Job 1
1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job; and Job was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned from evil.
Il y avait au pays de Huts un homme appelé Job; et cet homme était intègre et droit, craignant Dieu, et se détournant du mal.
2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
Il eut sept fils et trois filles.
3 He possessed seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred donkeys and a great many servants. He was the man who was the greatest of all the people of the East.
Et son bétail était de sept mille brebis, trois mille chameaux, cinq cents paires de bœufs, et cinq cents ânesses, avec un grand nombre de serviteurs; tellement que cet homme était le plus puissant de tous les Orientaux.
4 On each son's assigned day, he would give a feast in his house. They would send and call for their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
Or ses fils allaient et faisaient des festins les uns chez les autres chacun à son jour, et ils envoyaient convier leurs trois sœurs pour manger et boire avec eux.
5 When the days of the feast were over, Job would send for them and he would consecrate them. He would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings for each of his children, for he would say, “It may be that my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job always did this.
Puis quand le tour des jours de leurs festins était achevé, Job envoyait vers eux, et les sanctifiait, et se levant de bon matin, il offrait des holocaustes selon le nombre de ses enfants; car Job disait: Peut-être que mes enfants auront péché, et qu'ils auront blasphémé contre Dieu dans leurs cœurs. Et Job en usait toujours ainsi.
6 Then it was the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh. Satan also came with them.
Or il arriva un jour que les enfants de Dieu vinrent se présenter devant l'Eternel, et que Satan aussi entra parmi eux.
7 Yahweh said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, “From wandering on the earth, from going back and forth on it.”
L'Eternel dit à Satan: D'où viens-tu? Et Satan répondit à l'Eternel, en disant: Je viens de courir çà et là par la terre, et de m'y promener.
8 Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and turns from evil.”
Et l'Eternel lui dit: N'as-tu point considéré mon serviteur Job, qui n'a point d'égal sur la terre; homme intègre et droit, craignant Dieu, et se détournant du mal?
9 Then Satan answered Yahweh and said, “Does Job fear God without reason?
Et Satan répondit à l'Eternel, en disant: Est-ce en vain que Job craint Dieu?
10 Have you not put a barrier around him, around his house, and around all that is his from every side? You have blessed the deeds of his hands, and his cattle have burst forth in the land.
N'as-tu pas mis un rempart tout autour de lui, et de sa maison, et de tout ce qui lui appartient? Tu as béni l'œuvre de ses mains, et son bétail a fort multiplié sur la terre.
11 But now stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and see if he does not curse you to your face.”
Mais étends maintenant ta main, et touche tout ce qui lui appartient; [et tu verras] s'il ne te blasphème point en face.
12 Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him himself do not stretch out your hand.” Then Satan went away from the presence of Yahweh.
Et l'Eternel dit à Satan: Voilà, tout ce qui lui appartient est en ton pouvoir; seulement ne mets point la main sur lui. Et Satan sortit de devant la face de l'Eternel.
13 It came about that on a certain day, his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house.
Il arriva donc un jour, comme les fils et les filles [de Job] mangeaient et buvaient dans la maison de leur frère aîné,
14 A messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were feeding beside them.
Qu'un messager vint à Job, et lui dit: Les bœufs labouraient, et les ânesses paissaient tout auprès;
15 Then the Sabeans fell on them and took them away. As for the servants, they have struck them with the edge of the sword. I alone have escaped to tell you.”
Et ceux de Séba se sont jetés dessus, et les ont pris, et ont frappé les serviteurs au tranchant de l'épée; et je suis échappé moi seul pour te le rapporter.
16 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants. I alone have escaped to tell you.”
Comme celui-là parlait encore, un autre arriva, et dit: Le feu de Dieu est tombé des cieux, et a embrasé les brebis, et les serviteurs, et les a consumés; et je suis échappé moi seul pour te le rapporter.
17 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three groups, attacked the camels, and have taken them away. As for the servants, they have struck them with the edge of the sword. I alone have escaped to tell you.”
Comme celui-là parlait encore, un autre arriva, et dit: Les Caldéens, rangés en trois bandes, se sont jetés sur les chameaux, et les ont pris, et ont frappé les serviteurs au tranchant de l'épée; et je suis échappé moi seul pour te le rapporter.
18 While he was yet speaking, another also came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house.
Comme celui-là parlait encore, un autre arriva, et dit: Tes fils et tes filles mangeaient et buvaient dans la maison de leur frère aîné,
19 A strong wind came from the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house. It fell on the young people, and they died. I alone have escaped to tell you.”
Et voici, un grand vent s'est levé de delà le désert, et a heurté contre les quatre coins de la maison, qui est tombée sur ces jeunes gens, et ils sont morts; et je suis échappé moi seul pour te le rapporter.
20 Then Job rose, tore his robe, shaved his head, lay facedown on the ground, and worshiped God.
Alors Job se leva, et déchira son manteau, et rasa sa tête, et se jetant par terre, se prosterna,
21 He said, “I was naked when I came out of my mother's womb, and I will be naked when I will return there. It is Yahweh who gave, and it is Yahweh who has taken away. May the name of Yahweh be blessed.”
Et dit: Je suis sorti nu du ventre de ma mère, et nu je retournerai là. L'Eternel l'avait donné, l'Eternel l'a ôté: le nom de l'Eternel soit béni!
22 In all this matter, Job did not sin, nor did he accuse God of wrongdoing.
En tout cela Job ne pécha point, et il n'attribua rien à Dieu d'indigne de lui.
