Job 2
1 And the day is, that sons of God come to station themselves by YHWH, and there also comes Satan in their midst to station himself by YHWH.
Or il arriva, lorsqu’un certain jour les fils de Dieu étaient venus et se tenaient devant le Seigneur, et que Satan aussi était venu parmi eux, et se tenait en sa présence,
2 And YHWH says to Satan, “From where have you come?” And Satan answers YHWH and says, “From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down in it.”
Le Seigneur demanda à Satan: D’où viens-tu? Satan, répondant, dit: J’ai fait le tour de la terre, et je l’ai traversée.
3 And YHWH says to Satan, “Have you set your heart to My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God and turning aside from evil? And still he is keeping hold on his integrity, and you move Me against him to swallow him up for nothing!”
Le Seigneur demanda encore à Satan: Est-ce que tu n’as point considéré mon serviteur Job? Il n’y en a pas de semblable à lui sur la terre; homme simple, droit, craignant Dieu, s’éloignant du mal, et conservant son innocence. Cependant toi, tu m’as excité contre lui pour l’affliger en vain.
4 And Satan answers YHWH and says, “A skin for a skin, and all that a man has he gives for his life.
Satan lui répondant, dit: L’homme donnera peau pour peau et tout ce qu’il a pour sa vie;
5 Yet, put forth Your hand now, and strike to his bone and to his flesh—if not, he blesses You to Your face!”
Mais envoyez votre main; touchez à ses os et à sa chair, et alors vous verrez qu’il vous maudira en face.
6 And YHWH says to Satan, “Behold, he [is] in your hand; only take care of his life.”
Le Seigneur dit donc à Satan: Voilà qu’il est en ta main; cependant conserve sa vie.
7 And Satan goes forth from the presence of YHWH, and strikes Job with a severe ulcer from the sole of his foot to his crown.
Satan donc sortit de la présence du Seigneur et frappa Job d’une plaie horrible, depuis la plante du pied jusqu’à la tête.
8 And he takes to him a potsherd to scrape himself with it, and he is sitting in the midst of the ashes.
Et Job avec un tesson raclait la sanie, assis sur le fumier.
9 And his wife says to him, “You are still keeping hold on your integrity: bless God and die.”
Sa femme alors lui dit: Tu demeures encore dans ta simplicité! Bénis Dieu, et meurs.
10 And he says to her, “As one of the foolish women speaks, you speak; indeed, do we receive the good from God, and we do not receive the bad?” In all this Job has not sinned with his lips.
Job lui répondit: Tu as parlé comme une des femmes insensées. Si nous avons reçu les biens de la main de Dieu, pourquoi n’en recevrions-nous pas les maux? En toutes ces choses, Job ne pécha point par ses lèvres.
11 And three of the friends of Job hear of all this evil that has come on him, and they each come in from his place—Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite—and they have met together to come to bemoan him, and to comfort him;
Cependant trois amis de Job, apprenant tout le mal qui lui était arrivé, vinrent chacun de leur pays: Eliphaz, le Thémanite, Baldad, le Subite, et Sophar, le Naamathite. Car ils étaient convenus de venir ensemble le visiter et le consoler.
12 and they lift up their eyes from afar and have not discerned him, and they lift up their voice and weep, and each tears his robe, and sprinkle dust on their heads—heavenward.
Mais lorsqu’ils eurent élevé de loin leurs yeux, ils ne le reconnurent pas; et, jetant un grand cri, ils pleurèrent; puis, leurs vêtements déchirés, ils répandirent de la poussière en l’air sur leur tête.
13 And they sit with him on the earth seven days and seven nights, and there is none speaking to him a word when they have seen that the pain has been very great.
Ils s’assirent avec lui sur la terre durant sept jours et sept nuits: et personne ne lui disait une parole; car ils voyaient que sa douleur était violente.
