Job 42

1 Then Job answered Jehovah, and said:

Then Job answered Yahweh and said,

2 I know that thou canst do every thing, And that no purpose of thine can be hindered.

“I know that you can do all things, that no purpose of yours can be stopped.

3 Who is he that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge? Thus have I uttered what I understood not; Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not:

'Who is this who without knowledge conceals plans?' Indeed, I have spoken things that I did not understand, things too difficult for me to understand, which I did not know about.

4 Hear thou, then, I beseech thee, and I will speak! I will ask thee, and do thou instruct me!

You said to me, 'Listen, now, and I will speak; I will ask you things, and you will tell me.'

5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now hath mine eye seen thee.

I had heard about you by my ear's hearing, but now my eye sees you.

6 Wherefore I abhor myself, And repent in dust and ashes.

So I despise myself; I repent in dust and ashes.”

7 And when Jehovah had spoken these words unto Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken concerning me that which is right, as hath my servant Job.

It came about that after he had said these words to Job, Yahweh said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “My wrath is kindled against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has done.

8 Take ye, therefore, seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer for yourselves a burnt-offering, and my servant Job shall pray for you; for to him alone will I have regard; that I deal not with you according to your folly. For ye have not spoken concerning me that which is right, as hath my servant Job.”

Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer, so that I may not deal with you after your folly. You have not said what is right about me, as my servant Job has done.”

9 So Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, went and did as Jehovah commanded them; and Jehovah had regard to Job.

So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite went and did as Yahweh had commanded them, and Yahweh accepted Job.

10 And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends, and Jehovah gave him twice as much as he had before.

When Job prayed for his friends, Yahweh restored his fortunes. Yahweh gave him twice as much as he had possessed before.

11 Then came to him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all his former acquaintances, and ate bread with him in his house; and condoled with him, and comforted him over all the evil which Jehovah had brought upon him; and every one gave him a piece of money [[a kesita]], and every one a ring of gold.

Then all Job's brothers, and all his sisters, and all who knew him before, came to him and ate food with him in his house. They showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the disasters that Yahweh had brought upon him, and each of them gave Job a piece of silver and a ring of gold.

12 Thus Jehovah blessed the latter end of Job more than the beginning; for he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she-asses.

Yahweh blessed the final end of Job's life more than the first; he had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, one thousand yoke of oxen, and one thousand female donkeys.

13 He had also seven sons, and three daughters.

He also had seven sons and three daughters.

14 And he called the name of the first Jemima, of the second Kezia, and of the third Kerenhappuch.

He named the first daughter Jemimah, the second Keziah, and the third Keren-Happuch.

15 And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job; and their father gave them an inheritance among their brethren.

In all the land no women were found as beautiful as Job's daughters. Their father gave them an inheritance along with their brothers.

16 And Job lived after this a hundred and forty years, and saw his sons, and his sons' sons, even four generations.

After this, Job lived 140 years; he saw his sons and his sons' sons, up to four generations.

17 Then Job died, being old and satisfied with days.

Then Job died, being old and full of days.