1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD. 2 And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. 4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. 6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
7 ¶ So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
9 ¶ Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
11 ¶ Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him. 12 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 heaven. 13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
1 Kādu dienu Dieva dēli nāca Kunga priekšā un arī sātans nāca ar tiem, lai stātos Kunga priekšā. 2 Kungs vaicāja sātanam: “No kurienes tu nāc?” Sātans atbildēja Kungam: “No gaitām un tekām pa zemi.” 3 Kungs vaicāja sātanam: “Vai ievēroji Ījabu, manu kalpu, – tam nav līdzīga virs zemes! – krietnu un taisnu vīru, kas bīstas Dieva un vairās ļauna? Arvien vēl viņš turas krietnumā! Bet tu kūdīji mani pret viņu, lai aprītu viņu gluži par neko!”
4 Sātans atbildēja Kungam: “Ādu par ādu! Visu, kas cilvēkam pieder, tas atdos par savu dzīvību. 5 Nudien, izstiep tik roku un aizskar tā kaulus un miesu – vai gan viņš nelādēs tevi tieši vaigā?” 6 Kungs sacīja sātanam: “Lai notiek! Viņš tavā rokā – vien viņa dzīvību saudzi!”
7 Tad sātans atkāpās no Kunga vaiga un sita Ījabu ļauniem trumiem no kāju pēdām līdz pat galvvidum. 8 Un Ījabs ņēma poda lausku un lobīja savas vātis, pelnos sēdēdams. 9 Sieva viņam sacīja: “Vēl tu turies pie sava krietnuma?! Nolādi Dievu un mirsti!” 10 Bet viņš tai sacīja: “Kā nejēgas runā, tā arī tu runā! Ak labu gan no Dieva ņemsim, bet ļaunu, to ne?!” Un visā, kas notika, Ījabs neapgrēkojās savām lūpām.
Ījaba trīs draugi
11 Kad trīs Ījaba draugi dzirdēja par postu, kas nācis pār viņu, tie nāca katrs no savas mājvietas – tēmānietis Elīfazs, šūhietis Bildads un naamātietis Cofars. Tie vienojās atnākt kopā, lai viņu žēlotu un mierinātu. 12 Tie pacēla acis un lūkojās no tālienes, bet nepazina viņu. Un tie pacēla balsis un vaimanāja un saplēsa savus svārkus, un svieda pīšļus debesīs pār savām galvām. 13 Tie sēdēja viņam blakus zemē septiņas dienas un septiņas naktis un neteica ne vārda, jo redzēja, ka viņa sāpes ir ļoti lielas.
