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Job 40
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Job 40
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
40 El Señor dijo también a Job:
2 «¿Corregirá al Todopoderoso quien contra él contiende?
¡Que le responda a Dios quien se atreve a acusarlo!»
3 Entonces Job le respondió:
4 «¿Qué puedo responderte, si soy tan indigno?
¡Me tapo la boca con la mano!
5 Hablé una vez, y no voy a responder;
hablé otra vez, y no voy a insistir».
6 El Señor respondió a Job desde la tempestad. Le dijo:
7 «Prepárate a hacerme frente.
Yo te preguntaré, y tú me responderás.
8 »¿Vas acaso a invalidar mi justicia?
¿Me harás quedar mal para que tú quedes bien?
9 ¿Tienes acaso un brazo como el mío?
¿Puede tu voz tronar como la mía?
10 Si es así, cúbrete de gloria y esplendor;
revístete de honra y majestad.
11 Da rienda suelta a la furia de tu ira;
mira a los orgullosos, y humíllalos;
12 mira a los soberbios, y somételos;
aplasta a los malvados donde se hallen.
13 Entiérralos a todos en el polvo;
amortaja sus rostros en la fosa.
14 Yo, por mi parte, reconoceré
que en tu mano derecha está la salvación.
15 »Mira a Behemot,[a] criatura mía igual que tú,
que se alimenta de hierba, como los bueyes.
16 ¡Cuánta fuerza hay en sus lomos!
¡Su poder está en los músculos de su vientre!
17 Su rabo se mece como un cedro;
los tendones de sus muslos se entrelazan.
18 Sus huesos son como barras de bronce;
sus piernas parecen barrotes de hierro.
19 Entre mis obras ocupa el primer lugar,
solo yo, su Hacedor, puedo acercarme a él con la espada.
20 Los montes le brindan sus frutos;
allí juguetean todos los animales salvajes.
21 Debajo de los cañaverales se tiende a descansar;
se oculta entre los juncos del pantano.
22 Los lotos le brindan su sombra;
los álamos junto al río lo envuelven.
23 No se alarma si brama el río;
vive tranquilo aunque el Jordán le llegue al hocico.
24 ¿Quién ante sus ojos se atreve a capturarlo?
¿Quién puede atraparlo y perforarle la nariz?
Footnotes
- 40:15 Behemot. Posiblemente se trata del hipopótamo o del elefante.
Job 40
Reina-Valera 1960
Job 40
Reina-Valera 1960
40 Además respondió Jehová a Job, y dijo:
2 ¿Es sabiduría contender con el Omnipotente?
El que disputa con Dios, responda a esto.
3 Entonces respondió Job a Jehová, y dijo:
4 He aquí que yo soy vil; ¿qué te responderé?
Mi mano pongo sobre mi boca.
5 Una vez hablé, mas no responderé;
Aun dos veces, mas no volveré a hablar.
Manifestaciones del poder de Dios
6 Respondió Jehová a Job desde el torbellino, y dijo:
7 Cíñete ahora como varón tus lomos;
Yo te preguntaré, y tú me responderás.
8 ¿Invalidarás tú también mi juicio?
¿Me condenarás a mí, para justificarte tú?
9 ¿Tienes tú un brazo como el de Dios?
¿Y truenas con voz como la suya?
10 Adórnate ahora de majestad y de alteza,
Y vístete de honra y de hermosura.
11 Derrama el ardor de tu ira;
Mira a todo altivo, y abátelo.
12 Mira a todo soberbio, y humíllalo,
Y quebranta a los impíos en su sitio.
13 Encúbrelos a todos en el polvo,
Encierra sus rostros en la oscuridad;
14 Y yo también te confesaré
Que podrá salvarte tu diestra.
15 He aquí ahora behemot, el cual hice como a ti;
Hierba come como buey.
16 He aquí ahora que su fuerza está en sus lomos,
Y su vigor en los músculos de su vientre.
17 Su cola mueve como un cedro,
Y los nervios de sus muslos están entretejidos.
18 Sus huesos son fuertes como bronce,
Y sus miembros como barras de hierro.
19 Él es el principio de los caminos de Dios;
El que lo hizo, puede hacer que su espada a él se acerque.
20 Ciertamente los montes producen hierba para él;
Y toda bestia del campo retoza allá.
21 Se echará debajo de las sombras,
En lo oculto de las cañas y de los lugares húmedos.
22 Los árboles sombríos lo cubren con su sombra;
Los sauces del arroyo lo rodean.
23 He aquí, sale de madre el río, pero él no se inmuta;
Tranquilo está, aunque todo un Jordán se estrelle contra su boca.
24 ¿Lo tomará alguno cuando está vigilante,
Y horadará su nariz?
Job 40
New International Version
Job 40
New International Version
40 The Lord said to Job:(A)
2 “Will the one who contends with the Almighty(B) correct him?(C)
Let him who accuses God answer him!”(D)
3 Then Job answered the Lord:
4 “I am unworthy(E)—how can I reply to you?
I put my hand over my mouth.(F)
5 I spoke once, but I have no answer(G)—
twice, but I will say no more.”(H)
6 Then the Lord spoke to Job out of the storm:(I)
7 “Brace yourself like a man;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.(J)
8 “Would you discredit my justice?(K)
Would you condemn me to justify yourself?(L)
9 Do you have an arm like God’s,(M)
and can your voice(N) thunder like his?(O)
10 Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor,
and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.(P)
11 Unleash the fury of your wrath,(Q)
look at all who are proud and bring them low,(R)
12 look at all who are proud(S) and humble them,(T)
crush(U) the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them all in the dust together;(V)
shroud their faces in the grave.(W)
14 Then I myself will admit to you
that your own right hand can save you.(X)
15 “Look at Behemoth,
which I made(Y) along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.(Z)
16 What strength(AA) it has in its loins,
what power in the muscles of its belly!(AB)
17 Its tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of its thighs are close-knit.(AC)
18 Its bones are tubes of bronze,
its limbs(AD) like rods of iron.(AE)
19 It ranks first among the works of God,(AF)
yet its Maker(AG) can approach it with his sword.(AH)
20 The hills bring it their produce,(AI)
and all the wild animals play(AJ) nearby.(AK)
21 Under the lotus plants it lies,
hidden among the reeds(AL) in the marsh.(AM)
22 The lotuses conceal it in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream(AN) surround it.
23 A raging river(AO) does not alarm it;
it is secure, though the Jordan(AP) should surge against its mouth.
24 Can anyone capture it by the eyes,
or trap it and pierce its nose?(AQ)
Job 40
Complete Jewish Bible
Job 40
Complete Jewish Bible
40 Continuing to address Iyov, Adonai said:
2 “Does the critic still want to dispute Shaddai?
Let him who wants to correct God give an answer!”
3 Then Iyov replied to Adonai:
4 “I am too ashamed; I have nothing to say.
I lay my hand over my mouth.
5 Yes, I spoke once, but I won’t answer more;
all right, twice, but I won’t go on.”
6 Adonai answered Iyov out of the storm:
7 “Stand up like a man, and brace yourself;
I will ask questions; and you, give the answers!
8 “Are you impugning my justice?
Putting me in the wrong to prove yourself right?
9 Do you have an arm like God’s?
Can you thunder with a voice like his?
10 Come on, deck yourself with majesty and dignity,
robe yourself in glory and splendor.
11 Let loose your furious anger,
look at all who are proud, and humble them.
12 Look at all who are proud, and bring them down;
tread down the wicked where they stand.
13 Bury them in the ground together,
bind their faces in the hidden world.
14 If you do this, then I will confess to you
that your own power can save you.
15 “Now consider Behemot, whom I made along with you.
He eats grass like an ox.
16 What strength he has in his loins!
What power in his stomach muscles!
17 He can make his tail as stiff as a cedar,
the muscles in his thighs are like cables,
18 his bones are like bronze pipes,
his limbs like iron bars.
19 “He ranks first among God’s works.
Only his maker can approach him with his sword.
20 The mountains produce food for him there,
where all the wild animals play.
21 He lies down under the thorny lotus bushes
and is hidden by the reeds in the swamp;
22 the lotus bushes cover him with their shade,
and the willows by the stream surround him.
23 If the river overflows, it doesn’t worry him;
he is confident even if the Yarden rushes by his mouth.
24 Can anyone catch him by his eyes
or pierce his nose with a hook?
25 (41:1) “And Livyatan! Can you catch him with a fishhook
or hold his tongue down with a rope?
26 (41:2) Can you put a ring in his nose
or pierce his jaw with a barb?
27 (41:3) Will he entreat you at length?
Will he speak with you softly?
28 (41:4) Will he agree with you
to be your slave forever?
29 (41:5) Will you play with him as you would with a bird
or keep him on a string to amuse your little girls?
30 (41:6) Will a group of fishermen turn him into a banquet?
Will they divide him among the merchants?
31 (41:7) Can you fill his skin with darts
or his head with fish-spears?
32 (41:8) If you lay your hand on him,
you won’t forget the fight, and you’ll never do it again!
Job 40
New King James Version
Job 40
New King James Version
God’s Power and Wisdom
40 Moreover the Lord (A)answered Job, and said:
2 “Shall (B)the one who contends with the Almighty correct Him?
He who (C)rebukes God, let him answer it.”
Job’s Response to God
3 Then Job answered the Lord and said:
4 “Behold,(D) I am vile;
What shall I answer You?
(E)I lay my hand over my mouth.
5 Once I have spoken, but I will not answer;
Yes, twice, but I will proceed no further.”
God’s Challenge to Job
6 (F)Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
8 “Would(I) you indeed [b]annul My judgment?
Would you condemn Me that you may be justified?
9 Have you an arm like God?
Or can you thunder with (J)a voice like His?
10 (K)Then adorn yourself with majesty and splendor,
And array yourself with glory and beauty.
11 Disperse the rage of your wrath;
Look on everyone who is proud, and humble him.
12 Look on everyone who is (L)proud, and bring him low;
Tread down the wicked in their place.
13 Hide them in the dust together,
Bind their faces in hidden darkness.
14 Then I will also confess to you
That your own right hand can save you.
15 “Look now at the [c]behemoth, which I made along with you;
He eats grass like an ox.
16 See now, his strength is in his hips,
And his power is in his stomach muscles.
17 He moves his tail like a cedar;
The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.
18 His bones are like beams of bronze,
His ribs like bars of iron.
19 He is the first of the (M)ways of God;
Only He who made him can bring near His sword.
20 Surely the mountains (N)yield food for him,
And all the beasts of the field play there.
21 He lies under the lotus trees,
In a covert of reeds and marsh.
22 The lotus trees cover him with their shade;
The willows by the brook surround him.
23 Indeed the river may rage,
Yet he is not disturbed;
He is confident, though the Jordan gushes into his mouth,
24 Though he takes it in his eyes,
Or one pierces his nose with a snare.
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