2–BOB
Shayton Ayubni takror sinaydi
1 Bir kuni ilohiy zotlar Egamizning oldiga kelishdi. Shayton ham Egamizning huzuriga keldi. 2 Shaytondan Egamiz:
— Qayerdan kelyapsan? — deb soʻradi.
Shayton:
— Yer yuzining u yogʻidan bu yogʻiga yurib, aylanib chiqdim, — deb javob berdi.
3 Shaytonga Egamiz shunday dedi:
— Qulim Ayubni koʻrdingmi? Yer yuzida unga oʻxshagan hech kim yoʻq. U aybsiz va solih odam. Mendan qoʻrqadi, fosiqlikdan yuz oʻgirgan. Sen esa bekorga Meni unga zarar koʻrsatishga undading. Qara, u hali ham solihligida mahkam turibdi.
4 Shayton shunday javob berdi:
— Joniga azob berib koʻr–chi, nima qilar ekan?! Koʻrasan, inson oʻz jonini saqlab qolish uchun hamma narsadan voz kechadi. 5 Hozir uning tanasini dardga yoʻliqtirgin, u yuzingga qarab Seni laʼnatlaydi.
6 Shaytonga Egamiz shunday dedi:
— Mayli, Ayubni qoʻlingga topshirdim. Uni faqat tirik qoldirgin.
7 Shayton Egamizning huzuridan chiqib, Ayubni boshidan oyogʻigacha jirkanchli yaralar bilan qoplab tashladi. 8 Ayub kul uyumlari orasida, sopol parchasi bilan yaralarini qashlab oʻtirardi.
9 Xotini unga:
— Hamon solihligingizda mahkam turaverasizmi?! Xudoni laʼnatlang–da, oʻlib qoʻya qoling, — dedi.
10 Ayub esa xotiniga shunday javob berdi:
— Sen ahmoq xotinlarday gapiryapsan. Xudoning qoʻlidan yaxshi narsalarni qabul qilamiz–u, yomonlarini olmaymizmi?
Shuncha azob–uqubatdan keyin ham Ayub Xudoga qarshi gapirib, gunoh qilmadi.
Ayubning doʻstlari keladi
11 Ayubning boshiga tushgan kulfatlar haqida uning uch doʻsti eshitdi. Bular Temonlik Elifaz, Shuvaxlik Bildad va Namaxlik Zoʻfar degan odamlar edi. Ular yigʻilishib, Ayubga hamdardlik bildirish va tasalli berish niyatida uni koʻrishga keldilar. 12 Doʻstlari Ayubni uzoqdan koʻrib taniy olmadilar. Qattiq dod–faryod solib, kiyimlarini yirtishdi, boshlari uzra tuproq sochishdi. 13 Ular Ayub bilan birga yetti kun–yetti kecha yerda oʻtirdilar. Mana shu kunlar davomida hech biri Ayubga gapirmadi, chunki u juda qattiq azob chekayotganini koʻrib turar edilar.
1 Again there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan came also among them to present himself before the LORD. 2 And the LORD said unto Satan, From whence comest thou? And Satan answered the LORD, and said, From going to and fro in the earth, and from walking up and down in it. 3 And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is 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 thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause. 4 And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. 6 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
7 ¶ So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8 And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
9 ¶ Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. 10 But he said unto her, Thou 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.
11 ¶ 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. 12 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. 13 So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
