1 و َجاءَتِ المَلائِكَةُ ذاتَ يَومٍ لِكَي يَقِفُوا فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ ، وَجاءَ الشَّيطانُ لِيَقِفَ فِي حَضْرَةِ اللهِ.

Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the Lord.

2 ف َقالَ اللهُ للشَّيطانِ: «مِنْ أينَ جِئتَ؟» فَأجابَ الشَّيطانُ اللهَ: «مِنَ التَّجَوُّلِ فِي الأرْضِ وَالتَّمَشِّي فِيها.»

And the Lord said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

3 ف َقالَ اللهُ للشَّيطانِ: «هَلْ لاحَظتَ أنَّهُ لا يُوجَدُ فِي الأرْضِ مَثِيلٌ لِعَبدِي أيُّوبَ فِي نَزاهَتِهِ وَاستِقامَتِهِ وَتَقواهُ وَابتِعادِهِ عَنِ الشَّرِّ؟ وَهُوَ ما يَزالُ مُتَمَسِّكاً بِنَزاهَتِهِ مَعَ أنَّكَ حاوَلتَ أنْ تَدْفَعَنِي لأُدَمِّرَهُ بِلا داعٍ.»

And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

4 ف َأجابَ الشَّيطانُ اللهَ: «واحِدَةً بِواحِدَةٍ! فَالإنْسانُ مُستَعِدٌّ أنْ يُعْطِيَ كُلَّ ما يَملِكُ لإنقاذِ حَياتِهِ.

And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

5 ف َإنْ مَدَدْتَ يَدَكَ لِتُؤذِي عَظْمَهُ وَلَحْمَهُ، فَسَيَلْعَنُكَ فِي وَجْهِكَ!»

But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

6 ف َقالَ اللهُ للشَّيطانِ: «افعَلْ بِهِ كَما تَشاءُ، لَكِنْ أبْقِ عَلَى حَياتِهِ.»

And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

7 ف َخَرَجَ الشَّيطانُ مِنْ حَضْرَةِ اللهِ ، وَابتَلَى أيُّوبَ بِقُرُوحٍ مُؤلِمَةٍ مِنْ رَأسِهِ إلَى قَدَمَيهِ.

So went Satan forth from the presence of the Lord, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.

8 ف َاسْتَعانَ أيُّوبُ بِقِطعَةِ فَخّارٍ مَكسُورَةٍ لِيَحِكَّ جِلدَهُ، وَهُوَ يَجلِسُ وَسَطَ كَوْمَةٍ مِنَ الرَّمادِ.

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

9 ف َقالَتْ لَهُ زَوجَتُهُ: «أما زِلتَ مُتَمَسِّكاً باستِقامَتِكَ؟ العَنِ اللهَ وَمُتْ!»

Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

10 ف َقالَ لَها أيُّوبُ: «تَتَكَلَّمِينَ كَالجاهِلاتِ! فَهَلْ نَقبَلُ الخَيرَ مِنَ اللهَ وَلا نَقبَلُ الشَّرَّ؟» فَفِي كُلِّ هَذا لَمْ يَرتَكِبْ أيُّوبُ إثماً فِي ما قالَهُ. أصْحابُ أيّوبَ الثَّلاثَة

But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

11 و َسَمِعَ ثَلاثَةٌ مِنْ أصْحابِ أيُّوبَ عَنْ كُلِّ المَصائِبِ الَّتِي حَلَّتْ بِهِ، فَتَرَكُوا بُيُوتَهُمْ وَجاءُوا إلَيهِ. وَهُمْ ألِيفازُ التَّيْمانِيُّ وَبِلْدَدُ الشُّوحِيُّ وَصُوفَرُ النَّعْماتِيُّ. فَاجتَمَعُوا مَعاً لِيُعَبِّرُوا عَنْ تَعاطُفِهِمْ مَعَهُ وَيُعَزُّوهُ.

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every 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 mourn with him and to comfort him.

12 و َعِندَما نَظَرُوا إلَى أيُّوبَ عَنْ بُعْدٍ لَمْ يُمَيِّزُوهُ. فَبَكَوْا بِصَوتٍ عالٍ وَمَزَّقُوا ثِيابَهُمْ، وَنَثَرُوا رَماداً عَلَى رُؤوسِهِمْ.

And 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 heaven.

13 و َجَلَسُوا مَعَهُ عَلَى الأرْضِ سَبعَةَ أيّامٍ وَسَبعَ لَيالٍ صامِتينَ، لِأنَّهُمْ رَأَوْا شِدَّةَ ألَمِهِ.

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.