Job 33
Reina-Valera Antigua
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 mis labios proferirán pura sabiduría.
4 El espíritu de Dios me hizo, Y la inspiración del Omnipotente me dió vida.
5 Si pudieres, respóndeme: Dispón tus palabras, está delante de mí.
6 Heme aquí á mí en lugar de Dios, conforme á tu dicho: De lodo soy yo también formado.
7 He aquí que mi terror no te espantará, Ni mi mano se agravará sobre ti.
8 De cierto tú dijiste á oídos míos, Y yo oí la voz de tus palabras que decían:
9 Yo soy limpio y sin defecto; Y soy inocente, y no hay maldad en mí.
10 He aquí que él buscó achaques contra mí, Y me tiene por su enemigo;
11 Puso mis pies en el cepo, Y guardó 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 tomaste pleito contra él? Porque él no da cuenta de ninguna de sus razones.
14 Sin embargo, en una ó en dos maneras habla Dios; Mas el hombre no entiende.
15 Por sueño de 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 de corrupción, Y su vida de que pase á cuchillo.
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 sin verse, Y sus huesos, que antes no se veían, aparecen.
22 Y su alma se acerca al sepulcro, Y su vida á los que causan la muerte.
23 Si tuviera cerca de él Algún elocuente anunciador 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 Enterneceráse su carne más que de niño, Volverá á los días de su mocedad.
26 Orará á Dios, y le amará, Y verá su faz con júbilo: Y él restituirá al hombre su justicia.
27 El mira sobre los hombres; y el que dijere: Pequé, y pervertí lo recto, Y no me ha aprovechado;
28 Dios redimirá su alma, 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 Que si tuvieres razones, respóndeme; Habla, porque yo te quiero justificar.
33 Y si no, óyeme tú á mí; Calla, y enseñarte he sabiduría.
Job 33
New King James Version
Elihu Contradicts Job
33 “But please, Job, hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.
2 Now, I open my mouth;
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
3 My words come from my upright heart;
My lips utter pure knowledge.
4 (A)The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5 If you can answer me,
Set your words in order before me;
Take your stand.
6 (B)Truly I am [a]as your spokesman before God;
I also have been formed out of clay.
7 (C)Surely no fear of me will terrify you,
Nor will my hand be heavy on you.
8 “Surely you have spoken [b]in my hearing,
And I have heard the sound of your words, saying,
9 ‘I(D) am pure, without transgression;
I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
10 Yet He finds occasions against me,
(E)He counts me as His enemy;
11 (F)He puts my feet in the stocks,
He watches all my paths.’
12 “Look, in this you are not righteous.
I will answer you,
For God is greater than man.
13 Why do you (G)contend with Him?
For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
14 (H)For God may speak in one way, or in another,
Yet man does not perceive it.
15 (I)In a dream, in a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
16 (J)Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction.
17 In order to turn man from his deed,
And conceal pride from man,
18 He keeps back his soul from the Pit,
And his life from [c]perishing by the sword.
19 “Man is also chastened with pain on his (K)bed,
And with strong pain in many of his bones,
20 (L)So that his life abhors (M)bread,
And his soul [d]succulent food.
21 His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones stick out which once were not seen.
22 Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
And his life to the executioners.
23 “If there is a messenger for him,
A mediator, one among a thousand,
To show man His uprightness,
24 Then He is gracious to him, and says,
‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit;
I have found [e]a ransom’;
25 His flesh shall be young like a child’s,
He shall return to the days of his youth.
26 He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him,
He shall see His face with joy,
For He restores to man His righteousness.
27 Then he looks at men and (N)says,
‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
And it (O)did not profit me.’
28 He will (P)redeem [f]his soul from going down to the Pit,
And his life shall see the light.
29 “Behold, God works all these things,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
30 (Q)To bring back his soul from the Pit,
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.
Job 33
Good News Translation
33 And now, Job, listen carefully
to all that I have to say.
2 I am ready to say what's on my mind.
3 All my words are sincere,
and I am speaking the truth.
4 God's spirit made me and gave me life.
5 Answer me if you can. Prepare your arguments.
6 You and I are the same in God's sight,
both of us were formed from clay.
7 So you have no reason to fear me;
I will not overpower you.
8 Now this is what I heard you say:
9 “I am not guilty; I have done nothing wrong.
I am innocent and free from sin.
10 But God finds excuses for attacking me
and treats me like an enemy.
11 (A)He binds chains on my feet;
he watches every move I make.”
12 But I tell you, Job, you are wrong.
God is greater than any human being.
13 Why do you accuse God
of never answering our complaints?
14 Although God speaks again and again,
no one pays attention to what he says.
15 (B)At night when people are asleep,
God speaks in dreams and visions.
16 He makes them listen to what he says,
and they are frightened at his warnings.
17 God speaks to make them stop their sinning
and to save them from becoming proud.
18 He will not let them be destroyed;
he saves them from death itself.
19 God corrects us by sending sickness
and filling our bodies with pain.
20 Those who are sick lose their appetites,
and even the finest food looks revolting.
21 Their bodies waste away to nothing;
you can see all their bones;
22 they are about to go to the world of the dead.
23 Perhaps an angel may come to their aid—
one of God's thousands of angels,
who remind us of our duty.
24 In mercy the angel will say, “Release them!
They are not to go down to the world of the dead.
Here is the ransom to set them free.”
25 Their bodies will grow young and strong again;
26 when they pray, God will answer;
they will worship God with joy;
God will set things right for them again.
27 Each one will say in public, “I have sinned.
I have not done right, but God spared me.
28 He kept me from going to the world of the dead,
and I am still alive.”
29 God does all this again and again;
30 each one saves a person's life,
and gives him the joy of living.
31 Now, Job, listen to what I am saying;
be quiet and let me speak.
32 But if you have something to say, let me hear it;
I would gladly admit you are in the right.
33 But if not, be quiet and listen to me,
and I will teach you how to be wise.
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