¹Again it came to pass on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Jehovah.

¹Ja ühel päeval, kui Jumala lapsed tulid ja seisid Issanda ees, tuli ka saatan nende sekka ja seisis Issanda ees.

²And Jehovah said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

²Ja Issand küsis saatanalt: 'Kust sa tuled?' Ja saatan vastas Issandale: 'Maad mööda hulkumast ja rändamast.'

³And Jehovah said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job? for there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and turneth away from evil: and he still holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

³Siis Issand ütles saatanale: 'Kas oled pannud tähele mu sulast Iiobit? Sest tema sarnast maa peal ei ole: ta on vaga ja õiglane mees, kardab Jumalat ja hoidub kurjast. Ikka veel peab ta kinni oma vagadusest, kuigi sa kihutasid mind tema vastu teda ilma põhjuseta hävitama.'

⁴And Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

⁴Aga saatan vastas Issandale ning ütles: 'Nahk naha vastu, ja mees annab kõik, mis tal on, oma hinge eest.

⁵But put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce thee to thy face.

⁵Aga siruta ometi oma käsi ning puuduta tema luud ja liha! Kas ta siis õnnistab su palet?'

⁶And Jehovah said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.

⁶Ja Issand ütles saatanale: 'Vaata, ta on su käes! Säästa ainult tema hing!'

⁷So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

⁷Siis saatan läks Issanda juurest ära ja lõi Iiobit kurjade paisetega jalatallast pealaeni.

⁸And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.

⁸Iiob aga võttis enesele potikillu, et sellega ennast kaapida; ja ta istus tuha sees.

⁹Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.

⁹Siis ta naine ütles temale: 'Kas sa veelgi oma vagadusest kinni pead? Nea Jumalat ja sure!'

¹⁰But 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.

¹⁰Aga ta vastas temale: 'Sinagi räägid, nagu rumalad naised räägivad. Kas me peaksime Jumalalt vastu võtma ainult head, aga mitte kurja?' Kõige selle juures ei teinud Iiob oma huultega pattu.

¹¹Now 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, and they made an appointment together to come to bemoan him and to comfort him.

¹¹Kui Iiobi kolm sõpra kuulsid kogu sellest õnnetusest, mis teda oli tabanud, siis tulid nad igaüks oma kodupaigast: teemanlane Eliifas, suhiit Bildad ja naamalane Soofar; ja nad tulid kokku, et minna temale kaastunnet avaldama ja teda trööstima.

¹²And 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 robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

¹²Aga kui nad eemalt oma silmad üles tõstsid, siis nad ei tundnud teda. Ja nad tõstsid häält ning nutsid, ja igamees käristas oma kuue lõhki ning riputas enesele vastu taevast tuhka pea peale.

¹³So 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.

¹³Siis nad istusid maas koos temaga seitse päeva ja seitse ööd, ja ükski ei rääkinud temaga sõnagi, sest nad nägid, et ta valu oli väga suur.