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Job 31 Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)

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Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
Exodus 36–39 follow the Septuagint's order; the digital source has no verse divisions there, so Exodus 36:8–end and chapters 37, 38 and 39 each appear as one block.
Not shown: the lectionary pericope numbers (зача́ло) and the marginal glosses of the digital source. The Prayer of Manasseh stands at the end of 2 Chronicles (36:24), as in the Slavonic Bible; the prologue of Sirach and the opening verse of Lamentations are joined to verse 1.

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1 Завѣ́тъ положи́хъ ѻ҆чи́ма мои́ма, да не помы́шлю на дѣви́цꙋ.

1 HICE pacto con mis ojos: ¿cómo pues había yo de pensar en virgen?

1 “I made a covenant with my eyes; how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?

2 И҆ что̀ ᲂу҆дѣлѝ бг҃ъ свы́ше, и҆ наслѣ́дїе всеси́льнагѡ ѿ вы́шнихъ;

2 Porque ¿qué galardón [me daría] de arriba Dios, y qué heredad el Omnipotente de las alturas?

2 For what is the portion from God above, and the heritage from the Almighty on high?

3 Оу҆вы̀, па́гꙋба неправди́вомꙋ и҆ ѿчꙋжде́нїе творѧ́щымъ беззако́нїе.

3 ¿No hay quebrantamiento para el impío, y extrañamiento para los que obran iniquidad?

3 Is it not calamity to the unrighteous, and disaster to the workers of iniquity?

4 Не са́мъ ли ᲂу҆́зритъ пꙋ́ть мо́й и҆ всѧ̑ стѡпы̀ моѧ̑ и҆зочте́тъ;

4 ¿No ve él mis caminos, y cuenta todos mis pasos?

4 Doesn’t he see my ways, and count all my steps?

5 А҆́ще ходи́хъ съ посмѣѧ́тєли, и҆ а҆́ще потща́сѧ нога̀ моѧ̀ на ле́сть,

5 Si anduve con mentira, y si mi pie se apresuró á engaño,

5 “If I have walked with falsehood, and my foot has hurried to deceit

6 ста́хъ бо на мѣ́рилѣ пра́веднѣ, ви́дѣ же гдⷭ҇ь неѕло́бїе моѐ.

6 Péseme Dios en balanzas de justicia, y conocerá mi integridad.

6 (let me be weighed in an even balance, that God may know my integrity);

7 А҆́ще ᲂу҆клони́сѧ нога̀ моѧ̀ ѿ пꙋтѝ, а҆́ще и҆ в̾слѣ́дъ ѻ҆́ка моегѡ̀ и҆́де се́рдце моѐ, и҆ а҆́ще рꙋка́ма мои́ма прикоснꙋ́хсѧ дарѡ́въ,

7 Si mis pasos se apartaron del camino, y si mi corazón se fué tras mis ojos, y si algo se apegó á mis manos,

7 if my step has turned out of the way, if my heart walked after my eyes, if any defilement has stuck to my hands,

8 да посѣ́ю ᲂу҆́бѡ, а҆ и҆ні́и да поѧдѧ́тъ, без̾ ко́рене же да бы́хъ бы́лъ на землѝ.

8 Siembre yo, y otro coma, y mis verduras sean arrancadas.

8 then let me sow, and let another eat. Yes, let the produce of my field be rooted out.

9 А҆́ще в̾слѣ́дъ и҆́де се́рдце моѐ жены̀ мꙋ́жа и҆на́гѡ, и҆ а҆́ще присѣдѧ́й бы́хъ при две́рехъ є҆ѧ̀,

9 Si fué mi corazón engañado acerca de mujer, y si estuve acechando á la puerta de mi prójimo:

9 “If my heart has been enticed to a woman, and I have laid wait at my neighbor’s door,

10 ᲂу҆го́дна ᲂу҆̀бо бꙋ́ди и҆ жена̀ моѧ̀ и҆но́мꙋ мꙋ́жꙋ, младе́нцы же моѝ смире́ни да бꙋ́дꙋтъ:

10 Muela para otro mi mujer, y sobre ella otros se encorven.

10 then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.

11 ꙗ҆́рость бо гнѣ́ва не ᲂу҆держа́на, є҆́же ѡ҆скверни́ти мꙋ́жа и҆на́гѡ женꙋ̀:

11 Porque es maldad é iniquidad, que han de castigar los jueces.

11 For that would be a heinous crime. Yes, it would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,

12 ѻ҆́гнь бо є҆́сть горѧ́й на всѧ̑ страны̑, и҆дѣ́же на́йдетъ, и҆з̾ коре́нїѧ погꙋби́тъ.

12 Porque es fuego que devoraría hasta el sepulcro, y desarraigaría toda mi hacienda.

12 for it is a fire that consumes to destruction, and would root out all my increase.

13 А҆́ще же презрѣ́хъ сꙋ́дъ раба̀ моегѡ̀ и҆лѝ рабы́ни, прѧ́щымсѧ и҆̀мъ предо мно́ю:

13 Si hubiera tenido en poco el derecho de mi siervo y de mi sierva, cuando ellos pleitearan conmigo,

13 “If I have despised the cause of my male servant or of my female servant, when they contended with me,

14 что́ бо сотворю̀, а҆́ще и҆спыта́нїе сотвори́тъ мѝ гдⷭ҇ь; а҆́ще же и҆ посѣще́нїе, кі́й ѿвѣ́тъ сотворю̀;

14 ¿Qué haría yo cuando Dios se levantase? y cuando él visitara, ¿qué le respondería yo?

14 what then will I do when God rises up? When he visits, what will I answer him?

15 Є҆да̀ не ꙗ҆́коже и҆ а҆́зъ бѣ́хъ во чре́вѣ, и҆ ті́и бы́ша; бѣ́хомъ же въ то́мже чре́вѣ.

15 El que en el vientre me hizo á mí, ¿no lo hizo á él? ¿y no nos dispuso uno mismo en la matriz?

15 Didn’t he who made me in the womb make him? Didn’t one fashion us in the womb?

16 Немощні́и же, а҆́ще когда̀ чесогѡ̀ тре́бовахꙋ, не не полꙋчи́ша, вдови́ча же ѻ҆́ка не презрѣ́хъ.

16 Si estorbé el contento de los pobres, é hice desfallecer los ojos de la viuda;

16 “If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

17 А҆́ще же и҆ хлѣ́бъ мо́й ꙗ҆до́хъ є҆ди́нъ и҆ си́ромꙋ не препода́хъ ѿ негѡ̀:

17 Y si comí mi bocado solo, y no comió de él el huérfano;

17 or have eaten my morsel alone, and the fatherless has not eaten of it

18 поне́же ѿ ю҆́ности моеѧ̀ корми́хъ ꙗ҆́коже ѻ҆те́цъ, и҆ ѿ чре́ва ма́тере моеѧ̀ наставлѧ́хъ:

18 (Porque desde mi mocedad creció conmigo como con padre, y desde el vientre de mi madre fuí guía de la viuda;)

18 (no, from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, I have guided her from my mother’s womb);

19 а҆́ще же презрѣ́хъ на́га погиба́юща и҆ не ѡ҆блеко́хъ є҆гѡ̀:

19 Si he visto que pereciera alguno sin vestido, y al menesteroso sin cobertura;

19 if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering;

20 немощні́и же а҆́ще не благослови́ша мѧ̀, ѿ стриже́нїѧ же а҆́гнцєвъ мои́хъ согрѣ́шасѧ плещы̀ и҆́хъ:

20 Si no me bendijeron sus lomos, y del vellón de mis ovejas se calentaron;

20 if his heart hasn’t blessed me, if he hasn’t been warmed with my sheep’s fleece;

21 а҆́ще воздвиго́хъ на сиротꙋ̀ рꙋ́кꙋ, надѣ́ѧсѧ, ꙗ҆́кѡ мно́га по́мощь мнѣ̀ є҆́сть:

21 Si alcé contra el huérfano mi mano, aunque viese que me ayudarían en la puerta;

21 if I have lifted up my hand against the fatherless, because I saw my help in the gate;

22 да ѿпаде́тъ ᲂу҆̀бо ра́мо моѐ ѿ соста́ва, мы́шца же моѧ̀ ѿ ла́ктѧ да сокрꙋши́тсѧ:

22 Mi espalda se caiga de mi hombro, y mi brazo sea quebrado de mi canilla.

22 then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder blade, and my arm be broken from the bone.

23 стра́хъ бо гдⷭ҇ень ѡ҆б̾ѧ́ мѧ, и҆ ѿ тѧ́гости є҆гѡ̀ не стерплю̀.

23 Porque temí el castigo de Dios, contra cuya alteza yo no tendría poder.

23 For calamity from God is a terror to me. Because of his majesty, I can do nothing.

24 А҆́ще вчини́хъ зла́то въ крѣ́пость мою̀ и҆ а҆́ще на ка́мєнїѧ многоцѣ̑ннаѧ надѣ́ѧхсѧ,

24 Si puse en oro mi esperanza, y dije al oro: Mi confianza [eres] tú;

24 “If I have made gold my hope, and have said to the fine gold, ‘You are my confidence;’

25 а҆́ще же и҆ возвесели́хсѧ, мно́гꙋ мѝ бога́тствꙋ сꙋ́щꙋ, а҆́ще же и҆ на безчи́сленныхъ положи́хъ рꙋ́кꙋ мою̀:

25 Si me alegré de que mi hacienda se multiplicase, y de que mi mano hallase mucho;

25 If I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gotten much;

26 и҆лѝ не ви́димъ со́лнца возсїѧ́вшагѡ ѡ҆скꙋдѣва́юща, лꙋны́ же ᲂу҆малѧ́ющїѧсѧ; не въ ни́хъ бо є҆́сть:

26 Si he mirado al sol cuando resplandecía, y á la luna cuando iba hermosa,

26 if I have seen the sun when it shined, or the moon moving in splendor,

27 и҆ а҆́ще прельсти́сѧ ѡ҆́тай се́рдце моѐ, а҆́ще и҆ рꙋ́кꙋ мою̀ положи́въ на ᲂу҆ста́хъ мои́хъ лобза́хъ:

27 Y mi corazón se engañó en secreto, y mi boca besó mi mano:

27 and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth;

28 и҆ сїе́ ми ᲂу҆̀бо въ беззако́нїе преве́лїе да вмѣни́тсѧ, ꙗ҆́кѡ солга́хъ пред̾ бг҃омъ вы́шнимъ.

28 Esto también fuera maldad juzgada; porque habría negado al Dios soberano.

28 this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges, for I would have denied the God who is above.

29 А҆́ще же ѡ҆бра́довахсѧ ѡ҆ паде́нїи вра̑гъ мои́хъ, и҆ речѐ се́рдце моѐ: бла́гоже, бла́гоже:

29 Si me alegré en el quebrantamiento del que me aborrecía, y me regocijé cuando le halló el mal;

29 “If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him who hated me, or lifted up myself when evil found him

30 да ᲂу҆слы́шитъ ᲂу҆̀бо ᲂу҆́хо моѐ клѧ́твꙋ мою̀, ѡ҆ѕлосла́вленъ же да бꙋ́дꙋ ѿ люді́й мои́хъ ѡ҆ѕлоблѧ́емь.

30 (Que ni aun entregué al pecado mi paladar, pidiendo maldición para su alma;)

30 (I have certainly not allowed my mouth to sin by asking his life with a curse);

31 А҆́ще же и҆ мно́гажды рѣ́ша рабы̑ни моѧ̑: кто̀ ᲂу҆́бѡ да́лъ бы на́мъ ѿ пло́тей є҆гѡ̀ насы́титисѧ, ѕѣлѡ̀ мнѣ̀ бла́гꙋ сꙋ́щꙋ;

31 Cuando mis domésticos decían: ¡Quién nos diese de su carne! nunca nos hartaríamos.

31 if the men of my tent have not said, ‘Who can find one who has not been filled with his meat?’

32 И҆ внѣ̀ не водворѧ́шесѧ стра́нникъ, две́рь же моѧ̀ всѧ́комꙋ приходѧ́щемꙋ ѿве́рста бѣ̀.

32 El extranjero no tenía fuera la noche; mis puertas abría al caminante.

32 (the foreigner has not camped in the street, but I have opened my doors to the traveler);

33 А҆́ще же и҆ согрѣша́ѧ нево́лею, скры́хъ грѣ́хъ мо́й:

33 Si encubrí, como los hombres mis prevaricaciones, escondiendo en mi seno mi iniquidad;

33 if like Adam I have covered my transgressions, by hiding my iniquity in my heart,

34 не посрами́хсѧ бо наро́днагѡ мно́жества, є҆́же не повѣ́дати пред̾ ни́ми: а҆́ще же и҆ ѡ҆ста́вихъ маломо́щнаго и҆зы́ти и҆з̾ две́рїй мои́хъ тщи́мъ нѣ́дромъ: (а҆́ще бы не ᲂу҆боѧ́лсѧ).

34 Porque quebrantaba á la gran multitud, y el menosprecio de las familias me atemorizó, y callé, y no salí de mi puerta:

34 because I feared the great multitude, and the contempt of families terrified me, so that I kept silence, and didn’t go out of the door—

35 Кто̀ да́стъ слꙋ́шающаго менѐ; рꙋки́ же гдⷭ҇ни а҆́ще бы́хъ не ᲂу҆боѧ́лсѧ, писа́нїе же, є҆́же и҆мѣ́хъ на кого̀,

35 ¡Quién me diera quien me oyese! He aquí mi impresión [es] que el Omnipotente testificaría por mí, aunque mi adversario me hiciera el proceso.

35 oh that I had one to hear me! Behold, here is my signature! Let the Almighty answer me! Let the accuser write my indictment!

36 на плеща́хъ возложи́въ а҆́ки вѣне́цъ, чита́хъ,

36 Ciertamente yo lo llevaría sobre mi hombro, y me lo ataría en lugar de corona.

36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder, and I would bind it to me as a crown.

37 и҆ а҆́ще не раздра́въ є҆гѡ̀ ѿда́хъ, ничто́же взе́мъ ѿ должника̀:

37 Yo le contaría el número de mis pasos, y como príncipe me llegaría á él.

37 I would declare to him the number of my steps. I would go near to him like a prince.

38 а҆́ще на мѧ̀ когда̀ землѧ̀ возстена̀, а҆́ще и҆ бразды̑ є҆ѧ̀ воспла́кашасѧ вкꙋ́пѣ:

38 Si mi tierra clama contra mí, y lloran todos sus surcos;

38 If my land cries out against me, and its furrows weep together;

39 а҆́ще и҆ си́лꙋ є҆ѧ̀ ꙗ҆до́хъ є҆ди́нъ без̾ цѣны̀, и҆лѝ а҆́ще и҆ дꙋ́шꙋ господи́на землѝ взе́мъ ѡ҆скорби́хъ:

39 Si comí su sustancia sin dinero, ó afligí el alma de sus dueños;

39 if I have eaten its fruits without money, or have caused its owners to lose their life,

40 вмѣ́стѡ пшени́цы да взы́детъ мѝ кропи́ва, а҆ вмѣ́стѡ ꙗ҆чме́нѧ те́рнїе.

40 En lugar de trigo me nazcan abrojos, y espinas en lugar de cebada. Acábanse las palabras de Job.

40 let briers grow instead of wheat, and stinkweed instead of barley.” The words of Job are ended.

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Quotes verse 31:25 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXI)
And what is more, when he had them they were no joy to him: so he also declared, saying, "If I did so much as rejoice when my wealth waxed great:" wherefore neither did he grieve when it was gone.
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Quotes verse 31:1 John Chrysostom, Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew (Homily XXXIII)
And if thou wouldest also hear of his strivings after continence, hearken to him when he saith, "I made a covenant with mine eyes, that I should not think upon a maid." For this cause his wife did not break his spirit, for he loved her even before this, not however immoderately, but as is due to a wife.
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