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.

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.