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 d’Uts un homme dont le nom était Job; et cet homme était parfait et droit, craignant Dieu et se retirant du mal.
2 He had seven sons and three daughters.
Et 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].
et il possédait 7 000 brebis, et 3 000 chameaux, et 500 paires de bœufs, et 500 ânesses; et [il avait] un très grand nombre de serviteurs; et cet homme était plus grand que 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.
Et ses fils allaient et faisaient un festin, chacun dans [sa] maison, à son jour; et ils envoyaient appeler leurs trois sœurs pour manger et pour 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 il arrivait que, quand les jours de festin étaient terminés, Job envoyait [vers eux] et les sanctifiait: il se levait de bonne heure le matin et offrait des holocaustes selon leur nombre à tous, car Job disait: Peut-être mes fils ont-ils péché et ont-ils maudit Dieu dans leurs cœurs. Job faisait toujours ainsi.
6 One day, the angels came and gathered together in front of Yahweh, and Satan came too.
Or, un jour, il arriva que les fils de Dieu vinrent se présenter devant l’Éternel, et Satan aussi vint 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 l’Éternel dit à Satan: D’où viens-tu? Et Satan répondit à l’Éternel et dit: De courir çà et là sur la terre 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.”
Et l’Éternel dit à Satan: As-tu considéré mon serviteur Job, qu’il n’y a sur la terre aucun homme comme lui, parfait et droit, craignant Dieu, et se retirant 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].
Et Satan répondit à l’Éternel et dit: Est-ce pour rien 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, toi, entouré de toutes parts d’une haie de protection, lui, et sa maison, et tout ce qui lui appartient? Tu as béni le travail de ses mains, et tu as fait abonder son avoir sur la terre.
11 But if you take away [MTY] everything that he has, he will curse you openly. [IDM]”
Mais étends ta main et touche à tout ce qu’il a: [tu verras] 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].
Et l’Éternel dit à Satan: Voici, tout ce qu’il a est en ta main, seulement tu n’étendras pas ta main sur lui. Et Satan sortit de la présence de l’Éternel.
13 One day [after that], Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the home of their oldest brother.
Et, un jour, il arriva que ses fils et ses filles mangeaient et buvaient du vin dans la maison de leur frère premier-né;
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,
et un messager vint à Job et dit: Les bœufs labouraient et les ânesses paissaient auprès 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.”
et ceux de Sheba sont tombés [sur eux] et les ont pris, et ils ont frappé les jeunes hommes par le tranchant de l’épée; et j’ai échappé, moi 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].”
Celui-ci parlait encore, qu’un autre vint et dit: Le feu de Dieu est tombé du ciel et a brûlé les brebis et les jeunes hommes, et les a consumés; et j’ai échappé, moi 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].”
Celui-ci parlait encore, qu’un autre vint et dit: Les Chaldéens ont formé trois bandes, et se sont jetés sur les chameaux et les ont pris, et ils ont frappé les jeunes hommes par le tranchant de l’épée; et j’ai échappé, moi 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.
Celui-ci parlait encore, qu’un autre vint et dit: Tes fils et tes filles mangeaient et buvaient du vin dans la maison de leur frère premier-né,
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 voici, un grand vent est venu d’au-delà du désert et a donné contre les quatre coins de la maison, et elle est tombée sur les jeunes gens et ils sont morts; et j’ai échappé, moi 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].
Et Job se leva, et déchira sa robe, et rasa sa tête, et se jeta à terre et se prosterna.
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 il dit: Nu je suis sorti du sein de ma mère, et nu j’y retournerai; l’Éternel a donné, et l’Éternel a pris; que le nom de l’Éternel 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 n’attribua rien à Dieu qui soit inconvenable.
