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Job 9
Revised Geneva Translation
Job 9
Revised Geneva Translation
9 Then Job answered, and said,
2 “I know truly that it is so. For how should man be justified with God?
3 “If he would dispute with Him, he could not answer Him one thing of a thousand.
4 “He is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has been fierce against him and has prospered?
5 “He removes the mountains and they do not feel when He overthrows them in His wrath.
6 “He shakes the Earth out of its place, so that its pillars tremble.
7 “He Commands the Sun, and it does not rise. He seals up the stars.
8 “He alone spreads out the heavens and walks upon the height of the sea.
9 “He makes Arcturus, Orion, Pleiades, and the chambers of the South.
10 “He does great things, and unsearchable, indeed, marvelous things, without number.
11 “Lo, when He passes by me, I do not see Him. And when He passes by, I do not perceive Him.
12 “Behold, when He takes away, who can make Him restore it? Who shall say to Him, ‘What are you doing?’
13 “God will not withdraw His anger. The helpers of the proud stoop under Him.
14 “How shall I answer Him? Or how should I find my words with Him?
15 “For though I were just, yet I could not answer, only make supplication to my Judge.
16 “If I cry and He answers me, I do not believe that He heard my voice.
17 “For He destroys me with a storm, and wounds me without cause.
18 “He will not allow me to take my breath but fills me with bitterness.
19 “If we speak of strength, behold, He is strong. If we speak of judgment, who shall bring me in to plead?
20 “If I should justify myself, my own mouth shall condemn me. If I wish to be upright, He shall judge me wicked.
21 “I am upright, yet I do not know my soul. I reject life.
22 “These are the same thing. Therefore, I said, ‘He destroys the upright and the wicked.’
23 “If the scourge should suddenly kill, God will mock the trial of the innocent.
24 “The Earth is given into the hand of the wicked. He covers the faces of its judges. If not Him, then Who?
25 “My days have been more swift than a runner. They have fled, and have seen no good thing.
26 “They have passed as the swiftest ships, and as the eagle that flies to the prey.
27 “If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint. I will cease looking sad and put on a smile,’
28 “then I am afraid of my sorrows, knowing that You will not judge me innocent.
29 “If I am wicked, why do I labor in vain?
30 “If I wash myself with snow water, and purge my hands most clean,
31 “You shall still plunge me into the pit. And my own clothes shall make me filthy.
32 “For He is not a man, as I am, that I should answer Him if we met in court.
33 “Nor is there any umpire that might lay his hand upon us both.
34 “Let Him take His rod away from me. And do not let my fear of Him terrify me.
35 “Then I would speak, and not fear Him. But it is not so with me.
Job 9
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Job 9
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Tercer discurso de Job
9 Job entonces respondió:
2 «Aunque sé muy bien que esto es cierto,
¿cómo puede un mortal justificarse ante Dios?
3 Si uno quisiera disputar con él,
de mil cosas no podría responderle una sola.
4 Profunda es su sabiduría, vasto su poder.
¿Quién puede desafiarlo y salir bien librado?
5 Él mueve montañas sin que estas lo sepan,
y en su enojo las trastorna.
6 Él remueve los cimientos de la tierra
y hace que se estremezcan sus columnas.
7 Reprende al sol y su brillo se apaga;
eclipsa la luz de las estrellas.
8 Él se basta para extender los cielos;
somete a su dominio las olas del mar.
9 Él creó la Osa Mayor y el Orión,
las Pléyades y las constelaciones del sur.
10 Él realiza maravillas insondables,
portentos que no pueden contarse.
11 Si pasara junto a mí, no podría verlo;
si se alejara, no alcanzaría a percibirlo.
12 Si de algo se adueñara, ¿quién lo haría desistir?
¿Quién puede cuestionar sus actos?
13 Dios no contiene su enojo;
aun Rahab y sus secuaces se postran a sus pies.
14 »¿Cómo entonces podré yo responderle?
¿Dónde hallar palabras para contradecirle?
15 Aunque fuera yo inocente, no puedo defenderme;
de mi Juez solo puedo pedir misericordia.
16 Y aunque lo llamara y me respondiera,
no creo que me concedería audiencia.
17 Me despedazaría con una tormenta
y por la menor cosa multiplicaría mis heridas.
18 No me dejaría recobrar el aliento;
más bien, me saturaría de amargura.
19 Si de fuerza se trata, ¡él es más poderoso!
Si es cuestión de juicio, ¿quién lo[a] hará comparecer?
20 Aun siendo inocente, me condenará mi boca;
aun siendo íntegro, resultaré culpable.
21 »Soy íntegro, pero ya no me importa;
tengo en poco mi propia vida.
22 Todo es lo mismo; por eso digo:
“Al íntegro y al malvado destruye por igual”.
23 Si alguna plaga acarrea la muerte repentina,
él se burla de la angustia del inocente.
24 Si algún malvado se apodera de un terreno,
él tapa los ojos a los jueces.
Si no lo hace él, ¿entonces quién?
25 »Transcurren mis días con más rapidez que un corredor;
vuelan sin que hayan conocido la dicha.
26 Se deslizan como barcas de papiro,
como veloces águilas al caer sobre su presa.
27 Si acaso digo: “Olvidaré mi queja,
cambiaré de expresión, esbozaré una sonrisa”,
28 me queda el miedo de tanto sufrimiento,
pues bien sé que no me consideran inocente.
29 Y ya que me tienen por culpable,
¿para qué voy a luchar en vano?
30 Aunque me bañe con jabón[b]
y me limpie las manos con lejía,
31 tú me lanzarás al muladar,
¡y hasta mis ropas me aborrecerán!
32 »Dios no es hombre como yo,
para que le responda y juntos comparezcamos ante un tribunal.
33 ¡No hay un mediador aquí
que decida el caso entre nosotros dos!
34 ¡No hay quien aleje de mí la vara de Dios
para que ya no me asuste su terror!
35 Quisiera hablar sin temor,
pero no puedo hacerlo.
Job 9
New International Version
Job 9
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Job
9 Then Job replied:
2 “Indeed, I know that this is true.
But how can mere mortals prove their innocence before God?(A)
3 Though they wished to dispute with him,(B)
they could not answer him one time out of a thousand.(C)
4 His wisdom(D) is profound, his power is vast.(E)
Who has resisted(F) him and come out unscathed?(G)
5 He moves mountains(H) without their knowing it
and overturns them in his anger.(I)
6 He shakes the earth(J) from its place
and makes its pillars tremble.(K)
7 He speaks to the sun and it does not shine;(L)
he seals off the light of the stars.(M)
8 He alone stretches out the heavens(N)
and treads on the waves of the sea.(O)
9 He is the Maker(P) of the Bear[a] and Orion,
the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.(Q)
10 He performs wonders(R) that cannot be fathomed,
miracles that cannot be counted.(S)
11 When he passes me, I cannot see him;
when he goes by, I cannot perceive him.(T)
12 If he snatches away, who can stop him?(U)
Who can say to him, ‘What are you doing?’(V)
13 God does not restrain his anger;(W)
even the cohorts of Rahab(X) cowered at his feet.
14 “How then can I dispute with him?
How can I find words to argue with him?(Y)
15 Though I were innocent, I could not answer him;(Z)
I could only plead(AA) with my Judge(AB) for mercy.(AC)
16 Even if I summoned him and he responded,
I do not believe he would give me a hearing.(AD)
17 He would crush me(AE) with a storm(AF)
and multiply(AG) my wounds for no reason.(AH)
18 He would not let me catch my breath
but would overwhelm me with misery.(AI)
19 If it is a matter of strength, he is mighty!(AJ)
And if it is a matter of justice, who can challenge him[b]?(AK)
20 Even if I were innocent, my mouth would condemn me;
if I were blameless, it would pronounce me guilty.(AL)
21 “Although I am blameless,(AM)
I have no concern for myself;(AN)
I despise my own life.(AO)
22 It is all the same; that is why I say,
‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’(AP)
23 When a scourge(AQ) brings sudden death,
he mocks the despair of the innocent.(AR)
24 When a land falls into the hands of the wicked,(AS)
he blindfolds its judges.(AT)
If it is not he, then who is it?(AU)
25 “My days are swifter than a runner;(AV)
they fly away without a glimpse of joy.(AW)
26 They skim past(AX) like boats of papyrus,(AY)
like eagles swooping down on their prey.(AZ)
27 If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,(BA)
I will change my expression, and smile,’
28 I still dread(BB) all my sufferings,
for I know you will not hold me innocent.(BC)
29 Since I am already found guilty,
why should I struggle in vain?(BD)
30 Even if I washed myself with soap(BE)
and my hands(BF) with cleansing powder,(BG)
31 you would plunge me into a slime pit(BH)
so that even my clothes would detest me.(BI)
32 “He is not a mere mortal(BJ) like me that I might answer him,(BK)
that we might confront each other in court.(BL)
33 If only there were someone to mediate between us,(BM)
someone to bring us together,(BN)
34 someone to remove God’s rod from me,(BO)
so that his terror would frighten me no more.(BP)
35 Then I would speak up without fear of him,(BQ)
but as it now stands with me, I cannot.(BR)
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