Jób 1
1 Byl muž v zemi Uz, jménem Job, a muž ten byl sprostný a upřímý, boje se Boha, a vystříhaje se zlého.
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 Kterémuž se narodilo sedm synů a tři dcery.
There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
3 A měl dobytka sedm tisíc ovec, tři tisíce velbloudů, pět set spřežení volů, a pět set oslic, a čeledi služebné velmi mnoho, a byl muž ten vznešenější nade všecky lidi východní.
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 I scházívali se synové jeho, a strojívali hody po domích, každý ve dni svém. Posílávali také, a zvávali své tři sestry, aby jedly a pily s nimi.
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 A když vypořádali dny hodů, posílával Job, a posvěcoval jich, a vstávaje ráno, obětoval zápaly podlé počtu všech jich. Nebo říkával Job: Snad zhřešili synové moji, aneb zlořečili Bohu v srdci svém. Tak činíval Job po všecky ty dny.
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 Jednoho pak dne, když přišli synové Boží, aby se postavili před Hospodinem, přišel také i Satan mezi ně.
Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan also came among them.
7 Tedy řekl Hospodin Satanovi: Odkud jdeš? I odpověděl Satan Hospodinu, řka: Procházel jsem zemi, a obcházel jsem ji.
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 I řekl Hospodin Satanovi: Spatřil-lis služebníka mého Joba, že není jemu rovného na zemi, a že jest muž sprostný a upřímý, bojící se Boha a varující se zlého.
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 A odpovídaje Satan Hospodinu, řekl: Zdaliž se Job darmo bojí Boha?
Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
10 Zdaž jsi ty ho neohradil i domu jeho a všeho, což má, se všech stran? Dílu rukou jeho požehnal jsi, a dobytek jeho rozmnožil se na zemi.
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 Ale vztáhni nyní ruku svou, a dotkni se všeho, což má, nebude-liť zlořečiti v oči.
But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”
12 Tedy řekl Hospodin Satanovi: Aj, cožkoli má, v moci tvé buď, toliko na něj nevztahuj ruky své. I vyšel Satan od tváři Hospodinovy.
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 Jednoho pak dne synové a dcery jeho jedli, a pili víno v domě bratra svého prvorozeného.
It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
14 I přišel posel k Jobovi, a řekl: Když volové orali, a oslice se pásly podlé nich,
that a messenger came to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,
15 Vpád učinivše Sabejští, zajali je, a služebníky zbili ostrostí meče, a utekl jsem toliko já sám, abych oznámil tobě.
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 A když on ještě mluvil, přišed druhý, řekl: Oheň Boží spadl s nebe, a rozpáliv se na dobytek i na služebníky, sehltil je, já pak utekl jsem toliko sám, abych oznámil tobě.
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 A když ten ještě mluvil, jiný přišed, řekl: Kaldejští sšikovavše tři houfy, připadli na velbloudy, a zajali je, a služebníky zbili ostrostí meče, a utekl jsem toliko já sám, abych oznámil tobě.
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 A když ten ještě mluvil, jiný přišel a řekl: Synové tvoji a dcery tvé jedli, a pili víno v domě bratra svého prvorozeného.
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 A aj, vítr veliký strhl se z té strany od pouště, a udeřil na čtyři úhly domu, tak že se obořil na děti, i zemřeli, a utekl jsem toliko já sám, abych oznámil tobě.
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 Tedy Job vstav, roztrhl roucho své, a oholil hlavu svou, a padna na zem, poklonu učinil.
Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.
21 A řekl: Nahý jsem vyšel z života matky své, nahý se také zase tam navrátím. Hospodin dal, Hospodin též odjal. Buď požehnáno jméno Hospodinovo.
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 V tom ve všem nezhřešil Job, a nepřivlastnil Bohu nic nemoudrého.
In all this, Job didn’t sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.
