Job 35
1 Además, Eliú respondió,
Then Elihu also said this:
2 “¿Consideras que es tu derecho, o dices, ‘Mi justicia es más que la de Dios,’
“[Job, ] do you think that what you said is right/correct? You say, ‘God knows that I am innocent,’
3 que te preguntes: “¿Qué ventaja tendrá para ti? ¿Qué beneficio tendré, más que si hubiera pecado?’
and you say [to God], ‘What good have I received for not sinning? What benefit have I received from that?’ [DOU, RHQ]
4 Yo te responderé, y tus compañeros contigo.
[Well, ] I will answer you, and I will answer your three friends, too.
5 Miren al cielo y vean. Mira los cielos, que están más altos que tú.
“[Job], look up at the sky; look at the clouds that are high above you and realize [that God is far above everything].
6 Si has pecado, ¿qué efecto tienes contra él? Si tus transgresiones se multiplican, ¿qué le haces?
If you have sinned, that does not [RHQ] harm God at all. If many times you do things that are wrong, that certainly does not [RHQ] affect him [DOU].
7 Si eres justo, ¿qué le das? ¿O qué recibe de su mano?
And if you are righteous, does that help God? No, he is not benefited by anything that you do [DOU].
8 Tu maldad puede herir a un hombre como tú, y tu justicia puede beneficiar a un hijo de hombre.
It is other people who suffer because of the wicked things that you do, but by doing good things for people, you help them.
9 “A causa de la multitud de opresiones gritan. Piden ayuda por el brazo del poderoso.
“People cry out because of the many things that people do to others to (oppress them/treat them cruelly); they call for help because of the things that powerful people do [MTY] to them.
10 Pero nadie dice: “¿Dónde está Dios, mi Hacedor? que da canciones en la noche,
But (no one/none of them) calls out [to God], saying ‘Why does God, my creator, [not help me]? He [should] enable me to sing [joyful] songs, [instead of very sad songs, ] during the night.
11 que nos enseña más que los animales de la tierra, y nos hace más sabios que los pájaros del cielo”.
He [should be able to] teach us more than all the wild animals do; he [should] enable us to become wiser than [all] the birds are!’
12 Allí gritan, pero nadie responde, por el orgullo de los hombres malos.
People cry out [for help], but God does not answer them, because those who cry out are proud and evil people.
13 Ciertamente, Dios no escuchará un grito vacío, ni el Todopoderoso lo considerará.
It is useless for them to cry out, because God, the Almighty One, does not pay any attention to what they say.
14 Cuánto menos cuando dices que no lo ves. La causa está delante de él, ¡y tú lo esperas!
So, when you complain that you cannot see God, and you tell him that you are waiting for him [to decide whether or not you should be punished for what you have done], God will not listen to you, either!
15 Pero ahora, porque no ha visitado en su ira, tampoco considera mucho la arrogancia,
Furthermore, [you say that] because he does not pay attention when people commit sins, he does not become angry and punish them.
16 por lo tanto Job abre su boca con palabras vacías, y multiplica las palabras sin conocimiento”.
You say things that are useless; you say a lot of things without knowing [what you are talking about].”
