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.
Det begaf sig på en dag, då Guds barn kommo, och trädde fram för Herran, att Satan ock kom med dem, och trädde fram för Herran.
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.
Då sade Herren till Satan: Hvadan kommer du? Satan svarade Herranom, och sade: Jag hafver farit genom landet allt omkring.
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.
Herren sade till Satan: Hafver du icke gifvit akt på min tjenare Job? Ty hans like är icke i landena, from och rättfärdig, gudfruktig, och flyr det onda, och står ännu i sine fromhet; och du eggade mig, att jag utan sak hafver förderfvat honom.
4 And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Skin for skin, all a man has he will give for his life.
Satan svarade Herranom, och sade: Hud för hud, och allt det en man hafver, låter han för sitt lif.
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 räck ut dina hand, och kom vid hans ben och kött; det gäller, han skall välsigna dig i ansigtet.
6 And the Lord said to the Satan, See, he is in your hands, only do not take his life.
Herren sade till, Satan: Si, han vare i dine hand; dock skona hans lif.
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.
Då for Satan ut ifrå Herrans ansigte, och slog Job med ond sår, ifrå hans fotablad upp till hans hjessa.
8 And he took a broken bit of a pot, and, seated in the dust, was rubbing himself with the sharp edge of it.
Och han tog ett stycke af en potto, och skrapade af sig dermed, och satt i asko.
9 And his wife said to him, Are you still keeping your righteousness? Say a curse against God, and put an end to yourself.
Och hans hustru sade till honom: Står du ännu i dine fromhet? Välsigna Gud, och dö.
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 sade till henne: Du talar såsom de dåraktiga qvinnor tala. Hafve vi fått godt af Gudi, skole vi ock icke anamma det onda? Uti allt detta syndade Job icke med sina läppar.
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.
Då nu tre Jobs vänner hörde all den olycka, som öfver honom kommen var, kommo de hvar af sin stad: Eliphas af Thema, Bildad af Suah, och Zophar af Naema; ty de vordo öfverens, att de skulle komma och ömka sig öfver honom, och trösta 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.
Och då de upphofvo sin ögon långt ifrå, kände de honom intet; och upphofvo sina röst, och greto, och hvardera ref sin kläder sönder, och kastade jord på sin hufvud upp åt himmelen;
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.
Och såto med honom på jordene i sju dagar och sju nätter, och talade intet med honom; ty de sågo, att hans sveda var ganska stor.
