Ayub 1
1 Di tanah Us tinggallah seorang laki-laki yang bernama Ayub. Ia menyembah Allah dan setia kepada-Nya. Ia orang yang baik budi dan tidak berbuat kejahatan sedikit pun.
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name [was] Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and shunned evil.
2 Ia mempunyai tujuh orang anak laki-laki dan tiga anak perempuan.
And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
3 Di samping itu ia mempunyai banyak budak-budak, 7.000 ekor domba, 3.000 ekor unta, 1.000 ekor sapi, dan 500 ekor keledai. Pendek kata, dia adalah orang yang paling kaya di antara penduduk daerah Timur.
His substance also was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
4 Ketujuh anak laki-laki Ayub mempunyai kebiasaan untuk mengadakan pesta di rumah masing-masing secara bergilir. Pada pesta itu ketiga anak perempuan Ayub juga diundang, lalu mereka semua makan dan minum bersama-sama.
And his sons went and feasted [in their] houses, every one his day; and sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5 Sehabis setiap pesta, Ayub selalu bangun pagi-pagi dan mempersembahkan kurban untuk tiap-tiap anaknya supaya mereka diampuni TUHAN. Sebab Ayub berpikir, boleh jadi anak-anaknya itu sudah berdosa dan menghina Allah tanpa sengaja.
And it was so, when the days of [their] feasting were ended, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose early in the morning, and offered burnt-offerings [according] to the number of them all; for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
6 Pada suatu hari makhluk-makhluk surgawi menghadap TUHAN, dan si Penggoda ada di antara mereka juga.
Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them.
7 TUHAN bertanya kepadanya, "Dari mana engkau?" Jawab Si Penggoda, "Hamba baru saja mengembara di sana sini dan menjelajahi seluruh bumi."
And the LORD said to Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down upon it.
8 Lalu TUHAN bertanya, "Apakah telah 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 berbuat kejahatan."
And the LORD 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 shunneth evil?
9 Tetapi Si Penggoda menjawab, "Tentu saja Ayub menyembah Engkau sebab ia menerima imbalan.
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, Doth Job fear God for naught?
10 Dia, keluarganya dan segala kekayaannya selalu Kaulindungi. Pekerjaannya Kauberkati dan Kauberi dia banyak ternak, cukup untuk memenuhi seluruh negeri.
Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
11 Tetapi seandainya segala kekayaannya itu Kauambil, pasti dia akan langsung mengutuki Engkau!"
But put forth thy hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
12 Maka kata TUHAN kepada Si Penggoda, "Baiklah, lakukanlah apa saja dengan seluruh kekayaan Ayub, asal jangan kausakiti dia!" Lalu pergilah Si Penggoda dari hadapan TUHAN.
And the LORD said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath [is] in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
13 Beberapa waktu kemudian anak-anak Ayub sedang mengadakan pesta di rumah abang mereka yang tertua.
And there was a day when his sons and his daughters [were] eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
14 Tiba-tiba seorang pesuruh datang berlari-lari ke rumah Ayub dan melaporkan, "Tuan, orang Syeba telah datang menyerang kami ketika sapi-sapi sedang membajak ladang dan keledai-keledai sedang merumput di dekatnya. Mereka telah merampas binatang-binatang itu, dan membunuh hamba-hamba Tuan yang ada di situ. Hanya hamba saja yang luput sehingga dapat melapor kepada Tuan."
And there came a messenger to Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
And the Sabeans fell [upon them], and took them away; yes, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only have escaped alone to tell thee.
16 Ketika ia masih berbicara, datanglah hamba kedua yang berkata, "Domba-domba Tuan dan para gembala telah disambar petir hingga tewas semua. Hanya hamba sendiri yang luput sehingga dapat melapor kepada Tuan."
While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God hath fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I only have escaped alone to tell thee.
17 Ia belum selesai berbicara, ketika hamba yang ketiga datang memberitakan, "Tiga pasukan perampok Kasdim telah merampas unta-unta Tuan dan membunuh hamba-hamba Tuan. Hanya hamba saja yang luput sehingga dapat melapor kepada Tuan."
While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yes, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only have escaped alone to tell thee.
18 Ketika ia masih berbicara, datanglah hamba lain yang membawa kabar, "Anak-anak Tuan sedang mengadakan pesta di rumah anak Tuan yang sulung.
While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters [were] eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
19 Tiba-tiba angin ribut bertiup dari arah padang pasir dan melanda rumah itu hingga roboh dan menewaskan semua anak Tuan. Hanya hambalah yang luput sehingga dapat melapor kepada Tuan."
And behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only have escaped alone to tell thee.
20 Lalu berdirilah Ayub dan merobek pakaiannya tanda berdukacita. Ia mencukur kepalanya, lalu sujud
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell upon the ground, and worshiped,
21 dan berkata, "Aku dilahirkan tanpa apa-apa, dan aku akan mati tanpa apa-apa juga. TUHAN telah memberikan dan TUHAN pula telah mengambil. Terpujilah nama-Nya!"
And said, Naked came I from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: The LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.
22 Jadi, meskipun Ayub mengalami segala musibah itu, ia tidak berbuat dosa dan tidak mempersalahkan Allah.
In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
