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Job 28
Rahlfs Septuagint (1935) · Berean Standard Bible
ἔστιν γὰρ ἀργυρίῳ τόπος ὅθεν γίνεται τόπος δὲ χρυσίῳ ὅθεν διηθεῖται
“Surely there is a mine for silver and a place where gold is refined.
σίδηρος μὲν γὰρ ἐκ γῆς γίνεται χαλκὸς δὲ ἴσα λίθῳ λατομεῖται
Iron is taken from the earth, and copper is smelted from ore.
τάξιν ἔθετο σκότει καὶ πᾶν πέρας αὐτὸς ἐξακριβάζεται λίθος σκοτία καὶ σκιὰ θανάτου
Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
διακοπὴ χειμάρρου ἀπὸ κονίας οἱ δὲ ἐπιλανθανόμενοι ὁδὸν δικαίαν ἠσθένησαν ἐκ βροτῶν
Far from human habitation he cuts a shaft in places forgotten by the foot of man. Far from men he dangles and sways.
γῆ ἐξ αὐτῆς ἐξελεύσεται ἄρτος ὑποκάτω αὐτῆς ἐστράφη ὡσεὶ πῦρ
Food may come from the earth, but from below it is transformed as by fire.
τόπος σαπφείρου οἱ λίθοι αὐτῆς καὶ χῶμα χρυσίον αὐτῷ
Its rocks are the source of sapphires, containing flecks of gold.
τρίβος οὐκ ἔγνω αὐτὴν πετεινόν καὶ οὐ παρέβλεψεν αὐτὴν ὀφθαλμὸς γυπός
No bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
οὐκ ἐπάτησαν αὐτὴν υἱοὶ ἀλαζόνων οὐ παρῆλθεν ἐπ᾿ αὐτῆς λέων
Proud beasts have never trodden it; no lion has ever prowled over it.
ἐν ἀκροτόμῳ ἐξέτεινεν χεῖρα αὐτοῦ κατέστρεψεν δὲ ἐκ ῥιζῶν ὄρη
The miner strikes the flint; he overturns mountains at their base.
δίνας δὲ ποταμῶν ἔρρηξεν πᾶν δὲ ἔντιμον εἶδέν μου ὁ ὀφθαλμός
He hews out channels in the rocks, and his eyes spot every treasure.
βάθη δὲ ποταμῶν ἀνεκάλυψεν ἔδειξεν δὲ ἑαυτοῦ δύναμιν εἰς φῶς
He stops up (note: Hebrew; LXX and Vulgate He searches) the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light.
ἡ δὲ σοφία πόθεν εὑρέθη ποῖος δὲ τόπος ἐστὶν τῆς ἐπιστήμης
But where can wisdom be found, and where does understanding dwell?
οὐκ οἶδεν βροτὸς ὁδὸν αὐτῆς οὐδὲ μὴ εὑρεθῇ ἐν ἀνθρώποις
No man can know its value, nor is it found in the land of the living.
ἄβυσσος εἶπεν οὐκ ἔστιν ἐν ἐμοί καὶ θάλασσα εἶπεν οὐκ ἔστιν μετ᾿ ἐμοῦ
The ocean depths say, ‘It is not in me,’ while the sea declares, ‘It is not with me.’
οὐ δώσει συγκλεισμὸν ἀντ᾿ αὐτῆς καὶ οὐ σταθήσεται ἀργύριον ἀντάλλαγμα αὐτῆς
It cannot be bought with gold, nor can its price be weighed out in silver.
καὶ οὐ συμβασταχθήσεται χρυσίῳ Ωφιρ ἐν ὄνυχι τιμίῳ καὶ σαπφείρῳ
It cannot be valued in the gold of Ophir, in precious onyx or sapphire.
οὐκ ἰσωθήσεται αὐτῇ χρυσίον καὶ ὕαλος καὶ τὸ ἄλλαγμα αὐτῆς σκεύη χρυσᾶ
Neither gold nor crystal can compare to it, nor jewels of fine gold be exchanged for it.
μετέωρα καὶ γαβις οὐ μνησθήσεται καὶ ἕλκυσον σοφίαν ὑπὲρ τὰ ἐσώτατα
Coral and quartz are unworthy of mention; the price of wisdom is beyond rubies.
οὐκ ἰσωθήσεται αὐτῇ τοπάζιον Αἰθιοπίας χρυσίῳ καθαρῷ οὐ συμβασταχθήσεται
Topaz from Cush (note: That is, the upper Nile region) cannot compare to it, nor can it be valued in pure gold.
ἡ δὲ σοφία πόθεν εὑρέθη ποῖος δὲ τόπος ἐστὶν τῆς συνέσεως
From where, then, does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?
λέληθεν πάντα ἄνθρωπον καὶ ἀπὸ πετεινῶν τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐκρύβη
It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.
ἡ ἀπώλεια καὶ ὁ θάνατος εἶπαν ἀκηκόαμεν δὲ αὐτῆς τὸ κλέος
Abaddon (note: Abaddon means Destruction.) and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor about it.’
ὁ θεὸς εὖ συνέστησεν αὐτῆς τὴν ὁδόν αὐτὸς δὲ οἶδεν τὸν τόπον αὐτῆς
But God understands its way, and He knows its place.
αὐτὸς γὰρ τὴν ὑπ᾿ οὐρανὸν πᾶσαν ἐφορᾷ εἰδὼς τὰ ἐν τῇ γῇ πάντα ἃ ἐποίησεν
For He looks to the ends of the earth and sees everything under the heavens.
ἀνέμων σταθμὸν ὕδατός τε μέτρα
When God fixed the weight of the wind and measured out the waters,
ὅτε ἐποίησεν οὕτως ὑετὸν ἠρίθμησεν καὶ ὁδὸν ἐν τινάγματι φωνάς
when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt,
τότε εἶδεν αὐτὴν καὶ ἐξηγήσατο αὐτήν ἑτοιμάσας ἐξιχνίασεν
then He looked at wisdom and appraised it; He established it and searched it out.
εἶπεν δὲ ἀνθρώπῳ ἰδοὺ ἡ θεοσέβειά ἐστιν σοφία τὸ δὲ ἀπέχεσθαι ἀπὸ κακῶν ἐστιν ἐπιστήμη
And He said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”