4:1 ⧉ ⤴︎ וַ֭יַּעַן אֱלִיפַ֥ז הַֽתֵּימָנִ֗י וַיֹּאמַֽר ׃
ὑπολαβὼν δὲ Ελιφας ὁ Θαιμανίτης λέγει
Respondens autem Eliphaz Themanites , dixit :
ወእደ ፡ ተናገረ ፡ ኤልፋዝ ፡ ቴሜናዊ ፡ ተሠጥወ ።
Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
4:2 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲנִסָּ֬ה דָבָ֣ר אֵלֶ֣יךָ תִּלְאֶ֑ה וַעְצֹ֥ר בְּ֝מִלִּ֗ין מִ֣י יוּכָֽל ׃
μὴ πολλάκις σοι λελάληται ἐν κόπῳ ἰσχὺν δὲ ῥημάτων σου τίς ὑποίσει
Si coeperimus loqui tibi , forsitan moleste accipies ; sed conceptum sermonem tenere quis poterit ?
ወይቤ ፡ ኢታብዝኅ ፡ ነቢበ ፡ እንዘ ፡ አንተ ፡ በፃማ ፡ አብዝኆ ፡ ነገር ፡ ምንት ፡ ይበቊዓከ ።
“If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?
4:3 ⧉ ⤴︎ הִ֭נֵּה יִסַּ֣רְתָּ רַבִּ֑ים וְיָדַ֖יִם רָפ֣וֹת תְּחַזֵּֽק ׃
εἰ γὰρ σὺ ἐνουθέτησας πολλοὺς καὶ χεῖρας ἀσθενοῦς παρεκάλεσας
Ecce docuisti multos , et manus lassas roborasti ;
አንተ ፡ ዘእምገሠዕኮሙ ፡ ለብዙኀን ፡ ወእምናዘዝከ ፡ እደወ ፡ ድኩማነ ።
Behold, you have instructed many, you have strengthened the weak hands.
4:4 ⧉ ⤴︎ כּ֭וֹשֵׁל יְקִימ֣וּן מִלֶּ֑יךָ וּבִרְכַּ֖יִם כֹּרְע֣וֹת תְּאַמֵּֽץ ׃
ἀσθενοῦντάς τε ἐξανέστησας ῥήμασιν γόνασίν τε ἀδυνατοῦσιν θάρσος περιέθηκας
vacillantes confirmaverunt sermones tui , et genua trementia confortasti .
ወእምአንሣእኮሙ ፡ በነገርከ ፡ ለድውያን ፡ ወእምአጽናዕከ ፡ ብርከ ፡ ስኡናን ።
Your words have supported him who was falling, you have made the feeble knees firm.
4:5 ⧉ ⤴︎ כִּ֤י עַתָּ֨ה ׀ תָּב֣וֹא אֵלֶ֣יךָ וַתֵּ֑לֶא תִּגַּ֥ע עָ֝דֶ֗יךָ וַתִּבָּהֵֽל ׃
νῦν δὲ ἥκει ἐπὶ σὲ πόνος καὶ ἥψατό σου σὺ δὲ ἐσπούδασας
Nunc autem venit super te plaga , et defecisti ; tetigit te , et conturbatus es .
ወይእዜሰ ፡ እስመ ፡ መጽአከ ፡ ሕማም ፡ ወገሠሠከ ፡ ለከ ፡ ለሊከ ፡ ተአንብዝ ፡ ገባእከ ፡ እንከ ፡፡
But now it has come to you, and you faint. It touches you, and you are troubled.
4:6 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲלֹ֣א יִ֭רְאָתְךָ כִּסְלָתֶ֑ךָ תִּ֝קְוָתְךָ֗ וְתֹ֣ם דְּרָכֶֽיךָ ׃
πότερον οὐχ ὁ φόβος σού ἐστιν ἐν ἀφροσύνῃ καὶ ἡ ἐλπίς σου καὶ ἡ ἀκακία τῆς ὁδοῦ σου
Ubi est timor tuus , fortitudo tua , patientia tua , et perfectio viarum tuarum ?
ቀዳሚሁ ፡ አኮኑ ፡ ዕበድ ፡ ውእቱ ፡ ፍርሃትከ ፡ ወተስፋከ ፡ ወእኩይ ፡ ፍኖትከ ።
Isn’t your piety your confidence? Isn’t the integrity of your ways your hope?
4:7 ⧉ ⤴︎ זְכׇר ־נָ֗א מִ֤י ה֣וּא נָקִ֣י אָבָ֑ד וְ֝אֵיפֹ֗ה יְשָׁרִ֥ים נִכְחָֽדוּ ׃
μνήσθητι οὖν τίς καθαρὸς ὢν ἀπώλετο ἢ πότε ἀληθινοὶ ὁλόρριζοι ἀπώλοντο
Recordare , obsecro te , quis umquam innocens periit ? aut quando recti deleti sunt ?
ተዘከር ፡ ከመ ፡ አልቦ ፡ ንጽሕ ፡ ዘተኃጕለወኢይጠፍኡ ፡ ጻድቃን ፡ ወኢይሤረዉ ።
“Remember, now, who ever perished, being innocent? Or where were the upright cut off?
4:8 ⧉ ⤴︎ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָ֭אִיתִי חֹ֣רְשֵׁי אָ֑וֶן וְזֹרְעֵ֖י עָמָ֣ל יִקְצְרֻֽהוּ ׃
καθ’ ὃν τρόπον εἶδον τοὺς ἀροτριῶντας τὰ ἄτοπα οἱ δὲ σπείροντες αὐτὰ ὀδύνας θεριοῦσιν ἑαυτοῖς
Quin potius vidi eos qui operantur iniquitatem , et seminant dolores , et metunt eos ,
ወበከመሰ ፡ ርኢነ ፡ እለ ፡ የሐርስዎ ፡ ለኃጢአት ፡ ወይዘርእዎ ፡ ጠአርሩ ፡ መቅሠፍት ፡ ሎሙ ።
According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity and sow trouble, reap the same.
4:9 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִנִּשְׁמַ֣ת אֱל֣וֹהַּ יֹאבֵ֑דוּ וּמֵר֖וּחַ אַפּ֣וֹ יִכְלֽוּ ׃
ἀπὸ προστάγματος κυρίου ἀπολοῦνται ἀπὸ δὲ πνεύματος ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ ἀφανισθήσονται
flante Deo perisse , et spiritu irae ejus esse consumptos .
ወይትኀጐ ፡ በትእዛዘ ፡ እግዚአብሔር ፡ ወይማስኑ ፡ በመቅሠፍተ ፡ መዓቱ ።
By the breath of God they perish. By the blast of his anger are they consumed.
4:10 ⧉ ⤴︎ שַׁאֲגַ֣ת אַ֭רְיֵה וְק֣וֹל שָׁ֑חַל וְשִׁנֵּ֖י כְפִירִ֣ים נִתָּֽעוּ ׃
σθένος λέοντος φωνὴ δὲ λεαίνης γαυρίαμα δὲ δρακόντων ἐσβέσθη
Rugitus leonis , et vox leaenae , et dentes catulorum leonum contriti sunt .
ጣኅረ ፡ አንበሳ ፡ ወንቃወ ፡ አንበሳዊት ፡ ወግርማ ፡ አክይስት ፡ ጠፍአ ።
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
4:11 ⧉ ⤴︎ לַ֭יִשׁ אֹבֵ֣ד מִבְּלִי ־טָ֑רֶף וּבְנֵ֥י לָ֝בִ֗יא יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ ׃
μυρμηκολέων ὤλετο παρὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν βοράν σκύμνοι δὲ λεόντων ἔλιπον ἀλλήλους
Tigris periit , eo quod non haberet praedam , et catuli leonis dissipati sunt .
ወስኳእትኒ ፡ ኃልቀ ፡ ኃጢኦ ፡ ዘይበልዕ ፡ ወእጕለ ፡ አናብስት ፡ ተኃለቁ ፡ በበይናቲሆሙ ፡፡ 12፡ ሶበሰ ፡ አሐተ ፡ ጽድቀ ፡ ገበርከ ፡ አንተ ፡ ዝ ፡ ኵሉ ፡ እምኢረ ፡ ከበከ ፡ በኀቤየ ፡ ነገር ፡ ይትነሣእ ፡ ወትሰምዕ ፡ ዕዝንየ ፡ ቃለ ፡ እምኔሁ ፡ ቀዳሚሁኒ ፡ ኢየአምኖ ፡ ለዘነገረኒ ።
The old lion perishes for lack of prey. The cubs of the lioness are scattered abroad.
4:12 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְ֭אֵלַי דָּבָ֣ר יְגֻנָּ֑ב וַתִּקַּ֥ח אׇ֝זְנִ֗י שֵׁ֣מֶץ מֶֽנְהֽוּ ׃
εἰ δέ τι ῥῆμα ἀληθινὸν ἐγεγόνει ἐν λόγοις σου οὐθὲν ἄν σοι τούτων κακὸν ἀπήντησεν πότερον οὐ δέξεταί μου τὸ οὖς ἐξαίσια παρ’ αὐτοῦ
Porro ad me dictum est verbum absconditum , et quasi furtive suscepit auris mea venas susurri ejus .
— “Now a thing was secretly brought to me. My ear received a whisper of it.
4:13 ⧉ ⤴︎ בִּ֭שְׂעִפִּים מֵחֶזְיֹנ֣וֹת לָ֑יְלָה בִּנְפֹ֥ל תַּ֝רְדֵּמָ֗ה עַל ־אֲנָשִֽׁים ׃
φόβοι δὲ καὶ ἠχὼ νυκτερινή ἐπιπίπτων φόβος ἐπ’ ἀνθρώπους
In horrore visionis nocturnae , quando solet sopor occupare homines ,
ግርማ ፡ ሌሊት ፡ ወመጽዓሞ ፡ ይመጽኦ ፡ ለሰብእ ፡ ግብተ ።
In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on men,
4:14 ⧉ ⤴︎ פַּ֣חַד קְ֭רָאַנִי וּרְעָדָ֑ה וְרֹ֖ב עַצְמוֹתַ֣י הִפְחִֽיד ׃
φρίκη δέ μοι συνήντησεν καὶ τρόμος καὶ μεγάλως μου τὰ ὀστᾶ συνέσεισεν
pavor tenuit me , et tremor , et omnia ossa mea perterrita sunt ;
ፍርሃት ፡ ደፈነኒ ፡ ድንጋፄ ፡ ወረዓድ ፡ አኀዘኒ ፡ ወበሕቁ ፡ አንተ ፡ ልቀላ ፡ አዕፅምትየ ።
fear came on me, and trembling, which made all my bones shake.
4:15 ⧉ ⤴︎ וְ֭רוּחַ עַל ־פָּנַ֣י יַחֲלֹ֑ף תְּ֝סַמֵּ֗ר שַׂעֲרַ֥ת בְּשָׂרִֽי ׃
καὶ πνεῦμα ἐπὶ πρόσωπόν μου ἐπῆλθεν ἔφριξαν δέ μου τρίχες καὶ σάρκες
et cum spiritus , me praesente , transiret , inhorruerunt pili carnis meae .
ወኃለፈት ፡ ነፍስየ ፡ እምገጽየ ፡ ወአንሶጠጠኒ ፡ ሥዕርተ ፡ ርእስየ ፡ ወሥጋየ ።
Then a spirit passed before my face. The hair of my flesh stood up.
4:16 ⧉ ⤴︎ יַעֲמֹ֤ד ׀ וְֽלֹא ־אַכִּ֬יר מַרְאֵ֗הוּ תְּ֭מוּנָה לְנֶ֣גֶד עֵינָ֑י דְּמָמָ֖ה וָק֣וֹל אֶשְׁמָֽע ׃
ἀνέστην καὶ οὐκ ἐπέγνων εἶδον καὶ οὐκ ἦν μορφὴ πρὸ ὀφθαλμῶν μου ἀλλ’ ἢ αὔραν καὶ φωνὴν ἤκουον
Stetit quidam , cujus non agnoscebam vultum , imago coram oculis meis , et vocem quasi aurae lenis audivi .
ተንሣእኩ ፡ ወኢያእመርኩከ ፡ ነጸርኩከ ፡ ወኢጠየቁከ ፡ ወአልብከ ፡ ራዕይ ፡ ቅድመ ፡ አዕይንትየ ፡ ዳእሙ ፡ ጽላሎተከ ፡ እሬኢ ፡ ወቃለከ ፡ እሰምዕ ።
It stood still, but I couldn’t discern its appearance. A form was before my eyes. Silence, then I heard a voice, saying,
4:17 ⧉ ⤴︎ הַ֭אֱנוֹשׁ מֵאֱל֣וֹהַּ יִצְדָּ֑ק אִ֥ם מֵ֝עֹשֵׂ֗הוּ יִטְהַר ־גָּֽבֶר ׃
τί γάρ μὴ καθαρὸς ἔσται βροτὸς ἐναντίον κυρίου ἢ ἀπὸ τῶν ἔργων αὐτοῦ ἄμεμπτος ἀνήρ
Numquid homo , Dei comparatione , justificabitur ? aut factore suo purior erit vir ?
ወባሕቱ ፡ አይኑ ፡ ውስተ ፡ መዋቲ ፡ ዘይነጽሕ ፡ በቅድመ ፡ እግዚብሔር ፡ ወአይኑ ፡ ሰብእ ፡ ዘይጸድቅ ፡ በምግባሩ ።
‘Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
4:18 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֵ֣ן בַּ֭עֲבָדָיו לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֑ין וּ֝בְמַלְאָכָ֗יו יָשִׂ֥ים תׇּהֳלָֽה ׃
εἰ κατὰ παίδων αὐτοῦ οὐ πιστεύει κατὰ δὲ ἀγγέλων αὐτοῦ σκολιόν τι ἐπενόησεν
Ecce qui serviunt ei , non sunt stabiles , et in angelis suis reperit pravitatem ;
ለላእካኒሁ ፡ ጥቀ ፡ ኢይትአመኖሙ ፡ ወለመላእክቲሁኒ ፡ ፅዑበ ፡ ይትሔዘቦሙ ።
Behold, he puts no trust in his servants. He charges his angels with error.
4:19 ⧉ ⤴︎ אַ֤ף ׀ שֹׁכְנֵ֬י בָֽתֵּי ־חֹ֗מֶר אֲשֶׁר ־בֶּעָפָ֥ר יְסוֹדָ֑ם יְ֝דַכְּא֗וּם לִפְנֵי ־עָֽשׁ ׃
τοὺς δὲ κατοικοῦντας οἰκίας πηλίνας ἐξ ὧν καὶ αὐτοὶ ἐκ τοῦ αὐτοῦ πηλοῦ ἐσμεν ἔπαισεν αὐτοὺς σητὸς τρόπον
quanto magis hi qui habitant domos luteas , qui terrenum habent fundamentum , consumentur velut a tinea ?
ወለእለ ፡ ይነብሩ ፡ ውስተ ፡ አብያተ ፡ መሬት ፡ ወንሕነኒ ፡ እም ፡ ውስተ ፡ አሐዱ ፡ ዕቡር ፡ ወይረክቦሙ ፡ ብልዓተ ፡ ዕፄ ፡ ወኢይሔልዩ ፡ እምነግህ ፡ እሰከ ፡ ሠርክ ።
How much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed before the moth!
4:20 ⧉ ⤴︎ מִבֹּ֣קֶר לָעֶ֣רֶב יֻכַּ֑תּוּ מִבְּלִ֥י מֵ֝שִׂ֗ים לָנֶ֥צַח יֹאבֵֽדוּ ׃
καὶ ἀπὸ πρωίθεν ἕως ἑσπέρας οὐκέτι εἰσίν παρὰ τὸ μὴ δύνασθαι αὐτοὺς ἑαυτοῖς βοηθῆσαι ἀπώλοντο
De mane usque ad vesperam succidentur ; et quia nullus intelligit , in aeternum peribunt .
ወኢይሄልዉ ፡ እምነግህ ፡ እስከ ፡ ሠርክ ፡ እስመ ፡ ስእኑ ፡ አድኅኖ ፡ ወረዲአ ፡ ርእሶሙ ፡ ተኃጕሉ ።
Between morning and evening they are destroyed. They perish forever without any regarding it.
4:21 ⧉ ⤴︎ הֲלֹא ־נִסַּ֣ע יִתְרָ֣ם בָּ֑ם יָ֝מ֗וּתוּ וְלֹ֣א בְחׇכְמָֽה ׃
ἐνεφύσησεν γὰρ αὐτοῖς καὶ ἐξηράνθησαν ἀπώλοντο παρὰ τὸ μὴ ἔχειν αὐτοὺς σοφίαν
Qui autem reliqui fuerint , auferentur ex eis ; morientur , et non in sapientia .
ወነፍሖሙ ፡ ነፋስ ፡ ወየብሱ ፡ ወይትኃጐሉ ፡ እስመ ፡ አልቦሙ ፡ ጥበብ ።
Isn’t their tent cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.’