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Job's Confession and Repentance

42 Then Job answered the Lord and said:

“I know that you can (A)do all things,
    and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted.
(B)‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’
Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand,
    things (C)too wonderful for me, which I did not know.
‘Hear, and I will speak;
    (D)I will question you, and you make it known to me.’
I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear,
    but now my eye sees you;
therefore I despise myself,
    and repent in[a] (E)dust and ashes.”

The Lord Rebukes Job's Friends

After the Lord had spoken these words to Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz (F)the Temanite: “My anger burns against you and against your two friends, for you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has. Now therefore take (G)seven bulls and seven rams and go to my servant Job and (H)offer up a burnt offering for yourselves. And my servant Job shall (I)pray for you, for I will accept his prayer not to deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me what is right, as my servant Job has.” (J)So Eliphaz the Temanite and Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite went and did what the Lord had told them, and the Lord accepted Job's prayer.

The Lord Restores Job's Fortunes

10 And the Lord (K)restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job (L)twice as much as he had before. 11 Then came to him all his (M)brothers and sisters and all who had (N)known him before, and ate bread with him in his house. And they (O)showed him sympathy and comforted him for all the evil[b] that the Lord had brought upon him. And each of them gave him (P)a piece of money[c] and (Q)a ring of gold.

12 And the Lord blessed (R)the latter days of Job more than his beginning. And he had (S)14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys. 13 He had also (T)seven sons and three daughters. 14 And he called the name of the first daughter Jemimah, and the name of the second Keziah, and the name of the third Keren-happuch. 15 And in all the land there were no women so beautiful as Job's daughters. And their father gave them an inheritance (U)among their brothers. 16 And after this Job lived 140 years, and (V)saw his sons, and his sons' sons, four generations. 17 And Job died, an old man, and (W)full of days.

Footnotes

  1. Job 42:6 Or and am comforted upon
  2. Job 42:11 Or disaster
  3. Job 42:11 Hebrew a qesitah; a unit of money of uncertain value

Job reconoce su atrevimiento

42 Entonces Job le respondió al Señor, y le dijo:

«Yo sé bien que todo lo puedes,
que no hay nada que tú no puedas realizar.
Preguntaste:
“¿Quién se atreve a oscurecer mis designios,(A)
con palabras carentes de sentido?”
Yo fui ese atrevido, que habló sin entender;
¡grandes son tus maravillas!
¡Son cosas que no alcanzo a comprender!
Por favor, escucha mis palabras;
quiero preguntarte algo; ¡házmelo saber!(B)
Yo había oído hablar de ti,
pero ahora mis ojos te ven.
Por lo tanto, me retracto de lo dicho,
y me humillo hasta el polvo y las cenizas.»

El Señor reprende a los amigos de Job

Cuando el Señor terminó de hablar con Job, le dijo a Elifaz de Temán:

«Estoy muy enojado contigo y con tus amigos porque, a diferencia de Job, ustedes tienen un concepto erróneo de mí. Pero tomen ahora siete becerros y siete carneros, y preséntense ante mi siervo Job, y ofrezcan un holocausto por ustedes. Job, mi siervo, rogará por ustedes, y yo escucharé sus palabras; así ustedes no quedarán avergonzados por no haber hablado de mí correctamente, como lo hizo Job.»

Entonces Elifaz el temanita, Bildad el suhita y Sofar el naanatita fueron e hicieron lo que el Señor les ordenó, y el Señor aceptó los ruegos de Job por sus amigos.

Epílogo

10 Después de que Job rogó por sus amigos, el Señor sanó también la aflicción de Job y aumentó al doble todo lo que Job había tenido.(C) 11 Después de haber pasado por tan terrible calamidad que el Señor le envió, Job recibió la visita de todos sus hermanos y hermanas, y de sus amigos y conocidos de antes, y juntos disfrutaron de una gran comida en su casa. Ellos le dieron sus condolencias y lo consolaron por la familia que había perdido, y cada uno de ellos le regaló una moneda de plata y un anillo de oro. 12 Y el Señor bendijo a Job con mayores riquezas que las que tuvo al principio, pues llegó a tener catorce mil ovejas, seis mil camellos, mil yuntas de bueyes y mil asnas, 13 y además tuvo siete hijos y tres hijas. 14 La primera de ellas se llamó Yemimá; la segunda, Quesiyá; y la tercera, Queren Hapuc. 15 No había en toda la tierra mujeres tan hermosas como las hijas de Job. Y Job les dio herencia, lo mismo que a sus hermanos, por partes iguales. 16 Job pudo ver a todos sus hijos, y a sus nietos y bisnietos, hasta la cuarta generación, pues llegó a vivir ciento cuarenta años. 17 Cuando Job murió, era ya muy anciano.

Job

42 Then Job replied to the Lord:

“I know that you can do all things;(A)
    no purpose of yours can be thwarted.(B)
You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my plans without knowledge?’(C)
    Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
    things too wonderful for me to know.(D)

“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;
    I will question you,
    and you shall answer me.’(E)
My ears had heard of you(F)
    but now my eyes have seen you.(G)
Therefore I despise myself(H)
    and repent(I) in dust and ashes.”(J)

Epilogue

After the Lord had said these things to Job(K), he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends,(L) because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.(M) So now take seven bulls and seven rams(N) and go to my servant Job(O) and sacrifice a burnt offering(P) for yourselves. My servant Job will pray for you, and I will accept his prayer(Q) and not deal with you according to your folly.(R) You have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has.”(S) So Eliphaz the Temanite, Bildad the Shuhite and Zophar the Naamathite(T) did what the Lord told them; and the Lord accepted Job’s prayer.(U)

10 After Job had prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes(V) and gave him twice as much as he had before.(W) 11 All his brothers and sisters and everyone who had known him before(X) came and ate with him in his house. They comforted and consoled him over all the trouble the Lord had brought on him,(Y) and each one gave him a piece of silver[a] and a gold ring.

12 The Lord blessed the latter part of Job’s life more than the former part. He had fourteen thousand sheep, six thousand camels, a thousand yoke of oxen and a thousand donkeys. 13 And he also had seven sons and three daughters. 14 The first daughter he named Jemimah, the second Keziah and the third Keren-Happuch. 15 Nowhere in all the land were there found women as beautiful as Job’s daughters, and their father granted them an inheritance along with their brothers.

16 After this, Job lived a hundred and forty years; he saw his children and their children to the fourth generation. 17 And so Job died, an old man and full of years.(Z)

Footnotes

  1. Job 42:11 Hebrew him a kesitah; a kesitah was a unit of money of unknown weight and value.