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Job 11
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Job 11
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Primer discurso de Zofar
11 A esto respondió Zofar de Namat:
2 «¿Quedará sin respuesta toda esta perorata?
¿Resultará inocente este hablador?
3 ¿Toda esa palabrería nos dejará callados?
¿Te burlarás sin que nadie te reprenda?
4 Tú afirmas: “Mi postura es la correcta;
soy puro a los ojos de Dios”.
5 ¡Cómo me gustaría que Dios interviniera
y abriera sus labios contra ti
6 para mostrarte los secretos de la sabiduría,
pues esta es muy compleja![a]
Sabrías entonces que buena parte de tu pecado
Dios no lo ha tomado en cuenta.
7 »¿Puedes adentrarte en los misterios de Dios
o alcanzar la perfección[b] del Todopoderoso?
8 Son más altos que los cielos;
¿qué puedes hacer?
Son más profundos que el sepulcro;
¿qué puedes saber?
9 Son más extensos que toda la tierra;
¡son más anchos que todo el mar!
10 »Si viene y te pone en un calabozo,
y luego te pide cuentas,
¿quién lo hará desistir?
11 Bien conoce Dios a la gente sin escrúpulos;
cuando percibe el mal, no lo pasa por alto.
12 ¡El necio llegará a ser sabio
cuando de un asno salvaje nazca un hombre![c]
13 »Pero, si le entregas tu corazón
y hacia él extiendes las manos,
14 si te apartas del pecado que has cometido
y en tu morada no das cabida al mal,
15 entonces podrás llevar la frente en alto
y mantenerte firme y libre de temor.
16 Ciertamente olvidarás tus pesares,
o los recordarás como el agua que pasó.
17 Tu vida será más radiante que el sol de mediodía,
y la oscuridad será como el amanecer.
18 Vivirás tranquilo, porque hay esperanza;
estarás protegido[d] y dormirás confiado.
19 Descansarás sin temer a nadie,
y muchos querrán ganarse tu favor.
20 Pero los ojos de los malvados se apagarán;
no tendrán escapatoria.
¡Su esperanza es exhalar el último suspiro!»
Job 11
English Standard Version
Job 11
English Standard Version
Zophar Speaks: You Deserve Worse
11 Then (A)Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
2 “Should (B)a multitude of words go unanswered,
and a man full of talk be judged right?
3 Should your babble silence men,
and when you mock, shall no one shame you?
4 For (C)you say, ‘My (D)doctrine is pure,
and I am clean in God's[a] eyes.’
5 But oh, that God would speak
and open his lips to you,
6 and that he would tell you the secrets of wisdom!
For he is manifold in (E)understanding.[b]
Know then that God (F)exacts of you less than your guilt deserves.
7 (G)“Can you find out the deep things of God?
Can you find out the limit of the Almighty?
8 It is (H)higher than heaven[c]—what can you do?
Deeper than Sheol—what can you know?
9 Its measure is longer than the earth
and broader than the sea.
10 If he (I)passes through and (J)imprisons
and summons the court, who can (K)turn him back?
11 For he knows (L)worthless men;
when he sees iniquity, will he not consider it?
12 But a stupid man will get understanding
when (M)a wild donkey's colt is (N)born a man!
13 “If you (O)prepare your heart,
you will (P)stretch out your hands toward him.
14 If iniquity is in your hand, put it far away,
and let not injustice dwell in your tents.
15 Surely then you will (Q)lift up your face without (R)blemish;
you will be secure and will not fear.
16 You will (S)forget your misery;
you will remember it as waters that have passed away.
17 And your life will be (T)brighter than the noonday;
its darkness will be like the morning.
18 And you will feel secure, because there is hope;
you will look around and (U)take your rest in security.
19 You will (V)lie down, and none will make you afraid;
many will (W)court your favor.
20 But (X)the eyes of the wicked will fail;
all way of escape will be lost to them,
and their hope is (Y)to breathe their last.”
Job 11
New International Version
Job 11
New International Version
Zophar
11 Then Zophar the Naamathite(A) replied:
2 “Are all these words to go unanswered?(B)
Is this talker to be vindicated?(C)
3 Will your idle talk(D) reduce others to silence?
Will no one rebuke you when you mock?(E)
4 You say to God, ‘My beliefs are flawless(F)
and I am pure(G) in your sight.’
5 Oh, how I wish that God would speak,(H)
that he would open his lips against you
6 and disclose to you the secrets of wisdom,(I)
for true wisdom has two sides.
Know this: God has even forgotten some of your sin.(J)
7 “Can you fathom(K) the mysteries of God?
Can you probe the limits of the Almighty?
8 They are higher(L) than the heavens(M) above—what can you do?
They are deeper than the depths below(N)—what can you know?(O)
9 Their measure(P) is longer than the earth
and wider than the sea.(Q)
10 “If he comes along and confines you in prison
and convenes a court, who can oppose him?(R)
11 Surely he recognizes deceivers;
and when he sees evil, does he not take note?(S)
12 But the witless can no more become wise
than a wild donkey’s colt(T) can be born human.[a](U)
13 “Yet if you devote your heart(V) to him
and stretch out your hands(W) to him,(X)
14 if you put away(Y) the sin that is in your hand
and allow no evil(Z) to dwell in your tent,(AA)
15 then, free of fault, you will lift up your face;(AB)
you will stand firm(AC) and without fear.(AD)
16 You will surely forget your trouble,(AE)
recalling it only as waters gone by.(AF)
17 Life will be brighter than noonday,(AG)
and darkness will become like morning.(AH)
18 You will be secure, because there is hope;
you will look about you and take your rest(AI) in safety.(AJ)
19 You will lie down, with no one to make you afraid,(AK)
and many will court your favor.(AL)
20 But the eyes of the wicked will fail,(AM)
and escape will elude them;(AN)
their hope will become a dying gasp.”(AO)
Footnotes
- Job 11:12 Or wild donkey can be born tame
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