Job 27
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Job describe al impío
27 Entonces Job continuó[a] su discurso y dijo(A):
2 ¡Vive Dios, que ha quitado mi derecho(B),
y el Todopoderoso[b], que ha amargado mi alma(C)!
3 Porque mientras haya vida[c] en mí,
y el aliento[d] de Dios esté en mis narices(D),
4 mis labios, ciertamente, no hablarán injusticia,
ni mi lengua proferirá engaño(E).
5 Lejos esté de mí que os dé la razón;
hasta que muera, no abandonaré mi integridad(F).
6 Me aferraré a mi justicia y no la soltaré(G).
Mi corazón no reprocha ninguno de mis días.
7 Sea como el impío mi enemigo,
y como el injusto mi adversario[e].
8 Porque, ¿cuál es la esperanza del impío(H) cuando es cortado[f],
cuando Dios reclama su alma(I)?
9 ¿Oirá Dios su clamor(J),
cuando venga sobre él la angustia(K)?
10 ¿Se deleitará en el Todopoderoso?
¿Invocará a Dios en todo tiempo(L)?
11 Os instruiré en el poder[g] de Dios;
no ocultaré lo que concierne al Todopoderoso.
12 He aquí, todos vosotros lo habéis visto;
¿por qué, entonces, obráis neciamente[h]?
13 Esta es la porción de parte de Dios para el hombre impío(M),
y la herencia que los tiranos reciben del Todopoderoso(N).
14 Aunque sean muchos sus hijos, están destinados a la espada[i](O),
y sus vástagos no se saciarán de pan(P).
15 Sus sobrevivientes serán sepultados a causa de la plaga,
y sus viudas[j] no podrán llorar(Q).
16 Aunque amontone plata como polvo,
y prepare vestidos abundantes como el barro;
17 él los puede preparar, pero el justo los vestirá,
y el inocente repartirá la plata(R).
18 Edifica su casa(S) como tela de araña[k],
o como choza que el guarda construye.
19 Rico se acuesta, pero no volverá a serlo[l];
abre sus ojos, y ya no hay nada(T).
20 Le alcanzan los terrores(U) como una inundación;
de noche(V) le arrebata un torbellino.
21 Se lo lleva el viento solano(W), y desaparece,
pues como torbellino lo arranca de su lugar(X).
22 Sin compasión(Y) se arrojará contra él;
ciertamente él tratará de huir(Z) de su poder[m].
23 Batirán palmas por su ruina[n],
y desde su propio lugar le silbarán(AA).
Footnotes
- Job 27:1 O, tomó de nuevo
- Job 27:2 Heb., Shaddai, y así en el resto del cap.
- Job 27:3 Lit., aliento
- Job 27:3 O, espíritu
- Job 27:7 Lit., el que se levanta contra mí
- Job 27:8 O, aunque gane
- Job 27:11 Lit., la mano
- Job 27:12 O, habláis vanidad
- Job 27:14 Lit., la espada es para ellos
- Job 27:15 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en heb., viudas de él
- Job 27:18 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en heb., polilla
- Job 27:19 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en heb., no será reunido
- Job 27:22 Lit., mano
- Job 27:23 Lit., sobre él
Job 27
Easy-to-Read Version
27 Job continued his answer:
2 “God All-Powerful has been unfair to me;
he has made my life bitter.
But I swear by his life,
3 as long as I have life in me,
as long as breath from God is in my nostrils,
4 I will not be a hypocrite.
I will not lie.
5 You will never hear me say you men are right!
Until the day I die I will not be untrue to myself.
6 I will hold on to my innocence and never let go!
My conscience will always be clear!
7 May my enemies be punished like those who are evil.
May those who stood against me end up like all who have done wrong.
8 What hope do people without God have when it is time to die,
when God takes their life away?
9 When they have troubles and cry out for help,
God will not listen to them!
10 It will be too late for them to enjoy talking with God All-Powerful.
They should have prayed to God all the time.
11 “I will teach you about God’s power.
I will not hide anything about God All-Powerful.
12 But you have seen it all with your own eyes.
So why do you say such useless things?
13 [a] “Here is what God has planned for those who are evil.
This is what cruel people will get from God All-Powerful.
14 They may have many children, but all of them will be killed in war.
Or their children will not have enough to eat.
15 All those who are left will die,
and the widows will not even cry for them.
16 Evil people collect silver as easily as dirt.
They may have so many clothes that they are piled up like clay.
17 But their piles of clothes will be worn by those who have lived right.
All that silver will be given to those who have done no wrong.
18 Evil people might build houses, but they will not last long.
They will be like a spider’s web or a guard’s tent.
19 They might be rich when they go to bed,
but when they open their eyes, all their riches will be gone.
20 Terrible fears will come over them like a flood,
like a storm in the night that blows everything away.
21 The east wind will carry them away, and they will be gone.
The storm will sweep them out of their homes.
22 They may try to run away from the power of the storm,
but it will come down on them without mercy.
23 It will make a sound like clapping hands as they run away.
It will whistle at them as they run from their homes.”
Footnotes
- Job 27:13 Though Zophar is not mentioned in the text, many scholars think he answers Job in verses 13-23.
Job 27
New King James Version
Job Maintains His Integrity
27 Moreover Job continued his discourse, and said:
2 “As God lives, (A)who has taken away my justice,
And the Almighty, who has made my soul bitter,
3 As long as my breath is in me,
And the breath of God in my nostrils,
4 My lips will not speak wickedness,
Nor my tongue utter deceit.
5 Far be it from me
That I should say you are right;
Till I die (B)I will not put away my integrity from me.
6 My righteousness I (C)hold fast, and will not let it go;
(D)My heart shall not [a]reproach me as long as I live.
7 “May my enemy be like the wicked,
And he who rises up against me like the unrighteous.
8 (E)For what is the hope of the hypocrite,
Though he may gain much,
If God takes away his life?
9 (F)Will God hear his cry
When trouble comes upon him?
10 (G)Will he delight himself in the Almighty?
Will he always call on God?
11 “I will teach you [b]about the hand of God;
What is with the Almighty I will not conceal.
12 Surely all of you have seen it;
Why then do you behave with complete nonsense?
13 “This(H) is the portion of a wicked man with God,
And the heritage of oppressors, received from the Almighty:
14 (I)If his children are multiplied, it is for the sword;
And his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread.
15 Those who survive him shall be buried in death,
And (J)their[c] widows shall not weep,
16 Though he heaps up silver like dust,
And piles up clothing like clay—
17 He may pile it up, but (K)the just will wear it,
And the innocent will divide the silver.
18 He builds his house like a [d]moth,
(L)Like a [e]booth which a watchman makes.
19 The rich man will lie down,
[f]But not be gathered up;
He opens his eyes,
And he is (M)no more.
20 (N)Terrors overtake him like a flood;
A tempest steals him away in the night.
21 The east wind carries him away, and he is gone;
It sweeps him out of his place.
22 It hurls against him and does not (O)spare;
He flees desperately from its [g]power.
23 Men shall clap their hands at him,
And shall hiss him out of his place.
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