Job 1:1–2:13
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Job 1:1–2:13 · Psalm 90 (MT: 91) · Proverbs 22:13–14 · Romans 7:1–25
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1There was a certain man in the land of Ausis, whose name [was] Job; and that man was true, blameless , righteous, [and] godly, abstaining from everything evil.
1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
2And he had seven sons and three daughters.
2There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
3And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses in the pastures, and a very great household, and he had a great husbandry on the earth; and that man was [most] noble of the [men] of the east.
3His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
4And his sons visiting one another prepared a banquet every day, taking with them also their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
4His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his birthday; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5And when the days of the banquet were completed, Job sent and purified them, having risen up in the morning, and offered sacrifices for them, according to their number, and one calf for a sin-offering for their souls: for Job said, Lest peradventure my sons have thought evil in their minds against God. Thus then Job did continually.
5It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts.” Job did so continually.
6And it came to pass on a day, that, behold, the angels of Godcame to stand before the Lord, and the devil came with them.
6Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan also came among them.
7And the Lord said to the devil, Whence art thou come ? And the devil answered the Lord, and said, I am come from compassing the earth, and walking up and down in the world.
7Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
8And the Lord said to him, Hast thou diligently considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a man blameless , true, godly, abstaining from everything evil?
8Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.”
9Then the devil answered , and said before the Lord, Does Job worship the Lord for nothing?
9Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
10Hast thou not made a hedge about him, and about his household, and all his possessions round about? and hast thou not blessed the works of his hands, and multiplied his cattle upon the land?
10Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
11But put forth thine hand , and touch all that he has: verily he will bless thee to [thy] face.
11But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”
12Then the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I give into thine hand all that he has, but touch not himself .So the devil went out from the presence of the Lord.
12Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh.
13And it came to pass on a certain day, that Job's sons and his daughters were drinking wine in the house of their elder brother.
13It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
14And, behold, there came a messenger to Job, and said to him, The yokes of oxen were ploughing, and the she-asses were feeding near them;
14that a messenger came to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,
15and the spoilers came and took them for a prey, and slew the servants with the sword; and I having escaped alone am come to tell thee.
15and the Sabeans attacked, and took them away. Yes, they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
16While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, Fire has fallen from heaven, and burnt up the sheep, and devoured the shepherds likewise; and I having escaped alone am come to tell thee.
16While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
17While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, The horsemen formed three companies against us, and surrounded the camels, and took them for a prey, and slew the servants with the sword; and I only escaped, and am come to tell thee.
17While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
18While he is yet speaking, another messenger comes, saying to Job, While thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking with their elder brother,
18While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
19suddenly a great wind came on from the desert, and caught the four corners of the house, and the house fell upon thy children, and they are dead; and I have escaped alone, and am come to tell thee.
19and behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young men, and they are dead. I alone have escaped to tell you.”
20So Job arose, and rent his garments, and shaved the hair of his head, and fell on the earth, and worshipped,
20Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.
21and said, I myself came forth naked from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, the Lord has taken away: as it seemed good to the Lord, so has it come to pass; blessed be the name of the Lord.
21He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be Yahweh’s name.”
22In all these events that befel him Job sinned not at all before the Lord, and did not impute folly to God .
22In all this, Job didn’t sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.
1And it came to pass on a certain day, that the angels of Godcame to stand before the Lord, and the devil came among them to stand before the Lord.
1Again, on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan came also among them to present himself before Yahweh.
2And the Lord said to the devil, Whence comest thou? Then the devil said before the Lord, I am come from going through the world, and walking about the whole earth.
2Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
3And the Lord said to the devil, Hast thou then observed my servant Job, that there is none of [men] upon the earth like him , a harmless, true, blameless, godly man, abstaining from all evil? and he yet cleaves to innocence, whereas thou hast told [me] to destroy his substance without cause?
3Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause.”
4And the devil answered and said to the Lord, Skin for skin, all that a man has will he give as a ransom for his life.
4Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
5Nay, but put forth thine hand , and touch his bones and his flesh: verily he will bless thee to [thy] face.
5But stretch out your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face.”
6And the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I deliver him up to thee; only save his life.
6Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.”
7So the devil went out from the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from [his] feet to [his] head.
7So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.
8And he took a potsherd to scrape away the discharge, and sat upon a dung-heap outside the city.
8He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.
9And when much time had passed, his wife said to him, How long wilt thou hold out, saying, Behold, I wait yet a little while, expecting the hope of my deliverance? for, behold, thy memorial is abolished from the earth, [even thy] sons and daughters, the pangs and pains of my womb which I bore in vain with sorrows; and thou thyself sittest down to spend the nights in the open air among the corruption of worms, and I am a wanderer and a servant from place to place and house to house, waiting for the setting of the sun, that I may rest from my labours and my pangs which now beset me: but say some word against the Lord, and die.
9Then his wife said to him, “Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die.”
10But he looked on her, and said to her, Thou hast spoken like one of the foolish women . If we have received good things of the hand of the Lord, shall we not endure evil things?In all these things that happened to him, Job sinned not at all with his lips before God.
10But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.
11Now his three friends having heard of all the evil that was come upon him, came to him each from his own country: Eliphaz the king of the Thæmans, Baldad sovereign of the Saucheans, Sophar king of the Minæans: and they came to him with one accord, to comfort and to visit him.
11Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
12And when they saw him from a distance they did not know him; and they cried with a loud voice, and wept, and rent every one his garment, and sprinkled dust upon [their heads],
12When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn’t recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.
13and they sat down beside him seven days and seven nights, and no one of them spoke; for they saw that [his] affliction was dreadful and very great.
13So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.