Job 1

In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.

Saa nhoma yi fi Onyankopɔn somfo ne Yesu Kristo somafo Paulo nkyɛn. Woyii me na wɔsomaa me sɛ memmɛboa nhyɛ nnipa a Onyankopɔn ayi wɔn no gyidi den na menkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn nokwasɛm a yɛn nyamesom

He had seven sons and three daughters,

a ne nnyinaso gyina nkwa a enni awiei no kyerɛ no so no. Onyankopɔn a onni atoro no hyɛɛ yɛn asetena yi ho bɔ ansa na ɔrefi wiase ase;

and he owned seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen and five hundred donkeys, and had a large number of servants. He was the greatest man among all the people of the East.

na bere a ɛsɛ mu, ɔdaa no adi wɔ n’asɛnka no mu. Wɔde eyi hyɛɛ me nsa na migyina Onyankopɔn a ɔyɛ yɛn Agyenkwa hyɛ so da no adi.

His sons used to hold feasts in their homes on their birthdays, and they would invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them.

Mekyerɛw me ba Tito wɔ gyidi baako a yɛn nyinaa kita mu mu. Adom ne asomdwoe a efi Agya Nyankopɔn ne Kristo Yesu yɛn Agyenkwa no nka wo!

Asɛmpakafo yiyedi

When a period of feasting had run its course, Job would make arrangements for them to be purified. Early in the morning he would sacrifice a burnt offering for each of them, thinking, “Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” This was Job’s regular custom.

Migyaw wo Kreta sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobɛtoto nnɛama a aka no pɛpɛɛpɛ na wayi mpanyimfo atuatua asafo a ɛwɔ kurow biara mu no ano.

One day the angels^[a] came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan^[b] also came with them.

Kae mmara a mehyɛ maa wo no. Ɔpanyin yɛ obi a ne ho nni asɛm na ɔwɔ yere baako na ne mma yɛ gyidifo a wɔmmɔ ahohwi, na wɔnyɛ asoɔden nso.

The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?”

Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.”

Ɛnsɛ sɛ mfomso biara ba ɔpanyin no ho efisɛ, Onyame adwuma hyɛ ne nsa. Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ ɔhopɛfo, anaa obi a ne bo nkyɛ fuw anaa ɔkɔwensani anaa basabasayɛfo anaa oniberefo.

Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.”

Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ obi a ɔpɛ ahɔhoyɛ na n’ani gye nea eye ho na n’adwenem da hɔ na ɔteɛ na ɔyɛ kronn na ɔwɔ ahohyɛso.

“Does Job fear God for nothing?” Satan replied.

Ɛsɛ sɛ oso asɛm no mu dennen sɛnea wɔkyerɛɛ no no. Sɛ ɛba saa a, obetumi ahyɛ afoforo den wɔ saa nkyerɛkyerɛ pa no mu na wada wɔn a wotia asɛm no mu no nso mfomso adi.

“Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.

Nnipa pii wɔ hɔ a wotia na wɔnam wɔ nkwaseasɛm so daadaa afoforo, ne titiriw no, wɔn a wofi twetiatwasom no mu.

But now stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face.”

Ɛsɛ sɛ wosiw wɔn nkyerɛkyerɛ no ano efisɛ, wɔnam wɔn nkyerɛkyerɛ bɔne no so ma ntoto ba mmusua mu nam so de pɛ sika.

The Lord said to Satan, “Very well, then, everything he has is in your power, but on the man himself do not lay a finger.”

Then Satan went out from the presence of the Lord.

Kreta no ankasa a na ɔyɛ wɔn diyifo na ɔkae se, “Kretafo no yɛ atorofo, mmoa bɔne ne anihafo adidifo.”

One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house,

Na asɛm a ɔkae no yɛ nokware. Esiane saa nti, ɛsɛ sɛ moka wɔn anim yiye sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobenya gyidi pa,

a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,

na wɔantena ase amma twetiatwa atorosɛm ne nhyɛ a efi nnipa a wɔapo nokware no no.

and the Sabeans attacked and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

Biribiara yɛ kronn ma wɔn a wɔyɛ kronn no, nanso biribiara nyɛ kronn mma wɔn a wɔn ho agu fi na wonni gyidi, efisɛ, wɔn adwene ne wɔn atiboa ho agu fi.

While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The fire of God fell from the heavens and burned up the sheep and the servants, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

Wɔka se wonim Onyankopɔn, nanso wɔn nneyɛe nkyerɛ saa. Wokyi wɔn, na wɔyɛ asoɔdenfo a wɔde wɔn yɛ ade pa biara a ɛnyɛ ye.

While he was still speaking, another messenger came and said, “The Chaldeans formed three raiding parties and swept down on your camels and made off with them. They put the servants to the sword, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

While he was still speaking, yet another messenger came and said, “Your sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother’s house,

when suddenly a mighty wind swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead, and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!”

At this, Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell to the ground in worship

and said:

In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.