Job 24
1 “¿Por qué los tiempos no son puestos por el Todopoderoso? ¿Por qué los que le conocen no ven sus días?
“(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 personas que eliminan los puntos de referencia. Se llevan violentamente los rebaños y los alimentan.
[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 Alejan el burro de los huérfanos, y toman el buey de la viuda como prenda.
[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 Apartan del camino a los necesitados. Los pobres de la tierra se esconden todos.
[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 He aquí, como asnos salvajes en el desierto, salen a su trabajo, buscando diligentemente el alimento. El desierto les da pan para sus hijos.
The result is that poor people have to search for food in the desert like wild donkeys do.
6 Cortan su comida en el campo. Espigan la viña de los malvados.
The poor people harvest left-over grain in other people’s fields, and gather grapes from vineyards that belong to wicked men.
7 Se acuestan toda la noche desnudos y sin ropa, y no tienen cobertura en el frío.
During the night they have nothing to cover their bodies, nothing to keep them warm.
8 Se mojan con las lluvias de las montañas, y abrazar la roca a falta de un refugio.
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 Hay quienes arrancan al huérfano del pecho, y tomar una prenda 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 para que vayan desnudos sin ropa. Al tener hambre, llevan 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 Hacen aceite dentro de las paredes de estos hombres. Pisan los lagares, y sufren la sed.
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 populosa ciudad, los hombres gimen. El alma de los heridos grita, sin embargo, Dios no considera la locura.
In the cities, people who are wounded and dying cry out [to God for help], but God does not heed their prayers.
13 “Estos son de los que se rebelan contra la luz. No conocen sus formas, ni permanecer en sus caminos.
Some wicked people avoid the light [because they do evil things in the dark]; they do not walk on roads that are lighted.
14 El asesino se levanta con la luz. Mata a los pobres y necesitados. En la noche es como un 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 También el ojo del adúltero espera el crepúsculo, diciendo: “Ningún ojo me verá”. Disimula su rostro.
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 En la oscuridad cavan en las casas. Se encierran durante el día. No conocen 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 Porque la mañana es para todos ellos como una espesa oscuridad, pues conocen los terrores de la espesa oscuridad.
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 “Son espuma en la superficie de las aguas. Su parte está maldita en la tierra. No se convierten en el camino de los viñedos.
“[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 La sequía y el calor consumen las aguas de la nieve, así lo hace el Seol los que han pecado. (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 El vientre lo olvidará. El gusano se alimentará dulcemente de él. No se le recordará más. La injusticia será quebrada como un árbol.
Not even their mothers remember them now; wicked people are destroyed like trees that are cut down, and maggots eat their corpses.
21 Devora a las estériles que no dan a luz. No muestra ninguna amabilidad con 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 Sin embargo, Dios preserva a los poderosos con su poder. Se levanta quien no tiene seguridad de vida.
But God, by his power, gets rid of mighty/influential people. God acts and causes the wicked people to die.
23 Dios les da seguridad, y ellos descansan en ella. Sus ojos están en sus caminos.
God allows them to think that they are secure and safe, but he is watching [MTY] them all the time.
24 Son exaltados; pero un poco de tiempo, y se van. Sí, se les rebaja, se les quita de en medio como a todos los demás, y se cortan como las puntas de las espigas.
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 ahora, quién me demostrará que soy un mentiroso, y hacer que mi discurso no valga nada?”
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?”
