Job 18
Amplified Bible
Bildad Speaks of the Wicked
18 Then Bildad the Shuhite answered and said,
2
“How long will you hunt for words and continue these speeches?
Do some clear thinking and show understanding and then we can talk.
3
“Why are we regarded as beasts,
As if [we are] stupid (senseless) in your eyes?
4
“You who tear yourself apart in anger,
Is the earth to be abandoned for your sake,
Or the rock to be moved out of its place?
5
“Indeed, the light of the wicked will be put out,
And the flame of his fire will not shine.(A)
6
“The light will be dark in his tent,
And his lamp beside him will be put out.(B)
7
“The vigorous stride will be shortened,
And his own counsel and the scheme [in which he trusted] will bring his downfall.
8
“For the wicked is thrown into a net by his own feet (wickedness),
And he steps on the webbing [of the lattice-covered pit].
9
“A snare catches him by the heel,
And a trap snaps shut on him.
10
“A noose is hidden for him on the ground,
And a trap for him on the path.
11
“Terrors frighten him on every side
And chase at his heels.
12
“The strength [of the wicked] is famished and weakened,
And disaster is ready at his side [if he stops].
13
“His skin is devoured by disease;
The firstborn of death [the worst of diseases] consumes his limbs.
14
“He is torn from his tent which he trusted [for safety],
And he is marched and brought to the king of terrors (death).
15
“Nothing of his dwells in his tent;
Brimstone (burning sulfur) is scattered over his dwelling [to purify it].
16
“The roots [of the wicked] are dried up below,
And above, his branch is cut off and withers.
17
“Memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name on the street.
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“He is driven and propelled from light into darkness,
And chased from the inhabited world.
19
“He has no offspring or prosperity among his people,
Nor any survivor where he sojourned.
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“Those in the west are astonished and appalled at his fate,
And those in the east are seized with horror.
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“Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked and the ungodly,
And such is the place of him who does not know or recognize or honor God.”
Job 18
Nueva Versión Internacional (Castilian)
Segundo discurso de Bildad
18 Respondió entonces Bildad de Súah:
2 «¿Cuándo pondrás fin a tanta palabrería?
Entra en razón, y entonces hablaremos.
3 ¿Por qué nos tratas como si fuéramos bestias?
¿Por qué nos consideras unos tontos?
4 Es tal tu enojo que te desgarras el alma;
¡mas no por ti quedará desierta la tierra,
ni se moverán de su lugar las rocas!
5 »La lámpara de los malvados se apagará;
la llama de su fuego dejará de arder.
6 Languidece la luz de su morada;
la lámpara que lo alumbra se apagará.
7 El vigor de sus pasos se irá debilitando;
sus propios planes lo derribarán.
8 Sus pies lo harán caer en una trampa,
y entre sus redes quedará atrapado.
9 Quedará sujeto por los tobillos;
quedará atrapado por completo.
10 Un lazo le espera escondido en el suelo;
una trampa está tendida a su paso.
11 El terror lo asalta por doquier,
y anda tras sus pasos.
12 La calamidad lo acosa sin descanso;
el desastre no lo deja un solo instante.
13 La enfermedad le carcome el cuerpo;
la muerte le devora las manos y los pies.[a]
14 Lejos de la seguridad de su morada,
marcha ahora hacia el rey de los terrores.
15 El fuego se ha apoderado de su tienda;[b]
hay azufre ardiente esparcido en su morada.
16 En el tronco, sus raíces se han secado;
en la copa, sus ramas se marchitan.
17 Borrada de la tierra ha sido su memoria;
de su fama nada queda en el país.
18 De la luz es lanzado a las tinieblas;
ha sido expulsado de este mundo.
19 No tiene entre su pueblo hijos ni parientes;
nadie le sobrevive donde él habitó.
20 Del oriente al occidente
los pueblos se asombran de su suerte
y se estremecen de terror.
21 Así es la morada del malvado,
el lugar del que no conoce a Dios».
Job 18
New King James Version
Bildad: The Wicked Are Punished
18 Then (A)Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
2 “How long till you put an end to words?
Gain understanding, and afterward we will speak.
3 Why are we counted (B)as beasts,
And regarded as stupid in your sight?
4 (C)You[a] who tear yourself in anger,
Shall the earth be forsaken for you?
Or shall the rock be removed from its place?
5 “The(D) light of the wicked indeed goes out,
And the flame of his fire does not shine.
6 The light is dark in his tent,
(E)And his lamp beside him is put out.
7 The steps of his strength are shortened,
And (F)his own counsel casts him down.
8 For (G)he is cast into a net by his own feet,
And he walks into a snare.
9 The net takes him by the heel,
And (H)a snare lays hold of him.
10 A noose is hidden for him on the ground,
And a trap for him in the road.
11 (I)Terrors frighten him on every side,
And drive him to his feet.
12 His strength is starved,
And (J)destruction is ready at his side.
13 It devours patches of his skin;
The firstborn of death devours his [b]limbs.
14 He is uprooted from (K)the shelter of his tent,
And they parade him before the king of terrors.
15 They dwell in his tent who are none of his;
Brimstone is scattered on his dwelling.
16 (L)His roots are dried out below,
And his branch withers above.
17 (M)The memory of him perishes from the earth,
And he has no name [c]among the renowned.
18 [d]He is driven from light into darkness,
And chased out of the world.
19 (N)He has neither son nor posterity among his people,
Nor any remaining in his dwellings.
20 Those [e]in the west are astonished (O)at his day,
As those [f]in the east are frightened.
21 Surely such are the dwellings of the wicked,
And this is the place of him who (P)does not know God.”
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