Joba 39
1 Thaelpang kah sathai a piil tue na ming tih sayuk a rhai na dawn a?
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
2 Hla a cup la na tae tih a piil tue na ming a?
Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
3 A ca rhoek loh a koisu uh tih a huel daengah a bungtloh loh a hlah.
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they cast out their fruit.
4 A ca a man uh te cangpai neh rhoeng tih a caeh uh phoeiah tah amih taengla mael uh pawh.
Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; they go forth, and return not again.
5 Sayalh la kohong marhang aka hlah te unim? Laak lueng kah kuelrhui aka hlam te unim?
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
6 A im te kolken la, a dungtlungim te lungkaehlai la ka khueh.
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.
7 Khorha kah hlangping te a lawn tih aka tueihno kah pang ol hnatun pawh.
He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
8 A luemnah tlang te a cawt tih sulhing boeih te a yoep.
The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
9 Cung loh nang taengah a thohtat hamla a huem vetih na kongduk dongah rhaeh aya?
Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
10 Cung te a rhuivaeh kong ah na pael vetih nang hnukah tuikol te a thoe aya?
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11 A thadueng a len dongah a soah na pangtung vetih na thaphu te a taengah na hnoo aya?
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
12 Na cangti te a khuen, a khuen vetih na cangtilhmuen a coi ni tila te te na tangnah a?
Wilt thou rely on him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather the corn of thy threshing-floor?
13 Kalaukva kah phae loh yoka cakhaw bungrho phaemul neh a dii aih nim.
The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?
14 A duei te diklai dongah a hnoo tih laipi khuiah a awp.
For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
15 A kho loh a hep te a hnilh tih kohong mulhing long khaw te te a til.
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may trample them.
16 A ca rhoek te amah kah pawt bangla a hit sak tih a poeyoek la a thaphu te birhihnah pawh.
She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers; though her labour be in vain, she is without fear;
17 Pathen loh anih te cueihnah a hnilh sak tih a taengah yakmingnah tael pah pawh.
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding.
18 Hmuensang la a phuel uh tue vaegah tah marhang neh a sokah aka ngol te a nueih thil.
When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, and scorneth the horse and his rider.
19 Marhang taengah thayung thamal na paek a? A rhawn te a hnoo neh na thing pah a?
Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?
20 Anih te kaisih bangla na pet sak a? A phit vaengkah mueithennah khaw mueirhih la poeh.
Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.
21 Tuikol te a phuet uh vaengah thadueng neh a ngaingaih lungpok haica doe hamla pawk.
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; he goeth out to meet the clash of arms.
22 Rhihnah te a nueih thil tih a rhihyawp pawt dongah cunghang ha lamloh a mael moenih.
He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
23 A taengah liva a khoek tih caai neh soe kaw hmaihluei la om.
The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
24 Hinghuen neh khoponah neh diklai a coih tih tuki ol te tangnah pawh.
He swalloweth the ground with storm and rage; neither believeth he that it is the voice of the horn.
25 Tuki te a rhoeh la, “Ahuei,” a ti nah tih caemtloek vaengkah mangpa khohum neh tamlung te a hla lamloh a huep.
As oft as he heareth the horn he saith: 'Ha, ha!' and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
26 Nang kah yakmingnah dongah nim mutlo loh a phae a phuel tih a ding, a phae te tuithim la a phuel?
Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
27 Nang kah ka dongah atha te sang hang tih a bu a pomsang a?
Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
28 Thaelpang ah kho a sak tih thaelpang hmuisum neh rhalvong ah khaw rhaeh ta.
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.
29 Te lamloh caak a thaih tih a hla lamkah te a mik loh a paelki.
From thence she spieth out the prey; her eyes behold it afar off.
30 Te vaengah a vapuel, a vapuel loh thii a caep uh tih rhok om nah ah hnap om,” a ti nah.
Her young ones also suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is she.
