Job 2
Expanded Bible
Satan Appears Before the Lord Again
2 ·On another day [or One day] the ·angels [L the sons of God] came to ·show themselves [L stand] before the Lord, and Satan [1:6] was with them again. 2 The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”
Satan answered the Lord, “I have been ·wandering around [roaming] the earth, ·going back and forth in [patrolling] it.”
3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you noticed my servant Job [1:8]? No one else on earth is like him. He is an honest and innocent man, honoring God and staying away from evil [1:1]. You ·caused [or enticed] me to ·ruin [injure] him for no good reason, but he ·continues to be without blame [or maintains his innocence].”
4 “One skin for another [L Skin for skin; C a proverb meaning that people only react if they are affected directly]!” Satan [1:6] answered. “A man will give all he has to save his own life. 5 But reach out your hand and ·destroy [afflict; L touch] his bones and flesh, and he will ·curse [L bless; C a euphemism for “curse”; 1:5] you to your face.”
6 The Lord said to Satan [1:6], “All right, then. Job is in your ·power [L hand], but you ·may not take [L must preserve] his life.”
7 So Satan [1:6] left the Lord’s presence. He put ·painful sores [horrible boils] on Job’s body, from the top of his head to the soles of his feet. 8 Job took a ·piece of broken [shard of] pottery to scrape himself, and he sat in ashes in misery.
9 Job’s wife said to him, “Why are you ·trying to stay innocent [maintaining your innocence]? Curse [2:5] God and die!”
10 Job answered, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Should we take only good things from God and not ·trouble [or evil]?” In spite of all this Job did not sin ·in what he said [L with his lips].
Job’s Three Friends Come to Help
11 Now Job had three friends: Eliphaz the Temanite [C from Tema, a town in Edom (1:1)], Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. When these friends heard about Job’s troubles, they agreed to meet and visit him. They wanted to ·show their concern [mourn] and to comfort him. 12 They ·saw Job [L lifted their eyes] from far away, but he looked so different they almost didn’t recognize him. They began to cry loudly and tore their robes and put ·dirt [dust] on their heads [C ancient mourning customs]. 13 Then they sat on the ground with Job seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him because they saw how much he was ·suffering [in pain].
Job 2
Reina Valera Contemporánea
2 En otra ocasión se presentaron ante el Señor sus servidores, y también llegó Satanás. 2 Cuando el Señor lo vio, le preguntó:
«¿De dónde vienes?»
Y Satanás le contestó:
«Vengo de andar recorriendo la tierra.»
3 El Señor le preguntó:
«¿No te has fijado en mi siervo Job, que no hay nadie en la tierra que se le compare? Es un hombre de conducta intachable; no le hace mal a nadie, y es temeroso de Dios. Tú me incitaste a hacerle daño, y a que sin ningún motivo lo arruinara, y aun así él sigue siendo un hombre intachable.»
4 Pero Satanás le respondió al Señor:
«Todo es cuestión de dar y recibir. La gente es capaz de darlo todo, con tal de salvar el pellejo. 5 Pero quítale a Job tu protección, tócalo en su propio cuerpo, ¡y ya verás cómo blasfema contra ti en tu propia cara!»
6 Entonces el Señor dijo:
«Ahí está Job. Lo dejo en tus manos. Pero no le quites la vida.»
7 Satanás salió de la presencia del Señor, pero le envió a Job una sarna tan violenta que lo cubrió de pies a cabeza. 8 Era tal la comezón que Job, sentado en medio de la ceniza, se rascaba con un pedazo de teja.
9 Su esposa lo llenó de reproches y le dijo: «¿Todavía insistes en seguir siendo perfecto? ¡Maldice a Dios, y muérete!»
10 Pero Job le respondió:
«Hablas como una de tantas necias. ¿Acaso hemos de recibir de Dios sólo bendiciones, y no las calamidades?»
Y aun así, Job no pecó ni de palabra.
11 Job tenía tres amigos de lugares diferentes: Elifaz era de Temán, Bildad era de Súaj, y Sofar era de Namat. Cuando ellos se enteraron de la tragedia de su amigo, se pusieron de acuerdo para ir a visitarlo y consolarlo. 12 Cuando ya estaban cerca, como a la distancia no pudieron reconocerlo, se pusieron a llorar, rasgaron sus mantos, y en señal de dolor se echaron ceniza sobre la cabeza. 13 Luego se sentaron en el suelo junto a Job, y así estuvieron siete días con sus noches, sin que ninguno de ellos se atreviera a decirle algo, pues veían que era muy grande su dolor.
Job 2
King James Version
2 Again 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.
2 And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
3 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.
4 And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
6 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
7 So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
9 Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
11 Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
12 And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
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