Salmos 49
La Biblia de las Américas
La insensatez de confiar en las riquezas
Para el director del coro. Salmo de los hijos de Coré.
49 Oíd esto, pueblos todos(A);
escuchad, habitantes todos del mundo(B),
2 tanto humildes como encumbrados(C),
ricos y pobres juntamente.
3 Mi boca hablará sabiduría(D),
y la meditación de mi corazón será entendimiento(E).
4 Inclinaré al proverbio mi oído(F),
con el arpa[a](G) declararé[b] mi enigma(H).
5 ¿Por qué he de temer en los días de adversidad(I)
cuando la iniquidad de mis enemigos[c] me rodee,
6 de los que confían en sus bienes(J)
y se jactan de la abundancia de sus riquezas?
7 Nadie puede en manera alguna redimir a su hermano(K),
ni dar a Dios rescate(L) por él,
8 porque la redención de su alma[d] es muy costosa(M),
y debe abandonar el intento para siempre,
9 para que viva eternamente(N),
para que no vea corrupción[e](O).
10 Porque él ve que aun los sabios mueren(P);
el torpe y el necio(Q) perecen de igual manera,
y dejan sus riquezas a otros(R).
11 Su íntimo pensamiento(S) es que sus casas serán eternas[f](T),
y sus moradas por todas las generaciones;
y a sus tierras han dado sus nombres(U).
12 Mas el hombre, en su vanagloria[g], no permanecerá;
es como las bestias[h] que perecen[i](V).
13 Este es el camino de los insensatos(W),
y de los que después de ellos aprueban sus palabras(X). (Selah[j])
14 Como ovejas son destinados para el Seol[k](Y),
la muerte los pastoreará,
los rectos los regirán por la mañana(Z);
su forma[l] será para que el Seol la consuma(AA),
de modo que no tienen morada[m].
15 Pero Dios redimirá mi alma del poder[n] del Seol(AB),
pues Él me recibirá(AC). (Selah)
16 No temas cuando alguno se enriquece(AD),
cuando la gloria[o] de su casa aumenta;
17 porque nada se llevará cuando muera(AE),
ni su gloria[p] descenderá con[q] él.
18 Aunque mientras viva, a sí mismo[r] se felicite(AF)
(y aunque los hombres te alaben cuando prosperes),
19 irá a reunirse con la generación de sus padres(AG),
quienes nunca verán la luz(AH).
20 El hombre en su vanagloria[s], pero sin entendimiento,
es como las bestias[t] que perecen[u](AI).
Footnotes
- Salmos 49:4 O, lira
- Salmos 49:4 Lit., abriré
- Salmos 49:5 Lit., suplantadores
- Salmos 49:8 Lit., del alma de ellos
- Salmos 49:9 O, la fosa
- Salmos 49:11 Algunas versiones antiguas dicen: Sus tumbas son sus casas para siempre
- Salmos 49:12 Lit., honor
- Salmos 49:12 O, los animales
- Salmos 49:12 Lit., son destruidas
- Salmos 49:13 Posiblemente, Pausa, Crescendo, o Interludio
- Salmos 49:14 I.e., región de los muertos
- Salmos 49:14 O, cuerpo
- Salmos 49:14 Lit., lejos de su habitación
- Salmos 49:15 Lit., de la mano
- Salmos 49:16 O, riqueza
- Salmos 49:17 O, riqueza
- Salmos 49:17 Lit., tras
- Salmos 49:18 Lit., su alma
- Salmos 49:20 Lit., honor
- Salmos 49:20 O, los animales
- Salmos 49:20 Lit., son destruidas
Psalm 49
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Psalm 49
Misplaced Trust in Wealth
For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.
1 Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who inhabit the world,(A)
2 both low and high,[a]
rich and poor together.(B)
3 My mouth speaks wisdom;
my heart’s meditation brings understanding.(C)
4 I turn my ear to a proverb;
I explain my riddle with a lyre.(D)
5 Why should I fear in times of trouble?
The iniquity of my foes surrounds me.(E)
6 They trust in their wealth
and boast of their abundant riches.(F)
7 Yet these cannot redeem a person[b]
or pay his ransom to God(G)—
8 since the price of redeeming him is too costly,
one should forever stop trying[c](H)—
9 so that he may live forever
and not see the Pit.(I)
10 For one can see that wise men die;
foolish and stupid men also pass away.(J)
Then they leave their wealth to others.(K)
11 Their graves are their eternal homes,[d]
their homes from generation to generation,
though they have named estates after themselves.(L)
12 But despite his assets,[e] man will not last;
he is like the animals that perish.(M)
13 This is the way of those who are arrogant,
and of their followers,
who approve of their words.[f](N)
14 Like sheep they are headed for Sheol;
Death will shepherd them.
The upright will rule over them in the morning,(O)
and their form will waste away in Sheol,[g]
far from their lofty abode.(P)
15 But God will redeem my life
from the power of Sheol,
for He will take me.(Q)
16 Do not be afraid when a man gets rich,
when the wealth[h] of his house increases.(R)
17 For when he dies, he will take nothing at all;
his wealth[i] will not follow him down.(S)
18 Though he praises himself during his lifetime—
and people praise you when you do well for yourself(T)—
19 he will go to the generation of his fathers;
they will never see the light.(U)
20 A man with valuable possessions[j]
but without understanding
is like the animals that perish.(V)
Footnotes
- Psalm 49:2 Lit both sons of Adam and sons of man
- Psalm 49:7 Or Certainly he cannot redeem himself, or Yet he cannot redeem a brother
- Psalm 49:8 Or costly, it will cease forever
- Psalm 49:11 LXX, Syr, Tg; MT reads Their inner thought is that their houses are eternal
- Psalm 49:12 Or honor
- Psalm 49:13 Lit and after them with their mouth they were pleased
- Psalm 49:14 Hb obscure
- Psalm 49:16 Or glory
- Psalm 49:17 Or glory
- Psalm 49:20 Or with honor
Psalm 49
King James Version
49 Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:
2 Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
4 I will incline mine ear to a parable: I will open my dark saying upon the harp.
5 Wherefore should I fear in the days of evil, when the iniquity of my heels shall compass me about?
6 They that trust in their wealth, and boast themselves in the multitude of their riches;
7 None of them can by any means redeem his brother, nor give to God a ransom for him:
8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
9 That he should still live for ever, and not see corruption.
10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
11 Their inward thought is, that their houses shall continue for ever, and their dwelling places to all generations; they call their lands after their own names.
12 Nevertheless man being in honour abideth not: he is like the beasts that perish.
13 This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.
14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
15 But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
16 Be not thou afraid when one is made rich, when the glory of his house is increased;
17 For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
18 Though while he lived he blessed his soul: and men will praise thee, when thou doest well to thyself.
19 He shall go to the generation of his fathers; they shall never see light.
20 Man that is in honour, and understandeth not, is like the beasts that perish.
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