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Job 1
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Job’s Character and Greatness

1 There was a man in the land of Uz whose[a] name was Job. That[b] man was blameless and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil. 2 And seven sons and three daughters were born to him. 3 Then[c] his livestock came to be seven thousand sheep and goats and three thousand camels and five hundred pairs[d] of oxen and five hundred female donkeys, and he had very many slaves, and that man was greater than all the people of the east. 4 And his sons used to go and hold a feast at each other’s house[e] on his day, and they would send, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and to drink with them. 5 Then when[f] the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send,[g] and he would sanctify them. Thus[h] he would arise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of all of them, because Job thought,[i] “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed[j] God in their heart.” This is what Job used to do all the time.[k]

6 And it happened one day[l] that[m] the sons of God[n] came to present themselves before Yahweh, and Satan[o] also came into their midst. 7 So[p] Yahweh said to Satan,[q] “From where have you come?”

Then[r] Satan[s] answered Yahweh and said, “From roaming on the earth and from walking about in it.”

8 So[t] Yahweh said to Satan,[u] “Have you considered[v] my servant Job? Indeed,[w] there is no one like him on the earth—a blameless man and upright and God-fearing and turning away from evil.”

9 Then[x] Satan[y] answered Yahweh and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? 10 Have you[z] not put a fence around him and his household and around all that belongs to him[aa] on every side?[ab] You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock[ac] has increased in the land. 11 But,[ad] on the other hand, stretch out[ae] your hand and touch all that belongs to him[af] and see whether[ag] he will curse[ah] you to your face.”

12 So[ai] Yahweh said to Satan,[aj] “Look, all that belongs to him[ak] is in your power.[al] Only do not stretch out your hand against[am] him.” So[an] Satan[ao] went out from Yahweh’s presence.[ap]

The Adversary’s Attack on Job’s Possessions

13 And then there was one day when[aq] his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother’s house. 14 And a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the female donkeys were feeding beside them.[ar] 15 Then[as] the Sabeans attacked,[at] and they took them, and they slew the servants by the edge of the sword.[au] But[av] I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”

16 While this one was still speaking, another[aw] came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens, and it blazed up against the sheep and goats and against the servants, and it consumed them. But I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”

17 While this one was still speaking, another[ax] came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three divisions, and they made a raid on the camels, and they carried them away, and they struck your servants by the edge of the sword,[ay] but I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”

18 At the time[az] this one was speaking, another[ba] came and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their firstborn brother’s house. 19 And behold,[bb] a great wind came from across the desert, and it struck the four corners of the house so that[bc] it fell upon the young people, and they died. But I escaped, even I alone, to tell you.”

20 Then[bd] Job arose and tore his outer garment[be] and shaved his head; then[bf] he fell upon the ground and he worshiped. 21 Then[bg] he said, “Naked I came out from my mother’s womb, and naked I will return there. Yahweh gives, and Yahweh takes. Let Yahweh’s name be blessed.” 22 In all this, Job did not sin and did not charge God with wrongdoing.[bh]

Footnotes

  1. Job 1:1 Hebrew “his”
  2. Job 1:1 Hebrew “And that”
  3. Job 1:3 Hebrew “And”
  4. Job 1:3 Hebrew “pair”
  5. Job 1:4 Literally “at the house of a man,” or “at the house of each”
  6. Job 1:5 Literally “And it would happen that,” or “And it would happen when”
  7. Job 1:5 Literally “and Job would send”
  8. Job 1:5 Hebrew “And”
  9. Job 1:5 Or “said”
  10. Job 1:5 Literally “blessed”— negative meaning by context
  11. Job 1:5 Or “always”; literally “all the days”
  12. Job 1:6 Literally “the day”
  13. Job 1:6 Literally “and”
  14. Job 1:6 Or “the heavenly beings,” or “the angels”
  15. Job 1:6 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  16. Job 1:7 Hebrew “And”
  17. Job 1:7 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  18. Job 1:7 Hebrew “And”
  19. Job 1:7 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  20. Job 1:8 Hebrew “And”
  21. Job 1:8 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  22. Job 1:8 Literally “set your heart”
  23. Job 1:8 Or “For,” or “Because”
  24. Job 1:9 Hebrew “And”
  25. Job 1:9 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  26. Job 1:10 Emphatic personal pronoun could be translated “you yourself”
  27. Job 1:10 Literally “all that is his”
  28. Job 1:10 Literally “from around”
  29. Job 1:10 Or “possessions”
  30. Job 1:11 Hebrew “And”
  31. Job 1:11 Or “please”
  32. Job 1:11 Literally “all that is his”
  33. Job 1:11 Literally “if not”
  34. Job 1:11 Literally “bless”— negative meaning by context
  35. Job 1:12 Hebrew “And”
  36. Job 1:12 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  37. Job 1:12 Literally “all that is his”
  38. Job 1:12 Literally “hand”
  39. Job 1:12 Literally “to,” or “unto”
  40. Job 1:12 Hebrew “And”
  41. Job 1:12 Hebrew “the accuser,” or “the adversary”
  42. Job 1:12 Literally “faces of”
  43. Job 1:13 Hebrew “and”
  44. Job 1:14 Literally “on their hands”
  45. Job 1:15 Hebrew “And”
  46. Job 1:15 Literally “fell upon them”
  47. Job 1:15 Literally “with the mouth of the sword”
  48. Job 1:15 Hebrew “And”
  49. Job 1:16 Literally “this”
  50. Job 1:17 Literally “this”
  51. Job 1:17 Literally “with the mouth of the sword”
  52. Job 1:18 Hebrew “Until”
  53. Job 1:18 Literally “this”
  54. Job 1:19 Or “Look”
  55. Job 1:19 Literally “and”
  56. Job 1:20 Hebrew “And”
  57. Job 1:20 Or “robe”
  58. Job 1:20 Hebrew “and”
  59. Job 1:21 Hebrew “And”
  60. Job 1:22 Literally “give unseemliness to God”
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Job 1
International Standard Version

Job’s Faithfulness

1 There once was a man in the land of Uz[a] named Job. The man was blameless as well as upright. He feared God and kept away from evil. 2 Seven sons and three daughters had been born to him. 3 His livestock included 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams[b] of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and many servants. Indeed, the man’s stature greatly exceeded that of many people who lived in the East. 4 His sons used to travel to each other’s houses in turn on a regular schedule and hold festivals, inviting their three sisters to celebrate[c] with them.

5 When their time of feasting had concluded, Job would rise early in the morning to send for them[d] and consecrate them to God.[e] He would offer a burnt offering for each one,[f] because Job thought, “Perhaps my children sinned by cursing God in their hearts.” Job did this time and again.[g]

Satan’s First Attack on Job

6 One day, divine beings[h] presented themselves to the Lord, and Satan[i] accompanied them. 7 The Lord asked Satan, “Where have you come from?”

In response, Satan answered the Lord, “From wandering all over the earth and walking back and forth throughout it.”

8 Then the Lord asked Satan, “Have you considered[j] my servant Job? There is no one like him on earth. The man is blameless as well as upright. He fears God and keeps away from evil.”

9 But in response, Satan asked the Lord, “Does Job fear God for nothing? 10 Haven’t you surrounded him with a fence on all sides, around his house, and around all that he owns? You have blessed everything he puts his hands on and you have increased his livestock in the land. 11 However, stretch out your hand and strike everything he owns, and he will curse you to your face.”

12 Then the Lord told Satan, “Very well then, everything he owns is under your control,[k] only you may not extend your hand against him.” So Satan left the Lord’s presence.

13 Some time later, when his children[l] were celebrating[m] in their oldest[n] brother’s house, 14 a messenger approached Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the female donkeys were grazing nearby 15 when the Sabeans attacked, captured the servants, and killed them with swords. I alone escaped to tell you!”

16 While this messenger[o] was still speaking, another[p] came and announced, “A lightning storm struck[q] and incinerated the flock and the servants while they were eating. I alone escaped to tell you!”

17 While this messenger[r] was still speaking, another[s] came and announced, “The Chaldeans formed three companies, raided the camels, captured the servants, and killed them with swords. Only I alone escaped to tell you.”

18 While this messenger[t] was still speaking, another[u] came and announced, “Your children were celebrating[v] in their oldest[w] brother’s house 19 when a strong wind came straight out of the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on the young people, and they died. I alone escaped to tell you!”

Job Blesses God Despite the Catastrophe

20 Then Job stood up, tore his robe, shaved his head, fell to the ground, bowed very low, 21 and exclaimed:

“I left my mother’s womb naked,
    and I will return to God naked.
The Lord has given,
    and the Lord has taken.
        May the name of the Lord be blessed.”

22 Job neither sinned nor charged God with wrongdoing in all of this.

Footnotes

  1. Job 1:1 I.e. a city east of Israel in Arabia; the name means Wooded
  2. Job 1:3 Or pairs
  3. Job 1:4 Lit. to eat and drink
  4. Job 1:5 The Heb. lacks for them
  5. Job 1:5 The Heb. lacks to God
  6. Job 1:5 Lit. offering according to their number
  7. Job 1:5 Lit. all the days
  8. Job 1:6 Lit. day, sons of God
  9. Job 1:6 The Heb. name Satan means The Opponent or The Accuser; and so throughout the book
  10. Job 1:8 Lit. you set your heart over
  11. Job 1:12 Lit. hand
  12. Job 1:13 Lit. his sons and daughters
  13. Job 1:13 Lit. were eating and drinking wine
  14. Job 1:13 Lit. their firstborn
  15. Job 1:16 The Heb. lacks messenger
  16. Job 1:16 Lit. this
  17. Job 1:16 Lit. Fire of God fell from heaven
  18. Job 1:17 The Heb. lacks messenger
  19. Job 1:17 Lit. this
  20. Job 1:18 The Heb. lacks messenger
  21. Job 1:18 Lit. this
  22. Job 1:18 Lit. eating and drinking wine
  23. Job 1:18 Lit. their firstborn
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