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.

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?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From traveling around 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 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.”

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 P ut out Your hand now and touch his bone and his flesh, and 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, “See, he is in your power. Only do not kill him.”

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

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.

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 J ob took a piece of a broken pot to try to cut off the sores while he sat 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 on to your faith? 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 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

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 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.

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 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.

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. No one said a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very bad.

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.