Job 23
New American Standard Bible
Job Says He Longs for God
23 Then Job responded,
2 “Even today my (A)complaint is rebellion;
[a]His hand is (B)heavy despite my groaning.
3 Oh that I knew how to find Him,
That I might come to His home!
4 I would (C)present my case before Him
And fill my mouth with arguments.
5 I would learn the words which He would [b]answer,
And perceive what He would tell me.
6 Would He contend with me by (D)the greatness of His power?
No, surely He would pay attention to me.
7 There the upright would (E)argue with Him;
And I [c]would be (F)free of my Judge forever.
8 “Behold, I go forward but He is not there,
And backward, but I (G)cannot perceive Him;
9 When He acts on the left, I cannot see Him;
He turns to the right, but I cannot see Him.
10 But He knows the [d]way I take;
When He has (H)put me to the test, I will come out as gold.
11 My foot has (I)held on to His path;
I have kept His way and not turned aside.
12 I have not [e]failed the command of His lips;
I have treasured the (J)words of His mouth [f]more than my [g]necessary food.
13 But He is unique, and who can [h]make Him turn?
Whatever His soul desires, He does it.
14 For He carries out what is destined for me,
And many such destinies are with Him.
15 Therefore, I would be terrified at His presence;
When I consider this, I am frightened of Him.
16 It is God who has made my (K)heart faint,
And the Almighty who has terrified me,
17 But I (L)am not destroyed by darkness,
Nor by (M)deep gloom which covers me.
Job 23
Nueva Versión Internacional
Octavo discurso de Job
23 A esto respondió Job:
2 «Mi queja sigue siendo amarga;
gimo bajo el peso de su mano.[a]
3 ¡Ah, si supiera yo dónde encontrar a Dios!
¡Si pudiera llegar adonde él habita!
4 Ante él expondría mi caso;
llenaría mi boca de argumentos.
5 Podría conocer su respuesta,
y trataría de entenderla.
6 ¿Disputaría él conmigo con todo su poder?
¡Claro que no! ¡Ni me acusaría!
7 Ante él cualquier hombre intachable podría presentar su caso,
y yo sería absuelto para siempre delante de mi Juez.
8 »Si me dirijo hacia el este, no está allí;
si me encamino al oeste, no lo encuentro.
9 Si está ocupado en el norte, no lo veo;
si se vuelve al sur, no alcanzo a percibirlo.
10 Él, en cambio, conoce mis caminos;
si me pusiera a prueba, saldría yo puro como el oro.
11 En sus sendas he afirmado mis pies;
he seguido su camino sin desviarme.
12 No me he apartado de los mandamientos de sus labios;
valoro más las palabras de su boca que mi pan de cada día.
13 »Pero él es soberano;[b]
¿quién puede hacerlo desistir?
Lo que él quiere hacer, lo hace.
14 Hará conmigo lo que ha determinado;
todo lo que tiene pensado lo realizará.
15 Por eso me espanto en su presencia;
si pienso en todo esto, me lleno de temor.
16 Dios ha hecho que mi corazón desmaye;
me tiene aterrado el Todopoderoso.
17 Con todo, no logran acallarme las tinieblas
ni la densa oscuridad que cubre mi rostro.
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