Job 1
1 Once there was a man called Job who lived in the land of Uz. He was a man of integrity who did what was right. He respected God and avoided evil.
Te gen yon nonm yo te rele Jòb. Li te rete nan peyi Ouz. Se te yon nonm san repwòch ki te mache dwat nan tou sa l'ap fè. Li te gen krentif pou Bondye, li te toujou ap chache fè sa ki byen.
2 He had seven sons and three daughters.
Li te gen sèt pitit gason ak twa pitit fi.
3 He owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys, as well as many servants. He was more wealthy than anyone else in the East.
Li te gen sètmil (7.000) mouton, twamil (3.000) chamo, mil (1.000) tèt bèf, senksan (500) fenmèl bourik. Li te gen anpil anpil moun ap sèvi avè l'. Nonm sa a, se li ki te pi grannèg nan peyi bò solèy leve a.
4 Job's sons used to take turns holding feasts in their homes on their specific day, also inviting their sisters to come and eat and drink with them.
Pitit gason Jòb yo te konn reyini yonn lakay lòt pou fè gwo resepsyon. Konsa, yo chak te gen jou pa yo. Yo te toujou envite twa sè yo vin manje, vin bwè ansanm ak yo tou.
5 When the days of feasting were over, Job would send for them and purify them by getting up early in the morning to offer a burnt offering for each of them. He was concerned, thinking to himself, “Maybe my children have sinned in some way and have unintentionally offended God.” This is what Job always did.
Chak lè yo fin fete konsa, Jòb fè yo tout vini lakay li. Nan maten, anvan bajou kase, li leve, li boule ofrann bay Bondye pou mande padon pou yo chak. Li te toujou fè sa, paske li t'ap di nan kè l': Ou pa janm konnen. Pitit gason m' yo ka fè peche, yo ka di sa yo pa t' dwe di sou Bondye, san yo pa fè espre.
6 One day the angels came to present themselves to the Lord, and Satan came with them.
Yon jou tout zanj Bondye yo te reyini devan Seyè a, Satan vini tou nan mitan yo.
7 The Lord asked Satan, “What have you been doing?” “Traveling around on earth, going here and there,” Satan replied.
Seyè a mande l' konsa: -Kote ou soti? Satan reponn: -M' sot moute desann toupatou sou latè. Mwen t'ap pwonmennen gade!
8 “Have you paid attention to Job, my servant?” asked the Lord. “There's no one like him on earth, a man of integrity who does what is right, who respects God and avoids evil.”
Seyè a di Satan konsa: -Eske ou te wè Jòb, sèvitè m' lan? Pa gen tankou l' sou tout latè. Se yon nonm san repwòch ki mache dwat nan tou sa l'ap fè. Li gen krentif pou Bondye, li toujou ap chache fè sa ki byen.
9 “Is it for nothing that Job respects God?” Satan answered. “You've placed a protective fence around him and his family—in fact around everything he has.
Satan reponn li: -Atò, se pou gremesi Jòb gen krentif pou ou konsa a?
10 You have blessed everything he does. His flocks and herds have increased so much they fill the whole land!
Ou toujou pwoteje l', li menm, moun lakay li ansanm ak tou sa li genyen. Ou beni tou sa l'ap fè. Bèt li yo plen peyi a.
11 But if you reach out and take everything he has, he will definitely curse you to your face.”
Men, kite ou manyen byen li yo pou ou wè, m' garanti ou, l'ap di sa l' pa t' dwe di sou ou nan figi ou!
12 The Lord told Satan, “Very well, you have the power to do whatever you want to everything he has, but don't hurt him physically.” Then Satan left the Lord's presence.
Seyè a di Satan: -Bon! Ou mèt fè sa ou vle ak byen l' yo. Men, m' tou pale ou, li menm, pa manyen l'! Se konsa Satan vire do l', li ale.
13 The day came when while Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,
Yon jou, pitit gason ak pitit fi Jòb yo te nan gwo resepsyon kay pi gran frè a. Yo t'ap manje, yo t'ap bwè diven.
14 a messenger came to Job and told him, “As the oxen were plowing and female donkeys were grazing nearby,
Yon mesaje kouri vin jwenn Jòb, li di l' konsa: -Nou t'ap raboure tè ak bèf yo, fenmèl bourik yo t'ap manje toupre,
15 the Sabeans attacked and took them, killing the herdsmen. Only I escaped to bring you this news.”
lè yon bann moun Seba tonbe sou nou, yo pran tout bèt yo, yo touye tout moun ou yo. Se renk mwen menm ki resi chape vin di ou sa.
16 While he was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and set the sheep and shepherds on fire and burned them up. Only I escaped to bring you this news.”
Msye pa t' ankò fin pale lè yon lòt moun kouri vini. Li di konsa: -Loraj tonbe sou mouton yo, li boule ni bèt yo ni gadò yo. Se renk mwen menm ki resi chape vin fè ou konn sa.
17 While he was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, “Three armed companies of Chaldeans attacked the camels and took them, killing the herdsmen. Only I escaped to bring you this news.”
Msye pa t' ankò fin pale lè yon lòt moun rive, li di konsa: -Twa bann moun Kalde tonbe sou chamo ou yo, yo pran yo, y' ale ak yo. Yo touye tout moun ou yo. Se renk mwen menm ki resi chape vin di ou sa.
18 While he was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their eldest brother
Msye t'ap pale toujou lè yon lòt moun vin rive, li di konsa: -Pitit gason ak pitit fi ou yo t'ap manje, yo t'ap bwè diven lakay premye pitit gason ou lan,
19 when all of a sudden a tremendous wind came in from the desert. It hit the house on all four sides so that it collapsed on them and they died. Only I escaped to bring you this news.”
lè yon sèl gwo van tanpèt leve soti nan dezè a. Li kraze kay la, li touye tout moun. Se renk mwen menm ki resi chape vin di ou sa.
20 Then Job stood up and tore his robe. Then cut off his hair and fell to the ground in worship.
Lè Jòb tande sa, li leve. Yon sèl lapenn pran l', li chire rad sou li, li koupe tout cheve nan tèt li, li lage kò l' atè, li bese tèt li.
21 “I was naked when I came out of my mother's womb, and I shall be naked when I leave,” he said. “The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. May the Lord's name be honored.”
Epi li di: -San anyen m' soti nan vant manman m'. San anyen m'ap tounen anba tè. Seyè a bay! Seyè a pran! Lwanj pou Seyè a!
22 In all of this Job did not sin, nor blame God.
Malgre tout malè sa yo ki te rive l', Jòb pa t' fè ankenn peche, ni li pa janm di sa li pa t' dwe di sou Bondye.
