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Giobbe 35
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Giobbe 35
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Dio non è indifferente ai casi umani
35 Eliu riprese a dire:
2 Ti pare di aver pensato cosa giusta,
quando dicesti: «Ho ragione davanti a Dio»?
3 O quando hai detto: «Che te ne importa?
Che utilità ne ho dal mio peccato»?
4 Risponderò a te con discorsi
e ai tuoi amici insieme con te.
5 Contempla il cielo e osserva,
considera le nubi: sono più alte di te.
6 Se pecchi, che gli fai?
Se moltiplichi i tuoi delitti, che danno gli arrechi?
7 Se tu sei giusto, che cosa gli dai
o che cosa riceve dalla tua mano?
8 Su un uomo come te ricade la tua malizia,
su un figlio d'uomo la tua giustizia!
9 Si grida per la gravità dell'oppressione,
si invoca aiuto sotto il braccio dei potenti,
10 ma non si dice: «Dov'è quel Dio che mi ha
creato,
che concede nella notte canti di gioia;
11 che ci rende più istruiti delle bestie
selvatiche,
che ci fa più saggi degli uccelli del cielo?».
12 Si grida, allora, ma egli non risponde
di fronte alla superbia dei malvagi.
13 Certo è falso dire: «Dio non ascolta
e l'Onnipotente non presta attenzione»;
14 più ancora quando tu dici che non lo vedi,
che la tua causa sta innanzi a lui e tu in lui speri;
15 così pure quando dici che la sua ira non punisce
né si cura molto dell'iniquità.
16 Giobbe dunque apre invano la sua bocca
e senza cognizione moltiplica le chiacchiere.
Job 35
La Biblia de las Américas
Job 35
La Biblia de las Américas
Eliú censura de nuevo a Job
35 Entonces continuó Eliú, y dijo:
2 ¿Piensas que esto es justo(A)?
Dices: «Mi justicia es más que la de Dios».
3 Porque dices: «¿Qué ventaja será para ti(B)?
¿Qué ganaré yo por no haber pecado(C)?».
4 Yo te daré razones,
y a tus amigos contigo.
5 Mira a los cielos(D) y ve,
contempla las nubes, son más altas que tú(E).
6 Si has pecado, ¿qué logras tú contra Él?
Y si tus transgresiones son muchas, ¿qué le haces(F)?
7 Si eres justo, ¿qué le das(G),
o qué recibe Él de tu mano?
8 Para un hombre como tú es tu maldad,
y para un hijo de hombre tu justicia.
9 A causa de la multitud de opresiones claman los hombres(H);
gritan a causa del brazo de los poderosos(I).
10 Pero ninguno dice: «¿Dónde está Dios mi Hacedor(J),
que inspira[a] cánticos en la noche(K),
11 que nos enseña(L) más que a las bestias de la tierra,
y nos hace más sabios que las aves de los cielos?».
12 Allí claman, pero Él no responde(M)
a causa del orgullo de los malos.
13 Ciertamente el clamor vano[b] no escuchará Dios,
el Todopoderoso[c] no lo tomará en cuenta(N).
14 Cuánto menos cuando dices que no le contemplas(O),
que la causa está delante de Él(P) y tienes que esperarle.
15 Y ahora, porque Él no ha castigado[d] con su ira,
ni se ha fijado bien en la transgresión[e],
16 Job abre vanamente su boca,
multiplica palabras sin sabiduría(Q).
Job 35
The Message
Job 35
The Message
Elihu’s Third Speech
When God Makes Creation a Classroom
35 1-3 Elihu lit into Job again:
“Does this kind of thing make any sense?
First you say, ‘I’m perfectly innocent before God.’
And then you say, ‘It doesn’t make a bit of difference
whether I’ve sinned or not.’
4-8 “Well, I’m going to show you
that you don’t know what you’re talking about,
neither you nor your friends.
Look up at the sky. Take a long hard look.
See those clouds towering above you?
If you sin, what difference could that make to God?
No matter how much you sin, will it matter to him?
Even if you’re good, what would God get out of that?
Do you think he’s dependent on your accomplishments?
The only ones who care whether you’re good or bad
are your family and friends and neighbors.
God’s not dependent on your behavior.
9-15 “When times get bad, people cry out for help.
They cry for relief from being kicked around,
But never give God a thought when things go well,
when God puts spontaneous songs in their hearts,
When God sets out the entire creation as a science classroom,
using birds and beasts to teach wisdom.
People are arrogantly indifferent to God—
until, of course, they’re in trouble,
and then God is indifferent to them.
There’s nothing behind such prayers except panic;
the Almighty pays them no mind.
So why would he notice you
just because you say you’re tired of waiting to be heard,
Or waiting for him to get good and angry
and do something about the world’s problems?
16 “Job, you talk sheer nonsense—
nonstop nonsense!”
Job 35
New International Version
Job 35
New International Version
35 Then Elihu said:
2 “Do you think this is just?
You say, ‘I am in the right,(A) not God.’(B)
3 Yet you ask him, ‘What profit is it to me,[a]
and what do I gain by not sinning?’(C)
4 “I would like to reply to you
and to your friends with you.
5 Look up at the heavens(D) and see;
gaze at the clouds so high above you.(E)
6 If you sin, how does that affect him?
If your sins are many, what does that do to him?(F)
7 If you are righteous, what do you give to him,(G)
or what does he receive(H) from your hand?(I)
8 Your wickedness only affects humans like yourself,(J)
and your righteousness only other people.(K)
9 “People cry out(L) under a load of oppression;(M)
they plead for relief from the arm of the powerful.(N)
10 But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker,(O)
who gives songs(P) in the night,(Q)
11 who teaches(R) us(S) more than he teaches[b] the beasts of the earth
and makes us wiser than[c] the birds in the sky?’
12 He does not answer(T) when people cry out
because of the arrogance(U) of the wicked.(V)
13 Indeed, God does not listen to their empty plea;
the Almighty pays no attention to it.(W)
14 How much less, then, will he listen
when you say that you do not see him,(X)
that your case(Y) is before him
and you must wait for him,(Z)
15 and further, that his anger never punishes(AA)
and he does not take the least notice of wickedness.[d](AB)
16 So Job opens his mouth with empty talk;(AC)
without knowledge he multiplies words.”(AD)
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