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Job 36
Nueva Versión Internacional
Job 36
Nueva Versión Internacional
Cuarto discurso de Eliú
36 Eliú continuó diciendo:
2 «Ten un poco más de paciencia conmigo y te mostraré
que aún quiero decir más en favor de Dios.
3 Mi conocimiento proviene de muy lejos;
voy a demostrar que mi Hacedor está en lo justo.
4 Te aseguro que no hay falsedad en mis palabras;
¡tienes ante ti a la sabiduría en persona!
5 »Dios es poderoso, pero no rechaza a nadie;
Dios es poderoso y firme en su propósito.[a]
6 Al malvado no lo mantiene con vida;
al afligido le hace justicia.
7 Cuida siempre de los justos;
los hace reinar en compañía de reyes
y los exalta para siempre.
8 Pero si son encadenados,
si la aflicción los domina,
9 Dios denuncia sus acciones
y la arrogancia de su pecado.
10 Les hace prestar oído a la corrección
y pide que se aparten del mal.
11 Si ellos obedecen y le sirven,
pasan el resto de su vida en prosperidad;
pasan felices los años que les quedan.
12 Pero si no hacen caso,
sin darse cuenta, cruzarán el umbral de la muerte.[b]
13 »Los de corazón impío abrigan resentimiento;
no piden ayuda aun cuando Dios los ata.
14 Mueren en la flor de la vida,
entre los que se prostituyen en los santuarios.
15 A los que sufren, Dios los libra mediante el sufrimiento;
se vale de la aflicción para instruirlos.[c]
16 »Dios te atrae para sacarte de las fauces de la angustia,
te lleva a un lugar amplio y espacioso,
y llena tu mesa con la mejor comida.
17 Pero tú te has ganado el juicio que merecen los impíos;
el juicio y la justicia te tienen atrapado.
18 Cuídate de no dejarte seducir por las riquezas;
no te dejes desviar por el soborno.
19 Tus grandes riquezas no podrán sostenerte,
ni tampoco todos tus esfuerzos.
20 No ansíes que caiga la noche
cuando la gente es arrancada de su sitio.[d]
21 Cuídate de no inclinarte a la maldad,
pues, por haberla preferido, ahora sufres.
22 »Dios es exaltado por su poder.
¿Qué maestro hay que se le compare?
23 ¿Quién puede pedirle cuentas de sus actos?
¿Quién puede decirle que ha actuado mal?
24 No te olvides de exaltar sus obras,
que con cánticos han sido alabadas.
25 Todo el género humano puede contemplarlas,
aunque solo desde lejos.
26 ¡Tan grande es Dios que no lo conocemos!
¡Incontable es el número de sus años!
27 ȃl atrae las gotas de agua
que fluyen como lluvia hacia los manantiales;[e]
28 las nubes derraman su lluvia,
que cae a raudales sobre el género humano.
29 ¿Quién entiende la extensión de las nubes
y el estruendo que sale de su morada?
30 Vean a Dios esparcir su luz en torno suyo
y bañar con ella las profundidades del océano.
31 Gobierna a las naciones de esa manera
y les da comida en abundancia.
32 Toma entre sus manos el relámpago
y le ordena dar en el blanco.
33 Su trueno anuncia la inminente tormenta
y hasta el ganado presagia su llegada.[f]
Footnotes
- 36:5 en su propósito. Lit. es fuerte de corazón.
- 36:12 el umbral de la muerte. Lit. el canal.
- 36:15 instruirlos. Alt. los hace entender. Lit. abre sus oídos.
- 36:20 Los vv. 18-20 son de difícil traducción.
- 36:27 que fluyen … los manantiales. Alt. que destila en forma de lluvia.
- 36:33 El significado de esta línea es incierto.
Job 36
King James Version
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.
Job 36
English Standard Version
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
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