Ayub 2
1 Makhluk-makhluk surgawi kembali menghadap TUHAN, dan Si Penggoda ada pula di antara mereka.
Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah; and Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.
2 Maka TUHAN bertanya kepadanya, "Dari mana engkau?" Si Penggoda menjawab, "Dari perjalanan mengembara ke sana sini dan menjelajahi bumi."
And Jehovah said to Satan, Whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From wandering over the earth, and walking up and down in it.
3 TUHAN bertanya, "Apakah sudah kauperhatikan hamba-Ku Ayub? Di seluruh bumi tak ada orang yang begitu setia dan baik hati seperti dia. Ia menyembah Aku dan sama sekali tidak melakukan kejahatan. Dia masih tetap setia kepada-Ku, walaupun engkau telah membujuk Aku mencelakakan dia tanpa alasan."
Then said Jehovah to Satan, Hast thou observed my servant Job, that there is none like him upon the earth, an upright and good man, fearing God and departing from evil? And still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou didst excite me against him to destroy him without a cause.
4 Tetapi Si Penggoda menjawab, "Nyawa dan kesehatan lebih berharga daripada harta. Manusia rela mengurbankan segala miliknya asal ia dapat tetap hidup.
And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
5 Seandainya tubuhnya Kausakiti, pasti ia akan langsung mengutuki Engkau!"
But put forth now thy hand, and touch his bone and his flesh, and to thy face will he renounce thee.
6 Maka berkatalah TUHAN kepada Si Penggoda, "Baiklah, lakukanlah apa saja dengan dia, asal jangan kaubunuh dia."
And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; but spare his life.
7 Maka Si Penggoda pergi dari hadapan TUHAN, dan menimbulkan borok pada seluruh tubuh Ayub dari telapak kaki sampai ujung kepalanya.
Then Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to his crown.
8 Lalu Ayub duduk di dekat timbunan sampah, dan mengambil beling untuk menggaruk-garuk badannya.
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself withal, and sat down among the ashes.
9 Istrinya berkata kepadanya, "Mana bisa engkau masih tetap setia kepada Allah? Ayo, kutukilah Dia, lalu matilah!"
Then said his wife to him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Renounce God, and die.
10 Jawab Ayub, "Kaubicara seperti orang dungu! Masakan kita hanya mau menerima apa yang baik dari Allah, sedangkan yang tidak baik kita tolak?" Jadi, meskipun Ayub mengalami segala musibah itu, ia tidak mengucapkan kata-kata yang melawan Allah.
But he said to her, Thou talkest like one of the foolish women. What! shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this, Job sinned not with his lips.
11 Musibah yang menimpa Ayub telah didengar oleh tiga orang temannya, yaitu Elifas dari kota Teman, Bildad orang Suah dan Zofar orang Naamah. Mereka bersepakat hendak menjenguk dan menghiburnya.
Now three friends of Job heard of all this evil that had come upon him, and came each one from his home; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; for they had agreed to come to mourn with him, and to comfort him.
12 Tetapi ketika dari kejauhan mereka memandangnya, mereka hampir tak dapat mengenalinya lagi. Mereka menangis dengan nyaring dan merobek pakaian mereka serta menaburkan debu ke udara dan di kepala.
And they lifted up their eyes at a distance, and knew him not; then they raised their voices and wept, and rent each one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
13 Tujuh hari tujuh malam mereka duduk di tanah, di samping Ayub, tanpa mengucapkan sepatah kata pun, karena mereka melihat betapa berat penderitaannya.
And they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word to him; for they saw that his grief was very great.
