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Job 1
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1There was a certain man in the land of Ausis, whose name [was] Job; and that man was true, blameless , righteous, [and] godly, abstaining from everything evil.
1There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
2And he had seven sons and three daughters.
2There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
3And his cattle consisted of seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-asses in the pastures, and a very great household, and he had a great husbandry on the earth; and that man was [most] noble of the [men] of the east.
3His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.
4And his sons visiting one another prepared a banquet every day, taking with them also their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
4His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his birthday; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5And when the days of the banquet were completed, Job sent and purified them, having risen up in the morning, and offered sacrifices for them, according to their number, and one calf for a sin-offering for their souls: for Job said, Lest perhaps my sons have thought evil in their minds against God. Thus, then Job did continually.
5It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts.” Job did so continually.
6And it came to pass on a day, that behold, the angels of Godcame to stand before the Lord, and the devil came with them.
6Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan also came among them.
7And the Lord said to the devil, Whence are you come ? And the devil answered the Lord, and said, I am come from compassing the earth, and walking up and down in the world.
7Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
8And the Lord said to him, Have you diligently considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a man blameless , true, godly, abstaining from everything evil?
8Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.”
9Then the devil answered , and said before the Lord, Does Job worship the Lord for nothing?
9Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
10Have you not made a hedge about him, and about his household, and all his possessions round about? and have you not blessed the works of his hands, and multiplied his cattle upon the land?
10Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
11But put forth your hand , and touch all that he has: verily he will bless you to [your] face.
11But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”
12Then the Lord said to the devil, Behold, I give into your hand all that he has, but touch not himself .So the devil went out from the presence of the Lord.
12Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh.
13And it came to pass on a certain day, that Job's sons and his daughters were drinking wine in the house of their elder brother.
13It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
14And, behold, there came a messenger to Job, and said to him, The yokes of oxen were plowing, and the she-asses were feeding near them;
14that a messenger came to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,
15and the spoilers came and took them for a prey, and killed the servants with the sword; and I having escaped alone am come to tell you.
15and the Sabeans attacked, and took them away. Yes, they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
16While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, Fire has fallen from heaven, and burnt up the sheep, and devoured the shepherds like wise; and I having escaped alone am come to tell you.
16While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
17While he was yet speaking, there came another messenger, and said to Job, The horsemen formed three companies against us, and surrounded the camels, and took them for a prey, and killed the servants with the sword; and I only escaped, and am come to tell you.
17While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
18While he is yet speaking, another messenger comes, saying to Job, While your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking with their elder brother,
18While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
19suddenly a great wind came on from the desert, and caught the four corners of the house, and the house fell upon your children, and they are dead; and I have escaped alone, and am come to tell you.
19and behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young men, and they are dead. I alone have escaped to tell you.”
20So Job arose, and tore his garments, and shaved the hair of his head, and fell on the earth, and worshipped,
20Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.
21and said, I myself came forth naked from my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there; the Lord gave, the Lord has taken away: as it seemed good to the Lord, so has it come to pass; blessed be the name of the Lord.
21He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be Yahweh’s name.”
22In all these events that befell him Job sinned not at all before the Lord, and did not impute folly to God .
22In all this, Job didn’t sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.