Jòb 1
1 Te gen yon nonm yo te rele Jòb. Li te rete nan peyi Ouz. Se te yon nonm san repwòch ki te mache dwat nan tou sa l'ap fè. Li te gen krentif pou Bondye, li te toujou ap chache fè sa ki byen.
There was a man in the land of Uz named Job, and he was a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil.
2 Li te gen sèt pitit gason ak twa pitit fi.
And there had been born to him seven sons and three daughters.
3 Li te gen sètmil (7.000) mouton, twamil (3.000) chamo, mil (1.000) tèt bèf, senksan (500) fenmèl bourik. Li te gen anpil anpil moun ap sèvi avè l'. Nonm sa a, se li ki te pi grannèg nan peyi bò solèy leve a.
And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, along with five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred she-donkeys, and also a very large family. And this man was great among all the people of the east.
4 Pitit gason Jòb yo te konn reyini yonn lakay lòt pou fè gwo resepsyon. Konsa, yo chak te gen jou pa yo. Yo te toujou envite twa sè yo vin manje, vin bwè ansanm ak yo tou.
And his sons went and made a feast by houses, each one on his day. And sending, they called their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
5 Chak lè yo fin fete konsa, Jòb fè yo tout vini lakay li. Nan maten, anvan bajou kase, li leve, li boule ofrann bay Bondye pou mande padon pou yo chak. Li te toujou fè sa, paske li t'ap di nan kè l': Ou pa janm konnen. Pitit gason m' yo ka fè peche, yo ka di sa yo pa t' dwe di sou Bondye, san yo pa fè espre.
And when the days of their feasting had been completed, Job sent to them and sanctified them, and, getting up at dawn, he offered holocausts for each one. For he said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and have not praised God in their hearts.” So Job did all the days.
6 Yon jou tout zanj Bondye yo te reyini devan Seyè a, Satan vini tou nan mitan yo.
But on a certain day, when the sons of God came to attend in the presence of the Lord, Satan also arrived among them.
7 Seyè a mande l' konsa: -Kote ou soti? Satan reponn: -M' sot moute desann toupatou sou latè. Mwen t'ap pwonmennen gade!
The Lord said to him, “Where do you come from?” Answering, he said, “I have circled the land, and walked around in it.”
8 Seyè a di Satan konsa: -Eske ou te wè Jòb, sèvitè m' lan? Pa gen tankou l' sou tout latè. Se yon nonm san repwòch ki mache dwat nan tou sa l'ap fè. Li gen krentif pou Bondye, li toujou ap chache fè sa ki byen.
And the Lord said to him, “Have you not considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him in the land, a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil.”
9 Satan reponn li: -Atò, se pou gremesi Jòb gen krentif pou ou konsa a?
Answering him, Satan said, “Does Job fear God to no purpose?
10 Ou toujou pwoteje l', li menm, moun lakay li ansanm ak tou sa li genyen. Ou beni tou sa l'ap fè. Bèt li yo plen peyi a.
Have you not fortified him, as well as his house and every one of his belongings around him, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession has increased in the land?
11 Men, kite ou manyen byen li yo pou ou wè, m' garanti ou, l'ap di sa l' pa t' dwe di sou ou nan figi ou!
But extend your hand a little, and touch all that he possesses, and see if he still praises you to your face.”
12 Seyè a di Satan: -Bon! Ou mèt fè sa ou vle ak byen l' yo. Men, m' tou pale ou, li menm, pa manyen l'! Se konsa Satan vire do l', li ale.
Therefore, the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, everything that he has is in your hand, only do not extend your hand against him.” And Satan departed from the face of the Lord.
13 Yon jou, pitit gason ak pitit fi Jòb yo te nan gwo resepsyon kay pi gran frè a. Yo t'ap manje, yo t'ap bwè diven.
So, on a certain day, when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine, in the house of their first-born brother,
14 Yon mesaje kouri vin jwenn Jòb, li di l' konsa: -Nou t'ap raboure tè ak bèf yo, fenmèl bourik yo t'ap manje toupre,
a messenger came to Job, who said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys were grazing beside them,
15 lè yon bann moun Seba tonbe sou nou, yo pran tout bèt yo, yo touye tout moun ou yo. Se renk mwen menm ki resi chape vin di ou sa.
and the Sabeans rushed in and carried away everything, and they struck the servants with the sword; and I alone evaded them to tell you.”
16 Msye pa t' ankò fin pale lè yon lòt moun kouri vini. Li di konsa: -Loraj tonbe sou mouton yo, li boule ni bèt yo ni gadò yo. Se renk mwen menm ki resi chape vin fè ou konn sa.
And while he was still speaking, another arrived, and he said, “The fire of God fell from heaven, and, having struck the sheep and the servants, it consumed them; and I alone escaped to tell you.”
17 Msye pa t' ankò fin pale lè yon lòt moun rive, li di konsa: -Twa bann moun Kalde tonbe sou chamo ou yo, yo pran yo, y' ale ak yo. Yo touye tout moun ou yo. Se renk mwen menm ki resi chape vin di ou sa.
And while he also was still speaking, another arrived, and he said, “The Chaldeans organized three attacks, and advanced on the camels and took them; and not only that, but they have struck the servants with the sword; and I alone fled to tell you.”
18 Msye t'ap pale toujou lè yon lòt moun vin rive, li di konsa: -Pitit gason ak pitit fi ou yo t'ap manje, yo t'ap bwè diven lakay premye pitit gason ou lan,
He was still speaking, and behold, another entered, and he said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine in the house of their first-born brother,
19 lè yon sèl gwo van tanpèt leve soti nan dezè a. Li kraze kay la, li touye tout moun. Se renk mwen menm ki resi chape vin di ou sa.
when suddenly a severe wind rushed forth from a region of the desert and shook the four corners of the house, which collapsed and crushed your children, and they are dead; and I alone escaped to tell you.”
20 Lè Jòb tande sa, li leve. Yon sèl lapenn pran l', li chire rad sou li, li koupe tout cheve nan tèt li, li lage kò l' atè, li bese tèt li.
Then Job got up and tore his garments, and, having shaved his head, he collapsed on the ground, and worshipped,
21 Epi li di: -San anyen m' soti nan vant manman m'. San anyen m'ap tounen anba tè. Seyè a bay! Seyè a pran! Lwanj pou Seyè a!
and he said, “Naked I departed from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Just as it pleased the Lord, so has it been done. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
22 Malgre tout malè sa yo ki te rive l', Jòb pa t' fè ankenn peche, ni li pa janm di sa li pa t' dwe di sou Bondye.
In all this, Job did not sin by his lips, nor did he speak any foolish thing against God.
