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.
A man there hath been in the land of Uz — Job his name — and that man hath been perfect and upright — both fearing God, and turning aside from evil.
2 Li te gen sèt pitit gason ak twa pitit fi.
And there are borne 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 substance is seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred pairs of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a service very abundant; and that man is greater than any of the sons 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 have gone and made a banquet — the house of each [in] his day — and have sent and called to their three sisters to eat and to 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 it cometh to pass, when they have gone round the days of the banquet, that Job doth send and sanctify them, and hath risen early in the morning, and caused to ascend burnt-offerings — the number of them all — for Job said, 'Perhaps my sons have sinned, yet blessed God in their heart.' Thus doth Job all the days.
6 Yon jou tout zanj Bondye yo te reyini devan Seyè a, Satan vini tou nan mitan yo.
And the day is, that sons of God come in to station themselves by Jehovah, and there doth come also the Adversary in their midst.
7 Seyè a mande l' konsa: -Kote ou soti? Satan reponn: -M' sot moute desann toupatou sou latè. Mwen t'ap pwonmennen gade!
And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Whence comest thou?' And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'From going to and fro in the land, and from walking up and down on 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 Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Hast thou set thy heart against My servant Job because there is none like him in the land, a man perfect and upright, fearing God, and turning aside from evil?'
9 Satan reponn li: -Atò, se pou gremesi Jòb gen krentif pou ou konsa a?
And the Adversary answereth Jehovah and saith, 'For nought is Job fearing God?
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.
Hast not Thou made a hedge for him, and for his house, and for all that he hath — round about?
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!
The work of his hands Thou hast blessed, and his substance hath spread in the land, and yet, put forth, I pray Thee, Thy hand, and strike against anything that he hath — if not: to Thy face he doth bless Thee!'
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.
And Jehovah saith unto the Adversary, 'Lo, all that he hath [is] in thy hand, only unto him put not forth thy hand.' And the Adversary goeth out from the presence of Jehovah.
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.
And the day is, that his sons and his daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.
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,
And a messenger hath come in unto Job and saith, 'The oxen have been plowing, and the she-asses feeding by their sides,
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 Sheba doth fall, and take them, and the young men they have smitten by the mouth of the sword, and I am escaped — only I alone — to declare [it] to thee.'
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.
While this [one] is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Fire of God hath fallen from the heavens, and burneth among the flock, and among the young men, and consumeth them, and I am escaped — only I alone — to declare [it] to thee.'
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.
While this [one] is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Chaldeans made three heads, and rush on the camels, and take them, and the young men they have smitten by the mouth of the sword, and I am escaped — only I alone — to declare [it] to thee.'
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,
While this [one] is speaking another also hath come and saith, 'Thy sons and thy daughters are eating, and drinking wine, in the house of their brother, the first-born.
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.
And lo, a great wind hath come from over the wilderness, and striketh against the four corners of the house, and it falleth on the young men, and they are dead, and I am escaped — only I alone — to declare [it] to thee.'
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.
And Job riseth, and rendeth his robe, and shaveth his head, and falleth to the earth, and doth obeisance,
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 saith, 'Naked came I forth from the womb of my mother, and naked I turn back thither: Jehovah hath given and Jehovah hath taken: let the name of Jehovah be blessed.'
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 hath not sinned, nor given folly to God.
