Job · Catholic Public Domain Version
Job 1 Catholic Public Domain Version
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1 There was a man in the land of Uz named Job, and he was a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil.
1 HUBO un varón en tierra de Hus, llamado Job; y era este hombre perfecto y recto, y temeroso de Dios, y apartado del mal.
2 And there had been born to him seven sons and three daughters.
2 Y naciéronle siete hijos y tres hijas.
3 And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, along with five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred she-donkeys, and also a very large family. And this man was great among all the people of the east.
3 Y su hacienda era siete mil ovejas, y tres mil camellos, y quinientas yuntas de bueyes, y quinientas asnas, y muchísimos criados: y era aquel varón grande más que todos los Orientales.
4 And his sons went and made a feast by houses, each one on his day. And sending, they called their three sisters to eat and drink with them.
4 E iban sus hijos y hacían banquetes en sus casas, cada uno en su día; y enviaban á llamar sus tres hermanas, para que comiesen y bebiesen con ellos.
5 And when the days of their feasting had been completed, Job sent to them and sanctified them, and, getting up at dawn, he offered holocausts for each one. For he said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and have not praised God in their hearts.” So Job did all the days.
5 Y acontecía que, habiendo pasado en turno los días del convite, Job enviaba y santificábalos, y levantábase de mañana y ofrecía holocaustos conforme al número de todos ellos. Porque decía Job: Quizá habrán pecado mis hijos, y habrán blasfemado á Dios en sus corazones. De esta manera hacía todos los días.
6 But on a certain day, when the sons of God came to attend in the presence of the Lord, Satan also arrived among them.
6 Y un día vinieron los hijos de Dios á presentarse delante de Jehová, entre los cuales vino también Satán.
7 The Lord said to him, “Where do you come from?” Answering, he said, “I have circled the land, and walked around in it.”
7 Y dijo Jehová á Satán: ¿De dónde vienes? Y respondiendo Satán á Jehová, dijo: De rodear la tierra, y de andar por ella.
8 And the Lord said to him, “Have you not considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him in the land, a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil.”
8 Y Jehová dijo á Satán: ¿No has considerado á mi siervo Job, que no hay otro como él en la tierra, varón perfecto y recto, temeroso de Dios, y apartado de mal?
9 Answering him, Satan said, “Does Job fear God to no purpose?
9 Y respondiendo Satán á Jehová, dijo: ¿Teme Job á Dios de balde?
10 Have you not fortified him, as well as his house and every one of his belongings around him, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession has increased in the land?
10 ¿No le has tú cercado á él, y á su casa, y á todo lo que tiene en derredor? Al trabajo de sus manos has dado bendición; por tanto su hacienda ha crecido sobre la tierra.
11 But extend your hand a little, and touch all that he possesses, and see if he still praises you to your face.”
11 Mas extiende ahora tu mano, y toca á todo lo que tiene, [y verás] si no te blasfema en tu rostro.
12 Therefore, the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, everything that he has is in your hand, only do not extend your hand against him.” And Satan departed from the face of the Lord.
12 Y dijo Jehová á Satán: He aquí, todo lo que tiene está en tu mano: solamente no pongas tu mano sobre él. Y salióse Satán de delante de Jehová.
13 So, on a certain day, when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine, in the house of their first-born brother,
13 Y un día aconteció que sus hijos é hijas comían y bebían vino en casa de su hermano el primogénito,
14 a messenger came to Job, who said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys were grazing beside them,
14 Y vino un mensajero á Job, que le dijo: Estando arando los bueyes, y las asnas paciendo cerca de ellos,
15 and the Sabeans rushed in and carried away everything, and they struck the servants with the sword; and I alone evaded them to tell you.”
15 Acometieron los Sabeos, y tomáronlos, é hirieron á los mozos á filo de espada: solamente escapé yo para traerte las nuevas.
16 And while he was still speaking, another arrived, and he said, “The fire of God fell from heaven, and, having struck the sheep and the servants, it consumed them; and I alone escaped to tell you.”
16 Aun estaba éste hablando, y vino otro que dijo: Fuego de Dios cayó del cielo, que quemó las ovejas y los mozos, y los consumió: solamente escapé yo solo para traerte las nuevas.
17 And while he also was still speaking, another arrived, and he said, “The Chaldeans organized three attacks, and advanced on the camels and took them; and not only that, but they have struck the servants with the sword; and I alone fled to tell you.”
17 Todavía estaba éste hablando, y vino otro que dijo: Los Caldeos hicieron tres escuadrones, y dieron sobre los camellos, y tomáronlos, é hirieron á los mozos á filo de espada; y solamente escapé yo solo para traerte las nuevas.
18 He was still speaking, and behold, another entered, and he said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine in the house of their first-born brother,
18 Entre tanto que éste hablaba, vino otro que dijo: Tus hijos y tus hijas estaban comiendo y bebiendo vino en casa de su hermano el primogénito;
19 when suddenly a severe wind rushed forth from a region of the desert and shook the four corners of the house, which collapsed and crushed your children, and they are dead; and I alone escaped to tell you.”
19 Y he aquí un gran viento que vino del lado del desierto, é hirió las cuatro esquinas de la casa, y cayó sobre los mozos, y murieron; y solamente escapé yo solo para traerte las nuevas.
20 Then Job got up and tore his garments, and, having shaved his head, he collapsed on the ground, and worshipped,
20 Entonces Job se levantó, y rasgó su manto, y trasquiló su cabeza, y cayendo en tierra adoró;
21 and he said, “Naked I departed from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Just as it pleased the Lord, so has it been done. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
21 Y dijo: Desnudo salí del vientre de mi madre, y desnudo tornaré allá. Jehová dió, y Jehová quitó: sea el nombre de Jehová bendito.
22 In all this, Job did not sin by his lips, nor did he speak any foolish thing against God.
22 En todo esto no pecó Job, ni atribuyó á Dios despropósito alguno.
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A blameless and upright man of the land of Uz who had seven sons and three daughters, lost his children and wealth and was afflicted, and was restored by the LORD with twice what…
Cited in the guide: Job 1:1; Job 1:8; Job 2:11
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- 1 James 5:11; Ezekiel 14:14; Ezekiel 14:20; Job 28:28; Job 2:3
- 2 Psalm 127:3–5; Job 42:13; Psalm 128:3; Job 13:13; Psalm 107:38
- 3 Job 42:12; Proverbs 10:22; 1 Kings 4:30; Judges 6:3; Job 29:25
- 4 Hebrews 13:1; Psalm 133:1
- 5 Job 42:8; Genesis 8:20; 1 Samuel 16:5; Genesis 35:2–3; Ephesians 6:18
- 6 Job 2:1; Job 38:7; Zechariah 3:1; Revelation 12:9–10; 1 Kings 22:19
- 7 1 Peter 5:8; Job 2:2; Matthew 12:43; Revelation 12:12–17; Revelation 12:9
- 8 Job 2:3; Job 1:1; Proverbs 8:13; Numbers 12:7–8; 2 Kings 23:25
- 9 1 Timothy 4:8; Matthew 16:26; 1 Timothy 6:6; Job 1:21; Job 21:14–15
- 10 Psalm 34:7; Zechariah 2:5; 1 Peter 1:5; Deuteronomy 28:2–6; Proverbs 10:22
- 11 Job 2:5; Job 19:21; Revelation 16:11; Revelation 16:9; Revelation 16:21
- 12 Luke 22:31–32; 2 Corinthians 12:7; John 3:35–36; 1 Corinthians 10:13; John 19:11
- 13 Proverbs 27:1; Luke 21:34; Ecclesiastes 9:12; Luke 17:27–29; Luke 12:19–20
- 14 1 Samuel 4:17; Jeremiah 51:31; 2 Samuel 15:13
- 15 Genesis 10:7; Job 6:19; Joel 3:8; 1 Samuel 22:20–21; Ezekiel 23:42
- 16 2 Kings 1:12; Genesis 19:24; Leviticus 10:2; 1 Kings 18:38; Numbers 11:1–3
- 17 Genesis 11:28; Habakkuk 1:6; Genesis 11:31; Isaiah 23:13; Job 1:15
- 18 Job 1:4; Job 1:13; Psalm 34:19; Lamentations 1:12; Job 19:9–10
- 19 Acts 28:4; 1 Kings 20:30; Ephesians 2:2; Judges 16:30; Genesis 37:32–33
- 20 1 Peter 5:6; 2 Samuel 12:16–20; Genesis 37:34; Ezra 9:3; Genesis 37:29
- 21 Ecclesiastes 5:15; 1 Timothy 6:7; 1 Thessalonians 5:18; James 1:17; Job 2:10
- 22 James 1:12; Job 2:10; 1 Peter 1:7; James 1:4; Romans 9:20
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