Job 1
1 Bijaše nekoć u zemlji Usu čovjek po imenu Job. Bio je to čovjek neporočan i pravedan: bojao se Boga i klonio zla.
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job. He was without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil.
2 Rodilo mu se sedam sinova i tri kćeri.
And he had seven sons and three daughters.
3 Imao je sedam tisuća ovaca, tri tisuće deva, pet stotina jarmova goveda, pet stotina magarica i veoma mnogo služinčadi. Čovjek taj bijaše najugledniji među svim istočnjacima.
And of cattle he had seven thousand sheep and goats, and three thousand camels, and a thousand oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great number of servants. And the man was greater than any of the sons of the east.
4 Sinovi su njegovi običavali naizmjence priređivati gozbe kod jednoga od njih, svaki u svoj dan, te su pozivali svoje tri sestre da jedu i piju s njima.
His sons regularly went to one another's houses, and every one on his day gave a feast: and at these times they sent for their three sisters to take part in their feasts with them.
5 A kad bi se izredali s gozbama, Job bi ih pozvao na očišćenje. Uranio bi izjutra i prinio paljenice za svakog od njih; mislio je: “Tko zna nisu li mi sinovi griješili i u srcu Boga hulili!” Tako je Job svagda činio.
And at the end of their days of feasting, Job sent and made them clean, getting up early in the morning and offering burned offerings for them all. For, Job said, It may be that my sons have done wrong and said evil of God in their hearts. And Job did this whenever the feasts came round.
6 Jednoga dana dođu sinovi Božji da stanu pred Jahvu, a među njima pristupi i Satan.
And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.
7 Jahve tad upita Satana: “Odakle dolaziš?” - “Evo prođoh zemljom i obiđoh je”, odgovori on.
And the Lord said to the Satan, Where do you come from? And the Satan said in answer, From wandering this way and that on the earth, and walking about on it.
8 Nato će Jahve: “Nisi li zapazio slugu moga Joba? Njemu na zemlji nema ravna. Čovjek je to neporočan i pravedan, boji se Boga i kloni zla!”
And the Lord said to the Satan, Have you taken note of my servant Job, for there is no one like him on the earth, a man without sin and upright, fearing God and keeping himself far from evil?
9 A Satan odgovori Jahvi: “Zar se Job uzalud Boga boji?
And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Is it for nothing that Job is a god-fearing man?
10 Zar nisi ogradio njega, kuću mu i sav posjed njegov? Blagoslovio si djelo njegovih ruku, stoka mu se namnožila po zemlji.
Have you yourself not put a wall round him and his house and all he has on every side, blessing the work of his hands, and increasing his cattle in the land?
11 Ali pruži jednom ruku i dirni mu u dobra: u lice će te prokleti!”
But now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.
12 “Neka ti bude! - reče Jahve Satanu. - Sa svime što ima radi što ti drago; samo ruku svoju na nj ne diži.” I Satan ode ispred lica Jahvina.
And the Lord said to the Satan, See, I give all he has into your hands, only do not put a finger on the man himself. And the Satan went out from before the Lord.
13 Jednoga dana, dok su Jobovi sinovi i kćeri jeli i pili vino u kući najstarijeg brata,
And there was a day when his sons and daughters were feasting in the house of their oldest brother,
14 dođe glasnik k Jobu i reče: “Tvoji su volovi orali a magarice pokraj njih pasle,
And a man came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses were taking their food by their side:
15 kad iznenada Sabejci navališe na njih i oteše ih, pobivši momke oštrim mačem. Jedini ja utekoh da ti ovo javim.”
And the men of Sheba came against them and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
16 Dok je on još to govorio, dođe drugi i reče: “Oganj Božji udari s neba, spali tvoje ovce i pastire te ih proždrije. Jedini ja utekoh da ti javim.”
And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The fire of God came down from heaven, burning up the sheep and the goats and the young men completely, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
17 Dok je još govorio, dođe treći i reče: “Kaldejci navališe sa tri čete na tvoje deve i oteše ih, pobivši momke oštrim mačem. Jedini ja utekoh da ti javim.”
And this one was still talking when another came, and said, The Chaldaeans made themselves into three bands, and came down on the camels and took them away, putting the young men to the sword, and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
18 Dok je ovaj još govorio, dođe četvrti i reče: “Tvoji su sinovi i kćeri jeli i pili vino u kući najstarijeg brata.
And this one was still talking when another came, and said, Your sons and your daughters were feasting together in their oldest brother's house,
19 I gle, vjetar se silan diže iz pustinje, udari na sva četiri ugla kuće, obori je na djecu te ona zaglaviše. Jedini ja utekoh da ti javim.”
When a great wind came rushing from the waste land against the four sides of the house, and it came down on the young men, and they are dead; and I was the only one who got away safe to give you the news.
20 Tad ustade Job, razdrije haljinu na sebi, obrija glavu pa ničice pade na zemlju, pokloni se
Then Job got up, and after parting his clothing and cutting off his hair, he went down on his face to the earth, and gave worship, and said,
21 i reče: “Go iziđoh iz krila majčina, go ću se onamo i vratiti. Jahve dao, Jahve oduzeo! Blagoslovljeno ime Jahvino!”
With nothing I came out of my mother's body, and with nothing I will go back there; the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; let the Lord's name be praised.
22 Uza sve to, nije sagriješio Job niti je kakvu ludost protiv Boga izustio.
In all this Job did no sin, and did not say that God's acts were foolish.
