LXXUP Septuaginta de Brenton actualizada WEB World English Bible (clásica, con deuterocanónicos) 1 For there is a place for the silver, whence it comes, And a place for the gold, whence it is refined. 1 CIERTAMENTE la plata tiene sus veneros, y el oro lugar [donde] se forma.
1 “Surely there is a mine for silver, and a place for gold which they refine.
2 For iron comes out of the earth, And brass is hewn out like stone. 2 El hierro se saca del polvo, y de la piedra es fundido el metal.
2 Iron is taken out of the earth, and copper is smelted out of the ore.
3 He has set a bound to darkness, And he searches out every limit: A stone [is] darkness, and the shadow of death. 3 A las tinieblas puso término, y examina todo á la perfección, las piedras [que hay] en la oscuridad y en la sombra de muerte.
3 Man sets an end to darkness, and searches out, to the furthest bound, the stones of obscurity and of thick darkness.
4 There is a cutting off of the torrent by reason of dust: So they that forget the right way are weakened; they are removed from [among] men. 4 Brota el torrente de junto al morador, [aguas] que el pie había olvidado: sécanse luego, vanse del hombre.
4 He breaks open a shaft away from where people live. They are forgotten by the foot. They hang far from men, they swing back and forth.
5 [As for] the earth, out of it shall come bread: Under it has been turned up as it were fire. 5 De la tierra nace el pan, y debajo de ella estará como convertida en fuego.
5 As for the earth, out of it comes bread. Underneath it is turned up as it were by fire.
6 Her stones are the place of the sapphire: And [her] dust [supplies] man with gold. 6 Lugar hay cuyas piedras son zafiro, y sus polvos de oro.
6 Sapphires come from its rocks. It has dust of gold.
7 [There is] a path, the fowl has not known it, Neither has the eye of the vulture seen it: 7 Senda que nunca la conoció ave, ni ojo de buitre la vió:
7 That path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon’s eye seen it.
8 Neither have the sons of the proud trodden it, A lion has not passed upon it. 8 Nunca la pisaron animales fieros, ni león pasó por ella.
8 The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
9 He has stretched forth his hand on the sharp [rock], And turned up mountains by the roots: 9 En el pedernal puso su mano, y trastornó los montes de raíz.
9 He puts his hand on the flinty rock, and he overturns the mountains by the roots.
10 And he has interrupted the whirlpools of rivers, And mine eye has seen every precious thing. 10 De los peñascos cortó ríos, y sus ojos vieron todo lo preciado.
10 He cuts out channels among the rocks. His eye sees every precious thing.
11 And he has laid bare the depths of rivers, And has brought his power to light. 11 Detuvo los ríos en su nacimiento, é hizo salir á luz lo escondido.
11 He binds the streams that they don’t trickle. The thing that is hidden he brings out to light.
12 But whence has wisdom been discovered? And what is the place of knowledge? 12 Empero ¿dónde se hallará la sabiduría? ¿y dónde está el lugar de la prudencia?
12 “But where will wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?
13 A mortal has not known its way, Neither indeed has it been discovered among men. 13 No conoce su valor el hombre, ni se halla en la tierra de los vivientes.
13 Man doesn’t know its price, and it isn’t found in the land of the living.
14 The depth said, It is not in me: And the sea said, It is not with me. 14 El abismo dice: No está en mí: y la mar dijo: Ni conmigo.
14 The deep says, ‘It isn’t in me.’ The sea says, ‘It isn’t with me.’
15 One shall not give fine gold instead of it, Neither shall silver be weighed in exchange for it. 15 No se dará por oro, ni su precio será á peso de plata.
15 It can’t be gotten for gold, neither will silver be weighed for its price.
16 Neither shall it be compared with gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx and sapphire. 16 No puede ser apreciada con oro de Ophir, ni con onique precioso, ni con zafiro.
16 It can’t be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17 Gold and crystal shall not be equaled to it, Neither shall vessels of gold be its exchange. 17 El oro no se le igualará, ni el diamante; ni se trocará por vaso de oro fino.
17 Gold and glass can’t equal it, neither will it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
18 Coral and fine pearl shall not be mentioned: But do thou esteem wisdom above the most precious things. 18 De coral ni de perlas no se hará mención: la sabiduría es mejor que piedras preciosas.
18 No mention will be made of coral or of crystal. Yes, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia shall not be equaled to it; It shall not be compared with pure gold. 19 No se igualará con ella esmeralda de Ethiopía; no se podrá apreciar con oro fino.
19 The topaz of Ethiopia will not equal it. It won’t be valued with pure gold.
20 Whence then is wisdom found? And of what kind is the place of understanding? 20 ¿De dónde pues vendrá la sabiduría? ¿y dónde está el lugar de la inteligencia?
20 Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?
21 It has escaped the notice of every man, And has been hidden from the birds of the sky. 21 Porque encubierta está á los ojos de todo viviente, y á toda ave del cielo es oculta.
21 Seeing it is hidden from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the birds of the sky.
22 Destruction and Death said, We have heard the report of it. 22 El infierno y la muerte dijeron: Su fama hemos oído con nuestros oídos.
22 Destruction and Death say, ‘We have heard a rumor of it with our ears.’
23 God has well ordered the way of it, And he knows the place of it. 23 Dios entiende el camino de ella, y él conoce su lugar.
23 “God understands its way, and he knows its place.
24 For he surveys the whole [earth] under heaven, Knowing the things in the earth: 24 Porque él mira hasta los fines de la tierra, y ve debajo de todo el cielo.
24 For he looks to the ends of the earth, and sees under the whole sky.
25 all that he has made; The weight of the winds, the measures of the water. 25 Al dar peso al viento, y poner las aguas por medida;
25 He establishes the force of the wind. Yes, he measures out the waters by measure.
26 When he made [them], thus he saw and numbered them, And made a way for the pealing of the thunder. 26 Cuando él hizo ley á la lluvia, y camino al relámpago de los truenos;
26 When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder,
27 Then he saw it, and declared it: He prepared it [and] traced it out. 27 Entonces la veía él, y la manifestaba; preparóla y descubrióla también.
27 then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.
28 And he said to man, Behold, godliness is wisdom; And to abstain from evil is understanding. 28 Y dijo al hombre: He aquí que el temor del Señor es la sabiduría, y el apartarse del mal la inteligencia.
28 To man he said, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.’”