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Job 31
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Job 31
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
31 »Yo había convenido con mis ojos
no mirar con lujuria a ninguna mujer.[a]
2 ¿Qué se recibe del Dios altísimo?
¿Qué se hereda del Todopoderoso en las alturas?
3 ¿No es acaso la ruina para los malvados
y el desastre para los malhechores?
4 ¿Acaso no se fija Dios en mis caminos
y toma en cuenta todos mis pasos?
5 »Si he andado en malos pasos,
o mis pies han corrido tras la mentira,
6 ¡que Dios me pese en una balanza justa,
y así sabrá que soy inocente!
7 Si mis pies se han apartado del camino,
o mi corazón se ha dejado llevar por mis ojos,
o mis manos se han llenado de ignominia,
8 ¡que se coman otros lo que yo he sembrado,
y que sean destruidas mis cosechas!
9 »Si por alguna mujer me he dejado seducir,
si a las puertas de mi prójimo he estado al acecho,
10 ¡que mi esposa muela el grano de otro hombre,
y que otros hombres se acuesten con ella!
11 Eso habría sido una infamia,
¡un pecado que tendría que ser juzgado!
12 ¡Habría sido un incendio destructor!
¡Habría arrancado mi cosecha de raíz!
13 »Si me negué a hacerles justicia
a mis siervos y a mis siervas
cuando tuvieron queja contra mí,
14 ¿qué haré cuando Dios me pida cuentas?
¿qué responderé cuando me haga comparecer?
15 El mismo Dios que me formó en el vientre
fue el que los formó también a ellos;
nos dio forma en el seno materno.
16 »Jamás he desoído los ruegos de los pobres,
ni he dejado que las viudas desfallezcan;
17 jamás el pan me lo he comido solo,
sin querer compartirlo con los huérfanos.
18 Desde mi juventud he sido un padre para ellos;
y siempre he cuidado de las viudas.
19 Si he dejado que alguien muera por falta de vestido,
o que un necesitado no tenga qué ponerse;
20 si este no me ha bendecido de corazón
por haberlo abrigado con lana de mis rebaños;
21 o si he levantado contra el huérfano mi mano
por contar con influencias en los tribunales,[b]
22 ¡que los brazos se me caigan de los hombros,
que se me disloquen de sus articulaciones!
23 Siempre he sido temeroso del castigo de Dios;
¡ante su majestad no podría resistir!
24 »¿Acaso he puesto en el oro mi confianza,
o le he dicho al oro puro: “En ti confío”?
25 ¿Me he ufanado de mi gran fortuna,
de las riquezas amasadas con mis manos?
26 ¿He admirado acaso el resplandor del sol
o el avance esplendoroso de la luna,
27 como para rendirles culto en lo secreto
y enviarles un beso con la mano?
28 ¡También este pecado tendría que ser juzgado,
pues habría yo traicionado al Dios de las alturas!
29 »¿Acaso me he alegrado de la ruina de mi enemigo?
¿Acaso he celebrado su desgracia?
30 ¡Jamás he permitido que mi boca peque
pidiendo que le vaya mal!
31 ¿Quién bajo mi techo no sació su hambre
con los manjares de mi mesa?
32 Jamás mis puertas se cerraron al viajero;
jamás un extraño pasó la noche en la calle.
33 Jamás he ocultado mi pecado,
como el común de la gente,[c]
ni he mantenido mi culpa en secreto,
34 por miedo al qué dirán.
Jamás me he quedado en silencio y encerrado
por miedo al desprecio de mis parientes.
35 »¡Cómo quisiera que Dios me escuchara!
Estampo aquí mi firma;
que me responda el Todopoderoso.
Si él quiere contender conmigo,
que lo haga por escrito.
36 Llevaré esa acusación sobre mis hombros;
me la pondré como diadema.
37 Compareceré ante él con dignidad,
y le daré cuenta de cada uno de mis pasos.
38 »Si mis tierras claman contra mí,
y todos sus surcos se inundan en llanto;
39 si he tomado la cosecha de alguien sin pagarle,
o quebrantado el ánimo de sus dueños,
40 ¡que nazcan en mi tierra zarzas en vez de trigo,
y hierbas en vez de cebada!»
Con esto Job dio por terminado su discurso.
Job 31
Revised Standard Version
Job 31
Revised Standard Version
31 “I have made a covenant with my eyes;
how then could I look upon a virgin?
2 What would be my portion from God above,
and my heritage from the Almighty on high?
3 Does not calamity befall the unrighteous,
and disaster the workers of iniquity?
4 Does not he see my ways,
and number all my steps?
5 “If I have walked with falsehood,
and my foot has hastened to deceit;
6 (Let me be weighed in a just balance,
and let God know my integrity!)
7 if my step has turned aside from the way,
and my heart has gone after my eyes,
and if any spot has cleaved to my hands;
8 then let me sow, and another eat;
and let what grows for me be rooted out.
9 “If my heart has been enticed to a woman,
and I have lain in wait at my neighbor’s door;
10 then let my wife grind for another,
and let others bow down upon her.
11 For that would be a heinous crime;
that would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges;
12 for that would be a fire which consumes unto Abaddon,
and it would burn to the root all my increase.
13 “If I have rejected the cause of my manservant or my maidservant,
when they brought a complaint against me;
14 what then shall I do when God rises up?
When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him?
15 Did not he who made me in the womb make him?
And did not one fashion us in the womb?
16 “If I have withheld anything that the poor desired,
or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
17 or have eaten my morsel alone,
and the fatherless has not eaten of it
18 (for from his youth I reared him as a father,
and from his mother’s womb I guided him[a]);
19 if I have seen any one perish for lack of clothing,
or a poor man without covering;
20 if his loins have not blessed me,
and if he was not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;
21 if I have raised my hand against the fatherless,
because I saw help in the gate;
22 then let my shoulder blade fall from my shoulder,
and let my arm be broken from its socket.
23 For I was in terror of calamity from God,
and I could not have faced his majesty.
24 “If I have made gold my trust,
or called fine gold my confidence;
25 if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great,
or because my hand had gotten much;
26 if I have looked at the sun[b] when it shone,
or the moon moving in splendor,
27 and my heart has been secretly enticed,
and my mouth has kissed my hand;
28 this also would be an iniquity to be punished by the judges,
for I should have been false to God above.
29 “If I have rejoiced at the ruin of him that hated me,
or exulted when evil overtook him
30 (I have not let my mouth sin
by asking for his life with a curse);
31 if the men of my tent have not said,
‘Who is there that has not been filled with his meat?’
32 (the sojourner has not lodged in the street;
I have opened my doors to the wayfarer);
33 if I have concealed my transgressions from men,[c]
by hiding my iniquity in my bosom,
34 because I stood in great fear of the multitude,
and the contempt of families terrified me,
so that I kept silence, and did not go out of doors—
35 Oh, that I had one to hear me!
(Here is my signature! let the Almighty answer me!)
Oh, that I had the indictment written by my adversary!
36 Surely I would carry it on my shoulder;
I would bind it on me as a crown;
37 I would give him an account of all my steps;
like a prince I would approach him.
38 “If my land has cried out against me,
and its furrows have wept together;
39 if I have eaten its yield without payment,
and caused the death of its owners;
40 let thorns grow instead of wheat,
and foul weeds instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.
Job 31
New International Version
Job 31
New International Version
31 “I made a covenant with my eyes(A)
not to look lustfully at a young woman.(B)
2 For what is our lot(C) from God above,
our heritage from the Almighty on high?(D)
3 Is it not ruin(E) for the wicked,
disaster(F) for those who do wrong?(G)
4 Does he not see my ways(H)
and count my every step?(I)
5 “If I have walked with falsehood
or my foot has hurried after deceit(J)—
6 let God weigh me(K) in honest scales(L)
and he will know that I am blameless(M)—
7 if my steps have turned from the path,(N)
if my heart has been led by my eyes,
or if my hands(O) have been defiled,(P)
8 then may others eat what I have sown,(Q)
and may my crops be uprooted.(R)
9 “If my heart has been enticed(S) by a woman,(T)
or if I have lurked at my neighbor’s door,
10 then may my wife grind(U) another man’s grain,
and may other men sleep with her.(V)
11 For that would have been wicked,(W)
a sin to be judged.(X)
12 It is a fire(Y) that burns to Destruction[a];(Z)
it would have uprooted my harvest.(AA)
13 “If I have denied justice to any of my servants,(AB)
whether male or female,
when they had a grievance against me,(AC)
14 what will I do when God confronts me?(AD)
What will I answer when called to account?(AE)
15 Did not he who made me in the womb make them?(AF)
Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?(AG)
16 “If I have denied the desires of the poor(AH)
or let the eyes of the widow(AI) grow weary,(AJ)
17 if I have kept my bread to myself,
not sharing it with the fatherless(AK)—
18 but from my youth I reared them as a father would,
and from my birth I guided the widow(AL)—
19 if I have seen anyone perishing for lack of clothing,(AM)
or the needy(AN) without garments,
20 and their hearts did not bless me(AO)
for warming them with the fleece(AP) from my sheep,
21 if I have raised my hand against the fatherless,(AQ)
knowing that I had influence in court,(AR)
22 then let my arm fall from the shoulder,
let it be broken off at the joint.(AS)
23 For I dreaded destruction from God,(AT)
and for fear of his splendor(AU) I could not do such things.(AV)
24 “If I have put my trust in gold(AW)
or said to pure gold, ‘You are my security,’(AX)
25 if I have rejoiced over my great wealth,(AY)
the fortune my hands had gained,(AZ)
26 if I have regarded the sun(BA) in its radiance
or the moon(BB) moving in splendor,
27 so that my heart was secretly enticed(BC)
and my hand offered them a kiss of homage,(BD)
28 then these also would be sins to be judged,(BE)
for I would have been unfaithful to God on high.(BF)
29 “If I have rejoiced at my enemy’s misfortune(BG)
or gloated over the trouble that came to him(BH)—
30 I have not allowed my mouth to sin
by invoking a curse against their life(BI)—
31 if those of my household have never said,
‘Who has not been filled with Job’s meat?’(BJ)—
32 but no stranger had to spend the night in the street,
for my door was always open to the traveler(BK)—
33 if I have concealed(BL) my sin as people do,[b]
by hiding(BM) my guilt in my heart
34 because I so feared the crowd(BN)
and so dreaded the contempt of the clans
that I kept silent(BO) and would not go outside—
35 (“Oh, that I had someone to hear me!(BP)
I sign now my defense—let the Almighty answer me;
let my accuser(BQ) put his indictment in writing.
36 Surely I would wear it on my shoulder,(BR)
I would put it on like a crown.(BS)
37 I would give him an account of my every step;(BT)
I would present it to him as to a ruler.(BU))—
38 “if my land cries out against me(BV)
and all its furrows are wet(BW) with tears,
39 if I have devoured its yield without payment(BX)
or broken the spirit of its tenants,(BY)
40 then let briers(BZ) come up instead of wheat
and stinkweed(CA) instead of barley.”
The words of Job are ended.(CB)
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