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.
So hende det ein dag, at gudssønerne kom og stelte seg fram for Herren att, og Satan var millom deim og stelte seg fram for Herren.
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.
Og Herren spurde Satan: «Kvar kjem du ifrå?» «Eg hev fare og svive ikring på jordi, » svara Satan.
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.
Då spurde Herren honom: «Hev du gjeve ans på Job, tenaren min? For liken hans finst ikkje på jordi, slik ein ærleg og rettvis ein mann som han er, og so som han ottast Gud og held seg frå det som vondt er. Han er endå like ærleg, so du hev eggja meg upp til å tyna honom utan grunn.»
4 And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.
Då sagde Satan til Herren: «Hud for hud; ein mann gjev gjerne alt han eig når han berre bergar livet.
5 But now, if you only put your hand on his bone and his flesh, he will certainly be cursing you to your face.
Men rett ut handi di og rør ved beini og holdet hans - han skal so visst banna deg upp i andlitet.»
6 And the Lord said to the Satan, See, he is in your hands, only do not take his life.
Då sagde Herren til Satan: «Han er i di magt; men spar livet hans!»
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.
So gjekk Satan burt frå Herren; og han slo Job med vonde svullar frå hovud til hæl;
8 And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.
og han tok seg eit skålbrot og skrapa seg med der han sat i oskedungen.
9 And his wife said to him, Are you still keeping your righteousness? Say a curse against God, and put an end to yourself.
Då sagde kona hans til honom: «Er du endå ulasteleg? Banna Gud, so du kann få døy!»
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.
Men han svara henne: «Du talar som ei fåvis kvinna. Me tek imot av Gud det gode, skal me’kje taka og det vonde?» Tråss i alt dette synda ikkje Job med lipporne sine.
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.
Tri vener til Job fekk høyra um den ulukka som hadde kome yver honom; dei kom kvar frå sin heimstad, Elifaz frå Teman, Bildad frå Suah, og Sofar frå Na’ama, og dei avtala seg imillom at dei skulde ganga til honom for å syna honom samhug og trøysta honom.
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.
Men alt på langt fråstand såg dei at han var heilt ukjenneleg; og dei sette i og gret og reiv sund kapporne sine og kasta mold yver hovudi upp i lufti.
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.
Og dei sat hjå honom på jordi i sju dagar og sju næter; og ingen av deim sagde eit ord til honom, for dei såg at han pintest hardt.
