Job 1
1 Vir erat in Terra Hus, nomine Iob, et erat vir ille simplex, et rectus, ac timens Deum, et recedens a malo:
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. And this man was blameless and upright, fearing God and shunning 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.
and he owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and a very large number of servants. Job was the greatest man of all the people 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.
Job’s sons would take turns holding feasts in their homes, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and 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 feasting were over, Job would send for his children to purify them, rising early in the morning to offer burnt offerings for all of them. For Job thought, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular practice.
6 Quadam autem die cum venissent filii Dei ut assisterent coram Domino, affuit inter eos etiam Satan.
One day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them.
7 Cui dixit Dominus: Unde venis? Qui respondens, ait: Circuivi terram, et perambulavi eam.
“Where have you come from?” said the LORD to Satan. “From roaming through the earth,” he replied, “and walking back and forth 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?
Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
9 Cui respondens Satan, ait: Numquid Iob frustra timet Deum?
Satan answered the LORD, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
10 nonne tu vallasti eum, ac domum eius, universamque substantiam per circuitum, operibus manuum eius benedixisti, et possessio eius crevit in terra?
Have You not placed a hedge on every side around him and his household and all that he owns? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.
11 Sed extende paululum manum tuam, et tange cuncta quae possidet nisi in faciem benedixerit tibi.
But stretch out Your hand and strike all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face.”
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.
“Very well,” said the LORD to Satan. “Everything he has is in your hands, but you must not lay a hand on the man himself.” Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
13 Cum autem quadam die filii et filiae eius comederent et biberent vinum in domo fratris sui primogeniti,
One day, while Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
14 nuncius venit ad Iob, qui diceret: Boves arabant, et asinae pascebantur iuxta eos,
a messenger came and reported to Job: “While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
15 et irruerunt Sabaei, tuleruntque omnia, et pueros percusserunt gladio, et evasi ego solus ut nunciarem tibi.
the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
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 still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The fire of God fell from heaven. It burned and consumed the sheep and the servants, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
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 still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
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 still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest 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.
when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people and they are dead, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
20 Tunc surrexit Iob, et scidit vestimenta sua, et tonso capite corruens in terram, adoravit,
Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped,
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.
saying: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD.”
22 In omnibus his non peccavit Iob labiis suis, neque stultum quid contra Deum locutus est.
In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.
