< Jobs 2 >

1 So hende det ein dag, at gudssønerne kom og stelte seg fram for Herren att, og Satan var millom deim og stelte seg fram for Herren.
Again 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.
2 Og Herren spurde Satan: «Kvar kjem du ifrå?» «Eg hev fare og svive ikring på jordi, » svara Satan.
And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence come you? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.
3 Då spurde Herren honom: «Hev du gjeve ans på Job, tenaren min? For liken hans finst ikkje på jordi, slik ein ærleg og rettvis ein mann som han er, og so som han ottast Gud og held seg frå det som vondt er. Han er endå like ærleg, so du hev eggja meg upp til å tyna honom utan grunn.»
And the LORD said unto Satan, Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that fears God, and turns away from evil? and still he holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause.
4 Då sagde Satan til Herren: «Hud for hud; ein mann gjev gjerne alt han eig når han berre bergar livet.
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has will he give for his life.
5 Men rett ut handi di og rør ved beini og holdet hans - han skal so visst banna deg upp i andlitet.»
But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.
6 Då sagde Herren til Satan: «Han er i di magt; men spar livet hans!»
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in your hand; but save his life.
7 So gjekk Satan burt frå Herren; og han slo Job med vonde svullar frå hovud til hæl;
So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and stroke Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
8 og han tok seg eit skålbrot og skrapa seg med der han sat i oskedungen.
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself likewise; and he sat down among the ashes.
9 Då sagde kona hans til honom: «Er du endå ulasteleg? Banna Gud, so du kann få døy!»
Then said his wife unto him, Do you still retain your integrity? curse God, and die.
10 Men han svara henne: «Du talar som ei fåvis kvinna. Me tek imot av Gud det gode, skal me’kje taka og det vonde?» Tråss i alt dette synda ikkje Job med lipporne sine.
But he said unto her, You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
11 Tri vener til Job fekk høyra um den ulukka som hadde kome yver honom; dei kom kvar frå sin heimstad, Elifaz frå Teman, Bildad frå Suah, og Sofar frå Na’ama, og dei avtala seg imillom at dei skulde ganga til honom for å syna honom samhug og trøysta honom.
Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.
12 Men alt på langt fråstand såg dei at han var heilt ukjenneleg; og dei sette i og gret og reiv sund kapporne sine og kasta mold yver hovudi upp i lufti.
And when they lifted up their eyes far off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.
13 Og dei sat hjå honom på jordi i sju dagar og sju næter; og ingen av deim sagde eit ord til honom, for dei såg at han pintest hardt.
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spoke a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.

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