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

Otro día acudieron a presentarse delante de Jehová los hijos de Dios, y entre ellos vino también Satanás para presentarse delante de Jehová.

2 T he Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it.”

Dijo Jehová a Satanás: —¿De dónde vienes? Respondiendo Satanás a Jehová, dijo: —De rodear la tierra y andar por ella.

3 T he Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man fearing God and turning away from evil. And he still holds fast his integrity, although you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”

Jehová dijo a Satanás: —¿No te has fijado en mi siervo Job, que no hay otro como él en la tierra, varón perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios y apartado del mal? ¡Todavía mantiene su integridad, a pesar de que tú me incitaste contra él para que lo arruinara sin causa!

4 S atan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life.

Respondiendo Satanás a Jehová, dijo: —Piel por piel, todo lo que el hombre tiene lo dará por su vida.

5 H owever, put forth Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh; he will curse You to Your face.”

Pero extiende tu mano, toca su hueso y su carne, y verás si no blasfema contra ti en tu misma presencia.

6 S o the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your power, only spare his life.”

Dijo Jehová a Satanás: —Él está en tus manos; pero guarda su vida.

7 T hen Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head.

Salió entonces Satanás de la presencia de Jehová e hirió a Job con una llaga maligna desde la planta del pie hasta la coronilla de la cabeza.

8 A nd he took a potsherd to scrape himself while he was sitting among the ashes.

Y Job, sentado en medio de ceniza, tomaba un trozo de tiesto y se rascaba con él.

9 T hen his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die!”

Entonces le dijo su mujer: —¿Aún te mantienes en tu integridad? ¡Maldice a Dios y muérete!

10 B ut he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God and not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

Él le dijo: —Como suele hablar cualquier mujer insensata, así has hablado. ¿Pues qué? ¿Recibiremos de Dios el bien, y el mal no lo recibiremos? En todo esto no pecó Job con sus labios.

11 N ow when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, they came each one from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite; and they made an appointment together to come to sympathize with him and comfort him.

Tres amigos de Job, Elifaz, el temanita, Bildad, el suhita, y Zofar, el naamatita, al enterarse de todo este mal que le había sobrevenido, llegaron cada uno de su tierra, habiendo acordado venir juntos a condolerse con él y a consolarlo.

12 W hen they lifted up their eyes at a distance and did not recognize him, they raised their voices and wept. And each of them tore his robe and they threw dust over their heads toward the sky.

Estos, alzando los ojos desde lejos, no lo reconocieron. Entonces lloraron a gritos, y rasgó cada cual su manto y esparcieron polvo los tres sobre sus cabezas hacia el cielo.

13 T hen they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights with no one speaking a word to him, for they saw that his pain was very great.

Así permanecieron sentados con él en tierra durante siete días y siete noches, y ninguno le decía una palabra, porque veían que su dolor era muy grande.