Job 2
Svenska Folkbibeln 2015
Jobs andra prövning
2 (A) En dag kom Guds söner och trädde fram inför Herren. Även Åklagaren var med bland dem och trädde fram inför Herren. 2 Då frågade Herren Åklagaren: ”Varifrån kommer du?” Åklagaren svarade: ”Från en färd över jorden där jag vandrat omkring.” 3 Herren sade till Åklagaren: ”Lade du märke till min tjänare Job? På jorden finns ingen som är så from och rättsinnig, ingen som så fruktar Gud och undviker det onda. Han står fortfarande fast i sin fromhet fastän du uppeggade mig mot honom för att förgöra honom utan skäl.”
4 Åklagaren svarade Herren: ”Hud för hud. Allt man äger ger man ju för att rädda sitt liv. 5 (B) Men räck ut din hand och rör vid hans kött och ben. Helt säkert kommer han då att förbanna dig rakt i ansiktet.” 6 (C) Herren sade till Åklagaren: ”Nåväl, han är i din hand. Men du måste skona hans liv.”
7 Och Åklagaren gick bort från Herrens ansikte och slog Job med svåra bölder, från fotsulan ända till hjässan. 8 (D) Job tog då en lerskärva att skrapa sig med, där han satt mitt i askan.
9 Då sade hans hustru till honom: ”Står du fortfarande fast i din fromhet? Förbanna Gud och dö.” 10 (E) Men han svarade henne: ”Du talar som en dåraktig kvinna skulle tala. Om vi tar emot det goda av Gud, ska vi då inte också ta emot det onda?”
Under allt detta syndade inte Job med sina läppar.
Jobs tre vänner
11 (F) När tre av Jobs vänner fick höra om alla olyckor som hade drabbat honom, kom de var och en från sin ort: Elifas[a] från Teman[b], Bildad från Shua[c] och Sofar från Naama[d]. De enades om att gå och visa sitt deltagande och trösta honom.
12 (G) Men när de på avstånd fick se honom och inte kunde känna igen honom, brast de i gråt och rev sönder sina mantlar och kastade stoft[e] mot himlen över sina huvuden. 13 (H) Sedan satt de med honom på marken i sju dagar och sju nätter utan att någon av dem sade ett ord till honom, eftersom de såg att hans plåga var mycket stor.
Footnotes
- 2:11 Elifas Betyder ”min Gud är guld”. Jfr 1 Mos 36:11. De andra vännernas namn är svårtolkade.
- 2:11 Teman Stad i Edom sydost om Döda havet, förknippad med vishet (Jer 49:7).
- 2:11 Shua Troligen ett nordvästarabiskt stamområde (jfr 1 Mos 25:2).
- 2:11 Naama Troligen en ort i nordvästra Saudiarabien.
- 2:12 rev sönder sina mantlar och kastade stoft Sorgeritual (jfr 2 Sam 13:19, 31).
Job 2
EasyEnglish Bible
Satan attacks Job's health
2 Another time, the angels came again to meet with the Lord. Satan also came with them to meet the Lord. 2 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.’
3 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 who is like him. He is a good and honest man. He is afraid to make me angry. He refuses to do evil things. Because of what you said, I allowed you to attack him. But he did not deserve that. He has continued to do what is right.’
4 Satan answered the Lord, ‘A man will always take care of his own body. He would do anything to save his own life. 5 So now cause Job to have great pain in his own body. Then he will certainly curse you very strongly.’
6 So the Lord said to Satan, ‘I agree to give you power over Job himself. But you must not cause his death.’
7 So Satan went away. He caused Job to have boils all over his body. They hurt him everywhere, from the bottom of his feet to the top of his head.
8 Job was very upset and he sat down among some ashes. He used a piece of a broken pot to remove the bad bits of skin.
9 His wife said to him, ‘You cannot continue to trust God! Instead, you should curse God and then die.’ 10 Job replied, ‘Do not talk like a fool! We take the good things that God gives us. So we should not be surprised if he sends us trouble as well.’
In all his trouble, Job never said any wrong things against God.
Job's friends come to help him
11 Three of Job's friends heard news about his trouble. One friend was called Eliphaz, who came from Teman. The second friend was called Bildad, who came from Shuah. The third friend was called Zophar, who came from Naamah. They came from their own homes to meet together. They wanted to show Job that they were sorry about his trouble. They went to visit him to comfort him.
12 When they could see Job from far away, they did not easily recognize him. They began to weep very loudly. They were so upset that they tore their clothes. They threw dust into the air and on their heads. 13 For a whole week, they sat on the ground near Job. They knew that his pain was very bad. So all that time, they did not say anything to him.
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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