1 N a terra de Uz vivia um homem chamado Jó. Era homem íntegro e justo; temia a Deus e evitava fazer o 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 T inha ele sete filhos e três filhas,

There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.

3 e possuía sete mil ovelhas, três mil camelos, quinhentas juntas de boi e quinhentos jumentos, e tinha muita gente a seu serviço. Era o homem mais rico do 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 eus filhos costumavam dar banquetes em casa, um de cada vez, e convidavam suas três irmãs para comerem e beberem com eles.

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 T erminado um período de banquetes, Jó mandava chamá-los e fazia com que se purificassem. De madrugada ele oferecia um holocausto em favor de cada um deles, pois pensava: “Talvez os meus filhos tenham, lá no íntimo, pecado e amaldiçoado a Deus”. Essa era a prática constante de Jó. A Primeira Provação de Jó

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 C erto dia os anjos vieram apresentar-se ao Senhor, e Satanás também veio com eles.

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

7 O Senhor disse a Satanás: “De onde você veio?” Satanás respondeu ao Senhor: “De perambular pela terra e andar por ela”.

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 D isse então o Senhor a Satanás: “Reparou em meu servo Jó? Não há ninguém na terra como ele, irrepreensível, íntegro, homem que teme a Deus e evita o 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 “ Será que Jó não tem razões para temer a Deus?”, respondeu Satanás.

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

10 “ Acaso não puseste uma cerca em volta dele, da família dele e de tudo o que ele possui? Tu mesmo tens abençoado tudo o que ele faz, de modo que os seus rebanhos estão espalhados por toda a terra.

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 M as estende a tua mão e fere tudo o que ele tem, e com certeza ele te amaldiçoará na tua face.”

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

12 O Senhor disse a Satanás: “Pois bem, tudo o que ele possui está nas suas mãos; apenas não toque nele”. Então Satanás saiu da presença do Senhor.

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 C erto dia, quando os filhos e as filhas de Jó estavam num banquete, comendo e bebendo vinho na casa do irmão mais velho,

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

14 u m mensageiro veio dizer a Jó: “Os bois estavam arando e os jumentos estavam pastando por perto,

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

15 q uando os sabeus os atacaram e os levaram embora. Mataram à espada os empregados, e eu fui o único que escapou para lhe contar!”

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 E nquanto ele ainda estava falando, chegou outro mensageiro e disse: “Fogo de Deus caiu do céu e queimou totalmente as ovelhas e os empregados, e eu fui o único que escapou para lhe contar!”

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 E nquanto ele ainda estava falando, chegou outro mensageiro e disse: “Vieram caldeus em três bandos, atacaram os camelos e os levaram embora. Mataram à espada os empregados, e eu fui o único que escapou para lhe contar!”

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 E nquanto ele ainda estava falando, chegou ainda outro mensageiro e disse: “Seus filhos e suas filhas estavam num banquete, comendo e bebendo vinho na casa do irmão mais velho,

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 q uando, de repente, um vento muito forte veio do deserto e atingiu os quatro cantos da casa, que desabou. Eles morreram, e eu fui o único que escapou para lhe contar!”

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 A o ouvir isso, Jó levantou-se, rasgou o manto e rapou a cabeça. Então prostrou-se, rosto em terra, em adoração,

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

21 e disse: “Saí nu do ventre da minha mãe, e nu partirei. O Senhor o deu, o Senhor o levou; louvado seja o nome do Senhor ”.

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 m tudo isso Jó não pecou e não culpou a Deus de coisa alguma.

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