Job 2
1 And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.
Il arriva un jour que, les fils de Dieu étant venus se présenter devant Yahweh, Satan vint aussi au milieu d’eux se présenter devant Yahweh.
2 And Jehovah said to Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
Et Yahweh dit à Satan: « D’où viens-tu? » Satan répondit à Yahweh et dit: « De parcourir le monde et de m’y promener. »
3 And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.
Yahweh dit à Satan: « As-tu remarqué mon serviteur Job? Il n’y a pas d’homme comme lui sur la terre, intègre, droit, craignant Dieu et éloigné du mal. Il persévère toujours dans son intégrité, quoique tu m’aies provoqué à le perdre sans raison. »
4 And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;
Satan répondit à Yahweh et dit: « Peau pour peau! L’homme donne ce qu’il possède pour conserver sa vie.
5 but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face!
Mais étends ta main, touche ses os et sa chair, et on verra s’il ne te maudit pas en face. »
6 And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
Yahweh dit à Satan: « Voici que je le livre entre tes mains; seulement épargne sa vie! »
7 And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah; and he smote Job with a grievous botch from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Et Satan se retira de devant la face de Yahweh. Et il frappa Job d’une lèpre maligne depuis la plante des pieds jusqu’au sommet de la tête.
8 And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.
Et Job prit un tesson pour gratter ses plaies et il s’assit sur la cendre.
9 And his wife said to him, Dost thou still remain firm in thine integrity? curse God and die.
Et sa femme lui dit: « Tu persévère encore dans ton intégrité! Maudis Dieu et meurs! »
10 But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good from God, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
Il lui dit: « Tu parles comme une femme insensée. Nous recevons de Dieu le bien, et nous n’en recevrions pas aussi le mal? » En tout cela, Job ne pécha pas par ses lèvres.
11 And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him. And they came each one from his place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.
Trois amis de Job, Eliphaz de Théman, Baldad de Suhé, et Sophar de Naama, apprirent tous les malheurs qui étaient venus sur lui; ils partirent chacun de leur pays et se concertèrent pour venir le plaindre et le consoler.
12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice and wept. And they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.
Ayant de loin levé les yeux, ils ne le reconnurent pas, et ils élevèrent la voix et pleurèrent; ils déchirèrent chacun leur manteau, et jetèrent de la poussière vers le ciel au-dessus de leurs têtes.
13 And they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; and none spoke a word to him; for they saw that [his] anguish was very great.
Et ils se tinrent assis à terre auprès de lui sept jours et sept nuits, sans qu’aucun d’eux lui dit une parole, parce qu’ils voyaient combien sa douleur était excessive.
