Job 30

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	Biblia Sagrada
1 But now they hold me in derision who are younger in years than I; Whose fathers I should have disdained to rank with the dogs of my flock.	1 Ahora, en cambio, se burlan de mí | muchachos más jóvenes que yo, | a cuyos padres no habría permitido | estar entre los perros de mi rebaño.
2 Such strength as they had, to me meant nought; they were utterly destitute.	2 La fuerza de sus brazos no les servía, | carentes como estaban de vigor.
3 In want and hunger was their lot, they who fled to the parched wastelands:	3 Consumidos por el hambre y la miseria, | andaban royendo por la estepa, | de noche, en desolada soledad.
4 They plucked saltwort and shrubs; the roots of the broom plant were their food.	4 Recogían armuelle entre las matas, | se alimentaban de raíces de retama.
5 They were banished from among men, with an outcry like that against a thief--	5 Expulsados de la vida en sociedad, | ahuyentados lo mismo que ladrones,
6 To dwell on the slopes of the wadies, in caves of sand and stone;	6 vivían en taludes de barrancas, | en grutas y grietas de la roca.
7 Among the bushes they raised their raucous cry; under the nettles they huddled together.	7 Lanzaban aullidos en la maleza, | apretujados debajo de espinos,
8 Irresponsible, nameless men, they were driven out of the land.	8 ¡gente canalla y sin nombre, | arrojada a golpes del país!
9 Yet now they sing of me in mockery; I am become a byword among them.	9 Pero ahora me sacan coplas, | soy el tema de sus burlas;
10 They abhor me, they stand aloof from me, they do not hesitate to spit in my face!	10 me aborrecen, me abandonan | y aun me escupen cuando paso.
11 Indeed, they have loosed their bonds; they lord it over me, and have thrown off restraint in my presence.	11 Dios me ha debilitado y afligido, | por eso me humillan sin reparo.
12 To subvert my paths they rise up; they build their approaches for my ruin.	12 A mi derecha se alza gente canalla | que hace que mis pasos vacilen, | que prepara la forma de exterminarme.
13 To destroy me, they attack with none to stay them;	13 Deshacen mi sendero, | trabajan en mi ruina, | nadie los detiene.
14 as through a wide breach they advance. Amid the uproar they come on in waves;	14 Irrumpen por una amplia brecha; | erguido pido auxilio en la asamblea.
15 over me rolls the terror. My dignity is borne off on the wind, and my welfare vanishes like a cloud.	15 Se desatan contra mí los terrores, | se llevan como aire mi dignidad, | como nube se esfuma mi prestigio.
16 My soul ebbs away from me;	16 Entretanto mi vida se diluye: | me atenazan días de aflicción,
17 My frame takes no rest by night; my inward parts seethe and will not be stilled.	17 la noche me taladra los huesos, | pues no duerme el dolor que me roe.
18 One with great power lays hold of my clothing; by the collar of my tunic he seizes me:	18 Me agarra violento por la ropa, | me ahoga con el cuello de la túnica,
19 He has cast me into the mire; I am leveled with the dust and ashes.	19 me arroja por tierra, en el fango, | confundido con el barro y la ceniza.
20 I cry to you, but you do not answer me; you stand off and look at me,	20 Te pido auxilio, y no respondes; | me presento ante ti, y no lo adviertes.
21 Then you turn upon me without mercy and with your strong hand you buffet me.	21 Te has convertido en mi verdugo | y me atacas con tu brazo musculoso.
22 You raise me up and drive me before the wind; I am tossed about by the tempest.	22 Me levantas a lomos del viento, | sacudido a merced del huracán.
23 Indeed I know you will turn me back in death to the destined place of everyone alive.	23 Ya sé que me devuelves a la muerte, | donde todos los vivos se dan cita.
24 Yet should not a hand be held out to help a wretched man in his calamity?	24 ¿No tendí yo la mano al afligido | que me pedía ayuda en la desgracia?
25 Or have I not wept for the hardships of others; was not my soul grieved for the destitute?	25 ¿No lloré por el que vive en la penuria?, | ¿no mostré compasión por el pobre?
26 Yet when I looked for good, then evil came; when I expected light, then came darkness.	26 Esperaba la dicha, me vino el fracaso; | anhelaba la luz, llegó la oscuridad.
27 days of affliction have overtaken me.	27 Me hierven las entrañas sin cesar, | enfrentado a días de aflicción.
28 I go about in gloom, without the sun; I rise up in public to voice my grief.	28 Mi vida es sombría, sin sol; | pido auxilio, de pie, en la asamblea.
29 I have become the brother of jackals, companion to the ostrich.	29 Me he vuelto hermano de chacales, | comparto la amistad con avestruces.
30 My blackened skin falls away from me; the heat scorches my very frame.	30 Mi piel ha quedado ennegrecida, | mis huesos arden por la fiebre.
31 My harp is turned to mourning, and my reed pipe to sounds of weeping.	31 Mi lira está afinada para el duelo, | mi flauta acompaña a plañideros.