1A man (ish) was in the land of Uz, Job his name; and that man (ish) was blameless and upright, and fearing God, and turning aside from evil.
2And there were born to him seven sons and three daughters.
3And his livestock was seven thousand sheep, and three thousand camels, and five hundred yoke of oxen, and five hundred she-asses, and a very great household; and that man (ish) was greater than all the sons of the east.
4And his sons went and made a feast, the house of each man (ish) on his day; and they would send and call to their three sisters to eat and to drink with them.
5And it was, when the days of the feast had gone around, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose early in the morning and offered up burnt offerings according to the number of them all; for Job said, "Perhaps my sons have sinned and blessed God in their hearts." Thus Job did all the days.
6And it was the day, that the sons of God came to present themselves before YHWH, and Satan also came among them.
7And YHWH said to Satan, "From where do you come?" And Satan answered YHWH and said, "From roaming in the earth, and from walking up and down in it."
8And YHWH said to Satan, "Have you set your heart on my servant Job? For there is none like him in the earth, a man (ish) blameless and upright, fearing God and turning aside from evil."
9And Satan answered YHWH and said, "Does Job fear God for nothing?
10Have you not made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his livestock has burst forth in the land.
11But put forth now your hand, and touch all that he has — surely to your face he will bless you."
12And YHWH said to Satan, "Behold, all that he has is in your hand; only against him do not put forth your hand." And Satan went out from the presence of YHWH.
13And it was the day, when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their firstborn brother,
14that a messenger came to Job and said, "The oxen were plowing, and the she-asses feeding beside them,
15and the Sabeans fell upon them and took them, and the young men they struck by the mouth of the sword; and I alone, I only, have escaped to tell you."
16While this one was yet speaking, this other came and said, "The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned among the sheep and among the young men, and consumed them; and I alone, I only, have escaped to tell you."
17While this one was yet speaking, this other came and said, "The Chaldeans set three bands, and rushed upon the camels and took them, and the young men they struck by the mouth of the sword; and I alone, I only, have escaped to tell you."
18While this one was yet speaking, this other came and said, "Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in the house of their firstborn brother,
19and behold, a great spirit (ruach) came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young people, and they died; and I alone, I only, have escaped to tell you."
20And Job arose and tore his robe and shaved his head, and fell to the ground and bowed down,
21and he said, "Naked I came out from my mother's womb, and naked I shall return there; YHWH gave, and YHWH has taken; let the name of YHWH be blessed."
22In all this Job did not sin, and did not attribute unseemliness to God.