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Job 29
New King James Version
Job 29
New King James Version
Job’s Summary Defense
29 Job further continued his discourse, and said:
2 “Oh, that I were as in months (A)past,
As in the days when God (B)watched over me;
3 (C)When His lamp shone upon my head,
And when by His light I walked through darkness;
4 Just as I was in the days of my prime,
When (D)the friendly counsel of God was over my tent;
5 When the Almighty was yet with me,
When my children were around me;
6 When (E)my steps were bathed with [a]cream,
And (F)the rock poured out rivers of oil for me!
7 “When I went out to the gate by the city,
When I took my seat in the open square,
8 The young men saw me and hid,
And the aged arose and stood;
9 The princes refrained from talking,
And (G)put their hand on their mouth;
10 The voice of nobles was hushed,
And their (H)tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11 When the ear heard, then it blessed me,
And when the eye saw, then it approved me;
12 Because (I)I delivered the poor who cried out,
The fatherless and the one who had no helper.
13 The blessing of a perishing man came upon me,
And I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14 (J)I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
My justice was like a robe and a turban.
15 I was (K)eyes to the blind,
And I was feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the poor,
And (L)I searched out the case that I did not know.
17 I broke (M)the fangs of the wicked,
And plucked the victim from his teeth.
18 “Then I said, (N)‘I shall die in my nest,
And multiply my days as the sand.
19 (O)My root is spread out (P)to the waters,
And the dew lies all night on my branch.
20 My glory is fresh within me,
And my (Q)bow is renewed in my hand.’
21 “Men listened to me and waited,
And kept silence for my counsel.
22 After my words they did not speak again,
And my speech settled on them as dew.
23 They waited for me as for the rain,
And they opened their mouth wide as for (R)the spring rain.
24 If I mocked at them, they did not believe it,
And the light of my countenance they did not cast down.
25 I chose the way for them, and sat as chief;
So I dwelt as a king in the army,
As one who comforts mourners.
Job 29
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Job 29
La Palabra (Hispanoamérica)
Final del diálogo (29—31)
Quejas y autodefensa de Job: el pasado
29 Job continuó así su discurso:
2 ¡Si pudiera revivir el pasado,
cuando Dios se ocupaba de mí,
3 cuando su lámpara
brillaba sobre mi cabeza
y su luz iluminaba mis tinieblas!
4 ¡Aquellos días de mi otoño,
cuando Dios era un íntimo en mi tienda,
5 cuando sentía al Todopoderoso conmigo
y todos mis hijos me rodeaban!
6 Cuando lavaba mis pies en leche
y la roca me daba arroyos de aceite.
7 Cuando iba a la puerta de la ciudad
y, al tomar asiento en la plaza,
8 los jóvenes se escondían al verme,
los ancianos se ponían de pie;
9 la gente principal callaba,
tapándose la boca con la mano;
10 enmudecía la voz de los notables,
se les pegaba la lengua al paladar.
11 La gente que me oía me felicitaba,
quien lo veía se ponía de mi parte;
12 yo libraba al pobre suplicante,
al huérfano carente de ayuda;
13 recibía la gratitud del moribundo,
devolvía la alegría a las viudas.
14 La justicia me cubría como un vestido,
me arropaba lo mismo que un manto,
y el derecho me servía de turbante.
15 Yo era ojos para el ciego,
era pies para los cojos;
16 era padre de los pobres,
abogado de extranjeros.
17 Rompía los colmillos del malvado
y arrancaba la pieza de sus dientes.
18 Pensaba: “Moriré en mi nido,
prolongaré mi vida como el Fénix,
19 con mis raíces a la orilla del agua
y el rocío de la noche en mi ramaje;
20 mi prestigio irá en aumento
y mi arco se reafirmará en mi mano”.
21 La gente me escuchaba expectante,
en silencio, esperando mi consejo;
22 nada añadían cuando yo terminaba,
recibían mis palabras como rocío;
23 me esperaban como a lluvia temprana,
boquiabiertos al agua de primavera.
24 Les sonreía y no daban crédito,
los animaba la luz de mi rostro.
25 Les mostraba el camino y los guiaba,
lo mismo que un rey ante sus tropas;
los guiaba y se dejaban conducir.
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.
Giobbe 29
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Giobbe 29
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
5. CONCLUSIONE DEL DIALOGO
Lamenti e apologia di Giobbe:
A. I giorni passati
29 Giobbe continuò a pronunziare le sue sentenze e disse:
2 Oh, potessi tornare com'ero ai mesi di un tempo,
ai giorni in cui Dio mi proteggeva,
3 quando brillava la sua lucerna sopra il mio capo
e alla sua luce camminavo in mezzo alle tenebre;
4 com'ero ai giorni del mio autunno,
quando Dio proteggeva la mia tenda,
5 quando l'Onnipotente era ancora con me
e i giovani mi stavano attorno;
6 quando mi lavavo in piedi nel latte
e la roccia mi versava ruscelli d'olio!
7 Quando uscivo verso la porta della città
e sulla piazza ponevo il mio seggio:
8 vedendomi, i giovani si ritiravano
e i vecchi si alzavano in piedi;
9 i notabili sospendevano i discorsi
e si mettevan la mano sulla bocca;
10 la voce dei capi si smorzava
e la loro lingua restava fissa al palato;
11 con gli orecchi ascoltavano e mi dicevano felice,
con gli occhi vedevano e mi rendevano testimonianza,
12 perché soccorrevo il povero che chiedeva aiuto,
l'orfano che ne era privo.
13 La benedizione del morente scendeva su di me
e al cuore della vedova infondevo la gioia.
14 Mi ero rivestito di giustizia come di un
vestimento;
come mantello e turbante era la mia equità.
15 Io ero gli occhi per il cieco,
ero i piedi per lo zoppo.
16 Padre io ero per i poveri
ed esaminavo la causa dello sconosciuto;
17 rompevo la mascella al perverso
e dai suoi denti strappavo la preda.
18 Pensavo: «Spirerò nel mio nido
e moltiplicherò come sabbia i miei giorni».
19 La mia radice avrà adito alle acque
e la rugiada cadrà di notte sul mio ramo.
20 La mia gloria sarà sempre nuova
e il mio arco si rinforzerà nella mia mano.
21 Mi ascoltavano in attesa fiduciosa
e tacevano per udire il mio consiglio.
22 Dopo le mie parole non replicavano
e su di loro scendevano goccia a goccia i miei detti.
23 Mi attendevano come si attende la pioggia
e aprivano la bocca come ad acqua primaverile.
24 Se a loro sorridevo, non osavano crederlo,
né turbavano la serenità del mio volto.
25 Indicavo loro la via da seguire e sedevo come capo,
e vi rimanevo come un re fra i soldati
o come un consolatore d'afflitti.
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