Job 2 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 And on a day the children of God came and stood before the Lord, and Satan came also among them, and stoode before the Lord. Again 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. On another day the angels came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before him.
2 Then the Lord sayde vnto Satan, Whence commest thou? And Satan answered the Lorde, and sayd, From compassing the earth to and fro, and from walking in it. 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.” And the LORD said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the LORD, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”
3 And the Lord sayd 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? for yet he continueth in his vprightnesse, although thou mouedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. 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 holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason.” Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil. And he still maintains his integrity, though you incited me against him to ruin him without any reason.”
4 And Satan answered the Lorde, and sayde, Skin for skin, and all that euer a man hath, will he giue for his life. Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! All that a man has he will give for his life. “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has for his own life.
5 But stretch now out thine hand, and touch his bones and his flesh, to see if he will not blaspheme thee to thy face. But stretch out your hand and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.” But now stretch out your hand and strike his flesh and bones, and he will surely curse you to your face.”
6 Then the Lorde said vnto Satan, Lo, he is in thine hand, but saue his life. And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand; only spare his life.” The LORD said to Satan, “Very well, then, he is in your hands; but you must spare his life.”
7 So Satan departed from the presence of the Lord, and smote Iob with sore boyles, from the sole of his foote vnto his crowne. So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and struck Job with loathsome sores from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and afflicted Job with painful sores from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.
8 And he tooke a potsharde to scrape him, and he sate downe among the ashes. And he took a piece of broken pottery with which to scrape himself while he sat in the ashes. Then Job took a piece of broken pottery and scraped himself with it as he sat among the ashes.
9 Then said his wife vnto him, Doest thou continue yet in thine vprightnes? Blaspheme God, and dye. Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God and die.” His wife said to him, “Are you still maintaining your integrity? Curse God and die!”
10 But he said vnto her, Thou speakest like a foolish woman: what? shall we receiue good at the hande of God, and not receiue euill? In all this did not Iob sinne with his lippes. But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. Shall we receive good from God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
11 Nowe when Iobs three friends heard of all this euill that was come vpon him, they came euery one from his owne place, to wit, Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they were agreed together to come to lament with him, and to comfort him. Now when Job’s three friends heard of all this evil that had come upon him, they came each from his own place, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite. They made an appointment together to come to show him sympathy and comfort him. When Job’s three friends, Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite, heard about all the troubles that had come upon him, they set out from their homes and met together by agreement to go and sympathize with him and comfort him.
12 So when they lift vp their eyes a farre off, they knewe him not: therefore they lift vp their voyces and wept, and euery one of them rent his garment, and sprinkled dust vpon their heads toward the heauen. And when they saw him from a distance, they did not recognize him. And they raised their voices and wept, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads toward heaven. When they saw him from a distance, they could hardly recognize him; they began to weep aloud, and they tore their robes and sprinkled dust on their heads.
13 So they sate by him vpon the ground seuen dayes, and seuen nights, and none spake a worde vnto him: for they sawe, that the griefe was very great. And they sat with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his suffering was very great. Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.
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