Job 9
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Reina-Valera 1909
1Then Job answered:
1Y RESPONDIÓ Job, y dijo:
2“Yes, I know that it is so, but how can a mortal be righteous before God?
2Ciertamente yo conozco que es así: ¿y cómo se justificará el hombre con Dios?
3If one wished to contend with God, he could not answer Him one time out of a thousand.
3Si quisiere contender con él, no le podrá responder á una cosa de mil.
4God is wise in heart and mighty in strength. Who has resisted Him and prospered?
4El es sabio de corazón, y poderoso en fortaleza: ¿quién se endureció contra él, y quedó en paz?
5He moves mountains without their knowledge and overturns them in His anger.
5Que arranca los montes con su furor, y no conocen quién los trastornó:
6He shakes the earth from its place, so that its foundations tremble.
6Que remueve la tierra de su lugar, y hace temblar sus columnas:
7He commands the sun not to shine; He seals off the stars.
7Que manda al sol, y no sale; y sella las estrellas:
8He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.
8El que extiende solo los cielos, y anda sobre las alturas de la mar:
9He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.
9El que hizo el Arcturo, y el Orión, y las Pléyadas, y los lugares secretos del mediodía:
10He does great things beyond searching out, and wonders without number.
10El que hace cosas grandes é incomprensibles, y maravillosas, sin número.
11Were He to pass by me, I would not see Him; were He to move, I would not recognize Him.
11He aquí que él pasará delante de mí, y yo no lo veré; y pasará, y no lo entenderé.
12If He takes away, who can stop Him? Who dares to ask Him, ‘What are You doing?’
12He aquí, arrebatará; ¿quién le hará restituir? ¿Quién le dirá, Qué haces?
13God does not restrain His anger; the helpers of Rahab cower beneath Him.
13Dios no tornará atrás su ira, y debajo de él se encorvan los que ayudan á los soberbios.
14How then can I answer Him or choose my arguments against Him?
14¿Cuánto menos le responderé yo, y hablaré con él palabras estudiadas?
15For even if I were right, I could not answer. I could only beg my Judge for mercy.
15Que aunque fuese yo justo, no responderé; antes habré de rogar á mi juez.
16If I summoned Him and He answered me, I do not believe He would listen to my voice.
16Que si yo le invocase, y él me respondiese, aun no creeré que haya escuchado mi voz.
17For He would crush me with a tempest and multiply my wounds without cause.
17Porque me ha quebrado con tempestad, y ha aumentado mis heridas sin causa.
18He does not let me catch my breath, but overwhelms me with bitterness.
18No me ha concedido que tome mi aliento; mas hame hartado de amarguras.
19If it is a matter of strength, He is indeed mighty! If it is a matter of justice, who can summon Him ?
19Si habláremos de su potencia, fuerte por cierto es; si de juicio, ¿quién me emplazará?
20Even if I were righteous, my mouth would condemn me; if I were blameless, it would declare me guilty.
20Si yo me justificare, me condenará mi boca; si me dijere perfecto, esto me hará inicuo.
21Though I am blameless, I have no concern for myself; I despise my own life.
21Bien que yo fuese íntegro, no conozco mi alma: reprocharé mi vida.
22It is all the same, and so I say, ‘He destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
22Una cosa resta que yo diga: Al perfecto y al impío él los consume.
23When the scourge brings sudden death, He mocks the despair of the innocent.
23Si azote mata de presto, ríese de la prueba de los inocentes.
24The earth is given into the hand of the wicked; He blindfolds its judges. If it is not He, then who is it?
24La tierra es entregada en manos de los impíos, y él cubre el rostro de sus jueces. Si no es él , ¿quién es ? ¿dónde está?
25My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
25Mis días han sido más ligeros que un correo; huyeron, y no vieron el bien.
26They sweep by like boats of papyrus, like an eagle swooping down on its prey.
26Pasaron cual navíos veloces: como el águila que se arroja á la comida.
27If I were to say, ‘I will forget my complaint and change my expression and smile,’
27Si digo: Olvidaré mi queja, dejaré mi aburrimiento, y esforzaréme:
28I would still dread all my sufferings; I know that You will not acquit me.
28Contúrbanme todos mis trabajos; sé que no me darás por libre.
29Since I am already found guilty, why should I labor in vain?
29Yo soy impío, ¿para qué trabajaré en vano?
30If I should wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye,
30Aunque me lave con aguas de nieve, y limpie mis manos con la misma limpieza,
31then You would plunge me into the pit, and even my own clothes would despise me.
31Aun me hundirás en el hoyo, y mis propios vestidos me abominarán.
32For He is not a man like me, that I can answer Him, that we can take each other to court.
32Porque no es hombre como yo, para que yo le responda, y vengamos juntamente á juicio.
33Nor is there a mediator between us, to lay his hand upon us both.
33No hay entre nosotros árbitro que ponga su mano sobre nosotros ambos.
34Let Him remove His rod from me, so that His terror will no longer frighten me.
34Quite de sobre mí su vara, y su terror no me espante.
35Then I would speak without fear of Him. But as it is, I am on my own.
35Entonces hablaré, y no le temeré: porque así no estoy en mí mismo.
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