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.

¹Havia um homem na terra de Uz, cujo nome era Jó. Era homem íntegro e reto, que temia a Deus e se desviava do mal.

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

²Nasceram-lhe sete filhos e três filhas.

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.

³Possuía ele sete mil ovelhas, três mil camelos, quinhentas juntas de bois e quinhentas jumentas, tendo também muitíssima gente ao seu serviço; de modo que este homem era o maior de todos os do Oriente.

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.

⁴Iam seus filhos � casa uns dos outros e faziam banquetes cada um por sua vez; e mandavam convidar as suas três irmãs para comerem e beberem com eles.

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.

⁵E sucedia que, tendo decorrido o turno de dias de seus banquetes, enviava Jó e os santificava; e, levantando-se de madrugada, oferecia holocaustos segundo o número de todos eles; pois dizia Jó: Talvez meus filhos tenham pecado, e blasfemado de Deus no seu coração. Assim o fazia Jó continuamente.

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.

⁶Ora, chegado o dia em que os filhos de Deus vieram apresentar-se perante o Senhor, veio também Satanás entre eles.

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.”

⁷O Senhor perguntou a Satanás: Donde vens? E Satanás respondeu ao Senhor, dizendo: De rodear a terra, e de passear por ela.

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.”

⁸Disse o Senhor a Satanás: Notaste porventura o meu servo Jó, que ninguém há na terra semelhante a ele, homem íntegro e reto, que teme a Deus e se desvia do mal?

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

⁹Então respondeu Satanás ao Senhor, e disse: Porventura Jó teme a Deus debalde?

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.

¹⁰Não o tens protegido de todo lado a ele, a sua casa e a tudo quanto tem? Tens abençoado a obra de suas mãos, e os seus bens se multiplicam na terra.

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

¹¹Mas estende agora a tua mão, e toca-lhe em tudo quanto tem, e ele blasfemará de ti na tua face!

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.

¹²Ao que disse o Senhor a Satanás: Eis que tudo o que ele tem está no teu poder; somente contra ele não estendas a tua mão. E Satanás saiu da presença do Senhor.

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

¹³Certo dia, quando seus filhos e suas filhas comiam e bebiam vinho em casa do irmão mais velho,

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

¹⁴veio um mensageiro a Jó e lhe disse: Os bois lavravam, e as jumentas pasciam junto a eles;

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.”

¹⁵e deram sobre eles os sabeus, e os tomaram; mataram os moços ao fio da espada, e só eu escapei para trazer-te a nova.

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.”

¹⁶Enquanto este ainda falava, veio outro e disse: Fogo de Deus caiu do céu e queimou as ovelhas e os moços, e os consumiu; e so eu escapei para trazer-te a nova.

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.”

¹⁷Enquanto este ainda falava, veio outro e disse: Os caldeus, dividindo-se em três bandos, deram sobre os camelos e os tomaram; e mataram os moços ao fio da espada; e só eu escapei para trazer-te a nova.

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,

¹⁸Enquanto este ainda falava, veio outro e disse: Teus filhos e tuas filhas estavam comendo e bebendo vinho em casa do irmão mais velho;

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.”

¹⁹e eis que sobrevindo um grande vento de além do deserto, deu nos quatro cantos da casa, e ela caiu sobre os mancebos, de sorte que morreram; e só eu escapei para trazer-te a nova.

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

²⁰Então Jó se levantou, rasgou o seu manto, rapou a sua cabeça e, lançando-se em terra, adorou;

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.”

²¹e disse: Nu saí do ventre de minha mãe, e nu tornarei para lá. O Senhor deu, e o Senhor tirou; bendito seja o nome do Senhor.

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

²²Em tudo isso Jó não pecou, nem atribuiu a Deus falta alguma.