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

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

2 N asceram-lhe sete filhos e três filhas.

There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

3 P ossuía 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.

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 children of the east.

4 I am seus filhos ã 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.

His 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.

5 E 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.

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 renounced God in their hearts.” Job did so continually.

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

Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan also came among them.

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

Yahweh 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.”

8 D isse 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?

Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him in the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.”

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

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

10 N ão 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.

Haven’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.

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

But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”

12 A o 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.

Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh.

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

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

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

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

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

and 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.”

16 E nquanto 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.

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 servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

17 E nquanto 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.

While 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.”

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

While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

19 e 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.

and 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.”

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

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

21 e 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.

He 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 Yahweh’s name.”

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

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