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.

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

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.

Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”

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.

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. He still maintains his integrity, although you incited me against him, to ruin him without cause.”

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

Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Skin for skin. Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

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.

But stretch out your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will renounce you to your face.”

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

Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.”

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.

So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh, and struck Job with painful sores from the sole of his foot to his head.

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

He took for himself a potsherd to scrape himself with, and he sat among the ashes.

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

Then his wife said to him, “Do you still maintain your integrity? Renounce God, and die.”

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.

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.

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.

Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come on him, they each came from his own place: Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite, and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and to comfort him.

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.

When they lifted up their eyes from a distance, and didn’t recognize him, they raised their voices, and wept; and they each tore his robe, and sprinkled dust on their heads toward the sky.

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.

So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.