1 H ubo un varón en tierra de Uz, llamado Job; y era este hombre perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios, y apartado del mal.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.

2 Y le nacieron siete hijos y tres hijas.

And seven sons and three daughters were born to him.

3 Y su hacienda era siete mil ovejas, tres mil camellos, quinientas yuntas de bueyes, quinientas asnas, y muchísimos criados; y era aquel varón más grande que todos los orientales.

Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.

4 E iban sus hijos y hacían banquetes en sus casas, cada uno en su día; y enviaban a llamar a sus tres hermanas, para que comieren y bebieren con ellos.

And his sons would go and feast in their houses, each on his appointed day, and would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

5 Y acontecía que, habiendo pasado en turno los días de sus banquetes, Job enviaba y los santificaba, y se levantaba de mañana y ofrecía holocaustos conforme al número de todos ellos. Porque decía Job: Por ventura habrán pecado mis hijos, y habrán blasfemado a Dios en sus corazones. De esta manera hacía Job todos los días.

So it was, when the days of feasting had run their course, that Job would send and sanctify them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did regularly. Satan Attacks Job’s Character

6 Y un día vinieron los hijos de Dios a presentarse delante del SEÑOR, entre los cuales vino también Satanás.

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

7 Y dijo el SEÑOR a Satanás: ¿De dónde vienes? Y respondiendo Satanás al SEÑOR, dijo: De rodear la tierra, y de andar por ella.

And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?” So Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”

8 Y el SEÑOR dijo a Satanás: ¿No has considerado a mi siervo Job, que no hay otro como él en la tierra, varón perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios, y apartado de mal?

Then 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 shuns evil?”

9 Y respondiendo Satanás al SEÑOR, dijo: ¿Teme Job a Dios de balde?

So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

10 ¿ No le has tú cercado a él, y a su casa, y a todo lo que tiene en derredor? Al trabajo de sus manos has dado bendición; por tanto su hacienda ha crecido sobre la tierra.

Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land.

11 M as extiende ahora tu mano, y toca todo lo que tiene, y verás si no te blasfema en tu rostro.

But now, stretch out Your hand and touch all that he has, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”

12 Y dijo el SEÑOR a Satanás: He aquí, todo lo que tiene está en tu mano; solamente no pongas tu mano sobre él. Y salió Satanás de delante del SEÑOR.

And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power; only do not lay a hand on his person. ” So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord. Job Loses His Property and Children

13 ¶ Y un día aconteció que sus hijos e hijas comían y bebían vino en casa de su hermano el primogénito,

Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house;

14 y vino un mensajero a Job, que le dijo: Estaban arando los bueyes, y las asnas paciendo cerca de ellos,

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

15 y acometieron los sabeos, y los tomaron, e hirieron a los criados a filo de espada; solamente escapé yo para traerte las nuevas.

when the Sabeans raided them and took them away—indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

16 A un estaba éste hablando, y vino otro que dijo: Fuego de Dios cayó del cielo, que quemó las ovejas y los criados, y los consumió; solamente escapé yo para traerte las nuevas.

While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The fire of God fell from heaven and burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

17 T odavía estaba éste hablando, y vino otro que dijo: Los caldeos hicieron tres escuadrones, y dieron sobre los camellos, y los tomaron, e hirieron a los criados a filo de espada; y solamente escapé yo para traerte las nuevas.

While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels and took them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

18 E ntre tanto que éste hablaba, vino otro que dijo: Tus hijos y tus hijas estaban comiendo y bebiendo vino en casa de su hermano el primogénito;

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

19 y he aquí un gran viento que vino del lado del desierto, e hirió las cuatro esquinas de la casa, y cayó sobre los jóvenes, y murieron; y solamente escapé yo para traerte las nuevas.

and suddenly a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

20 ¶ Entonces Job se levantó, y rasgó su manto, y trasquiló su cabeza, y cayendo en tierra adoró;

Then Job arose, tore his robe, and shaved his head; and he fell to the ground and worshiped.

21 y dijo: Desnudo salí del vientre de mi madre, y desnudo tornaré allá. El SEÑOR dio, y el SEÑOR quitó; sea el nombre del SEÑOR bendito.

And he said: “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, And naked shall I return there. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

22 E n todo esto no pecó Job, ni atribuyó locura a Dios.

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