1 Uco krašte gyveno vyras, vardu Jobas. Jis buvo tobulas ir teisus vyras, bijojo Dievo ir vengė pikto.

2 Jis turėjo septynis sūnus ir tris dukteris,

3 septynis tūkstančius avių, tris tūkstančius kupranugarių, penkis šimtus jungų jaučių, penkis šimtus asilių ir labai didelę šeimyną. Tas vyras buvo žymiausias Rytuose.

4 Jo sūnūs keldavo vaišes kiekvienas savo namuose savo dieną, pasikvietę tris seseris kartu su jais valgyti ir gerti.

5 Vaišių dienoms pasibaigus, Jobas juos šventindavo. Atsikėlęs anksti rytą, jis aukodavo deginamąsias aukas pagal jų skaičių, galvodamas: "Gal mano sūnūs nusidėjo ir keikė Dievą savo širdyse". Taip Jobas visuomet darydavo.

6 Vieną dieną Dievo sūnūs susirinko pas Viešpatį; atėjo ir šėtonas.

7 Viešpats klausė šėtoną: "Iš kur ateini?" Šėtonas atsakė Viešpačiui: "Aš vaikštinėjau po visą žemę".

8 Viešpats vėl klausė šėtoną: "Ar atkreipei dėmesį į mano tarną Jobą? Juk žemėje nėra nė vieno jam lygaus. Jis yra tobulas ir teisus, bijo Dievo ir vengia pikto".

9 Šėtonas atsakė Viešpačiui: "Ne veltui Jobas bijo Dievo.

10 Juk Tu saugoji jį, jo namus ir viską, ką jis turi! Jo darbus Tu laimini ir jo turtas didėja.

11 Bet ištiesk savo ranką ir paliesk tai, ką jis turi, ir jis keiks Tave į akis".

12 Viešpats tarė šėtonui: "Visa, ką jis turi, atiduodu tavo valdžion, bet prieš jį neištiesk rankos". Šėtonas pasišalino iš Viešpaties akivaizdos.

13 Tą dieną Jobo sūnūs ir dukterys valgė ir gėrė vyną vyriausiojo brolio namuose.

14 Pasiuntinys, atėjęs pas Jobą, pranešė: "Jaučiai arė ir asilai ganėsi šalia jų.

15 Šebiečiai užpuolė ir juos pagrobė, o tarnus užmušė kardu; tik aš vienas ištrūkau, kad tau tai praneščiau".

16 Jam tebekalbant, atėjo kitas ir pranešė: "Dievo ugnis krito iš dangaus ir sudegino avis ir tarnus, ir juos prarijo; tik aš vienas ištrūkau, kad tau praneščiau".

17 Jam tebekalbant, atėjo kitas ir pranešė: "Chaldėjai, pasiskirstę trimis grupėmis, puolė kupranugarius ir juos pagrobė, o tarnus nužudė kardu; tik aš vienas ištrūkau, kad tau praneščiau".

18 Jam tebekalbant, atėjo kitas ir pranešė: "Tavo sūnūs ir dukterys valgė ir gėrė vyną vyriausiojo brolio namuose.

19 Pakilęs smarkus vėjas iš dykumos sugriovė namą ir užmušė visus jaunuolius; tik aš vienas ištrūkau, kad tau praneščiau".

20 Jobas atsikėlė, perplėšė savo apsiaustą, nusiskuto plaukus ir, puolęs ant žemės, pagarbino,

21 tardamas: "Nuogas gimiau, nuogas ir mirsiu. Viešpats davė, Viešpats ir atėmė; tebūna palaimintas Viešpaties vardas".

22 Visu tuo Jobas nenusidėjo ir nekalbėjo kvailai prieš Dievą.

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.