Job 18
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Bildad describe al impío
18 Entonces Bildad, el suhita respondió:
2 «¿Hasta cuándo estarán rebuscando palabras?
Muestren entendimiento y entonces hablaremos.
3 -»¿Por qué somos considerados como bestias,
Y torpes(A) a sus ojos?
4 -»¡Oh tú, que te desgarras en tu[a] ira!
¿Ha de ser abandonada la tierra por tu causa,
O removida la roca de su lugar?
5 ¶»Ciertamente la luz de los impíos se apaga(B),
Y no brillará la llama[b] de su fuego.
6 -»La luz en su tienda se oscurece,
Y su lámpara sobre él se apaga(C).
7 -»Su vigoroso paso[c] es acortado,
Y su propio designio lo hace caer(D).
8 -»Porque es arrojado en la red por sus propios pies(E),
Y sobre mallas camina.
9 -»Por el talón lo aprisiona un lazo,
Y una trampa se cierra sobre él.
10 -»Escondido está en la tierra un lazo para él,
Y una trampa lo aguarda en la senda.
11 -»Por todas partes lo atemorizan terrores(F),
Y lo hostigan a cada paso(G).
12 -»Se agota por el hambre su vigor(H),
Y la desgracia está presta a su lado.
13 -»Devora[d] su piel la enfermedad,
Devora sus miembros[e] el primogénito de la muerte(I).
14 -»Es arrancado de la seguridad de su tienda[f](J),
Es conducido[g] al rey de los terrores(K).
15 -»Nada suyo[h] mora en su tienda;
Azufre(L) es esparcido sobre su morada.
16 -»Por abajo se secan sus raíces,
Y por arriba se marchita su ramaje(M).
17 -»Su memoria perece de la tierra,
Y no tiene nombre en toda la región(N).
18 -»Es lanzado[i] de la luz a las tinieblas(O),
Y de la tierra habitada lo echan(P).
19 -»No tiene descendencia ni posteridad entre su pueblo,
Ni sobreviviente alguno donde él peregrinó(Q).
20 -»De su destino[j] se asombran los del occidente[k](R),
Y los del oriente[l] se sobrecogen de terror.
21 -»Ciertamente tales son las moradas del impío(S),
Este es el lugar del que no conoce a Dios».
Footnotes
- 18:4 Lit. El que se desgarra en su.
- 18:5 Lit. chispa.
- 18:7 Lit. Los pasos de su fuerza.
- 18:13 En heb. Come partes de.
- 18:13 O partes.
- 18:14 Lit. de su tienda, de su confianza.
- 18:14 O tú o ella lo conducirán.
- 18:15 O posiblemente, Fuego.
- 18:18 Lit. Lo lanzan.
- 18:20 Lit. día.
- 18:20 Lit. los que vienen detrás.
- 18:20 Lit. los que han ido delante.
Job 18
English Standard Version
Bildad Speaks: God Punishes the Wicked
18 Then (A)Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
2 “How long will you (B)hunt for words?
Consider, and then we will speak.
3 Why are we counted as (C)cattle?
Why are we stupid in your sight?
4 You who (D)tear yourself in your anger,
shall the earth be forsaken for you,
or (E)the rock be removed out of its place?
5 “Indeed, (F)the light of the wicked is put out,
and the flame of his fire does not shine.
6 The light is (G)dark in his tent,
and his lamp above him is put out.
7 His strong steps are shortened,
and his (H)own schemes throw him down.
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet,
and he walks on its mesh.
9 (I)A trap seizes him by the heel;
a snare lays hold of him.
10 A rope is hidden for him in the ground,
a trap for him in the path.
11 (J)Terrors frighten him on every side,
and chase him at his heels.
12 His strength is famished,
and calamity is (K)ready for his stumbling.
13 It consumes the parts of his skin;
(L)the firstborn of death consumes his limbs.
14 He is torn from the tent in which he trusted
and is brought to (M)the king of terrors.
15 In his tent dwells that which is none of his;
(N)sulfur is scattered over his habitation.
16 His (O)roots dry up beneath,
and his branches (P)wither above.
17 His (Q)memory perishes from the earth,
and he has no name in the street.
18 (R)He is thrust from light into darkness,
and driven out of the world.
19 He has no (S)posterity or progeny among his people,
and no survivor where he used to live.
20 They of the west are appalled at his (T)day,
and (U)horror seizes them of the east.
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the unrighteous,
such is the place of him who (V)knows not God.”
Job 18
New King James Version
Bildad: The Wicked Are Punished
18 Then (A)Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
2 “How long till you put an end to words?
Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.
3 Why are we counted (B)as beasts,
And regarded as stupid in your sight?
4 (C)You[a] who tear yourself in anger,
Shall the earth be forsaken for you?
Or shall the rock be removed from its place?
5 “The(D) light of the wicked indeed goes out,
And the flame of his fire does not shine.
6 The light is dark in his tent,
(E)And his lamp beside him is put out.
7 The steps of his strength are shortened,
And (F)his own counsel casts him down.
8 For (G)he is cast into a net by his own feet,
And he walks into a snare.
9 The net takes him by the heel,
And (H)a snare lays hold of him.
10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground,
And a trap for him in the road.
11 (I)Terrors frighten him on every side,
And drive him to his feet.
12 His strength is starved,
And (J)destruction is ready at his side.
13 It devours patches of his skin;
The firstborn of death devours his [b]limbs.
14 He is uprooted from (K)the shelter of his tent,
And they parade him before the king of terrors.
15 They dwell in his tent who are none of his;
Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.
16 (L)His roots are dried out below,
And his branch withers above.
17 (M)The memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name [c]among the renowned.
18 [d]He is driven from light into darkness,
And chased out of the world.
19 (N)He has neither son nor posterity among his people,
Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
20 Those [e]in the west are astonished (O)at his day,
As those [f]in the east are frightened.
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked,
And this is the place of him who (P)does not know God.”
Job 18
King James Version
18 Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
2 How long will it be ere ye make an end of words? mark, and afterwards we will speak.
3 Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in your sight?
4 He teareth himself in his anger: shall the earth be forsaken for thee? and shall the rock be removed out of his place?
5 Yea, the light of the wicked shall be put out, and the spark of his fire shall not shine.
6 The light shall be dark in his tabernacle, and his candle shall be put out with him.
7 The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
8 For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.
9 The gin shall take him by the heel, and the robber shall prevail against him.
10 The snare is laid for him in the ground, and a trap for him in the way.
11 Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
12 His strength shall be hungerbitten, and destruction shall be ready at his side.
13 It shall devour the strength of his skin: even the firstborn of death shall devour his strength.
14 His confidence shall be rooted out of his tabernacle, and it shall bring him to the king of terrors.
15 It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.
16 His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off.
17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
18 He shall be driven from light into darkness, and chased out of the world.
19 He shall neither have son nor nephew among his people, nor any remaining in his dwellings.
20 They that come after him shall be astonied at his day, as they that went before were affrighted.
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked, and this is the place of him that knoweth not God.
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