Job 2
1 And it happened [again] on a certain day, when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, that the Accuser also came in the midst of them to present himself before the Lord.
Nu hændte det en Dag, at Guds Sønner kom og trådte frem for HERREN, og iblandt dem kom også Satan og trådte frem for ham.
2 Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Whence comest thou now? And the Accuser answered the Lord, and said, From roaming over the earth, and from wandering through it.
HERREN spurgte Satan: "Hvor kommer du fra?" Satan svarede HERREN: "Jeg bar gennemvanket Jorden på Kryds og tværs."
3 Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Hast thou directed thy attention toward my servant Job: for there is none like him on the earth, a man perfect and upright, who feareth God, and escheweth evil? and he is still holding fast to his integrity, and thou hast incited me against him, to destroy him without cause.
HERREN spurgte da Satan: "Har du lagt Mærke til min Tjener Job? Der findes ingen som han på Jorden, så 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 Then answered the Accuser the Lord, and said, Skin for skin: yea, all that a man hath will he give in behalf of his life.
Men Satan svarede HERREN: "Hud for Hud! En Mand giver alt, hvad han ejer, for sit Liv!
5 But stretch only forth thy hand, and touch his bone and his flesh, and [see] whether he will not renounce thee to thy face.
Men ræk engang din Hånd ud og rør ved hans Ben og Kød! Sandelig, han vil forbande dig lige op i dit Ansigt!"
6 Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Behold, he is in thy hand: only take care of his life.
Da sagde HERREN til Satan: "Se, han er i din Hånd; kun skal du skåne hans Liv!"
7 Thereupon went the Accuser forth from the presence of the Lord, and he smote Job with a sore inflammation, from the sole of his foot unto the crown of his head.
Så gik Satan bort fra HERRENs Åsyn, og han slog Job med ondartet Bylder fra Fodsål til Isse,
8 And [Job] took himself a potsherd to scrape himself there with, while he was sitting down among the ashes.
Og Job tog sig et Potteskår til at skrabe sig med, medens han sad i Askedyngen.
9 Then said his wife unto him, Art thou still holding fast to thy integrity? renounce God, and die.
Da sagde hans Hustru til ham: "Holder du endnu fast ved din Fromhed? Forband Gud og dø!"
10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the worthless women would speak. What? should we accept the good alone, from God, and the evil we should not accept? With all this did Job not sin with his lips.
Men han svarede hende: "Du taler som en Dåre! Skulde vi tage imod det gode fra Gud, men ikke imod det onde?" I alt dette syndede Job ikke med sine Læber.
11 When now the three friends of Job had heard of all this evil that was come over him, they came every one from his own place, Eliphaz the Themanite, and Bildad the Shuchite, and Zophar the Na'amthite; and they met together to come to condole with him and to 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 gå hen og vise ham deres Medfølelse og trøste ham.
12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and they recognised him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his robe, and strewed dust upon their heads toward heaven.
Men da de i nogen Frastand så 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 They likewise sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; but no one spoke a word unto him; for they saw that his pain was very great.
Så sad de på Jorden hos ham i syv Dage og syv Nætter, uden at nogen af dem mælede et Ord til ham; thi de så, at hans Lidelser var såre store.
