Job 4
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Reproches de Elifaz
4 Entonces respondió Elifaz, el temanita:
2 «Si alguien tratara de hablarte, ¿te pondrías impaciente?
Pero ¿quién puede abstenerse de hablar[a](A)?
3 -»Tú has exhortado a muchos,
Y las manos débiles has fortalecido(B).
4 -»Al que tropezaba, tus palabras lo levantaban[b],
Y las rodillas débiles[c] fortalecías.
5 -»Pero ahora que te ha llegado a ti, te impacientas(C);
Te toca a ti, y te desalientas(D).
6 -»¿No es tu temor[d] a Dios(E) tu confianza(F),
Y la integridad de tus caminos tu esperanza?
7 ¶»Recuerda ahora, ¿quién siendo inocente ha perecido jamás?
¿O dónde han sido destruidos los rectos(G)?
8 -»Por lo que yo he visto, los que aran iniquidad
Y los que siembran aflicción, eso siegan(H).
9 -»Por el aliento de Dios perecen(I),
Y por la explosión[e] de Su ira son consumidos(J).
10 -»El rugido del león, el bramido de la fiera[f]
Y los dientes de los leoncillos son quebrantados(K).
11 -»El león perece por falta de presa(L),
Y los cachorros de la leona se dispersan(M).
12 ¶»Una palabra me fue traída secretamente(N),
Y mi oído percibió un susurro(O) de ella.
13 -»Entre pensamientos inquietantes de visiones nocturnas,
Cuando el sueño profundo cae sobre los hombres(P),
14 Me sobrevino un espanto, un temblor
Que hizo estremecer todos[g] mis huesos.
15 -»Entonces un espíritu pasó cerca de[h] mi rostro,
Y el pelo de mi piel[i] se erizó.
16 -»Algo se detuvo, pero no pude reconocer su aspecto;
Una figura estaba delante de mis ojos,
Hubo silencio, después oí una voz:
17 “¿Es el mortal justo delante de Dios(Q)?
¿Es el hombre puro delante de su Hacedor(R)?
18 -”Dios no confía ni aún en Sus mismos siervos;
Y a Sus ángeles atribuye errores(S).
19 -”¡Cuánto más a los que habitan en casas de barro(T),
Cuyos cimientos están en el polvo(U),
Que son aplastados como[j] la polilla!
20 -”Entre la mañana y la tarde son hechos pedazos(V);
Sin que nadie se dé cuenta, perecen para siempre(W).
21 -”¿No les es arrancada la cuerda de su tienda(X)?
Mueren, pero sin sabiduría(Y)”.
Job 4
Christian Standard Bible
First Series of Speeches
Eliphaz Speaks
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite replied:
2 Should anyone try to speak with you
when you are exhausted?
Yet who can keep from speaking?
3 Indeed, you have instructed many
and have strengthened(A) weak hands.
4 Your words have steadied the one who was stumbling
and braced the knees that were buckling.(B)
5 But now that this has happened to you,
you have become exhausted.
It strikes(C) you, and you are dismayed.
6 Isn’t your piety your confidence,
and the integrity of your life[a] your hope?(D)
7 Consider: Who has perished when he was innocent?
Where have the honest[b] been destroyed?(E)
8 In my experience, those who plow injustice
and those who sow trouble(F) reap the same.(G)
9 They perish at a single blast(H) from God
and come to an end by the breath of his nostrils.(I)
10 The lion may roar and the fierce lion(J) growl,
but the teeth of young lions are broken.(K)
11 The strong lion dies if it catches no prey,
and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.(L)
12 A word was brought to me in secret;
my ears caught a whisper of it.(M)
13 Among unsettling thoughts from visions in the night,(N)
when deep sleep(O) comes over men,
14 fear and trembling came over me(P)
and made all my bones shake.
15 I felt a draft[c] on my face,
and the hair on my body stood up.
16 A figure stood there,
but I could not recognize its appearance;
a form loomed before my eyes.
I heard a whispering voice:
17 “Can a mortal be righteous before God?
Can a man be more pure than his Maker?” (Q)
18 If God puts no trust in his servants
and he charges his angels with foolishness,[d](R)
19 how much more those who dwell in clay houses,(S)
whose foundation is in the dust,
who are crushed like a moth!
20 They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk;
they perish forever while no one notices.(T)
21 Are their tent cords not pulled up?
They die without wisdom.(U)
Job 4
Legacy Standard Bible
Eliphaz Says the Innocent Do Not Suffer
4 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
2 “If one tries a word with you, will you become weary?
But (A)who can hold back [a]from speaking?
3 Behold, (B)you have disciplined many,
And you have strengthened limp hands.
4 Your words have [b]helped the stumbling to stand,
And you have encouraged [c]feeble knees.
5 But now it has come to you, and you (C)are impatient;
It (D)touches you, and you are dismayed.
6 Is not your [d](E)fear of God (F)your confidence,
And the integrity of your ways your hope?
7 “Remember now, (G)who ever perished being innocent?
Or where were the upright wiped out?
8 According to what I have seen, (H)those who plow wickedness
And those who sow trouble harvest it.
9 By (I)the breath of God they perish,
And (J)by the wind of His anger they come to an end.
10 The (K)roaring of the lion and the voice of the fierce lion,
And the teeth of the young lions are broken.
11 The (L)lion perishes for lack of prey,
And the (M)whelps of the lioness are scattered.
12 “Now a word (N)was brought to me stealthily,
And my ear received a (O)whisper of it.
13 Amid disquieting (P)thoughts from the visions of the night,
When deep sleep falls on men,
14 Dread came upon me, and trembling,
And made the multitude of my bones shake in dread.
15 Then a [e]spirit swept by my face;
The hair of my flesh bristled up.
16 It stood still, but I could not recognize its appearance;
A form was before my eyes;
There was silence, then I heard a voice:
17 ‘Can (Q)mankind be right [f]before God?
Can a man be pure [g]before his (R)Maker?
18 (S)He puts no trust even in His slaves;
And against His angels He charges error.
19 How much more those who dwell in (T)houses of clay,
Whose (U)foundation is in the dust,
Who are crushed before the moth!
20 (V)Between morning and evening they are broken in pieces;
[h]Unobserved, they (W)perish forever.
21 Is not their (X)tent-cord pulled up within them?
They die, yet (Y)without wisdom.’
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