1 A gain there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan (the adversary and the accuser) came also among them to present himself before the Lord.

Otro día acudieron a presentarse delante de Jehová los hijos de Dios, y entre ellos vino también Satanás para presentarse delante de Jehová.

2 A nd the Lord said to Satan, From where do you come? And Satan (the adversary and the accuser) answered the Lord, From going to and fro on the earth and from walking up and down on it.

Dijo Jehová a Satanás: —¿De dónde vienes? Respondiendo Satanás a Jehová, dijo: —De rodear la tierra y andar por ella.

3 A nd the Lord said to Satan, Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and abstains from and shuns all evil ? And still he holds fast his integrity, although you moved Me against him to destroy him without cause.

Jehová dijo a Satanás: —¿No te has fijado en mi siervo Job, que no hay otro como él en la tierra, varón perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios y apartado del mal? ¡Todavía mantiene su integridad, a pesar de que tú me incitaste contra él para que lo arruinara sin causa!

4 T hen Satan answered the Lord, Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has will he give for his life.

Respondiendo Satanás a Jehová, dijo: —Piel por piel, todo lo que el hombre tiene lo dará por su vida.

5 B ut put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse and renounce You to Your face.

Pero extiende tu mano, toca su hueso y su carne, y verás si no blasfema contra ti en tu misma presencia.

6 A nd the Lord said to Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.

Dijo Jehová a Satanás: —Él está en tus manos; pero guarda su vida.

7 S o Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with loathsome and painful sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

Salió entonces Satanás de la presencia de Jehová e hirió a Job con una llaga maligna desde la planta del pie hasta la coronilla de la cabeza.

8 A nd he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself, and he sat among the ashes.

Y Job, sentado en medio de ceniza, tomaba un trozo de tiesto y se rascaba con él.

9 T hen his wife said to him, Do you still hold fast your blameless uprightness? Renounce God and die!

Entonces le dijo su mujer: —¿Aún te mantienes en tu integridad? ¡Maldice a Dios y muérete!

10 B ut he said to her, You speak as one of the impious and foolish women would speak. What? Shall we accept good at the hand of God and shall we not accept misfortune and what is of a bad nature? In all this, Job did not sin with his lips.

Él le dijo: —Como suele hablar cualquier mujer insensata, así has hablado. ¿Pues qué? ¿Recibiremos de Dios el bien, y el mal no lo recibiremos? En todo esto no pecó Job con sus labios.

11 N ow when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came each one from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, for they had made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.

Tres amigos de Job, Elifaz, el temanita, Bildad, el suhita, y Zofar, el naamatita, al enterarse de todo este mal que le había sobrevenido, llegaron cada uno de su tierra, habiendo acordado venir juntos a condolerse con él y a consolarlo.

12 A nd when they looked from afar off and saw him beyond recognition, they lifted up their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe, and they cast dust over their heads toward the heavens.

Estos, alzando los ojos desde lejos, no lo reconocieron. Entonces lloraron a gritos, y rasgó cada cual su manto y esparcieron polvo los tres sobre sus cabezas hacia el cielo.

13 S o they sat down with on the ground for seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief and pain were very great.

Así permanecieron sentados con él en tierra durante siete días y siete noches, y ninguno le decía una palabra, porque veían que su dolor era muy grande.