Job 1
1 Vir erat in Terra Hus, nomine Iob, et erat vir ille simplex, et rectus, ac timens Deum, et recedens a malo:
In the land of Uz lived a man whose name was Job. He was an upright and good man, fearing God and departing from evil.
2 Natique sunt ei septem filii, et tres filiae.
He had seven sons and three daughters.
3 Et fuit possessio eius septem millia ovium, et tria millia camelorum, quingenta quoque iuga boum, et quingentae asinae, ac familia multa nimis: eratque vir ille magnus inter omnes Orientales.
His substance was seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses, and a great number of servants; so that he was the greatest of all the inhabitants of the East.
4 Et ibant filii eius, et faciebant convivium per domos, unusquisque in die suo. Et mittentes vocabant tres sorores suas, ut comederent et biberent cum eis.
Now it was the custom of his sons to make a feast in their houses, each on his day, and to send and invite their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5 Cumque in orbem transissent dies convivii, mittebat ad eos Iob, et sanctificabat illos, consurgensque diluculo offerebat holocausta pro singulis. Dicebat enim: Ne forte peccaverint filii mei, et benedixerint Deo in cordibus suis. Sic faciebat Iob cunctis diebus.
And when the days of their feasting had gone round, Job used to send for them and sanctify them, and to rise up early in the morning and offer burnt-offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and have renounced God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.
6 Quadam autem die cum venissent filii Dei ut assisterent coram Domino, affuit inter eos etiam Satan.
Now on a certain day the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them.
7 Cui dixit Dominus: Unde venis? Qui respondens, ait: Circuivi terram, et perambulavi eam.
And Jehovah said to Satan, Whence comest thou? Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From wandering over the earth, and walking up and down in it.
8 Dixitque Dominus ad eum: Numquid considerasti servum meum Iob, quod non sit ei similis in terra, homo simplex, et rectus ac timens Deum, et recedens a malo?
And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou observed my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, an upright and good man, fearing God and departing from evil?
9 Cui respondens Satan, ait: Numquid Iob frustra timet Deum?
Then Satan answered Jehovah, Is it for nought that Job feareth God?
10 nonne tu vallasti eum, ac domum eius, universamque substantiam per circuitum, operibus manuum eius benedixisti, et possessio eius crevit in terra?
Hast thou not placed a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all his possessions? Thou hast prospered the work of his hands, and his herds are greatly increased in the land.
11 Sed extende paululum manum tuam, et tange cuncta quae possidet nisi in faciem benedixerit tibi.
But only put forth thy hand, and touch whatever he possesseth, and to thy face will he renounce thee.
12 Dixit ergo Dominus ad Satan: Ecce, universa quae habet, in manu tua sunt: tantum in eum ne extendas manum tuam. Egressusque est Satan a facie Domini.
And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; but upon him lay not thy hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah.
13 Cum autem quadam die filii et filiae eius comederent et biberent vinum in domo fratris sui primogeniti,
Now on a certain day the sons and daughters of Job were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,
14 nuncius venit ad Iob, qui diceret: Boves arabant, et asinae pascebantur iuxta eos,
when a messenger came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses feeding beside them,
15 et irruerunt Sabaei, tuleruntque omnia, et pueros percusserunt gladio, et evasi ego solus ut nunciarem tibi.
and the Sabaeans fell upon them, and took them away; the servants also they slew with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
16 Cumque adhuc ille loqueretur, venit alter, et dixit: Ignis Dei cecidit e caelo, et tactas oves puerosque consumpsit, et effugi ego solus ut nunciarem tibi.
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 am escaped alone to tell thee.
17 Sed et illo adhuc loquente, venit alius, et dixit: Chaldaei fecerunt tres turmas, et invaserunt camelos, et tulerunt eos, necnon et pueros percusserunt gladio, et ego fugi solus ut nunciarem tibi.
While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldaeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and carried them away; the servants also they slew with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
18 Adhuc loquebatur ille, et ecce alius intravit, et dixit: Filiis tuis et filiabus vescentibus et bibentibus vinum in domo fratris sui primogeniti,
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 repente ventus vehemens irruit a regione deserti, et concussit quattuor angulos domus, quae corruens oppressit liberos tuos et mortui sunt, et effugi ego solus ut nunciarem tibi.
and, lo! there came a great wind from the desert, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
20 Tunc surrexit Iob, et scidit vestimenta sua, et tonso capite corruens in terram, adoravit,
Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped;
21 et dixit: Nudus egressus sum de utero matris meae, et nudus revertar illuc: Dominus dedit, Dominus abstulit: sicut Domino placuit, ita factum est: sit nomen Domini benedictum.
and said, Naked came I forth from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither. Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah!
22 In omnibus his non peccavit Iob labiis suis, neque stultum quid contra Deum locutus est.
In all this Job sinned not, nor uttered vain words against God.
