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.
Un día los seres celestiales vinieron a presentarse ante el Señor, y Satanás vino con ellos a presentarse al Señor.
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.
El Señor le preguntó a Satanás: “¿Qué has estado haciendo?” “Viajando por la tierra, yendo de aquí para allá”, respondió Satanás.
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.
“¿Te has fijado en mi siervo Job?”, le preguntó el Señor. “No hay nadie como él en la tierra, un hombre íntegro que hace lo correcto, que respeta a Dios y evita el mal. Y él ha mantenido su integridad, aunque tú querías que lo perjudicara sin motivo”.
4 And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;
“¡Piel por piel!” Satanás replicó. “Un hombre renunciará a todo para salvar su vida.
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!
Pero extiende tu mano y hiere sus huesos y su carne, y verás que definitivamente te maldecirá en tu cara”.
6 And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
Entonces el Señor le dijo a Satanás: “Muy bien, tienes el poder de hacerle lo que quieras, pero no lo mates”.
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.
Entonces Satanás salió de la presencia del Señor y le infligió a Job unas horribles llagas en la piel desde la planta de los pies hasta la parte superior de la cabeza.
8 And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.
Job tomó un trozo de cerámica rota para rascarse mientras estaba sentado en las cenizas.
9 And his wife said to him, Dost thou still remain firm in thine integrity? curse God and die.
Su mujer le dijo: “¿Aún te aferras a tu integridad? Maldice a Dios y muérete”.
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.
Pero él le dijo: “¡Hablas como lo haría cualquier mujer insensata! ¿Debemos recibir sólo el bien de Dios, y no el mal?” A pesar de todo esto, Job no dijo nada pecaminoso.
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.
Cuando tres de los amigos de Job se enteraron de todos los problemas que le habían ocurrido, cada uno de ellos salió de su casa: Elifaz el temanita, Bildad el suhita y Zofar el naamatita. Se reunieron y fueron a confortarlo y consolarlo.
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.
Cuando vieron a Job de lejos, apenas lo reconocieron. Prorrumpieron en fuertes lamentos, se rasgaron las vestiduras y arrojaron polvo al aire sobre sus cabezas.
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.
Se sentaron en el suelo con él durante siete días y siete noches. Ninguno de ellos le dijo nada porque veían lo mucho que sufría.
