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1우스 땅에 욥이라 이름하는 사람이 있었는데 그 사람은 순전하고 정직하여 하나님을 경외하며 악에서 떠난 자더라 2그 소생은 남자가 일곱이요 여자가 셋이며 3그 소유물은 양이 칠천이요 약대가 삼천이요 소가 오백 겨리요 암나귀가 오백이며 종도 많이 있었으니 이 사람은 동방 사람 중에 가장 큰 자라 4그 아들들이 자기 생일이면 각각 자기의 집에서 잔치를 베풀고 그 누이 셋도 청하여 함께 먹고 마시므로 5그 잔치 날이 지나면 욥이 그들을 불러다가 성결케 하되 아침에 일어나서 그들의 명수대로 번제를 드렸으니 이는 욥이 말하기를 혹시 내 아들들이 죄를 범하여 마음으로 하나님을 배반하였을까 함이라 욥의 행사가 항상 이러하였더라 6하루는 하나님의 아들들이 와서 여호와 앞에 섰고 사단도 그들 가운데 왔는지라 7여호와께서 사단에게 이르시되 네가 어디서 왔느냐 사단이 여호와께 대답하여 가로되 땅에 두루 돌아 여기 저기 다녀왔나이다 8여호와께서 사단에게 이르시되 네가 내 종 욥을 유의하여 보았느냐 그와 같이 순전하고 정직하여 하나님을 경외하며 악에서 떠난 자가 세상에 없느니라 9사단이 여호와께 대답하여 가로되 욥이 어찌 까닭없이 하나님을 경외하리이까 10그와 그 집과 그 모든 소유물을 산울로 두르심이 아니니이까 주께서 그 손으로 하는 바를 복되게 하사 그 소유물로 땅에 널리게 하셨음이니이다 11이제 주의 손을 펴서 그의 모든 소유물을 치소서 그리하시면 정녕 대면하여 주를 욕하리이다 12여호와께서 사단에게 이르시되 내가 그의 소유물을 다 네 손에 붙이노라 오직 그의 몸에는 네 손을 대지 말지니라 사단이 곧 여호와 앞에서 물러가니라 13하루는 욥의 자녀들이 그 맏형의 집에서 식물을 먹으며 포도주를 마실 때에 14사자가 욥에게 와서 고하되 소는 밭을 갈고 나귀는 그 곁에서 풀을 먹는데 15스바 사람이 갑자기 이르러 그것들을 빼앗고 칼로 종을 죽였나이다 나만 홀로 피한고로 주인께 고하러 왔나이다 16그가 아직 말할 때에 또 한 사람이 와서 고하되 하나님의 불이 하늘에서 내려와서 양과 종을 살라 버렸나이다 나만 홀로 피한고로 주인께 고하러 왔나이다 17그가 아직 말할 때에 또 한 사람이 와서 고하되 갈대아 사람이 세 떼를 지어 갑자기 약대에게 달려들어 그것을 빼앗으며 칼로 종을 죽였나이다 나만 홀로 피한고로 주인께 고하러 왔나이다 18그가 아직 말할 때에 또 한 사람이 와서 고하되 주인의 자녀들이 그 맏형의 집에서 식물을 먹으며 포도주를 마시더니 19거친 들에서 대풍이 와서 집 네 모퉁이를 치매 그 소년들 위에 무너지므로 그들이 죽었나이다 나만 홀로 피한고로 주인께 고하러 왔나이다 한지라 20욥이 일어나 겉옷을 찢고 머리털을 밀고 땅에 엎드려 경배하며 21가로되 내가 모태에서 적신이 나왔사온즉 또한 적신이 그리로 돌아가올지라 주신 자도 여호와시요 취하신 자도 여호와시오니 여호와의 이름이 찬송을 받으실지니이다 하고 22이 모든 일에 욥이 범죄하지 아니하고 하나님을 향하여 어리석게 원망하지 아니하니라

1There 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. 2There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. 3His 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. 4His 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. 5It 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. 6Now on the day when God’s sons came to present themselves before Yahweh, Satan also came among them. 7Yahweh 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.” 8Yahweh 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.” 9Then Satan answered Yahweh, and said, “Does Job fear God for nothing? 10Haven’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. 11But stretch out your hand now, and touch all that he has, and he will renounce you to your face.” 12Yahweh 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. 13It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house, 14that there came a messenger to Job, and said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys feeding beside them, 15and 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.” 16While 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.” 17While 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.” 18While he was still speaking, there came also another, and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother’s house, 19and 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.” 20Then Job arose, and tore his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down on the ground, and worshiped. 21He 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.” 22In all this, Job did not sin, nor charge God with wrongdoing.

1Er was een man in het land Uz, zijn naam was Job; en dezelve man was oprecht, en vroom, en godvrezende, en wijkende van het kwaad. 2En hem werden zeven zonen en drie dochteren geboren. 3Daartoe was zijn vee zeven duizend schapen, en drie duizend kemelen, en vijfhonderd juk ossen, en vijfhonderd ezelinnen; ook was zijn dienstvolk zeer veel; zodat deze man groter was dan al die van het oosten. 4En zijn zonen gingen, en maakten maaltijden in ieders huis op zijn dag; en zij zonden henen, en nodigden hun drie zusteren, om met hen te eten en te drinken. 5Het geschiedde dan, als de dagen der maaltijden omgegaan waren, dat Job henenzond, en hen heiligde en des morgens vroeg opstond, en brandofferen offerde naar hun aller getal; want Job zeide: Misschien hebben mijn kinderen gezondigd, en God in hun hart gezegend. Alzo deed Job al die dagen. 6Er was nu een dag, als de kinderen Gods kwamen, om zich voor den HEERE te stellen, dat de satan ook in het midden van hen kwam. 7Toen zeide de HEERE tot den satan; Van waar komt gij? En de satan antwoordde den HEERE, en zeide: Van om te trekken op de aarde, en van die te doorwandelen. 8En de HEERE zeide tot den satan: Hebt gij ook acht geslagen op Mijn knecht Job? Want niemand is op de aarde gelijk hij, een man oprecht en vroom, godvrezende en wijkende van het kwaad. 9Toen antwoordde de satan den HEERE, en zeide: Is het om niet, dat Job God vreest? 10Hebt Gij niet een betuining gemaakt voor hem, en voor zijn huis, en voor al wat hij heeft rondom? Het werk zijner handen hebt Gij gezegend, en zijn vee is in menigte uitgebroken in den lande. 11Maar toch strek nu Uw hand uit, en tast aan alles, wat hij heeft; zo hij U niet in Uw aangezicht zal zegenen? 12En de HEERE zeide tot den satan: Zie, al wat hij heeft, zij in uw hand; alleen aan hem strek uw hand niet uit. En de satan ging uit van het aangezicht des HEEREN. 13Er was nu een dag, als zijn zonen en zijn dochteren aten, en wijn dronken in het huis van hun broeder, den eerstgeborene. 14Dat een bode tot Job kwam, en zeide: De runderen waren ploegende, en de ezelinnen weidende aan hun zijden. 15Doch de Sabeers deden een inval, en namen ze, en sloegen de jongeren met de scherpte des zwaards; en ik ben maar alleen ontkomen, om het u aan te zeggen. 16Als deze nog sprak, zo kwam een ander, en zeide: Het vuur Gods viel uit den hemel, en ontstak onder de schapen en onder de jongeren, en verteerde ze; en ik ben maar alleen ontkomen, om het u aan te zeggen. 17Als deze nog sprak, zo kwam een ander, en zeide: De Chaldeen stelden drie hopen, en vielen op de kemelen aan, en namen ze, en sloegen de jongeren met de scherpte des zwaards; en ik ben maar alleen ontkomen, om het u aan te zeggen. 18Als deze nog sprak, zo kwam een ander, en zeide: Uw zonen en uw dochteren aten, en dronken wijn, in het huis van hun broeder, den eerstgeborene; 19En zie, een grote wind kwam van over de woestijn, en stiet aan de vier hoeken van het huis, en het viel op de jongelingen, dat ze stierven; en ik ben maar alleen ontkomen, om het u aan te zeggen. 20Toen stond Job op, en scheurde zijn mantel, en schoor zijn hoofd, en viel op de aarde, en boog zich neder; 21En hij zeide: Naakt ben ik uit mijner moeders buik gekomen, en naakt zal ik daarhenen wederkeren. De HEERE heeft gegeven, en de HEERE heeft genomen; de Naam des HEEREN zij geloofd! 22In dit alles zondigde Job niet, en schreef Gode niets ongerijmds toe.