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Job 1
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Job 1
The Message
A Man Devoted to God
1 1-3 Job was a man who lived in Uz. He was honest inside and out, a man of his word, who was totally devoted to God and hated evil with a passion. He had seven sons and three daughters. He was also very wealthy—seven thousand head of sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and a huge staff of servants—the most influential man in all the East!
4-5 His sons used to take turns hosting parties in their homes, always inviting their three sisters to join them in their merrymaking. When the parties were over, Job would get up early in the morning and sacrifice a burnt offering for each of his children, thinking, “Maybe one of them sinned by defying God inwardly.” Job made a habit of this sacrificial atonement, just in case they’d sinned.
The First Test: Family and Fortune
6-7 One day when the angels came to report to God, Satan, who was the Designated Accuser, came along with them. God singled out Satan and said, “What have you been up to?”
Satan answered God, “Going here and there, checking things out on earth.”
8 God said to Satan, “Have you noticed my friend Job? There’s no one quite like him—honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil.”
9-10 Satan retorted, “So do you think Job does all that out of the sheer goodness of his heart? Why, no one ever had it so good! You pamper him like a pet, make sure nothing bad ever happens to him or his family or his possessions, bless everything he does—he can’t lose!
11 “But what do you think would happen if you reached down and took away everything that is his? He’d curse you right to your face, that’s what.”
12 God replied, “We’ll see. Go ahead—do what you want with all that is his. Just don’t hurt him.” Then Satan left the presence of God.
13-15 Sometime later, while Job’s children were having one of their parties at the home of the oldest son, a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing in the field next to us when Sabeans attacked. They stole the animals and killed the field hands. I’m the only one to get out alive and tell you what happened.”
16 While he was still talking, another messenger arrived and said, “Bolts of lightning struck the sheep and the shepherds and fried them—burned them to a crisp. I’m the only one to get out alive and tell you what happened.”
17 While he was still talking, another messenger arrived and said, “Chaldeans coming from three directions raided the camels and massacred the camel drivers. I’m the only one to get out alive and tell you what happened.”
18-19 While he was still talking, another messenger arrived and said, “Your children were having a party at the home of the oldest brother when a tornado swept in off the desert and struck the house. It collapsed on the young people and they died. I’m the only one to get out alive and tell you what happened.”
20 Job got to his feet, ripped his robe, shaved his head, then fell to the ground and worshiped:
21 Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
naked I’ll return to the womb of the earth.
God gives, God takes.
God’s name be ever blessed.
22 Not once through all this did Job sin; not once did he blame God.
Jó 1
Nova Traduҫão na Linguagem de Hoje 2000
Jó 1
Nova Traduҫão na Linguagem de Hoje 2000
Cena inicial (Caps. 1—2)
Jó e sua família
1 Na terra de Uz morava um homem chamado Jó. Ele era bom e honesto, temia a Deus e procurava não fazer nada que fosse errado. 2 Jó tinha sete filhos e três filhas 3 e era dono de sete mil ovelhas, três mil camelos, mil bois e quinhentas jumentas. Tinha também um grande número de escravos. Enfim, Jó era o homem mais rico de todo o Oriente.
4 Os filhos de Jó iam às casas uns dos outros e davam banquetes, cada um por sua vez. E as três irmãs eram sempre convidadas para esses comes e bebes. 5 Quando terminava uma rodada de banquetes, Jó se levantava de madrugada e oferecia sacrifícios em favor de cada um dos seus filhos, para purificá-los. Jó sempre fazia isso porque pensava que um dos filhos poderia ter pecado, ofendendo a Deus em pensamento.
Satanás põe em dúvida a sinceridade de Jó
6 Chegou o dia em que os servidores celestiais vieram apresentar-se diante de Deus, o Senhor, e no meio deles veio também Satanás. 7 O Senhor perguntou:
— De onde você vem vindo?
Satanás respondeu:
— Estive dando uma volta pela terra, passeando por aqui e por ali.
8 Aí o Senhor disse:
— Você notou o meu servo Jó? No mundo inteiro não há ninguém tão bom e honesto como ele. Ele me teme e procura não fazer nada que seja errado.
9 Satanás respondeu:
— Será que não é por interesse próprio que Jó te teme? 10 Tu não deixas que nenhum mal aconteça a ele, à sua família e a tudo o que ele tem. Abençoas tudo o que Jó faz, e no país inteiro ele é o homem que tem mais cabeças de gado. 11 Mas, se tirares tudo o que é dele, verás que ele te amaldiçoará sem nenhum respeito.
12 O Senhor disse a Satanás:
— Pois bem. Faça o que quiser com tudo o que Jó tem, mas não faça nenhum mal a ele mesmo.
Então Satanás saiu da presença do Senhor.
Jó perde os filhos e as riquezas
13 Um dia, enquanto os filhos e as filhas de Jó estavam num banquete na casa do irmão mais velho, 14 chegou à casa de Jó um dos seus empregados, que disse:
— Nós estávamos arando a terra com os bois, e as jumentas estavam pastando ali perto. 15 De repente, os sabeus nos atacaram e levaram tudo. Eles mataram à espada os empregados, e só eu consegui escapar para trazer a notícia.
16 Enquanto este ainda estava falando, veio outro empregado e disse:
— Raios caíram do céu e mataram todas as ovelhas e os pastores. Só eu consegui escapar para trazer a notícia.
17 Enquanto este ainda estava falando, chegou um terceiro, que disse:
— Três bandos de caldeus nos atacaram e levaram os camelos. Eles mataram à espada os empregados, e só eu consegui escapar para trazer a notícia.
18 Enquanto este ainda estava falando, chegou mais um, que disse a Jó:
— Os seus filhos e as suas filhas estavam no meio de um banquete na casa do seu filho mais velho. 19 De repente, veio do deserto um vento muito forte que soprou contra a casa, e ela caiu em cima dos seus filhos. Todos eles morreram; só eu consegui escapar para trazer a notícia.
20 Então Jó se levantou e, em sinal de tristeza, rasgou as suas roupas e rapou a cabeça. Depois ajoelhou-se, encostou o rosto no chão e adorou a Deus. 21 Aí disse assim:
— Nasci nu, sem nada, e sem nada vou morrer. O Senhor deu, o Senhor tirou; louvado seja o seu nome!
22 Assim, apesar de tudo o que havia acontecido, Jó não pecou, nem pôs a culpa em Deus.
Job 1
Evangelical Heritage Version
Job 1
Evangelical Heritage Version
Job’s Happy Life
1 There was a man in the land of Uz[a] whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright, a man who feared God and turned away from evil. 2 Seven sons and three daughters were born to him. 3 His possessions included seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred female donkeys. He also had a very large retinue of servants. This man was the greatest of all the men of the East.
4 His sons would regularly arrange feasts, each one in his own house on his assigned day, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 When the days of the feast were complete, Job would send for them and consecrate[b] them. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them. Job would say, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed[c] God in their hearts.” Job did this regularly.
Job’s First Test
6 There came a day when the sons of God[d] came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan[e] also came into their midst. 7 The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”
Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming the earth and walking around on it.”
8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one like him on the earth, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and turns away from evil.”
9 Satan answered the Lord, “Is it without cause that Job fears God? 10 You have put a protective hedge around him and his household and everything that belongs to him, haven’t you? You have blessed the work of his hands. His livestock has spread throughout the land. 11 But just stretch out your hand and strike everything that is his, and he will certainly curse you to your face!”
12 So the Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then. Everything that he has is in your hand. But you may not stretch out your hand against the man himself.” So Satan left the presence of the Lord.
13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their oldest brother, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the female donkeys were grazing nearby, 15 when the Sabeans[f] swooped down and took them away. They put the servants to death with the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
16 While he was still speaking, another servant came and said, “The fire of God fell from the sky and burned up the flocks and the servants and consumed them, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
17 While he was still speaking, another servant came and said, “The Chaldeans[g] formed three raiding parties and plundered the camels and took them away. They put the servants to death with the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
18 While he was still speaking, another servant came and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and were drinking wine in the house of their oldest brother. 19 Suddenly a powerful wind swept in from the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it collapsed on the young people, and they died, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
20 Then Job stood up, tore his robe, and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshipped. 21 Then he said, “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. May the name of the Lord be blessed.”
22 In all this, Job did not sin or blame God.[h]
Footnotes
- Job 1:1 Most of the evidence points to the southern part of the territory east of the Jordan River as the location of Uz, but there is some evidence that points to a more northerly location.
- Job 1:5 Or seek forgiveness for
- Job 1:5 The Hebrew text reads blessed, a euphemism for cursed. See also Job 1:11; 2:5,9.
- Job 1:6 The term sons of God often refers to believers. Here it refers to angels.
- Job 1:6 The Hebrew word satan is a common noun that means adversary or accuser. In the book of Job this title still is written as a common noun with the article, the satan, that is, the Accuser. In later books, as it becomes established as a proper name for the leader of the evil angels, the article is dropped and it is simply Satan.
- Job 1:15 People from Arabia, south of Uz
- Job 1:17 People from Syria, north of Uz
- Job 1:22 Or attribute any impropriety to God
Job 1
New International Version
Job 1
New International Version
Prologue
1 In the land of Uz(A) there lived a man whose name was Job.(B) This man was blameless(C) and upright;(D) he feared God(E) and shunned evil.(F) 2 He had seven sons(G) and three daughters,(H) 3 and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys,(I) and had a large number of servants.(J) He was the greatest man(K) among all the people of the East.(L)
4 His sons used to hold feasts(M) in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. 5 When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified.(N) Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering(O) for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned(P) and cursed God(Q) in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom.
6 One day the angels[a](R) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan[b](S) also came with them.(T) 7 The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”
Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”(U)
8 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job?(V) There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God(W) and shuns evil.”(X)
9 “Does Job fear God for nothing?”(Y) Satan replied. 10 “Have you not put a hedge(Z) around him and his household and everything he has?(AA) You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.(AB) 11 But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has,(AC) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(AD)
12 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has(AE) is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.”(AF)
Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.
13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters(AG) were feasting(AH) and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing(AI) nearby, 15 and the Sabeans(AJ) attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
16 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens(AK) and burned up the sheep and the servants,(AL) and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
17 While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans(AM) formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”
18 While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters(AN) were feasting(AO) and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house, 19 when suddenly a mighty wind(AP) swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead,(AQ) and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!(AR)”
20 At this, Job got up and tore his robe(AS) and shaved his head.(AT) Then he fell to the ground in worship(AU) 21 and said:
“Naked I came from my mother’s womb,
and naked I will depart.[c](AV)
The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away;(AW)
may the name of the Lord be praised.”(AX)
22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.(AY)
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