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Job 23
Reina Valera Actualizada
Job 23
Reina Valera Actualizada
Job responde a Elifaz
23 Entonces respondió Job y dijo:
2 —Hoy también es amarga[a] mi queja su[b] mano se ha hecho pesada sobre mi gemido.
3 ¡Oh, si yo pudiera saber dónde
hallar a Dios!
Entonces iría hasta su morada,
4 expondría delante de él mi causa
y llenaría mi boca de argumentos.
5 Yo sabría las palabras que él
me respondiera,
y entendería lo que me dijera.
6 ¿Contendería conmigo
con la grandeza de su fuerza?
No; más bien, él me prestaría atención.
7 Allí el justo podría argüir con él,
y yo me libraría para siempre
de mi Juez.
8 »Si voy al oriente él no está allí;
y si voy al occidente no lo percibo.
9 Cuando él actúa en el norte no lo diviso; se vuelve al sur pero no lo veo.
10 Sin embargo, él conoce el camino en que ando;
cuando él me haya probado
saldré como oro.
11 Mis pies han seguido fielmente sus huellas;
he guardado su camino y no me he apartado.
12 No me he apartado del mandamiento de sus labios;
en mi seno[c] he guardado los dichos
de su boca.
13 »Pero él es Único[d];
¿quién le hará desistir?
Lo que su alma desea, él lo hace.
14 Ciertamente él completará
lo que ha determinado acerca de mí,
y tiene en mente muchas cosas
semejantes.
15 Por lo cual yo me turbo en su presencia; lo considero, y tengo miedo de él.
16 Pero Dios ha debilitado mi valor;
el Todopoderoso me ha aterrado.
17 Sin embargo, no he sido silenciado por las tinieblas
ni porque me haya cubierto la oscuridad.
Job 23
New International Version
Job 23
New International Version
Job
23 Then Job replied:
2 “Even today my complaint(A) is bitter;(B)
his hand[a] is heavy in spite of[b] my groaning.(C)
3 If only I knew where to find him;
if only I could go to his dwelling!(D)
4 I would state my case(E) before him
and fill my mouth with arguments.(F)
5 I would find out what he would answer me,(G)
and consider what he would say to me.
6 Would he vigorously oppose me?(H)
No, he would not press charges against me.(I)
7 There the upright(J) can establish their innocence before him,(K)
and there I would be delivered forever from my judge.(L)
8 “But if I go to the east, he is not there;
if I go to the west, I do not find him.
9 When he is at work in the north, I do not see him;
when he turns to the south, I catch no glimpse of him.(M)
10 But he knows the way that I take;(N)
when he has tested me,(O) I will come forth as gold.(P)
11 My feet have closely followed his steps;(Q)
I have kept to his way without turning aside.(R)
12 I have not departed from the commands of his lips;(S)
I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.(T)
13 “But he stands alone, and who can oppose him?(U)
He does whatever he pleases.(V)
14 He carries out his decree against me,
and many such plans he still has in store.(W)
15 That is why I am terrified before him;(X)
when I think of all this, I fear him.(Y)
16 God has made my heart faint;(Z)
the Almighty(AA) has terrified me.(AB)
17 Yet I am not silenced by the darkness,(AC)
by the thick darkness that covers my face.
Job 23
English Standard Version
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.
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