Job 32
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Intervención de Eliú
32 Al ver los tres amigos de Job que este se consideraba un hombre recto, dejaron de responderle. 2 Pero Eliú hijo de Baraquel de Buz, de la familia de Ram, se enojó mucho con Job porque, en vez de justificar a Dios, se había justificado a sí mismo. 3 También se enojó con los tres amigos porque no habían logrado refutar a Job, y sin embargo lo habían condenado. 4 Ahora bien, Eliú había estado esperando antes de dirigirse a Job, porque ellos eran mayores; 5 pero, al ver que los tres amigos no tenían ya nada que decir, se encendió su enojo. 6 Y habló Eliú hijo de Baraquel de Buz:
Primer discurso de Eliú
«Yo soy muy joven, y vosotros, ancianos;
por eso me sentía muy temeroso
de expresaros mi opinión.
7 Y me dije: “Que hable la voz de la experiencia;
que demuestren los ancianos su sabiduría”.
8 Pero lo que da entendimiento al hombre
es el espíritu[a] que en él habita;
¡es el hálito del Todopoderoso!
9 No son los ancianos[b] los únicos sabios,
ni es la edad la que hace entender lo que es justo.
10 »Os ruego, por tanto, que me escuchéis;
yo también tengo algo que deciros.
11 Mientras habláis, me propuse esperar
y escuchar vuestros razonamientos;
mientras buscabais las palabras,
12 os presté toda mi atención.
Pero no habéis podido probar que Job esté equivocado;
ninguno ha respondido a sus argumentos.
13 No vayáis a decirme: “Hemos hallado la sabiduría;
que lo refute Dios, y no los hombres”.
14 Ni Job se ha dirigido a mí,
ni yo he de responderle como vosotros.
15 »Job, tus amigos están desconcertados;
no pueden responder, les faltan las palabras.
16 ¿Y voy a quedarme callado ante su silencio,
ante su falta de respuesta?
17 Yo también tengo algo que decir,
y voy a demostrar mis conocimientos.
18 Palabras no me faltan;
el espíritu que hay en mí me obliga a hablar.
19 Estoy como vino embotellado
en odre nuevo a punto de estallar.
20 Tengo que hablar y desahogarme;
tengo que abrir la boca y dar respuesta.
21 No favoreceré a nadie
ni halagaré a ninguno;
22 Yo no sé adular a nadie;
si lo hiciera,[c] mi creador me castigaría.
Job 32
EasyEnglish Bible
Elihu now speaks to Job[a]
32 Job would not agree that he had done anything that was wrong. So his three friends refused to argue with him any more. 2 Another man was also there. His name was Elihu, Barakel's son. Barakel was a descendant of Buz. He belonged to Ram's clan.
Elihu became very angry with Job. He was angry because Job continued to say that he was not guilty. Job said that God was wrong to punish him. 3 Elihu was also angry with Job's three friends. They had not been able to find an answer to Job's problem. But they still said that Job was guilty. 4 Elihu had waited for Job's three friends to speak before he spoke to Job himself. He waited because he was younger than them. 5 But he became angry when Job's three friends had nothing more to say. So he finally decided to speak.
6 Barakel's son, Elihu, said this:
‘I am young and you are old.
So I was afraid to tell you what I was thinking.
7 I thought, “Older men should speak.
They have lived for many years and they should share their wisdom.”
8 But it is a person's spirit that helps them to understand things.
Almighty God has to put his breath into them.
9 Not all old people are wise.
Old people do not always understand what is right.
10 So I say, “Listen to me.
I too will explain what I know.”
11 Yes, I waited for you all to speak.
I listened to your wise thoughts,
as you tried to find the right words to say.
12 I listened carefully to you,
as you argued with Job.
But none of you could show Job that he was wrong.
None of you was able to answer his problems.
13 So do not say, “We are wise.”
Do not say, “God must show Job that he is wrong.
People cannot do that.”
14 Job was not speaking to me about his problems.
So I will not answer him in the way that you did.
15 Now they are upset!
They have no more answers to give.
There is nothing more that they can say.
16 I have waited for them,
and now they say nothing.
They stand there and they have no more answers.
17 So now I will say what I think.
I, too, will tell you what I know.
18 There are many things that I want to say.
The spirit inside me causes me to speak.
19 I cannot keep quiet any longer!
I am like a bag that is full of new wine.
I am ready to break so that everything pours out!
20 So I have to speak or I will become ill.
I must open my mouth and reply to you.
21 I will be fair in what I say.
I will not give honour to anyone to get their help.
22 I am too honest to do that.
If I am not fair,
God, my Maker, would quickly remove me.’
Footnotes
- 32:1 In the next six chapters, we read the words of a man called Elihu. In chapters 32 and 33, he tries to help Job to understand several things. First, Job had said that God had not answered his questions. Elihu tells Job that God does speak to people. He speaks if people will listen (chapter 33, verses 14 to 17). Second, Job thinks that God has not been fair. This is how Elihu answers that: Sometimes God sends an illness to teach people the right way to live (chapter 33, verses 19 to 28).
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