Job 13

1“Todo esto lo han visto mis ojos; mis oídos lo han oído y lo comprendieron.

2Lo que vosotros sabéis, lo sé yo también, no soy inferior a vosotros.

3Mas quiero hablar con el Todopoderoso, mi anhelo es discutir con Dios.

4Vosotros fraguáis mentiras; sois médicos inútiles todos.

5Callaos, por fin; que os será reputado por sabiduría.

6Oíd, por favor, mi defensa y prestad atención a las razones que alega mi boca.

7¿Queréis acaso hablar falsedades en favor de Dios, decir mentiras en obsequio suyo?

8¿Pretendéis prestarle favores, patrocinar la causa de Dios?

9¿Os sería grato que Él os sondease, o pensáis engañarlo como se engaña a un hombre?

10Os reprenderá sin falta, si solapadamente sois parciales.

11¿No os causa miedo su majestad? ¿No caerá sobre vosotros su espanto?

12Vuestros argumentos son necedades, y vuestras fortalezas, fortalezas de barro.

13Callaos, que yo hablaré; venga sobre mí lo que viniere.

14Sea lo que fuere, tomaré mi carne entre mis dientes, y pondré mi alma en mi mano.

15Aunque Él me matase y yo nada tuviese que esperar, defendería ante Él mi conducta.

16Al fin Él mismo me defenderá; porque el impío no puede comparecer en su presencia.

17Escuchad atentamente mi palabra, mis argumentos os penetren el oído.

18Tengo bien preparada (mi) causa, y sé que seré justificado.

19¿Quién quiere litigar conmigo? pues si yo callara, me moriría.

20Solo dos cosas alejes de mí; y no me esconderé de tu presencia:

21que retires de mí tu mano, y no me espanten más tus terrores.

22Luego llama, y yo contestaré; o hablaré yo, y Tú me respondes.

23¿Cuántos son mis delitos y pecados? Dime mis faltas y transgresiones.

24¿Por qué ocultas tu rostro, y me tienes por enemigo tuyo?

25¿Quieres aterrar una hoja que lleva el viento, perseguir una paja reseca?

26Porque decretas contra mí penas tan amargas, y me imputas las faltas de mi mocedad.

27Pones mis pies en el cepo, observas todos mis pasos y acechas las plantas de mis pies.

28Me consumo como un (leño) carcomido, como ropa roída por la polilla.”

1[Ecce omnia hæc vidit oculus meus, et audivit auris mea, et intellexi singula.

2Secundum scientiam vestram et ego novi: nec inferior vestri sum.

3Sed tamen ad Omnipotentem loquar, et disputare cum Deo cupio:

4prius vos ostendens fabricatores mendacii, et cultores perversorum dogmatum.

5Atque utinam taceretis, ut putaremini esse sapientes.

6Audite ergo correptionem meam, et judicium labiorum meorum attendite.

7Numquid Deus indiget vestro mendacio, ut pro illo loquamini dolos?

8numquid faciem ejus accipitis, et pro Deo judicare nitimini?

9aut placebit ei quem celare nihil potest? aut decipietur, ut homo, vestris fraudulentiis?

10Ipse vos arguet, quoniam in abscondito faciem ejus accipitis.

11Statim ut se commoverit, turbabit vos, et terror ejus irruet super vos.

12Memoria vestra comparabitur cineri, et redigentur in lutum cervices vestræ.

13Tacete paulisper, ut loquar quodcumque mihi mens suggesserit.

14Quare lacero carnes meas dentibus meis, et animam meam porto in manibus meis?

15Etiam si occiderit me, in ipso sperabo: verumtamen vias meas in conspectu ejus arguam.

16Et ipse erit salvator meus: non enim veniet in conspectu ejus omnis hypocrita.

17Audite sermonem meum, et ænigmata percipite auribus vestris.

18Si fuero judicatus, scio quod justus inveniar.

19Quis est qui judicetur mecum? veniat: quare tacens consumor?

20Duo tantum ne facias mihi, et tunc a facie tua non abscondar:

21manum tuam longe fac a me, et formido tua non me terreat.

22Voca me, et ego respondebo tibi: aut certe loquar, et tu responde mihi.

23Quantas habeo iniquitates et peccata? scelera mea et delicta ostende mihi.

24Cur faciem tuam abscondis, et arbitraris me inimicum tuum?

25Contra folium, quod vento rapitur, ostendis potentiam tuam, et stipulam siccam persequeris:

26scribis enim contra me amaritudines, et consumere me vis peccatis adolescentiæ meæ.

27Posuisti in nervo pedem meum, et observasti omnes semitas meas, et vestigia pedum meorum considerasti:

28qui quasi putredo consumendus sum, et quasi vestimentum quod comeditur a tinea.]

1Behold my eye hath seen all these things, and my ear hath heard them, and I have understood them all.

2According to your knowledge I also know: neither am I inferior to you.

3But yet I will speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God.

4Having first shewn that you are forgers of lies, and maintainers of perverse opinions.

5And I wish you would hold your peace, that you might be thought to be wise men.

6Hear ye therefore my reproof, and attend to the judgment of my lips.

7Hath God any need of your lie, that you should speak deceitfully for him?

8Do you accept his person, and do you endeavour to judge for God?

9Or shall it please him, from whom nothing can be concealed? or shall he be deceived as a man, with your deceitful dealings?

10He shall reprove you, because in secret you accept his person.

11As soon as he shall move himself, he shall trouble you: and his dread shall fall upon you.

12Your remembrance shall be compared to ashes, and your necks shall be brought to clay.

13Hold your peace a little while, that I may speak whatsoever my mind shall suggest to me.

14Why do I tear my flesh with my teeth, and carry my soul in my hands?

15Although he should bill me, I will trust in him: but yet I will reprove my ways in his sight.

16And he shall be my saviour: for no hypocrite shall come before his presence.

17Hear ye my speech, and receive with Sour ears hidden truths.

18If I shall be judged, I know that I shall be found just.

19Who is he that will plead against me? let him come: why am I consumed holding my peace?

20Two things only do not to me, and then from thy face I shall not be hid:

21Withdraw thy hand far from me, and let not thy dread terrify me.

22Call me, and I will answer thee: or else I will speak, and do thou answer me.

23How many are my iniquities and sins? make me know my crimes and offences.

24Why hidest thou thy face, and thinkest me thy enemy?

25Against a leaf, that is carried away with the wind, thou shewest thy power, and thou pursuest a dry straw.

26For thou writest bitter things against me, and wilt consume me for the sins of my youth.

27Thou hast put my feet in the stocks, and hast observed all my paths, and hast considered the steps of my feet:

28Who am to be consumed as rottenness, and as a garment that is moth-eaten.