Job 20
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Zofar describe a los impíos
20 Entonces Zofar, el naamatita respondió:
2 «Por esto mis pensamientos me hacen responder[a],
A causa de mi inquietud interior[b].
3 -»He escuchado la reprensión que me insulta(A),
Y el espíritu de mi entendimiento me hace responder.
4 -»¿Acaso sabes esto, que desde la antigüedad(B),
Desde que el hombre fue puesto sobre la tierra,
5 Es breve el júbilo de los malvados,
Y un instante dura la alegría del impío(C)?
6 -»Aunque su orgullo llegue[c] a los cielos,
Y su cabeza toque las nubes(D),
7 Como su propio estiércol perece para siempre(E);
Los que lo han visto dirán: “¿Dónde está(F)?”.
8 -»Huye como un sueño(G), y no lo pueden encontrar,
Y como visión nocturna es ahuyentado(H).
9 -»El ojo que lo veía, ya no lo ve(I),
Y su lugar no lo contempla más(J).
10 -»Sus hijos(K) favorecen a[d] los pobres,
Y sus manos devuelven sus riquezas(L).
11 -»Sus huesos están llenos de vigor juvenil,
Pero yacen con él en el polvo(M).
12 ¶»Aunque el mal sea dulce en su boca(N),
Y lo oculte bajo su lengua,
13 (O)Aunque lo desee[e] y no lo deje ir,
Sino que lo retenga en su paladar,
14 Con todo la comida en sus entrañas se transforma
En veneno[f] de cobras dentro de él.
15 -»Traga riquezas,
Pero las vomitará;
De su vientre se las hará echar Dios(P).
16 -»Chupa veneno de cobras,
Lengua de víbora(Q) lo mata.
17 -»No mira a los arroyos,
A los ríos que fluyen miel y cuajada(R).
18 -»Devuelve lo que ha ganado,
No lo puede tragar(S);
En cuanto a las riquezas de su comercio,
No las puede disfrutar.
19 -»Pues ha oprimido y abandonado a los pobres(T);
Se ha apoderado de una casa que no construyó.
20 ¶»Porque no conoció quietud en su interior[g],
No retiene nada(U) de lo que desea.
21 -»Nada le quedó por devorar[h],
Por eso no dura su prosperidad(V).
22 -»En la plenitud de su abundancia estará en estrechez;
La mano de todo el que sufre vendrá contra él(W).
23 -»Cuando llene su vientre,
Dios enviará contra él el ardor de Su ira(X)
Y la hará llover sobre él mientras come[i](Y).
24 -»Tal vez huya(Z) del arma de hierro,
Pero el arco de bronce lo atravesará.
25 -»La flecha lo traspasa y sale por[j] su espalda,
Y la punta relumbrante por[k] su hiel(AA).
Vienen sobre él terrores(AB),
26 Completas tinieblas(AC) están reservadas para sus tesoros;
Fuego no atizado lo devorará(AD),
Y consumirá al que quede en su tienda.
27 -»Los cielos revelarán su iniquidad,
Y la tierra se levantará contra él(AE).
28 -»Las riquezas de su casa se perderán(AF);
Serán arrasadas en el día de Su ira[l](AG).
29 -»Esta es la porción de Dios para el hombre impío,
Y la herencia decretada por Dios para él(AH)».
Job 20
King James Version
20 Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
2 Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for this I make haste.
3 I have heard the check of my reproach, and the spirit of my understanding causeth me to answer.
4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment?
6 Though his excellency mount up to the heavens, and his head reach unto the clouds;
7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
8 He shall fly away as a dream, and shall not be found: yea, he shall be chased away as a vision of the night.
9 The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.
10 His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
11 His bones are full of the sin of his youth, which shall lie down with him in the dust.
12 Though wickedness be sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue;
13 Though he spare it, and forsake it not; but keep it still within his mouth:
14 Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him.
15 He hath swallowed down riches, and he shall vomit them up again: God shall cast them out of his belly.
16 He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him.
17 He shall not see the rivers, the floods, the brooks of honey and butter.
18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
19 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
21 There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
23 When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.
24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bow of steel shall strike him through.
25 It is drawn, and cometh out of the body; yea, the glittering sword cometh out of his gall: terrors are upon him.
26 All darkness shall be hid in his secret places: a fire not blown shall consume him; it shall go ill with him that is left in his tabernacle.
27 The heaven shall reveal his iniquity; and the earth shall rise up against him.
28 The increase of his house shall depart, and his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.
29 This is the portion of a wicked man from God, and the heritage appointed unto him by God.
Job 20
New King James Version
Zophar’s Sermon on the Wicked Man
20 Then (A)Zophar the Naamathite answered and said:
2 “Therefore my anxious thoughts make me answer,
Because of the turmoil within me.
3 I have heard the rebuke [a]that reproaches me,
And the spirit of my understanding causes me to answer.
4 “Do you not know this of (B)old,
Since man was placed on earth,
5 (C)That the triumphing of the wicked is short,
And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a (D)moment?
6 (E)Though his haughtiness mounts up to the heavens,
And his head reaches to the clouds,
7 Yet he will perish forever like his own refuse;
Those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’
8 He will fly away (F)like a dream, and not be found;
Yes, he (G)will be chased away like a vision of the night.
9 The eye that saw him will see him no more,
Nor will his place behold him anymore.
10 His children will seek the favor of the poor,
And his hands will restore his wealth.
11 His bones are full of (H)his youthful vigor,
(I)But it will lie down with him in the dust.
12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth,
And he hides it under his tongue,
13 Though he spares it and does not forsake it,
But still keeps it in his [b]mouth,
14 Yet his food in his stomach turns sour;
It becomes cobra venom within him.
15 He swallows down riches
And vomits them up again;
God casts them out of his belly.
16 He will suck the poison of cobras;
The viper’s tongue will slay him.
17 He will not see (J)the streams,
The rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18 He will restore that for which he labored,
And will not swallow it down;
From the proceeds of business
He will get no enjoyment.
19 For he has [c]oppressed and forsaken the poor,
He has violently seized a house which he did not build.
20 “Because(K) he knows no quietness in his [d]heart,
He will not save anything he desires.
21 Nothing is left for him to eat;
Therefore his well-being will not last.
22 In his self-sufficiency he will be in distress;
Every hand of [e]misery will come against him.
23 When he is about to fill his stomach,
God will cast on him the fury of His wrath,
And will rain it on him while he is eating.
24 (L)He will flee from the iron weapon;
A bronze bow will pierce him through.
25 It is drawn, and comes out of the body;
Yes, (M)the glittering point comes out of his [f]gall.
(N)Terrors come upon him;
26 Total darkness is reserved for his treasures.
(O)An unfanned fire will consume him;
It shall go ill with him who is left in his tent.
27 The heavens will reveal his iniquity,
And the earth will rise up against him.
28 The increase of his house will depart,
And his goods will flow away in the day of His (P)wrath.
29 (Q)This is the portion from God for a wicked man,
The heritage appointed to him by God.”
Job 20
New Century Version
Zophar Answers
20 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered:
2 “My troubled thoughts cause me to answer,
because I am very upset.
3 You correct me and I am insulted,
but I understand how to answer you.
4 “You know how it has been for a long time,
ever since people were first put on the earth.
5 The happiness of evil people is brief,
and the joy of the wicked lasts only a moment.
6 Their pride may be as high as the heavens,
and their heads may touch the clouds,
7 but they will be gone forever, like their own dung.
People who knew them will say, ‘Where are they?’
8 They will fly away like a dream
and not be found again;
they will be chased away like a vision in the night.
9 Those who saw them will not see them again;
the places where they lived will see them no more.
10 Their children will have to pay back the poor,
and they will have to give up their wealth.
11 They had the strength of their youth in their bones,
but it will lie with them in the dust of death.
12 “Evil may taste sweet in their mouths,
and they may hide it under their tongues.
13 They cannot stand to let go of it;
they keep it in their mouths.
14 But their food will turn sour in their stomachs,
like the poison of a snake inside them.
15 They have swallowed riches, but they will spit them out;
God will make them vomit their riches up.
16 They will suck the poison of snakes,
and the snake’s fangs will kill them.
17 They will not admire the sparkling streams
or the rivers flowing with honey and cream.
18 They must give back what they worked for without eating it;
they will not enjoy the money they made from their trading,
19 because they troubled the poor and left them with nothing.
They have taken houses they did not build.
20 “Evil people never lack an appetite,
and nothing escapes their selfishness.
21 But nothing will be left for them to eat;
their riches will not continue.
22 When they still have plenty, trouble will catch up to them,
and great misery will come down on them.
23 When the wicked fill their stomachs,
God will send his burning anger against them,
and blows of punishment will fall on them like rain.
24 The wicked may run away from an iron weapon,
but a bronze arrow will stab them.
25 They will pull the arrows out of their backs
and pull the points out of their livers.
Terrors will come over them;
26 total darkness waits for their treasure.
A fire not fanned by people will destroy them
and burn up what is left of their tents.
27 The heavens will show their guilt,
and the earth will rise up against them.
28 A flood will carry their houses away,
swept away on the day of God’s anger.
29 This is what God plans for evil people;
this is what he has decided they will receive.”
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