Job 2

1Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.

1On another day, the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before the LORD.

2And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

2The LORD asked Satan, 'Where have you come from?' Satan answered the LORD, 'From roaming through the earth and walking back and forth in it.'

3And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

3Then the LORD said to Satan, 'Have you noticed my servant Job? There is no one like him on earth; he is a man of perfect integrity who fears God and stays away from evil. He still holds onto his principles, even though you urged me to ruin him for no reason.'

4And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

4Satan answered the LORD, 'Skin for skin! A man will give everything he has just to save his own life.'

5But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

5'But now, reach out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.'

6And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.

6The LORD said to Satan, 'Very well, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life.'

7So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

7So Satan left the presence of the LORD and struck Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.

8Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape his skin while he sat among the ashes.

9Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.

9His wife said to him, 'Are you still trying to maintain your integrity? Curse God and die!'

10But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

10But Job replied, 'You are talking like a foolish woman. Should we accept only good things from God and not trouble?' In spite of everything, Job did not say anything sinful.

11Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

11When Job’s three friends heard about all the tragedies that had happened to him, they each set out from their homes: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They agreed to meet and go together to show him sympathy and comfort him.

12And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

12When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him. They began to cry out loud, tore their robes, and threw dust into the air over their heads.

13So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

13Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him because they saw how deep his suffering was.