Job 22 JPS Tanakh (1917)
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- Numbers like (22-2) in the text give the Hebrew verse numbering where it differs.
1 Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said:
1 Y RESPONDIÓ Eliphaz Temanita, y dijo:
1 Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered,
2 Can a man be profitable unto God? Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?
2 ¿Traerá el hombre provecho á Dios, porque el sabio sea provechoso á sí mismo?
2 “Can a man be profitable to God? Surely he who is wise is profitable to himself.
3 Is it any advantage to the Almighty, that thou art righteous? Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless?
3 ¿Tiene su contentamiento el Omnipotente en que tú seas justificado, ó provecho de que tú hagas perfectos tus caminos?
3 Is it any pleasure to the Almighty that you are righteous? Or does it benefit him that you make your ways perfect?
4 Is it for thy fear of Him that He reproveth thee, that He entereth with thee into judgment?
4 ¿Castigaráte acaso, ó vendrá contigo á juicio porque te teme?
4 Is it for your piety that he reproves you, that he enters with you into judgment?
5 Is not thy wickedness great? And are not thine iniquities without end?
5 Por cierto tu malicia es grande, y tus maldades no tienen fin.
5 Isn’t your wickedness great? Neither is there any end to your iniquities.
6 For thou hast taken pledges of thy brother for nought, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
6 Porque sacaste prenda á tus hermanos sin causa, é hiciste desnudar las ropas de los desnudos.
6 For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.
7 Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.
7 No diste de beber agua al cansado, y detuviste el pan al hambriento.
7 You haven’t given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.
8 And as a mighty man, who hath the earth, and as a man of rank, who dwelleth in it,
8 Empero el hombre pudiente tuvo la tierra; y habitó en ella el distinguido.
8 But as for the mighty man, he had the earth. The honorable man, he lived in it.
9 Thou hast sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
9 Las viudas enviaste vacías, y los brazos de los huérfanos fueron quebrados.
9 You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken.
10 Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee,
10 Por tanto hay lazos alrededor de ti, y te turba espanto repentino;
10 Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you,
11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see, and abundance of waters cover thee.
11 O tinieblas, porque no veas; y abundancia de agua te cubre.
11 or darkness, so that you can not see, and floods of waters cover you.
12 Is not God in the height of heaven? And behold the topmost of the stars, how high they are!
12 ¿No está Dios en la altura de los cielos? Mira lo encumbrado de las estrellas, cuán elevadas están.
12 “Isn’t God in the heights of heaven? See the height of the stars, how high they are!
13 And thou sayest: 'What doth God know? Can He judge through the dark cloud?
13 ¿Y dirás tú: Qué sabe Dios? ¿cómo juzgará por medio de la oscuridad?
13 You say, ‘What does God know? Can he judge through the thick darkness?
14 Thick clouds are a covering to Him, that He seeth not; and He walketh in the circuit of heaven.'
14 Las nubes son su escondedero, y no ve; y por el circuito del cielo se pasea.
14 Thick clouds are a covering to him, so that he doesn’t see. He walks on the vault of the sky.’
15 Wilt thou keep the old way which wicked men have trodden?
15 ¿Quieres tú guardar la senda antigua, que pisaron los hombres perversos?
15 Will you keep the old way, which wicked men have trodden,
16 Who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream;
16 Los cuales fueron cortados antes de tiempo, cuyo fundamento fué como un río derramado:
16 who were snatched away before their time, whose foundation was poured out as a stream,
17 Who said unto God: 'Depart from us'; and what could the Almighty do unto them?
17 Que decían á Dios: Apártate de nosotros. ¿Y qué les había hecho el Omnipotente?
17 who said to God, ‘Depart from us!’ and, ‘What can the Almighty do for us?’
18 Yet He filled their houses with good things — but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
18 Habíales él henchido sus casas de bienes. Sea empero el consejo de ellos lejos de mí.
18 Yet he filled their houses with good things, but the counsel of the wicked is far from me.
19 The righteous saw it, and were glad, and the innocent laugh them to scorn:
19 Verán los justos y se gozarán; y el inocente los escarnecerá, [diciendo]:
19 The righteous see it, and are glad. The innocent ridicule them,
20 'Surely their substance is cut off, and their abundance the fire hath consumed.'
20 Fué cortada nuestra sustancia, habiendo consumido el fuego el resto de ellos.
20 saying, ‘Surely those who rose up against us are cut off. The fire has consumed their remnant.’
21 Acquaint now thyself with Him, and be at peace; thereby shall thine increase be good.
21 Amístate ahora con él, y tendrás paz; y por ello te vendrá bien.
21 “Acquaint yourself with him now, and be at peace. By it, good will come to you.
22 Receive, I pray thee, instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in thy heart.
22 Toma ahora la ley de su boca, y pon sus palabras en tu corazón.
22 Please receive instruction from his mouth, and lay up his words in your heart.
23 If thou return to the Almighty, thou shalt be built up — if thou put away unrighteousness far from thy tents,
23 Si te tornares al Omnipotente, serás edificado; alejarás de tu tienda la aflicción;
23 If you return to the Almighty, you will be built up, if you put away unrighteousness far from your tents.
24 And lay thy treasure in the dust, and the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
24 Y tendrás más oro que tierra, y como piedras de arroyos oro de Ophir;
24 Lay your treasure in the dust, the gold of Ophir among the stones of the brooks.
25 And the Almighty be thy treasure, and precious silver unto thee;
25 Y el Todopoderoso será tu defensa, y tendrás plata á montones.
25 The Almighty will be your treasure, and precious silver to you.
26 Then surely shalt thou have thy delight in the Almighty, and shalt lift up thy face unto God.
26 Porque entonces te deleitarás en el Omnipotente, y alzarás á Dios tu rostro.
26 For then you will delight yourself in the Almighty, and will lift up your face to God.
27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto Him, and He will hear thee, and thou shalt pay thy vows;
27 Orarás á él, y él te oirá; y tú pagarás tus votos.
27 You will make your prayer to him, and he will hear you. You will pay your vows.
28 Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee, and light shall shine upon thy ways.
28 Determinarás asimismo una cosa, y serte ha firme; y sobre tus caminos resplandecerá luz.
28 You will also decree a thing, and it will be established to you. Light will shine on your ways.
29 When they cast thee down, thou shalt say: 'There is lifting up'; for the humble person He saveth.
29 Cuando fueren abatidos, dirás tú: Ensalzamiento [habrá]: y [Dios] salvará al humilde de ojos.
29 When they cast down, you will say, ‘be lifted up.’ He will save the humble person.
30 He delivereth him that is innocent, yea, thou shalt be delivered through the cleanness of thy hands.
30 El libertará la isla del inocente; y por la limpieza de tus manos será librada.
30 He will even deliver him who is not innocent. Yes, he will be delivered through the cleanness of your hands.”
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 2 Luke 17:10; Galatians 6:7–8; Job 35:6–8; Psalm 16:2; Proverbs 3:13–18
- 3 Proverbs 15:8; 2 Corinthians 7:1; Proverbs 12:22; Proverbs 11:1; Psalm 147:10–11
- 4 Job 14:3; Psalm 143:2; Isaiah 3:14–15; Revelation 3:19; Psalm 39:11
- 5 Job 15:5–6; Psalm 40:12; Job 21:27; Job 11:14; Psalm 19:12
- 6 Exodus 22:26; Ezekiel 18:12; Ezekiel 18:16; Deuteronomy 24:10–18; Job 24:3
- 7 Job 31:17; Isaiah 58:7; Matthew 25:42; Ezekiel 18:16; Ezekiel 18:7
- 8 Isaiah 9:15; Job 31:34; Psalm 12:8; Job 29:7–17; Micah 7:3
- 9 Job 24:21; Ezekiel 22:7; Job 24:3; Isaiah 10:2; Job 31:21
- 10 Job 13:21; Job 6:4; Job 18:8–10; 1 Thessalonians 5:3; Psalm 11:6
- 11 Psalm 69:1–2; Lamentations 3:54; Jonah 2:3; Lamentations 3:2; Job 38:34
- 12 Isaiah 66:1; Ecclesiastes 5:2; Job 11:8; Psalm 8:3–4; Isaiah 57:15
- 13 Ezekiel 8:12; Psalm 10:11; Ezekiel 9:9; Psalm 73:11; Psalm 94:7–9
- 14 Psalm 97:2; Psalm 139:11–12; Psalm 33:14; Job 34:22; Jeremiah 23:24
- 15 Luke 17:26–27; Genesis 6:11–13; Genesis 6:5
- 16 Job 15:32; Genesis 7:17–24; Matthew 24:37–39; 2 Peter 2:5; Psalm 55:23
- 17 Job 21:14–15; Romans 1:28; Psalm 4:6; Matthew 8:29; Isaiah 30:11
- 18 Job 21:16; Job 12:6; 1 Samuel 2:7; Jeremiah 12:2; Psalm 17:14
- 19 Psalm 58:10; Psalm 107:42; Psalm 52:6; Psalm 97:8; Revelation 18:20
- 20 Job 1:16; Genesis 19:24; 2 Peter 2:6–7; Job 20:26; Job 15:5–6
- 21 1 Chronicles 28:9; Isaiah 27:5; Philippians 4:7; Psalm 34:10; Ephesians 2:14–17
- 22 Psalm 119:11; Job 23:12; Deuteronomy 6:6–9; Deuteronomy 4:1–2; Jeremiah 15:16
- 23 Job 11:13–14; Zechariah 1:3; Job 8:5–6; Isaiah 55:6–7; Hosea 14:1–2
- 24 1 Kings 9:28; Isaiah 13:12; Psalm 45:9; Genesis 10:29; 2 Chronicles 9:10
- 25 Isaiah 33:6; Psalm 16:5–6; Genesis 15:1; Psalm 18:2; Psalm 84:11
- 26 Isaiah 58:14; Psalm 37:4; Job 27:10; Job 11:15; Romans 7:22
- 27 Isaiah 58:9; 1 John 5:14–15; Psalm 116:1; Psalm 91:15; Psalm 50:14–15
- 28 Matthew 21:22; Psalm 90:17; Psalm 20:4; Isaiah 30:21; Proverbs 4:18
- 29 Job 5:19–27; James 4:6; Luke 1:52; 1 Peter 5:5; Matthew 23:12
- 30 Job 42:7–8; James 5:15–16; Genesis 18:26–32; Psalm 18:20; Acts 27:24
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