Job 2
1 And there came a certain day when the sons of God entered in, to present themselves unto Yahweh—so the accuser also entered in their midst, to present himself unto Yahweh.
又有一天， 神的众子来侍立在耶和华面前，撒但也来在其中。
2 And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Whence comest thou? And the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from wandering about therein.
耶和华问撒但说：“你从哪里来？”撒但回答说：“我从地上走来走去，往返而来。”
3 And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Hast thou applied thy heart unto my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a man blameless and upright, one who revereth God, and avoideth evil; and still he is holding fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.
耶和华问撒但说：“你曾用心察看我的仆人约伯没有？地上再没有人像他完全正直，敬畏 神，远离恶事。你虽激动我攻击他，无故地毁灭他，他仍然持守他的纯正。”
4 Then the accuser answered Yahweh, and said, Skin for skin, and so, all that a man hath, will he give for his life.
撒但回答耶和华说：“人以皮代皮，情愿舍去一切所有的，保全性命。
5 In very deed, put forth, I pray thee thy hand, and smite unto his bone, and unto his flesh, —verily, unto thy face, will he curse thee.
你且伸手伤他的骨头和他的肉，他必当面弃掉你。”
6 And Yahweh said unto the accuser, Behold him! in thy hand, —only, his life, preserve thou!
耶和华对撒但说：“他在你手中，只要存留他的性命。”
7 So the accuser went forth from the presence of Yahweh, —and smote Job with a sore boil, from the sole of his foot, unto his crown.
于是撒但从耶和华面前退去，击打约伯，使他从脚掌到头顶长毒疮。
8 And he took him a potsherd, to scrape himself therewith; he being seated in the midst of ashes.
约伯就坐在炉灰中，拿瓦片刮身体。
9 Then said his wife unto him, Art thou still holding fast thine integrity? Curse God, and die!
他的妻子对他说：“你仍然持守你的纯正吗？你弃掉 神，死了吧！”
10 And he said unto her, As one of the base women speaketh, speakest thou? Blessing, shall we accept from God, and, misfortune, shall we not accept? In all this, Job sinned not with his lips.
约伯却对她说：“你说话像愚顽的妇人一样。嗳！难道我们从 神手里得福，不也受祸吗？”在这一切的事上约伯并不以口犯罪。
11 Now when the three friends of Job heard of all this misfortune which had befallen him, —they came, every man from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, —for they had by appointment met together to come to shew sympathy with him, and to comfort him.
约伯的三个朋友—提幔人以利法、书亚人比勒达、拿玛人琐法—听说有这一切的灾祸临到他身上，各人就从本处约会同来，为他悲伤，安慰他。
12 And, when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept—and rent, every one his robe, and sprinkled dust upon their heads, toward the heavens.
他们远远地举目观看，认不出他来，就放声大哭。各人撕裂外袍，把尘土向天扬起来，落在自己的头上。
13 And they sat with him upon the ground, seven days and seven nights, —and none was speaking unto him a word, for they saw that, exceeding great, was the stinging pain.
他们就同他七天七夜坐在地上，一个人也不向他说句话，因为他极其痛苦。
