Job 1
1 Hubo un varón en tierra de Hus, llamado Job: y era este hombre perfecto y recto, y temeroso de Dios, y apartado de mal.
In the land named Uz, there was a man named Job. He was a very godly/righteous [DOU] man, who greatly respected/revered God and always avoided doing evil things.
2 Y naciéronle siete hijos y tres hijas.
He had seven sons and three daughters.
3 Y su hacienda era siete mil ovejas, y tres mil camellos, y quinientas yuntas de bueyes, y quinientas asnas, y muy grande apero: y era aquel varón grande más que todos los Orientales.
He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 1,000 oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was the richest man in all the area east [of the Jordan River].
4 E iban sus hijos, y hacían banquetes en sus casas cada uno en su día: y enviaban a llamar sus tres hermanas, para que comiesen y bebiesen con ellos.
Each year, Job’s sons made feasts [in their houses] to celebrate their birthdays. Whenever each one made a feast, he would invite [all his brothers and] his three sisters to come and eat together.
5 Y acontecía que habiendo pasado en torno los días del convite, Job enviaba, y santificábalos, y levantábase de mañana, y ofrecía holocaustos al número de todos ellos. Porque decía Job: Quizá habrán pecado mis hijos, y habrán blasfemado de Dios en sus corazones. De esta manera hacía Job todos los días.
When each celebration ended, Job would summon them. He would get up early in the morning and kill animals and burn them on the altar as sacrifices, one for each of his children. He said to himself, “Perhaps [one of] my sons has sinned and said something evil about God in his heart.”
6 Y un día vinieron los hijos de Dios a presentarse delante de Jehová, entre los cuales vino también Satanás.
One day, the angels came and gathered together in front of Yahweh, and Satan came too.
7 Y dijo Jehová a Satanás: ¿De dónde vienes? Y respondiendo Satanás a Jehová, dijo: De rodear la tierra, y de andar por ella.
Yahweh asked Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan replied, “I have come from the earth, where I been traveling back and forth, seeing what is happening.”
8 Y Jehová dijo a Satanás: ¿No has considerado a mi siervo Job, que no hay otro como él en la tierra, varón perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios, y apartado de mal?
Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you (noticed/thought about) my [faithful] servant Job? He is very godly/righteous [DOU], he greatly respects/reveres me, and he always avoids doing evil things. There is no one else on the earth like him.”
9 Y respondiendo Satanás a Jehová, dijo: ¿Teme Job a Dios de balde?
Satan replied to Yahweh, “[What you say is true], but Job greatly respects you [only] because of what [you have done for him] [RHQ].
10 ¿No le has tú cercado a él, y a su casa, y a todo lo que tiene en derredor? Al trabajo de sus manos has dado bendición: por tanto su hacienda ha crecido sobre la tierra.
You have always [RHQ] protected [MET] him and his family and everything that he owns. You have made him very prosperous/rich. He has livestock all over this land.
11 Mas extiende ahora tu mano, y toca a todo lo que tiene, y verás si no te blasfema en tu rostro.
But if you take away [MTY] everything that he has, he will curse you openly. [IDM]”
12 Y dijo Jehová a Satanás: He aquí, todo lo que tiene está en tu mano: solamente no pongas tu mano, sobre él. Y salióse Satanás de delante de Jehová.
Yahweh replied to Satan, “(All right/Okay), I will permit you to take away everything that he has. But do not harm him.” Then Satan left, [and he prepared to cause many disastrous things to happen to Job].
13 Y un día aconteció que sus hijos e hijas comían, y bebían vino en casa de su hermano el primogénito.
One day [after that], Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the home of their oldest brother.
14 Y vino un mensajero a Job, que le dijo: Estando arando los bueyes, y las asnas paciendo donde suelen,
While they were doing that, a messenger arrived at Job’s home and said to him, “While your oxen were plowing [the fields] and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
15 Acometieron los Sabeos, y tomáronlos, e hirieron a los mozos a filo de espada: solamente escapé yo solo para traerte las nuevas.
a group of men from [the] Sheba [area] came and attacked us. They killed all your servants [who were working in the fields] and took away all the oxen and donkeys! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you what happened.”
16 Aun estaba este hablando, y vino otro que dijo: Fuego de Dios cayó del cielo, que quemó las ovejas, y los mozos, y los consumió: solamente escapé yo solo para traerte las nuevas.
While he was still talking to Job, another messenger arrived. He said to Job, “Lightning from the sky [MTY] struck and killed all the sheep and all the men who were taking care of the sheep! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
17 Aun estaba este hablando, y vino otro que dijo: Los Caldeos hicieron tres escuadrones, y dieron sobre los camellos y tomáronlos, e hirieron a los mozos a filo de espada: y solamente escapé yo solo para traerte las nuevas.
While he was still talking to Job, another messenger arrived. He said to Job, “Three groups [of robbers/bandits] from Chaldea [land] came and attacked us. They stole all the camels and killed all the men who were taking care of them. I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
18 Entre tanto que este hablaba, vino otro que dijo: Tus hijos y tus hijas estaban comiendo, y bebiendo vino en casa de su hermano el primogénito.
While he was still talking to Job, another messenger arrived and reported this to Job: “Your sons and daughters were feasting in the home of their oldest brother.
19 Y, he aquí un gran viento que vino detrás del desierto, e hirió las cuatro esquinas de la casa, y cayó sobre los mozos, y murieron: y solamente escapé yo solo para traerte las nuevas.
Suddenly a (very strong wind/tornado) came from the desert and struck the house. The house collapsed on your sons and daughters and killed them all! I am the only one who escaped to [come and] tell you [what happened].”
20 Entonces Job se levantó, y rompió su manto, y trasquiló su cabeza, y cayendo en tierra adoró,
Job stood up, and tore his robe and shaved his head [because he was very sad/grieved]. Then he prostrated himself on the ground [to worship God].
21 Y dijo: Desnudo salí del vientre de mi madre, y desnudo tornaré allá: Jehová dió, y Jehová tomó; sea el nombre de Jehová bendito.
He said, “When I was born, I had no clothes on. When I die, I will not take any clothes with me. Yahweh gave me [everything that I possessed], and [now] he has taken it all away. But (we should/I will) always praise Yahweh [anyway]! [MTY]”
22 En todo esto no pecó Job, ni atribuyó locura a Dios.
In spite of all these [things that happened to] Job, [he] did not sin by saying that what God had done was wrong.
