Job 24
1 “¿Por qué el Todopoderoso no fija tiempos (para el juicio)? ¿y por qué los que le conocen no saben el día fijado por Él?
“(Why does Almighty [God] not set a time when he will judge [evil people]?/I do not understand why Almighty [God does] not set a time when he will judge [evil people].) [RHQ] Those who know him never [RHQ] see him do that!
2 Hay quienes remueven mojones, roban rebaños y los apacientan;
[Some evil people] remove the markers of boundaries of [other people’s] land, [in order to steal their land]; they seize/steal [other people’s] sheep and put them in their own pastures.
3 se llevan el asno de los huérfanos, toman en prenda el buey de la viuda;
[Some] (take away/steal) the donkeys that belong to orphans, and they take widow’s oxen to guarantee that the widows will pay back the money that they loaned to those widows.
4 no dejan pasar a los pobres por el camino, y todos los humildes del país se esconden.
[Some] shove poor people off the road (OR, prevent poor people from (obtaining their rights/being treated justly)), and they force poor people to find places to hide from them.
5 Mira cómo estos salen a su trabajo como los asnos monteses del desierto, buscando una presa hasta la tarde, sin hallar alimento para sus hijos.
The result is that poor people have to search for food in the desert like wild donkeys do.
6 En el campo cortan el trigo (ajeno), y vendimian la viña del inicuo.
The poor people harvest left-over grain in other people’s fields, and gather grapes from vineyards that belong to wicked men.
7 Pasan la noche desnudos, por falta de ropa, no tienen abrigo contra el frío.
During the night they have nothing to cover their bodies, nothing to keep them warm.
8 Mojados con las lluvias de las montañas se acurrucan contra las peñas, porque no tienen donde abrigarse.
When it rains on the mountains, the poor people become very wet, so they huddle under the rock ledges to be protected [from the rain].
9 (Y hay opresores que) arrancan al huérfano del pecho, y toman en prenda la ropa de los pobres,
[Some evil men] snatch infants away from their widowed mothers [SYN], and they say ‘I will return your babies to you when you repay the money that I lent to you.’
10 que andan desnudos sin vestidos, cargan hambrientos con las gavillas;
But the poor people walk around with no clothes on; they are hungry while they are working to carry [other people’s] bundles of grain [to the places where their grain will be threshed].
11 exprimen el aceite entre sus muros, y sedientos pisan sus lagares.
Poor people press olives to make [olive] oil; they tread on grapes [to make juice for wine], but [they are not allowed to drink any of it when] they become thirsty.
12 Desde la ciudad se oyen gemidos y clama el alma de los muertos; pero Dios no atiende su oración.
In the cities, people who are wounded and dying cry out [to God for help], but God does not heed their prayers.
13 Y hay quienes aborrecen la luz; no conocen sus caminos, ni quieren atenerse a sus senderos.
Some wicked people avoid the light [because they do evil things in the dark]; they do not walk on roads that are lighted.
14 Al alba se levanta el homicida para matar al desvalido y al pobre, y en la oscuridad sale como ladrón.
Murderers steal things during the night, and then they arise before dawn in order that they may [go out again and] kill needy [DOU] people.
15 Aguarda la noche el ojo del adúltero, diciendo: «No me verá ojo alguno» y se emboza la cara.
Those who want to commit adultery wait for twilight/evening; they say ‘I do not want anyone to see me,’ so they keep their faces covered.
16 Otros de noche fuerzan las casas, y de día se esconden, pues no quieren ver la luz.
It is during the night that robbers break into houses [to steal things], but during the day they hide because they want to avoid [being seen in] the light.
17 Para todos ellos el alba es sombra de muerte; más los terrores de la noche les son familiares;
All of those [people] want to do their evil things at night, not in the morning [when it is light], because they are not afraid of [the things that happen during the] night that terrify others.”
18 (huyen) veloces sobre la superficie de las aguas. ¡Maldita su prole sobre la tierra! ¡No ande por el camino de sus viñas!
“[But it is wicked people] who are swept/carried away by floods, and God curses the land that they own, and no one goes to work in their vineyards.
19 Como la sequía y el calor absorben las aguas de la nieve, así (engulle) el scheol al pecador. (Sheol h7585)
Just like the snow melts away when it is hot and there is no rain, those who have sinned disappear into the place where dead people are. (Sheol h7585)
20 Se olvida de él el seno materno, gusanos le comen como dulce manjar, no quedará memoria de su nombre. Como árbol será deshecha la maldad.
Not even their mothers remember them now; wicked people are destroyed like trees that are cut down, and maggots eat their corpses.
21 Porque alimentaba a la estéril, que no tenía hijos, y no hacía bien a la viuda.
They mistreat women who have been unable to give birth to children and women who no longer have children [to take care of them], and they never do good things for widows.
22 Pero (Dios) con su fuerza derriba a los poderosos; se levanta, y ninguno está seguro de su vida.
But God, by his power, gets rid of mighty/influential people. God acts and causes the wicked people to die.
23 Los deja vivir en seguridad y confianza, pero sus ojos velan sobre los caminos de ellos.
God allows them to think that they are secure and safe, but he is watching [MTY] them all the time.
24 Se ven ensalzados por un poco, y luego desaparecen, son derribados y cosechados como todos los hombres; son segados como espigas del trigal.
They prosper for a little while, and then [suddenly] they are gone; they disappear like weeds wither and die; they are like [SIM] stalks of grain that have been cut off.
25 Si no es así, ¿quién me desmentirá y declarará nula mi palabra?”
If this is not true, is there [RHQ] anyone who will show that I am a liar and prove that what I have said is not true?”
