Job 2
1 Otra vez hubo un día cuando los hijos de ʼElohim se presentaron ante Yavé, y Satán llegó con ellos a presentarse delante de Yavé.
And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.
2 Yavé preguntó a Satán: ¿De dónde vienes? Y Satán respondió a Yavé: De rodear la tierra y andar por ella.
And Jehovah said to Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
3 Yavé preguntó a Satán: ¿No has considerado a mi esclavo Job, que no hay otro como él en la tierra, varón intachable, recto, temeroso de ʼElohim y apartado del mal, quien aún se aferra a su integridad a pesar de que me incitaste contra él para arruinarlo sin causa?
And Jehovah 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 abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.
4 Satán respondió a Yavé: ¡Piel por piel! Todo lo que el hombre tiene lo dará por su vida.
And Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;
5 Pero extiende ahora tu mano y toca sus huesos y su carne, y verás cómo te maldice en tu propia Presencia.
but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face!
6 Yavé respondió a Satán: Ahí está en tu mano. Pero no toques su vida.
And Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.
7 Satán salió de la Presencia de Yavé e hirió a Job con una úlcera maligna desde la planta del pie hasta la coronilla.
And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah; and he smote Job with a grievous botch from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
8 Estaba sentado en ceniza. Tomó un pedazo de vasija de barro y se rascaba con él.
And he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.
9 Entonces su esposa le dijo: ¿Aún te aferras a tu integridad? ¡Maldice a ʼElohim y muérete!
And his wife said to him, Dost thou still remain firm in thine integrity? curse God and die.
10 Pero él le respondió: Tú hablaste como suelen hablar las mujeres insensatas. Si recibimos el bien de ʼElohim, ¿no debemos aceptar también el mal? En todo esto Job no pecó con sus labios.
But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good from God, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
11 Entonces tres amigos de Job, Elifaz temanita, Bildad suhita y Sofar naamatita, cuando oyeron acerca de todo este mal que le llegó, convinieron en ir juntos a él, cada uno de su lugar, para condolerse de él y consolarlo.
And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him. And they came each one from his place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.
12 Pero cuando levantaron los ojos desde lejos y no pudieron reconocerlo, lloraron a gritos. Cada uno de ellos rasgó su ropa, y lanzaron polvo hacia el cielo sobre sus cabezas.
And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice and wept. And they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.
13 Estuvieron sentados con él en el suelo durante siete días y siete noches, sin hablarle una palabra, porque veían que su dolor era muy grande.
And they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; and none spoke a word to him; for they saw that [his] anguish was very great.
