1:12 So the Lord said to Satan, “All right then, 1 everything he has is 2 in your power. 3 Only do not extend your hand against the man himself!” 4 So Satan went out 5 from the presence of the Lord. 6
1:13 Now the day 8 came when Job’s 9 sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 1:14 and a messenger came to Job, saying, “The oxen were plowing 10 and the donkeys were grazing beside them, 1:15 and the Sabeans 11 swooped down 12 and carried them all away, and they killed 13 the servants with the sword! 14 And I – only I alone 15 – escaped to tell you!”
1:16 While this one was still speaking, 16 another messenger arrived 17 and said, “The fire of God 18 has fallen from heaven 19 and has burned up the sheep and the servants – it has consumed them! And I – only I alone – escaped to tell you!”
1:17 While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, “The Chaldeans 20 formed three bands and made a raid 21 on the camels and carried them all away, and they killed the servants with the sword! 22 And I – only I alone – escaped to tell you!”
1:18 While this one was still speaking another messenger arrived and said, “Your sons and your daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 1:19 and suddenly 23 a great wind 24 swept across 25 the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they died! And I – only I alone – escaped to tell you!”