¹And there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.

¹Makhluk-makhluk surgawi kembali menghadap TUHAN, dan Si Penggoda ada pula di antara mereka.

²And Jehovah said to 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.

²Maka TUHAN bertanya kepadanya, "Dari mana engkau?" Si Penggoda menjawab, "Dari perjalanan mengembara ke sana sini dan menjelajahi bumi."

³And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.

³TUHAN bertanya, "Apakah sudah kauperhatikan hamba-Ku Ayub? Di seluruh bumi tak ada orang yang begitu setia dan baik hati seperti dia. Ia menyembah Aku dan sama sekali tidak melakukan kejahatan. Dia masih tetap setia kepada-Ku, walaupun engkau telah membujuk Aku mencelakakan dia tanpa alasan."

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

⁴Tetapi Si Penggoda menjawab, "Nyawa dan kesehatan lebih berharga daripada harta. Manusia rela mengurbankan segala miliknya asal ia dapat tetap hidup.

⁵but put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, [and see] if he will not curse thee to thy face!

⁵Seandainya tubuhnya Kausakiti, pasti ia akan langsung mengutuki Engkau!"

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

⁶Maka berkatalah TUHAN kepada Si Penggoda, "Baiklah, lakukanlah apa saja dengan dia, asal jangan kaubunuh dia."

⁷And Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah; and he smote Job with a grievous botch from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

⁷Maka Si Penggoda pergi dari hadapan TUHAN, dan menimbulkan borok pada seluruh tubuh Ayub dari telapak kaki sampai ujung kepalanya.

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

⁸Lalu Ayub duduk di dekat timbunan sampah, dan mengambil beling untuk menggaruk-garuk badannya.

⁹And his wife said to him, Dost thou still remain firm in thine integrity? curse God and die.

⁹Istrinya berkata kepadanya, "Mana bisa engkau masih tetap setia kepada Allah? Ayo, kutukilah Dia, lalu matilah!"

¹⁰But he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good from God, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

¹⁰Jawab Ayub, "Kaubicara seperti orang dungu! Masakan kita hanya mau menerima apa yang baik dari Allah, sedangkan yang tidak baik kita tolak?" Jadi, meskipun Ayub mengalami segala musibah itu, ia tidak mengucapkan kata-kata yang melawan Allah.

¹¹And three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him. And they came each one from his place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.

¹¹Musibah yang menimpa Ayub telah didengar oleh tiga orang temannya, yaitu Elifas dari kota Teman, Bildad orang Suah dan Zofar orang Naamah. Mereka bersepakat hendak menjenguk dan menghiburnya.

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 mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.

¹²Tetapi ketika dari kejauhan mereka memandangnya, mereka hampir tak dapat mengenalinya lagi. Mereka menangis dengan nyaring dan merobek pakaian mereka serta menaburkan debu ke udara dan di kepala.

¹³And they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; and none spoke a word to him; for they saw that [his] anguish was very great.

¹³Tujuh hari tujuh malam mereka duduk di tanah, di samping Ayub, tanpa mengucapkan sepatah kata pun, karena mereka melihat betapa berat penderitaannya.