Job 1
1 Hubo un hombre en la tierra de Uz llamado Job. Aquel varón era intachable, recto, temeroso de ʼElohim y apartado del mal.
There was a man in the land of Uz named Job, and he was a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil.
2 Le nacieron siete hijos y tres hijas.
And there had been born to him seven sons and three daughters.
3 Su hacienda era: 6.000 ovejas, 3.000 camellos, 500 yuntas de bueyes, 500 asnas y muchísimos esclavos. Aquel varón era el más grande de todos los hombres del oriente.
And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, along with five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred she-donkeys, and also a very large family. And this man was great among all the people of the east.
4 Sus hijos acostumbraban tener banquetes en la casa de cada uno en su día, e invitaban a sus tres hermanas para que comieran y bebieran con ellos.
And his sons went and made a feast by houses, each one on his day. And sending, they called their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
5 Sucedía que cuando los días del festín terminaban su ciclo, Job mandaba [a buscarlos] y los purificaba. Se levantaba de madrugada y ofrecía holocaustos por ellos, conforme a su número, pues Job decía: Tal vez mis hijos pecaron contra ʼElohim y blasfemaron en su corazón. Job siempre hacía esto.
And when the days of their feasting had been completed, Job sent to them and sanctified them, and, getting up at dawn, he offered holocausts for each one. For he said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and have not praised God in their hearts.” So Job did all the days.
6 Entonces hubo un día cuando los hijos de ʼElohim llegaron a presentarse ante Yavé, y Satán también llegó entre ellos.
But on a certain day, when the sons of God came to attend in the presence of the Lord, Satan also arrived among them.
7 Yavé preguntó a Satán: ¿De dónde vienes? Y Satán respondió a Yavé: De rodear la tierra y andar por ella.
The Lord said to him, “Where do you come from?” Answering, he said, “I have circled the land, and walked around in it.”
8 Y Yavé dijo 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?
And the Lord said to him, “Have you not considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him in the land, a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil.”
9 Entonces Satán respondió a Yavé: ¿Teme Job a ʼElohim sin interés?
Answering him, Satan said, “Does Job fear God to no purpose?
10 ¿No colocaste un cercado alrededor de él, su casa y todo cuanto posee? Porque has bendecido la obra de sus manos, y sus posesiones aumentaron en la tierra.
Have you not fortified him, as well as his house and every one of his belongings around him, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession has increased in the land?
11 Pero extiende ahora tu mano y toca todo lo que tiene y verás si no te maldice en tu propia Presencia.
But extend your hand a little, and touch all that he possesses, and see if he still praises you to your face.”
12 Entonces Yavé contestó a Satán: Mira, todo lo que tiene está en tu mano, solo que no pongas tu mano sobre él. Y Satán se retiró de la Presencia de Yavé.
Therefore, the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, everything that he has is in your hand, only do not extend your hand against him.” And Satan departed from the face of the Lord.
13 Llegó el día cuando sus hijos y sus hijas comían y bebían vino en casa del hermano primogénito,
So, on a certain day, when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine, in the house of their first-born brother,
14 y un mensajero llegó a Job y le dijo: Los bueyes araban y las asnas pastaban junto a ellos.
a messenger came to Job, who said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys were grazing beside them,
15 Los sabeos cayeron violentamente y se los llevaron. Mataron a los esclavos a filo de espada. Solo yo escapé para darte la noticia.
and the Sabeans rushed in and carried away everything, and they struck the servants with the sword; and I alone evaded them to tell you.”
16 Aún hablaba éste cuando otro llegó, quien dijo: ¡Fuego de ʼElohim cayó del cielo que quemó las ovejas y devoró a los esclavos! Solo yo escapé para darte la noticia.
And while he was still speaking, another arrived, and he said, “The fire of God fell from heaven, and, having struck the sheep and the servants, it consumed them; and I alone escaped to tell you.”
17 Éste aún hablaba cuando llegó otro, quien dijo: Los caldeos formaron tres cuadrillas. Se abalanzaron sobre los camellos y se los llevaron. Mataron a filo de espada a los esclavos, y solo yo escapé para darte la noticia.
And while he also was still speaking, another arrived, and he said, “The Chaldeans organized three attacks, and advanced on the camels and took them; and not only that, but they have struck the servants with the sword; and I alone fled to tell you.”
18 Aún hablaba éste cuando otro vino, quien dijo: Tus hijos y tus hijas comían y bebían vino en casa de su hermano primogénito,
He was still speaking, and behold, another entered, and he said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine in the house of their first-born brother,
19 cuando ciertamente llegó un remolino de viento del desierto que golpeó las cuatro esquinas de la casa, la cual cayó sobre los jóvenes, y murieron. Solo yo escapé para darte la noticia.
when suddenly a severe wind rushed forth from a region of the desert and shook the four corners of the house, which collapsed and crushed your children, and they are dead; and I alone escaped to tell you.”
20 Entonces Job se levantó, rasgó su manto y se rapó la cabeza. Cayó a la tierra, adoró
Then Job got up and tore his garments, and, having shaved his head, he collapsed on the ground, and worshipped,
21 y dijo: ¡Desnudo salí del vientre de mi madre y desnudo me voy! ¡Yavé dio y Yavé quitó! ¡Bendito sea el Nombre de Yavé!
and he said, “Naked I departed from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Just as it pleased the Lord, so has it been done. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
22 En todo esto Job no pecó ni atribuyó a ʼElohim algún despropósito.
In all this, Job did not sin by his lips, nor did he speak any foolish thing against God.
