Job 15:17-35
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
17 “I will show you; listen to me;
what I have seen I will declare—
18 what sages have told
and their ancestors have not hidden,(A)
19 to whom alone the land was given,
and no stranger passed among them.
20 The wicked writhe in pain all their days,
through all the years that are laid up for the ruthless.(B)
21 Terrifying sounds are in their ears;
in prosperity the destroyer will come upon them.(C)
22 They despair of returning from darkness,
and they are destined for the sword.(D)
23 They wander abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’
They know that a day of darkness is ready at hand;(E)
24 distress and anguish terrify them;
they prevail against them like a king prepared for battle.
25 Because they stretched out their hands against God
and bid defiance to the Almighty,[a](F)
26 running stubbornly against him
with a thickly bossed shield;
27 because they have covered their faces with their fat
and gathered fat upon their loins,(G)
28 they will live in desolate cities,
in houses that no one should inhabit,
houses destined to become heaps of ruins;
29 they will not be rich, and their wealth will not endure,
nor will they strike root in the earth;[b](H)
30 they will not escape from darkness;
the flame will dry up their shoots,
and their blossom[c] will be swept away by the wind.(I)
31 Let them not trust in emptiness, deceiving themselves,
for emptiness will be their recompense.(J)
32 It will be paid in full before their time,
and their branch will not be green.(K)
33 They will shake off their unripe grape, like the vine,
and cast off their blossoms, like the olive tree.(L)
34 For the company of the godless is barren,
and fire consumes the tents of bribery.(M)
35 They conceive mischief and bring forth evil,
and their belly prepares deceit.”(N)
Job 15:17-35
New Living Translation
17 “If you will listen, I will show you.
I will answer you from my own experience.
18 And it is confirmed by the reports of wise men
who have heard the same thing from their fathers—
19 from those to whom the land was given
long before any foreigners arrived.
20 “The wicked writhe in pain throughout their lives.
Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless.
21 The sound of terror rings in their ears,
and even on good days they fear the attack of the destroyer.
22 They dare not go out into the darkness
for fear they will be murdered.
23 They wander around, saying, ‘Where can I find bread?’[a]
They know their day of destruction is near.
24 That dark day terrifies them.
They live in distress and anguish,
like a king preparing for battle.
25 For they shake their fists at God,
defying the Almighty.
26 Holding their strong shields,
they defiantly charge against him.
27 “These wicked people are heavy and prosperous;
their waists bulge with fat.
28 But their cities will be ruined.
They will live in abandoned houses
that are ready to tumble down.
29 Their riches will not last,
and their wealth will not endure.
Their possessions will no longer spread across the horizon.
30 “They will not escape the darkness.
The burning sun will wither their shoots,
and the breath of God will destroy them.
31 Let them no longer fool themselves by trusting in empty riches,
for emptiness will be their only reward.
32 They will be cut down in the prime of life;
their branches will never again be green.
33 They will be like a vine whose grapes are harvested too early,
like an olive tree that loses its blossoms before the fruit can form.
34 For the godless are barren.
Their homes, enriched through bribery, will burn.
35 They conceive trouble and give birth to evil.
Their womb produces deceit.”
Notas al pie
- 15:23 Greek version reads He is appointed to be food for a vulture.
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