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Job 20
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Job 20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Zophar Speaks: Wickedness Receives Just Retribution
20 Then Zophar the Naamathite answered:
2 “Listen! My thoughts urge me to answer
because of the agitation within me.
3 I hear censure that insults me,
and a spirit beyond my understanding answers me.(A)
4 Do you not know this from of old,
ever since mortals were placed on earth,(B)
5 that the exulting of the wicked is short
and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?(C)
6 Even though they mount up high as the heavens
and their head reaches to the clouds,(D)
7 they will perish forever like their own dung;
those who have seen them will say, ‘Where are they?’
8 They will fly away like a dream and not be found;
they will be chased away like a vision of the night.(E)
9 The eye that saw them will see them no more,
nor will their place behold them any longer.(F)
10 Their children will seek the favor of the poor,
and their hands will give back their wealth.(G)
11 Their bodies, once full of youth,
will lie down in the dust with them.(H)
12 “Though wickedness is sweet in their mouth,
though they hide it under their tongues,(I)
13 though they are loath to let it go
and hold it in their mouths,
14 yet their food is turned in their stomachs;
it is the venom of asps within them.
15 They swallow down riches and vomit them up again;
God casts them out of their bellies.
16 They will suck the poison of asps;
the tongue of a viper will kill them.(J)
17 They will not look on the rivers,
the streams flowing with honey and curds.(K)
18 They will give back the fruit of their toil
and will not swallow it down;
from the profit of their trading
they will get no enjoyment.(L)
19 For they have crushed and abandoned the poor;
they have seized a house that they did not build.(M)
20 “For they knew no quiet in their bellies;
in their greed they let nothing escape.(N)
21 There was nothing left after they had eaten;
therefore their prosperity will not endure.(O)
22 In full sufficiency they will be in distress;
all the force of misery will come upon them.
23 To fill their belly to the full,
God[a] will send his fierce anger into them
and rain it upon them as their food.(P)
24 They will flee from an iron weapon;
a bronze arrow will strike them through.(Q)
25 It is drawn forth and comes out of their body,
and the glittering point comes out of their gall;
terrors come upon them.(R)
26 Utter darkness is laid up for their treasures;
a fire fanned by no one will devour them;
what is left in their tent will be consumed.(S)
27 The heavens will reveal their iniquity,
and the earth will rise up against them.(T)
28 The possessions of their house will be carried away,
dragged off in the day of God’s[b] wrath.(U)
29 This is the portion of the wicked from God,
the heritage decreed for them by God.”(V)
Job 20
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Job 20
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
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
New International Version
Job 20
New International Version
Zophar
20 Then Zophar the Naamathite(A) replied:
2 “My troubled thoughts prompt me to answer
because I am greatly disturbed.(B)
3 I hear a rebuke(C) that dishonors me,
and my understanding inspires me to reply.
4 “Surely you know how it has been from of old,(D)
ever since mankind[a] was placed on the earth,
5 that the mirth of the wicked(E) is brief,
the joy of the godless(F) lasts but a moment.(G)
6 Though the pride(H) of the godless person reaches to the heavens(I)
and his head touches the clouds,(J)
7 he will perish forever,(K) like his own dung;
those who have seen him will say, ‘Where is he?’(L)
8 Like a dream(M) he flies away,(N) no more to be found,
banished(O) like a vision of the night.(P)
9 The eye that saw him will not see him again;
his place will look on him no more.(Q)
10 His children(R) must make amends to the poor;
his own hands must give back his wealth.(S)
11 The youthful vigor(T) that fills his bones(U)
will lie with him in the dust.(V)
12 “Though evil(W) is sweet in his mouth
and he hides it under his tongue,(X)
13 though he cannot bear to let it go
and lets it linger in his mouth,(Y)
14 yet his food will turn sour in his stomach;(Z)
it will become the venom of serpents(AA) within him.
15 He will spit out the riches(AB) he swallowed;
God will make his stomach vomit(AC) them up.
16 He will suck the poison(AD) of serpents;
the fangs of an adder will kill him.(AE)
17 He will not enjoy the streams,
the rivers(AF) flowing with honey(AG) and cream.(AH)
18 What he toiled for he must give back uneaten;(AI)
he will not enjoy the profit from his trading.(AJ)
19 For he has oppressed the poor(AK) and left them destitute;(AL)
he has seized houses(AM) he did not build.
20 “Surely he will have no respite from his craving;(AN)
he cannot save himself by his treasure.(AO)
21 Nothing is left for him to devour;
his prosperity will not endure.(AP)
22 In the midst of his plenty, distress will overtake him;(AQ)
the full force of misery will come upon him.(AR)
23 When he has filled his belly,(AS)
God will vent his burning anger(AT) against him
and rain down his blows on him.(AU)
24 Though he flees(AV) from an iron weapon,
a bronze-tipped arrow pierces him.(AW)
25 He pulls it out of his back,
the gleaming point out of his liver.
Terrors(AX) will come over him;(AY)
26 total darkness(AZ) lies in wait for his treasures.
A fire(BA) unfanned will consume him(BB)
and devour what is left in his tent.(BC)
27 The heavens will expose his guilt;
the earth will rise up against him.(BD)
28 A flood will carry off his house,(BE)
rushing waters[b] on the day of God’s wrath.(BF)
29 Such is the fate God allots the wicked,
the heritage appointed for them by God.”(BG)
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