Job 2

وَكَانَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ أَنَّهُ جَاءَ بَنُو اللهِ لِيَمْثُلُوا أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ، وَجَاءَ الشَّيْطَانُ أَيْضًا فِي وَسْطِهِمْ لِيَمْثُلَ أَمَامَ الرَّبِّ.

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.

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِلشَّيْطَانِ: «مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتَ؟» فَأَجَابَ الشَّيْطَانُ الرَّبَّ وَقَالَ: «مِنَ الْجَوَلاَنِ فِي الأَرْضِ، وَمِنَ التَّمَشِّي فِيهَا».

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.

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِلشَّيْطَانِ: «هَلْ جَعَلْتَ قَلْبَكَ عَلَى عَبْدِي أَيُّوبَ؟ لأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِثْلُهُ فِي الأَرْضِ. رَجُلٌ كَامِلٌ وَمُسْتَقِيمٌ يَتَّقِي اللهَ وَيَحِيدُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ. وَإِلَى الآنَ هُوَ مُتَمَسِّكٌ بِكَمَالِهِ، وَقَدْ هَيَّجْتَنِي عَلَيْهِ لأَبْتَلِعَهُ بِلاَ سَبَبٍ».

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.

فَأَجَابَ الشَّيْطَانُ الرَّبَّ وَقَالَ: «جِلْدٌ بِجِلْدٍ، وَكُلُّ مَا لِلإِنْسَانِ يُعْطِيهِ لأَجْلِ نَفْسِهِ.

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

وَلكِنْ ابْسِطِ الآنَ يَدَكَ وَمَسَّ عَظْمَهُ وَلَحْمَهُ، فَإِنَّهُ فِي وَجْهِكَ يُجَدِّفُ عَلَيْكَ».

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

فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِلشَّيْطَانِ: «هَا هُوَ فِي يَدِكَ، وَلكِنِ احْفَظْ نَفْسَهُ».

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

فَخَرَجَ الشَّيْطَانُ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ الرَّبِّ، وَضَرَبَ أَيُّوبَ بِقُرْحٍ رَدِيءٍ مِنْ بَاطِنِ قَدَمِهِ إِلَى هَامَتِهِ.

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.

فَأَخَذَ لِنَفْسِهِ شَقْفَةً لِيَحْتَكَّ بِهَا وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ فِي وَسَطِ الرَّمَادِ.

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

فَقَالَتْ لَهُ امْرَأَتُهُ: «أَنْتَ مُتَمَسِّكٌ بَعْدُ بِكَمَالِكَ؟ بَارِكِ اللهِ وَمُتْ!».

Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

فَقَالَ لَهَا: «تَتَكَلَّمِينَ كَلاَمًا كَإِحْدَى الْجَاهِلاَتِ! أَالْخَيْرَ نَقْبَلُ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللهِ، وَالشَّرَّ لاَ نَقْبَلُ؟». فِي كُلِّ هذَا لَمْ يُخْطِئْ أَيُّوبُ بِشَفَتَيْهِ.

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.

فَلَمَّا سَمِعَ أَصْحَابُ أَيُّوبَ الثَّلاَثَةُ بِكُلِّ الشَّرِّ الَّذِي أَتَى عَلَيْهِ، جَاءُوا كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْ مَكَانِهِ: أَلِيفَازُ التَّيْمَانِيُّ وَبِلْدَدُ الشُّوحِيُّ وَصُوفَرُ النَّعْمَاتِيُّ، وَتَوَاعَدُوا أَنْ يَأْتُوا لِيَرْثُوا لَهُ وَيُعَزُّوهُ.

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.

وَرَفَعُوا أَعْيُنَهُمْ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ وَلَمْ يَعْرِفُوهُ، فَرَفَعُوا أَصْوَاتَهُمْ وَبَكَوْا، وَمَزَّقَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ جُبَّتَهُ، وَذَرَّوْا تُرَابًا فَوْقَ رُؤُوسِهِمْ نَحْوَ السَّمَاءِ،

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.

وَقَعَدُوا مَعَهُ عَلَى الأَرْضِ سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَسَبْعَ لَيَال، وَلَمْ يُكَلِّمْهُ أَحَدٌ بِكَلِمَةٍ، لأَنَّهُمْ رَأَوْا أَنَّ كَآبَتَهُ كَانَتْ عَظِيمَةً جِدًّا.

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.