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Job 9
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Job 9
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Job responde a Bildad
9 Entonces Job le respondió:
2 «Esto es verdad, y lo sé.
¿Cómo puede el hombre justificarse ante Dios?
3 De ninguna manera pretendo contender con él,
porque no podría responderle una cosa entre mil.
4 Su corazón es sabio, y grande es su poder;
nadie puede desafiarlo y salir bien librado.
5 En su furor, hace polvo las montañas,
y nadie sabe quién las hizo añicos.
6 Hace que la tierra se sacuda,
y que sus bases se estremezcan;
7 ordena al sol no salir, y éste no sale;
a las estrellas les quita su brillo;
8 extiende los cielos como un manto,
y se pasea sobre las olas del mar;
9 él hizo la Osa, las Pléyades(A) y el Orión,
y las constelaciones del sur;
10 sus grandes maravillas nadie las puede entender;
son tan numerosas que nadie las puede contar.
11 Si él pasara frente a mí, no lo podría contemplar;
no soy capaz de entender su presencia.
12 Si él arrebata, ¿quién le hará restituir?
¿Quién puede cuestionarlo por lo que hace?
13 »Dios no se retracta, si se enoja;
ante él se humillan incluso los más soberbios.
14 ¿Cómo podría yo responderle?
¡No podría hallar las palabras para contradecirle!
15 Aun si yo fuera inocente, no me puedo defender;
más bien, le rogaría que me tuviera compasión.
16 Si yo quisiera hablarle, y él me respondiera,
me es difícil creer que me hiciera caso.
17 Ya me ha enviado una lluvia de quebrantos,
y sin razón me ha causado muchas heridas.
18 ¡Son tantas mis amarguras
que ni tiempo tengo de recobrar el aliento!
19 Si hablamos de su poder, él es más poderoso;
si hablamos de llevarlo a juicio, ¿quién lo emplazará?
20 Si me declaro inocente, mi propia boca me condena;
si me declaro perfecto, eso me hace culpable.
21 Aunque sea yo inocente, eso no importa,
pues tengo mi vida en poca estima.
22 »Pero hay algo más que quiero decir:
Dios destruye tanto al bueno como al malo.
23 Cuando ocurre algún desastre repentino,
él parece burlarse de la angustia del inocente.
24 Cuando la tierra cae en poder de los malvados,
él les cierra los ojos a los jueces.
Y si esto no lo hace Dios, ¿entonces quién?
25 »Veo que mis días se van con gran rapidez;
se van sin que yo haya sabido qué es ser feliz.
26 Pasan las horas como naves fugaces,
como águilas que raudas caen sobre su presa.
27 Si yo dijera: “Voy a olvidar mis lamentos,
y a poner una cara alegre para seguir adelante”,
28 aún me perturbarían todos mis dolores,
pues nadie cree que sea yo inocente.
29 Y como nadie cree en mi inocencia,
¿para qué voy a esforzarme en vano?
30 Aunque me lave con jabón,
y me restriegue las manos con lejía,
31 aun así me arrojarías al muladar,
¡y mis vestidos resultarían repugnantes!
32 Dios no es como yo, un simple hombre
a quien yo pueda acusar y llevar a juicio.
33 Tampoco hay un juez entre nosotros,
ante el cual podamos dirimir nuestro caso.
34 Nada le impide a Dios castigarme
y llenarme de terror.
35 ¡Cómo quisiera poder hablar sin temor,
pero no estoy en condiciones de hacerlo!
Job 9
New King James Version
Job 9
New King James Version
Job: There Is No Mediator
9 Then Job answered and said:
2 “Truly I know it is so,
But how can a (A)man be (B)righteous before God?
3 If one wished to [a]contend with Him,
He could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
4 (C)God is wise in heart and mighty in strength.
Who has hardened himself against Him and prospered?
5 He removes the mountains, and they do not know
When He overturns them in His anger;
6 He (D)shakes the earth out of its place,
And its (E)pillars tremble;
7 He commands the sun, and it does not rise;
He seals off the stars;
8 (F)He alone spreads out the heavens,
And [b]treads on the [c]waves of the sea;
9 (G)He made [d]the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades,
And the chambers of the south;
10 (H)He does great things past finding out,
Yes, wonders without number.
11 (I)If He goes by me, I do not see Him;
If He moves past, I do not perceive Him;
12 (J)If He takes away, [e]who can hinder Him?
Who can say to Him, ‘What are You doing?’
13 God will not withdraw His anger,
(K)The allies of [f]the proud lie prostrate beneath Him.
14 “How then can I answer Him,
And choose my words to reason with Him?
15 (L)For though I were righteous, I could not answer Him;
I would beg mercy of my Judge.
16 If I called and He answered me,
I would not believe that He was listening to my voice.
17 For He crushes me with a tempest,
And multiplies my wounds (M)without cause.
18 He will not allow me to catch my breath,
But fills me with bitterness.
19 If it is a matter of strength, indeed He is strong;
And if of justice, who will appoint my day in court?
20 Though I were righteous, my own mouth would condemn me;
Though I were blameless, it would prove me perverse.
21 “I am blameless, yet I do not know myself;
I despise my life.
22 It is all one thing;
Therefore I say, (N)‘He destroys the blameless and the wicked.’
23 If the scourge slays suddenly,
He laughs at the plight of the innocent.
24 The earth is given into the hand of the wicked.
He covers the faces of its judges.
If it is not He, who else could it be?
25 “Now (O)my days are swifter than a runner;
They flee away, they see no good.
26 They pass by like [g]swift ships,
(P)Like an eagle swooping on its prey.
27 (Q)If I say, ‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face and wear a smile,’
28 (R)I am afraid of all my sufferings;
I know that You (S)will not hold me innocent.
29 If I am condemned,
Why then do I labor in vain?
30 (T)If I wash myself with snow water,
And cleanse my hands with [h]soap,
31 Yet You will plunge me into the pit,
And my own clothes will [i]abhor me.
32 “For (U)He is not a man, as I am,
That I may answer Him,
And that we should go to court together.
33 (V)Nor is there any mediator between us,
Who may lay his hand on us both.
34 (W)Let Him take His rod away from me,
And do not let dread of Him terrify me.
35 Then I would speak and not fear Him,
But it is not so with me.
Job 9
New International Version
Job 9
New International Version
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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