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

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

3 T hen 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? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited 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 S o Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, 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 stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your 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 to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”

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

7 S o Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to 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 for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.

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

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

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

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

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 N ow when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place—Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come and 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 raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and sprinkled dust on 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 on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to 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.