Job 2
1 And it came to pass, when on a certain day the sons of God came, and stood before the Lord, and Satan came among them, and stood in his sight,
Nu hændte det en Dag, at Guds Sønner kom og traadte frem for HERREN, og iblandt dem kom ogsaa Satan og traadte frem for ham.
2 That the Lord said to Satan: Whence comest thou? And he answered and said: I have gone round about the earth, and walked through it.
HERREN spurgte Satan: »Hvor kommer du fra?« Satan svarede HERREN: »Jeg har gennemvanket Jorden paa Kryds og tværs.«
3 And the Lord said to Satan: Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man simple, and upright, and fearing God, and avoiding evil, and still keeping his innocence? But thou hast moved me against him, that I should afflict him without cause.
HERREN spurgte da Satan: »Har du lagt Mærke til min Tjener Job? Der findes ingen som han paa Jorden, saa from og retsindig en Mand, som frygter Gud og viger fra det onde. Endnu holder han fast ved sin Fromhed, og uden Grund har du ægget mig til at ødelægge ham!«
4 And Satan answered, and said: Skin for skin, and all that a man hath he will give for his life:
Men Satan svarede HERREN: »Hud for Hud! En Mand giver alt, hvad han ejer, for sit Liv!
5 But put forth thy hand, and touch his bone and his flesh, and then thou shalt gee that he will bless thee to thy face.
Men ræk engang din Haand ud og rør ved hans Ben og Kød! Sandelig, han vil forbande dig lige op i dit Ansigt!«
6 And the Lord said to Satan: Behold be is in thy hand, but yet save his life.
Da sagde HERREN til Satan: »Se, han er i din Haand; kun skal du skaane hans Liv!«
7 So Satan went forth from the presence Of the Lord, and struck Job with a very grievous ulcer, from the sole of the foot even to the top of his head:
Saa gik Satan bort fra HERRENS Aasyn, og han slog Job med ondartede Bylder fra Fodsaal til Isse.
8 And he took a potsherd and scraped the corrupt matter, sitting on a dunghill.
Og Job tog sig et Potteskaar til at skrabe sig med, medens han sad i Askedyngen.
9 And his wife said to him: Dost thou still continue in thy simplicity? bless God and die.
Da sagde hans Hustru til ham: »Holder du endnu fast ved din Fromhed? Forband Gud og dø!«
10 And he said to her: Thou hast; spoken like one of the foolish women: if we have received good things at the hand of God, why should we not receive evil? In all these things Job did not sin with his lips.
Men han svarede hende: »Du taler som en Daare! Skulde vi tage imod det gode fra Gud, men ikke imod det onde?« I alt dette syndede Job ikke med sine Læber.
11 Now when Job’s three friends heard all the evil that had befallen him, they came every one from his own place, Alphas the Themanite, and Baldad the Suhite, and Sophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment to come together and visit him, and comfort him.
Da Jobs tre Venner hørte om al den Ulykke, der havde ramt ham, kom de hver fra sin Hjemstavn. Temaniten Elifaz, Sjuhiten Bildad og Na'amatiten Zofar, og aftalte at gaa hen og vise ham deres Medfølelse og trøste ham.
12 And when they had lifted up their eyes afar off, they knew him not, and crying out they wept, and rending their garments they sprinkled dust upon their heads towards heaven.
Men da de i nogen Frastand saa op og ikke kunde genkende ham, opløftede de deres Røst og græd, sønderrev alle tre deres Kapper og kastede Støv op over deres Hoveder.
13 And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no man spoke to him a word: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Saa sad de paa Jorden hos ham i syv Dage og syv Nætter, uden at nogen af dem mælede et Ord til ham; thi de saa, at hans Lidelser var saare store.
