1 H ubo un hombre en la tierra de Uz llamado Job; y era aquel hombre intachable, recto, temeroso de Dios y apartado del mal.

There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job. That man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God, and turned away from evil.

2 Y le nacieron siete hijos y tres hijas.

There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

3 S u hacienda era de siete mil ovejas, tres mil camellos, quinientas yuntas de bueyes, quinientas asnas y muchísima servidumbre; y era aquel hombre el más grande de todos los hijos del oriente.

His possessions also were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very great household; so that this man was the greatest of all the children of the east.

4 S us hijos solían ir y hacer un banquete en la casa de cada uno por turno, e invitaban a sus tres hermanas para que comieran y bebieran con ellos.

His sons went and held a feast in the house of each one on his birthday; and they sent and called for their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.

5 Y sucedía que cuando los días del banquete habían pasado, Job enviaba a buscarlos y los santificaba, y levantándose temprano, ofrecía holocaustos conforme al número de todos ellos. Porque Job decía: Quizá mis hijos hayan pecado y maldecido a Dios en sus corazones. Así hacía Job siempre.

It was so, when the days of their feasting had run their course, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my sons have sinned, and renounced God in their hearts.” Job did so continually.

6 H ubo un día cuando los hijos de Dios vinieron a presentarse delante del Señor, y Satanás vino también entre ellos.

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

7 Y el Señor dijo a Satanás: ¿De dónde vienes? Entonces Satanás respondió al Señor, y dijo: De recorrer la tierra y de andar por ella.

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

8 Y el Señor dijo a Satanás: ¿Te has fijado en mi siervo Job ? Porque no hay ninguno como él sobre la tierra, hombre intachable y recto, temeroso de Dios y apartado del mal.

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.”

9 R espondió Satanás al Señor: ¿Acaso teme Job a Dios de balde?

Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?

10 ¿ No has hecho tú una valla alrededor de él, de su casa y de todo lo que tiene, por todos lados ? Has bendecido el trabajo de sus manos y sus posesiones han aumentado en la tierra.

Haven’t you made a hedge around him, and around his house, and around all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.

11 P ero extiende ahora tu mano y toca todo lo que tiene, verás si no te maldice en tu misma cara.

But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”

12 E ntonces el Señor dijo a Satanás: He aquí, todo lo que tiene está en tu poder; pero no extiendas tu mano sobre él. Y Satanás salió de la presencia del Señor. Dios permite las pruebas de Job

Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh.

13 Y aconteció que un día en que sus hijos y sus hijas estaban comiendo y bebiendo vino en la casa del hermano mayor,

It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,

14 v ino un mensajero a Job y dijo: Los bueyes estaban arando y las asnas paciendo junto a ellos,

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

15 y los sabeos atacaron y se los llevaron. También mataron a los criados a filo de espada; sólo yo escapé para contárte lo.

and the Sabeans attacked, and took them away. Yes, they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

16 M ientras estaba éste hablando, vino otro y dijo: Fuego de Dios cayó del cielo y quemó las ovejas y a los criados y los consumió; sólo yo escapé para contárte lo.

While he was still speaking, there also came another, and said, “The fire of God has fallen from the sky, and has burned up the sheep and the servants, and consumed them, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

17 M ientras estaba éste hablando, vino otro y dijo: Los caldeos formaron tres cuadrillas y atacaron los camellos y se los llevaron, y mataron a los criados a filo de espada; sólo yo escapé para contárte lo.

While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “The Chaldeans made three bands, and swept down on the camels, and have taken them away, yes, and killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you.”

18 M ientras estaba éste hablando, vino otro y dijo: Tus hijos y tus hijas estaban comiendo y bebiendo vino en la casa de su hermano mayor,

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

19 y he aquí, vino un gran viento del otro lado del desierto y azotó las cuatro esquinas de la casa, y ésta cayó sobre los jóvenes y murieron; sólo yo escapé para contárte lo.

and behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young men, and they are dead. I alone have escaped to tell you.”

20 E ntonces Job se levantó, rasgó su manto, se rasuró la cabeza, y postrándose en tierra, adoró,

Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.

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

He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be Yahweh’s name.”

22 E n todo esto Job no pecó ni culpó a Dios.

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