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Job 29
Biblia del Jubileo
Job 29
Biblia del Jubileo
29 Y volvió Job a tomar su parábola, y dijo:
2 ¡Quién me volviera como en los meses pasados, como en los días cuando Dios me guardaba,
3 cuando hacía resplandecer su candela sobre mi cabeza, a la luz de la cual yo caminaba en la oscuridad;
4 como fue en los días de mi juventud, cuando Dios era familiar en mi tienda;
5 cuando aún el Omnipotente estaba conmigo, y mis hijos alrededor de mí;
6 cuando lavaba yo mis caminos con manteca, y la piedra me derramaba ríos de aceite!
7 Cuando salía a la puerta a juicio, y en la plaza hacía aparejar mi silla,
8 Los jóvenes me veían, y se escondían; y los viejos se levantaban, y estaban en pie.
9 Los príncipes detenían sus palabras; ponían la mano sobre su boca;
10 la voz de los principales se ocultaba, y su lengua se pegaba a su paladar;
11 cuando los oídos que me oían, me llamaban bienaventurado, y los ojos que me veían, me daban testimonio.
12 Porque libraba al pobre que gritaba, y al huérfano que carecía de ayudador.
13 La bendición del que se iba a perder venía sobre mí; y al corazón de la viuda daba alegría.
14 Me vestía de justicia, y ella me cubría como un manto; y mi diadema era juicio.
15 Yo era ojos al ciego, y pies al cojo.
16 A los menesterosos era padre; y de la causa que no entendía, me informaba con diligencia.
17 Y quebraba los colmillos del inicuo, y de sus dientes hacía soltar la presa.
18 Y decía yo: En mi nido moriré, y como arena multiplicaré días.
19 Mi raíz está abierta junto a las aguas, y en mis ramas permanecerá rocío.
20 Mi gloria se renueva conmigo, y mi arco se renueva en mi mano.
21 Me oían, y esperaban; y callaban a mi consejo.
22 Tras mi palabra no replicaban, mas mi razón destilaba sobre ellos.
23 Me esperaban como a la lluvia, y abrían su boca como a la lluvia tardía.
24 Si me reía a ellos, no lo creían; y no abatían la luz de mi rostro.
25 Aprobaba el camino de ellos, y me sentaba en cabecera; y moraba como rey en el ejército, como el que consuela llorosos.
Job 29
Revised Geneva Translation
Job 29
Revised Geneva Translation
29 So Job proceeded, and continued his parable, saying,
2 “Oh that I were as in times past, when God preserved me,
3 “when His light shined upon my head! By His light I walked through the darkness,
4 “as I was in the days of my youth, when God’s providence was upon my tabernacle,
5 “when the Almighty was still with me, and my children all around me,
6 “when I washed my paths with butter, and when the rock poured out rivers of oil for me.
7 “When I went out to the gate, to the judgment seat, I caused them to prepare my seat in the street.
8 “The young men saw me and hid themselves. And the aged arose, stood up.
9 “The princes stopped talking and laid their hand on their mouth.
10 “The voice of princes was hidden, and their tongue clung to the roof of their mouth.
11 “And when the ear heard me, it blessed me. And when the eye saw, it gave witness to me.
12 “For I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless, and him who had no one to help him.
13 “The blessing of him who was ready to perish came upon me. And I caused the widow’s heart to rejoice.
14 “I put on justice, and it covered me, my judgment as a robe and a crown.
15 “I was the eyes to the blind, and I was the feet to the lame.
16 “I was a father to the poor, and I did not know the cause. I sought it out diligently.
17 “I also broke the jaws of the unrighteous man and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18 “Then I said, ‘I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply days as the sand.
19 ‘My root is spread out by the water, and the dew shall lie upon my branch.
20 ‘My glory shall renew toward me, and my bow shall be restored in my hand.’
21 “Men gave ear to me, and waited, and held their tongue at my counsel.
22 “After my words they did not reply, and my talk dropped upon them.
23 “And they waited for me, as for the rain. And they opened their mouth as for the latter rain.
24 “I laughed at them. They did not believe it. Nor did they cause the light of my countenance to fall.
25 “I pointed out their way, and sat as chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, like him who comforts the mourners.”
Job 29
New International Version
Job 29
New International Version
Job’s Final Defense
29 Job continued his discourse:(A)
2 “How I long for the months gone by,(B)
for the days when God watched over me,(C)
3 when his lamp shone on my head
and by his light I walked through darkness!(D)
4 Oh, for the days when I was in my prime,
when God’s intimate friendship(E) blessed my house,(F)
5 when the Almighty was still with me
and my children(G) were around me,(H)
6 when my path was drenched with cream(I)
and the rock(J) poured out for me streams of olive oil.(K)
7 “When I went to the gate(L) of the city
and took my seat in the public square,
8 the young men saw me and stepped aside(M)
and the old men rose to their feet;(N)
9 the chief men refrained from speaking(O)
and covered their mouths with their hands;(P)
10 the voices of the nobles were hushed,(Q)
and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths.(R)
11 Whoever heard me spoke well of me,
and those who saw me commended me,(S)
12 because I rescued the poor(T) who cried for help,
and the fatherless(U) who had none to assist them.(V)
13 The one who was dying blessed me;(W)
I made the widow’s(X) heart sing.
14 I put on righteousness(Y) as my clothing;
justice was my robe and my turban.(Z)
15 I was eyes(AA) to the blind
and feet to the lame.(AB)
16 I was a father to the needy;(AC)
I took up the case(AD) of the stranger.(AE)
17 I broke the fangs of the wicked
and snatched the victims(AF) from their teeth.(AG)
18 “I thought, ‘I will die in my own house,
my days as numerous as the grains of sand.(AH)
19 My roots will reach to the water,(AI)
and the dew will lie all night on my branches.(AJ)
20 My glory will not fade;(AK)
the bow(AL) will be ever new in my hand.’(AM)
21 “People listened to me expectantly,
waiting in silence for my counsel.(AN)
22 After I had spoken, they spoke no more;(AO)
my words fell gently on their ears.(AP)
23 They waited for me as for showers
and drank in my words as the spring rain.(AQ)
24 When I smiled at them, they scarcely believed it;
the light of my face(AR) was precious to them.[a](AS)
25 I chose the way for them and sat as their chief;(AT)
I dwelt as a king(AU) among his troops;
I was like one who comforts mourners.(AV)
Footnotes
- Job 29:24 The meaning of the Hebrew for this clause is uncertain.
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