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約伯之三友

又有一天,神的眾子來侍立在耶和華面前,撒旦也來在其中。 耶和華問撒旦說:「你從哪裡來?」撒旦回答說:「我從地上走來走去,往返而來。」 耶和華問撒旦說:「你曾用心察看我的僕人約伯沒有?地上再沒有人像他完全、正直,敬畏神,遠離惡事。你雖激動我攻擊他,無故地毀滅他,他仍然持守他的純正。」 撒旦回答耶和華說:「人以皮代皮,情願捨去一切所有的,保全性命。 你且伸手傷他的骨頭和他的肉,他必當面棄掉你。」 耶和華對撒旦說:「他在你手中,只要存留他的性命。」 於是撒旦從耶和華面前退去,擊打約伯,使他從腳掌到頭頂長毒瘡。 約伯就坐在爐灰中,拿瓦片刮身體。 他的妻子對他說:「你仍然持守你的純正嗎?你棄掉神,死了吧!」 10 約伯卻對她說:「你說話像愚頑的婦人一樣。哎!難道我們從神手裡得福,不也受禍嗎?」在這一切的事上,約伯並不以口犯罪。

11 約伯的三個朋友提幔以利法書亞比勒達拿瑪瑣法,聽說有這一切的災禍臨到他身上,各人就從本處約會同來,為他悲傷,安慰他。 12 他們遠遠地舉目觀看,認不出他來,就放聲大哭。各人撕裂外袍,把塵土向天揚起來,落在自己的頭上。 13 他們就同他七天七夜坐在地上,一個人也不向他說句話,因為他極其痛苦。

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.

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.

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.

And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

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.

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

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.

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.