Job 1

1There was a man in the land of Hus, whose name was Job, and that man was simple and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil.

1There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil.

2And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

2And he had seven sons and three daughters.

3And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she asses, and a family exceedingly great: and this man was great among all the people of the east.

3And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.

4And his sons went, and made a feast by houses, every one in his day. And sending, they called their three sisters, to eat and drink with them.

4His sons regularly went to one another's houses, and every one on his day gave a feast: and at these times they sent for their three sisters to take part in their feasts with them.

5And when the days of their feasting were gone about, Job sent to them, and sanctified them: and rising up early, offered holocausts for every one of them. For he said: Lest perhaps my sons have sinned, and have blessed God in their hearts. So did Job all days.

5And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morning and offering burned offerings for them all. For, Job said, It may be that my sons have done wrong and said evil of God in their hearts. And Job did this whenever the feasts came round.

6Now on a certain day, when the sons of God came to stand before the Lord, Satan also was present among them.

6And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.

7And the Lord said to him: Whence comest thou? And he answered and said: I have gone round about the earth, and walked through it.

7And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.

8And the Lord said to him: Hast thou considered my servant, Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a simple and upright man, and fearing God, and avoiding evil?

8And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil?

9And Satan answering, said: Doth Job fear God in vain?

9And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Is it for nothing that Job is a god-fearing man?

10Hast thou not made a fence for him, and his house, and all his substance round about, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession hath increased on the earth?

10Have you yourself not put a wall round him and his house and all he has on every side, blessing the work of his hands, and increasing his cattle in the land?

11But stretch forth thy hand a little, and touch all that he hath, and see if he bless thee not to thy face.

11But now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.

12Then the Lord said to Satan: Behold, all that he hath is in thy hand: only put not forth thy hand upon his person. And Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.

12And the Lord said to the Satan, See, I give all he has into your hands, only do not put a finger on the man himself. And the Satan went out from before the Lord.

13Now upon a certain day, when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother,

13And there was a day when his sons and daughters were feasting in the house of their oldest brother,

14There came a messenger to Job, and said: The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them,

14And a man came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses were taking their food by their side:

15And the Sabeans rushed in, and took all away, and slew the servants with the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell thee.

15And the men of Sheba came against them and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

16And while he was yet speaking, another came, and said: The fire of God fell from heaven, and striking the sheep and the servants, hath consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell thee.

16And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The fire of God came down from heaven, burning up the sheep and the goats and the young men completely, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

17And while he also was yet speaking, there came another, and said: The Chaldeans made three troops, and have fallen upon the camels, and taken them; moreover, they have slain the servants with the sword: and I alone have escaped to tell thee.

17And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The Chaldaeans made themselves into three bands, and came down on the camels and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

18He was yet speaking, and behold another came in, and said: Thy sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother,

18And this one was still talking when another came, and said, Your sons and your daughters were feasting together in their oldest brother's house,

19A violent wind came on a sudden from the side of the desert, and shook the four corners of the house, and it fell upon thy children, and they are dead: and I alone have escaped to tell thee.

19When a great wind came rushing from the waste land against the four sides of the house, and it came down on the young men, and they are dead; and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.

20Then Job rose up, and rent his garments, and having shaven his head, fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,

20Then Job got up, and after parting his clothing and cutting off his hair, he went down on his face to the earth, and gave worship, and said,

21And said: Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away: as it hath pleased the Lord, so is it done: blessed be the name of the Lord.

21With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.

22In all these things Job sinned not by his lips, nor spoke he any foolish thing against God.

22In all this Job did no sin, and did not say that God's acts were foolish.