< Job 39 >

1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
הֲיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לֶדֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָלַע חֹלֵל אַיָּלוֹת תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃
2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
תִּסְפֹּר יְרָחִים תְּמַלֶּאנָה וְיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃
3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
תִּכְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶן תְּפַלַּחְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃
4 Their young ones are become strong, they grow strong with grain; they go forth, and return not to them.
יַחְלְמוּ בְנֵיהֶם יִרְבּוּ בַבָּר יָצְאוּ וְלֹא־שָׁבוּ לָֽמוֹ׃
5 Who hath sent out the wild donkey free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild donkey?
מִי־שִׁלַּח פֶּרֶא חׇפְשִׁי וּמֹסְרוֹת עָרוֹד מִי פִתֵּֽחַ׃
6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.
אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי עֲרָבָה בֵיתוֹ וּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָיו מְלֵחָֽה׃
7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
יִשְׂחַק לַהֲמוֹן קִרְיָה תְּשֻׁאוֹת נֹגֵשׂ לֹא יִשְׁמָֽע׃
8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
יְתוּר הָרִים מִרְעֵהוּ וְאַחַר כׇּל־יָרוֹק יִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃
9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
הֲיֹאבֶה רֵּים עׇבְדֶךָ אִם־יָלִין עַל־אֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃
10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
הֲֽתִקְשׇׁר־רֵים בְּתֶלֶם עֲבֹתוֹ אִם־יְשַׂדֵּד עֲמָקִים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃
11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
הֲֽתִבְטַח־בּוֹ כִּֽי־רַב כֹּחוֹ וְתַעֲזֹב אֵלָיו יְגִיעֶֽךָ׃
12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
הֲתַאֲמִין בּוֹ כִּֽי־[יָשִׁיב] (ישוב) זַרְעֶךָ וְֽגׇרְנְךָ יֶאֱסֹֽף׃
13 Gavest thou the goodly wings to the peacocks? or wings and feathers to the ostrich?
כְּנַף־רְנָנִים נֶעֱלָסָה אִם־אֶבְרָה חֲסִידָה וְנֹצָֽה׃
14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the dust,
כִּי־תַעֲזֹב לָאָרֶץ בֵּצֶיהָ וְֽעַל־עָפָר תְּחַמֵּֽם׃
15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
וַתִּשְׁכַּח כִּי־רֶגֶל תְּזוּרֶהָ וְחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה תְדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃
16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
הִקְשִׁיחַ בָּנֶיהָ לְּלֹא־לָהּ לְרִיק יְגִיעָהּ בְּלִי־פָֽחַד׃
17 Because God hath withheld wisdom from her, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
כִּי־הִשָּׁהּ אֱלוֹהַּ חׇכְמָה וְלֹא־חָלַק לָהּ בַּבִּינָֽה׃
18 When she lifteth herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
כָּעֵת בַּמָּרוֹם תַּמְרִיא תִּֽשְׂחַק לַסּוּס וּלְרֹכְבֽוֹ׃
19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
הֲתִתֵּן לַסּוּס גְּבוּרָה הֲתַלְבִּישׁ צַוָּארוֹ רַעְמָֽה׃
20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.
הֲֽתַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּֽאַרְבֶּה הוֹד נַחְרוֹ אֵימָֽה׃
21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
יַחְפְּרוּ בָעֵמֶק וְיָשִׂישׂ בְּכֹחַ יֵצֵא לִקְרַאת־נָֽשֶׁק׃
22 He mocketh at fear, and is not dismayed; neither turneth he back from the sword.
יִשְׂחַק לְפַחַד וְלֹא יֵחָת וְלֹא־יָשׁוּב מִפְּנֵי־חָֽרֶב׃
23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
עָלָיו תִּרְנֶה אַשְׁפָּה לַהַב חֲנִית וְכִידֽוֹן׃
24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.
בְּרַעַשׁ וְרֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־יַאֲמִין כִּי־קוֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃
25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
בְּדֵי שֹׁפָר ׀ יֹאמַר הֶאָח וּֽמֵרָחוֹק יָרִיחַ מִלְחָמָה רַעַם שָׂרִים וּתְרוּעָֽה׃
26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
הֲֽמִבִּינָתְךָ יַאֲבֶר־נֵץ יִפְרֹשׂ כְּנָפָו לְתֵימָֽן׃
27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
אִם־עַל־פִּיךָ יַגְבִּיהַּ נָשֶׁר וְכִי יָרִים קִנּֽוֹ׃
28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
סֶלַע יִשְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָן עַל שֶׁן־סֶלַע וּמְצוּדָֽה׃
29 From there she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
מִשָּׁם חָֽפַר־אֹכֶל לְמֵרָחוֹק עֵינָיו יַבִּֽיטוּ׃
30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
וְאֶפְרֹחָו יְעַלְעוּ־דָם וּבַאֲשֶׁר חֲלָלִים שָׁם הֽוּא׃

< Job 39 >