Job 1
1 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.
Hubo un varón en tierra de Uz, llamado Job; y era este hombre perfecto y recto, y temeroso de Dios, y apartado del mal.
2 And he had seven sons and three daughters.
Y le nacieron siete hijos y tres hijas.
3 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.
Y su hacienda era siete mil ovejas, y tres mil camellos, y quinientas yuntas de bueyes, y quinientas asnas, y muchísimos criados; y era aquel varón grande más que todos los orientales.
4 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.
E iban sus hijos y hacían banquetes en sus casas, cada uno en su día; y enviaban a llamar a sus tres hermanas, para que comiesen y bebiesen con ellos.
5 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.
Y acontecía que, habiendo pasado en turno los días del convite, Job enviaba y los santificaba, y se levantaba de mañana y ofrecía holocaustos conforme al número de todos ellos. Porque decía Job: Por ventura habrán pecado mis hijos, y habrán blasfemado a Dios en sus corazones. De esta manera hacía Job todos los días.
6 And there was a day when the sons of the gods came together before the Lord, and the Satan came with them.
Y un día vinieron los hijos de Dios a presentarse delante del SEÑOR, entre los cuales vino también Satanás.
7 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.
Y dijo el SEÑOR a Satanás: ¿De dónde vienes? Y respondiendo Satanás al SEÑOR, dijo: De rodear la tierra, y de andar por ella.
8 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?
Y el SEÑOR dijo a Satanás: ¿No has considerado a mi siervo Job, que no hay otro como él en la tierra, varón perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios, y apartado de mal?
9 And the Satan said in answer to the Lord, Is it for nothing that Job is a god-fearing man?
Y respondiendo Satanás al SEÑOR, dijo: ¿Teme Job a Dios de balde?
10 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?
¿No le has tú cercado a él, y a su casa, y a todo lo que tiene en derredor? Al trabajo de sus manos has dado bendición; por tanto su hacienda ha crecido sobre la tierra.
11 But now, put out your hand against all he has, and he will be cursing you to your face.
Mas extiende ahora tu mano, y toca todo lo que tiene, y verás si no te blasfema en tu rostro.
12 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.
Y dijo el SEÑOR a Satanás: He aquí, todo lo que tiene está en tu mano; solamente no pongas tu mano sobre él. Y salió Satanás de delante del SEÑOR.
13 And there was a day when his sons and daughters were feasting in the house of their oldest brother,
Y un día aconteció que sus hijos e hijas comían y bebían vino en casa de su hermano el primogénito,
14 And a man came to Job, and said, The oxen were ploughing, and the asses were taking their food by their side:
y vino un mensajero a Job, que le dijo: Estaban arando los bueyes, y las asnas paciendo cerca de ellos,
15 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.
y acometieron los sabeos, y los tomaron, e hirieron a los criados a filo de espada; solamente escapé yo para traerte las nuevas.
16 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.
Aun estaba éste hablando, y vino otro que dijo: Fuego de Dios cayó del cielo, que quemó las ovejas y los criados, y los consumió; solamente escapé yo para traerte las nuevas.
17 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.
Todavía estaba éste hablando, y vino otro que dijo: Los caldeos hicieron tres escuadrones, y dieron sobre los camellos, y los tomaron, e hirieron a los criados a filo de espada; y solamente escapé yo para traerte las nuevas.
18 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,
Entre tanto que éste hablaba, vino otro que dijo: Tus hijos y tus hijas estaban comiendo y bebiendo vino en casa de su hermano el primogénito;
19 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.
y he aquí un gran viento que vino del lado del desierto, e hirió las cuatro esquinas de la casa, y cayó sobre los jóvenes, y murieron; y solamente escapé yo para traerte las nuevas.
20 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,
Entonces Job se levantó, y rasgó su manto, y trasquiló su cabeza, y cayendo en tierra adoró;
21 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.
y dijo: Desnudo salí del vientre de mi madre, y desnudo tornaré allá. El SEÑOR dio, y el SEÑOR quitó; sea el nombre del SEÑOR bendito.
22 In all this Job did no sin, and did not say that God's acts were foolish.
En todo esto no pecó Job, ni atribuyó locura a Dios.
