Det var en mann i landet Us som het Job. Den mannen var uklanderlig og rettskaffen, en som fryktet Gud og vendte seg bort fra det onde.

There 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.

Han hadde sju sønner og tre døtre.

There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

Hans eiendom bestod også av sju tusen sauer, tre tusen kameler, fem hundre par okser og fem hundre eselhopper, og en veldig stor husholdning; så denne mannen var den største av alle i øst.

His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred she-donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

Hans sønner pleide å holde gjestebud i sitt hjem på sin fødselsdag, og de inviterte de tre søstrene sine til å spise og drikke sammen med dem.

His 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.

Når dagene med festen var over, sendte Job etter dem og helliget dem, og han stod tidlig opp om morgenen og ofret brennoffer etter antallet av dem alle. For Job sa: "Det kan være at mine sønner har syndet og forbannet Gud i sitt hjerte." Slik gjorde Job alltid.

It 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." Thus did Job continually.

En dag da Guds sønner kom for å tre frem for Herren, kom også Satan blant dem.

Now it happened on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Yahweh, that Satan also came among them.

Herren sa til Satan: "Hvor kommer du fra?" Satan svarte Herren: "Fra å streife omkring på jorden og vandre rundt på den."

Yahweh 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."

Herren sa til Satan: "Har du sett min tjener Job? For det finnes ingen som ham på jorden, en uklanderlig og rettskaffen mann, en som frykter Gud og vender seg bort fra det onde."

Yahweh said to Satan, "Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil."

Da svarte Satan Herren: "Frykter Job Gud uten grunn?

Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?

Har du ikke satt en hekk omkring ham og omkring hans hus og alt han eier på alle sider? Du har velsignet hans henders verk, og hans rikdom har økt i landet.

Haven'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.

Men rekk nå ut din hånd og rør ved alt han har, så vil han sikkert forbanne deg rett opp i ansiktet."

But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face."

Herren sa til Satan: "Se, alt han har, er i din hånd. Bare mot ham selv må du ikke rekke ut din hånd." Så dro Satan bort fra Herrens åsyn.

Yahweh said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don't put forth your hand." So Satan went forth from the presence of Yahweh.

Det skjedde en dag mens hans sønner og døtre spiste og drakk vin i den eldste brorens hus,

It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

at det kom en budbringer til Job og sa: "Oksene pløyde, og eselhodene beitet ved siden av dem,

that there came a messenger to Job, and said, "The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,

og sabeerne angrep og tok dem, ja, de slo tjenerne med sverdets egg, og jeg alene har unnsluppet for å fortelle deg det."

and 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."

Mens han ennå talte, kom en annen og sa: "Guds ild falt fra himmelen og brente opp sauene og tjenerne, og de ble fortært, og jeg alene har unnsluppet for å fortelle deg det."

While he was still speaking, there also came another, 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."

Mens han ennå talte, kom en annen og sa: "Kaldeerne gjorde tre flokker, stormet mot kamelene og tok dem, ja, de slo tjenerne med sverdets egg, og jeg alene har unnsluppet for å fortelle deg det."

While he was still speaking, there came also another, 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."

Mens han ennå talte, kom en annen og sa: "Dine sønner og døtre spiste og drakk vin i den eldste brorens hus,

While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,

og se, en stor vind kom fra ørkenen og traff husets fire hjørner, og det falt over de unge, og de er døde. Jeg alene har unnsluppet for å fortelle deg det."

and, 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."

Da reiste Job seg, rev i stykker kappen sin og barberte hodet, falt så ned på jorden og tilbad.

Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

Han sa: "Naken kom jeg ut av min mors liv, og naken skal jeg vende tilbake. Herren ga, og Herren tok. Velsignet være Herrens navn."

He said, "Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh."

I alt dette syndet ikke Job, og han anklaget heller ikke Gud for urett.

In all this, Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.