1 Un notika kādu dienu, ka Dieva dēli nāca, lai nostātos tā Kunga priekšā, un tad viņu starpā ienāca Sātans, lai ari nostātos tā Kunga priekšā.
2 Un tas Kungs sacīja Sātanam: „No kurienes tu nākdams?“ Un Sātans atbildēja tam Kungam: „Es klejoju apkārt pa zemes virsu un to pārstaigāju.“
3 Un tas Kungs sacīja Sātanam: „Vai tu esi piegriezis vērību manam kalpam ījabam, ka nav neviena tāda, kāds ir viņš, virs zemes? Viņš ir sirdsskaidrs un taisns vīrs; viņš bīstas Dievu un vairās no ļauna. Vēl arvien viņš stipri turas pie savas dievbijības, kaut arī tu Mani pret viņu esi musinājis un skubinājis viņu nepamatoti padarīt nelaimīgu.“
4 Un Sātans atbildēja tam Kungam un sacīja: „Adu pret ādu, jo visu, kas ir cilvēkam, viņš dod par savu dzīvību.
5 Es deru, ja Tu savu roku izstieptu un ar sāpēm viņa kaulus un viņa miesas aizkartu, ka viņš tad tiešām atklāti no Tevis atsacīsies!“
6 Tas Kungs sacīja Sātanam: „Redzi, viņš ir tavā varā, bet sargi viņa dzīvību!“
7 Tad Sātans aizgāja no tā Kunga un piemeklēja ījabu ar visai ļaundabīgiem augoņiem no viņa kāju pēdām līdz viņa matu galiem.
8 Viņš sev paņēma šķembu, lai ar to kasītos, un apsēdas pats pelnos.
9 Un viņa sieva tam sacīja: „Vai tu stipri vēl turies pie savas dievbijības? Atsaki Dievam un mirsti!“
10 Bet viņš tai sacīja: „Tava runa ir gluži tāda kā nelgu sievu rīmas! Ja mēs esam no Dieva labu saņēmuši, kā tad lai mēs arī nesaņemam ļaunu?“ Visos šais piemeklējumos Ijabs ar savām lūpām tomēr nenogrēkojās.
11 Kad trīs ījaba draugi dzirdēja par šo nelaimi, kāda pār viņu liktenīgi bija nākusi, tie sataisījās ceļam, ikviens no savas dzīves vietas, —temanietis Ēlifass, šuachietis Bildads un naamatietis Cofars. Un tie vienojās savā starpā kopā noiet pie ījaba, lai viņu pažēlotu un mierinātu.
12 Un tie pacēla savas acis no tālienes, bet tie viņu vairs nepazina. Tad tie pacēla savas balsis un raudāja. Un tie katrs saplēsa savu virsvalku un kaisīja putekļus no zemes uz savām galvām, tos uzmezdami pret debesīm.
13 Un tie nosēdēja pie viņa zemē septiņas dienas un septiņas naktis; neviens no tiem ar viņu nerunāja ne vārda, jo tie redzēja, cik pārmērīgi smagas bija viņa sāpes.
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.
