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Satan’s Second Test of Job

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. The Lord asked Satan, ‘Where have you come from? ’

‘From roaming through the earth,’ Satan answered him, ‘and walking around on it.’

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.’

‘Skin for skin! ’ Satan answered the Lord. ‘A man will give up everything he owns in exchange for his life. But stretch out your hand and strike(D) his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.’

‘Very well,’ the Lord told Satan, ‘he is in your power; only spare his life.’ 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) Then Job took a piece of broken pottery to scrape himself while he sat among the ashes.(F)

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

  1. 2:10 Lit sin with his lips

Segunda prueba de Job

Llegó el día en que los ángeles[a] fueron a presentarse ante el Señor y con ellos llegó también Satanás para comparecer ante el Señor. Y el Señor le preguntó:

—¿De dónde vienes?

—Vengo de rondar la tierra y de recorrerla de un extremo a otro —respondió Satanás.

—¿Te has puesto a pensar en mi siervo Job? —volvió a preguntarle el Señor—. No hay en la tierra nadie como él; es un hombre íntegro e intachable, que me honra y vive apartado del mal. Y aunque tú me incitaste contra él para arruinarlo sin motivo, ¡todavía mantiene firme su integridad!

—¡Una cosa por la otra! —respondió Satanás—. Con tal de salvar la vida, el hombre da todo lo que tiene. Pero extiende la mano y hiérelo, ¡a ver si no te maldice en tu propia cara!

—Muy bien —dijo el Señor a Satanás—, Job está en tus manos. Eso sí, respeta su vida.

Dicho esto, Satanás se retiró de la presencia del Señor para afligir a Job con dolorosas úlceras desde la planta del pie hasta la coronilla. Y Job, sentado en medio de las cenizas, tomó un pedazo de teja para rascarse.

Su esposa le reprochó:

—¿Todavía mantienes firme tu integridad? ¡Maldice a Dios y muérete!

10 Job respondió:

—Mujer, hablas como una necia. Si de Dios sabemos recibir lo bueno, ¿no sabremos recibir también lo malo?

A pesar de todo esto, Job no pecó ni de palabra.

Los tres amigos de Job

11 Tres amigos de Job se enteraron de todo el mal que le había sobrevenido y, de común acuerdo, salieron de sus respectivos lugares para ir juntos a expresarle a Job sus condolencias y consuelo. Ellos eran Elifaz de Temán, Bildad de Súah y Zofar de Namat. 12 Desde cierta distancia alcanzaron a verlo y casi no lo pudieron reconocer. Se echaron a llorar a voz en cuello, rasgando sus vestiduras y arrojándose polvo y ceniza sobre la cabeza,[b] 13 y durante siete días y siete noches se sentaron en el suelo para hacerle compañía. Ninguno de ellos se atrevía a decirle nada, pues veían cuán grande era su sufrimiento.

Footnotes

  1. 2:1 ángeles. Lit. hijos de Dios.
  2. 2:12 La expresión rasgando … cabeza alude al profundo dolor y consternación.

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. 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)

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)

“Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has(G) for his own life. But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones,(H) and he will surely curse you to your face.”(I)

The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands;(J) but you must spare his life.”(K)

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) Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.(M)

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.

Footnotes

  1. Job 2:1 Hebrew the sons of God
  2. Job 2:10 The Hebrew word rendered foolish denotes moral deficiency.