Job 9
Dios Habla Hoy
Job
9 Yo sé muy bien que esto es así,
y que ante Dios el hombre no puede alegar inocencia.
3 Si alguno quisiera discutir con él,
de mil argumentos no podría rebatirle uno solo.
4 Dios es grande en poder y sabiduría,
¿quién podrá hacerle frente y salir bien librado?
5 Dios, en su furor, remueve las montañas;
las derrumba, y nadie se da cuenta.
6 Él hace que la tierra se sacuda
y que sus bases se estremezcan.
7 Él ordena al sol que no salga,
y a las estrellas, que no brillen.
8 Sin ayuda de nadie extendió el cielo
y aplastó al monstruo del mar.
9 Él creó las constelaciones:
la Osa Mayor, el Orión y las Pléyades,
y el grupo de estrellas del sur.
10 ¡Él hace tantas y tan grandes maravillas,
cosas que nadie es capaz de comprender!
11 Si Dios pasa junto a mí, no lo podré ver;
pasará y no me daré cuenta.
12 Si de algo se adueña, ¿quién podrá reclamárselo?
¿Quién podrá pedirle cuentas de lo que hace?
13 Si Dios se enoja, no se calma fácilmente;
a sus pies quedan humillados los aliados de Rahab.
14 ¿Cómo, pues, encontraré palabras
para contradecir a Dios?
15 Por muy inocente que yo sea, no puedo responderle;
él es mi juez, y sólo puedo pedirle compasión.
16 Si yo lo llamara a juicio, y él se presentara,
no creo que hiciera caso a mis palabras.
17 Haría que me azotara una tempestad,
y aumentaría mis heridas sin motivo;
18 me llenaría de amargura
y no me dejaría tomar aliento.
19 ¿Acudir a la fuerza? Él es más poderoso.
¿Citarlo a juicio? ¿Y quién lo hará presentarse?
20 Por más recto e intachable que yo fuera,
él me declararía culpable y malo.
21 Yo soy inocente, pero poco importa;
ya estoy cansado de vivir.
22 Todo es lo mismo. Y esto es lo que pienso:
que él destruye lo mismo a culpables que a inocentes.
23 Si en un desastre muere gente inocente,
Dios se ríe de su desesperación.
24 Deja el mundo en manos de los malvados
y a los jueces les venda los ojos.
Y si no ha sido Dios, ¿quién, entonces?
25 Mis días huyen en veloz carrera,
sin haber visto la felicidad.
26 Se van como barcos ligeros,
como águila que se lanza tras la presa.
27 Si trato de olvidar mis penas
y de parecer alegre,
28 todo mi dolor vuelve a asustarme,
pues sé que Dios no me cree inocente.
29 Y si él me tiene por culpable,
de nada sirve que yo me esfuerce.
30 Aunque me lave las manos con jabón
y me las frote con lejía,
31 Dios me hundirá en el fango,
y hasta mi ropa sentirá asco de mí.
32 Yo no puedo encararme con Dios como con otro hombre,
ni decirle que vayamos los dos a un tribunal.
33 ¡Ojalá entre nosotros hubiera un juez
que tuviera autoridad sobre los dos,
34 que impidiera que Dios me siga castigando
y me siga llenando de terror!
35 Entonces yo hablaría sin tenerle miedo,
pues no creo haberle faltado.
Job 9
Expanded Bible
Job Answers Bildad
9 Then Job answered:
2 “·Yes [Truly], I know that this [C Zophar’s point that God punishes the wicked] is ·true [correct],
but how can anyone be ·right [righteous; vindicated] in the presence of God?
3 Someone might want to ·argue with God [take God to court],
but no one could answer God,
not one time out of a thousand.
4 ·God’s wisdom is deep [L He is wise of heart], and his power is great;
no one can ·fight [L press] him ·without getting hurt [and come out whole/unscathed].
5 He moves mountains [C an earthquake] without anyone knowing it
and turns them over when he is angry.
6 He shakes the earth out of its place
and makes its ·foundations [pillars] ·tremble [shudder].
7 He ·commands the sun not to [L speaks to the sun and it does not] shine
and ·shuts off the light of [L seals up] the stars.
8 He alone stretches out the ·skies [heavens]
and ·walks [treads] on the ·waves [L high places] of the sea.
9 It is God who made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades [C well-known constellations]
and the ·groups of stars in the southern sky [L chambers of the south].
10 He does ·wonders [great things] that cannot be understood;
he does so many ·miracles [or marvelous things] they cannot be counted.
11 ·When [or If] he passes me, I cannot see him;
·when [or if] he goes by me, I do not ·recognize [perceive] him.
12 If he snatches ·something [or someone] away, no one can ·stop him [or bring them back]
or say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
13 God will not ·hold back [relent from] his anger.
Even the ·helpers [allies] of the monster Rahab [C a sea monster; Ps. 89:10] ·lie at his feet in fear [L cower under him].
14 So how can I ·argue with [L answer] God,
or even ·find words to argue [L choose words] with him?
15 Even if I were ·right [righteous], I could not answer him;
I could only ·beg God [plead], my Judge, for mercy.
16 If I ·called to [summoned] him and he answered,
I still don’t believe he would ·listen to me [L hear my voice].
17 He would crush me with a ·storm [whirlwind; 38:1]
and multiply my ·wounds [bruises] ·for no reason [without cause].
18 He would not let me ·catch [regain] my breath
but would ·overwhelm [satiate] me with ·misery [bitterness].
19 ·When [or If] it comes to ·strength [power], God is stronger than I;
·when [or if] it comes to ·justice [or judgment], no one can ·accuse [testify against] him.
20 ·Even if I were [or Though I am] ·right [righteous], my own mouth would ·say I was wrong [condemn me];
·if I were [or I am] innocent, ·my mouth would say I was [or he declares me] guilty.
21 “I am innocent,
but I don’t ·care about myself [or know for sure].
I ·hate [loathe] my own life.
22 It is all the same. That is why I say,
‘God destroys both the innocent and the ·guilty [wicked].’
23 If ·the whip [or disaster] brings sudden death,
God will ·laugh [ridicule] ·at the suffering [or the despair] of the innocent.
24 When the ·land [earth] ·falls [L is given] into the ·hands [power] of evil people,
he covers the judges’ faces so they can’t see it.
If it is not God who does this, then who is it?
25 “My days go by faster than a runner;
they ·fly away without my seeing any joy [L are swift but not good].
26 They ·glide past [pass by] like ·paper [L reed] boats.
They ·attack [or go fast] like eagles swooping down to feed.
27 ·Even though [or If] I say, ‘I will forget my ·complaint [sighs];
I will ·change the look on my face [L abandon my countenance] and ·smile [be cheerful],’
28 I still dread all my ·suffering [distress].
I know you will ·hold me guilty [L not find me innocent].
29 I have already been ·found guilty [declared wicked],
so why should I ·struggle [L exhaust myself] for no reason?
30 [L Even if] I might wash myself with ·soap [or snow]
and ·scrub [cleanse] my hands with ·strong soap [lye],
31 but you would ·push [plunge] me into a dirty pit,
and even my clothes would ·hate [abhor] me.
32 [“L For] God is not human like me, ·so I cannot [L that I could] answer him.
·We cannot meet each other in court [L …that we could go together into judgment].
33 ·I wish there were someone to make peace [L There is no umpire] between us,
·someone to decide our case [L who would set his hand on both of us].
34 Maybe he could remove ·God’s punishment [L his rod from me]
so his terror would no longer frighten me.
35 Then I could speak without being afraid [L of him],
but I am not able to do that.
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