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Job habla sobre la brevedad de la vida

14 »El hombre, nacido de mujer,
Corto de días y lleno de tormentos(A),
Como una flor brota y se marchita(B),
Y como una sombra huye y no permanece(C).
-»Sobre él ciertamente abres Tus ojos(D),
Y lo[a] traes a juicio contigo(E).
-»¿Quién hará algo limpio de lo inmundo(F)?
¡Nadie!
-»Ya que sus días están determinados,
El número de sus meses(G) te es conocido[b],
Y has fijado[c] sus límites para que no pueda pasarlos.
-»Aparta de él Tu mirada para que descanse[d](H),
Hasta que cumpla[e] su día como jornalero.
¶»Porque hay esperanza para un árbol
Cuando es cortado, que volverá a retoñar,
Y sus renuevos no le faltarán[f].
-»Aunque envejezcan sus raíces en la tierra,
Y muera su tronco en el polvo,
Al olor del agua reverdecerá
Y como una planta joven echará renuevos.
10 (I)Pero el hombre muere y yace inerte.
El hombre(J) expira, ¿y dónde está?
11 Como las aguas se evaporan[g] del mar,
Como un río se agota y se seca(K),
12 Así el hombre se acuesta y no se levanta;
Hasta que los cielos ya no existan,
No se despertará[h] ni se levantará[i] de su sueño(L).
13 ¶»¡Oh, si me escondieras en el Seol[j],
Si me ocultaras hasta que Tu ira se pasara[k](M),
Si me pusieras un plazo y de mí te acordaras!
14 -»Si el hombre muere, ¿volverá a vivir?
Todos los días de mi batallar esperaré
Hasta que llegue mi relevo.
15 -»Tú llamarás, y yo te responderé;
Anhelarás la obra de Tus manos(N).
16 -»Porque ahora cuentas mis pasos(O),
No observas mi pecado(P).
17 -»Sellada está en un saco mi transgresión(Q),
Y tienes cubierta[l] mi iniquidad.
18 ¶»Pero el monte que cae se desmorona[m],
Y se cambia la roca de su lugar;
19 El agua desgasta las piedras,
Sus torrentes se llevan el polvo de la tierra;
Así destruyes Tú la esperanza del hombre(R).
20 -»Prevaleces para siempre contra él, y se va(S);
Cambias su apariencia, y lo despides.
21 -»Alcanzan honra sus hijos, pero él no lo sabe;
O son humillados, pero él no lo percibe(T).
22 -»Pero su cuerpo[n] le da dolores,
Y se lamenta solo por sí mismo».

Footnotes

  1. 14:3 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en el T.M., me.
  2. 14:5 Lit. está contigo.
  3. 14:5 Lit. hecho.
  4. 14:6 Lit. cese.
  5. 14:6 Lit. haga aceptable.
  6. 14:7 O cesarán.
  7. 14:11 Lit. se secan.
  8. 14:12 Lit. despertarán.
  9. 14:12 Lit. levantarán.
  10. 14:13 I.e. región de los muertos.
  11. 14:13 Lit. regrese a ti.
  12. 14:17 Lit. emplastas o encolas.
  13. 14:18 Lit. se marchita.
  14. 14:22 Lit. carne.

14 “Mortals, born of woman,(A)
    are of few days(B) and full of trouble.(C)
They spring up like flowers(D) and wither away;(E)
    like fleeting shadows,(F) they do not endure.(G)
Do you fix your eye on them?(H)
    Will you bring them[a] before you for judgment?(I)
Who can bring what is pure(J) from the impure?(K)
    No one!(L)
A person’s days are determined;(M)
    you have decreed the number of his months(N)
    and have set limits he cannot exceed.(O)
So look away from him and let him alone,(P)
    till he has put in his time like a hired laborer.(Q)

“At least there is hope for a tree:(R)
    If it is cut down, it will sprout again,
    and its new shoots(S) will not fail.(T)
Its roots may grow old in the ground
    and its stump(U) die in the soil,
yet at the scent of water(V) it will bud
    and put forth shoots like a plant.(W)
10 But a man dies and is laid low;(X)
    he breathes his last and is no more.(Y)
11 As the water of a lake dries up
    or a riverbed becomes parched and dry,(Z)
12 so he lies down and does not rise;(AA)
    till the heavens are no more,(AB) people will not awake
    or be roused from their sleep.(AC)

13 “If only you would hide me in the grave(AD)
    and conceal me till your anger has passed!(AE)
If only you would set me a time
    and then remember(AF) me!(AG)
14 If someone dies, will they live again?
    All the days of my hard service(AH)
    I will wait for my renewal[b](AI) to come.
15 You will call and I will answer you;(AJ)
    you will long for the creature your hands have made.(AK)
16 Surely then you will count my steps(AL)
    but not keep track of my sin.(AM)
17 My offenses will be sealed(AN) up in a bag;(AO)
    you will cover over my sin.(AP)

18 “But as a mountain erodes and crumbles(AQ)
    and as a rock is moved from its place,(AR)
19 as water wears away stones
    and torrents(AS) wash away the soil,(AT)
    so you destroy a person’s hope.(AU)
20 You overpower them once for all, and they are gone;(AV)
    you change their countenance and send them away.(AW)
21 If their children are honored, they do not know it;
    if their offspring are brought low, they do not see it.(AX)
22 They feel but the pain of their own bodies(AY)
    and mourn only for themselves.(AZ)

Footnotes

  1. Job 14:3 Septuagint, Vulgate and Syriac; Hebrew me
  2. Job 14:14 Or release

Призивът на Йов към Бога

14 (A)Роден от жена, земният човек е кратковременен, преситен с безпокойство. (B)Цъфти като цвете, но и повяхва; бяга като сянка и не се задържа. И към него ли насочваш Ти поглед и го водиш на съд с Тебе? Кой може да направи нещо чисто от нечисто? Никой! Щом като дните му са отмерени и броят на месеците му Ти е известен, и си му поставил предел, който той няма да премине, то отклони погледа Си от него: нека се успокои, за да се радва, подобно наемник на своя ден.

За дървото има надежда, че то, ако и да бъде отсечено, пак ще израсне и филизи от него няма да престанат да никнат. Макар и да е остарял коренът му в земята и пънът му да е умрял в пръстта, но щом усети вода, той дава младочки и пуска клонки, като че ли е посаден отново. 10 А мъжът умира и губи цялата си сила. Издъхва човек – и къде е той? 11 Изтичат водите из езерото и реката пресеква и пресъхва. 12 Така човек ще легне и няма да стане; до свършека на небето няма да се пробудят и няма да се вдигнат от своя сън. 13 О, ако беше ме скрил и укривал в преизподнята, докато не отмине Твоят гняв, Ти би ми определил срок, после щеше да се спомниш за мене! 14 След като умре човек, ще оживее ли пак? През всички дни на тежката ми воинска служба бих чакал, докато ми дойде смяната. 15 Ти би ме призовал и аз бих Ти дал отговор, и Ти би възлюбил делото на Своите ръце. 16 (C)Защото тогава Ти би изброявал стъпките ми и не би дебнал прегрешението ми. 17 В кожена кесия би запечатал греховете ми, би прикрил вината ми.

18 Но както планина пада и се разпада и скала се измества от мястото си, 19 както водата изтрива камъните и разливът ѝ измива земния прах, така и Ти съсипваш надеждата на човека. 20 Притискаш го докрай и той отминава. Той изменя лицето си и Ти го отпращаш. 21 На почит ли са децата му – той не знае, унижени ли са – той не различава. 22 Но докато е жив, плътта му страда, а душата му ридае.“

Job Speaks of Life’s Woes

14 “Man who is born of woman
Is of few days and (A)full of [a]trouble.
(B)He comes forth like a flower and fades away;
He flees like a shadow and does not continue.
And (C)do You open Your eyes on such a one,
And (D)bring [b]me to judgment with Yourself?
Who (E)can bring a clean thing out of an unclean?
No one!
(F)Since his days are determined,
The number of his months is with You;
You have appointed his limits, so that he cannot pass.
(G)Look away from him that he may [c]rest,
Till (H)like a hired man he finishes his day.

“For there is hope for a tree,
If it is cut down, that it will sprout again,
And that its tender shoots will not cease.
Though its root may grow old in the earth,
And its stump may die in the ground,
Yet at the scent of water it will bud
And bring forth branches like a plant.
10 But man dies and [d]is laid away;
Indeed he [e]breathes his last
And where is (I)he?
11 As water disappears from the sea,
And a river becomes parched and dries up,
12 So man lies down and does not rise.
(J)Till the heavens are no more,
They will not awake
Nor be roused from their sleep.

13 “Oh, that You would hide me in the grave,
That You would conceal me until Your wrath is past,
That You would appoint me a set time, and remember me!
14 If a man dies, shall he live again?
All the days of my hard service (K)I will wait,
Till my change comes.
15 (L)You shall call, and I will answer You;
You shall desire the work of Your hands.
16 For now (M)You number my steps,
But do not watch over my sin.
17 (N)My transgression is sealed up in a bag,
And You [f]cover my iniquity.

18 “But as a mountain falls and crumbles away,
And as a rock is moved from its place;
19 As water wears away stones,
And as torrents wash away the soil of the earth;
So You destroy the hope of man.
20 You prevail forever against him, and he passes on;
You change his countenance and send him away.
21 His sons come to honor, and (O)he does not know it;
They are brought low, and he does not perceive it.
22 But his flesh will be in pain over it,
And his soul will mourn over it.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 14:1 turmoil
  2. Job 14:3 LXX, Syr., Vg. him
  3. Job 14:6 Lit. cease
  4. Job 14:10 lies prostrate
  5. Job 14:10 expires
  6. Job 14:17 Lit. plaster over