| 1 Los tres hombres ya no respondieron a Job, convencidos de que era inocente. | 1 But these three men ceased to answer Job, because he considered himself justified. |
| 2 Pero Elihú, hijo de Baraquel, del clan de Ram, natural de Buz, se indignó contra Job, porque pretendía justificarse frente a Dios. | 2 And Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite, of the kindred of Ram, was angry and indignant. But he was angry against Job because he described himself to be just in the presence of God. |
| 3 También se indignó contra los tres compañeros, porque, al no hallar respuesta, habían dejado a Dios por culpable. | 3 Moreover, he was indignant with his friends because they had not found a reasonable response, except in so far as they condemned Job. |
| 4 Elihú había esperado mientras ellos hablaban con Job, porque eran mayores que él; | 4 Therefore, Eliu waited while Job was talking, for these were his elders that were speaking. |
| 5 pero, viendo que ninguno de los tres respondía, | 5 But when he saw that these three were not able to respond, he was extremely angry. |
| 6 Elihú, hijo de Baraquel el buzita, intervino indignado con estas palabras: «Yo soy joven, vosotros ya viejos; | por eso, intimidado, dudaba | en exponeros a todos mi saber. | 6 And so Eliu the son of Barachel the Buzite responded by saying: I am younger in years, and you are more ancient; therefore, I kept my head low, for I was afraid to reveal to you my opinion. |
| 7 Yo pensaba: “Que hable la edad, | pues los años enseñan sabiduría”. | 7 For I had hoped that greater age would speak, and that a multitude of years would teach wisdom. |
| 8 Pero en verdad hay un espíritu en el hombre, | la inspiración del Todopoderoso otorga inteligencia; | 8 But I see now that there is only breath in men, and that it is the inspiration of the Almighty that gives understanding. |
| 9 pues los años no dan sabiduría, | ni la vejez entiende de litigios. | 9 The wise are not the aged, nor do the elders understand judgment. |
| 10 Por eso, os pido que me oigáis, | pues quiero exponeros mi opinión. | 10 Therefore, I will speak. Listen to me, and so I will show you my wisdom. |
| 11 Esperé mientras vosotros hablabais, | escuchaba atento vuestras razones, | cómo perfilabais los argumentos. | 11 For I have endured your words; I have paid attention to your deliberations, while you were being argumentative with words. |
| 12 Me iba fijando con atención, | pero ninguno de vosotros rebatía a Job, | ninguno respondía a sus cargos. | 12 And as long as I supposed that you were saying something, I considered; but now I see that there is none of you that is able to argue with Job and to respond to his words. |
| 13 No digáis: “¡Dimos con la sabiduría! | ¡Que lo refute Dios, no los hombres!”. | 13 So that you will not say, “We have found wisdom,” God has thrown him down, not man. |
| 14 Dado que sus respuestas no me atañen, | no lo refutaré con vuestras razones. | 14 He has said nothing to me, and I will not respond to him according to your words. |
| 15 Ahí están, perplejos, sin respuesta; | sus argumentos los han abandonado. | 15 Then they were filled with dread, and so they no longer responded, and they withdrew from their speechmaking. |
| 16 He esperado a que acabaran de hablar, | y ahí están, plantados, sin respuesta. | 16 Therefore, because I have waited and they have not been speaking, for they stood firm and did not respond at all, |
| 17 Pero voy a hacer mi aportación; | expondré mi opinión, desde luego. | 17 I also will answer in my turn, and I will reveal my knowledge. |
| 18 Pues estoy repleto de argumentos, | preñado de un aliento incontenible. | 18 For I am full of words, and the feeling in my gut inspires me. |
| 19 Mi vientre es un vino sin fermentar, | que revienta los odres nuevos. | 19 Yes, my stomach is like fermenting wine without a vent, which bursts the new containers. |
| 20 Hablaré y me quedaré tranquilo, | abriré mis labios para responder. | 20 I should speak, but I will also breathe a little; I will open my lips, and I will answer. |
| 21 Con nadie seré parcial, | no pienso adular a los hombres. | 21 I will not esteem the reputation of a man, and I will not equate God with man. |
| 22 Primero, porque no sé adular; | además, mi Creador me aventaría. | 22 For I do not know how long I will continue, and whether, after a while, my Maker might take me away. |
