1 There 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. 2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 3 His 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. 4 His 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. 5 It 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.
6 Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan also came among them. 7 Yahweh 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."
8 Yahweh 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."
9 Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing? 10 Haven’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. 11 But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face."
12 Yahweh 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. 13 It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 14 that a messenger came to Job, and said, "The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them, 15 and 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."
16 While 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."
17 While 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."
18 While 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, 19 and 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."
20 Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped. 21 He 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." 22 In all this, Job didn’t sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.
1 Havia um homem na terra de Uz, por nome Jó. Era esse homem íntegro e reto, temia a Deus e desviava-se do mal.
2 Nasceram-lhe sete filhos e três filhas.
3 Possuía ele sete mil ovelhas, e três mil camelos, e quinhentas juntas de bois, e quinhentas jumentas, e família numerosíssima; de sorte que este homem era o maior de todos os filhos do Oriente.
4 Seus filhos iam nas casas uns dos outros e davam banquetes, cada um por sua vez; e mandavam convidar suas três irmãs a comerem e a beberem com eles.
5 Quando os dias dos seus banquetes eram passados, enviava Jó, e santificava-os; e, levantando-se de manhã cedo, oferecia holocaustos segundo o número de todos eles, pois dizia: Talvez que meus filhos tenham pecado, e renunciado a Deus nos seus corações. Assim o fazia Jó sempre.
6 Num dia em que os filhos de Deus vieram apresentar-se perante Jeová, sucedeu vir também entre eles Satanás.
7 Perguntou Jeová a Satanás: Donde vens? Respondeu Satanás a Jeová: De rodear a terra, e de passear por ela.
8 Disse Jeová a Satanás: Acaso notaste o meu servo Jó? pois não há ninguém semelhante a ele na terra, homem íntegro e reto, que teme a Deus e que se desvia do mal.
9 Respondeu Satanás a Jeová: Acaso Jó teme debalde a Deus?
10 Porventura não tens posto uma sebe ao redor dele, da sua casa e de tudo o que ele tem? tens abençoado a obra das suas mãos, e os seus bens multiplicam-se na terra.
11 Mas estende a mão agora, toca em tudo quanto ele tem, e ele te renunciará à tua face.
12 Disse Jeová a Satanás: Eis que tudo o que ele tem está ao teu dispor; somente contra ele não estendas a tua mão. Saiu Satanás da presença de Jeová.
13 Um dia em que seus filhos e suas filhas estavam comendo e bebendo vinho na casa de seu irmão mais velho,
14 sucedeu que veio um mensageiro a Jó e lhe disse: Os bois lavravam e as jumentas pastavam junto a eles.
15 Vieram sobre eles de repente os sabeus, e os levaram; mataram aos servos ao fio da espada, e só eu escapei para te trazer a nova.
16 Estando este ainda falando, veio também outro e disse: Fogo de Deus caiu do céu, e queimou as ovelhas e os servos, e os consumiu; e só eu escapei para te trazer a nova.
17 Estando este ainda falando, veio também outro e disse: Os caldeus dividiram-se em três tropas, e deram sobre os camelos, e os levaram; mataram os servos ao fio da espada, e só eu escapei para te trazer a nova.
18 Estando este ainda falando, veio também outro e disse: Teus filhos e tuas filhas estavam comendo e bebendo vinho na casa de seu irmão mais velho.
19 Eis que um grande vento se levantou da banda do deserto, e deu nos quatro cantos da casa, que caiu sobre os mancebos, e morreram. Só eu escapei para te trazer a nova.
20 Então se levantou Jó, rasgou o seu manto, rapou a sua cabeça, prostrou-se em terra e adorou;
21 e disse: Nu saí do ventre de minha mãe, e nu tornarei para lá. Jeová deu, e Jeová tirou; bendito seja o nome de Jeová.
22 Em tudo isso não pecou Jó, nem atribuiu a Deus inconveniência.