1 A gain there was a day when the sons of God came to show themselves before the Lord. And Satan came with them also to show himself before the Lord.

Or, les fils de Dieu vinrent un jour se présenter devant l'Éternel, et Satan vint aussi au milieu d'eux se présenter devant l'Éternel.

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

L'Éternel dit à Satan: D'où viens-tu? Et Satan répondit à l'Éternel: De parcourir la terre et de m'y promener.

3 T he Lord said to Satan, “Have you thought about My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth. He is without blame, a man who is right and good. He fears God and turns away from sin. He still holds to his good ways, even when I allowed you to go against him, and to destroy him for no reason.”

L'Éternel dit à Satan: As-tu remarqué mon serviteur Job? Il n'y a personne comme lui sur la terre; c'est un homme intègre et droit, craignant Dieu, et se détournant du mal. Il demeure ferme dans son intégrité, et tu m'excites à le perdre sans motif.

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

Et Satan répondit à l'Éternel: Peau pour peau! tout ce que possède un homme, il le donne pour sa vie.

5 P ut out Your hand now and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse You to Your face.”

Mais étends ta main, touche à ses os et à sa chair, et je suis sûr qu'il te maudit en face.

6 S o the Lord said to Satan, “See, he is in your power. Only do not kill him.”

L'Éternel dit à Satan: Voici, je te le livre: seulement, épargne sa vie.

7 T hen Satan went out from the Lord. And he made very bad sores come on Job from the bottom of his foot to the top of his head.

Et Satan se retira de devant la face de l'Éternel. Puis il frappa Job d'un ulcère malin, depuis la plante du pied jusqu'au sommet de la tête.

8 J ob took a piece of a broken pot to try to cut off the sores while he sat among the ashes.

Et Job prit un tesson pour se gratter et s'assit sur la cendre.

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

Sa femme lui dit: Tu demeures ferme dans ton intégrité! Maudis Dieu, et meurs!

10 B ut he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Should we receive good from God and not receive trouble?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. Job’s Friends Come to Him

Mais Job lui répondit: Tu parles comme une femme insensée. Quoi! nous recevons de Dieu le bien, et nous ne recevrions pas aussi le mal! En tout cela Job ne pécha point par ses lèvres.

11 N ow when Job’s three friends heard of all this trouble that had come upon him, they came each from his own place. They were Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They agreed to meet together to come to share Job’s sorrow and comfort him.

Trois amis de Job, Éliphaz de Théman, Bildad de Schuach, et Tsophar de Naama, apprirent tous les malheurs qui lui étaient arrivés. Ils se concertèrent et partirent de chez eux pour aller le plaindre et le consoler!

12 A nd when they looked up from far away and saw how different he looked, they cried in loud voices. They tore their clothing and threw dust over their heads toward the sky.

Ayant de loin porté les regards sur lui, ils ne le reconnurent pas, et ils élevèrent la voix et pleurèrent. Ils déchirèrent leurs manteaux, et ils jetèrent de la poussière en l'air au-dessus de leur tête.

13 T hen they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very bad.

Et ils se tinrent assis à terre auprès de lui sept jours et sept nuits, sans lui dire une parole, car ils voyaient combien sa douleur était grande.