1 Then Job answered Yahweh:

2 "I know that you can do all things,

and that no purpose of yours can be restrained.

3 You asked, ‘Who is this who hides counsel without knowledge?’

therefore I have uttered that which I didn’t understand,

things too wonderful for me, which I didn’t know.

4 You said, ‘Listen, now, and I will speak;

I will question you, and you will answer me.’

5 I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,

but now my eye sees you.

6 Therefore I abhor myself,

and repent in dust and ashes."

7 It was so, that after Yahweh had spoken these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, "My wrath is kindled against you, and against your two friends; for you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has. 8 Now therefore, take to yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept him, that I not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has."

9 So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what Yahweh commanded them, and Yahweh accepted Job.

10 Yahweh restored Job’s prosperity when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before. 11 Then all his brothers, all his sisters, and all those who had been of his acquaintance before, came to him and ate bread with him in his house. They comforted him, and consoled him concerning all the evil that Yahweh had brought on him. Everyone also gave him a piece of money, and everyone a ring of gold.

12 So Yahweh blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand female donkeys. 13 He had also seven sons and three daughters. 14 He called the name of the first, Jemimah; and the name of the second, Keziah; and the name of the third, Keren Happuch. 15 In all the land were no women found so beautiful as the daughters of Job. Their father gave them an inheritance among their brothers. 16 After this Job lived one hundred forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons’ sons, to four generations. 17 So Job died, being old and full of days.

1 Toe het Job die HERE geantwoord en gesê:

2 Ek weet dat U alles kan doen en geen plan vir U onuitvoerbaar is nie.

3 Wie verberg die raadsbesluit daar sonder kennis? So het ek dan gespreek sonder om te verstaan, dinge te wonderbaar vir my, wat ek nie begryp nie.

4 Hoor tog, en ,k sal spreek; ek sal U ondervra en onderrig U my!

5 Volgens hoorsê het ek van U gehoor; maar nou het my oog U gesien.

6 Daarom herroep ek en het berou in stof en as.

7 En nadat die HERE Job toegespreek het met hierdie woorde, sê die HERE aan lifas, die Temaniet: My toorn het ontvlam teen jou en jou twee vriende; want julle het nie reg van My gespreek soos my kneg Job nie.

8 Neem dan nou vir julle sewe bulle en sewe ramme, en gaan na my kneg Job en bring 'n brandoffer vir julle, en laat my kneg Job vir julle bid; want hom alleen sal Ek in guns aanneem, sodat Ek aan julle nie die dwaasheid laat vergelde nie; want julle het nie reg van My gespreek soos my kneg Job nie.

9 Toe het lifas, die Temaniet, en Bildad, die Suhiet, en Sofar, die Na„matiet, heengegaan en gedoen soos die HERE aan hulle gesê het; en die HERE het Job in guns aangeneem.

10 En die HERE het die lot van Job verander toe hy vir sy vriende gebid het; en die HERE het Job se besittings vermeerder tot dubbel soveel as voorheen.

11 Ook het al sy broers en al sy susters en al sy bekendes van vroeër na hom gekom en met hom saam brood geëet in sy huis; en hulle het met hom medelyde gehad en hom vertroos oor al die onheil wat die HERE oor hom gebring het. En hulle het hom elkeen 'n geldstuk gegee en elkeen 'n goue ring.

12 En die HERE het die einde van Job meer geseënas sy begin; en hy het veertien duisend stuks kleinvee en ses duisend kamele en duisend paar beeste en duisend eselinne gehad.

13 Daarby het hy sewe seuns en drie dogters gehad.

14 En hy het die eerste genoem Jem¡ma en die tweede Kes¡a en die derde Kerenhappug.

15 En in die hele land is geen vroue gevind so mooi soos die dogters van Job nie; en hulle vader het hulle 'n erfdeel gegee onder hulle broers.

16 En Job het daarna honderd en veertig jaar lank gelewe; en hy het sy kinders en kindskinders gesien, vier geslagte.

17 En Job het gesterwe, oud en afgeleef.