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.
Había una vez un hombre llamado Job que vivía en la tierra de Uz. Era un hombre íntegro que hacía lo recto. Job respetaba a Dios y evitaba el mal.
2 He had seven sons and three daughters.
Tenía siete hijos y tres hijas.
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].
Poseía siete mil ovejas, tres mil camellos, quinientas yuntas de bueyes y quinientas asnas, así como muchos sirvientes. Era más rico que cualquier otro en el Oriente.
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.
Los hijos de Job se turnaban para celebrar fiestas en sus casas, en su día específico, y también invitaban a sus hermanas para que vinieran a comer y a beber con ellos.
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.”
Cuando terminaban los días de fiesta, Job mandaba a buscarlos y los purificaba, levantándose de madrugada para ofrecer un holocausto por cada uno de ellos. Job se preocupaba, pensando para sí mismo: “Tal vez mis hijos hayan pecado de alguna manera y hayan ofendido a Dios sin querer”. Era lo que Job hacía siempre.
6 One day, the angels came and gathered together in front of Yahweh, and Satan came too.
Un día, los ángeles vinieron a presentarse ante el Señor, y Satanás vino con ellos.
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.”
El Señor le preguntó a Satanás: “¿Qué has estado haciendo?”. “Viajando por la tierra, yendo de aquí para allá”, respondió Satanás.
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.”
“¿Has prestado atención a Job, mi siervo?” le peguntó el Señor. “No hay nadie como él en la tierra, un hombre íntegro que hace lo correcto, que respeta a Dios y evita el 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].
“¿Acaso es por nada que Job respeta a Dios?” – respondió Satanás. “Has colocado un cerco protector alrededor de él, de su familia y de todo lo que posee.
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.
Has bendecido todo lo que hace. ¡Sus rebaños y manadas han aumentado tanto que llenan toda la tierra!
11 But if you take away [MTY] everything that he has, he will curse you openly. [IDM]”
Pero si extiendes tu mano y le quitas todo lo que tiene, sin duda te maldecirá en tu cara”.
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].
Entonces el Señor le dijo a Satanás: “Muy bien, tienes el poder de hacer lo que quieras con todo lo que tiene, pero no lo hieras a él físicamente”. Entonces Satanás se fue de la presencia del Señor.
13 One day [after that], Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the home of their oldest brother.
Llegó el día en que, mientras los hijos e hijas de Job estaban comiendo y bebiendo vino en la casa de su hermano mayor,
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 mensajero se acercó a Job y le dijo: “Mientras los bueyes estaban arando y las asnas pastando cerca,
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.”
los sabeos atacaron y se los llevaron, matando a los pastores. Sólo yo escapé para traerte esta noticia”.
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].”
Mientras aún hablaba, llegó otro mensajero y dijo: “El fuego de Dios cayó del cielo y prendió fuego a las ovejas y a los pastores y los quemó. Sólo yo escapé para traerte esta noticia”.
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].”
Mientras él seguía hablando llegó otro mensajero y dijo: “Tres compañías armadas de caldeos atacaron los camellos y los tomaron, matando a los pastores. Sólo yo escapé para traerte esta noticia”.
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.
Mientras él seguía hablando llegó otro mensajero y dijo: “Tus hijos e hijas estaban comiendo y bebiendo vino en la casa de su hermano mayor,
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].”
cuando de repente llegó un tremendo viento del desierto. Golpeó la casa por los cuatro costados, se derrumbó sobre ellos, y murieron. Sólo yo escapé para traerte esta noticia”.
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].
Entonces Job se levantó y se rasgó la túnica. Entonces se cortó el pelo y se postró en el suelo en señal de adoración.
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]”
“Estaba desnudo cuando salí del vientre de mi madre, y estaré desnudo cuando me vaya”, dijo. “El Señor dio, y el Señor ha quitado. Que el nombre del Señor sea honrado”.
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 todo esto Job no pecó ni culpó a Dios.
