1[] Ημεραν δε τινα ηλθον οι υιοι του Θεου δια να παρασταθωσιν ενωπιον του Κυριου· και μεταξυ αυτων ηλθε και ο Σατανας, δια να παρασταθη ενωπιον του Κυριου.
1Again it happened on the day when the God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, that Satan came also among them to present himself before Yahweh.
2Και ειπεν ο Κυριος προς τον Σαταναν, Ποθεν ερχεσαι; Και ο Σατανας απεκριθη προς τον Κυριον και ειπε, Περιελθων την γην και εμπεριπατησας εν αυτη παρειμι.
2Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
3Και ειπεν ο Κυριος προς τον Σαταναν, Εβαλες τον νουν σου επι τον δουλον μου Ιωβ, οτι δεν υπαρχει ομοιος αυτου εν τη γη, ανθρωπος αμεμπτος και ευθυς, φοβουμενος τον Θεον και απεχομενος απο κακου; και ετι κρατει την ακεραιοτητα αυτου, αν και με παρωξυνας κατ' αυτου, δια να εξολοθρευσω αυτον ανευ αιτιας.
3Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause.”
4Και απεκριθη ο Σατανας προς τον Κυριον και ειπε, Δερμα υπερ δερματος, και παντα οσα εχει ο ανθρωπος θελει δωσει υπερ της ζωης αυτου·
4Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.
5πλην τωρα εκτεινον την χειρα σου και εγγισον τα οστα αυτου και την σαρκα αυτου, δια να ιδης εαν δεν σε βλασφημηση κατα προσωπον.
5But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face.”
6Και ειπεν ο Κυριος προς τον Σαταναν, Ιδου, αυτος εις την χειρα σου· μονον την ζωην αυτου φυλαξον.
6Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.”
7[] Τοτε εξηλθεν ο Σατανας απ' εμπροσθεν του Κυριου και επαταξε τον Ιωβ με ελκος κακον απο του ιχνους των ποδων αυτου εως της κορυφης αυτου.
7So Satan went forth from the presence of Yahweh, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.
8Και ελαβεν εις εαυτον οστρακον, δια να ξυηται με αυτο· και εκαθητο εν μεσω της σποδου.
8He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.
9Τοτε ειπε προς αυτον γυνη αυτου, Ετι κρατεις την ακεραιοτητα σου; Βλασφημησον τον Θεον και αποθανε.
9Then his wife said to him, “Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die.”
10Ο δε ειπε προς αυτην, Ελαλησας ως λαλει μια εκ των αφρονων γυναικων· τα αγαθα μονον θελομεν δεχθη εκ του Θεου, και τα κακα δεν θελομεν δεχθη; Εν πασι τουτοις δεν ημαρτησεν ο Ιωβ με τα χειλη αυτου.
10But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.
11[] Ακουσαντες δε οι τρεις φιλοι του Ιωβ παντα ταυτα τα κακα τα επελθοντα επ' αυτον, ηλθον εκαστος εκ του τοπου αυτου· Ελιφας ο Θαιμανιτης και Βιλδαδ ο Σαυχιτης και Σωφαρ ο Νααμαθιτης· διοτι ειχον συμφωνησει να ελθωσιν ομου, δια να συλλυπηθωσιν αυτον και να παρηγορησωσιν αυτον.
11Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.
12Και οτε εσηκωσαν τους οφθαλμους αυτων μακροθεν και δεν εγνωρισαν αυτον, υψωσαν την φωνην αυτων και εκλαυσαν· και διεσχισαν εκαστος το ιματιον αυτου και ερριψαν χωμα επι τας κεφαλας αυτων προς τον ουρανον.
12When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn’t recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.
13Και εκαθησαν μετ' αυτου κατα γης επτα ημερας και επτα νυκτας, και ουδεις ελαλησε λογον προς αυτον, διοτι εβλεπον οτι ο πονος αυτου ητο μεγας σφοδρα.
13So 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 grief was very great.