Job 36
English Standard Version
Elihu Extols God's Greatness
36 And Elihu continued, and said:
2 “Bear with me a little, and I will show you,
for I have yet something to say on God's behalf.
3 I will get my knowledge from (A)afar
and ascribe (B)righteousness to my (C)Maker.
4 For truly my words are not false;
one who is (D)perfect in knowledge is with you.
5 “Behold, God is mighty, and (E)does not despise any;
he is (F)mighty in strength of understanding.
6 He does not keep the wicked alive,
but gives (G)the afflicted their right.
7 He does not withdraw his (H)eyes from the righteous,
but with (I)kings on the throne
he sets them forever, and they are (J)exalted.
8 And if they are (K)bound in chains
and caught in the cords of affliction,
9 then he declares to them their work
and their transgressions, that they are (L)behaving arrogantly.
10 He (M)opens their ears to instruction
and commands that they (N)return from iniquity.
11 (O)If they listen and serve him,
they (P)complete their days in prosperity,
and their years in pleasantness.
12 But if they do not listen, they (Q)perish by the sword
and die (R)without knowledge.
13 “The (S)godless in heart cherish anger;
they do not cry for help when he (T)binds them.
14 They (U)die in youth,
and their life ends among the cult prostitutes.
15 He delivers (V)the afflicted by their affliction
and (W)opens their ear by adversity.
16 He also allured you out of distress
into (X)a broad place where there was no cramping,
and what was set on your (Y)table was full of (Z)fatness.
17 “But you are full of the judgment on the wicked;
judgment and justice seize you.
18 Beware lest wrath entice you into scoffing,
and let not the greatness of (AA)the ransom turn you aside.
19 Will your (AB)cry for help avail to keep you from distress,
or all the force of your strength?
20 Do not long for (AC)the night,
when peoples vanish (AD)in their place.
21 Take care; (AE)do not turn to iniquity,
for this you have chosen rather than affliction.
22 Behold, God is exalted in his power;
who is (AF)a teacher like him?
23 Who has (AG)prescribed for him his way,
or who can say, (AH)‘You have done wrong’?
24 “Remember to (AI)extol his work,
of which men have (AJ)sung.
25 All mankind has looked on it;
man beholds it from afar.
26 Behold, God is great, and we (AK)know him not;
the number of his (AL)years is unsearchable.
27 For he draws up the drops of water;
they distill his (AM)mist in (AN)rain,
28 which (AO)the skies pour down
and drop on mankind abundantly.
29 Can anyone understand (AP)the spreading of the clouds,
the thunderings of his (AQ)pavilion?
30 Behold, he scatters his lightning about him
and covers the roots of the sea.
31 For by these he (AR)judges peoples;
he gives (AS)food in abundance.
32 He covers his (AT)hands with the lightning
and commands it to strike the mark.
33 Its crashing declares his presence;[a]
the cattle also declare that he rises.
Footnotes
- Job 36:33 Hebrew declares concerning him
Job 36
La Biblia de las Américas
Eliú describe la grandeza de Dios
36 Entonces continuó Eliú, y dijo:
2 Espérame un poco, y te mostraré
que todavía hay más que decir en favor de[a] Dios.
3 Traeré mi conocimiento desde lejos,
y atribuiré justicia a mi Hacedor(A).
4 Porque en verdad no son falsas mis palabras(B);
uno perfecto en conocimiento(C) está contigo.
5 He aquí, Dios es poderoso pero no desprecia a nadie(D),
es poderoso en la fuerza del entendimiento(E).
6 No mantiene vivo al impío(F),
mas da justicia al afligido(G).
7 No aparta sus ojos del justo(H),
sino que, con los reyes sobre el trono,
los ha sentado para siempre, y son ensalzados(I).
8 Y si están aprisionados con cadenas,
y son atrapados en las cuerdas de aflicción(J),
9 entonces les muestra su obra
y sus transgresiones, porque ellos se han engrandecido(K).
10 Él abre sus oídos para la instrucción(L),
y ordena que se vuelvan del mal(M).
11 Si escuchan y le sirven,
acabarán sus días en prosperidad(N)
y sus años en delicias(O).
12 Pero si no escuchan, perecerán[b] a espada(P),
y morirán sin conocimiento(Q).
13 Mas los impíos de corazón acumulan la ira;
no claman pidiendo ayuda cuando Él los ata.
14 Mueren[c] en su juventud,
y su vida perece entre los sodomitas de cultos paganos(R).
15 Él libra al afligido en medio de su aflicción(S),
y abre su oído(T) en tiempos de opresión[d].
16 Entonces, en verdad, Él te atrajo(U) de la boca de la angustia,
a un lugar espacioso, sin limitaciones, en lugar de aquella;
y lo que se puso sobre tu mesa estaba lleno de grosura[e].
17 Pero tú estabas lleno de juicio sobre el malvado(V);
el juicio y la justicia se apoderan de ti.
18 Ten cuidado, no sea que el furor(W) te induzca a burlarte;
no dejes que la grandeza del rescate(X) te extravíe.
19 ¿Te protegerán tus riquezas[f] de la angustia,
o todas las fuerzas de tu poder?
20 No anheles la noche,
cuando los pueblos desaparecen[g] de su lugar(Y).
21 Ten cuidado, no te inclines al mal(Z);
pues has preferido este a la aflicción(AA).
22 He aquí, Dios es exaltado en su poder,
¿quién es maestro como Él(AB)?
23 ¿Quién le ha señalado su camino,
y quién le ha dicho: «Has hecho mal(AC)»?
24 Recuerda que debes ensalzar su obra(AD),
la cual han cantado(AE) los hombres.
25 Todos los hombres la han visto;
el hombre desde lejos la contempla.
26 He aquí, Dios es exaltado(AF), y no le conocemos(AG);
el número de sus años es inescrutable(AH).
27 Porque Él atrae las gotas de agua,
y ellas, del[h] vapor[i], destilan lluvia(AI),
28 que derraman las nubes,
y en abundancia gotean sobre el hombre.
29 ¿Puede alguno comprender la extensión de las nubes(AJ),
o el tronar(AK) de su pabellón[j]?
30 He aquí, Él extiende su relámpago[k] en derredor suyo,
y cubre los abismos del mar.
31 Pues por estos medios Él juzga(AL) a los pueblos,
y da alimento(AM) en abundancia.
32 Él cubre sus manos[l] con el relámpago[m],
y le ordena dar en el blanco(AN).
33 Su trueno anuncia su presencia[n](AO);
también el ganado, respecto a lo que se levanta.
Footnotes
- Job 36:2 Lit., palabras para
- Job 36:12 Lit., pasarán
- Job 36:14 O, Su alma muere
- Job 36:15 O, en la adversidad
- Job 36:16 O, era alimento sustancioso
- Job 36:19 O, Te protegerá...tu clamor
- Job 36:20 Lit., suben
- Job 36:27 Lit., de su
- Job 36:27 O, de la inundación
- Job 36:29 O, tienda
- Job 36:30 Lit., luz
- Job 36:32 Lit., palmas
- Job 36:32 Lit., la luz
- Job 36:33 Lit., respecto a Él
Job 36
King James Version
36 Elihu also proceeded, and said,
2 Suffer me a little, and I will shew thee that I have yet to speak on God's behalf.
3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
4 For truly my words shall not be false: he that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.
5 Behold, God is mighty, and despiseth not any: he is mighty in strength and wisdom.
6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;
9 Then he sheweth them their work, and their transgressions that they have exceeded.
10 He openeth also their ear to discipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity.
11 If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.
12 But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.
13 But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.
14 They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean.
15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
16 Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
17 But thou hast fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and justice take hold on thee.
18 Because there is wrath, beware lest he take thee away with his stroke: then a great ransom cannot deliver thee.
19 Will he esteem thy riches? no, not gold, nor all the forces of strength.
20 Desire not the night, when people are cut off in their place.
21 Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this hast thou chosen rather than affliction.
22 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him?
23 Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can say, Thou hast wrought iniquity?
24 Remember that thou magnify his work, which men behold.
25 Every man may see it; man may behold it afar off.
26 Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be searched out.
27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:
28 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
29 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?
30 Behold, he spreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the sea.
31 For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.
32 With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
33 The noise thereof sheweth concerning it, the cattle also concerning the vapour.
The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. ESV Text Edition: 2025.
