Job 23

1 Then Job answered by saying:

Respondió Job y dijo:

2 Now again my conversation is in bitterness, and the force of my scourging weighs more heavily on me because of my mourning.

Cierto que hoy es amarga mi queja; pero más grande que ella es mi carga.

3 Who will grant me that I might know and find him, and that I may approach even to his throne?

¡Oh, quién me diera a conocer dónde hallarle a Él! Me llegaría hasta su trono,

4 I would place judgment before his eye, and my mouth would fill with criticism,

expondría delante de Él mi causa, y llenaría mi boca de argumentos.

5 so that I may know the words that he will answer me and understand what he will say to me.

Quisiera saber las palabras que Él me respondería, y entender sus razones.

6 I do not want him to contend with me with much strength, nor to overwhelm me with the bulk of his greatness.

¿Acaso me opondría Él su gran poder? ¡No! Seguro que me atendería.

7 Let him show fairness in response to me, and let my judgment reach to victory.

Entonces el justo disputaría con Él; para siempre quedaría yo absuelto por el que me juzga.

8 If I go to the east, he does not appear; if I go to the west, I will not understand him.

Pero si voy al oriente, no está allí, si hacia el occidente, no le diviso,

9 If I turn to the left, what can I do? I will not take hold of him. If I turn myself to the right, I will not see him.

si me vuelvo al norte, no le descubro, si hacia el mediodía, tampoco le veo.

10 Truly, he knows my way and has tested me like gold that passes through fire.

Él, empero, conoce el camino que sigo. Que me pruebe; yo saldré como el oro.

11 My feet have been following his footsteps; I have kept to his way and have not strayed from it.

Mi pie siguió siempre sus pasos, guardé siempre su camino sin desviarme en nada.

12 I have not withdrawn from the commands of his lips, and the words of his mouth I have hidden in my sinews.

No me he apartado del mandamiento de sus labios, más que mis necesidades personales he atendido las palabras de su boca.

13 For he is alone, and no one is able to disturb his intention; and whatever his spirit wills, that he accomplishes.

Pero Él no cambia de opinión; ¿quién podrá disuadirle? Lo que le place, eso lo hace,

14 And when he fulfills his will in me, many other similar ones will also be present with him.

ÉL cumplirá lo decretado sobre mí; y aún tiene planeadas muchas cosas semejantes.

15 And, for this reason, I have been troubled at his presence, and, when I consider him, I am approached by fear.

Por eso estoy turbado ante Él; cuando pienso en ello, me sobreviene temor.

16 God has weakened my heart, and the Almighty has confused me.

Dios ha aterrado mi corazón, el Omnipotente me ha conturbado.

17 Yet I have not perished because of the threatening darkness, nor has gloom covered my face.

Porque lo que me consume no es la tiniebla, ni la oscuridad que me cubre el rostro.”