1 ¶ 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.

Chegou outra vez o dia em que os filhos de Deus vieram apresentar-se perante o Senhor; e veio também Satanás entre eles apresentar-se perante o Senhor.

2 A nd the LORD said unto Satan, Where dost thou come from? And Satan answered the LORD and said, From going to and fro in the earth and from walking up and down in it.

Então o Senhor perguntou a Satanás: Donde vens? Respondeu Satanás ao Senhor, dizendo: De rodear a terra, e de passear por ela.

3 A nd the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my slave Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that fears God and has departed from evil and that he still retains his perfection, although thou didst incite me against him to destroy him without cause.

Disse o Senhor a Satanás: Notaste porventura o meu servo Jó, que ninguém há na terra semelhante a ele, homem íntegro e reto, que teme a Deus e se desvia do mal? Ele ainda retém a sua integridade, embora me incitasses contra ele, para o consumir sem causa.

4 A nd Satan answered the LORD and said, Skin for skin, all that a man has he will give for his life.

Então Satanás respondeu ao Senhor: Pele por pele! Tudo quanto o homem tem dará pela sua vida.

5 B ut put forth thy hand now and touch his bone and his flesh, and thou shalt see if he does not blaspheme thee to thy face.

Estende agora a mão, e toca-lhe nos ossos e na carne, e ele blasfemará de ti na tua face!

6 A nd the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thy hand, but preserve his life.

Disse, pois, o Senhor a Satanás: Eis que ele está no teu poder; somente poupa-lhe a vida.

7 ¶ So Satan went forth from the presence of the LORD and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto the crown of his head.

Saiu, pois, Satanás da presença do Senhor, e feriu Jó de úlceras malignas, desde a planta do pé até o alto da cabeça.

8 A nd he took a potsherd to scratch himself with, and he was sitting among the ashes.

E Jó, tomando um caco para com ele se raspar, sentou-se no meio da cinza.

9 T hen his wife said unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? Blaspheme God and die.

Então sua mulher lhe disse: Ainda reténs a tua integridade? Blasfema de Deus, e morre.

10 B ut he said unto her, Thou hast spoken as any of the foolish women speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Mas ele lhe disse: Como fala qualquer doida, assim falas tu; receberemos de Deus o bem, e não receberemos o mal? Em tudo isso não pecou Jó com os seus lábios.

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

Ouvindo, pois, três amigos de Jó todo esse mal que lhe havia sucedido, vieram, cada um do seu lugar: Elifaz o temanita, Bildade o suíta e Zofar o naamatita; pois tinham combinado para virem condoer- se dele e consolá-lo.

12 A nd when they lifted up their eyes afar off and knew him not, they lifted up their voice and wept; and each one rent his mantle and sprinkled dust upon his head toward heaven.

E, levantando de longe os olhos e não o reconhecendo, choraram em alta voz; e, rasgando cada um o seu manto, lançaram pó para o ar sobre as suas cabeças.

13 S o they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word unto him; for they saw that his grief was very great.

E ficaram sentados com ele na terra sete dias e sete noites; e nenhum deles lhe dizia palavra alguma, pois viam que a dor era muito grande.