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Job 38 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 Преста́вшꙋ же є҆лїꙋ́сꙋ ѿ бесѣ́ды, речѐ гдⷭ҇ь і҆́ѡвꙋ сквозѣ̀ бꙋ́рю и҆ ѡ҆́блаки:

1 Then Yahweh answered Job out of the whirlwind,

2 кто̀ се́й скрыва́ѧй ѿ менє̀ совѣ́тъ, содержа́й же глаго́лы въ се́рдцы, мене́ же ли мни́тсѧ ᲂу҆таи́ти;

2 “Who is this who darkens counsel by words without knowledge?

3 Препоѧ́ши ꙗ҆́кѡ мꙋ́жъ чрє́сла твоѧ̑: вопрошꙋ́ же тѧ̀, ты́ же мѝ ѿвѣща́й.

3 Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!

4 Гдѣ̀ бы́лъ є҆сѝ, є҆гда̀ ѡ҆снова́хъ зе́млю; возвѣсти́ ми, а҆́ще вѣ́си ра́зꙋмъ.

4 “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if you have understanding.

5 Кто̀ положѝ мѣ̑ры є҆ѧ̀, а҆́ще вѣ́си; и҆лѝ кто̀ наведы́й ве́рвь на ню̀;

5 Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?

6 На че́мже столпѝ є҆ѧ̀ ᲂу҆твержде́ни сꙋ́ть; кто́же є҆́сть положи́вый ка́мень краеꙋго́льный на не́й;

6 What were its foundations fastened on? Or who laid its cornerstone,

7 Є҆гда̀ (сотворє́ны) бы́ша ѕвѣ́зды, восхвали́ша мѧ̀ гла́сомъ ве́лїимъ всѝ а҆́гг҃ли моѝ.

7 when the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

8 Загради́хъ же мо́ре враты̀, є҆гда̀ и҆злива́шесѧ и҆з̾ чре́ва ма́тере своеѧ̀ и҆сходѧ́щее:

8 “Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke out of the womb,

9 положи́хъ же є҆мꙋ̀ ѡ҆́блакъ во ѡ҆дѣѧ́нїе, мгло́ю же пови́хъ є҆̀:

9 when I made clouds its garment, and wrapped it in thick darkness,

10 и҆ положи́хъ є҆мꙋ̀ предѣ́лы, ѡ҆бложи́въ затво́ры и҆ врата̀:

10 marked out for it my bound, set bars and doors,

11 рѣ́хъ же є҆мꙋ̀: до сегѡ̀ до́йдеши и҆ не пре́йдеши, но въ тебѣ̀ сокрꙋша́тсѧ во́лны твоѧ̑.

11 and said, ‘You may come here, but no further. Your proud waves shall be stopped here’?

12 И҆лѝ при тебѣ̀ соста́вихъ свѣ́тъ ᲂу҆́треннїй, денни́ца же вѣ́сть чи́нъ сво́й,

12 “Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place,

13 ꙗ҆́тисѧ кри́лъ землѝ, ѿтрѧстѝ нечести̑выѧ ѿ неѧ̀;

13 that it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and shake the wicked out of it?

14 И҆лѝ ты̀, бре́нїе взе́мъ, ѿ землѝ созда́лъ є҆сѝ живо́тно, и҆ глаго́ливаго сего̀ посади́лъ є҆сѝ на землѝ;

14 It is changed as clay under the seal, and presented as a garment.

15 Ѿѧ́лъ же ли є҆сѝ ѿ нечести́выхъ свѣ́тъ, мы́шцꙋ же го́рдыхъ сокрꙋши́лъ ли є҆сѝ;

15 From the wicked, their light is withheld. The high arm is broken.

16 Прише́лъ же ли є҆сѝ на и҆сто́чники мо́рѧ, во слѣда́хъ же бе́здны ходи́лъ ли є҆сѝ;

16 “Have you entered into the springs of the sea? Or have you walked in the recesses of the deep?

17 Ѿверза́ютсѧ же ли тебѣ̀ стра́хомъ врата̀ смє́ртнаѧ, вра́тницы же а҆́дѡвы ви́дѣвше тѧ̀ ᲂу҆боѧ́шасѧ ли;

17 Have the gates of death been revealed to you? Or have you seen the gates of the shadow of death?

18 Навы́клъ же ли є҆сѝ широты̀ поднебе́сныѧ; Повѣ́ждь ᲂу҆̀бо мѝ, коли́ка є҆́сть;

18 Have you comprehended the earth in its width? Declare, if you know it all.

19 Въ ко́ей же землѝ вселѧ́етсѧ свѣ́тъ, тьмѣ́ же ко́е є҆́сть мѣ́сто;

19 “What is the way to the dwelling of light? As for darkness, where is its place,

20 А҆́ще ᲂу҆̀бо введе́ши мѧ̀ въ предѣ́лы и҆́хъ, а҆́ще же ли и҆ вѣ́си стєзѝ и҆́хъ;

20 that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?

21 Вѣ́мъ ᲂу҆̀бо, ꙗ҆́кѡ тогда̀ рожде́нъ є҆сѝ, число́ же лѣ́тъ твои́хъ мно́го.

21 Surely you know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!

22 Прише́лъ же ли є҆сѝ въ сокрѡ́вища снѣ̑жнаѧ, и҆ сокрѡ́вища гра̑днаѧ ви́дѣлъ ли є҆сѝ;

22 Have you entered the storehouses of the snow, or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,

23 подлежа́тъ же ли тебѣ̀ въ ча́съ врагѡ́въ, въ де́нь бра́ней и҆ ра́ти;

23 which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

24 Ѿкꙋ́дꙋ же и҆схо́дитъ сла́на, и҆лѝ разсыпа́етсѧ ю҆́гъ на поднебе́снꙋю;

24 By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?

25 Кто́ же ᲂу҆гото́ва дождю̀ ве́лїю пролїѧ́нїе, и҆ пꙋ́ть мо́лнїи и҆ гро́ма,

25 Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm,

26 ѡ҆дожди́ти на зе́млю, на не́йже нѣ́сть мꙋ́жа, пꙋсты́ню, и҆дѣ́же человѣ́ка нѣ́сть въ не́й,

26 to cause it to rain on a land where there is no man, on the wilderness, in which there is no man,

27 насы́тити непроходи́мꙋ и҆ ненаселе́нꙋ, и҆ прозѧ́бнꙋти и҆схо́дъ ѕла́ка;

27 to satisfy the waste and desolate ground, to cause the tender grass to grow?

28 Кто́ є҆сть дождю̀ ѻ҆те́цъ; кто́ же є҆́сть роди́вый ка̑пли рѡ́сныѧ;

28 Does the rain have a father? Or who fathers the drops of dew?

29 И҆з̾ чїегѡ̀ чре́ва и҆схо́дитъ ле́дъ; Сла́нꙋ же на небесѝ кто̀ роди́лъ,

29 Whose womb did the ice come out of? Who has given birth to the gray frost of the sky?

30 ꙗ҆́же низхо́дитъ ꙗ҆́кѡ вода̀ текꙋ́щаѧ; Лицѐ нечести́ва кто̀ ᲂу҆страшѝ;

30 The waters become hard like stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen.

31 Разꙋмѣ́лъ же ли є҆сѝ соꙋ́зъ плїа́дъ, и҆ ѡ҆гражде́нїе ѡ҆рїѡ́ново ѿве́рзлъ ли є҆сѝ;

31 “Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loosen the cords of Orion?

32 И҆лѝ ѿве́рзеши зна́мєнїѧ небє́снаѧ во вре́мѧ своѐ; и҆ вече́рнюю ѕвѣздꙋ̀ за власы̀ є҆ѧ̀ привлече́ши ли;

32 Can you lead the constellations out in their season? Or can you guide the Bear with her cubs?

33 Вѣ́си же ли премѣнє́нїѧ небє́снаѧ, и҆лѝ быва̑ющаѧ вкꙋ́пѣ под̾ небесе́мъ;

33 Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you establish its dominion over the earth?

34 Призове́ши же ли ѡ҆́блакъ гла́сомъ; и҆ тре́петомъ воды̀ вели́кїѧ послꙋ́шаетъ ли тѧ̀;

34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover you?

35 По́слеши же ли мѡ́лнїи, и҆ по́йдꙋтъ; рекꙋ́тъ же ли тѝ: что́ є҆сть;

35 Can you send out lightnings, that they may go? Do they report to you, ‘Here we are’?

36 Кто́ же да́лъ є҆́сть жена́мъ тка́нїѧ мꙋ́дрость, и҆лѝ и҆спещре́нїѧ хи́трость;

36 Who has put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who has given understanding to the mind?

37 Кто́ же и҆счислѧ́ѧй ѡ҆́блаки премꙋ́дростїю, не́бо же на зе́млю преклони́лъ,

37 Who can count the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the containers of the sky,

38 разлїѧ́сѧ же ꙗ҆́кѡ землѧ̀ пра́хъ, спаѧ́хъ же є҆̀, а҆́ки ка́менемъ, на четы́ри ᲂу҆́глы;

38 when the dust runs into a mass, and the clods of earth stick together?

39 Оу҆лови́ши же ли льва́мъ ꙗ҆́дь, и҆ дꙋ́шы ѕмїє́въ насы́тиши ли;

39 “Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

40 ᲂу҆боѧ́шасѧ бо на ло́жахъ свои́хъ и҆ сѣдѧ́тъ въ де́брехъ ᲂу҆ловлѧ́юще.

40 when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?

41 Кто́ же вра́нꙋ ᲂу҆гото́ва пи́щꙋ; пти̑чищи бо є҆гѡ̀ ко гдⷭ҇ꙋ воззва́ша, ѡ҆блета́юще бра̑шна и҆́щꙋще.

41 Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?

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Quotes verse 38:28 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture IX)
Who is the father of the rain? And who hath begotten the drops of dew?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
Quotes verse 38:1 Gregory of Nazianzus, Theological Orations (The First Theological Oration)
And yet, O talkative Dialectician, I will ask thee one small question, and answer thou me, as He saith to Job, Who through whirlwind and cloud giveth Divine admonitions. Are there many mansions in God's House, as thou hast heard, or only one?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
Quotes verse 38:6 Basil of Caesarea, Hexaemeron (Homily I)
Put then a limit to your thought, so that your curiosity in investigating the incomprehensible may not incur the reproaches of Job, and you be not asked by him, "Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened?" If ever you hear in the Psalms, "I bear up the pillars of it;" see in these pillars the power which sustains it.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 8 (1895)
Quotes verse 38:37 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture IX)
… condensed the air into clouds, and bade them carry the waters of the rain, now bringing golden-tinted clouds from the north, now changing these into one uniform appearance, and again transforming them into manifold circles and other shapes? Who can number the clouds in wisdom?
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)
Quotes verse 38:37 Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures (Lecture IX)
Whereof in Job it saith, And He knoweth the separations of the clouds, and hath bent down the heaven to the earth: and, He who numbereth the clouds in wisdom: and, the cloud is not rent under Him.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)

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