ֑נוּ לֹ֥א שָׁ֝מְע֗וּ ק֣וֹל נֹגֵֽשׂ ׃
ὁμοθυμαδὸν δὲ οἱ αἰώνιοι οὐκ ἤκουσαν φωνὴν φορολόγου
Et quondam vincti pariter sine molestia , non audierunt vocem exactoris .
ህየ ፡ ሀለዉ ፡ ንኡሳን ፡ ወዓቢያን ፡ ሕፃናትሂ ፡ እለ ፡ ኢርእዩ ፡ ብርሃነ ፡ ወኢሰምዑ ፡ ድምፀ ፡ ዘያንሶሱ ፡ ህየ ፡ ሀለዉ ፡ ገብርሂ ፡ ዘአድለወ ፡ ለእግዚኡ ፡ ህየ ፡ ሀለወ ።
There the prisoners are at ease together. They don’t hear the voice of the taskmaster.
3:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ קָטֹ֣ן וְ֭גָדוֹל שָׁ֣ם ה֑וּא וְ֝עֶ֗בֶד חׇפְשִׁ֥י מֵאֲדֹנָֽיו ׃
μικρὸς καὶ μέγας ἐκεῖ ἐστιν καὶ θεράπων οὐ δεδοικὼς τὸν κύριον αὐτοῦ
Parvus et magnus ibi sunt , et servus liber a domino suo .
ለምንት ፡ ወሀብኮሙ ፡ ብርሃነ ፡ ለምሩራን ፡ ወሕይወተ ፡ ለዕዑራነ ፡ ነፍስ ።
The small and the great are there. The servant is free from his master.
3:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ לָ֤מָּה יִתֵּ֣ן לְעָמֵ֣ל א֑וֹר וְ֝חַיִּ֗ים לְמָ֣רֵי נָֽפֶשׁ ׃
ἵνα τί γὰρ δέδοται τοῖς ἐν πικρίᾳ φῶς ζωὴ δὲ ταῖς ἐν ὀδύναις ψυχαῖς
Quare misero data est lux , et vita his qui in amaritudine animae sunt :
እለ ፡ ይትሜነይዎ ፡ ለሞት ፡ ወኢይረክብዎ ፡ ወይፈርህዎ ፡ ከመ ፡ መድፍን ፡ ወይትፌሥሑ ፡ ለእመ ፡ አድንዕዎ ፡ ዕረፍቱ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ሞት ፡ ወዓዐዎ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ እምአፍሁ ።
“Why is light given to him who is in misery, life to the bitter in soul,
3:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַֽמְחַכִּ֣ים לַמָּ֣וֶת וְאֵינֶ֑נּוּ וַֽ֝יַּחְפְּרֻ֗הוּ מִמַּטְמוֹנִֽים ׃
οἳ ὁμείρονται τοῦ θανάτου καὶ οὐ τυγχάνουσιν ἀνορύσσοντες ὥσπερ θησαυρούς
qui expectant mortem , et non venit , quasi effodientes thesaurum ;
ወአምድኅረ ፡ ማእረርየ ፡ ረከበተኒ ፡ መቅሠፍትየ ።
who long for death, but it doesn’t come; and dig for it more than for hidden treasures,
3:22 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַשְּׂמֵחִ֥ים אֱלֵי ־גִ֑יל יָ֝שִׂ֗ישׂוּ כִּ֣י יִמְצְאוּ ־קָֽבֶר ׃
περιχαρεῖς δὲ ἐγένοντο ἐὰν κατατύχωσιν
gaudentque vehementer cum invenerint sepulchrum ?
እበኪ ፡ በእንተ ፡ ግሩም ፡ ዘረከበኒ ፡ ወፍርሃት ፡ እንተ ፡ ኢተሐዘብኩ ፡ ረከበተኒ ፡ ወእንተ ፡ ኢሐለይኩ ፡ ተዳደቀተኒ ።
who rejoice exceedingly, and are glad, when they can find the grave?
3:23 ⧉ ⤴︎ לְ֭גֶבֶר אֲשֶׁר ־דַּרְכּ֣וֹ נִסְתָּ֑רָה וַיָּ֖סֶךְ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בַּעֲדֽוֹ ׃
θάνατος ἀνδρὶ ἀνάπαυμα συνέκλεισεν γὰρ ὁ θεὸς κατ’ αὐτοῦ
viro cujus abscondita est via et circumdedit eum Deus tenebris ?
ኢያርመምኩ ፡ ወኢያዕረፍኩ ፡ ወኢድኅንኩ ፡ ወበጽሐኒ ፡ መቅሠፍት ፡ ወመንሱት ።
Why is light given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
3:24 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּֽי ־לִפְנֵ֣י לַ֭חְמִי אַנְחָתִ֣י תָבֹ֑א וַֽיִּתְּכ֥וּ כַ֝מַּ֗יִם שַׁאֲגֹתָֽי ׃
πρὸ γὰρ τῶν σίτων μου στεναγμός μοι ἥκει δακρύω δὲ ἐγὼ συνεχόμενος φόβῳ
Antequam comedam , suspiro ; et tamquam inundantes aquae , sic rugitus meus :
— For my sighing comes before I eat. My groanings are poured out like water.
3:25 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י פַ֣חַד פָּ֭חַדְתִּי וַיֶּאֱתָיֵ֑נִי וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָ֝גֹ֗רְתִּי יָ֣בֹא לִֽי ׃
φόβος γάρ ὃν ἐφρόντισα ἦλθέν μοι καὶ ὃν ἐδεδοίκειν συνήντησέν μοι
quia timor quem timebam evenit mihi , et quod verebar accidit .
— For the thing which I fear comes on me, that which I am afraid of comes to me.
3:26 ⧉ ⤴︎ לֹ֤א שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי ׀ וְלֹ֖א שָׁקַ֥טְתִּי וְֽלֹא ־נָ֗חְתִּי וַיָּ֥בֹא רֹֽגֶז ׃ {פ}
οὔτε εἰρήνευσα οὔτε ἡσύχασα οὔτε ἀνεπαυσάμην ἦλθεν δέ μοι ὀργή
Nonne dissimulavi ? nonne silui ? nonne quievi ? et venit super me indignatio .
— I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither do I have rest; but trouble comes.”