Job 1
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Integridad y riquezas de Job
1 Hubo un hombre en la tierra de Uz(A) llamado Job(B). Aquel hombre era intachable[a], recto(C), temeroso de[b] Dios(D) y apartado del mal(E). 2 Le nacieron siete hijos y tres hijas(F). 3 Su hacienda era de 7,000 ovejas, 3,000 camellos, 500 yuntas de bueyes, 500 asnas(G) y muchísima servidumbre. Aquel hombre era el más grande(H) de todos los hijos del oriente.
4 Sus hijos acostumbraban ir y hacer un banquete en la casa de cada uno por turno, e invitaban[c] a sus tres hermanas para comer y beber con ellos. 5 Cuando los días del banquete habían pasado[d], Job enviaba a buscarlos y los santificaba, y levantándose temprano, ofrecía holocaustos(I) conforme al número de todos ellos. Porque Job decía: «Quizá mis hijos hayan pecado(J) y maldecido a Dios en sus corazones(K)». Job siempre hacía así.
6 Un día, cuando los hijos de Dios vinieron a presentarse delante del Señor(L), Satanás[e] vino también entre ellos(M). 7 Y el Señor preguntó a Satanás: «¿De dónde vienes?». Entonces Satanás respondió al Señor: «De recorrer la tierra y de andar por ella(N)». 8 Y el Señor dijo a Satanás: «¿Te has fijado[f] en Mi siervo Job(O)? Porque no hay ninguno como él sobre la tierra; es un hombre intachable[g] y recto, temeroso de[h] Dios y apartado del mal(P)». 9 Satanás respondió(Q) al Señor[i]: «¿Acaso teme Job a Dios de balde? 10 ¿No has hecho Tú una valla alrededor de él, de su casa y de todo lo que tiene, por todos lados(R)? Has bendecido el trabajo de sus manos(S) y sus posesiones han aumentado en la tierra(T). 11 Pero extiende ahora Tu mano y toca todo lo que tiene(U), y verás si no te maldice en Tu misma cara(V)». 12 Entonces el Señor dijo a Satanás: «Todo lo que él tiene está en tu poder[j]; pero no extiendas tu mano sobre él». Y Satanás salió de la presencia del Señor.
Dios permite las pruebas de Job
13 Y aconteció que un[k] día en que los hijos y las hijas de Job estaban comiendo y bebiendo en la casa del hermano mayor, 14 vino un mensajero a Job y le dijo: «Los bueyes estaban arando y las asnas paciendo junto a ellos, 15 y los sabeos[l](W) atacaron[m] y se los llevaron. También mataron[n] a los criados a filo de espada. Solo yo[o] escapé para contárselo a usted». 16 Mientras estaba este hablando, vino otro y dijo: «Fuego de Dios cayó del cielo y quemó las ovejas y a los criados y los consumió(X); solo yo escapé para contárselo a usted». 17 Mientras este estaba hablando, vino otro y dijo: «Los caldeos(Y) formaron tres cuadrillas, se lanzaron sobre los camellos y se los llevaron, y mataron[p] a los criados a filo de espada. Solo yo escapé para contárselo a usted». 18 Mientras este estaba hablando, vino otro y dijo: «Sus hijos y sus hijas estaban comiendo y bebiendo vino en la casa del hermano mayor, 19 y entonces vino un gran viento del otro lado del desierto y azotó las cuatro esquinas de la casa, y esta cayó sobre los jóvenes y murieron; solo yo escapé para contárselo a usted».
20 Entonces Job se levantó, rasgó su manto, se rasuró la cabeza, y postrándose en tierra(Z), adoró, 21 y dijo:
«Desnudo salí del vientre de mi madre
Y desnudo volveré allá(AA).
El Señor dio y el Señor quitó(AB);
Bendito sea el nombre del Señor».
22 En todo esto Job no pecó ni culpó[q] a Dios(AC).
Footnotes
- 1:1 O íntegro.
- 1:1 O que reverencia a.
- 1:4 O enviaban y convidaban.
- 1:5 Lit. completado su ciclo.
- 1:6 I.e. el adversario.
- 1:8 Lit. ¿Has puesto tu corazón.
- 1:8 O íntegro.
- 1:8 O que reverencia a.
- 1:9 Lit. al Señor, y dijo.
- 1:12 Lit. mano.
- 1:13 Lit. el.
- 1:15 Lit. Seba o Sabá.
- 1:15 Lit. cayeron sobre.
- 1:15 Lit. hirieron.
- 1:15 Lit. solamente yo solo, y así en los vers. 16, 17 y 19.
- 1:17 Lit. hirieron.
- 1:22 Lit. atribuyó despropósito.
Job 1
EasyEnglish Bible
Job was a good man
1 There was a man who lived in a place called Uz. His name was Job. He was a good and honest man. He was afraid to make God angry. He refused to do evil things. 2 Job had seven sons and three daughters. 3 He had 7,000 sheep and 3,000 camels. He had 500 pairs of oxen and 500 donkeys. He also had many servants. He was the richest person in the east part of the world.
4 Each of Job's sons would give parties for each other in their homes. They sent messages to their three sisters to come and eat the feast with them. 5 After each party, Job would ask his children to come and visit him. He wanted to make them clean again if they were guilty of bad things. He thought, ‘Perhaps they have done something that is bad. Perhaps they have thought bad things against God.’ So he would get up early in the morning. He would offer a burnt offering as a sacrifice for each of his children. Job always did this after each party that his children had.
Satan meets with God
6 One day, the angels came to meet with the Lord in heaven.[a] Satan also came and he stood there with them. 7 The Lord said to Satan, ‘Where have you come from?’ Satan replied, ‘I have been travelling all over the earth. I have been watching the things that happen there.’
8 Then the Lord said to Satan, ‘You have seen Job, who is my servant. What do you think about him? There is no one on earth that is like him. He is a good and honest man. He is afraid to make me angry. He refuses to do evil things.’
9 Satan answered the Lord, ‘There is a very good reason why Job obeys you. 10 You do not let any bad things happen to him. You keep him, his family and all his things safe. You have given him success with everything that he does. His many farm animals are everywhere! 11 You should take away from him all the things that he has. Then he will certainly curse you very strongly.’
12 So the Lord said to Satan, ‘I agree to give you power over all the things that belong to Job. But you must do nothing to hurt Job himself.’
After that, Satan went away.[b]
Satan destroys all Job's things
13 One day, Job's sons and daughters were at a party in the home of his oldest son. 14 A servant brought a message to Job. He said, ‘We were using your oxen to plough the fields. Your donkeys were eating grass beside them. 15 Some men from Sheba suddenly came and they attacked us. They took away all your oxen and your donkeys. They also killed all your other servants. I was the only one who escaped. I ran here to tell you what has happened.’
16 That servant was still speaking, when another servant arrived. He said to Job, ‘God has sent lightning down from the sky. It has killed your sheep and your servants. I was the only one who escaped. I ran here to tell you what has happened.’
17 Before that servant had finished speaking, a third servant arrived. He said to Job, ‘Some robbers from Chaldea suddenly attacked us. They took away all your camels and they killed your servants. I was the only one who escaped. I ran here to tell you what has happened.’
18 That servant was still speaking, when a fourth servant arrived. He said to Job, ‘Your children were eating a feast at a party in the home of your oldest son. 19 Suddenly there was a strong storm that came from the desert. The wind destroyed the house where your children were. The house fell on them and it killed them. I was the only one who escaped. I ran here to tell you what has happened.’
20 When Job heard this news he was very upset. He tore his clothes and he cut off all his hair. Then he bent down low on the ground to worship God. 21 He said, ‘When I was born, I had nothing. When I die, I will take nothing with me. The Lord has given me all the things that I have. The Lord may choose to take those things away. I will continue to praise the name of the Lord!’
22 Even after all these things had happened, Job still did not do anything bad. He did not say that God had done something wrong to him.
Footnotes
- 1:6 When we write Lord like this, it is a special name for God. Sometimes people write it as ‘Yahweh’, or as ‘Jehovah’. It is his own name that he told Moses. See Exodus 3:14. It means ‘I am who I am’. This shows that God has always been there and he always will be there.
- 1:12 Some of the events in this part of the book happen in heaven. Job does not know about these events. So he does not know why all the bad things have happened to him.
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