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Job 29
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Job 29
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Fin de la discusión
29 Una vez más, Job respondió:
2 «¡Extraño aquellos tiempos,
cuando Dios mismo me cuidaba!
3 ¡No me daba miedo la oscuridad
porque Dios alumbraba mi camino!
4 ¡Estaba yo joven y fuerte,
y Dios me bendecía con su amistad!
5 »En aquellos días,
mis hijos me rodeaban
y Dios me daba su apoyo;
6 no faltaba en mi mesa la leche,
ni en mi cabeza el perfume;
7 en los tribunales del pueblo
se reconocía mi autoridad;
8 al verme llegar,
los jóvenes me daban paso
y los ancianos me recibían de pie;
9-10 aun la gente más importante
se callaba en mi presencia,
o hablaba en voz baja.
11 Los que me escuchaban
no dejaban de felicitarme.
12 A los pobres y a los huérfanos
que me pedían ayuda
siempre los ayudé;
13 las viudas y los pobres
me bendecían y gritaban de alegría.
14 Siempre traté a los demás
con justicia y rectitud;
para mí, actuar así,
era como ponerme la ropa.
15 Fui guía de los ciegos
y apoyo de los desvalidos;
16 protegí a la gente pobre
y defendí a los extranjeros;
17 puse fin al poder de los malvados,
y no los dejé hacer más daño.
18 »Hasta llegué a pensar:
“Viviré una larga vida,
y tendré una muerte tranquila.
19 Estaré fuerte y lleno de vida,
como árbol bien regado.
20 Nadie me faltará el respeto,
ni jamás perderé mi buena fama”.
21 »Ante mí, todos guardaban silencio
y esperaban recibir mis consejos.
22 Mis palabras eran bien recibidas,
y nadie me contradecía.
23 Mis discursos eran esperados
como se espera la lluvia.
24 Si les sonreía, no podían creerlo;
una sonrisa mía les daba ánimo.
25 Si estaban enfermos,
me sentaba a consolarlos,
y les decía lo que debían hacer.
¡Me veían como un rey
al frente de su ejército!
Job 29
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Job 29
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Soliloquio de Job
29 Job, retomando la palabra, dijo:
2 «¡Cómo añoro los meses que se han ido,
los días en que Dios me cuidaba!
3 Su lámpara alumbraba sobre mi cabeza
y por su luz podía andar entre tinieblas.
4 ¡Qué días aquellos, cuando yo estaba en mi apogeo
y Dios bendecía mi casa con su íntima amistad!
5 Cuando aún estaba conmigo el Todopoderoso
y mis hijos me rodeaban;
6 cuando ante mí corrían ríos de crema
y de las rocas fluían arroyos de aceite.
7 »Cuando ocupaba mi puesto en el concejo de la ciudad[a]
y en la plaza pública tomaba asiento,
8 los jóvenes al verme se hacían a un lado
y los ancianos se ponían de pie;
9 los jefes se abstenían de hablar
y se tapaban la boca con las manos;
10 los nobles bajaban la voz
y la lengua se pegaba a su paladar.
11 Los que me oían, hablaban bien de mí;
los que me veían, me alababan.
12 Si el pobre recurría a mí, yo lo rescataba
y también al huérfano si no tenía quien lo ayudara.
13 Me bendecían los desahuciados;
¡por mí gritaba de alegría el corazón de las viudas!
14 De justicia y rectitud me revestía;
ellas eran mi manto y mi turbante.
15 Para los ciegos fui sus ojos;
para los tullidos, sus pies.
16 Fui padre de los necesitados
y defensor de los extranjeros.
17 A los malvados les rompí las mandíbulas;
¡de sus dientes les arrebaté la presa!
18 »Llegué a pensar: “Moriré en mi propia casa;
mis días serán incontables como la arena del mar.
19 Mis raíces llegarán hasta las aguas;
el rocío de la noche se quedará en mis ramas.
20 Mi gloria conservará en mí su lozanía
y el arco en mi mano se mantendrá firme”.
21 »La gente me escuchaba expectante
y en silencio aguardaba mi consejo.
22 Hablaba yo y nadie replicaba;
mis palabras hallaban cabida[b] en sus oídos.
23 Anhelaban mis palabras
como quien espera las lluvias de primavera.
24 Si yo les sonreía, no podían creerlo;
mi rostro sonriente los reanimaba.[c]
25 Yo les indicaba el camino a seguir;
me sentaba a la cabecera;
habitaba entre ellos como un rey entre su tropa,
como quien consuela a los que están de luto.
Job 29
King James Version
Job 29
King James Version
29 Moreover Job continued his parable, and said,
2 Oh that I were as in months past, as in the days when God preserved me;
3 When his candle shined upon my head, and when by his light I walked through darkness;
4 As I was in the days of my youth, when the secret of God was upon my tabernacle;
5 When the Almighty was yet with me, when my children were about me;
6 When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
7 When I went out to the gate through the city, when I prepared my seat in the street!
8 The young men saw me, and hid themselves: and the aged arose, and stood up.
9 The princes refrained talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10 The nobles held their peace, and their tongue cleaved to the roof of their mouth.
11 When the ear heard me, then it blessed me; and when the eye saw me, it gave witness to me:
12 Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
13 The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14 I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
16 I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
17 And I brake the jaws of the wicked, and plucked the spoil out of his teeth.
18 Then I said, I shall die in my nest, and I shall multiply my days as the sand.
19 My root was spread out by the waters, and the dew lay all night upon my branch.
20 My glory was fresh in me, and my bow was renewed in my hand.
21 Unto me men gave ear, and waited, and kept silence at my counsel.
22 After my words they spake not again; and my speech dropped upon them.
23 And they waited for me as for the rain; and they opened their mouth wide as for the latter rain.
24 If I laughed on them, they believed it not; and the light of my countenance they cast not down.
25 I chose out their way, and sat chief, and dwelt as a king in the army, as one that comforteth 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.
Job 29
English Standard Version
Job 29
English Standard Version
Job's Summary Defense
29 And Job again (A)took up his discourse, and said:
2 “Oh, that I were as in the months of old,
as in the days when God watched over me,
3 when his (B)lamp shone upon my head,
and by his light I walked through darkness,
4 as I was in my prime,[a]
when the (C)friendship of God was upon my tent,
5 when the Almighty was yet with me,
when my (D)children were all around me,
6 when my steps were (E)washed with (F)butter,
and (G)the rock poured out for me streams of (H)oil!
7 When I went out to (I)the gate of the city,
when I prepared my seat in the square,
8 the young men saw me and withdrew,
and the aged rose and stood;
9 the princes refrained from talking
and (J)laid their hand on their mouth;
10 the voice of the nobles was hushed,
and their (K)tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11 When the ear heard, it called me blessed,
and when the eye saw, it approved,
12 because I (L)delivered the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to help him.
13 (M)The blessing of him who was (N)about to perish came upon me,
and I caused (O)the widow's heart to sing for joy.
14 I (P)put on righteousness, and it clothed me;
my justice was like a robe and (Q)a turban.
15 I was (R)eyes to the blind
and feet to the lame.
16 I was a father to the needy,
and I searched out (S)the cause of him whom I did not know.
17 I (T)broke (U)the fangs of the unrighteous
and made him drop his prey from his teeth.
18 (V)Then I thought, ‘I shall die in my (W)nest,
and I shall multiply my days as (X)the sand,
19 my (Y)roots spread out to (Z)the waters,
with the dew all night on my (AA)branches,
20 my glory fresh with me,
and my (AB)bow ever (AC)new in my hand.’
21 “Men listened to me and waited
and kept silence for my counsel.
22 After I spoke they did not speak again,
and my word (AD)dropped upon them.
23 They waited for me as for the rain,
and they (AE)opened their mouths as for the (AF)spring rain.
24 I smiled on them when they had no confidence,
and (AG)the light of my (AH)face they did not cast down.
25 I chose their way and sat as chief,
and I lived like (AI)a king among his troops,
like one who comforts mourners.
Footnotes
- Job 29:4 Hebrew my autumn days
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