Job 2

NEW JERUSALEM	NOVA VULGATA
1 Another day, the sons of God came to attend on Yahweh and Satan came with them too.	1 Factum est autem, cum quadam die venissent filii Dei, ut starent coramDomino, venit quoque Satan inter eos, ut staret in conspectu eius.
2 So Yahweh said to Satan, 'Where have you been?' 'Prowling about on earth,' he answered, 'roamingaround there.'	2 DixitDominus ad Satan: “ Unde venis? ”. Qui respondens ait: “ Circuivi terramet perambulavi eam ”.
3 So Yahweh asked him, 'Did you pay any attention to my servant Job? There is no one like him on theearth: a sound and honest man who fears God and shuns evil. He persists in his integrity stil ; you achieved nothing by provoking me to ruin him.'	3 Et dixit Dominus ad Satan: “ Numquid considerasti servum meum Iob, quod nonsit ei similis in terra, vir simplex et rectus ac timens Deum et recedens a maloet adhuc retinens innocentiam? Tu autem commovisti me adversus eum, utaffligerem eum frustra ”.
4 'Skin after skin!' Satan replied. 'Someone wil give away al he has to save his life.	4 Cui respondens Satan ait: “ Pellem pro pelle etcuncta, quae habet, homo dabit pro anima sua.
5 But stretch out your hand and lay a finger on his bone and flesh; I warrant you, he wil curse you to yourface.'	5 Alioquin mitte manum tuam ettange os eius et carnem; et tunc videbis, si in faciem benedicet tibi ”.
6 'Very wel ,' Yahweh said to Satan, 'he is in your power. But spare his life.'	6 Dixit ergo Dominus ad Satan: “ Ecce, in manu tua est; verumtamen animam illiusserva ”.
7 So Satan left the presence of Yahweh. He struck Job down with malignant ulcers from the sole of hisfoot to the top of his head.	7 Egressus igitur Satan a facie Domini, percussit Iob ulcere pessimo a plantapedis usque ad verticem eius.
8 Job took a piece of pot to scrape himself, and went and sat among the ashes.	8 Qui testa saniem radebat, sedens insterquilinio.
9 Then his wife said to him, 'Why persist in this integrity of yours? Curse God and die.'	9 Dixit autem illi uxor sua: “ Adhuctu permanes in simplicitate tua? Benedic Deo et morere ”.
10 'That is how a fool of a woman talks,' Job replied. 'If we take happiness from God's hand, must we nottake sorrow too?' And in al this misfortune Job uttered no sinful word.	10 Qui ait ad illam: “ Quasi una de stultis mulieribus locuta es! Si bona suscepimus de manu Dei, mala quare non suscipiamus? ”. In omnibus his non peccavit Iob labiis suis.
11 The news of al the disasters that had fal en on Job came to the ears of three of his friends. Each ofthem set out from home -- Eliphaz of Teman, Bildad of Shuah and Zophar of Naamath -- and by commonconsent they decided to go and offer him sympathy and consolation.	11 Igitur, audientes tres amici Iob omne malum, quod accidisset ei, veneruntsinguli de loco suo, Eliphaz Themanites et Baldad Suhites et Sophar Naamathites.Condixerant enim, ut pariter venientes visitarent eum et consolarentur.
12 Looking at him from a distance, they could not recognise him; they wept aloud and tore their robes andthrew dust over their heads.	12 Cumque elevassent procul oculos suos, non cognoverunt eum et exclamantesploraverunt; scissisque vestibus, sparserunt pulverem super caput suum incaelum.
13 They sat there on the ground beside him for seven days and seven nights. To Job they spoke never aword, for they saw how much he was suffering.	13 Et sederunt cum eo in terra septem diebus et septem noctibus, et nemoloquebatur ei verbum; videbant enim dolorem esse vehementem.