Job 2
Ang Salita ng Dios (Tagalog Contemporary Bible)
Ang Pangalawang Pagsubok kay Job
2 Isang araw, muling nagtipon ang mga anghel[a] sa presensya ng Panginoon, at muli ring sumali sa kanila si Satanas. 2 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Satanas, “Saan ka nanggaling?” Sumagot si Satanas, “Parooʼt parito na naglilibot sa mundo.” 3 Sinabi sa kanya ng Panginoon, “Napansin mo ba ang aking lingkod na si Job? Wala siyang katulad sa buong mundo. Matuwid siya, malinis ang pamumuhay, may takot sa akin at umiiwas sa kasamaan. Tapat pa rin siya sa akin, kahit na pinilit mo akong payagan ka na sirain siya ng walang dahilan.” 4 Sinabi ni Satanas, “Matatanggap ng tao na mawala ang lahat sa kanya bastaʼt buhay lang siya. 5 Pero kapag siya na ang sinaktan mo, tiyak na isusumpa ka niya.” 6 Sinabi ng Panginoon kay Satanas, “O sige, gawin mo ang gusto mong gawin sa kanya, pero huwag mo siyang papatayin.” 7 Kaya umalis si Satanas sa presensya ng Panginoon, at sinaktan si Job sa pamamagitan ng mga pigsa mula ulo hanggang talampakan. 8 Kumuha si Job ng basag na palayok at ginamit na pangkayod sa kanyang mga sugat habang nakaupo sa abo. 9 Sinabi sa kanya ng asawa niya, “Ano, tapat ka pa rin ba sa iyong Dios? Sumpain mo na siya at nang mamatay ka na!”
10 Sumagot si Job, “Nagsasalita ka ng walang kabuluhan. Mabubuting bagay lang ba ang tatanggapin natin mula sa Dios at hindi ang masasama?” Sa kabila ng lahat ng nangyari kay Job ay hindi siya nagkasala kahit sa pananalita.
Ang Tatlong Kaibigan ni Job
11 Tatlo sa kaibigan ni Job ang nakabalita tungkol sa masamang nangyari sa kanya. Itoʼy sina Elifaz na taga-Teman, si Bildad na taga-Shua, at si Zofar na taga-Naama. Nagkasundo silang dalawin si Job para makiramay at aliwin. 12 Malayu-layo pa sila, nakita na nila si Job, pero halos hindi na nila ito makilala. Kaya napaiyak sila nang malakas. Pinunit nila ang kanilang mga damit at naglagay ng alikabok sa kanilang ulo bilang pagpapakita ng pagdadalamhati. 13 Pagkatapos, umupo sila sa lupa kasama ni Job sa loob ng pitong araw at pitong gabi. Hindi sila nagsalita dahil nakita nila ang labis na paghihirap na dinaranas ni Job.
Footnotes
- 2:1 mga anghel: sa literal, mga anak ng Dios.
Job 2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 2
Have You Paid Any Notice to My Servant Job?[a] 1 On another occasion the sons of God came forward to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan accompanied them. 2 The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “I have been roaming the earth and going back and forth in it.”
3 The Lord said to Satan, “Have you paid any notice to my servant Job? You will not find anyone like him on the entire earth. He is a good and righteous man who fears God and shuns evil. He still maintains his integrity, even though you incited me to ruin him without the slightest justification.”
4 Satan answered the Lord, “Skin for skin![b] A man will surrender everything he has to save his own life. 5 But now if you stretch forth your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, he will curse you to your face.” 6 The Lord said to Satan, “He is in your power, but you must spare his life.”
Job Did Not Utter a Single Sinful Word.[c] 7 Therefore, when Satan left the Lord’s presence, he afflicted Job with malignant sores from the soles of his feet to the top of his head. 8 Job took a potsherd to scrape himself as he sat among the ashes.[d]
9 Then his wife said to him, “When will you give up persisting in your integrity? Curse God and die!” 10 He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. If we accept good things from God, should we not be willing to accept sorrows as well?” In all this, Job did not utter a single sinful word.
11 The Three Friends.[e] When three of Job’s friends heard of all the misfortunes that he had endured, each of them set out from his own home—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. After they gathered together, they went forth to console and comfort him.[f]
12 However, when they first saw Job from a distance, they could hardly recognize him, and they wept aloud, tore their cloaks, and threw dust into the air over their heads. 13 Then they sat there with him upon the ground for seven days and seven nights. None of them spoke a word to him, for they could clearly see how greatly he was suffering.
Footnotes
- Job 2:1 Human beings are great before God when they patiently accept trials, but it is when suffering touches their very lives that they give the final proof of their fidelity.
- Job 2:4 Skin for skin: a proverbial expression that probably originated in the willingness to barter one animal skin for another. Here it means that Job is bearing his suffering with patience solely to avoid more severe suffering and to gain more favors from God.
- Job 2:7 Afflicted with a kind of leprosy, the sick man goes to live away from inhabited places atop a pile of dusty refuse that had accumulated over the years at the entrance to the city. The intervention of his wife in the guise of a temptress (see Gen 3:6-12; Jdg 16:4ff; Tob 2:14) puts the finishing touch to the trial of Job. His faith becomes even more heroic.
- Job 2:8 Sitting among ashes was a sign of mourning.
- Job 2:11 In the presence of Job, disfigured by suffering, his friends make use of rites of penitence and sorrow in common use: loud weeping, tearing of cloaks, throwing dirt over one’s head, and long silent prostration (see Gen 50:10; Jos 7:6; 2 Sam 1:2, 11; 3:31).
- Job 2:11 Teman, Shuh, and Naamath were in Arabia, a land noted at that time for its wise men (see Prov 30:1; Jer 49:7; Ob 8-9; Bar 3:22f).
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.
Job 2
New King James 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 came also among them to present himself before the Lord. 2 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.”
3 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.”
4 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. 5 (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!”
6 (H)And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”
7 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. 8 And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself (J)while he sat in the midst of the ashes.
9 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.
Job 2
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
Satan’s Second Test of Job
2 One day the sons of God(A) came again to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came with them to present himself before the Lord. 2 The Lord asked Satan, ‘Where have you come from? ’
‘From roaming through the earth,’ Satan answered him, ‘and walking around on it.’
3 Then the Lord said to Satan, ‘Have you considered my servant Job? No one else on earth is like him, a man of perfect integrity,(B) who fears God and turns away from evil.(C) He still retains his integrity, even though you incited me against him, to destroy him for no good reason.’
4 ‘Skin for skin! ’ Satan answered the Lord. ‘A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life. 5 But stretch out your hand and strike(D) his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.’
6 ‘Very well,’ the Lord told Satan, ‘he is in your power; only spare his life.’ 7 So Satan left the Lord’s presence and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.(E) 8 Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.(F)
9 His wife said to him, ‘Are you still holding on to your integrity? Curse God and die! ’
10 ‘You speak as a foolish woman speaks,’ he told her. ‘Should we accept only good from God and not adversity? ’ Throughout all this Job did not sin in what he said.[a]
Job’s Three Friends
11 Now when Job’s three friends – Eliphaz the Temanite,(G) Bildad the Shuhite,(H) and Zophar the Naamathite – heard about all this adversity that had happened to him, each of them came from his home. They met together to go and sympathise with him and comfort(I) him. 12 When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognise him. They wept aloud,(J) and each man tore his robe and threw dust into the air and on his head.(K) 13 Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and nights,(L) but no one spoke a word to him because they saw that his suffering(M) was very intense.
Footnotes
- 2:10 Lit sin with his lips
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