Job 1
1 In the land named Uz, there was a man named Job. He was a very godly/righteous [DOU] man, who greatly respected/revered God and always avoided doing evil things.
Il y avait dans le pays de Hus un homme nommé Job; cet homme était intègre, droit, craignant Dieu et éloigné du mal.
2 He had seven sons and three daughters.
Il lui naquit sept fils et trois filles.
3 He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was the richest man in all the area east [of the Jordan River].
Il possédait sept mille brebis, trois mille chameaux, cinq cents paires de bœufs, cinq cent ânesses et un très grand nombre de serviteurs; et cet homme était le plus grand de tous les fils de l’Orient.
4 Each year, Job’s sons made feasts [in their houses] to celebrate their birthdays. Whenever each one made a feast, he would invite [all his brothers and] his three sisters to come and eat together.
Ses fils avaient coutume d’aller les uns chez les autres et de se donner un festin, chacun à leur tour, et ils envoyaient inviter leurs trois sœurs à venir manger et boire avec eux.
5 When each celebration ended, Job would summon them. He would get up early in the morning and kill animals and burn them on the altar as sacrifices, one for each of his children. He said to himself, “Perhaps [one of] my sons has sinned and said something evil about God in his heart.”
Et, quand le cercle des festins était fini, Job envoyait chercher ses fils et les purifiait; puis il se levait de bon matin et offrait un holocauste pour chacun d’eux, car il se disait: « Peut-être mes fils ont-ils péché et offensé Dieu dans leur cœur!... » Et Job faisait ainsi chaque fois.
6 One day, the angels came and gathered together in front of Yahweh, and Satan came too.
Il arriva un jour que, les fils de Dieu étant venus se présenter devant Yahweh, Satan vint aussi au milieu d’eux.
7 Yahweh asked Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan replied, “I have come from the earth, where I been traveling back and forth, seeing what is happening.”
Et Yahweh dit à Satan: « D’où viens-tu? » Satan répondit à Yahweh et dit: « De parcourir le monde et de m’y promener. »
8 Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you (noticed/thought about) my [faithful] servant Job? He is very godly/righteous [DOU], he greatly respects/reveres me, and he always avoids doing evil things. There is no one else on the earth like him.”
Yahweh dit à Satan: « As-tu remarqué mon serviteur Job? Il n’y a pas d’homme comme lui sur la terre, intègre, droit, craignant Dieu et éloigné du mal. »
9 Satan replied to Yahweh, “[What you say is true], but Job greatly respects you [only] because of what [you have done for him] [RHQ].
Satan répondit à Yahweh: « Est-ce gratuitement que Job craint Dieu?
10 You have always [RHQ] protected [MET] him and his family and everything that he owns. You have made him very prosperous/rich. He has livestock all over this land.
Ne l’as-tu pas entouré comme d’une clôture, lui, sa maison et tout ce qui lui appartient? Tu as béni l’œuvre de ses mains, et ses troupeaux couvrent le pays.
11 But if you take away [MTY] everything that he has, he will curse you openly. [IDM]”
Mais étends la main, touche à tout ce qui lui appartient, et on verra s’il ne te maudit pas en face! »
12 Yahweh replied to Satan, “(All right/Okay), I will permit you to take away everything that he has. But do not harm him.” Then Satan left, [and he prepared to cause many disastrous things to happen to Job].
Yahweh dit à Satan: « Voici, tout ce qui lui appartient est en ton pouvoir; seulement ne porte pas la main sur lui. » Et Satan se retira de devant la face de Yahweh.
13 One day [after that], Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the home of their oldest brother.
Or un jour que ses fils et ses filles mangeaient et buvaient du vin dans la maison de leur frère aîné,
14 While they were doing that, a messenger arrived at Job’s home and said to him, “While your oxen were plowing [the fields] and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
un messager vint dire à Job: « Les bœufs étaient à labourer et les ânesses paissaient autour d’eux;
15 a group of men from [the] Sheba [area] came and attacked us. They killed all your servants [who were working in the fields] and took away all the oxen and donkeys! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you what happened.”
tout à coup les Sabéens sont survenus et les ont enlevés. Ils ont passé les serviteurs au fil de l’épée, et je me suis échappé seul pour te l’annoncer. »
16 While he was still talking to Job, another messenger arrived. He said to Job, “Lightning from the sky [MTY] struck and killed all the sheep and all the men who were taking care of the sheep! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
Il parlait encore, lorsqu’un autre arriva et dit: « Le feu de Dieu est tombé du ciel; il a embrasé les brebis et les serviteurs et les a dévorés, et je me suis échappé seul pour te l’annoncer. »
17 While he was still talking to Job, another messenger arrived. He said to Job, “Three groups [of robbers/bandits] from Chaldea [land] came and attacked us. They stole all the camels and killed all the men who were taking care of them. I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
Il parlait encore, lorsqu’un autre arriva et dit: « Les Chaldéens, partagés en trois bandes, se sont jetés sur les chameaux et les ont enlevés. Ils ont passé les serviteurs au fil de l’épée, et je me suis échappé seul pour te l’annoncer. »
18 While he was still talking to Job, another messenger arrived and reported this to Job: “Your sons and daughters were feasting in the home of their oldest brother.
Il parlait encore, lorsqu’un autre arriva et dit: « Tes fils et tes filles mangeaient et buvaient du vin chez leur frère aîné,
19 Suddenly a (very strong wind/tornado) came from the desert and struck the house. The house collapsed on your sons and daughters and killed them all! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
et voilà qu’un grand vent s’est élevé de l’autre côté du désert et a saisi les quatre coins de la maison; elle s’est écroulée sur les jeunes gens, et ils sont morts, et je me suis échappé seul pour te l’annoncer. »
20 Job stood up, and tore his robe and shaved his head [because he was very sad/grieved]. Then he prostrated himself on the ground [to worship God].
Alors Job se leva, il déchira son manteau et se rasa la tête; puis, se jetant par terre, il adora
21 He said, “When I was born, I had no clothes on. When I die, I will not take any clothes with me. Yahweh gave me [everything that I possessed], and [now] he has taken it all away. But (we should/I will) always praise Yahweh [anyway]! [MTY]”
et dit: « Nu je suis sorti du sein de ma mère, et nu j’y retournerai. Yahweh a donné, Yahweh a ôté; que le nom de Yahweh soit béni! »
22 In spite of all these [things that happened to] Job, [he] did not sin by saying that what God had done was wrong.
En tout cela, Job ne pécha pas et ne dit rien d’insensé contre Dieu.
