Job 40
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Reto de Dios a Job
40 Entonces continuó el Señor y dijo a Job:
2 «¿Podrá el que censura discutir con el Todopoderoso[a](A)?
El que reprende a Dios, responda(B) a esto».
3 ¶Entonces Job respondió al Señor:
4 «Yo soy insignificante; ¿qué puedo yo responderte?
Mi mano pongo sobre la boca(C).
5 -»Una vez he hablado, y no responderé(D);
Aun dos veces, y no añadiré más».
6 ¶Entonces el Señor respondió a Job desde la tormenta(E):
7 «Ciñe ahora tus lomos como un hombre;
Yo te preguntaré, y tú me instruirás(F).
8 -»¿Anularás realmente Mi juicio(G)?
¿Me condenarás(H) para justificarte tú(I)?
9 -»¿Acaso tienes tú un brazo como el de Dios,
Y truenas con una voz como la suya(J)?
10 ¶»Adórnate ahora de majestad y dignidad,
Y vístete de gloria y de esplendor(K).
11 -»Derrama los torrentes de tu ira(L),
Mira a todo soberbio y abátelo(M),
12 Mira a todo soberbio y humíllalo(N),
Y pisotea a los impíos donde están[b](O).
13 -»Escóndelos juntos en el polvo(P);
Átalos[c] en el lugar oculto.
14 -»Entonces Yo también te confesaré[d]
Que tu mano derecha te puede salvar.
15 ¶»Mira a Behemot, al cual hice(Q) como a ti[e],
Que come hierba como el buey.
16 -»Su fuerza está en sus lomos,
Y su vigor en los músculos de su vientre.
17 -»Mueve[f] su cola como un cedro;
Entretejidos están los tendones de sus muslos.
18 -»Sus huesos son tubos de bronce;
Sus miembros[g] como barras de hierro.
19 ¶»Es la primera de las obras[h] de Dios(R);
Que solo su hacedor(S) le acerque su espada.
20 -»Ciertamente alimento le traen los montes(T),
Y todas las bestias del campo retozan allí(U).
21 -»Bajo los lotos se echa,
En lo oculto de las cañas y del pantano.
22 -»Lo cubren los lotos con su sombra;
Los sauces del arroyo lo rodean.
23 -»Si el río ruge[i], él no se alarma;
Tranquilo está, aunque el Jordán(V) se lance hacia su boca.
24 -»¿Lo capturará alguien cuando está vigilando[j]?
¿Perforará alguien su nariz con garfios[k]?
Iyov 40
Orthodox Jewish Bible
40 Moreover Hashem answered Iyov, and said,
2 Shall he that contendeth with Shaddai correct him? The mokhiach Eloah (rebuker of G-d), let him answer it.
3 Then Iyov answered Hashem, and said,
4 See, I am vile; what shall I answer Thee? I will lay mine yad upon my mouth.
5 Once have I spoken, but I will not answer; yea, shtayim (twice), but I will proceed no further.
6 Then answered Hashem unto Iyov out of the whirlwind, and said,
7 Gird up thy loins now like a gever. I will question thee, and thou shall answer Me.
8 Wilt thou also annul My mishpat (justice)? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
9 Hast thou a zero’a like El? Or canst thou thunder with a kol (voice) like Him?
10 Adorn thyself now with majesty and excellency; and array thyself with hod (glory) and hadar (splendor).
11 Unleash thy evrot af (furious wrath); and behold every one that is proud, and bring him low.
12 Look on every one that is proud, and humble him, and tread down the resha’im in their place.
13 Bury them in the aphar together; shroud their faces in the crypt.
14 Then odecha (will I confess, admit unto thee) that thine own right hand can save thee.
15 Hinei now behemot (hippopotamus), which I made along with thee; he eateth grass like an ox.
16 Hinei now, his koach is in his loins, and his force is in the sinews of his beten (belly).
17 He moveth his zanav (tail) like a cedar branch; the sinews of his thighs are firmly interwoven.
18 His atzmot are like tubes of nechoshet; his limbs are like rods of barzel (iron).
19 He is the reshit (firstling) of the ways of El; He, his Maker, can approach it with His cherev.
20 Surely the harim bring forth food for him, where all the wild beasts play.
21 He lieth under the shade of lotus plants, beseter (in the covert) of the reed and marsh.
22 The lotus plants cover him with their shadow; the willows by the nakhal (brook, stream) surround him.
23 See, when the nahar (river) rages, he is not alarmed; he is confident, though Yarden breaketh forth upon his mouth.
24 While he is looking can one capture him? With mokeshim (hooks) can one pierce his nose?
Job 40
English Standard Version
40 And the Lord (A)said to Job:
2 “Shall a faultfinder (B)contend with the Almighty?
He who argues with God, let him answer it.”
Job Promises Silence
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:
4 “Behold, I am (C)of small account; what shall I answer you?
(D)I lay my hand on my mouth.
5 I have spoken (E)once, and I will not answer;
(F)twice, but I will proceed no further.”
The Lord Challenges Job
6 Then the Lord (G)answered Job out of the whirlwind and said:
7 (H)“Dress for action[a] like a man;
(I)I will question you, and you make it known to me.
8 Will you even put me in the wrong?
Will you condemn me that (J)you may be in the right?
9 Have you (K)an arm like God,
and can you thunder with (L)a voice like his?
10 “Adorn yourself with majesty and dignity;
(M)clothe yourself with glory and splendor.
11 Pour out the overflowings of your anger,
and look on everyone who is (N)proud and abase him.
12 Look on everyone who is proud and bring him low
and (O)tread down the wicked (P)where they stand.
13 (Q)Hide them all in (R)the dust together;
bind their faces in the world below.[b]
14 Then will I also acknowledge to you
that your own (S)right hand can save you.
15 “Behold, Behemoth,[c]
which I made as I made you;
he eats (T)grass like an ox.
16 Behold, his strength in his loins,
and his power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He makes his tail stiff like a cedar;
the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze,
his limbs like bars of iron.
19 “He is (U)the first of (V)the works[d] of God;
let him who made him bring near his sword!
20 For the mountains yield food for him
where all the wild beasts play.
21 Under the lotus plants he lies,
in the shelter of (W)the reeds and in the marsh.
22 For his shade the lotus trees cover him;
the willows of the brook surround him.
23 Behold, if the river is turbulent he is not frightened;
he is confident though Jordan rushes against his mouth.
24 Can one take him by his eyes,[e]
or pierce his nose with a snare?
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