1 A nd there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before Jehovah, and Satan also came among them to present himself before Jehovah.

Or, les fils de Dieu vinrent un jour se présenter devant l'Éternel, et Satan vint aussi au milieu d'eux se présenter devant l'Éternel.

2 A nd Jehovah said to Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered Jehovah and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

L'Éternel dit à Satan: D'où viens-tu? Et Satan répondit à l'Éternel: De parcourir la terre et de m'y promener.

3 A nd Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.

L'Éternel dit à Satan: As-tu remarqué mon serviteur Job? Il n'y a personne comme lui sur la terre; c'est un homme intègre et droit, craignant Dieu, et se détournant du mal. Il demeure ferme dans son intégrité, et tu m'excites à le perdre sans motif.

4 A nd Satan answered Jehovah and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life;

Et Satan répondit à l'Éternel: Peau pour peau! tout ce que possède un homme, il le donne pour sa vie.

5 b ut put forth thy hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, if he will not curse thee to thy face!

Mais étends ta main, touche à ses os et à sa chair, et je suis sûr qu'il te maudit en face.

6 A nd Jehovah said to Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand; only spare his life.

L'Éternel dit à Satan: Voici, je te le livre: seulement, épargne sa vie.

7 A nd Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah; and he smote Job with a grievous botch from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

Et Satan se retira de devant la face de l'Éternel. Puis il frappa Job d'un ulcère malin, depuis la plante du pied jusqu'au sommet de la tête.

8 A nd he took a potsherd to scrape himself with; and he sat among the ashes.

Et Job prit un tesson pour se gratter et s'assit sur la cendre.

9 A nd his wife said to him, Dost thou still remain firm in thine integrity? curse God and die.

Sa femme lui dit: Tu demeures ferme dans ton intégrité! Maudis Dieu, et meurs!

10 B ut he said to her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. We have also received good from God, and should we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Mais Job lui répondit: Tu parles comme une femme insensée. Quoi! nous recevons de Dieu le bien, et nous ne recevrions pas aussi le mal! En tout cela Job ne pécha point par ses lèvres.

11 A nd three friends of Job heard of all this evil that was come upon him. And they came each one from his place: Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to condole with him and to comfort him.

Trois amis de Job, Éliphaz de Théman, Bildad de Schuach, et Tsophar de Naama, apprirent tous les malheurs qui lui étaient arrivés. Ils se concertèrent et partirent de chez eux pour aller le plaindre et le consoler!

12 A nd when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice and wept. And they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward the heavens.

Ayant de loin porté les regards sur lui, ils ne le reconnurent pas, et ils élevèrent la voix et pleurèrent. Ils déchirèrent leurs manteaux, et ils jetèrent de la poussière en l'air au-dessus de leur tête.

13 A nd they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights; and none spoke a word to him; for they saw that anguish was very great.

Et ils se tinrent assis à terre auprès de lui sept jours et sept nuits, sans lui dire une parole, car ils voyaient combien sa douleur était grande.