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
La Biblia de las Américas
Bildad describe al impío
18 Entonces respondió Bildad suhita y dijo:
2 ¿Hasta cuándo estaréis rebuscando palabras?
Mostrad entendimiento y entonces hablaremos.
3 ¿Por qué somos considerados como bestias,
y torpes(A) a vuestros 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 calcañar lo aprisiona un lazo,
y una trampa se cierra sobre él.
10 Escondido está en la tierra un lazo para él,
y una trampa le aguarda en la senda.
11 Por todas partes le atemorizan terrores(F),
y le 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),
y se le conduce[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
- Job 18:4 Lit., El que se desgarra en su
- Job 18:5 Lit., chispa
- Job 18:7 Lit., Los pasos de su fuerza
- Job 18:13 En heb., Come partes de
- Job 18:13 O, partes
- Job 18:14 Lit., de su tienda, de su confianza
- Job 18:14 O, tú o ella lo conduciréis
- Job 18:15 O posiblemente, Fuego
- Job 18:18 Lit., Lo lanzan
- Job 18:20 Lit., día
- Job 18:20 Lit., los que vienen detrás
- Job 18:20 Lit., los que han ido delante
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
