Job, Chapter 2
Introduction
This entry meets the strict three-criteria standard of the Theosis Library, with the manuscript text drawn directly from the same source as the scan:
- Manuscript scan: The actual folio of Codex Sinaiticus containing this passage, from the Codex Sinaiticus Project (codexsinaiticus.org). Library folio reference: 186.
- Original text: The verbatim transcription of the Sinaiticus manuscript from the Codex Sinaiticus Project, preserving uncial forms, lunate sigma, nomina sacra (e.g. ⟨θϲ⟩ = θεός), and scribal marks. Nomina sacra are shown in angle brackets to indicate the manuscript's sacred-name abbreviations.
- English translation: The King James Version (1611), retrieved verbatim from the public-domain bible-api.com endpoint.
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1εγενετο δε ωϲ η ημερα αυτη και ηλθον οι αγγελοι του θυ · παραϲτηναι εναντιον του κυ και ο διαβολοϲ ηλθεν εν μεϲω αυτω 2και ειπεν ο κϲ τω διαβολω · ποθεν ϲυ ερχη τοτε ειπεν ο διαβολοϲ · ενωπιον του κυ · διαπορευθειϲ την υπ ουρανον · και εμπεριπατηϲαϲ την ϲυμπαϲαν παρειμι 3ειπεν δε ο κϲ προϲ τον διαβολον · προϲεϲχεϲ ουν τω θεραποντι μου ϊωβ οτι ουκ εϲτιν κατ αυτον · των επι τηϲ γηϲ ανοϲ ακακοϲ · αληθινοϲ · αμεμπτοϲ · θεοϲεβηϲ · απεχομενοϲ απο παντοϲ κακου ετι δε εχεται ακακιαϲ ϲυ δε ειπαϲ · τα υπαρχοντα αυτου δια κενηϲ απολεϲαι 4ϋπολαβων δε ο διαβολοϲ · ειπεν τω κω δερμα υποερ δερματοϲ · πανταοϲα ϋπαρχει ανω · ϋπερ τηϲ ψυχηϲ αυτου εκτιϲει 5ου μην δε · αλλα αποϲτιλαϲ την χειρα ϲου · αψαι των οϲτων αυτου και των ϲαρκων αυτου ει μην ειϲ προϲωπον ϲε ευλογηϲει ·
1Again 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. 2And 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. 3And 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. 4And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. 5But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
6ειπεν δε ο κϲ τω διαβολω · ϊδου παραδιδωμι ϲοι αυτον μονον την δε ψυχην αυτου διαφυλαξον 7εξηλθεν δε ο διαβολοϲ απο του κυ · και επεϲεν τον ϊωβ ελκει πονηρω · απο ποδων εωϲ κεφαληϲ 8και ελαβεν οϲτρακον ϊνα τον ϊχωρα ξυη και εκαθητο επι τηϲ κοπριαϲ εξω τηϲ πολεωϲ 9χρονου δε πολλου προβεβηκοτοϲ ειπεν αυτω η γυνη αυτου · μεχρι τινοϲ καρτερηϲειϲ λεγων · ϊδου χρονον ετι μεικρον προϲδεχομενοϲ την ελπιδα τηϲ ϲωτηριαϲ αυτου ϊδου γαρ ηφανιϲται ϲου το μνημοϲυνον απο τηϲ γηϲ · ϋϊοι και θυγατερεϲ εμηϲ κοιλιαϲ ωδεινεϲ και πονοι ουϲ ειϲ το κενον · εκοπιαϲα μετα μοχθων ϲυ τε αυτοϲ εν ϲαπρια ϲκωληκων διανυκτερευων αιθριοϲ · καγω πλανωμενη και λατριϲ · τοπον εκ τοπου · και οικιαν εξ οικιαϲ προϲδεχομενη τον ηλιον · ποτε δυϲεται ϊνα αναπαυϲωμαι των μοχθων και των οδυνων αι με νυν ϲυνεχουϲιν αλλ ειπον τι ρημα ειϲ κν · και τελευτα 10ωϲπερ μια των αφρονων γυναικων ελαληϲαϲ ει τα αγαθα εδεξαμεθα εκ χειροϲ κυ · τα κακα ουχ οιποιϲομεν εν παϲιν τουτοιϲ τοιϲ ϲυμβεβηκοϲιν αυτω . ουδεν ημαρτεν ϊωβʼ τοιϲ χιλεϲιν εναντιον του θυ
6And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life. 7So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown. 8And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes. 9Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. 10But 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.
11ακουϲαντεϲ δε οι τριϲ φιλοι αυτου τα κακα παντα · τα επελθοντα αυτω παρεγενετο εκαϲτοϲ εκ τηϲ ϊδιαϲ χωραϲ προϲ αυτον ελειφαζʼ ο θαιμανων βαϲιλευϲ βαλδαδʼ ο ϲαυχαιων τυραννοϲ ϲωφαρ ο μειναιων βαϲιλευϲ και παρεγενοντο προϲ αυτον ομοθυμαδον παρακαλεϲαι · και επιϲκεψαϲθαι αυτον 12ϊδοντεϲ δε αυτον πορρωθεν . ουκ επεγνωϲαν και βοηϲαντεϲ φωνη μεγαλη . εκλαυϲαν ρηξαντεϲ εκαϲτοϲ την εαυτου ϲτολην και καταπαϲαμενοι γην · 13παρεκαθιϲα αυτω επτα ημεραϲ και νυκταϲ εωρων την πληγην ουϲαν δεινην · και μεγαλην ϲφοδρα
11Now 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. 12And 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. 13So 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.
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Source & Cross-References
- Source text: Codex Sinaiticus folio + transcription (codexsinaiticus.org) + KJV (bible-api.com) — view original
- Critical edition: Tischendorf 8th edition (1869) / Codex Sinaiticus transcription
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