Job 2
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
2 Un día se presentaron ante el Señor los hijos de Dios; también Satán entró con ellos.
2 El Señor preguntó a Satán:
— ¿De dónde vienes?
Satán respondió al Señor:
— Vengo de dar vueltas por la tierra; de andar por ella.
3 El Señor añadió:
— ¿Te has fijado en mi siervo Job? En la tierra no hay otro como él: es un hombre justo, honrado y respetuoso de Dios, y vive apartado del mal. Pero tú me has incitado contra él para que lo aniquilara sin motivo; sin embargo, todavía persiste en su honradez.
4 Satán contestó al Señor:
— Piel por piel; cualquiera lo da todo por salvar su vida. 5 Te apuesto que si pones la mano sobre él y lo hieres en su carne y en sus huesos, te maldecirá a la cara.
6 El Señor respondió a Satán:
— Haz lo que quieras con él, pero respétale la vida.
Satán abandonó la presencia del Señor.
7 Entonces hirió a Job con llagas malignas, desde la planta del pie hasta la cabeza. 8 Job, sentado en el polvo, se rascaba con una tejuela. 9 Su mujer le dijo:
— ¿Todavía persistes en tu honradez? Maldice a Dios y muérete.
10 Job contestó:
— Hablas como una insensata. Si aceptamos de Dios los bienes, ¿no vamos a aceptar los males?
A pesar de lo ocurrido, Job no pecó con sus labios.
Entreacto
11 Tres amigos de Job, cuando se enteraron de las desgracias que había sufrido, llegaron desde sus respectivos países. Eran Elifaz de Temán, Bildad de Súaj y Sofar de Naamat, que se pusieron de acuerdo para ir a compartir su pena y consolarlo. 12 Lo vieron de lejos pero no lo reconocieron; entonces rompieron a llorar, se rasgaron el manto y echaron polvo sobre sus cabezas y hacia el cielo. 13 Después se sentaron junto a Job en el suelo y estuvieron siete días y siete noches; pero ninguno le decía nada, viendo su terrible sufrimiento.
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
La Palabra, (versión hispanoamericana) © 2010 Texto y Edición, Sociedad Bíblica de España
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
