Job 2
1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD.
Nu hændte det en Dag, at Guds Sønner kom og traadte frem for HERREN, og iblandt dem kom ogsaa Satan og traadte frem for ham.
2 And the LORD said to Satan, From where comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down upon it.
HERREN spurgte Satan: »Hvor kommer du fra?« Satan svarede HERREN: »Jeg har gennemvanket Jorden paa Kryds og tværs.«
3 And the LORD said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou didst move me against him, to destroy him without cause.
HERREN spurgte da Satan: »Har du lagt Mærke til min Tjener Job? Der findes ingen som han paa Jorden, saa from og retsindig en Mand, som frygter Gud og viger fra det onde. Endnu holder han fast ved sin Fromhed, og uden Grund har du ægget mig til at ødelægge ham!«
4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, even, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
Men Satan svarede HERREN: »Hud for Hud! En Mand giver alt, hvad han ejer, for sit Liv!
5 But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Men ræk engang din Haand ud og rør ved hans Ben og Kød! Sandelig, han vil forbande dig lige op i dit Ansigt!«
6 And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; but save his life.
Da sagde HERREN til Satan: »Se, han er i din Haand; kun skal du skaane hans Liv!«
7 So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with severe boils from the sole of his foot to his crown.
Saa gik Satan bort fra HERRENS Aasyn, og han slog Job med ondartede Bylder fra Fodsaal til Isse.
8 And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat down among the ashes.
Og Job tog sig et Potteskaar til at skrabe sig med, medens han sad i Askedyngen.
9 Then said his wife to him, Dost thou still retain thy integrity? curse God, and die.
Da sagde hans Hustru til ham: »Holder du endnu fast ved din Fromhed? Forband Gud og dø!«
10 But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Men han svarede hende: »Du taler som en Daare! Skulde vi tage imod det gode fra Gud, men ikke imod det onde?« I alt dette syndede Job ikke med sine Læber.
11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
Da Jobs tre Venner hørte om al den Ulykke, der havde ramt ham, kom de hver fra sin Hjemstavn. Temaniten Elifaz, Sjuhiten Bildad og Na'amatiten Zofar, og aftalte at gaa hen og vise ham deres Medfølelse og trøste ham.
12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they raised their voice, and wept; and they tore every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
Men da de i nogen Frastand saa op og ikke kunde genkende ham, opløftede de deres Røst og græd, sønderrev alle tre deres Kapper og kastede Støv op over deres Hoveder.
13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word to him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
Saa sad de paa Jorden hos ham i syv Dage og syv Nætter, uden at nogen af dem mælede et Ord til ham; thi de saa, at hans Lidelser var saare store.
