Књига о Јову 1
1 Беше човек у земљи Узу по имену Јов; и тај човек беше добар и праведан, и бојаше се Бога, и уклањаше се ода зла.
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turning away from evil.
2 И роди му се седам синова и три кћери.
There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
3 И имаше стоке седам хиљада оваца и три хиљада камила и пет стотина јармова волова и пет стотина магарица, и чељади веома много; и беше тај човек највећи од свих људи на истоку.
His 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 people of the east.
4 И синови његови састајаху се и даваху гозбе код куће, сваки свог дана, и слаху те позиваху три сестре своје да једу и пију с њима.
His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his day; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5 И кад би се обредили гозбом, пошиљаше Јов и освећиваше их, и устајући рано приношаше жртве паљенице према броју свих њих; јер говораше Јов: Може бити да су се огрешили синови моји и похулили на Бога у срцу свом. Тако чињаше Јов сваки пут.
It 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 cursed God in their hearts." Job did so continually.
6 А један дан дођоше синови Божји да стану пред Господом, а међу њих дође и Сотона.
Now it happened on the day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, that Satan also came among them.
7 И Господ рече Сотони: Од куда идеш? А Сотона одговори Господу и рече: Проходих земљу и обилазих.
The LORD said to Satan, "Where have you come from?" Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, "From going back and forth on the earth, and from walking up and down on it."
8 И рече Господ Сотони: Јеси ли видео слугу мог Јова? Нема онаквог човека на земљи, доброг и праведног, који се боји Бога и уклања се ода зла.
The LORD 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."
9 А Сотона одговори Господу и рече: Еда ли се узалуд Јов боји Бога?
Then Satan answered the LORD, and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?
10 Ниси ли га Ти оградио и кућу његову и све што има свуда унаоколо? Дело руку његових благословио си, и стока се његова умножила на земљи.
Haven't you made a hedge around him, and around his household, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock have increased in the land.
11 Али пружи руку своју и дотакни се свега што има, псоваће те у очи.
But put forth your hand now, and strike all that he has, and he will curse you to your face."
12 А Господ рече Сотони: Ево, све што има нека је у твојој руци; само на њега не дижи руке своје. И отиде Сотона од Господа.
The LORD said to Satan, "Look, all that he has is in your power. Only do not put forth your hand on him." So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD.
13 А један дан кад синови његови и кћери његове јеђаху и пијаху вино у кући брата свог најстаријег,
Now the day came when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house,
14 Дође гласник Јову и рече: Волови ораху и магарице пасаху покрај њих,
that there came a messenger to Job, and said, "The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys grazing beside them,
15 А Савеји ударише и отеше их, и побише момке оштрим мачем; и само ја један утекох да ти јавим.
and Sheba 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."
16 Док овај још говораше, дође други и рече: Огањ Божји спаде с неба и спали овце и момке, и прождре их; и само ја један утекох да ти јавим.
While 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 young men, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you."
17 Докле овај још говораше, дође други и рече: Халдејци у три чете ударише на камиле и отеше их, и побише момке оштрим мачем; и само ја један утекох да ти јавим.
While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, "The Kasdim made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, and killed the young men with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you."
18 Докле овај још говораше, дође други и рече: Синови твоји и кћери твоје јеђаху и пијаху вино у кући брата свог најстаријег;
While 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,
19 А то ветар велик дође испреко пустиње и удари у четири угла од куће, те паде на децу и погибоше; и само ја један утекох да ти јавим.
and look, 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."
20 Тада уста Јов и раздре плашт свој, и остриже главу, и паде на земљу и поклони се,
Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down with his face to the ground.
21 И рече: Го сам изашао из утробе матере своје, го ћу се и вратити онамо. Господ даде, Господ узе, да је благословено име Господње.
He said, "Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD."
22 Уза све то не сагреши Јов, нити рече безумља за Бога.
In all this, Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.
