Job 2
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Más pruebas para Job
2 El día en que los ángeles se reunían con Dios, también el ángel acusador se presentó, 2 y Dios le dijo:
—¡Hola! ¿De dónde vienes?
Y el acusador contestó:
—Vengo de recorrer toda la tierra.
3 Entonces Dios le preguntó:
—¿Qué piensas de Job, mi fiel servidor? No hay en toda la tierra nadie tan bueno como él. Siempre me obedece en todo y evita hacer lo malo, y me sigue obedeciendo, a pesar de que me convenciste de hacerle mal sin ningún motivo.
4 El ángel acusador le contestó:
—¡Mientras a uno no lo hieren donde más le duele, todo va bien! Pero si de salvar la vida se trata, el hombre es capaz de todo. 5 Te aseguro que si lo maltratas, ¡te maldecirá en tu propia cara!
Dios le dijo:
6 —Muy bien, te dejaré que lo maltrates, pero no le quites la vida.
7 En cuanto el acusador se marchó, llenó a Job con llagas en todo el cuerpo. 8 Por eso, Job fue a sentarse sobre un montón de ceniza, y todo el día se lo pasaba rascándose con una piedra. 9 Su esposa fue a decirle:
—¿Por qué insistes en demostrar que eres bueno? ¡Mejor maldice a Dios, y muérete!
10 Pero Job le respondió:
—No digas tonterías. Si aceptamos todo lo bueno que Dios nos da, también debemos aceptar lo malo.
Y a pesar de todo lo que le había sucedido, Job no pecó contra Dios diciendo algo malo.
Los tres amigos de Job
11 Job tenía tres amigos: Elifaz, que era de la región de Temán; Bildad, de un lugar llamado Súah; y Zofar, de un lugar llamado Naamat. Cuando supieron todo lo malo que le había sucedido a Job, se pusieron de acuerdo para ir a consolarlo y decirle cuán tristes estaban por la muerte de sus hijos.
12 Al llegar a donde vivía Job, lo vieron de lejos, y no lo reconocieron; pero cuando ya estuvieron frente a él, comenzaron a llorar y a gritar. Enseguida rompieron su ropa y se echaron ceniza sobre la cabeza para mostrar su tristeza. 13 Durante siete días y siete noches estuvieron sentados en el suelo, haciéndole compañía. Era tan grande el sufrimiento de Job que ninguno de ellos se atrevía a decirle nada.
Job 2
New King James Version
Satan Attacks Job’s Health
2 Again (A)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 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where do you come?”
(B)Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.”
3 Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, (C)a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he (D)holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, (E)to [a]destroy him without cause.”
4 So Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. 5 (F)But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his (G)bone and his flesh, and he will surely [b]curse You to Your face!”
6 (H)And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”
7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord, and struck Job with painful boils (I)from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself (J)while he sat in the midst of the ashes.
9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? [c]Curse God and die!”
10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. (K)Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” (L)In all this Job did not (M)sin with his lips.
Job’s Three Friends
11 Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place—Eliphaz the (N)Temanite, Bildad the (O)Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come (P)and mourn with him, and to comfort him. 12 And when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and (Q)sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven. 13 So they sat down with him on the ground (R)seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.
Job 2
English Standard Version
Satan Attacks Job's Health
2 Again (A)there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them to present himself before the Lord. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the Lord and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” 3 And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still (B)holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him (C)without reason.” 4 Then Satan answered the Lord and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. 5 But (D)stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will (E)curse you to your face.” 6 And the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.”
7 So Satan went out from the presence of the Lord and struck Job with loathsome (F)sores from (G)the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And he took (H)a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in (I)the ashes.
9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still (J)hold fast your integrity? (K)Curse God and die.” 10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the (L)foolish women would speak. (M)Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?”[a] (N)In all this Job did not (O)sin with his lips.
Job's Three Friends
11 Now when Job's three (P)friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz (Q)the Temanite, Bildad (R)the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to (S)show him sympathy and comfort him. 12 And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they (T)tore their robes and sprinkled (U)dust on their heads toward heaven. 13 And they sat with him on the ground (V)seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great.
Footnotes
- Job 2:10 Or disaster; also verse 11
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