Satan Tests Job Again
1 When the day came for the heavenly beings to appear before the Lord again, Satan was there among them. 2 The Lord asked him, “Where have you been?”
Satan answered, “I have been walking here and there, roaming around the earth.”
3 “Did you notice my servant Job?” the Lord asked. “There is no one on earth as faithful and good as he is. He worships me and is careful not to do anything evil. You persuaded me to let you attack him for no reason at all, but Job is still as faithful as ever.”
4 Satan replied, “A person will give up everything in order to stay alive. 5 But now suppose you hurt his body—he will curse you to your face!”
6 So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, he is in your power, but you are not to kill him.”
7 Then Satan left the Lord's presence and made sores break out all over Job's body. 8 Job went and sat by the garbage dump and took a piece of broken pottery to scrape his sores. 9 His wife said to him, “You are still as faithful as ever, aren't you? Why don't you curse God and die?”
10 Job answered, “You are talking nonsense! When God sends us something good, we welcome it. How can we complain when he sends us trouble?” Even in all this suffering Job said nothing against God.
Job's Friends Come
11 Three of Job's friends were Eliphaz, from the city of Teman, Bildad, from the land of Shuah, and Zophar, from the land of Naamah. When they heard how much Job had been suffering, they decided to go and comfort him. 12 While they were still a long way off they saw Job, but did not recognize him. When they did, they began to weep and wail, tearing their clothes in grief and throwing dust into the air and on their heads. 13 Then they sat there on the ground with him for seven days and nights without saying a word, because they saw how much he was suffering.
Satana ta yeleke vali Job
1 Ndele mefiku limwe ovana ovamati vaKalunga eshi ve uya koshipala shOmwene, Satana yo e uya pamwe navo a kale ofika koshipala shOmwene. 2 Opo nee Omwene ta pula Satana: “Oto di peni?” Ndele Satana ta nyamukula Omwene ndele ta ti: “Okokweendaenda kombada yedu nokweelaela.” 3 NOmwene ta pula Satana: “Ove wa didilika tuu omupiya wange Job? Osheshi kombada yedu kaku na nande umwe ngaashi ye: omulumenhu ehe noshipo nomuyuki, ta tila Kalunga ndele ta kukuma owii, ndele natango tuu ta anyene mouyuki waye, nande ove we mu shindila nge ndi mu nyone po, nande ehe nombedi.” 4 Opo nee Satana ta nyamukula Omwene ndele ta ti: “Oshipa omoshipa! Omunhu keshe osho e shi na, te shi yandjele omwenyo waye. 5 Ndele shamha to nane eke loye u kume omakipa aye nombelela yaye, ndele ye ote ke ku liteeka shili moipafi yoye!”
6 NOmwene ta ti kuSatana: “Tala, ye oku li meke loye. Xupifa ashike omwenyo waye!” 7 Ndele Satana okwa dja po koshipala shOmwene, nokwa umbila Job oidinda ii koshi yomhadi fiyo okombada yomutwe. 8 Ndele ye okwa kufa oshikangwa te linyae nasho ndele ta kala omutumba momute. 9 Opo nee omwalikadi waye ta ti kuye: “Natango tuu to anyene mo mouyuki woye? Efa Kalunga u fye!” 10 Ndelenee ye te mu nyamukula: “Ove to popi ngaashi elai tali popi! Fye ohatu tambula ouwa kuKalunga, nowii ngeno tuhe u tambule?” Pwaaishe oyo Job ina nyona sha nomilungu daye.
Ookaume kaJob tave uya kuye
11 Nookaume vatatu vaJob, eshi va uda oiponga aishe oyo ye mu hanga, ove uya, keshe umwe konhele yaye: Elifas, Omuteman, naBildad, Omusuhi, naSofar, Omunaamati. Ndele va ongala paudafano ve ke mu pendule noku mu hekeleka.…ova ongala paudafano ve ke mu pendule noku mu hekeleka. 12 Ndele eshi va li kokule ndele tava yelula omesho avo, va nyengwa oku mu dimbulukwa. Onghee hano va yelula ondaka yavo ndele tava lili. Keshe umwe womuvo a pombaula elwakani laye, ndele va unda ondwi komitwe davo. 13 Opo nee va kala omutumba poshi puye omafiku aheyali nomaufiku aheyali ndele nande umwe ina popya naye etumbulo nande limwe, shaashi va mona nokutya, ouyehame waye wa li mudjuu.
