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

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.

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

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.

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.'

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.