Job 23
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Octavo discurso de Job
23 Respuesta de Job:
2 «Mi respuesta es aún hoy amarga, pues mi castigo es mucho más grave de lo que mi falta merece. 3 ¡Si supiera yo dónde hallar a Dios, para acudir a su trono y hablar con él allí! 4-5 Le expondría mi causa, y escucharía su respuesta y comprendería lo que desea. 6 ¿Querría él simplemente anonadarme con su grandeza? No, él escucharía compasivamente. 7 Los hombres justos y honrados podrían discutir con él, y ser absueltos por mi juez.
8 »Pero en vano trato de hallarlo. Lo busco por aquí, lo busco por allá, y no puedo hallarlo. 9 Lo busco en donde realiza sus obras en el norte, y no lo encuentro allí. Tampoco puedo hallarlo en el sur, donde también se esconde. 10 Pero él conoce cada detalle de lo que a mí me ocurre; y cuando me haya examinado, me declarará completamente inocente: tan puro como oro macizo. 11 En los senderos de Dios me he mantenido, siguiendo tras sus pasos. No me he apartado. 12 No he rechazado sus mandamientos, sino que en ellos me he deleitado más que en mi alimento de cada día.
13 »Sin embargo, su intención respecto a mí sigue invariable, ¿y quién podrá apartarlo de sus propósitos? Lo que él quiere, eso hace. 14 Así es que me hará cuanto ha planeado, y aún hay más que esperar. 15 Con razón me aterrorizo tanto en su presencia. Al pensar en ella, el terror me atenaza. 16-17 Dios me ha dado un corazón desfalleciente. El Todopoderoso me ha aterrado con las tinieblas y la espesa e impenetrable oscuridad que me rodean.
Job 23
English Standard Version
Job Replies: Where Is God?
23 Then Job answered and said:
2 “Today also my (A)complaint is bitter;[a]
my (B)hand is heavy on account of my groaning.
3 Oh, (C)that I knew where I might find him,
that I might come even to his (D)seat!
4 I would (E)lay my case before him
and fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would know what he would answer me
and understand what he would say to me.
6 Would he (F)contend with me in the greatness of his power?
No; he would pay attention to me.
7 There an upright man could argue with him,
and I would be acquitted forever by my judge.
8 “Behold, (G)I go forward, but he is not there,
and backward, but I do not perceive him;
9 on the left hand when he is working, I do not behold him;
he turns to the right hand, but I do not see him.
10 But he (H)knows (I)the way that I (J)take;
when he has (K)tried me, I shall come out as gold.
11 My foot (L)has held fast to his steps;
I have kept his way and have (M)not turned aside.
12 I have not departed from the commandment of his lips;
I have (N)treasured the words of his mouth more than my (O)portion of food.
13 But he is unchangeable,[b] and (P)who can turn him back?
What he (Q)desires, that he does.
14 For he will complete what he (R)appoints for me,
and many such things are (S)in his mind.
15 Therefore I am terrified at his presence;
when I consider, I am in dread of him.
16 God has made my (T)heart faint;
the Almighty has terrified me;
17 yet I am not silenced because of the darkness,
nor because thick darkness covers my face.
Job 23
New Life Version
Job Talks
23 Then Job answered, 2 “Even today my complaining is bitter. His hand is heavy even when I cry inside myself. 3 If only I knew where to find Him, that I might go where He is! 4 I would tell Him how things are with me, and my mouth would be ready to argue. 5 I would know His answer, and could think about what He would say to me. 6 Would He go against me using His great power? No, He would listen to me. 7 There a man who is right could reason with Him. And I would be set free by my Judge.
8 “See, I go east, but He is not there. I go west, but I cannot see Him. 9 When He works to the left, I cannot see Him. When He turns to the right, I cannot see Him. 10 But He knows the way that I take. When He has tried me, I will come out as gold. 11 My foot has kept close to His steps. I have kept His way and have not turned aside. 12 I have not turned away from the words of His lips. I have stored up the words of His mouth. They are worth more to me than the food I need. 13 But He cannot be changed. Who can go against Him? He does whatever He wants. 14 For He does what He has planned for me, and many such things are in His mind. 15 So I am afraid to be with Him. When I think about it, I am very afraid of Him. 16 God has made my heart weak. The All-powerful has filled me with fear. 17 But I am not made quiet by the darkness or the deep shadow which covers my face.
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