Chapter 1
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, " (Elohim). and turned away from evil .
2 There were born to him seven sons and three daughters .
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 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 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 Now on the day when God ’s sons came to present themselves before the LORD , ", usually pronounced Yahweh). Satan also came amongst them .
7 The LORD said to Satan , "Where have you come from ?" Then Satan answered the LORD , and said , " From going back and forth in the earth, and from walking up and down in it ."
8 The LORD 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 ."
9 Then Satan answered the LORD , and said , " Does Job fear God for nothing ?
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 your hand now , and touch all that he has , and he will renounce you to your face ."
12 The LORD said to Satan , " Behold , ", means look at, take notice, observe, see, or gaze at. It is often used as an interjection. 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 the LORD .
13 It fell on a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house ,
14 that a messenger came to Job, and said , " The oxen were ploughing, and the donkeys feeding beside them ,
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 While he was still speaking , another also came and said , " The fire of God has fallen from the sky , and has burnt up the sheep and the servants , and consumed them , and I alone have escaped to tell you ."
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 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 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 Job arose , and tore his robe , and shaved his head , and fell down on the ground, and worshipped .
21 He said , " Naked I came out of my mother’s womb, and naked will I return there . The LORD gave , and the LORD has taken away . Blessed be the LORD ’s name ."
22 In all this , Job didn’t sin , nor charge God with wrongdoing.