Job 2
1 Or il arriva, lorsqu’un certain jour les fils de Dieu étaient venus et se tenaient devant le Seigneur, et que Satan aussi était venu parmi eux, et se tenait en sa présence,
And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.
2 Le Seigneur demanda à Satan: D’où viens-tu? Satan, répondant, dit: J’ai fait le tour de la terre, et je l’ai traversée.
And Jehovah said to Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
3 Le Seigneur demanda encore à Satan: Est-ce que tu n’as point considéré mon serviteur Job? Il n’y en a pas de semblable à lui sur la terre; homme simple, droit, craignant Dieu, s’éloignant du mal, et conservant son innocence. Cependant toi, tu m’as excité contre lui pour l’affliger en vain.
And Jehovah 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 abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.
4 Satan lui répondant, dit: L’homme donnera peau pour peau et tout ce qu’il a pour sa vie;
And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;
5 Mais envoyez votre main; touchez à ses os et à sa chair, et alors vous verrez qu’il vous maudira en face.
but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face!
6 Le Seigneur dit donc à Satan: Voilà qu’il est en ta main; cependant conserve sa vie.
And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
7 Satan donc sortit de la présence du Seigneur et frappa Job d’une plaie horrible, depuis la plante du pied jusqu’à la tête.
And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah; and he smote Job with a grievous botch from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
8 Et Job avec un tesson raclait la sanie, assis sur le fumier.
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.
9 Sa femme alors lui dit: Tu demeures encore dans ta simplicité! Bénis Dieu, et meurs.
And his wife said to him, Dost thou still remain firm in thine integrity? curse God and die.
10 Job lui répondit: Tu as parlé comme une des femmes insensées. Si nous avons reçu les biens de la main de Dieu, pourquoi n’en recevrions-nous pas les maux? En toutes ces choses, Job ne pécha point par ses lèvres.
But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good from God, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
11 Cependant trois amis de Job, apprenant tout le mal qui lui était arrivé, vinrent chacun de leur pays: Eliphaz, le Thémanite, Baldad, le Subite, et Sophar, le Naamathite. Car ils étaient convenus de venir ensemble le visiter et le consoler.
And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him. And they came each one from his place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.
12 Mais lorsqu’ils eurent élevé de loin leurs yeux, ils ne le reconnurent pas; et, jetant un grand cri, ils pleurèrent; puis, leurs vêtements déchirés, ils répandirent de la poussière en l’air sur leur tête.
And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice and wept. And they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.
13 Ils s’assirent avec lui sur la terre durant sept jours et sept nuits: et personne ne lui disait une parole; car ils voyaient que sa douleur était violente.
And they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; and none spoke a word to him; for they saw that [his] anguish was very great.
