Job 1
1 A man, there was—in the land of Uz, Job, his name, —and that man was blameless and upright, and one who revered God, and avoided evil.
Vir erat in Terra Hus, nomine Iob, et erat vir ille simplex, et rectus, ac timens Deum, et recedens a malo:
2 And there were born unto him seven sons and three daughters.
Natique sunt ei septem filii, et tres filiæ.
3 And his substance was—seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a body of servants exceeding large, —thus was that man the greatest of all the sons of the East.
Et fuit possessio eius septem millia ovium, et tria millia camelorum, quingenta quoque iuga boum, et quingentæ asinæ, ac familia multa nimis: eratque vir ille magnus inter omnes Orientales.
4 Now his sons were wont to go, and make a banquet, at the house of each one upon his day, —and to send and call their three sisters, to eat and to drink with them.
Et ibant filii eius, et faciebant convivium per domos, unusquisque in die suo. Et mittentes vocabant tres sorores suas, ut comederent et biberent cum eis.
5 And so it was, when the days of the banquet came round, that Job sent and hallowed them, and rising early in the morning offered ascending-sacrifices according to the number of them all; for Job said, Peradventure my sons have sinned, and have cursed God in their hearts. Thus and thus, was Job wont to do all the days.
Cumque in orbem transissent dies convivii, mittebat ad eos Iob, et sanctificabat illos, consurgensque diluculo offerebat holocausta pro singulis. Dicebat enim: Ne forte peccaverint filii mei, et benedixerint Deo in cordibus suis. Sic faciebat Iob cunctis diebus.
6 Now there came a certain day, when the sons of God entered in to present themselves unto Yahweh, —so the accuser also entered, in their midst.
Quadam autem die cum venissent filii Dei ut assisterent coram Domino, affuit inter eos etiam Satan.
7 And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Whence comest thou? And the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and wandering about therein.
Cui dixit Dominus: Unde venis? Qui respondens, ait: Circuivi terram, et perambulavi eam.
8 And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one revering God and avoiding evil?
Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Numquid considerasti servum meum Iob, quod non sit ei similis in terra, homo simplex, et rectus ac timens Deum, et recedens a malo?
9 And the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, Is it, for nought, that Job revereth God?
Cui respondens Satan, ait: Numquid Iob frustra timet Deum?
10 Hast not, thou thyself, made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath, on every side? The work of his hands, thou hast blessed, and, his substance, hath broken forth in the land.
nonne tu vallasti eum, ac domum eius, universamque substantiam per circuitum, operibus manuum eius benedixisti, et possessio eius crevit in terra?
11 But, in very deed, put forth, I pray thee, thy hand, and smite all that he hath, —verily, unto thy face, will he curse thee.
Sed extende paululum manum tuam, et tange cuncta quæ possidet nisi in faciem benedixerit tibi.
12 And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Lo! all that he hath, is in thy hand, only, against himself, do not put forth thy hand. So the accuser went forth from the presence of Yahweh.
Dixit ergo Dominus ad Satan: Ecce, universa quæ habet, in manu tua sunt: tantum in eum ne extendas manum tuam. Egressusque est Satan a facie Domini.
13 And there came a certain day, —when his sons and his daughters were eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother.
Cum autem quadam die filii et filiæ eius comederent et biberent vinum in domo fratris sui primogeniti,
14 And, a messenger, came in unto Job, and said, —The oxen, were plowing, and, the asses, feeding beside them;
nuncius venit ad Iob, qui diceret: Boves arabant, et asinæ pascebantur iuxta eos,
15 when the Sabeans swooped down, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword, —and escaped am, only I alone, too tell thee.
et irruerunt Sabæi, tuleruntque omnia, et pueros percusserunt gladio, et evasi ego solus ut nunciarem tibi.
16 Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, —A fire of God, fell out of the heavens, and burned up the sheep and the young men, and consumed them; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.
Cumque adhuc ille loqueretur, venit alter, et dixit: Ignis Dei cecidit e cælo, et tactas oves puerosque consumpsit, et effugi ego solus ut nunciarem tibi.
17 Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, The Chaldeans, appointed three chiefs, and spread out against the camels, and took them, and, the young men, smote they with the edge of the sword; and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.
Sed et illo adhuc loquente, venit alius, et dixit: Chaldæi fecerunt tres turmas, et invaserunt camelos, et tulerunt eos, necnon et pueros percusserunt gladio, et ego fugi solus ut nunciarem tibi.
18 Yet was this one speaking, when, another, came in and said, —Thy sons and thy daughters, were eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their eldest brother;
Adhuc loquebatur ille, et ecce alius intravit, et dixit: Filiis tuis et filiabus vescentibus et bibentibus vinum in domo fratris sui primogeniti,
19 when lo! a great wind, came from over the desert, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they died, —and escaped am, only I alone, to tell thee.
repente ventus vehemens irruit a regione deserti, et concussit quattuor angulos domus, quæ corruens oppressit liberos tuos et mortui sunt, et effugi ego solus ut nunciarem tibi.
20 Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell to the earth and worshipped;
Tunc surrexit Iob, et scidit vestimenta sua, et tonso capite corruens in terram, adoravit,
21 and said—Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked must I return thither, Yahweh, gave, and, Yahweh, hath taken away, —The name of Yahweh be blessed!
et dixit: Nudus egressus sum de utero matris meæ, et nudus revertar illuc: Dominus dedit, Dominus abstulit: sicut Domino placuit, ita factum est: sit nomen Domini benedictum.
22 In all this, Job sinned not, nor imputed folly unto God.
In omnibus his non peccavit Iob labiis suis, neque stultum quid contra Deum locutus est.
