Job 22
Traducción en lenguaje actual
Tercera participación de Elifaz
22 Entonces respondió Elifaz:
2 «Tú podrás ser muy sabio,
pero eso a Dios no le sirve de nada.
3 Nada gana el Dios todopoderoso
con que seas un hombre bueno.
4 Si realmente obedecieras a Dios,
él no te reclamaría nada.
5 ¡Pero tu maldad es demasiada,
y tus pecados ni se pueden contar!
6 Y hasta por deudas pequeñas
exigiste ropa en garantía,
¡y dejaste desnudo al pobre!
7 No dabas agua al que tenía sed,
ni comida al que tenía hambre.
8 Fuiste un hombre poderoso
que se adueñó de la tierra;
9 a las viudas no les diste nada,
y a los huérfanos les quitaste todo.
10 Por eso ahora te ves atrapado,
y de pronto te asustas,
11 como si anduvieras en la oscuridad,
o la corriente de un río te arrastrara.
12 »Dios está en los cielos,
entre las altas y lejanas estrellas.
13-14 Vive entre espesas nubes,
pero eso no le impide
ver y saber lo que haces.
Si crees que no puede vernos,
recuerda que él recorre el cielo
de un extremo al otro.
15 »Si quieres seguir
el ejemplo de los malvados,
16 recuerda que ellos murieron
en plena juventud,
cuando un río destruyó sus casas.
17-18 Aunque el Dios todopoderoso
les dio todo lo mejor,
ellos le exigieron
que los dejara tranquilos.
No creyeron que él los castigaría.
¡Pero yo no pienso como ellos!
19 »La gente buena e inocente
se burla de los malvados,
y al verlos en desgracia dicen:
20 “¡El fuego ha destruido
las riquezas de nuestros enemigos!”
21 »Job, ponte en paz con Dios;
y él te hará prosperar de nuevo.
22-23 Vuelve la mirada al Todopoderoso;
apréndete de memoria sus enseñanzas,
y él te devolverá la felicidad.
24-25 Arroja entre las piedras de los ríos
todo el oro y la plata que tienes,
y tu riqueza será Dios mismo.
26 Él te hará muy feliz,
y ya no sentirás vergüenza.
27 Si tú le cumples tus promesas,
él escuchará tus oraciones;
28 entonces te irá bien
en todo lo que hagas,
y tu vida estará siempre iluminada.
29 Dios humilla a los orgullosos,
y levanta a los humildes.
30 Dios salva al que es inocente;
si tú lo eres, también te salvará».
Job 22
New King James Version
Eliphaz Accuses Job of Wickedness
22 Then (A)Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2 “Can(B) a man be profitable to God,
Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?
4 “Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
And enters into judgment with you?
5 Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquity without end?
6 For you have (C)taken pledges from your brother for no reason,
And stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 You have not given the weary water to drink,
And you (D)have withheld bread from the hungry.
8 But the [a]mighty man possessed the land,
And the honorable man dwelt in it.
9 You have sent widows away empty,
And the [b]strength of the fatherless was crushed.
10 Therefore snares are all around you,
And sudden fear troubles you,
11 Or darkness so that you cannot see;
And an abundance of (E)water covers you.
12 “Is not God in the height of heaven?
And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13 And you say, (F)‘What does God know?
Can He judge through the deep darkness?
14 (G)Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks above the circle of heaven.’
15 Will you keep to the old way
Which wicked men have trod,
16 Who (H)were cut down before their time,
Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
17 (I)They said to God, ‘Depart from us!
What can the Almighty do to [c]them?’
18 Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 “The(J) righteous see it and are glad,
And the innocent laugh at them:
20 ‘Surely our [d]adversaries are cut down,
And the fire consumes their remnant.’
21 “Now acquaint yourself with Him, and (K)be at peace;
Thereby good will come to you.
22 Receive, please, (L)instruction from His mouth,
And (M)lay up His words in your heart.
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up;
You will remove iniquity far from your tents.
24 Then you will (N)lay your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
25 Yes, the Almighty will be your [e]gold
And your precious silver;
26 For then you will have your (O)delight in the Almighty,
And lift up your face to God.
27 (P)You will make your prayer to Him,
He will hear you,
And you will pay your vows.
28 You will also declare a thing,
And it will be established for you;
So light will shine on your ways.
29 When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’
Then (Q)He will save the humble person.
30 He will even deliver one who is not innocent;
Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands.”
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Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
