Ayub (Job) — 2

Ha'Shatan Attacks Ayub’s Health

1 Again there was a day when the Malakym of 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄_ALUAH came to present themselves before 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, and Ha'Shatan came also among them to present himself before 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH. 

2 And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar to Shatan, “From where do you come?” Ha'Shatan answered 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH and said, “From going to and fro on the Arath, and from walking back and forth on it.”

3 Then 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar to Shatan, “Have you considered My servant Ayub, that there is none like him on the Arath, a blameless and upright man, one who fears his 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄_ALUAH and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.”

4 So Ha'Shatan answered 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH  and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. 

5 But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”

6 And 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH Dabar to Shatan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”

7 So Ha'Shatan went out from the presence of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, and struck Ayub with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 

8 And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.

9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse your 𐤀𐤋𐤅𐤄_ALUAH and die!”

10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄_YAHUAH, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Ayub did not sin with his lips.

Ayub’s Three Friends

11 Now when Ayub’s three friends heard of all this adversity that had come upon him, each one came from his own place, Aliphaz the Tamanite, Bildad the Shuhite, and Zuphar the Naamathite. For they had made an appointment together to come and mourn with him, and to comfort him. 

12 And when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize Ayub, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and sprinkled dust on his head toward Shamaym. 

13 So they sat down with him on the ground seven days and seven nights, and no one spoke a word to him, for they saw that his grief was very great.