Hiob 39
1 “Ènya ɣeyiɣi si todzigbɔ̃wo dzia via? Ènɔa eteƒe hafi zinɔ fɔa fua?
Do you know at what time the wild goats have given birth among the rocks, or do you observe the deer when they go into labor?
2 Èxlẽa ɣletiwo va se ɖe woƒe vidziɣia? Ènya ɣeyiɣi si wodzia via?
Have you numbered the months since their conception, and do you know at what time they gave birth?
3 Wodzea klo hedzia vi eye woƒe kuléle wua nu.
They bend themselves for their offspring, and they give birth, and they emit roars.
4 Wo viwo tsina eye ŋusẽ ɖoa wo ŋu le gbe me, ale wodzona eye womegagbɔna vaa wo dadaa gbɔ o.
Their young are weaned and go out to feed; they depart and do not return to them.
5 “Ame kae na ablɔɖe gbetedzi? Ame kae tu kae?
Who has set the wild ass free, and who has released his bonds?
6 Metsɔ gbegbe nɛ be wòanye eƒe aƒe kple dzeƒi gbadza la nɛ be wòanye enɔƒe.
I have given a house in solitude to him, and his tabernacle is in the salted land.
7 Hoowɔwɔ si le edzi yim le dua me la le kokoe ɖim nɛ eye mele tasiaɖamkula ƒe ɣlidodo sem o.
He despises the crowded city; he does not pay attention to the bellow of the tax collector.
8 Etsana le togbɛwo dzi dia gbeɖuƒe eye wòtsaa ŋu na gbe mumu ɖe sia ɖe.
He looks around the mountains of his pasture, and he searches everywhere for green plants.
9 “Ɖe to si le gbe me la alɔ̃ asubɔ wòa? Atɔ ɖe wò gbeɖuƒe le zã mea?
Will the rhinoceros be willing to serve you, and will he remain in your stall?
10 Àte ŋu ade kae ɖe agbleŋlɔnu ŋua? Alɔ̃ anɔ yowòme aŋlɔ balimea?
Can you detain the rhinoceros with your harness to plough for you, and will he loosen the soil of the furrows behind you?
11 Ɖe nàɖo ŋu ɖe eŋu le eƒe ŋusẽ gã la ta? Àtsɔ wò dɔ kpekpewo agble ɖe eƒe asi mea?
Will you put your faith in his great strength, and delegate your labors to him?
12 Àte ŋu aɖo dzi ɖe eŋu be atsɔ wò lu agbɔe na wò dedie eye wòaƒoe ƒu ɖe wò lugbɔƒea?
Will you trust him to return to you the seed, and to gather it on your drying floor?
13 “Golo ƒoa eƒe aʋala kpakpakpa dzidzɔtɔe gake womate ŋu atsɔe asɔ kple damixe ƒe fu kple aʋalã o.
The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.
14 Eɖaa eƒe azi ɖe anyigba, enana ke xɔdzo dea dzo eme
When she leaves eggs behind in the earth, will you perhaps warm them in the dust?
15 eye metsɔ ɖeke le eme be, ame aɖe ate ŋu aɖo afɔ edzi, agbãe loo, alo lã wɔadã aɖe agbãe o.
She forgets that feet may trample them, or that the beasts of the field may shatter them.
16 Esẽa ŋuta le viawo ŋu abe menye eyae dzi wo o ene eye metsɔa ɖeke le eme ne eƒe agbagbadzedze zu dɔ vlo o.
She is hardened against her young, as if they were not hers; she has labored in vain, with no fear compelling her.
17 Elabena Mawu mena nunyae alo na susu nyuie o.
For God has deprived her of wisdom; neither has he given her understanding.
18 Ke hã la, ne ekeke aʋala me, hedze duƒuƒu gɔme la, sɔ kple sɔdola ƒe nu ɖia kokoe nɛ.
Yet, when the time is right, she raises her wings on high; she ridicules the horse and his rider.
19 “Wòe na ŋusẽ sɔ alo wòe tsɔ kɔdza de kɔ nɛa?
Will you supply strength to the horse, or envelope his throat with neighing?
20 Wòe na wòtia kpo abe ʋetsuvi ene eye wòdoa ŋɔdzi kple eƒe ŋɔtimegbɔgbɔa?
Will you alarm him as the locusts do? His panic is revealed by the display of his nostrils.
21 Etsɔa eƒe afɔkli kaa nu ŋɔdzitɔe, ekpɔa dzidzɔ ɖe eƒe ŋusẽ ŋu eye wòlũna ɖe aʋakɔ dzi.
He digs at the earth with his hoof; he jumps around boldly; he advances to meet armed men.
22 Vɔvɔ̃ doa nukokoe nɛ eye mevɔ̃a naneke o, yi gɔ̃ hã medoa ŋɔdzi nɛ o.
He despises fear; he does not turn away from the sword.
23 Aŋutrɔwo le wo nɔewo lɔm le eƒe axadzi, nenema kee nye akplɔ siwo le dzo dam kple yi.
Above him, the quiver rattles, the spear and the shield shake.
24 Ele anyigba ɖum esi wògli kple dzidzɔ manyagblɔ, mate ŋu anɔ te va se ɖe esime kpẽ naɖi o.
Seething and raging, he drinks up the earth; neither does he pause when the blast of the trumpet sounds.
25 Edo ɣli be, ‘Aha!’ ne kpẽa ɖi. Esea aʋa ƒe ʋeʋẽ le adzɔge ke kple aʋakplɔlawo ƒe gbeɖeɖe kple aʋaɣli.
When he hears the bugle, he says, “Ha!” He smells the battle from a distance, the exhortation of the officers, and the battle cry of the soldiers.
26 “Ɖe aʋako dzona yia dzi ʋĩi le wò nunya nu eye wòkekea eƒe aʋalã heɖoa ta dziehea?
Does the hawk grow feathers by means of your wisdom, spreading her wings towards the south?
27 Ɖe hɔ̃ dzona yia dzi ʋĩi le wò gbeɖeɖe nu eye wòwɔa eƒe atɔ ɖe kɔkɔƒea?
Will the eagle lift herself up at your command and make her nest in steep places?
28 Enɔa togbɛ kɔkɔ dzi eye wòtsia afi ma le zã me, agakpe tsakli tomee nye eƒe bebeƒe.
She dwells among the rocks, and she lingers among broken boulders and inaccessible cliffs.
29 Afi ma wòdia eƒe nuɖuɖu tsonae eye eƒe ŋku kpɔnɛ le adzɔge ke.
From there, she looks for food, and her eyes catch sight of it from far away.
30 Ʋu nye nuɖuɖu na viawo eye afi si aʋatsilawo le la, afi ma wònɔna.”
Her young will drink blood, and wherever the carcass will be, she is there immediately.
