The Bible

Reesht va laa dy row, tra haink ainleyn Yee dy hassoo stiagh fenish y Chiarn dy daink Satan myrgeddin ny mast' oc, as hass eh stiagh fenish y Chiarn.

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.

As dooyrt y Chiarn rish Satan, Cre veih t'ou uss er jeet? As dreggyr Satan y Chiarn, as dooyrt eh, Veih rouail noon as noal, as veih gimmeeaght huggey as veih er feaï-ny-cruinney.

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.

As dooyrt y Chiarn rish y drogh-spyrryd, Vel oo er ghoaill tastey jeh my harvaant Job, nagh vel fer erbee goll-rish er y thalloo, dooinney slane-ynrick as jeeragh, fer ta goaill aggle roish Jee, as shaghney olk? as foast t'eh cummal shickyr e ynrickys, ga dy ren uss m'y ghreinnaghey n'oï, dy stroie eh gyn oyr.

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.

As dreggyr Satan y Chiarn, as dooyrt eh, Crackan son crackan; eer ooilley ny t'ec dooinney ver eh son e vioys hene.

And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.

Agh sheeyn magh dty laue nish, as benn rish y chraue as yn eill echey, as nee eh d'oltooaney gys dty eddin.

But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.

As dooyrt y Chiarn rish Satan, Cur-my-ner, t'eh ayns dty laue; agh ny gow e vioys.

And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.

Myr shen hie Satan magh veih fenish y Chiarn, as ren eh Job y woalley lesh askaidyn yngyragh, veih boyn e choshey gys mullagh e chione.

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.

As ghow eh shlig chrockan dy screebey eh-hene; as hoie eh sheese fud y leoie.

And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.

Eisht dooyrt e ven-heshey rish, Vel oo foast shassoo er dty ynrickys? Guee gys Jee dy ghoaill dty vioys.

Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.

Agh dooyrt eh r'ee, T'ou uss loayrt myr unnane jeh ny mraane mee-hushtagh, Cre shoh! jean mayd mie y ghoaill ec laue Yee as nagh gow mayd rish seaghyn? Lesh ooilley shoh, cha daink drogh-ockle ass beeal Yob.

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.

Nish tra cheayll three caarjyn Yob jeh ooilley ny seaghyn shoh v'er daghyrt da, haink ad dagh fer jeu veih e ynnyd hene; Eliphaz yn Temanite, as Bildad y Shuhite, as Zophar yn Naamathite: son v'ad er choardail ry-cheilley dy heet dy ghobberan mârish, as dy gherjaghey eh.

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.

As tra hrog ad seose nyn sooillyn foddey jeh, as s'coan dy dug ad enney er, hrog ad seose nyn goraa as cheayn ad, as raip ad dagh fer e choamrey, as spreih ad joan seose 'syn aer er nyn ghing.

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.

Myr shen hoie ad sheese marish er y thalloo shiaght laghyn as shiaght oieghyn, as cha loayr fer jeu fockle rish: son honnick ad dy row e hrimshey feer trome.

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.