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Job 31
La Biblia de las Américas
Job 31
La Biblia de las Américas
Job afirma su integridad
31 Hice un pacto con mis ojos,
¿cómo podía entonces mirar a una virgen(A)?
2 ¿Y cuál es la porción de Dios desde arriba,
o la heredad del Todopoderoso[a](B) desde las alturas?
3 ¿No es la calamidad(C) para el injusto,
y el infortunio para los que obran iniquidad(D)?
4 ¿No ve Él mis caminos,
y cuenta todos mis pasos(E)?
5 Si he caminado con la mentira,
y si mi pie se ha apresurado tras el engaño(F),
6 que Él me pese en balanzas de justicia(G),
y que Dios conozca mi integridad(H).
7 Si mi paso se ha apartado del camino(I),
si mi corazón se ha ido tras mis ojos,
y si alguna mancha se ha pegado en mis manos[b](J),
8 que yo siembre y otro coma(K),
y sean arrancadas mis cosechas[c](L).
9 Si mi corazón fue seducido por mujer,
o he estado al acecho a la puerta de mi prójimo(M),
10 que muela para otro mi mujer(N),
y otros se encorven sobre ella(O).
11 Porque eso sería una infamia(P),
y una iniquidad castigada por los jueces(Q);
12 porque sería fuego que consume(R) hasta el Abadón[d](S),
y arrancaría toda mi ganancia[e](T).
13 Si he menospreciado el derecho de mi siervo o de mi sierva
cuando presentaron queja contra mí(U),
14 ¿qué haré cuando Dios se levante?
Y cuando Él me pida cuentas, ¿qué le responderé?
15 ¿Acaso aquel que me hizo a mí en el seno materno, no lo hizo también a él?
¿No fue uno mismo el que nos formó en la matriz(V)?
16 Si he impedido a los pobres(W) su deseo,
o he hecho desfallecer los ojos de la viuda(X),
17 o si he comido mi bocado solo,
y el huérfano(Y) no ha comido de él(Z)
18 (aunque desde mi juventud él creció conmigo como con un padre,
y a la viuda la guié desde mi infancia[f]);
19 si he visto a alguno perecer por falta de ropa(AA),
y sin abrigo al necesitado(AB),
20 si sus lomos no me han expresado gratitud[g],
pues no se ha calentado con el vellón de mis ovejas;
21 si he alzado contra el huérfano(AC) mi mano,
porque vi que yo tenía apoyo[h] en la puerta[i](AD),
22 que mi hombro se caiga de la coyuntura[j],
y mi brazo se quiebre(AE) en el codo[k].
23 Porque el castigo de Dios(AF) es terror para mí,
y ante su majestad[l](AG) nada puedo hacer.
24 Si he puesto en el oro mi confianza,
y he dicho al oro fino: Tú eres mi seguridad(AH);
25 si me he alegrado porque mi riqueza era grande,
y porque mi mano había adquirido mucho(AI);
26 si he mirado al sol[m] cuando brillaba,
o a la luna marchando en esplendor(AJ),
27 y fue mi corazón seducido en secreto,
y mi mano tiró un beso de mi boca[n],
28 eso también hubiera sido iniquidad que merecía juicio[o](AK),
porque habría negado al Dios de lo alto(AL).
29 ¿Acaso me he alegrado en la destrucción de mi enemigo,
o me he regocijado[p] cuando el mal le sobrevino(AM)?
30 No[q], no he permitido que mi boca peque[r]
pidiendo su vida(AN) en una maldición(AO).
31 ¿Acaso no han dicho los hombres de mi tienda:
«¿Quién puede hallar[s] a alguno que no se haya saciado con su carne(AP)?»?
32 El forastero no pasa la noche afuera,
porque al viajero[t] he abierto mis puertas.
33 ¿Acaso he cubierto mis transgresiones como Adán[u],
ocultando en mi seno mi iniquidad(AQ),
34 porque temí a la gran multitud(AR),
o el desprecio de las familias me aterró,
y guardé silencio y no salí de mi puerta?
35 ¡Quién me diera que alguien me oyera!
He aquí mi firma[v].
¡Que me responda el Todopoderoso[w](AS)!
Y la acusación que ha escrito mi adversario(AT),
36 ciertamente yo la llevaría sobre mi hombro,
y me la ceñiría como una corona.
37 Del número de mis pasos yo le daría cuenta(AU),
como a un príncipe(AV) me acercaría a Él.
38 Si mi tierra clama contra mí,
y sus surcos lloran juntos(AW);
39 si he comido su fruto[x] sin dinero(AX),
o si he causado que sus dueños pierdan sus vidas[y](AY),
40 ¡que en lugar de trigo crezcan[z] abrojos(AZ),
y en lugar de cebada hierba maloliente!
Aquí terminan las palabras de Job.
Footnotes
- Job 31:2 Heb., Shaddai
- Job 31:7 Lit., palmas
- Job 31:8 O, arrancados mis vástagos
- Job 31:12 I.e., lugar de destrucción
- Job 31:12 O, todo mi producto
- Job 31:18 Lit., el vientre de mi madre
- Job 31:20 Lit., bendecido
- Job 31:21 Lit., mi ayuda
- Job 31:21 I.e., de la ciudad
- Job 31:22 Lit., del hombro o de la espalda
- Job 31:22 Lit., desde el hueso de la parte superior del brazo
- Job 31:23 Lit., exaltación
- Job 31:26 Lit., a la luz
- Job 31:27 Lit., y mi mano besó mi boca
- Job 31:28 Lit., jueces
- Job 31:29 Lit., levantado o vanagloriado
- Job 31:30 Lit., Y
- Job 31:30 Lit., dado mi paladar al pecado
- Job 31:31 Lit., dar
- Job 31:32 En el T.M., camino
- Job 31:33 O, la humanidad
- Job 31:35 Lit., marca
- Job 31:35 Heb., Shaddai
- Job 31:39 Lit., fuerza
- Job 31:39 Lit., que el alma de sus dueños expire
- Job 31:40 Lit., salgan
Job 31
Expanded Bible
Job 31
Expanded Bible
31 “But I ·made an agreement [L cut a covenant] with my eyes
not to ·look with desire [leer] at a ·girl [L virgin].
2 What ·has God above promised for people [L would be my portion with God above]?
What ·has the Almighty planned from [would be my inheritance/heritage with the Almighty/Shaddai] on high?
3 ·It is ruin [L Isn’t calamity reserved…?] for evil people
and ·disaster [misfortune] for those who do wrong.
4 ·God sees [L Does he not see…?] my ways
and counts every step I take.
5 “If I have ·been dishonest [L walked with falsehood]
or ·lied to others [L my feet hasten to fraud],
6 then let God weigh me on ·honest [just] scales [Prov. 11:1].
Then he will know I ·have done nothing wrong [am blameless/innocent].
7 If ·I have turned away from doing what is right [L my feet have wandered off the path; Prov. 2:20],
or my heart has ·been led by my eyes to do wrong [L followed my eyes],
or ·my hands have been made unclean [L blemish has clung to my hand],
8 then let ·other people eat what I have planted [L me sow and not eat],
and let my crops be ·plowed up [uprooted].
9 “If ·I have desired [L my heart has been enticed/seduced by] another woman [Prov. 5–7]
or have waited at my ·neighbor’s [or friend’s] door for his wife,
10 then let my wife grind ·another man’s grain [L another man; C a euphemism for sexual intercourse],
and let other men ·have sexual relations with [L kneel over] her.
11 That would be ·shameful [a foul deed],
a ·sin to be punished [a criminal offense; L a guilty thing before the judges].
12 It is like a fire that burns ·and destroys [L down to Abaddon; 26:6; 28:22];
all I have done would be ·plowed up [L burned to the root].
13 “If I ·have been unfair to [L reject proper judgment for] my male and female slaves
when they had a ·complaint [case] against me,
14 ·how could I tell God what I did [or what would I do when God rises against me]?
What will I answer when he asks me to explain what I’ve done?
15 God made me in my mother’s womb, and he also made them;
the same God formed both of us in our mothers’ wombs.
16 “I have never ·refused the appeals of the poor [or deprived the poor of some pleasure]
or ·let widows give up hope while looking for help [L caused the eyes of the widow to fail].
17 I have not ·kept my food to myself [eaten my morsel alone]
·but have given it to the orphans [L or not let orphans eat it].
18 Since I was young, ·I have been like a father to the orphans [L I have raised them like a father; or he (God) raised me like a father].
From ·my birth [L the womb of my mother] I guided the widows.
19 I have not let anyone ·die [L perish] for lack of clothes
or let a needy person go without ·a coat [L covering].
20 That person’s ·heart [L loins] blessed me,
because I warmed him with the ·wool [fleece] of my sheep.
21 I have never ·hurt [L raised my hand threateningly against] an orphan
even when I knew I ·could win in court [L had allies in the gate; C the city gate was where court was held].
22 If I have, then let my ·arm [L shoulder blade] fall off my shoulder
and [L my arm] be broken at the ·joint [socket].
23 I fear ·destruction [calamity] from God,
and I fear his ·majesty [ruin], so I could not do such things.
24 “I have not put my trust in gold
or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security.’
25 I have not ·celebrated [exulted in] my great wealth
or the ·riches [substance] my hands had gained.
26 I have not thought about worshiping the sun in its brightness
nor admired the moon moving in glory
27 so that my heart was ·pulled away from God [L enticed in secret].
My hand has never ·offered the sun and moon a kiss of worship [L passed a kiss from my mouth].
28 If I had, these also would have been ·sins to be punished [a criminal offense; L a guilty thing before the judges],
because I would have ·been unfaithful to [deceived; defrauded] God [L above].
29 “I have not been happy ·when my enemies fell [L in the disaster of those who hate me]
or ·laughed when they had trouble [L become excited when evil found them out].
30 I have not let my mouth sin
by cursing my enemies’ life.
31 The servants of my house have always said,
‘All have eaten what they want of Job’s food.’
32 No stranger ever had to ·spend the night [lodge] in the street,
because I ·always let travelers stay in my home [L opened the door to the traveler; C hospitality was highly valued in the ancient Near East].
33 I have not hidden my ·sin [transgression] ·as others do [or like Adam did; Gen. 3],
·secretly keeping my guilt to myself [L concealing my guilt in my bosom].
34 I was not so afraid of the crowd [large multitude]
that I kept quiet and ·stayed inside [L did not go out the door]
because I feared being ·hated [held in contempt] by other families.
35 (“How I wish ·a court would hear my case [L someone would listen to me]!
Here ·I sign my name to show I have told the truth [is my signature].
Now let ·the Almighty [Shaddai] answer me;
let the one who accuses me write ·it [an indictment/writ] down.
36 I would wear ·the writing [L it] on my shoulder;
I would ·put [L bind] it on like a crown.
37 I would ·explain to God [L give him an account of] every step I took,
and I would ·come near to [approach] him like a prince.)
38 “If my land cries out against me
and its ·plowed rows [furrows] ·are wet with tears [L have wept together],
39 if I have taken the land’s harvest without paying
or have broken the spirit of those who ·worked [or own] the land,
40 then let ·thorns [brambles] come up instead of wheat,
and let ·weeds [stinkweed] come up instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ·finished [ended].
Job 31
New International Version
Job 31
New International Version
31 “I made a covenant with my eyes(A)
not to look lustfully at a young woman.(B)
2 For what is our lot(C) from God above,
our heritage from the Almighty on high?(D)
3 Is it not ruin(E) for the wicked,
disaster(F) for those who do wrong?(G)
4 Does he not see my ways(H)
and count my every step?(I)
5 “If I have walked with falsehood
or my foot has hurried after deceit(J)—
6 let God weigh me(K) in honest scales(L)
and he will know that I am blameless(M)—
7 if my steps have turned from the path,(N)
if my heart has been led by my eyes,
or if my hands(O) have been defiled,(P)
8 then may others eat what I have sown,(Q)
and may my crops be uprooted.(R)
9 “If my heart has been enticed(S) by a woman,(T)
or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
10 then may my wife grind(U) another man’s grain,
and may other men sleep with her.(V)
11 For that would have been wicked,(W)
a sin to be judged.(X)
12 It is a fire(Y) that burns to Destruction[a];(Z)
it would have uprooted my harvest.(AA)
13 “If I have denied justice to any of my servants,(AB)
whether male or female,
when they had a grievance against me,(AC)
14 what will I do when God confronts me?(AD)
What will I answer when called to account?(AE)
15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them?(AF)
Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?(AG)
16 “If I have denied the desires of the poor(AH)
or let the eyes of the widow(AI) grow weary,(AJ)
17 if I have kept my bread to myself,
not sharing it with the fatherless(AK)—
18 but from my youth I reared them as a father would,
and from my birth I guided the widow(AL)—
19 if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing,(AM)
or the needy(AN) without garments,
20 and their hearts did not bless me(AO)
for warming them with the fleece(AP) from my sheep,
21 if I have raised my hand against the fatherless,(AQ)
knowing that I had influence in court,(AR)
22 then let my arm fall from the shoulder,
let it be broken off at the joint.(AS)
23 For I dreaded destruction from God,(AT)
and for fear of his splendor(AU) I could not do such things.(AV)
24 “If I have put my trust in gold(AW)
or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’(AX)
25 if I have rejoiced over my great wealth,(AY)
the fortune my hands had gained,(AZ)
26 if I have regarded the sun(BA) in its radiance
or the moon(BB) moving in splendor,
27 so that my heart was secretly enticed(BC)
and my hand offered them a kiss of homage,(BD)
28 then these also would be sins to be judged,(BE)
for I would have been unfaithful to God on high.(BF)
29 “If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune(BG)
or gloated over the trouble that came to him(BH)—
30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin
by invoking a curse against their life(BI)—
31 if those of my household have never said,
‘Who has not been filled with Job’s meat?’(BJ)—
32 but no stranger had to spend the night in the street,
for my door was always open to the traveler(BK)—
33 if I have concealed(BL) my sin as people do,[b]
by hiding(BM) my guilt in my heart
34 because I so feared the crowd(BN)
and so dreaded the contempt of the clans
that I kept silent(BO) and would not go outside—
35 (“Oh, that I had someone to hear me!(BP)
I sign now my defense—let the Almighty answer me;
let my accuser(BQ) put his indictment in writing.
36 Surely I would wear it on my shoulder,(BR)
I would put it on like a crown.(BS)
37 I would give him an account of my every step;(BT)
I would present it to him as to a ruler.(BU))—
38 “if my land cries out against me(BV)
and all its furrows are wet(BW) with tears,
39 if I have devoured its yield without payment(BX)
or broken the spirit of its tenants,(BY)
40 then let briers(BZ) come up instead of wheat
and stinkweed(CA) instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.(CB)
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