Job 33
La Palabra (España)
Orgullo de Job
33 Escucha, Job, mis palabras;
presta oído a lo que digo:
2 Ya comienzo a abrir la boca;
mi lengua y mi paladar
empiezan a formar palabras.
3 Hablaré con corazón sincero,
mis labios dirán la pura verdad.
4 El soplo de Dios me formó,
el Todopoderoso me hizo vivir.
5 Contéstame, si eres capaz;
permanece firme frente a mí.
6 Para Dios, yo soy como tú;
modelado también con arcilla.
7 No te voy a llenar de terror,
ni pienso ensañarme contigo.
8 Tú declaraste ante mí
(yo mismo oí tus palabras):
9 “Soy puro, sin un delito;
soy inocente, sin culpa.
10 Es Dios quien busca excusas,
quien me tiene por enemigo
11 y pone cepos a mis pies
controlando todos mis pasos”.
12 Pues te digo que no tienes razón:
si es más grande Dios que el ser humano,
13 ¿por qué te atreves a acusarlo
de no responder a tus razones?
14 Dios habla de muchas formas,
aunque no sepamos verlo:
15 en sueños o visiones nocturnas,
cuando cae el sopor sobre nosotros
y el sueño nos invade en la cama.
16 Abre entonces el oído a las personas
e inculca en ellas sus advertencias:
17 para impedir que cometan maldad
y protegerlas del orgullo humano;
18 para impedirles que caigan en la fosa,
que su vida atraviese el Canal.
19 Prueba al ser humano en el dolor
con la agonía incesante de sus miembros,
20 hasta que acaba detestando la comida
y le repugna su manjar favorito.
21 Puedes ver cómo su cuerpo se consume,
sus huesos, antes ocultos, aparecen;
22 su existencia se acerca a la tumba,
su vida al lugar de los muertos.
23 Pero si tiene un ángel junto a él,
un mediador entre mil,
que pueda defender su honradez,
24 suplicará piedad en su favor:
“Líbralo de bajar a la fosa,
he encontrado quien rescate su vida”.
25 Entonces su cuerpo retoñará,
volverá a sus años lozanos.
26 Dios escuchará sus plegarias,
podrá ver su rostro con alegría,
pues le ha devuelto su integridad.
27 Luego proclamará delante de todos:
“Me equivoqué y pervertí el derecho,
pero no me ha pagado como merecía.
28 Me ha librado de bajar a la fosa,
mi existencia está abierta a la luz”.
29 Dios suele hacer todo esto
una y mil veces al ser humano,
30 para librar su vida de la fosa
e inundarlo de la luz de la vida.
31 Escucha, Job, presta atención;
calla mientras estoy hablando.
32 Si tienes argumentos, contéstame;
habla, que deseo darte la razón.
33 Pero, si no los tienes, atiende;
calla y te enseñaré sabiduría.
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
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