Now there wasוַיְהִיa dayהַיּוֹםwhen the sonsבְּנֵיof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםcameוַיָּבֹאוּto present themselvesלְהִתְיַצֵּבbeforeעַלYHWH,יְהוָהand the Satanהַשָּׂטָןalsoגַםcameוַיָּבוֹאamong themבְּתֹכָםto present himselfלְהִתְיַצֵּבbeforeעַלYHWH.יְהוָה
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto the Satan,אֶל הַשָּׂטָן“Whereאֵיdo you come from?”מִזֶּה תָּבֹאThe SatanהַשָּׂטָןansweredוַיַּעַןYHWHאֶת יְהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“From roamingמִשֻּׁטthe earthבָּאָרֶץand walking aboutוּמֵהִתְהַלֵּךְon it.”בָּהּ
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto the Satan,אֶל הַשָּׂטָן“Have you setהֲשַׂמְתָּyour heartלִבְּךָonאֶלmy servantעַבְדִּיJob?אִיּוֹבForכִּיthere is noneאֵיןlike himכָּמֹהוּon the earth,בָּאָרֶץa manאִישׁblamelessתָּםand upright,וְיָשָׁרfearingיְרֵאElohimאֱלֹהִיםand turning awayוְסָרfrom evil;מֵרָעand heוְ נּוּstillעֹדֶholds fastמַחֲזִיקto his integrity,בְּתֻמָּתוֹthough you incited meוַתְּסִיתֵנִיagainst himבוֹto swallow him upלְבַלְּעוֹfor nothing.”חִנָּם
The SatanהַשָּׂטָןansweredוַיַּעַןYHWHאֶת יְהוָהand said,וַיֹּאמַר“Skinעוֹרforבְּעַדskin;עוֹרand allוְכֹלthatאֲשֶׁרa manאִישׁhasלָhe will giveיִתֵּןforבְּעַדhis life.נַפְשׁוֹ
Butאוּלָםstretch out,שְׁלַחplease,נָאyour handיָדְךָand touchוְגַעhis boneאֶל עַצְמוֹand his flesh,וְאֶל בְּשָׂרוֹand see ifאִםhe does notלֹאcurse youיְבָרֲכֶךָּto your face.”אֶל פָּנֶיךָ
YHWHיְהוָהsaidוַיֹּאמֶרto the Satan,אֶל הַשָּׂטָן“Look,הִנּhe isוֹin your hand;בְיָדֶךָonlyאַךְguardשְׁמֹרhis life.”אֶת נַפְשׁוֹ
And the Satanוַ הַשָּׂטָןwent outיֵּצֵאfromמֵאֵתthe presenceפְּנֵיof YHWH,יְהוָהand he struckוַיַּךְJobאֶת אִיּוֹבwith severeרָעboilsבִּשְׁחִיןfrom the soleמִכַּףof his footרַגְלוֹtoוְעַדthe crown of his head.קָדְקֳדוֹ
He tookוַיִּקַּחa potsherdחֶרֶשׂfor himselfלוֹto scrape himselfלְהִתְגָּרֵדwith it,בּוֹand heוְהוּאwas sittingיֹשֵׁבin the midstבְּתוֹךְof the ashes.הָאֵפֶר
His wifeאִשְׁתּוֹsaidוַתֹּאמֶרto him,לוֹ“Are you stillעֹדְךָholding fastמַחֲזִיקto your integrity?בְּתֻמָּתֶךָCurseבָּרֵךְElohimאֱלֹהִיםand die.”וָמֻת
He saidוַיֹּאמֶרto her,אֵלֶיהָ“You speakתְּדַבֵּרִיasכְּoneאַחַתof the foolish womenהַנְּבָלוֹתspeaks.דַבֵּרShall we acceptנְקַבֵּלthe goodאֶת הַטּוֹבfromמֵאֵתElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםtoo,גַּםand notלֹאacceptנְקַבֵּלthe evil?”וְאֶת הָרָעIn allבְּכָלthisזֹאתJobאִיּוֹבdid notלֹאsinחָטָאwith his lips.בִּשְׂפָתָיו
When Job’sאִיּוֹבthreeשְׁלֹשֶׁתcompanionsרֵעֵיheardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּallאֵת כָּלthisהַזֹּאתevilהָרָעָהthat had comeהַבָּאָהupon him,עָלָיוthey came,וַיָּבֹאוּeachאִישׁfrom his place,מִמְּקֹמוֹEliphazאֱלִיפַזthe Temanite,הַתֵּימָנִיBildadוּבִלְדַּדthe Shuhite,הַשּׁוּחִיand Zopharוְצוֹפַרthe Naamathite;הַנַּעֲמָתִיthey arranged to meetוַיִּוָּעֲדוּtogetherיַחְדָּוto comeלָבוֹאto show him sympathyלָנוּד לוֹand to comfort him.וּלְנַחֲמוֹ
They lifted upוַיִּשְׂאוּ אֶתtheir eyesעֵינֵיהֶםfrom a distanceמֵרָחוֹקand did notוְלֹאrecognize him,הִכִּירֻהוּand they raisedוַיִּשְׂאוּtheir voicesקוֹלָםand wept;וַיִּבְכּוּeachאִישׁtoreוַיִּקְרְעוּhis robe,מְעִלוֹand they scatteredוַיִּזְרְקוּdustעָפָרoverעַלtheir headsרָאשֵׁיהֶםtoward the heavens.הַשָּׁמָיְמָה
They satוַיֵּשְׁבוּwith himאִתּוֹon the groundלָאָרֶץsevenשִׁבְעַתdaysיָמִיםand sevenוְשִׁבְעַתnights,לֵילוֹתand no oneוְאֵיןspokeדֹּבֵרa wordדָּבָרto him,אֵלָיוforכִּיthey sawרָאוּthatכִּיthe painהַכְּאֵבwas veryמְאֹדgreat.גָדַל