¹Uco krašte gyveno vyras, vardu Jobas. Jis buvo tobulas ir teisus vyras, bijojo Dievo ir vengė pikto.

¹There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” , and turned away from evil.

²Jis turėjo septynis sūnus ir tris dukteris,

²There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

³septynis tūkstančius avių, tris tūkstančius kupranugarių, penkis šimtus jungų jaučių, penkis šimtus asilių ir labai didelę šeimyną. Tas vyras buvo žymiausias Rytuose.

³His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

⁴Jo sūnūs keldavo vaišes kiekvienas savo namuose savo dieną, pasikvietę tris seseris kartu su jais valgyti ir gerti.

⁴His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his birthday; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

⁵Vaišių dienoms pasibaigus, Jobas juos šventindavo. Atsikėlęs anksti rytą, jis aukodavo deginamąsias aukas pagal jų skaičių, galvodamas: “Gal mano sūnūs nusidėjo ir keikė Dievą savo širdyse”. Taip Jobas visuomet darydavo.

⁵It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts.” Job did so continually.

⁶Vieną dieną Dievo sūnūs susirinko pas Viešpatį; atėjo ir šėtonas.

⁶Now it happened on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. that Satan also came among them.

⁷Viešpats klausė šėtoną: “Iš kur ateini?” Šėtonas atsakė Viešpačiui: “Aš vaikštinėjau po visą žemę”.

⁷Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”

⁸Viešpats vėl klausė šėtoną: “Ar atkreipei dėmesį į mano tarną Jobą? Juk žemėje nėra nė vieno jam lygaus. Jis yra tobulas ir teisus, bijo Dievo ir vengia pikto”.

⁸Yahweh 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.”

⁹Šėtonas atsakė Viešpačiui: “Ne veltui Jobas bijo Dievo.

⁹Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

¹⁰Juk Tu saugoji jį, jo namus ir viską, ką jis turi! Jo darbus Tu laimini ir jo turtas didėja.

¹⁰Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

¹¹Bet ištiesk savo ranką ir paliesk tai, ką jis turi, ir jis keiks Tave į akis”.

¹¹But put forth your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”

¹²Viešpats tarė šėtonui: “Visa, ką jis turi, atiduodu tavo valdžion, bet prieš jį neištiesk rankos”. Šėtonas pasišalino iš Viešpaties akivaizdos.

¹²Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t put forth your hand.” So Satan went forth from the presence of Yahweh.

¹³Tą dieną Jobo sūnūs ir dukterys valgė ir gėrė vyną vyriausiojo brolio namuose.

¹³It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house,

¹⁴Pasiuntinys, atėjęs pas Jobą, pranešė: “Jaučiai arė ir asilai ganėsi šalia jų.

¹⁴that there came a messenger to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,

¹⁵Šebiečiai užpuolė ir juos pagrobė, o tarnus užmušė kardu; tik aš vienas ištrūkau, kad tau tai praneščiau”.

¹⁵and the Sabeans attacked, and took them away. Yes, they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

¹⁶Jam tebekalbant, atėjo kitas ir pranešė: “Dievo ugnis krito iš dangaus ir sudegino avis ir tarnus, ir juos prarijo; tik aš vienas ištrūkau, kad tau praneščiau”.

¹⁶While he was still speaking, there also came another, and said, “The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

¹⁷Jam tebekalbant, atėjo kitas ir pranešė: “Chaldėjai, pasiskirstę trimis grupėmis, puolė kupranugarius ir juos pagrobė, o tarnus nužudė kardu; tik aš vienas ištrūkau, kad tau praneščiau”.

¹⁷While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

¹⁸Jam tebekalbant, atėjo kitas ir pranešė: “Tavo sūnūs ir dukterys valgė ir gėrė vyną vyriausiojo brolio namuose.

¹⁸While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house,

¹⁹Pakilęs smarkus vėjas iš dykumos sugriovė namą ir užmušė visus jaunuolius; tik aš vienas ištrūkau, kad tau praneščiau”.

¹⁹and behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young men, and they are dead. I alone have escaped to tell you.”

²⁰Jobas atsikėlė, perplėšė savo apsiaustą, nusiskuto plaukus ir, puolęs ant žemės, pagarbino,

²⁰Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

²¹tardamas: “Nuogas gimiau, nuogas ir mirsiu. Viešpats davė, Viešpats ir atėmė; tebūna palaimintas Viešpaties vardas”.

²¹He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be the name of Yahweh.”

²²Visu tuo Jobas nenusidėjo ir nekalbėjo kvailai prieš Dievą.

²²In all this, Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.