Job 22
Evangelical Heritage Version
Round Three: Eliphaz’s Speech
22 Eliphaz the Temanite responded:
2 Can a man benefit God?
Can even a wise man be of any use to him?
3 Should the Almighty be delighted if you are righteous?
Does he gain any advantage if your ways are blameless?
4 Is it because of your reverence that he rebukes you
and comes against you in judgment?
5 Isn’t your wickedness great?
Isn’t your guilt endless?
6 You have seized collateral from your brothers without cause,
and you have stripped off clothing from the naked.
7 You have not given water to the weary,
and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
8 The earth belongs to a forceful man,
and a well-respected man dwells in it.[a]
9 You send widows away empty-handed.
You crush the arms of the fatherless.
10 That is why snares are all around you,
and sudden fear overwhelms you.
11 That is why you cannot see in the darkness,
and floodwaters cover you.
12 Is not God in the heights of heaven?
Look at[b] the highest stars, so high above!
13 But you say, “What does God know?
Can he judge through the thick darkness?
14 Dark clouds are a veil around him,
so he does not see us
as he walks back and forth in heaven’s dome.”
15 Are you the guardian of the ancient way,
the one traveled by wicked men?
16 They were snatched away before their time.[c]
Their foundation was washed away by a river.
17 They said to God, “Keep away from us,”
and “What can the Almighty do to us?”[d]
18 even though he had filled their houses with good.
That is why the way of life of the wicked is far from me.
19 The righteous see this and are glad.
The innocent mock them, saying,
20 “Surely our adversaries have been erased!
Fire has eaten up their abundance.”
21 Be reconciled with God.
Be at peace with him.
Then good will come to you.
22 Accept teaching from his mouth,
and set his words in your heart.
23 If you turn to the Almighty, you will be built up.
If you want to put injustice far from your tent,
24 throw your purest gold[e] into the dust
and your gold from Ophir upon the rocks in the ravines.
25 Then the Almighty will be your purest gold
and your most precious silver.
26 Then you will find pleasure in the Almighty,
and you will lift up your face to God.
27 You will pray to God, and he will hear you,
and you will fulfill your vows.
28 You will decide on a matter, and it will be done for you,
and light will shine on your ways.
29 When people are brought low,
and you say, “Lift them up,”
God will save the downcast.
30 He will deliver even the person who is not innocent,
who will escape by the purity of your hands.
Footnotes
- Job 22:8 The connection of this verse to the context is unclear. It may be an excuse that greedy rich people use for not helping the poor or an indirect accusation of Job.
- Job 22:12 Or he sees
- Job 22:16 Or with no time to get away
- Job 22:17 The reading us follows the ancient versions. The Hebrew reads them.
- Job 22:24 Or gold nuggets
Job 22
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Elifaz acusa a Job
22 Entonces Elifaz, el temanita respondió:
2 «¿Puede un hombre[a] ser útil a Dios(A),
O un sabio útil para sí mismo?
3 -»¿Es de algún beneficio al Todopoderoso[b] que tú seas justo,
O gana algo si haces perfectos tus caminos?
4 -»¿Es a causa de tu piedad[c] que Él te reprende,
Que entra en juicio contigo(B)?
5 -»¿No es grande tu maldad,
Y sin fin tus iniquidades(C)?
6 -»Porque sin razón tomabas prendas(D) de tus hermanos,
Y has despojado de sus ropas a los desnudos(E).
7 -»No dabas a beber agua al cansado,
Y le negabas(F) pan al hambriento(G).
8 -»Pero la tierra es del poderoso(H),
Y el privilegiado[d](I) mora en ella.
9 -»Despedías a las viudas(J) con las manos vacías
Y quebrabas los brazos[e] de los huérfanos(K).
10 -»Por eso te rodean lazos(L),
Y te aterra temor repentino(M),
11 O tinieblas(N), y no puedes ver,
Y abundancia de agua te cubre(O).
12 ¶»¿No está Dios en lo alto de los cielos(P)?
Mira también las más lejanas[f] estrellas, ¡cuán altas están!
13 -»Y tú dices: “¿Qué sabe Dios(Q)?
¿Puede Él juzgar a través de las densas tinieblas?
14 -”Las nubes lo ocultan(R), y no puede ver,
Y se pasea por la bóveda[g] del cielo”.
15 -»¿Seguirás en la senda antigua
En que anduvieron los hombres malvados(S),
16 Que fueron arrebatados antes de su tiempo(T),
Y cuyos cimientos fueron arrasados[h] por un río(U)?
17 -»Ellos dijeron a Dios: “Apártate de nosotros”
Y: “¿Qué puede hacernos[i] el Todopoderoso(V)?”.
18 -»Él había llenado de bienes sus casas(W),
Pero el consejo de los malos está lejos de mí(X).
19 -»Los justos ven y se alegran,
Y el inocente se burla de ellos(Y),
20 Diciendo: “Ciertamente nuestros adversarios han sido destruidos,
Y el fuego ha consumido(Z) su abundancia[j]”.
21 ¶»Cede[k] ahora y haz la paz con Él,
Así te vendrá el bien(AA).
22 -»Recibe, te ruego, la instrucción[l] de Su boca,
Y pon Sus palabras en tu corazón(AB).
23 -»Si vuelves al Todopoderoso(AC), serás restaurado[m].
Si alejas de tu tienda la injusticia(AD),
24 Y pones tu oro[n](AE) en el polvo,
Y el oro de Ofir entre las piedras de los arroyos,
25 El Todopoderoso será para ti tu oro[o]
Y tu plata escogida.
26 -»Porque entonces te deleitarás en el Todopoderoso(AF),
Y alzarás a Dios tu rostro.
27 -»Orarás a Él(AG) y te escuchará(AH),
Y cumplirás tus votos.
28 -»Decidirás una cosa, y se te cumplirá,
Y en tus caminos resplandecerá la luz(AI).
29 -»Cuando estés abatido[p], hablarás con confianza[q]
Y Él salvará al humilde[r](AJ).
30 -»Él librará aun al que no es inocente,
Que será librado por la pureza de tus manos[s](AK)».
Footnotes
- 22:2 Lit. hombre fuerte.
- 22:3 Lit. Shaddai.
- 22:4 O temor.
- 22:8 Lit. y rostro altivo.
- 22:9 O la fuerza.
- 22:12 Lit. la corona, parte superior de las.
- 22:14 Lit. el círculo.
- 22:16 Lit. derramados.
- 22:17 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en el T.M., hacerles.
- 22:20 O exceso.
- 22:21 O Conócelo íntimamente.
- 22:22 O la ley.
- 22:23 Lit. edificado.
- 22:24 Lit. mineral.
- 22:25 Lit. mineral.
- 22:29 Lit. te hagan caer.
- 22:29 Lit. orgullo.
- 22:29 Lit. humilde de ojos.
- 22:30 Lit. palmas.
Job 22
New King James Version
Eliphaz Accuses Job of Wickedness
22 Then (A)Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said:
2 “Can(B) a man be profitable to God,
Though he who is wise may be profitable to himself?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous?
Or is it gain to Him that you make your ways blameless?
4 “Is it because of your fear of Him that He corrects you,
And enters into judgment with you?
5 Is not your wickedness great,
And your iniquity without end?
6 For you have (C)taken pledges from your brother for no reason,
And stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 You have not given the weary water to drink,
And you (D)have withheld bread from the hungry.
8 But the [a]mighty man possessed the land,
And the honorable man dwelt in it.
9 You have sent widows away empty,
And the [b]strength of the fatherless was crushed.
10 Therefore snares are all around you,
And sudden fear troubles you,
11 Or darkness so that you cannot see;
And an abundance of (E)water covers you.
12 “Is not God in the height of heaven?
And see the highest stars, how lofty they are!
13 And you say, (F)‘What does God know?
Can He judge through the deep darkness?
14 (G)Thick clouds cover Him, so that He cannot see,
And He walks above the circle of heaven.’
15 Will you keep to the old way
Which wicked men have trod,
16 Who (H)were cut down before their time,
Whose foundations were swept away by a flood?
17 (I)They said to God, ‘Depart from us!
What can the Almighty do to [c]them?’
18 Yet He filled their houses with good things;
But the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 “The(J) righteous see it and are glad,
And the innocent laugh at them:
20 ‘Surely our [d]adversaries are cut down,
And the fire consumes their remnant.’
21 “Now acquaint yourself with Him, and (K)be at peace;
Thereby good will come to you.
22 Receive, please, (L)instruction from His mouth,
And (M)lay up His words in your heart.
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up;
You will remove iniquity far from your tents.
24 Then you will (N)lay your gold in the dust,
And the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
25 Yes, the Almighty will be your [e]gold
And your precious silver;
26 For then you will have your (O)delight in the Almighty,
And lift up your face to God.
27 (P)You will make your prayer to Him,
He will hear you,
And you will pay your vows.
28 You will also declare a thing,
And it will be established for you;
So light will shine on your ways.
29 When they cast you down, and you say, ‘Exaltation will come!’
Then (Q)He will save the humble person.
30 He will even deliver one who is not innocent;
Yes, he will be delivered by the purity of your hands.”
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