Job 1:12-15
New American Standard Bible
13Now on the day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
14a messenger came to Job and said, 'The oxen were plowing and the female donkeys feeding beside them,
15and the Sabeans attacked and took them. They also killed the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.'
King James Version
13And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
14And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
15And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
Christian Standard Bible
13One day when Job's sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother's house,
14a messenger came to Job and reported, "While the oxen were plowing and the donkeys grazing nearby,
15the Sabeans swooped down and took them away. They struck down the servants with the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you! "
New Living Translation
13One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting at the oldest brother’s house,
14a messenger arrived at Job’s home with this news: 'Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them,
15when the Sabeans raided us. They stole all the animals and killed all the farmhands. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.'
English Standard Version
13Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house,
14and there came a messenger to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
15and the Sabeans fell upon them and took them and struck down the servants with the edge of the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you.”
New International Version
13One day when Job's sons and daughters were feasting and drinking wine at the oldest brother's house,
14a messenger came to Job and said, 'The oxen were plowing and the donkeys were grazing nearby,
15and 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!'
New King James Version
13Now there was a day when his sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house;
14and a messenger came to Job and said, “The oxen were plowing and the donkeys feeding beside them,
15when the Sabeans raided them and took them away—indeed they have killed the servants with the edge of the sword; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”