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2:1 又有一天，神的众子来侍立在耶和华面前，撒但也来在其中。
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.
2:2 耶和华问撒但说，你从那里来。撒但回答说，我从地上走来走去，往返而来。
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.
2:3 耶和华问撒但说，你曾用心察看我的仆人约伯没有。地上再没有人像他完全正直，敬畏神，远离恶事。你虽激动我攻击他，无故地毁灭他，他仍然持守他的纯正。
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.
2:4 撒但回答耶和华说，人以皮代皮，情愿舍去一切所有的，保全性命。
And Satan answered the LORD, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life.
2:5 你且伸手伤他的骨头和他的肉，他必当面弃掉你。
But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
2:6 耶和华对撒但说，他在你手中，只要存留他的性命。
And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.
2:7 于是撒但从耶和华面前退去，击打约伯，使他从脚掌到头顶长毒疮。
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.
2:8 约伯就坐在炉灰中，拿瓦片刮身体。
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and he sat down among the ashes.
2:9 他的妻子对他说，你仍然持守你的纯正吗。你弃掉神，死了吧。
Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.
2:10 约伯却对她说，你说话像愚顽的妇人一样。嗳，难道我们从神手里得福，不也受祸吗。在这一切的事上约伯并不以口犯罪。
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.
2:11 约伯的三个朋友毯螅人以利法，书亚人比勒达，拿玛人琐法，听说有这一切的灾祸临到他身上，各人就从本处约会同来，为他悲伤，安慰他。
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.
2:12 他们远远地举目观看，认不出他来，就放声大哭。各人撕裂外袍，把尘土向天扬起来，落在自己的头上。
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.
2:13 他们就同他七天七夜坐在地上，一个人也不向他说句话，因为他极其痛苦。
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.
约伯记2参考
撒但能说服神改变他的计划吗？
2:3-6 神起初曾吩咐撒但不可加害约伯的身体，后来他却允许了撒但的请求。不过撒但并不能使神违反自己的本性，因神是完全、不变的。神后来允许撒但的计划，是因为神知道约伯的结局。神并不受撒但愚弄。约伯的受苦是对约伯、撒但和我们的考验，而不是对神。
“以皮代皮”，甚么意思？
2:4-5 “以皮代皮”是撒但对约伯失去家人后的反应作出的评论。撒但仍然坚持说约伯对神忠心只是因为神赐福给他。撒但认为，只要约伯自己的皮肉安全，他就情愿接受家庭和财富的损失。撒但下一步要攻击约伯的肉体，证实它原先的控告（1:9）。
撒但攻击人，神却……
2:6 撒但再次寻求神的许可，给约伯施加痛苦。神限制了撒但，不允许撒但消灭约伯本人。
在遭遇患难时，你会不会像约伯的妻子那样向配偶发泄愤怒？
2:9 为甚么约伯的其他家人都死了，惟独他妻子仍活著呢？可能是她的幸存会使约伯更加痛苦，因为她为失去的一切悲愤交加。
你准备自己不但要从神那里得福，也要受祸吗？
2:10 许多人认为信神能免受麻烦，所以当灾难一来，他们便质疑神的公义和正直。约伯记的信息却表明在经历苦难时，你不要放弃信神，因为是神让你经历这些的。信靠神并不担保个人的亨通，而缺乏信心也不见得生活中有麻烦。因为如果不是这样的话，人们便会为致富而信神。神能够将我们从痛苦中解救出来，但他也会让痛苦进入我们的生活中，其中的原因是我们无法明白的。撒但的战略就是让我们在这个时刻怀疑神。约伯在这里显示了一个比寻求个人安逸更广阔的视野。如果我们总是知道为甚么会受苦，那我们的信心便没有成长的余地了。
来安慰约伯的三个朋友是些甚么人？
2:11 以利法、比勒达、琐法不仅是约伯的朋友，而且也是著名的智者。但他们的智慧终究是狭隘的和不完全的。
你肯不肯分出时间去探望、安慰有需要的人？
2:11 一听说约伯有困难，他的三个朋友就前来安慰他。虽然后来我们发现他们安慰的话对约伯毫无益处，但至少他们来了。神在责备他们时（42:7）也没有责备他们所做的事──尽力来到有需要的人身边。遗憾的是，他们未能安慰约伯。他们自恃于自己的见解，而忽略了约伯的需要。当别人有需要时，我们不但应到他身边去，还要懂得如何安慰他。
为甚么约伯的朋友到后来只是静静地坐著呢？
2:13 犹太人有这样的传统，人若要安慰悲痛的人，便要等对方先张口才可以说话。面对别人的痛苦，最佳的反应便是沉默。约伯的朋友意识到，他的痛苦太重，不是三言两语可以消除的，所以他们甚么也没有说（如果他们能保持沉默就好了！）。我们常以为对一个受伤害的朋友总要说些甚么属灵和深奥的话，然而人为的回答和客套话，并不比同情的沉默和关爱的陪伴更有效果。