by Septuagint
[9] So Eliphaz the Thaemanite, and Baldad the Sauchite, and Sophar the Minaean, went and did as the Lord commanded them: and he pardoned their sin for the sake of Job.
[10] And the Lord prospered Job: and when he prayed also for his friends, he forgave them their sin: and the Lord gave Job twice as much, even the double of what he had before. [11] And all his brethren and his sisters heard all that had happened to him, and they came to him, and so did all that had known him from the first: and they ate and drank with him, and comforted him, and wondered at all that the Lord had brought upon him: and each one gave him a lamb, and four drachms’ weight of gold, even of unstamped gold.
[12] And the Lord blessed the latter end of Job, more than the beginning: and his cattle were fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, a thousand she-asses of the pastures. [13] And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters. [14] And he called the first Day, and the second Casia, and the third Amalthaea’s horn. [15] And there were not found in comparison with the daughters of Job, fairer women than they in all the world: and their father gave them an inheritance among their brethren.
[16] And Job lived after his affliction a hundred and seventy years: and all the years he lived were two hundred and forty: and Job saw his sons and his sons’ sons, the fourth generation. [17] And Job died, an old man and full of days: and it is written that he will rise again with those whom the Lord raises up.
This man is described in the Syriac book as living in the land of Ausis, on the borders of Idumea and Arabia: and his name before was Jobab; and having taken an Arabian wife, he begot a son whose name was Ennon. And he himself was the son of his father Zare, one of the sons of Esau, and of his mother Bosorrha, so that he was the fifth from Abraam. And these were the kings who reigned in Edom, which country he also ruled over: first, Balac, the son of Beor, and the name of his city was Dennaba: but after Balac, Jobab, who is called Job, and after him Asom, who was governor out of the country of Thaeman: and after him Adad, the son of Barad, who destroyed Madiam in the plain of Moab; and the name of his city was Gethaim. And his friends who came to him were Eliphaz, of the children of Esau, king of the Thaemanites, Baldad sovereign the Sauchaeans, Sophar king of the Minaeans.
Psalms
Psalm 1
[1] Blessed is the man who has not walked in the counsel of the ungodly, and has not stood in the way of sinners, and has not sat in the seat of evil men. [2] But his pleasure is in the law of the Lord; and in his law will he meditate day and night. [3] And he shall be as a tree planted by the brooks of waters, which shall yield its fruit in its season, and its leaf shall not fall off; and whatsoever he shall do shall be prospered.
[4] Not so the ungodly; — not so: but rather as the chaff which the wind scatters away from the face of the earth. [5] Therefore the ungodly shall not rise in judgment, nor sinners in the counsel of the just. [6] For the Lord knows the way of the righteous; but the way of the ungodly shall perish.
Psalm 2
[1] Wherefore did the heathen rage, and the nations imagine vain things? [2] The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers gathered themselves together, against the Lord, and against his Christ; [3] saying, Let us break through their bonds, and cast away their yoke from us.
[4] He that dwells in the heavens shall laugh them to scorn, and the Lord shall mock them. [5] Then shall he speak to them in his anger, and trouble them in his fury. [6] But I have been made king by him on Sion his holy mountain, [7] declaring the ordinance of the Lord: the Lord said to me, Thou art my Son, to-day have I begotten thee. [8] Ask of me, and I will give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the ends of the earth for thy possession. [9] Thou shalt rule them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces as a potter’s vessel.
[10] Now therefore understand, ye kings: be instructed, all ye that judge the earth. [11] Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice in him with trembling. [12] Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, and ye should perish from the righteous way: whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, blessed are all they that trust in him.
Psalm 3
A Psalm of David, when he fled from the presence of his son Abessalom.
[1] O Lord, why are they that afflict me multiplied? many rise up against me. [2] Many say concerning my soul, There is no deliverance for him in his God. Pause.
[3] But thou, O Lord, art my helper: my glory, and the one that lifts up my head. [4] I cried to the Lord with my voice, and he heard me out of his holy mountain. Pause. [5] I lay down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord will help me. [6] I will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, who beset me round about. [7] Arise, Lord; deliver me, my God: for thou hast smitten all who were without cause mine enemies; thou hast broken the teeth of sinners. [8] Deliverance is the Lord’s, and thy blessing is upon thy people.
Psalm 4
For the End, a Song of David among the Psalms.
[1] When I called upon him, the God of my righteousness heard me: thou hast made room for me in tribulation; pity me, and hearken to my prayer.
[2] O ye sons on men, how long will ye be slow of heart? wherefore do ye love vanity, and seek falsehood? Pause. [3] But know ye that the Lord has done wondrous things for his holy one: the Lord will hear me when I cry to him. [4] Be ye angry, and sin not; feel compunction upon your beds for what ye say in your hearts. Pause. [5] Offer the sacrifice of righteousness, and trust in the Lord.
[6] Many say, Who will shew us good things? the light of thy countenance, O Lord, has been manifested towards us. [7] Thou hast put gladness into my heart: they have been satisfied with the fruit of their corn and wine and oil. [8] I will both lie down in peace and sleep: for thou, Lord, only hast caused me to dwell securely.
Psalm 5
For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning her that inherits.
[1] Hearken to my words, O Lord, attend to my cry. [2] Attend to the voice of my supplication, my King, and my God: for to thee, O Lord, will I pray. [3] In the morning thou shalt hear my voice: in the morning will I wait upon thee, and will look up. [4] For thou art not a god that desires iniquity; neither shall the worker of wickedness dwell with thee. [5] Neither shall the transgressors continue in thy sight: thou hatest, O Lord, all them that work iniquity. [6] Thou wilt destroy all that speak falsehood: the Lord abhors the bloody and deceitful man. [7] But I will enter into thine house in the multitude of thy mercy: I will worship in thy fear toward thy holy temple.
[8] Lead me, O Lord, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make my way plain before thy face. [9] For there is no truth in their mouth; their heart is vain; their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit. [10] Judge them, O God; let them fail of their counsels: cast them out according to the abundance of their ungodliness; for they have provoked thee, O Lord.
[11] But let all that trust on thee be glad in thee: they shall exult for ever, and thou shalt dwell among them; and all that love thy name shall rejoice in thee. [12] For thou, Lord, shalt bless the righteous: thou hast compassed us as with a shield of favour.
Psalm 6
For the End, a Psalm of David among the Hymns for the eighth.
[1] O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath, neither chasten me in thine anger. [2] Pity me, O Lord; for I am weak: heal me, O Lord; for my bones are vexed. [3] My soul also is grievously vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long? [4] Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: save me for thy mercy’s sake. [5] For in death no man remembers thee: and who will give thee thanks in Hades? [6] I am wearied with my groaning; I shall wash my bed every night; I shall water my couch with tears. [7] Mine eye is troubled because of my wrath; I am worn out because of all my enemies.
[8] Depart from me, all ye that work iniquity; for the Lord has heard the voice of my weeping. [9] The Lord has hearkened to my petition; the Lord has accepted my prayer. [10] Let all mine enemies be put to shame and sore troubled: let them be turned back and grievously put to shame speedily.
Psalm 7
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A Psalm of David, which he sang to the Lord because of the words of Chusi the Benjamite.
[1] O Lord my God, in thee have I trusted: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me. [2] Lest at any time the enemy seize my soul as a lion, while there is none to ransom, nor to save.
[3] O Lord my God, if I have done this; (if there is unrighteousness in my hands;) [4] if I have requited with evil those who requited me with good; may I then perish empty by means of my enemies. [5] Let the enemy persecute my soul, an take it; and let him trample my life on the ground, and lay my glory in the dust. Pause.
[6] Arise, O Lord, in thy wrath; be exalted in the utmost boundaries of mine enemies: awake, O Lord my God, according to the decree which thou didst command. [7] And the congregation of the nations shall compass thee: and for this cause do thou return on high. [8] The Lord shall judge the nations: judge me, O Lord, according to my righteousness, and according to my innocence that is in me. [9] Oh let the wickedness of sinners come to an end; and then thou shalt direct the righteous, O God that searchest the hearts and reins.
[10] My help is righteous, coming from God who saves the upright in heart. [11] God is a righteous judge, and strong, and patient, not inflicting vengeance every day. [12] If ye will not repent, he will furbish his sword; he has bent his bow, and made it ready. [13] And on it he has fitted the instruments of death; he has completed his arrows for the raging ones.
[14] Behold, he has travailed with unrighteousness, he has conceived trouble, and brought forth iniquity. [15] He has opened a pit, and dug it up, and he shall fall into the ditch which he has made. [16] His trouble shall return on his own head, and his unrighteousness shall come down on his own crown. [17] I will give thanks to the Lord according to his righteousness; I will sing to the name of the Lord most high.
Psalm 8
For the end, concerning the wine-presses, a Psalm of David.
[1] O Lord, our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth! for thy magnificence is exalted above the heavens. [2] Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou perfected praise, because of thine enemies; that thou mightest put down the enemy and avenger.
[3] For I will regard the heavens, the work of thy fingers; the moon and stars, which thou hast established. [4] What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou visitest him? [5] Thou madest him a little less than angels, thou hast crowned him with glory and honour; [6] and thou hast set him over the works of thy hands: thou hast put all things under his feet: [7] sheep and all oxen, yea and the cattle of the field; [8] the birds of the sky, and the fish of the sea, the creatures passing through the paths of the sea. [9] O Lord our Lord, how wonderful is thy name in all the earth!
Psalm 9
For the end, a Psalm of David, concerning the secrets of the Son.
[1] I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, with my whole heart; I will recount all thy wonderful works. [2] I will be glad and exult in thee: I will sing to thy name, O thou Most High.
[3] When mine enemies are turned back, they shall be feeble and perish at thy presence. [4] For thou hast maintained my cause and my right; thou satest on the throne, that judgest righteousness. [5] Thou hast rebuked the nations, and the ungodly one has perished; thou hast blotted out their name for ever, even for ever and ever. [6] The swords of the enemy have failed utterly; and thou hast destroyed cities: their memorial has been destroyed with a noise, [7] but the Lord endures for ever: he has prepared his throne for judgment. [8] And he will judge the world in righteousness, he will judge the nations in uprightness. [9] The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction. [10] And let them that know thy name hope in thee: for thou, O Lord, hast not failed them that diligently seek thee.
[11] Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Sion: declare his dealings among the nations. [12] For he remembered them, in making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.
[13] Have mercy upon me, O Lord; look upon my affliction which I suffer of mine enemies, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death: [14] that I may declare all thy praises in the gates of the daughter of Sion: I will exult in thy salvation.
[15] The heathen are caught in the destruction which they planned: in the very snare which they hid is their foot taken. [16] The Lord is known as executing judgments: the sinner is taken in the works of his hands. A song of Pause. [17] Let sinners be driven away into Hades, even all the nations that forget God. [18] For the poor shall not be forgotten for ever: the patience of the needy ones shall not perish for ever. [19] Arise, O Lord, let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged before thee. [20] Appoint, O Lord, a lawgiver over them: let the heathen know that they are men. Pause.
Psalm 10
[1] Why standest thou afar off, O Lord? why dost thou overlook us in times of need, in affliction? [2] While the ungodly one acts proudly, the poor is hotly pursued: the wicked are taken in the crafty counsels which they imagine. [3] Because the sinner praises himself for the desires of his heart; and the unjust one blesses himself. [4] The sinner has provoked the Lord: according to the abundance of his pride he will not seek after him: God is not before him. [5] His ways are profane at all times; thy judgments are removed from before him: he will gain the mastery over all his enemies. [6] For he has said in his heart, I shall not be moved, continuing without evil from generation to generation. [7] Whose mouth is full of cursing, and bitterness, and fraud: under his tongue are trouble and pain. [8] He lies in wait with rich men in secret places, in order to slay the innocent: his eyes are set against the poor. [9] He lies in wait in secret as a lion in his den: he lies in wait to ravish the poor, to ravish the poor when he draws him after him: he will bring him down in his snare. [10] He will bow down and fall when he has mastered the poor. [11] For he has said in his heart, God has forgotten: he has turned away his face so as never to look.
[12] Arise, O Lord God; let thy hand be lifted up: forget not the poor. [13] Wherefore, has the wicked provoked God? for he has said in his heart, He will not require it. [14] Thou seest it; for thou dost observe trouble and wrath, to deliver them into thy hands: the poor has been left to thee; thou wast a helper to the orphan. [15] Break thou the arm of the sinner and wicked man: his sin shall be sought for, and shall not be found.
[16] The Lord shall reign for ever, even for ever and ever: ye Gentiles shall perish out his land. [17] The Lord has heard the desire of the poor: thine ear has inclined to the preparation of their heart; [18] to plead for the orphan and afflicted, that man may no more boast upon the earth.
Psalm 11
For the end, a Psalm of David.
[1] In the Lord I have put my trust: how will ye say to my soul, Flee to the mountains as a sparrow? [2] For behold the sinners have bent their bow, they have prepared their arrows for the quiver, to shoot privily at the upright in heart. [3] For they have pulled down what thou didst frame, but what has the righteous done?
[4] The Lord is in his holy temple, as for the Lord, his throne is in heaven: his eyes look upon the poor, his eyelids try the sons of men. [5] The Lord tries the righteous and the ungodly: and he that loves unrighteousness hates his own soul. [6] He shall rain upon sinners snares, fire, and brimstone, and a stormy blast shall be the portion of their cup. [7] For the Lord is righteous, and loves righteousness; his face beholds uprightness.
Psalm 12
For the end, A Psalm of David, upon the eighth.
[1] Save me, O Lord; for the godly man has failed; for truth is diminished from among the children of men. [2] Every one has spoken vanity to his neighbour: their lips are deceitful, they have spoken with a double heart. [3] Let the Lord destroy all the deceitful lips, and the tongue that speaks great words: [4] who have said, We will magnify our tongue; our lips are our own: who is Lord of us?
[5] Because of the misery of the poor, and because of the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord, I will set them in safety; I will speak to them thereof openly. [6]
The oracles of the Lord are pure oracles; as silver tried in the fire, proved in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. [7] Thou, O Lord, shalt keep us, and shalt preserve us, from this generation, and for ever. [8] The ungodly walk around: according to thy greatness thou has greatly exalted the sons of men.
Psalm 13
For the end, a Psalm of David.
[1] How long, O Lord, wilt thou forget me? for ever? how long wilt thou turn away thy face from me? [2] How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrows in my heart daily? how long shall my enemy be exalted over me? [3] Look on me, hearken to me, O Lord my God: lighten mine eyes, lest I sleep in death; [4] lest at any time mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him: my persecutors will exult if ever I should be moved.
[5] But I have hoped in thy mercy; my heart shall exult in thy salvation. [6] I will sing to the Lord who has dealt bountifully with me, and I will sing psalms to the name of the Lord most high.
Psalm 14
For the end, Psalm of David.
[1] The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, and become abominable in their devices; there is none that does goodness, there is not even so much as one. [2] The Lord looked down from heaven upon the sons of men, to see if there were any that understood, or sought after god. [3] They are all gone out of the way, they are together become good for nothing, there is none that does good, no not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; their feet are swift to shed blood: destruction and misery are in their ways; and the way of peace they have not known: there is no fear of God before their eyes.
