Job 1
1 There was a certain man in the land of Ausis, whose name [was] Job; and than man was true, blameless, righteous, [and] godly, abstaining from everything evil.
Hubo un hombre en la tierra de Uz llamado Job. Aquel varón era intachable, recto, temeroso de ʼElohim y apartado del mal.
2 And he had seven sons and three daughters.
Le nacieron siete hijos y tres hijas.
3 And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses in the pastures, and a very great household, and he had a great husbandry on the earth; and that man was [most] noble of the [men] of the east.
Su hacienda era: 6.000 ovejas, 3.000 camellos, 500 yuntas de bueyes, 500 asnas y muchísimos esclavos. Aquel varón era el más grande de todos los hombres del oriente.
4 And his sons visiting one another prepared a banquet every day, taking with them also their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
Sus hijos acostumbraban tener banquetes en la casa de cada uno en su día, e invitaban a sus tres hermanas para que comieran y bebieran con ellos.
5 And when the days of the banquet were completed, Job sent and purified them, having risen up in the morning, and offered sacrifices for them, according to their number, and one calf for a sin-offering for their souls: for Job said, Lest peradventure my sons have thought evil in their minds against God. Thus, then Job did continually.
Sucedía que cuando los días del festín terminaban su ciclo, Job mandaba [a buscarlos] y los purificaba. Se levantaba de madrugada y ofrecía holocaustos por ellos, conforme a su número, pues Job decía: Tal vez mis hijos pecaron contra ʼElohim y blasfemaron en su corazón. Job siempre hacía esto.
6 And it came to pass on a day, that behold, the angels of God came to stand before the Lord, and the devil came with them.
Entonces hubo un día cuando los hijos de ʼElohim llegaron a presentarse ante Yavé, y Satán también llegó entre ellos.
7 And the Lord said to the devil, Whence art thou come? And the devil answered the Lord, and said, I am come from compassing the earth, and walking up and down in the world.
Yavé preguntó a Satán: ¿De dónde vienes? Y Satán respondió a Yavé: De rodear la tierra y andar por ella.
8 And the Lord said to him, Hast thou diligently considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a man blameless, true, godly, abstaining from everything evil?
Y Yavé dijo a Satán: ¿No has considerado a mi esclavo Job, que no hay otro como él en la tierra, varón intachable, recto, temeroso de ʼElohim y apartado del mal?
9 Then the devil answered, and said before the Lord, Does Job worship the Lord for nothing?
Entonces Satán respondió a Yavé: ¿Teme Job a ʼElohim sin interés?
10 Hast thou not made a hedge about him, and about his household, and all his possessions round about? and hast thou not blessed the works of his hands, and multiplied his cattle upon the land?
¿No colocaste un cercado alrededor de él, su casa y todo cuanto posee? Porque has bendecido la obra de sus manos, y sus posesiones aumentaron en la tierra.
11 But put forth thine hand, and touch all that he has: verily he will bless thee to [thy] face.
Pero extiende ahora tu mano y toca todo lo que tiene y verás si no te maldice en tu propia Presencia.
12 Then the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I give into thine hand all that he has, but touch not himself. So the devil went out from the presence of the Lord.
Entonces Yavé contestó a Satán: Mira, todo lo que tiene está en tu mano, solo que no pongas tu mano sobre él. Y Satán se retiró de la Presencia de Yavé.
13 And it came to pass on a certain day, that Job's sons and his daughters were drinking wine in the house of their elder brother.
Llegó el día cuando sus hijos y sus hijas comían y bebían vino en casa del hermano primogénito,
14 And, behold, there came a messenger to Job, and said to him, The yokes of oxen were ploughing, and the she-asses were feeding near them;
y un mensajero llegó a Job y le dijo: Los bueyes araban y las asnas pastaban junto a ellos.
15 and the spoilers came and took them for a prey, and slew the servants with the sword; and I having escaped alone am come to tell thee.
Los sabeos cayeron violentamente y se los llevaron. Mataron a los esclavos a filo de espada. Solo yo escapé para darte la noticia.
16 While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, Fire has fallen from heaven, and burnt up the sheep, and devoured the shepherds like wise; and I having escaped alone am come to tell thee.
Aún hablaba éste cuando otro llegó, quien dijo: ¡Fuego de ʼElohim cayó del cielo que quemó las ovejas y devoró a los esclavos! Solo yo escapé para darte la noticia.
17 While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, The horsemen formed three companies against us, and surrounded the camels, and took them for a prey, and slew the servants with the sword; and I only escaped, and am come to tell thee.
Éste aún hablaba cuando llegó otro, quien dijo: Los caldeos formaron tres cuadrillas. Se abalanzaron sobre los camellos y se los llevaron. Mataron a filo de espada a los esclavos, y solo yo escapé para darte la noticia.
18 While he is yet speaking, another messenger comes, saying to Job, While thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking with their elder brother,
Aún hablaba éste cuando otro vino, quien dijo: Tus hijos y tus hijas comían y bebían vino en casa de su hermano primogénito,
19 suddenly a great wind came on from the desert, and caught the four corners of the house, and the house fell upon thy children, and they are dead; and I have escaped alone, and am come to tell thee.
cuando ciertamente llegó un remolino de viento del desierto que golpeó las cuatro esquinas de la casa, la cual cayó sobre los jóvenes, y murieron. Solo yo escapé para darte la noticia.
20 So Job arose, and rent his garments, and shaved the hair of his head, and fell on the earth, and worshipped,
Entonces Job se levantó, rasgó su manto y se rapó la cabeza. Cayó a la tierra, adoró
21 and said, I myself came forth naked from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither; the Lord gave, the Lord has taken away: as it seemed good to the Lord, so has it come to pass; blessed be the name of the Lord.
y dijo: ¡Desnudo salí del vientre de mi madre y desnudo me voy! ¡Yavé dio y Yavé quitó! ¡Bendito sea el Nombre de Yavé!
22 In all these events that befell him Job sinned not at all before the Lord, and did not impute folly to God.
En todo esto Job no pecó ni atribuyó a ʼElohim algún despropósito.
