1 T hen Job answered and said,

Entonces respondió Job, y dijo:

2 E ven to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning.

Aun hoy mi queja es rebelión; su mano es pesada no obstante mi gemido.

3 O h that I knew where I might find him! That I might come even to his seat!

¡Quién me diera saber dónde encontrarle, para poder llegar hasta su trono!

4 I would set my cause in order before him, And fill my mouth with arguments.

Expondría ante El mi causa, llenaría mi boca de argumentos.

5 I would know the words which he would answer me, And understand what he would say unto me.

Aprendería yo las palabras que El me respondiera, y entendería lo que me dijera.

6 W ould he contend with me in the greatness of his power? Nay; but he would give heed unto me.

¿Contendería El conmigo con la grandeza de su poder ? No, ciertamente me prestaría atención.

7 T here the upright might reason with him; So should I be delivered for ever from my judge.

Allí el justo razonaría con El, y yo sería librado para siempre de mi Juez.

8 B ehold, I go forward, but he is not there; And backward, but I cannot perceive him;

He aquí, me adelanto, y El no está allí, retrocedo, pero no le puedo percibir;

9 O n the left hand, when he doth work, but I cannot behold him; He hideth himself on the right hand, that I cannot see him.

cuando se manifiesta a la izquierda, no le distingo, se vuelve a la derecha, y no le veo.

10 B ut he knoweth the way that I take; When he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.

Pero El sabe el camino que tomo; cuando me haya probado, saldré como el oro.

11 M y foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.

Mi pie ha seguido firme en su senda, su camino he guardado y no me he desviado.

12 I have not gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have treasured up the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Del mandamiento de sus labios no me he apartado, he atesorado las palabras de su boca más que mi comida.

13 B ut he is in one mind, and who can turn him? And what his soul desireth, even that he doeth.

Pero El es único, ¿y quién le hará cambiar? Lo que desea su alma, eso hace.

14 F or he performeth that which is appointed for me: And many such things are with him.

Porque El hace lo que está determinado para mí, y muchos decretos como éstos hay con El.

15 T herefore am I terrified at his presence; When I consider, I am afraid of him.

Por tanto, me espantaría ante su presencia; cuando lo pienso, siento terror de El.

16 F or God hath made my heart faint, And the Almighty hath terrified me;

Es Dios el que ha hecho desmayar mi corazón, y el Todopoderoso el que me ha perturbado;

17 B ecause I was not cut off before the darkness, Neither did he cover the thick darkness from my face.

pero no me hacen callar las tinieblas, ni la densa oscuridad que me cubre.