Job 18
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Segunda reprensión de Bildad a Job
18 Entonces Bildad el suhita le dijo:
2 «¿Cuándo vas a dejar de hablar?
Ponte a pensar, y después de eso hablaremos.
3 ¿Por qué nos consideras unas bestias?
¿Por qué nos ves como gente despreciable?
4 Aunque airado te desgarres el alma,
la tierra no va a quedarse sin vida por tu causa,
ni las rocas van a cambiar de lugar.
5 »La vida del malvado habrá de extinguirse,
y el resplandor de su fuego dejará de brillar.
6 La luz se irá apagando en su casa,
y su lámpara dejará de alumbrar;
7 sus pasos irán perdiendo su vigor,
y sus planes se volverán contra él.
8 A su paso se le tenderán trampas,
y quedará enredado entre redes.
9 Sus tobillos quedarán atrapados
en la trampa que se le tienda.
10 Le esperan trampas ocultas en el suelo;
hay trampas escondidas, esperando que pase.
11 Por todas partes lo asaltará el terror;
por todos lados se verá perseguido.
12 El hambre le hará perder fuerzas,
y el desastre no lo abandonará.
13 La enfermedad irá minando su cuerpo,
y la muerte le roerá las manos y los pies.
14 Arrancado de la seguridad de su casa,
será arrastrado por el rey de los terrores.
15 Vivirá en su propia casa como en casa ajena,
y sobre su casa caerá polvo de azufre.
16 Será desarraigado de su pueblo,
y nunca llegará a formar una familia.
17 Su nombre será olvidado por todos,
y nadie en la calle lo reconocerá.
18 Será arrojado de la luz a las tinieblas,
y expulsado de este mundo.
19 No tendrá entre su pueblo pariente alguno,
ni habrá tampoco quien herede sus posesiones.
20 Su final aterrará a los de occidente,
y hará temblar de miedo a los de oriente.
21 Así termina la vida de los malvados;
en eso paran los que no reconocen a Dios.»
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
Common English Bible
Attack from a friend
18 Bildad from Shuah answered:
2 How long? Would you all stop talking.
Try to understand and then we can speak.
3 Why are we considered beasts,
ignorant in your sight?
4 To you who tear yourself in rage—
will earth be forsaken for your sake,
a rock be dislodged from its place?
Evil people’s fate
5 To be sure, the light of the wicked goes out;
the blaze of their fire doesn’t shine.
6 The light in their tent becomes dark,
and their lamp above doesn’t shine.
7 Their strong strides slow down;
their plans trip themselves.
8 They are caught by their feet in a net;
they walk on mesh.
9 A trap grabs them by the heel;
a snare tightens on them.
10 A rope is hidden on the ground for them;
a trap for them along the path.
11 Terrors round about scare them;
they follow their steps.
12 Their offspring hunger;
calamity is ready for their spouses.
13 It eats some of their skin.
Death’s firstborn consumes their limbs.
14 They are snatched from the safety of their tent;
it parades them before the king of terrors.
15 Nothing they own remains in their tent;
sulfur is scattered over their home.
16 Their roots dry out below;
their branches wither above.
17 The memory of them will perish from the earth;
they will achieve no recognition abroad.
18 They are thrust from light into darkness,
banished from the world.
19 They have no offspring or descendants among their people,
no survivor in their dwelling place.
20 Their successors are appalled at what happens to them;
their predecessors pull their hair.
21 These are surely the dwelling places of the evil;
this is the place of the one who doesn’t know God.
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