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Job 33
International Standard Version
Job 33
International Standard Version
Elihu Begins His Discourse
33 “Now please listen to what I have to say, Job.
Listen to every word!
2 Look! I’ve begun to speak,[a]
and I’m fashioning my words.[b]
3 I speak from the innocence[c] of my heart;
and my lips will utter what I sincerely know.
4 “The spirit of God fashioned me;
and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5 Answer me, if you can!
Present your case! Take your stand in my presence!
6 Look! As far as God is concerned,[d] I’m just like you are—
I, too, have been pinched off from a piece of clay.
7 Don’t be afraid of me;
I’ll go easy[e] on you.”
Elihu Reviews Job’s Claim for Innocence
8 “You spoke clearly so I could hear;
I’ve heard what you’ve said:
9 ‘I’m pure. I’m without sin;
I’m innocent. I’m harboring no iniquity inside of me.
10 Nevertheless, God[f] has found a pretext to attack me;
he considers me his enemy.
11 He has bound my feet in shackles,
and keeps watching everything I do.’”[g]
God Responds to Humanity’s Need
12 “You aren’t right about this;
My response is that God is greater than human beings.
13 Why are you arguing with him?
He doesn’t have to give explanations for what he does to you!
14 “God speaks time and time again[h]—
but nobody notices—
15 in a dream or night vision,
when a deep sleep falls on mankind
while they sleep on their beds.
16 That’s when he opens the ear of mankind,
authenticating his messages[i] to them,
17 turning a person from his actions,
keeping him[j] from pride,
18 sparing his soul from the Pit[k]
and his life from violent death.[l]
19 “He is being reproved by painful bed rest,
with continual aching in his bones.
20 He cannot stand his food,
and he[m] has no desire for appetizing food.
21 His flesh wastes away;
his bones, which once couldn’t be seen, are visible.
22 His soul is getting close to the Pit;[n]
his life is approaching its executioner.”
God Delivers through His Ransom
23 “If there’s a messenger[o] appointed to mediate for Job[p]
—one out of a thousand—
to represent the man’s integrity on his behalf,
24 to show favor to him and to plead,
‘Deliver him from having to go down to the Pit[q]—
I know where his ransom is!’
25 Let his flesh be rejuvenated[r] as he was in his youth!
Let him recover the strength of his youth.
26 Let him pray to God
and he will accept him;
he will appear before him with joyful shouts!”
The Song of the Ransomed
27 “He’ll sing to mankind with these words:
‘I’ve sinned. I have twisted what is right.
Yet he has not repaid me like I deserve.[s]
28 He has redeemed my soul from going down to the Pit;[t]
my life will see the light.’
29 Indeed God does all these things
again and again[u] with a person
30 to bring back his soul from the Pit;[v]
to light him with the light of life.”
Elihu Invites Job to Respond
31 “Job, pay attention! Listen to me!
Be silent and let me speak.
32 If you have anything to say, answer me;
speak up, because I’d be happy to vindicate you.
33 But if you have nothing to say, then at least listen to me!
Be quiet and learn some wisdom from me.”
Footnotes
- Job 33:2 Lit. I’ve opened my mouth
- Job 33:2 Lit. and my tongue speaks in my mouth
- Job 33:3 Or integrity
- Job 33:6 Lit. Look! Before God
- Job 33:7 Lit. my hand won’t be heavy
- Job 33:10 Lit. he
- Job 33:11 Lit. watching all my paths
- Job 33:14 Lit. speaks once and twice
- Job 33:16 Lit. mankind, sealing his instruction
- Job 33:17 Lit. man
- Job 33:18 I.e. the realm of punishment in the afterlife
- Job 33:18 Lit. from death by the sword
- Job 33:20 Lit. his soul
- Job 33:22 I.e. the realm of punishment in the afterlife
- Job 33:23 Or an angel
- Job 33:23 Lit. him
- Job 33:24 I.e. the realm of punishment in the afterlife
- Job 33:25 Lit. grew fresh
- Job 33:27 The Heb. lacks like I deserve
- Job 33:28 I.e. the realm of punishment in the afterlife
- Job 33:29 Lit. things twice, three times
- Job 33:30 I.e. the realm of punishment in the afterlife
Job 33
Reina-Valera 1960
Job 33
Reina-Valera 1960
Eliú censura a Job
33 Por tanto, Job, oye ahora mis razones,
Y escucha todas mis palabras.
2 He aquí yo abriré ahora mi boca,
Y mi lengua hablará en mi garganta.
3 Mis razones declararán la rectitud de mi corazón,
Y lo que saben mis labios, lo hablarán con sinceridad.
4 El espíritu de Dios me hizo,
Y el soplo del Omnipotente me dio vida.
5 Respóndeme si puedes;
Ordena tus palabras, ponte en pie.
6 Heme aquí a mí en lugar de Dios, conforme a tu dicho;
De barro fui yo también formado.
7 He aquí, mi terror no te espantará,
Ni mi mano se agravará sobre ti.
8 De cierto tú dijiste a oídos míos,
Y yo oí la voz de tus palabras que decían:
9 Yo soy limpio y sin defecto;
Soy inocente, y no hay maldad en mí.
10 He aquí que él buscó reproches contra mí,
Y me tiene por su enemigo;
11 Puso mis pies en el cepo,
Y vigiló todas mis sendas.
12 He aquí, en esto no has hablado justamente;
Yo te responderé que mayor es Dios que el hombre.
13 ¿Por qué contiendes contra él?
Porque él no da cuenta de ninguna de sus razones.
14 Sin embargo, en una o en dos maneras habla Dios;
Pero el hombre no entiende.
15 Por sueño, en visión nocturna,
Cuando el sueño cae sobre los hombres,
Cuando se adormecen sobre el lecho,
16 Entonces revela al oído de los hombres,
Y les señala su consejo,
17 Para quitar al hombre de su obra,
Y apartar del varón la soberbia.
18 Detendrá su alma del sepulcro,
Y su vida de que perezca a espada.
19 También sobre su cama es castigado
Con dolor fuerte en todos sus huesos,
20 Que le hace que su vida aborrezca el pan,
Y su alma la comida suave.
21 Su carne desfallece, de manera que no se ve,
Y sus huesos, que antes no se veían, aparecen.
22 Su alma se acerca al sepulcro,
Y su vida a los que causan la muerte.
23 Si tuviese cerca de él
Algún elocuente mediador muy escogido,
Que anuncie al hombre su deber;
24 Que le diga que Dios tuvo de él misericordia,
Que lo libró de descender al sepulcro,
Que halló redención;
25 Su carne será más tierna que la del niño,
Volverá a los días de su juventud.
26 Orará a Dios, y este le amará,
Y verá su faz con júbilo;
Y restaurará al hombre su justicia.
27 Él mira sobre los hombres; y al que dijere:
Pequé, y pervertí lo recto,
Y no me ha aprovechado,
28 Dios redimirá su alma para que no pase al sepulcro,
Y su vida se verá en luz.
29 He aquí, todas estas cosas hace Dios
Dos y tres veces con el hombre,
30 Para apartar su alma del sepulcro,
Y para iluminarlo con la luz de los vivientes.
31 Escucha, Job, y óyeme;
Calla, y yo hablaré.
32 Si tienes razones, respóndeme;
Habla, porque yo te quiero justificar.
33 Y si no, óyeme tú a mí;
Calla, y te enseñaré sabiduría.
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