Hiob 2
Hoffnung für Alle
Hiobs Krankheit
2 Wieder einmal versammelten sich die Gottessöhne und traten vor den Herrn, unter ihnen auch der Satan. 2 »Woher kommst du?«, fragte ihn der Herr. »Ich habe wieder die Erde durchstreift«, gab der Satan zur Antwort. 3 »Dann ist dir sicher auch mein Diener Hiob aufgefallen«, sagte der Herr. »Ich kenne keinen Zweiten auf der Erde, der so rechtschaffen und aufrichtig ist wie er, der mich achtet und sich nichts zuschulden kommen lässt. Immer noch vertraut er mir, obwohl du mich dazu verleitet hast, ihn ohne Grund ins Unglück zu stürzen.«
4 Der Satan erwiderte bloß: »Kein Wunder! Er selbst ist doch noch mit heiler Haut davongekommen. Ein Mensch gibt alles her, was er besitzt, wenn er damit sein eigenes Leben retten kann. 5 Greif nur seinen Körper und seine Gesundheit an, ganz sicher wird er dich dann vor allen Leuten verfluchen!«
6 Der Herr entgegnete: »Ich erlaube es dir! Greif seine Gesundheit an, doch lass ihn am Leben!« 7 Da ging der Satan weg vom Herrn und schlug zu: Eitrige Geschwüre brachen an Hiobs Körper aus, von Kopf bis Fuß. 8 Voll Trauer setzte Hiob sich in einen Aschehaufen, suchte eine Tonscherbe heraus und begann sich damit zu kratzen.
9 »Na, immer noch fromm?«,[a] wollte seine Frau wissen. »Verfluch doch deinen Gott und stirb!« 10 Aber Hiob sagte nur: »Was du sagst, ist gottlos und dumm! Das Gute haben wir von Gott angenommen, sollten wir dann nicht auch das Unheil annehmen?« Selbst jetzt kam kein böses Wort gegen Gott über Hiobs Lippen.
Die drei Freunde von Hiob
11 Hiob hatte drei Freunde: Elifas aus Teman, Bildad aus Schuach und Zofar aus Naama. Als sie von dem Unglück hörten, das über ihn hereingebrochen war, vereinbarten sie, Hiob zu besuchen. Sie wollten ihm ihr Mitgefühl zeigen und ihn trösten. 12 Schon von weitem sahen sie ihn, aber sie erkannten ihn kaum wieder. Da brachen sie in Tränen aus, sie zerrissen ihre Kleider, schleuderten Staub in die Luft und streuten ihn sich auf den Kopf. 13 Dann setzten sie sich zu Hiob auf den Boden. Sieben Tage und sieben Nächte saßen sie da, ohne ein Wort zu sagen, denn sie spürten, wie tief Hiobs Schmerz war.
Footnotes
- 2,9 Wörtlich: Hältst du immer noch an deiner Vollkommenheit fest?
Job 2
New International Version
2 On another day the angels[a](A) came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them(B) to present himself before him. 2 And 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.”(C)
3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.(D) And he still maintains his integrity,(E) though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”(F)
4 “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has(G) for his own life. 5 But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones,(H) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(I)
6 The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands;(J) but you must spare his life.”(K)
7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.(L) 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.(M)
9 His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity?(N) Curse God and die!”(O)
10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish[b] woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?”(P)
In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.(Q)
11 When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite,(R) Bildad the Shuhite(S) and Zophar the Naamathite,(T) heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him.(U) 12 When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him;(V) they began to weep aloud,(W) and they tore their robes(X) and sprinkled dust on their heads.(Y) 13 Then they sat on the ground(Z) with him for seven days and seven nights.(AA) No one said a word to him,(AB) because they saw how great his suffering was.
Job 2
English Standard Version
Satan Attacks Job's Health
2 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. 2 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.” 3 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.” 4 Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. 5 But (D)stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will (E)curse you to your face.” 6 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.”
7 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. 8 And he took (H)a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in (I)the ashes.
9 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
- Job 2:10 Or disaster; also verse 11
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