Job 1 Geneva Bible (1599)
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- Original 16th-century spelling.
1 There was a man in the lande of Vz called Iob, and this man was an vpright and iust man, one that feared God, and eschewed euill.
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.
1 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 And he had seue sonnes, and three daughters.
2 Y naciéronle siete hijos y tres hijas.
2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
3 His substance also was seuen thousande sheepe, and three thousand camels, and fiue hundreth yoke of oxen, and fiue hundreth shee asses, and his family was very great, so that this man was the greatest of all the men 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.
3 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 And his sonnes went and banketted in their houses, euery one his day, and sent, and called their three sisters to eate and to drinke 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.
4 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 And when the dayes of their banketting were gone about, Iob sent, and sanctified them, and rose vp early in the morning, and offred burnt offrings according to the nomber of them all. For Iob thought, It may be that my sonnes haue sinned, and blasphemed God in their hearts: thus did Iob euery day.
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.
5 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 Nowe on a day when the children of God came and stoode before the Lord, Satan came also among them.
6 Y un día vinieron los hijos de Dios á presentarse delante de Jehová, entre los cuales vino también Satán.
6 Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan also came among them.
7 Then the Lord sayde vnto Satan, Whence commest thou? And Satan answered the Lord, saying, From compassing the earth to and from, and from walking 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.
7 Yahweh said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “From going back and forth on the earth, and from walking up and down in it.”
8 And the Lord saide vnto Satan, Hast thou not considered my seruant Iob, how none is like him in the earth? an vpright and iust man, one that feareth God, and escheweth euill?
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?
8 Yahweh said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and an upright man, one who fears God, and turns away from evil.”
9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and sayde, Doeth Iob feare God for nought?
9 Y respondiendo Satán á Jehová, dijo: ¿Teme Job á Dios de balde?
9 Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing?
10 Hast thou not made an hedge about him and about his house, and about all that he hath on euery side? thou hast blessed the worke of his hands, and his substance is 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.
10 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 But stretch out now thine hand and touch all that he hath, to see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face.
11 Mas extiende ahora tu mano, y toca á todo lo que tiene, [y verás] si no te blasfema en tu rostro.
11 But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.”
12 Then the Lord sayde vnto Satan, Lo, all that he hath is in thine hand: onely vpon himselfe shalt thou not stretch out thine hand. So Satan departed from the presence 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.
12 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 And on a day, when his sonnes and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house,
13 Y un día aconteció que sus hijos é hijas comían y bebían vino en casa de su hermano el primogénito,
13 It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
14 There came a messenger vnto Iob, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding in their places,
14 Y vino un mensajero á Job, que le dijo: Estando arando los bueyes, y las asnas paciendo cerca de ellos,
14 that a messenger came to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them,
15 And the Shabeans came violently, and tooke them: yea, they haue slayne the seruants with the edge of the sworde: but I onely am escaped alone to tell thee.
15 Acometieron los Sabeos, y tomáronlos, é hirieron á los mozos á filo de espada: solamente escapé yo para traerte las nuevas.
15 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 And whiles he was yet speaking, another came, and sayde, The fire of God is fallen from the heauen, and hath burnt vp the sheepe and the seruants, and deuoured them: but I onely am escaped alone to tell thee.
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.
16 While he was still speaking, another also came 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 And whiles he was yet speaking, another came, and sayd, The Caldeans set on three bands, and fell vpon the camels, and haue taken them, and haue slayne the seruantes with the edge of the sworde: but I onely am escaped alone to tell thee.
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.
17 While he was still speaking, another also came 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 And whiles he was yet speaking, came an other, and sayd, Thy sonnes, and thy daughters were eating, and drinking wine in their eldest brothers house,
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;
18 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 And behold, there came a great wind from beyonde the wildernesse, and smote the foure corners of the house, which fel vpon the children, and they are dead, and I onely am escaped alone to tell thee.
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.
19 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 Then Iob arose, and rent his garment, and shaued his head, and fel downe vpon the ground, and worshipped,
20 Entonces Job se levantó, y rasgó su manto, y trasquiló su cabeza, y cayendo en tierra adoró;
20 Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped.
21 And sayd, Naked came I out of my mothers wombe, and naked shall I returne thither: the Lord hath giuen, and the Lord hath taken it: 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.
21 He said, “Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there. Yahweh gave, and Yahweh has taken away. Blessed be Yahweh’s name.”
22 In all this did not Iob sinne, nor charge God foolishly.
22 En todo esto no pecó Job, ni atribuyó á Dios despropósito alguno.
22 In all this, Job didn’t sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.
Cross references (22)
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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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