Job 2
1 And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.
Or avvenne un dì, che i figliuoli di Dio vennero a presentarsi davanti al Signore; e Satana venne anch'egli per mezzo loro a presentarsi davanti al Signore.
2 And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.
E il Signore disse a Satana: Onde vieni? E Satana rispose al Signore, e disse: Da aggirar la terra, e da passeggiar per essa.
3 And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil? and he still keeps his righteousness, though you have been moving me to send destruction on him without cause.
E il Signore disse a Satana: Hai tu posto mente al mio servitore Giobbe? come nella terra non [vi è] uomo intiero e diritto, che tema Iddio, e si ritragga dal male, come esso? ed anche persevera egli nella sua integrità, benchè tu mi abbi incitato contro a lui, per distruggerlo senza cagione.
4 And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.
E Satana rispose al Signore, e disse: Pelle per pelle; ma l'uomo darà tutto ciò ch'egli ha per la sua vita.
5 But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.
Ma ora, stendi pur la mano, e tocca le sue ossa, e la sua carne; [e vedrai] se non ti maledice in faccia.
6 And the Lord said to the Satan, See, he is in your hands, only do not take his life.
E il Signore disse a Satana: Eccolo in man tua; sol guardati [di toccar] la sua vita.
7 And the Satan went out from before the Lord, and sent on Job an evil disease covering his skin from his feet to the top of his head.
E Satana, partitosi dal cospetto del Signore, percosse Giobbe d'un'ulcera maligna, dalla pianta del piè infino alla sommità del capo.
8 And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.
Ed egli si prese un testo per grattarsi, ed era assiso per mezzo le ceneri.
9 And his wife said to him, Are you still keeping your righteousness? Say a curse against God, and put an end to yourself.
E la sua moglie gli disse: Ancora perseveri tu nella tua integrità? benedici Iddio, e muori.
10 And he said to her, You are talking like one of the foolish women. If we take the good God sends us, are we not to take the evil when it comes? In all this Job kept his lips from sin.
Ma egli le disse: Tu parli come una d'infra le donne stolte; sì avremmo noi ricevuto da Dio il bene, e non riceveremmo il male? In tutto ciò Giobbe non peccò con le sue labbra.
11 And Job's three friends had word of all this evil which had come on him. And they came every one from his place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. So they came together to a meeting-place, in order that they might go and make clear to Job their grief for him, and give him comfort.
OR tre amici di Giobbe: Elifaz Temanita, Bildad Suhita, e Sofar Naamatita, avendo udito tutto questo male che gli era sopraggiunto, se ne vennero, ciascuno dal suo luogo; e si trovarono insieme, per venire a condolersi con lui, ed a consolarlo.
12 And lifting up their eyes when they were still far off, it did not seem that the man they saw was Job because of the change in him. And they gave way to bitter weeping, with signs of grief, and put dust on their heads.
E levati gli occhi da lungi, nol riconobbero; e alzarono la voce, e piansero; e ciascun di loro stracciò il suo mantello, e si sparsero della polvere in su la testa, [gittandola] verso il cielo.
13 And they took their seats on the earth by his side for seven days and seven nights: but no one said a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.
E sedettero con lui in terra per sette giorni, e per sette notti; e niuno gli disse alcuna parola; perciocchè vedevano che la doglia era molto grande.
