Job 29
Reina-Valera 1909Translation
Reina-Valera 1909
World English Bible
1Y VOLVIÓ Job á tomar su propósito, y dijo:
1Job again took up his parable, and said,
2¡Quién me tornase como en los meses pasados, como en los días que Dios me guardaba,
2“Oh that I were as in the months of old, as in the days when God watched over me;
3Cuando hacía resplandecer su candela sobre mi cabeza, á la luz de la cual yo caminaba en la oscuridad;
3when his lamp shone on my head, and by his light I walked through darkness,
4Como fué en los días de mi mocedad, cuando el secreto de Dios estaba en mi tienda;
4as I was in my prime, when the friendship of God was in my tent,
5Cuando aun el Omnipotente estaba conmigo, y mis hijos alrededor de mí;
5when the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were around me,
6Cuando lavaba yo mis caminos con manteca, y la piedra me derramaba ríos de aceite!
6when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out streams of oil for me,
7Cuando salía á la puerta á juicio, y en la plaza hacía preparar mi asiento,
7when I went out to the city gate, when I prepared my seat in the street.
8Los mozos me veían, y se escondían; y los viejos se levantaban, y estaban en pie;
8The young men saw me and hid themselves. The aged rose up and stood.
9Los príncipes detenían sus palabras, ponían la mano sobre su boca;
9The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.
10La voz de los principales se ocultaba, y su lengua se pegaba á su paladar:
10The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.
11Cuando los oídos que me oían, me llamaban bienaventurado, y los ojos que me veían, me daban testimonio:
11For when the ear heard me, then it blessed me, and when the eye saw me, it commended me,
12Porque libraba al pobre que gritaba, y al huérfano que carecía de ayudador.
12because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had no one to help him,
13La bendición del que se iba á perder venía sobre mí; y al corazón de la viuda daba alegría.
13the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
14Vestíame de justicia, y ella me vestía como un manto; y mi toca era juicio.
14I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem.
15Yo era ojos al ciego, y pies al cojo.
15I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame.
16A los menesterosos era padre; y de la causa que no entendía, me informaba con diligencia:
16I was a father to the needy. I researched the cause of him whom I didn’t know.
17Y quebraba los colmillos del inicuo, y de sus dientes hacía soltar la presa.
17I broke the jaws of the unrighteous and plucked the prey out of his teeth.
18Y decía yo: En mi nido moriré, y como arena multiplicaré días.
18Then I said, ‘I will die in my own house, I will count my days as the sand.
19Mi raíz estaba abierta junto á las aguas, y en mis ramas permanecía el rocío.
19My root is spread out to the waters. The dew lies all night on my branch.
20Mi honra se renovaba en mí, y mi arco se corroboraba en mi mano.
20My glory is fresh in me. My bow is renewed in my hand.’
21Oíanme, y esperaban; y callaban á mi consejo.
21“Men listened to me, waited, and kept silence for my counsel.
22Tras mi palabra no replicaban, y mi razón destilaba sobre ellos.
22After my words they didn’t speak again. My speech fell on them.
23Y esperábanme como á la lluvia, y abrían su boca como á la lluvia tardía.
23They waited for me as for the rain. Their mouths drank as with the spring rain.
24Si me reía con ellos, no lo creían: y no abatían la luz de mi rostro.
24I smiled on them when they had no confidence. They didn’t reject the light of my face.
25Calificaba yo el camino de ellos, y sentábame en cabecera; y moraba como rey en el ejército, como el que consuela llorosos.
25I chose out their way, and sat as chief. I lived as a king in the army, as one who comforts the mourners.
Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.