Job 38
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Respuesta de Dios
38 El Señor respondió a Job desde la tempestad. Le dijo:
2 «¿Quién es este, que oscurece mi consejo
con palabras carentes de sentido?
3 Prepárate a hacerme frente;[a]
yo voy a interrogarte, y tú me responderás.
4 »¿Dónde estabas cuando puse las bases de la tierra?
¡Dímelo, si de veras sabes tanto!
5 ¡Seguramente sabes quién estableció sus dimensiones
y quién tendió sobre ella la cinta de medir!
6 ¿Sobre qué están puestos sus cimientos,
o quién puso su piedra angular
7 mientras cantaban a coro las estrellas matutinas
y todos los ángeles[b] gritaban de alegría?
8 »¿Quién encerró el mar tras sus compuertas
cuando este brotó del vientre de la tierra?
9 ¿O cuando lo arropé con las nubes
y lo envolví en densas tinieblas?
10 ¿O cuando establecí sus límites
y en sus compuertas coloqué cerrojos?
11 ¿O cuando le dije: “Solo hasta aquí puedes llegar;
de aquí no pasarán tus orgullosas olas”?
12 »¿Alguna vez en tu vida le has dado órdenes a la mañana,
o le has hecho saber a la aurora su lugar,
13 para que tomen la tierra por sus extremos
y sacudan de ella a los malvados?
14 La tierra adquiere forma, como arcilla bajo un sello;
sus rasgos resaltan como los de un vestido.
15 Los malvados son privados de su luz,
y es quebrantado su altanero brazo.
16 »¿Has viajado hasta las fuentes del océano,
o recorrido los rincones del abismo?
17 ¿Te han mostrado los umbrales de la muerte?
¿Has visto las puertas de la región tenebrosa?[c]
18 ¿Tienes idea de cuán ancha es la tierra?
Si de veras sabes todo esto, ¡dalo a conocer!
19 »¿Qué camino lleva a la morada de la luz?
¿En qué lugar se encuentran las tinieblas?
20 ¿Puedes acaso llevarlas a sus linderos?
¿Conoces el camino a sus moradas?
21 ¡Con toda seguridad lo sabes,
pues para entonces ya habrías nacido!
¡Son tantos los años que has vivido!
22 »¿Has llegado a visitar
los depósitos de nieve y de granizo,
23 que guardo para tiempos azarosos,
cuando se libran guerras y batallas?
24 ¿Qué camino lleva adonde la luz se dispersa,
o adonde los vientos del este
se desatan sobre la tierra?
25 ¿Quién abre el canal para las lluvias torrenciales,
y le da paso a la tormenta,
26 para regar regiones despobladas,
desiertos donde nadie vive,
27 para saciar la sed del yermo desolado
y hacer que en él brote la hierba?
28 ¿Acaso la lluvia tiene padre?
¿Ha engendrado alguien las gotas de rocío?
29 ¿De qué vientre nace el hielo?
¿Quién da a luz la escarcha de los cielos?
30 ¡Las aguas se endurecen como rocas,
y la faz del mar profundo se congela!
31 »¿Acaso puedes atar los lazos de las Pléyades,
o desatar las cuerdas que sujetan al Orión?
32 ¿Puedes hacer que las constelaciones salgan[d] a tiempo?
¿Puedes guiar a la Osa Mayor y a la Menor?[e]
33 ¿Conoces las leyes que rigen los cielos?
¿Puedes establecer mi[f] dominio sobre la tierra?
34 »¿Puedes elevar tu voz hasta las nubes
para que te cubran aguas torrenciales?
35 ¿Eres tú quien señala el curso de los rayos?
¿Acaso te responden: “Estamos a tus órdenes”?
36 ¿Quién infundió sabiduría en el ibis,
o dio al gallo[g] entendimiento?
37 ¿Quién tiene sabiduría para contar las nubes?
¿Quién puede vaciar los cántaros del cielo
38 cuando el polvo se endurece
y los terrones se pegan entre sí?
39 »¿Cazas tú la presa para las leonas
y sacias el hambre de sus cachorros
40 cuando yacen escondidas en sus cuevas
o se tienden al acecho en sus guaridas?
41 ¿Eres tú quien alimenta a los cuervos
cuando sus crías claman a mí[h]
y andan sin rumbo y sin comida?
Footnotes
- 38:3 Prepárate a hacerme frente. Lit. Ciñe ahora, como hombre, tus lomos.
- 38:7 ángeles. Lit. hijos de Dios.
- 38:17 la región tenebrosa. Lit. la profunda sombra.
- 38:32 las constelaciones salgan. Alt. la estrella de la mañana salga.
- 38:32 a la Osa Mayor y a la Menor. Alt. a Leo y a sus cachorros.
- 38:33 mi. Lit. su.
- 38:36 ibis … gallo. Palabras de difícil traducción.
- 38:41 a mí. Lit. a Dios.
Job 38
New King James Version
The Lord Reveals His Omnipotence to Job(A)
38 Then the Lord answered Job (B)out of the whirlwind, and said:
2 “Who(C) is this who darkens counsel
By (D)words without knowledge?
3 (E)Now [a]prepare yourself like a man;
I will question you, and you shall answer Me.
4 “Where(F) were you when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Tell Me, if you have understanding.
5 Who determined its measurements?
Surely you know!
Or who stretched the [b]line upon it?
6 To what were its foundations fastened?
Or who laid its cornerstone,
7 When the morning stars sang together,
And all (G)the sons of God shouted for joy?
8 “Or(H) who shut in the sea with doors,
When it burst forth and issued from the womb;
9 When I made the clouds its garment,
And thick darkness its swaddling band;
10 When (I)I fixed My limit for it,
And set bars and doors;
11 When I said,
‘This far you may come, but no farther,
And here your proud waves (J)must stop!’
12 “Have you (K)commanded the morning since your days began,
And caused the dawn to know its place,
13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth,
And (L)the wicked be shaken out of it?
14 It takes on form like clay under a seal,
And stands out like a garment.
15 From the wicked their (M)light is withheld,
And (N)the [c]upraised arm is broken.
16 “Have you (O)entered the springs of the sea?
Or have you walked in search of the depths?
17 Have (P)the gates of death been [d]revealed to you?
Or have you seen the doors of the shadow of death?
18 Have you comprehended the breadth of the earth?
Tell Me, if you know all this.
19 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light?
And darkness, where is its place,
20 That you may take it to its territory,
That you may know the paths to its home?
21 Do you know it, because you were born then,
Or because the number of your days is great?
22 “Have you entered (Q)the treasury of snow,
Or have you seen the treasury of hail,
23 (R)Which I have reserved for the time of trouble,
For the day of battle and war?
24 By what way is light [e]diffused,
Or the east wind scattered over the earth?
25 “Who (S)has divided a channel for the overflowing water,
Or a path for the thunderbolt,
26 To cause it to rain on a land where there is no one,
A wilderness in which there is no man;
27 (T)To satisfy the desolate waste,
And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?
28 (U)Has the rain a father?
Or who has begotten the drops of dew?
29 From whose womb comes the ice?
And the (V)frost of heaven, who gives it birth?
30 The waters harden like stone,
And the surface of the deep is (W)frozen.[f]
31 “Can you bind the cluster of the (X)Pleiades,[g]
Or loose the belt of Orion?
32 Can you bring out [h]Mazzaroth in its season?
Or can you guide [i]the Great Bear with its cubs?
33 Do you know (Y)the ordinances of the heavens?
Can you set their dominion over the earth?
34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
That an abundance of water may cover you?
35 Can you send out lightnings, that they may go,
And say to you, ‘Here we are!’?
36 (Z)Who has put wisdom in [j]the mind?
Or who has given understanding to the heart?
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
38 When the dust hardens in clumps,
And the clods cling together?
Job 38
English Standard Version
The Lord Answers Job
38 Then the Lord (A)answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
2 “Who is this that (B)darkens counsel by words (C)without knowledge?
3 (D)Dress for action[a] like a man;
I will question you, and you make it known to me.
4 “Where were you when I (E)laid the foundation of the earth?
Tell me, if you have understanding.
5 Who determined its measurements—surely you know!
Or who stretched the line upon it?
6 On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone,
7 when the morning stars (F)sang together
and all (G)the sons of God (H)shouted for joy?
8 “Or who (I)shut in the sea with doors
when it burst out from the womb,
9 when I made clouds its garment
and (J)thick darkness its swaddling band,
10 and prescribed (K)limits for it
and set bars and doors,
11 and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther,
and here shall your (L)proud waves be stayed’?
12 “Have you (M)commanded the morning since your days began,
and caused the dawn to know its place,
13 that it might take hold of (N)the skirts of the earth,
and the wicked be (O)shaken out of it?
14 It is changed like clay under the seal,
and its features stand out like a garment.
15 From the wicked their (P)light is withheld,
and (Q)their uplifted arm is broken.
16 “Have you (R)entered into the springs of the sea,
or walked in the recesses of the deep?
17 Have (S)the gates of death been revealed to you,
or have you seen the gates of (T)deep darkness?
18 Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth?
Declare, if you know all this.
19 “Where is the way to the dwelling of light,
and where is the place of darkness,
20 that you may take it to its territory
and that you may discern (U)the paths to its home?
21 You know, for (V)you were born then,
and the number of your days is great!
22 “Have you entered (W)the storehouses of the snow,
or have you seen (X)the storehouses of the hail,
23 which I have reserved (Y)for the time of trouble,
(Z)for the day of battle and war?
24 What is the way to the place where the light is distributed,
or where the east wind is scattered upon the earth?
25 “Who has cleft a channel for the torrents of rain
and (AA)a way for the thunderbolt,
26 to bring rain on (AB)a land where no man is,
on (AC)the desert in which there is no man,
27 to satisfy the waste and desolate land,
and to make the ground sprout with (AD)grass?
28 “Has (AE)the rain a father,
or who has begotten the drops of dew?
29 From whose womb did (AF)the ice come forth,
and who has given birth to (AG)the frost of heaven?
30 The waters become hard like stone,
and the face of the deep is (AH)frozen.
31 “Can you bind the chains of (AI)the Pleiades
or loose the cords of (AJ)Orion?
32 Can you lead forth the Mazzaroth[b] in their season,
or can you guide (AK)the Bear with its children?
33 Do you know (AL)the ordinances of the heavens?
Can you establish their rule on the earth?
34 “Can you lift up your voice to the clouds,
that (AM)a flood of waters may cover you?
35 Can you send forth lightnings, that they may go
and say to you, ‘Here we are’?
36 Who has (AN)put wisdom in (AO)the inward parts[c]
or given understanding to the mind?[d]
37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom?
Or who can tilt the waterskins of the heavens,
38 when the dust runs into a mass
and (AP)the clods stick fast together?
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