Testament of Job

Kohler1897 English translation, printed page 338

298 Κ. Kohler. while the three daughters marched ahead, having put on their girdles and singing hymns in praise of God. 11. Then held Nahor (Nereos) his brother and his seven | sons, with the rest of the people and the poor, the orphans and the feeble ones, a great mourning over him, saying: 12. “Woe unto us, for to-day has been taken from us the strength of the feeble, the light of the blind, the father of the orphans ; 13. The receiver of strangers has been taken off, the leader of the erring, the cover of the naked, the shield of the widows. Who would not mourn for the man of God! 14. And as they were mourning in this and in that form, they would not suffer him to be put into the grave. 15. After three days, however, he was finally put into the grave like one in sweet slumber, and he received the name of the good (beautiful) who will remain renowned throughout all generations of the world. 16. He left seven sons and three daughters,!) and there were no daughters found on earth, as fair as the daughters of Job. 17. The name of Job was formerly Jobab, and he was called Job by the Lord. 18. He had lived before his plague eighty five years, and after the plague he took the double share of all; hence also his years he doubled, which is 170 years. Thus he lived altogether 2552) years. 19. And he saw sons of his sons unto the fourth generation. It is written that he will rise up with those whom the Lord will reawaken. To our Lord by glory. Amen. +) 'Text.hob. *) Here the text has 245 by mistake of Midrash, which has 140 +- 9) 70 = 210 yars. But LXX has 170 (+ 65) = 240.