Job 1
1 Otu nwoke aha ya bụ Job bi nʼobodo Uz. Nwoke a bụ Job bụ onye na-enweghị ịta ụta ọbụla, bụrụkwa onye ezi omume nke na-atụ egwu Chineke ma na-agbara mmehie ọsọ.
In the land named Uz, there was a man named Job. He was a very godly/righteous [DOU] man, who greatly respected/revered God and always avoided doing evil things.
2 Ọ mụrụ ụmụ ndị ikom asaa na ụmụ agbọghọ atọ.
He had seven sons and three daughters.
3 O nwere puku atụrụ asaa, na puku ịnyịnya kamel atọ, na ehi ọnụọgụgụ ha dị otu puku e jikọrọ abụọ abụọ, na narị ịnyịnya ibu ise, na ọtụtụ ndị na-ejere ya ozi. Ọ bụ nwoke dị ukwuu karịa ndị niile bi nʼọwụwa anyanwụ.
He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was the richest man in all the area east [of the Jordan River].
4 Ụmụ ya ndị ikom na-eme mmemme oriri na ọṅụṅụ nʼụbọchị ọmụmụ ha nʼụlọ ha, nke ọbụla nʼime ya nʼusoro. Mgbe ha na-eme nke a, ha na-akpọkwa ụmụnne ha ndị nwanyị atọ ka ha bịa soro ha rie ma ṅụkwaa.
Each year, Job’s sons made feasts [in their houses] to celebrate their birthdays. Whenever each one made a feast, he would invite [all his brothers and] his three sisters to come and eat together.
5 Mgbe oge mmemme ndị ahụ gwụsịrị, Job na-akpọkọta ụmụ ya doo ha nsọ. Nʼisi ụtụtụ ya, ọ na-achụ aja nsure ọkụ nʼihi onye ọbụla nʼetiti ụmụ ya. Echiche ya bụ, “Ma eleghị anya, ụmụ ya emehiela kọchaa Chineke nʼime obi ha.” Nke a bụ ihe Job na-eme mgbe niile.
When each celebration ended, Job would summon them. He would get up early in the morning and kill animals and burn them on the altar as sacrifices, one for each of his children. He said to himself, “Perhaps [one of] my sons has sinned and said something evil about God in his heart.”
6 Otu ụbọchị ụmụ Chineke bịara igosi onwe ha nʼihu Onyenwe anyị ma ekwensu sonyekwara ha bịa.
One day, the angels came and gathered together in front of Yahweh, and Satan came too.
7 Onyenwe anyị sịrị Ekwensu, “Ebee ka i si abịa?” Ekwensu zara Onyenwe anyị, “Site nʼịwagharị nʼụwa na site nʼịgagharị ihu na azụ nʼime ya.”
Yahweh asked Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan replied, “I have come from the earth, where I been traveling back and forth, seeing what is happening.”
8 Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị sịrị Ekwensu, “I leziela ohu m nwoke Job anya? Ọ dịghị onye ọzọ nọ nʼụwa nke dịka ya. Ọ bụ nwoke zuruoke, onye na-emekwa ihe ziri ezi. Ọ bụ onye na-atụ egwu Chineke, na-adịghị etinye aka ya nʼihe ọjọọ ọbụla.”
Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you (noticed/thought about) my [faithful] servant Job? He is very godly/righteous [DOU], he greatly respects/reveres me, and he always avoids doing evil things. There is no one else on the earth like him.”
9 Ekwensu zara Onyenwe anyị sị, “Job ọ na-atụ Chineke egwu nʼefu?
Satan replied to Yahweh, “[What you say is true], but Job greatly respects you [only] because of what [you have done for him] [RHQ].
10 Ọ bụ na ị gbaghị Job na ezinaụlọ ya na ihe niile o nwere ogige gburugburu nʼakụkụ niile? I gọziela ọrụ aka ya, nke mere na igwe ewu na atụrụ ya na igwe ehi ya jupụtara ebe niile.
You have always [RHQ] protected [MET] him and his family and everything that he owns. You have made him very prosperous/rich. He has livestock all over this land.
11 Ngwa, setịpụ aka gị metụ ihe niile o nwere aka, ka ị hụ ma ọ gaghị abụ gị ọnụ.”
But if you take away [MTY] everything that he has, he will curse you openly. [IDM]”
12 Mgbe ahụ, Onyenwe anyị zara ekwensu sị ya, “Lee Job, jiri niile o nwere mee ihe ọbụla ị chọrọ, kama emetụkwala ndụ ya aka.” Emesịa, ekwensu sitere nʼihu Onyenwe anyị pụọ.
Yahweh replied to Satan, “(All right/Okay), I will permit you to take away everything that he has. But do not harm him.” Then Satan left, [and he prepared to cause many disastrous things to happen to Job].
13 Otu ụbọchị, mgbe ụmụ Job ndị nwoke na ụmụnne ya ndị nwanyị zukọrọ iri ihe oriri na ịṅụ ihe ọṅụṅụ nʼụlọ nwanne ha nwoke nke okenye.
One day [after that], Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the home of their oldest brother.
14 Otu onye nʼime ndị na-eje ozi bịakwutere Job sị, “Mgbe ehi anyị na-akọ ọrụ na mgbe ịnyịnya ibu anyị na-ata nri nʼebe dị nso,
While they were doing that, a messenger arrived at Job’s home and said to him, “While your oxen were plowing [the fields] and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
15 ndị Sheba bịara lụsoo anyị ọgụ ma chịkọrọ ha laa. Ha ji mma agha gbuo ndị ọhụ gị, maọbụ naanị m bụ onye gbapụtara ịgwa gị.”
a group of men from [the] Sheba [area] came and attacked us. They killed all your servants [who were working in the fields] and took away all the oxen and donkeys! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you what happened.”
16 Mgbe ọ ka kpụ okwu nʼọnụ, onyeozi ọzọ gbabatara kwuo sị, “Ọkụ Chineke zitere sitere na mbara eluigwe daa rechapụ igwe atụrụ na ndị ohu niile. Ọ bụ naanị m bụ onye gbapụtara ịgwa gị ihe mere.”
While he was still talking to Job, another messenger arrived. He said to Job, “Lightning from the sky [MTY] struck and killed all the sheep and all the men who were taking care of the sheep! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
17 Mgbe onye nke ahụ nọ na-ekwu okwu, onyeozi ọzọ batara kwuokwa sị, “Ndị agha ndị Kaldịa kere onwe ha ụzọ atọ bịakwasị ịnyịnya kamel gị niile, dọta ha nʼagha, kpụrụ ha laa. Ha ji mma agha gbuo ndị ohu gị niile gbalaa. Ọ bụ naanị m bụ onye gbapụtara ịgwa gị ihe mere.”
While he was still talking to Job, another messenger arrived. He said to Job, “Three groups [of robbers/bandits] from Chaldea [land] came and attacked us. They stole all the camels and killed all the men who were taking care of them. I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
18 Mgbe ọ kpụ okwu ya nʼọnụ, onyeozi ọzọ batakwara kwuo sị, “Ụmụ gị ndị ikom na ndị inyom nọ nʼụlọ nwanne ha nke okenye na-eri na-aṅụ,
While he was still talking to Job, another messenger arrived and reported this to Job: “Your sons and daughters were feasting in the home of their oldest brother.
19 na mberede, oke ifufe dị ukwuu nke si nʼọzara feere tie akụkụ anọ nke ụlọ ahụ, mee ka ọ dakwasị ha. Ha niile nwụrụ, ma ọ bụkwa naanị m gbapụtara ịgwa gị ihe mere.”
Suddenly a (very strong wind/tornado) came from the desert and struck the house. The house collapsed on your sons and daughters and killed them all! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
20 Mgbe Job nụrụ ihe ndị a, o sitere nʼebe ọ nọ bilie ọtọ, dọwaa uwe ya, kpụchaa agịrị isi ya, ọ dara nʼala ma kpọọ isiala,
Job stood up, and tore his robe and shaved his head [because he was very sad/grieved]. Then he prostrated himself on the ground [to worship God].
21 kwuo sị: “Ọtọ ka m gba mgbe m si nʼafọ nne m pụta nʼọnọdụ ịgba ọtọ ka m ga-eji laghachikwa. Onyenwe anyị nyere ihe niile, Onyenwe anyị ewerekwala ihe niile, ka aha Onyenwe anyị bụrụ ihe a gọziri agọzi.”
He said, “When I was born, I had no clothes on. When I die, I will not take any clothes with me. Yahweh gave me [everything that I possessed], and [now] he has taken it all away. But (we should/I will) always praise Yahweh [anyway]! [MTY]”
22 Nʼime ihe ndị a niile, Job emehieghị site nʼibo Chineke ebubo ime ihe ọjọọ.
In spite of all these [things that happened to] Job, [he] did not sin by saying that what God had done was wrong.
