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Job 17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Job 17
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Job Prays for Relief
17 “My spirit is broken; my days are extinct;
the grave is ready for me.(A)
2 Surely there are mockers around me,
and my eye dwells on their provocation.(B)
3 “Lay down a pledge for me with yourself;
who is there who will give surety for me?(C)
4 Since you have closed their minds to understanding,
therefore you will not let them triumph.(D)
5 Those who denounce friends for reward—
the eyes of their children will fail.(E)
6 “He has made me a byword of the peoples,
and I am one before whom people spit.(F)
7 My eye has grown dim from grief,
and all my members are like a shadow.(G)
8 The upright are appalled at this,
and the innocent stir themselves up against the godless.
9 Yet the righteous hold to their way,
and they who have clean hands grow stronger and stronger.(H)
10 But you, come back now, all of you,
and I shall not find a sensible person among you.
11 My days are past; my plans are broken off,
the desires of my heart.(I)
12 They make night into day;
‘The light,’ they say, ‘is near to the darkness.’[a]
13 If I look for Sheol as my house,
if I spread my couch in darkness,(J)
14 if I say to the Pit, ‘You are my father,’
and to the worm, ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’(K)
15 where then is my hope?
Who will see my hope?(L)
16 Will it go down to the bars of Sheol?
Shall we descend together into the dust?”(M)
Footnotes
- 17.12 Meaning of Heb uncertain
Job 17
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Job 17
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
17 »Mi espíritu está quebrantado, mis días extinguidos,
El sepulcro[a] está preparado para mí(A).
2 -»No hay sino escarnecedores conmigo(B),
Y mis ojos ven[b] su provocación.
3 ¶»Coloca, pues, junto a Ti una fianza para mí(C);
¿Quién hay que quiera ser mi fiador[c]?
4 -»Porque has escondido su corazón del entendimiento(D),
Por tanto no los exaltarás.
5 -»Al que denuncie a sus amigos por una parte del botín(E),
A sus hijos se les debilitarán los ojos(F).
6 ¶»Porque Él me ha hecho burla(G) del pueblo,
Y soy uno a quien los hombres escupen[d](H).
7 -»Mis ojos[e] se oscurecen también por el sufrimiento(I),
Y todos mis miembros son como una sombra(J).
8 -»Los hombres rectos se quedarán pasmados de esto,
Y el inocente(K) se indignará contra el impío.
9 -»Sin embargo, el justo se mantendrá en su camino(L),
Y el de manos limpias se fortalecerá(M) más y más.
10 -»Pero vuélvanse todos ustedes, y vengan[f] ahora,
Pues no hallo entre ustedes a ningún sabio(N).
11 -»Mis días han pasado(O), se deshicieron mis planes,
Los deseos de mi corazón.
12 -»Algunos convierten la noche en día, diciendo:
“La luz está cerca”, en presencia de las tinieblas.
13 -»Si espero que el Seol[g] sea mi casa(P),
Hago mi lecho en las tinieblas;
14 Si digo al hoyo: “Mi padre eres tú”,
Y al gusano(Q): “Mi madre y mi hermana”.
15 -»¿Dónde está, pues, mi esperanza(R)?
Y mi esperanza ¿quién la verá?
16 -»¿Descenderá conmigo(S) al Seol?
¿Nos hundiremos juntos en el polvo?[h]».
Footnotes
- 17:1 Lit. los sepulcros.
- 17:2 Lit. ni ojo se posa en.
- 17:3 Lit. choque la mano conmigo.
- 17:6 Lit. y soy un salivazo en las caras.
- 17:7 Lit. Mi ojo.
- 17:10 Así en algunos mss. y versiones antiguas; en el T.M., vuelvan todos ellos y vengan.
- 17:13 I.e. región de los muertos.
- 17:16 Así en la versión gr. (sept.); en heb. posiblemente, Desciendan mis miembros al Seol, ya que para todos hay descanso en el polvo.
Job 17
King James Version
Job 17
King James Version
17 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.
2 Are there not mockers with me? and doth not mine eye continue in their provocation?
3 Lay down now, put me in a surety with thee; who is he that will strike hands with me?
4 For thou hast hid their heart from understanding: therefore shalt thou not exalt them.
5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
6 He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret.
7 Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow.
8 Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the hypocrite.
9 The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
10 But as for you all, do ye return, and come now: for I cannot find one wise man among you.
11 My days are past, my purposes are broken off, even the thoughts of my heart.
12 They change the night into day: the light is short because of darkness.
13 If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.
14 I have said to corruption, Thou art my father: to the worm, Thou art my mother, and my sister.
15 And where is now my hope? as for my hope, who shall see it?
16 They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
Job 17
New International Version
Job 17
New International Version
17 1 My spirit(A) is broken,
my days are cut short,(B)
the grave awaits me.(C)
2 Surely mockers(D) surround me;(E)
my eyes must dwell on their hostility.
3 “Give me, O God, the pledge you demand.(F)
Who else will put up security(G) for me?(H)
4 You have closed their minds to understanding;(I)
therefore you will not let them triumph.
5 If anyone denounces their friends for reward,(J)
the eyes of their children will fail.(K)
6 “God has made me a byword(L) to everyone,(M)
a man in whose face people spit.(N)
7 My eyes have grown dim with grief;(O)
my whole frame is but a shadow.(P)
8 The upright are appalled at this;
the innocent are aroused(Q) against the ungodly.
9 Nevertheless, the righteous(R) will hold to their ways,
and those with clean hands(S) will grow stronger.(T)
10 “But come on, all of you, try again!
I will not find a wise man among you.(U)
11 My days have passed,(V) my plans are shattered.
Yet the desires of my heart(W)
12 turn night into day;(X)
in the face of the darkness light is near.(Y)
13 If the only home I hope for is the grave,(Z)
if I spread out my bed(AA) in the realm of darkness,(AB)
14 if I say to corruption,(AC) ‘You are my father,’
and to the worm,(AD) ‘My mother’ or ‘My sister,’
15 where then is my hope—(AE)
who can see any hope for me?(AF)
16 Will it go down to the gates of death?(AG)
Will we descend together into the dust?”(AH)
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