Job, 1

1. There was a man in the land of Uz named Job, and he was a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil.

1. Bijaše nekoæ u zemlji Usu èovjek po imenu Job. Bio je to èovjek neporoèan i pravedan: bojao se Boga i klonio zla.

2. And there had been born to him seven sons and three daughters.

2. Rodilo mu se sedam sinova i tri kæeri.

3. And his possession was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, along with five hundred pairs of oxen and five hundred she-donkeys, and also a very large family. And this man was great among all the people of the east.

3. Imao je sedam tisuæa ovaca, tri tisuæe deva, pet stotina jarmova goveda, pet stotina magarica i veoma mnogo služinèadi. Èovjek taj bijaše najugledniji meðu svim istoènjacima.

4. And his sons went and made a feast by houses, each one on his day. And sending, they called their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

4. Sinovi su njegovi obièavali naizmjence prireðivati gozbe kod jednoga od njih, svaki u svoj dan, te su pozivali svoje tri sestre da jedu i piju s njima.

5. And when the days of their feasting had been completed, Job sent to them and sanctified them, and, getting up at dawn, he offered holocausts for each one. For he said, “Perhaps my sons have sinned and have not praised God in their hearts.” So Job did all the days.

5. A kad bi se izredali s gozbama, Job bi ih pozvao na oèišæenje. Uranio bi izjutra i prinio paljenice za svakog od njih; mislio je: "Tko zna nisu li mi sinovi griješili i u srcu Boga hulili!" Tako je Job svagda èinio.

6. But on a certain day, when the sons of God came to attend in the presence of the Lord, Satan also arrived among them.

6. Jednoga dana doðu sinovi Božji da stanu pred Jahvu, a meðu njima pristupi i Satan.

7. The Lord said to him, “Where do you come from?” Answering, he said, “I have circled the land, and walked around in it.”

7. Jahve tad upita Satana: "Odakle dolaziš?" - "Evo proðoh zemljom i obiðoh je", odgovori on.

8. And the Lord said to him, “Have you not considered my servant, Job? For there is no one like him in the land, a simple and honest man, fearing God and withdrawing from evil.”

8. Nato æe Jahve: "Nisi li zapazio slugu moga Joba? Njemu na zemlji nema ravna. Èovjek je to neporoèan i pravedan, boji se Boga i kloni zla!"

9. Answering him, Satan said, “Does Job fear God to no purpose?

9. A Satan odgovori Jahvi: "Zar se Job uzalud Boga boji?

10. Have you not fortified him, as well as his house and every one of his belongings around him, blessed the works of his hands, and his possession has increased in the land?

10. Zar nisi ogradio njega, kuæu mu i sav posjed njegov? Blagoslovio si djelo njegovih ruku, stoka mu se namnožila po zemlji.

11. But extend your hand a little, and touch all that he possesses, and see if he still praises you to your face.”

11. Ali pruži jednom ruku i dirni mu u dobra: u lice æe te prokleti!"

12. Therefore, the Lord said to Satan, “Behold, everything that he has is in your hand, only do not extend your hand against him.” And Satan departed from the face of the Lord.

12. "Neka ti bude! - reèe Jahve Satanu. - Sa svime što ima radi što ti drago; samo ruku svoju na nj ne diži." I Satan ode ispred lica Jahvina.

13. So, on a certain day, when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine, in the house of their first-born brother,

13. Jednoga dana, dok su Jobovi sinovi i kæeri jeli i pili vino u kuæi najstarijeg brata,

14. a messenger came to Job, who said, “The oxen were plowing, and the donkeys were grazing beside them,

14. doðe glasnik k Jobu i reèe: "Tvoji su volovi orali a magarice pokraj njih pasle,

15. and the Sabeans rushed in and carried away everything, and they struck the servants with the sword; and I alone evaded them to tell you.”

15. kad iznenada Sabejci navališe na njih i oteše ih, pobivši momke oštrim maèem. Jedini ja utekoh da ti ovo javim."

16. And while he was still speaking, another arrived, and he said, “The fire of God fell from heaven, and, having struck the sheep and the servants, it consumed them; and I alone escaped to tell you.”

16. Dok je on još to govorio, doðe drugi i reèe: "Oganj Božji udari s neba, spali tvoje ovce i pastire te ih proždrije. Jedini ja utekoh da ti javim."

17. And while he also was still speaking, another arrived, and he said, “The Chaldeans organized three attacks, and advanced on the camels and took them; and not only that, but they have struck the servants with the sword; and I alone fled to tell you.”

17. Dok je još govorio, doðe treæi i reèe: "Kaldejci navališe sa tri èete na tvoje deve i oteše ih, pobivši momke oštrim maèem. Jedini ja utekoh da ti javim."

18. He was still speaking, and behold, another entered, and he said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine in the house of their first-born brother,

18. Dok je ovaj još govorio, doðe èetvrti i reèe: "Tvoji su sinovi i kæeri jeli i pili vino u kuæi najstarijeg brata.

19. when suddenly a severe wind rushed forth from a region of the desert and shook the four corners of the house, which collapsed and crushed your children, and they are dead; and I alone escaped to tell you.”

19. I gle, vjetar se silan diže iz pustinje, udari na sva èetiri ugla kuæe, obori je na djecu te ona zaglaviše. Jedini ja utekoh da ti javim."

20. Then Job got up and tore his garments, and, having shaved his head, he collapsed on the ground, and worshipped,

20. Tad ustade Job, razdrije haljinu na sebi, obrija glavu pa nièice pade na zemlju, pokloni se

21. and he said, “Naked I departed from my mother’s womb, and naked I shall return. The Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away. Just as it pleased the Lord, so has it been done. Blessed be the name of the Lord.”

21. i reèe: "Go iziðoh iz krila majèina, go æu se onamo i vratiti. Jahve dao, Jahve oduzeo! Blagoslovljeno ime Jahvino!"

22. In all this, Job did not sin by his lips, nor did he speak any foolish thing against God.

22. Uza sve to, nije sagriješio Job niti je kakvu ludost protiv Boga izustio.