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(A)И пак един ден, като дойдоха Божиите синове, за да се представят пред Господа, между тях дойде и Сатана да се представи пред Господа.

(B)Господ каза на Сатана: Откъде идваш? А Сатана Му отговори: От обикаляне земята и от ходене насам-натам по нея.

(C)После Господ каза на Сатана: Обърнал ли си внимание на слугата Ми Йов, че няма подобен на него на земята, човек непорочен и правдив, който се бои от Бога и се отдалечава от злото? И още държи правдивостта си, при все че ти Ме подбуди против него да го погубя без причина.

А Сатана отговори на Господа: Кожа за кожа, да! Всичко, което има, човек ще го даде за живота си.

(D)Но простри ръката Си сега и се допри до костите му и до плътта му, и той ще Те похули в лицето.

(E)Господ каза на Сатана: Ето, той е в ръката ти; само живота му опази.

(F)Тогава Сатана излезе от присъствието на Господа и порази Йов с лоши циреи от стъпалата на краката му до темето му.

(G)И той си взе черепка, за да се чеше с нея, и седеше в пепел.

(H)Тогава жена му му каза: Още ли държиш правдивостта си? Похули Бога и умри.

10 (I)А той ѝ отвърна: Ти говориш, както говори някоя от безумните жени. Какво? Доброто ли ще приемаме от Бога, а да не приемаме и злото? Във всичко това Йов не съгреши с устните си.

11 (J)А тримата приятели на Йов, като чуха за цялото това зло, което го бе сполетяло, дойдоха всеки от мястото си – теманецът Елифаз, савхиецът Валдад, наамецът Софар; защото се бяха съгласили да дойдат заедно да го съжалят и да го утешат.

12 (K)И като повдигнаха очи отдалеч и не го познаха, плакаха с висок глас; и всеки раздра дрехата си и сипаха пръст на главите си, като я хвърлиха към небето.

13 И седяха при него на земята седем дни и седем нощи; и никой не му проговори дума, защото виждаха, че скръбта му беше много голяма.

Satan Attacks Job’s Health

Again (A)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. And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?”

(B)Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, (C)a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he (D)holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, (E)to [a]destroy him without cause.”

So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. (F)But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his (G)bone and his flesh, and he will surely [b]curse You to Your face!”

(H)And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”

So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils (I)from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself (J)while he sat in the midst of the ashes.

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? [c]Curse God and die!”

10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. (K)Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” (L)In all this Job did not (M)sin with his lips.

Job’s Three Friends

11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place—Eliphaz the (N)Temanite, Bildad the (O)Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come (P)and mourn with him, and to comfort him. 12 And when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and (Q)sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven. 13 So they sat down with him on the ground (R)seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.

Footnotes

  1. Job 2:3 Lit. consume
  2. Job 2:5 Lit. bless, but in an evil sense; cf. Job 1:5
  3. Job 2:9 Lit. Bless, but in an evil sense; cf. Job 1:5

Satan Attacks Job's Health

Again (A)there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. And the Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still (B)holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him (C)without reason.” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. But (D)stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will (E)curse you to your face.” And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.”

So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome (F)sores from (G)the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. And he took (H)a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in (I)the ashes.

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still (J)hold fast your integrity? (K)Curse God and die.” 10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the (L)foolish women would speak. (M)Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?”[a] (N)In all this Job did not (O)sin with his lips.

Job's Three Friends

11 Now when Job's three (P)friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz (Q)the Temanite, Bildad (R)the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to (S)show him sympathy and comfort him. 12 And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they (T)tore their robes and sprinkled (U)dust on their heads toward heaven. 13 And they sat with him on the ground (V)seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.

Footnotes

  1. Job 2:10 Or disaster; also verse 11