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.
Or, le jour arriva où les fils de Dieu vinrent se présenter devant l’Eternel. Le Satan lui aussi vint au milieu d’eux pour se présenter à l’Eternel.
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.
L’Eternel dit au Satan: "D’Où viens-tu?" Le Satan répondit: "J’Ai visité la terre et l’ai parcourue en tous sens."
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.
L’Eternel demanda au Satan: "As-tu porté ton attention sur mon serviteur Job? Certes, il n’a point son pareil sur la terre, tellement il est un homme intègre et droit, craignant Dieu et évitant le mal. II persiste encore dans sa piété, bien que tu m’aies incité à le ruiner sans motif."
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.
Le Satan répliqua à l’Eternel en disant: "Peau pour peau! Tout ce que possède l’homme, il le donne pour sauver sa vie.
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.
Or çà, étends donc ta main et atteins-le dans ses os et dans sa chair: tu verras s’il ne te reniera pas en face."
6 Then said the Lord unto the Accuser, Behold, he is in thy hand: only take care of his life.
L’Eternel répondit au Satan: "Eh bien! Il est en ton pouvoir; seulement respecte sa vie."
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.
Le Satan se retira d’auprès de l’Eternel, et il frappa Job d’une lèpre maligne depuis la plante des pieds jusqu’au sommet de la tête.
8 And [Job] took himself a potsherd to scrape himself there with, while he was sitting down among the ashes.
Job prit un tesson pour se gratter, tandis qu’il était assis dans la cendre.
9 Then said his wife unto him, Art thou still holding fast to thy integrity? renounce God, and die.
Sa femme lui dit: "Persévères-tu encore dans ta piété? Renie Dieu et meurs."
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.
Il lui répondit: "Tu parles comme ferait une femme aux sentiments bas. Quoi! Le bien nous l’acceptons de la main de Dieu, et le mal, nous ne l’accepterions pas!" En dépit de tout, Job ne pécha pas avec ses lèvres.
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.
Les trois amis de Job, ayant appris tous ces revers qui avaient fondu sur lui, vinrent chacun du lieu de sa résidence, Eliphaz de Têmân, Bildad de Chouha et Çophar de Naama; ils se concertèrent ensemble pour aller lui apporter leurs condoléances et leurs consolations.
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.
De loin, ils levèrent les yeux et eurent peine à le reconnaître. Aussitôt ils élevèrent la voix et se mirent à pleurer; ils déchirèrent tous trois leur tunique et lancèrent en l’air de la poussière qui retomba sur leur tête.
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.
Durant sept jours et sept nuits, ils restèrent avec lui, assis à terre personne n’osait lui adresser la parole, car ils voyaient combien la douleur était accablante:
