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Job 33
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33 »No obstante, oh Job, escucha, por favor, mis razones;

atiende a todas mis palabras.
2 He aquí, yo abro mi boca;
mi lengua habla en mi paladar.
3 Mis dichos declaran mi rectitud de corazón;
lo que mis labios saben lo dicen con sinceridad.
4 El Espíritu de Dios me hizo;
el aliento del Todopoderoso me da vida.
5 Si acaso puedes, respóndeme. Alístate y preséntate ante mí.
6 He aquí que yo estoy, como tú, ante Dios;
yo también fui formado del barro.
7 He aquí, mi terror no te ha de espantar
ni mi mano pesará demasiado sobre ti.
8 »En verdad, tú hablaste a oídos míos;
yo oí el sonido de tus palabras:
9 “Yo soy limpio y sin transgresión; soy inocente, y no hay maldad en mí.
10 He aquí, Dios halla pretextos contra mí y me considera su enemigo.
11 Puso mis pies en el cepo
y vigila todas mis sendas”[a].
12 »He aquí yo te respondo
que en esto no tienes razón
porque Dios es más grande que el hombre.
13 ¿Por qué contiendes contra él, siendo que él no da cuenta
de ninguna de sus palabras?
14 Porque Dios habla de una manera
y de otra, pero nadie lo nota.
15 Habla por sueños, en visión nocturna, cuando el sopor cae sobre los hombres, cuando uno se adormece sobre la cama.
16 Entonces abre el oído de los hombres
y sella la instrucción para ellos,
17 para apartar al hombre de lo que hace, para destruir la arrogancia del varón,
18 para librar su alma de la fosa
y su vida de ser traspasada por la lanza.
19 »Él es reprendido con dolor sobre
su lecho
y con constante dolor en sus huesos.
20 Hacen que su vida aborrezca el alimento;
y su alma, su comida favorita.
21 Su carne se consume hasta dejar de ser vista,
y aparecen sus huesos que no se veían.
22 Su alma se acerca a la fosa,
y su vida a los que causan la muerte.
23 »Oh, si hubiese a su lado un ángel,
un intercesor, uno entre mil,
para declarar al hombre lo que le
es recto,
24 y que, al ser favorecido por la gracia,
dijese: “Líbralo de descender a la fosa, pues le he hallado rescate”.
25 Entonces su carne volvería a ser más tierna que en su adolescencia,
y volvería a los días de su juventud.
26 Oraría a Dios, y le sería favorable. Vería su rostro con gritos de júbilo,
y Dios restituiría al hombre su justicia.
27 Cantaría entre los hombres diciendo: “Yo había pecado y pervertido lo recto, y no me fue retribuido.
28 Él libró mi alma de pasar a la fosa,
y mi vida verá la luz”.
29 »He aquí, Dios hace todas estas cosas con el hombre, dos y tres veces,
30 para restaurar su alma de la fosa
y para iluminarlo con la luz de la vida.
31 »Atiende, oh Job; escúchame. Calla, y yo hablaré.
32 Si tienes palabras, respóndeme. Habla, porque yo quiero justificarte.
33 Y si no, escúchame.
Calla, y yo te enseñaré sabiduría.

Footnotes

  1. Job 33:11 Cf. Job 13:18-27.
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Job 33
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Elihu Contradicts Job

33 “But please, Job, hear my speech,
And listen to all my words.
2 Now, I open my mouth;
My tongue speaks in my mouth.
3 My words come from my upright heart;
My lips utter pure knowledge.
4 (A)The Spirit of God has made me,
And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
5 If you can answer me,
Set your words in order before me;
Take your stand.
6 (B)Truly I am [a]as your spokesman before God;
I also have been formed out of clay.
7 (C)Surely no fear of me will terrify you,
Nor will my hand be heavy on you.

8 “Surely you have spoken [b]in my hearing,
And I have heard the sound of your words, saying,
9 ‘I(D) am pure, without transgression;
I am innocent, and there is no iniquity in me.
10 Yet He finds occasions against me,
(E)He counts me as His enemy;
11 (F)He puts my feet in the stocks,
He watches all my paths.’

12 “Look, in this you are not righteous.
I will answer you,
For God is greater than man.
13 Why do you (G)contend with Him?
For He does not give an accounting of any of His words.
14 (H)For God may speak in one way, or in another,
Yet man does not perceive it.
15 (I)In a dream, in a vision of the night,
When deep sleep falls upon men,
While slumbering on their beds,
16 (J)Then He opens the ears of men,
And seals their instruction.
17 In order to turn man from his deed,
And conceal pride from man,
18 He keeps back his soul from the Pit,
And his life from [c]perishing by the sword.

19 “Man is also chastened with pain on his (K)bed,
And with strong pain in many of his bones,
20 (L)So that his life abhors (M)bread,
And his soul [d]succulent food.
21 His flesh wastes away from sight,
And his bones stick out which once were not seen.
22 Yes, his soul draws near the Pit,
And his life to the executioners.

23 “If there is a messenger for him,
A mediator, one among a thousand,
To show man His uprightness,
24 Then He is gracious to him, and says,
‘Deliver him from going down to the Pit;
I have found [e]a ransom’;
25 His flesh shall be young like a child’s,
He shall return to the days of his youth.
26 He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him,
He shall see His face with joy,
For He restores to man His righteousness.
27 Then he looks at men and (N)says,
‘I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
And it (O)did not profit me.’
28 He will (P)redeem [f]his soul from going down to the Pit,
And his life shall see the light.

29 “Behold, God works all these things,
Twice, in fact, three times with a man,
30 (Q)To bring back his soul from the Pit,
That he may be enlightened with the light of life.

31 “Give ear, Job, listen to me;
Hold your peace, and I will speak.
32 If you have anything to say, answer me;
Speak, for I desire to justify you.
33 If not, (R)listen to me;
[g]Hold your peace, and I will teach you wisdom.”

Footnotes

  1. Job 33:6 Lit. as your mouth
  2. Job 33:8 Lit. in my ears
  3. Job 33:18 Lit. passing
  4. Job 33:20 desirable
  5. Job 33:24 an atonement
  6. Job 33:28 Kt. my
  7. Job 33:33 Keep silent
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Job 33
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33 “But now, Job, listen(A) to my words;
    pay attention to everything I say.(B)
2 I am about to open my mouth;
    my words are on the tip of my tongue.
3 My words come from an upright heart;(C)
    my lips sincerely speak what I know.(D)
4 The Spirit(E) of God has made me;(F)
    the breath of the Almighty(G) gives me life.(H)
5 Answer me(I) then, if you can;
    stand up(J) and argue your case before me.(K)
6 I am the same as you in God’s sight;(L)
    I too am a piece of clay.(M)
7 No fear of me should alarm you,
    nor should my hand be heavy on you.(N)

8 “But you have said in my hearing—
    I heard the very words—
9 ‘I am pure,(O) I have done no wrong;(P)
    I am clean and free from sin.(Q)
10 Yet God has found fault with me;
    he considers me his enemy.(R)
11 He fastens my feet in shackles;(S)
    he keeps close watch on all my paths.’(T)

12 “But I tell you, in this you are not right,
    for God is greater than any mortal.(U)
13 Why do you complain to him(V)
    that he responds to no one’s words[a]?(W)
14 For God does speak(X)—now one way, now another(Y)—
    though no one perceives it.(Z)
15 In a dream,(AA) in a vision(AB) of the night,(AC)
    when deep sleep(AD) falls on people
    as they slumber in their beds,
16 he may speak(AE) in their ears
    and terrify them(AF) with warnings,(AG)
17 to turn them from wrongdoing
    and keep them from pride,(AH)
18 to preserve them from the pit,(AI)
    their lives from perishing by the sword.[b](AJ)

19 “Or someone may be chastened(AK) on a bed of pain(AL)
    with constant distress in their bones,(AM)
20 so that their body finds food(AN) repulsive
    and their soul loathes the choicest meal.(AO)
21 Their flesh wastes away to nothing,
    and their bones,(AP) once hidden, now stick out.(AQ)
22 They draw near to the pit,(AR)
    and their life to the messengers of death.[c](AS)
23 Yet if there is an angel at their side,
    a messenger,(AT) one out of a thousand,
    sent to tell them how to be upright,(AU)
24 and he is gracious to that person and says to God,
    ‘Spare them from going down to the pit;(AV)
    I have found a ransom for them(AW)—
25 let their flesh be renewed(AX) like a child’s;
    let them be restored as in the days of their youth’(AY)—
26 then that person can pray to God and find favor with him,(AZ)
    they will see God’s face and shout for joy;(BA)
    he will restore them to full well-being.(BB)
27 And they will go to others and say,
    ‘I have sinned,(BC) I have perverted what is right,(BD)
    but I did not get what I deserved.(BE)
28 God has delivered(BF) me from going down to the pit,(BG)
    and I shall live to enjoy the light of life.’(BH)

29 “God does all these things to a person(BI)—
    twice, even three times(BJ)—
30 to turn them back(BK) from the pit,(BL)
    that the light of life(BM) may shine on them.(BN)

31 “Pay attention, Job, and listen(BO) to me;(BP)
    be silent,(BQ) and I will speak.
32 If you have anything to say, answer me;(BR)
    speak up, for I want to vindicate you.(BS)
33 But if not, then listen to me;(BT)
    be silent,(BU) and I will teach you wisdom.(BV)”

Footnotes

  1. Job 33:13 Or that he does not answer for any of his actions
  2. Job 33:18 Or from crossing the river
  3. Job 33:22 Or to the place of the dead
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