The Book of Job, Chapter 2איוב 2

וַיְהִ֣י הַיּ֔וֹם וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים לְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב עַל יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּב֤וֹא גַֽם הַשָּׂטָן֙ בְּתֹכָ֔ם לְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב עַל יְהוָֽה

Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before YHWH, and Satan came also among them to present himself before YHWH.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יְהוָה֙ אֶל הַשָּׂטָ֔ן אֵ֥י מִזֶּ֖ה תָּבֹ֑א וַיַּ֨עַן הַשָּׂטָ֤ן אֶת יְהוָה֙ וַיֹּאמַ֔ר מִשֻּׁ֣ט בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּמֵהִתְהַלֵּ֖ךְ בָּֽהּ

And YHWH said to Satan, From whence comest you? And Satan answered YHWH, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל הַשָּׂטָ֗ן הֲשַׂ֣מְתָּ לִבְּךָ֮ אֶל עַבְדִּ֣י אִיּוֹב֒ כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין כָּמֹ֜הוּ בָּאָ֗רֶץ אִ֣ישׁ תָּ֧ם וְיָשָׁ֛ר יְרֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים וְסָ֣ר מֵרָ֑ע וְעֹדֶ֨נּוּ֙ מַחֲזִ֣יק בְּתֻמָּת֔וֹ וַתְּסִיתֵ֥נִי ב֖וֹ לְבַלְּע֥וֹ חִנָּֽם

And YHWH said to Satan, Hast you considered my servant Job, that none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although you movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.

וַיַּ֧עַן הַשָּׂטָ֛ן אֶת יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר ע֣וֹר בְּעַד ע֗וֹר וְכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָאִ֔ישׁ יִתֵּ֖ן בְּעַ֥ד נַפְשֽׁוֹ

And Satan answered YHWH, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man has will he give for his life.

אוּלָם֙ שְֽׁלַֽח נָ֣א יָֽדְךָ֔ וְגַ֥ע אֶל עַצְמ֖וֹ וְאֶל בְּשָׂר֑וֹ אִם לֹ֥א אֶל פָּנֶ֖יךָ יְבָרֲכֶֽךָּ

But put forth your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse you to your face.

וַיֹּ֧אמֶר יְהוָ֛ה אֶל הַשָּׂטָ֖ן הִנּ֣וֹ בְיָדֶ֑ךָ אַ֖ךְ אֶת נַפְשׁ֥וֹ שְׁמֹֽר

And YHWH said to Satan, Behold, he in your hand; but save his life.

וַיֵּצֵא֙ הַשָּׂטָ֔ן מֵאֵ֖ת פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּ֤ךְ אֶת אִיּוֹב֙ בִּשְׁחִ֣ין רָ֔ע מִכַּ֥ף רַגְל֖וֹ עד וְעַ֥ד קָדְקֳדֽוֹ

So went Satan forth from the presence of YHWH, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot to his crown.

וַיִּֽקַּֽח ל֣וֹ חֶ֔רֶשׂ לְהִתְגָּרֵ֖ד בּ֑וֹ וְה֖וּא יֹשֵׁ֥ב בְּתוֹךְ הָאֵֽפֶר

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

וַתֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ עֹדְךָ֖ מַחֲזִ֣יק בְּתֻמָּתֶ֑ךָ בָּרֵ֥ךְ אֱלֹהִ֖ים וָמֻֽת

Then said his wife to him, Dost you still retain your integrity? curse God, and die.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלֶ֗יהָ כְּדַבֵּ֞ר אַחַ֤ת הַנְּבָלוֹת֙ תְּדַבֵּ֔רִי גַּ֣ם אֶת הַטּ֗וֹב נְקַבֵּל֙ מֵאֵ֣ת הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאֶת הָרָ֖ע לֹ֣א נְקַבֵּ֑ל בְּכָל זֹ֛את לֹא חָטָ֥א אִיּ֖וֹב בִּשְׂפָתָֽיו

But he said to her, You speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.

וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֞וּ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת רֵעֵ֣י אִיּ֗וֹב אֵ֣ת כָּל הָרָעָ֣ה הַזֹּאת֮ הַבָּ֣אָה עָלָיו֒ וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מִמְּקֹמ֔וֹ אֱלִיפַ֤ז הַתֵּימָנִי֙ וּבִלְדַּ֣ד הַשּׁוּחִ֔י וְצוֹפַ֖ר הַנַּֽעֲמָתִ֑י וַיִּוָּעֲד֣וּ יַחְדָּ֔ו לָב֥וֹא לָנֽוּד ל֖וֹ וּֽלְנַחֲמֽוֹ

Now when Job's three friends heard of all this evil that was come upon him, they came every one from his own place; Eliphaz the Temanite, and Bildad the Shuhite, and Zophar the Naamathite: for they had made an appointment together to come to mourn with him and to comfort him.

וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ אֶת עֵינֵיהֶ֤ם מֵרָחוֹק֙ וְלֹ֣א הִכִּירֻ֔הוּ וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ קוֹלָ֖ם וַיִּבְכּ֑וּ וַֽיִּקְרְעוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ מְעִל֔וֹ וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ עָפָ֛ר עַל רָאשֵׁיהֶ֖ם הַשָּׁמָֽיְמָה

And when they lifted up their eyes afar off, and knew him not, they lifted up their voice, and wept; and they rent every one his mantle, and sprinkled dust upon their heads toward heaven.

וַיֵּשְׁב֤וּ אִתּוֹ֙ לָאָ֔רֶץ שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִ֖ים וְשִׁבְעַ֣ת לֵיל֑וֹת וְאֵין דֹּבֵ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ דָּבָ֔ר כִּ֣י רָא֔וּ כִּֽי גָדַ֥ל הַכְּאֵ֖ב מְאֹֽד

So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word to him: for they saw that grief was very great.