Job 29

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1 Job continuó así su discurso:1 Job took up his theme anew and said;
2 «¡Si pudiera revivir el pasado, | cuando Dios velaba sobre mí,2 Oh, that I were as in the months past! as in the days when God watched over me,
3 cuando su lámpara brillaba | por encima de mi cabeza, | y a su luz cruzaba las tinieblas!3 While he kept his lamp shining above my head, and by his light I walked through darkness;
4 ¡Aquellos días de mi otoño, | cuando Dios era un íntimo en mi tienda,4 As I was in my flourishing days, when God sheltered my tent;
5 cuando el Todopoderoso estaba conmigo | y me veía rodeado de mis hijos!5 When the Almighty was yet with me, and my children were round about me;
6 Cuando lavaba mis pies en leche, | y la roca me daba ríos de aceite.6 When my footsteps were bathed in milk, and the rock flowed with streams of oil;
7 Cuando salía a la puerta de la ciudad | y tomaba asiento en la plaza,7 When I went forth to the gate of the city and set up my seat in the square-
8 los jóvenes, al verme, se escondían, | los ancianos se ponían de pie;8 Then the young men saw me and withdrew, while the elders rose up and stood;
9 los jefes dejaban de hablar, | tapándose la boca con la mano;9 The chief men refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands;
10 enmudecía la voz de los notables, | se les pegaba la lengua al paladar.10 The voice of the princes was silenced, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.
11 La gente que me oía me felicitaba, | quien lo veía luego lo confirmaba:11 Whoever heard of me blessed me; those who saw me commended me.
12 pues yo libraba al pobre suplicante, | al huérfano carente de defensor;12 For I rescued the poor who cried out for help, the orphans, and the unassisted;
13 recibía la bendición del moribundo, | aliviaba el corazón de la viuda.13 The blessing of those in extremity came upon me, and the heart of the widow I made joyful.
14 La justicia era mi vestido, | me arropaba lo mismo que un manto, | y el derecho me servía de turbante.14 I wore my honesty like a garment; justice was my robe and my turban.
15 Yo era ojos para el ciego, | yo fui pies para los cojos;15 I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame was I;
16 yo era padre de los pobres, | abogado de extranjeros.16 I was a father to the needy; the rights of the stranger I studied,
17 Rompía los colmillos del malvado | y arrancaba la pieza de sus dientes.17 And I broke the jaws of the wicked man; from his teeth I forced the prey.
18 Pensaba: “Moriré en mi nido, | prolongaré mis días como el Fénix,18 Then I said: "In my own nest I shall grow old; I shall multiply years like the phoenix.
19 con mis raíces a la vera del agua | y el rocío nocturno en mi ramaje;19 My root is spread out to the waters; the dew rests by night on my branches.
20 mi prestigio irá progresando | y mi arco afianzado en mi mano”.20 My glory is fresh within me, and my bow is renewed in my hand!"
21 La gente me escuchaba expectante, | callada, esperando mi consejo;21 For me they listened and waited; they were silent for my counsel.
22 nada añadían a mi intervención, | tenían mis palabras por rocío;22 Once I spoke, they said no more, but received my pronouncement drop by drop.
23 me esperaban como a lluvia temprana, | boquiabiertos al agua de primavera.23 They waited for me as for the rain; they drank in my words like the spring rains.
24 Les sonreía y apenas lo creían, | los animaba la luz de mi rostro.24 When I smiled on them they were reassured;
25 Les mostraba el camino y me ponía al frente; | lo mismo que un rey al mando de sus tropas, | yo los guiaba y se dejaban conducir.25 mourners took comfort from my cheerful glance. I chose out their way and presided; I took a king's place in the armed forces.