Satan Tests Job
1 There was a man named Job, living in the land of Uz, who worshiped God and was faithful to him. He was a good man, careful not to do anything evil. 2 He had seven sons and three daughters, 3 and owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, one thousand head of cattle, and five hundred donkeys. He also had a large number of servants and was the richest man in the East.
4 Job's sons used to take turns giving a feast, to which all the others would come, and they always invited their three sisters to join them. 5 The morning after each feast, Job would get up early and offer sacrifices for each of his children in order to purify them. He always did this because he thought that one of them might have sinned by insulting God unintentionally.
6 When the day came for the heavenly beings to appear before the Lord, Satan was there among them. 7 The Lord asked him, “What have you been doing?”
Satan answered, “I have been walking here and there, roaming around the earth.”
8 “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.”
9 Satan replied, “Would Job worship you if he got nothing out of it? 10 You have always protected him and his family and everything he owns. You bless everything he does, and you have given him enough cattle to fill the whole country. 11 But now suppose you take away everything he has—he will curse you to your face!”
12 “All right,” the Lord said to Satan, “everything he has is in your power, but you must not hurt Job himself.” So Satan left.
Job's Children and Wealth Are Destroyed
13 One day when Job's children were having a feast at the home of their oldest brother, 14 a messenger came running to Job. “We were plowing the fields with the oxen,” he said, “and the donkeys were in a nearby pasture. 15 Suddenly the Sabeans attacked and stole them all. They killed every one of your servants except me. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
16 Before he had finished speaking, another servant came and said, “Lightning struck the sheep and the shepherds and killed them all. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
17 Before he had finished speaking, another servant came and said, “Three bands of Chaldean raiders attacked us, took away the camels, and killed all your servants except me. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
18 Before he had finished speaking, another servant came and said, “Your children were having a feast at the home of your oldest son, 19 when a storm swept in from the desert. It blew the house down and killed them all. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”
20 Then Job got up and tore his clothes in grief. He shaved his head and threw himself face downward on the ground. 21 He said, “I was born with nothing, and I will die with nothing. The Lord gave, and now he has taken away. May his name be praised!”
22 In spite of everything that had happened, Job did not sin by blaming God.
Yuuba niŋ a la dimbaayaa
1 Kewo doo le nene ka soto Usi bankoo kaŋ, meŋ too mu Yuuba ti. Sootaari te a la kuwo to, aduŋ a tilinta. A silata Alla la, a ye a koo dii kuu jawu kewo la. 2 A ye dinkee woorowula le soto, aniŋ dimmusu saba. 3 A ye saajii wuli woorowula le soto, ñonkome wuli saba, ninsi senelaa wuli kiliŋ, falimusu keme luulu, aniŋ dookuulaa jamaa. Ate le keta wo tilibo maafaŋo moolu bee la fankamaa baa ti.
4 A dinkewolu ka a siŋ ne ka taa ñoo yaa waati niŋ waati ka feetoo ke, aduŋ ì ka ì baarimmusu saboo buuñaatoo kumandi le, ì niŋ ì ye domoroo ke ñoo kaŋ aniŋ miŋ feŋ miŋo. 5 Feeti-wo-feeti koolaa, Yuuba si a diŋolu kumandi ka ì seneyandi Alla la karoo la. A si wuli soomandaa juunoo, a ye jani sadaalu* bo ì bee kiliŋ-kiliŋ naa ye. Yuuba ka ñiŋ ke le waati-wo-waati, kaatu a ka ñiŋ ne miira ko, a si ke noo a diŋolu ka junube kuwo ke le, waraŋ ka tooñeeroo ke Alla la karoo la lañinoo kono.
Beŋ foloo Yaawe ñaatiliŋo la
6 Luŋ kiliŋ malaayikoolu naata ka beŋ Yaawe* ñaatiliŋo la, bari Seetaani* fanaa tarata ì kono le. 7 Yaawe ko a ye ko, “I bota naŋ mintoo le?” A ye a jaabi ko, “M bota naŋ taa niŋ naa la duniyaa kono, ka a bee yaayi.” 8 Yaawe ko Seetaani ye ko, “I maŋ i hakiloo tu n na dookuulaa Yuuba la kuwo to baŋ? A ñoŋo maŋ soto duniyaa kono, sootaari te a la kuwo to, a tilinta, aduŋ Alla ñaasilannaa le mu. A ye a koo dii kuu jawu kewo la le.”
9 Bituŋ Seetaani ye Yaawe jaabi ko, “Fo Yuuba silata ite Alla la kensenke le baŋ? 10 Fo ite le maŋ a sansaŋ karoo bee la, a niŋ a la dimbaayaa niŋ a sotofeŋo bee? I neemata a ma kuwolu bee to, a ye mennu ke, a la sotofeŋolu janjanta bankoo bee kaŋ. 11 Bari niŋ i ye i buloo laa a sotofeŋolu bee kaŋ, a be i sooki la le.” 12 Yaawe ko Seetaani ye ko, “Wo to saayiŋ, a la sotofeŋo bee be i la maroo to, bari danko doroŋ, i kana kuu ke ate faŋo la!” Wo le to Seetaani bota Yaawe ñaatiliŋo la.
Yuuba foota a sotofeŋolu la aniŋ a diŋolu
13 Luŋ kiliŋ, kabiriŋ a dinkewolu niŋ a dimmusoolu be domoroo niŋ wayini* miŋo la, ì kotookee keebaa la buŋo kono, 14 kiilaa naata Yuuba kaŋ, a ko, “Ninsoolu be senoo la, faloolu be domoroo la ì daala, 15 bituŋ Sabeyankoolu ñapita ì kaŋ, ì ye ì samba, ì ye dookuulaalu faa niŋ hawusaroo* la. Nte doroŋ ne kanata ka naa a fo i ye.”
16 Wo maŋ paree diyaamoo la, doo fanaa naata a ko, “Alla la dimbaa le jiita naŋ ka bo saŋo santo, a ye saajiyolu jani aniŋ kantarilaalu, ì faata. Nte doroŋ ne kanata ka naa a fo i ye.”
17 Wo fanaa maŋ paree diyaamoo la, doo naata a ko, “Kalideyankoolu naata, ì kafu saba, ì ñapita ñonkomoolu kaŋ, ì ye ì samba, ì ye dookuulaalu faa niŋ hawusaroo la. Nte doroŋ ne kanata ka naa a fo i ye.”
18 Wo fanaa maŋ paree diyaamoo la, doo naata a ko, “I dinkewolu niŋ i dimmusoolu be domoroo niŋ wayini miŋo la ì kotookee keebaa la buŋo kono. 19 Kataba kiliŋ, foño baa naata ka bo keñewuloo* kono, a ye buŋo tonkoŋ naanoo bee taki. Bituŋ a boyita dindiŋolu kaŋ, ì faata. Nte doroŋ ne kanata ka naa a fo i ye.”
20 Bituŋ Yuuba wulita, a ye a la duŋ feŋolu fara niikuyaa kamma la, a ye a kuŋo lii, a sujudita, a ye Alla batu. 21 A ko,
“N kenseŋo le naata ñiŋ duniyaa kono,
aduŋ n kenseŋo le be taa la.
Yaawe le ye a dii n na, aduŋ ate Yaawe le ye a taa.
Tentoo be Yaawe ye.”
22 Ñinnu bee keriŋo, Yuuba maŋ junube kuu ke, waraŋ ka Alla jalayi.
