איוב 39
| הֲיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לֶדֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָלַע חֹלֵל אַיָּלוֹת תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃ | 1 |
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
| תִּסְפֹּר יְרָחִים תְּמַלֶּאנָה וְיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃ | 2 |
Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
| תִּכְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶן תְּפַלַּחְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃ | 3 |
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they cast out their fruit.
| יַחְלְמוּ בְנֵיהֶם יִרְבּוּ בַבָּר יָצְאוּ וְלֹא־שָׁבוּ לָֽמוֹ׃ | 4 |
Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; they go forth, and return not again.
| מִי־שִׁלַּח פֶּרֶא חׇפְשִׁי וּמֹסְרוֹת עָרוֹד מִי פִתֵּֽחַ׃ | 5 |
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
| אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי עֲרָבָה בֵיתוֹ וּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָיו מְלֵחָֽה׃ | 6 |
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.
| יִשְׂחַק לַהֲמוֹן קִרְיָה תְּשֻׁאוֹת נֹגֵשׂ לֹא יִשְׁמָֽע׃ | 7 |
He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
| יְתוּר הָרִים מִרְעֵהוּ וְאַחַר כׇּל־יָרוֹק יִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃ | 8 |
The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
| הֲיֹאבֶה רֵּים עׇבְדֶךָ אִם־יָלִין עַל־אֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃ | 9 |
Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
| הֲֽתִקְשׇׁר־רֵים בְּתֶלֶם עֲבֹתוֹ אִם־יְשַׂדֵּד עֲמָקִים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃ | 10 |
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
| הֲֽתִבְטַח־בּוֹ כִּֽי־רַב כֹּחוֹ וְתַעֲזֹב אֵלָיו יְגִיעֶֽךָ׃ | 11 |
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
| הֲתַאֲמִין בּוֹ כִּֽי־[יָשִׁיב] (ישוב) זַרְעֶךָ וְֽגׇרְנְךָ יֶאֱסֹֽף׃ | 12 |
Wilt thou rely on him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather the corn of thy threshing-floor?
| כְּנַף־רְנָנִים נֶעֱלָסָה אִם־אֶבְרָה חֲסִידָה וְנֹצָֽה׃ | 13 |
The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?
| כִּי־תַעֲזֹב לָאָרֶץ בֵּצֶיהָ וְֽעַל־עָפָר תְּחַמֵּֽם׃ | 14 |
For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
| וַתִּשְׁכַּח כִּי־רֶגֶל תְּזוּרֶהָ וְחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה תְדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃ | 15 |
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may trample them.
| הִקְשִׁיחַ בָּנֶיהָ לְּלֹא־לָהּ לְרִיק יְגִיעָהּ בְּלִי־פָֽחַד׃ | 16 |
She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers; though her labour be in vain, she is without fear;
| כִּי־הִשָּׁהּ אֱלוֹהַּ חׇכְמָה וְלֹא־חָלַק לָהּ בַּבִּינָֽה׃ | 17 |
Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding.
| כָּעֵת בַּמָּרוֹם תַּמְרִיא תִּֽשְׂחַק לַסּוּס וּלְרֹכְבֽוֹ׃ | 18 |
When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, and scorneth the horse and his rider.
| הֲתִתֵּן לַסּוּס גְּבוּרָה הֲתַלְבִּישׁ צַוָּארוֹ רַעְמָֽה׃ | 19 |
Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?
| הֲֽתַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּֽאַרְבֶּה הוֹד נַחְרוֹ אֵימָֽה׃ | 20 |
Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.
| יַחְפְּרוּ בָעֵמֶק וְיָשִׂישׂ בְּכֹחַ יֵצֵא לִקְרַאת־נָֽשֶׁק׃ | 21 |
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; he goeth out to meet the clash of arms.
| יִשְׂחַק לְפַחַד וְלֹא יֵחָת וְלֹא־יָשׁוּב מִפְּנֵי־חָֽרֶב׃ | 22 |
He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
| עָלָיו תִּרְנֶה אַשְׁפָּה לַהַב חֲנִית וְכִידֽוֹן׃ | 23 |
The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
| בְּרַעַשׁ וְרֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־יַאֲמִין כִּי־קוֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃ | 24 |
He swalloweth the ground with storm and rage; neither believeth he that it is the voice of the horn.
| בְּדֵי שֹׁפָר ׀ יֹאמַר הֶאָח וּֽמֵרָחוֹק יָרִיחַ מִלְחָמָה רַעַם שָׂרִים וּתְרוּעָֽה׃ | 25 |
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.
| הֲֽמִבִּינָתְךָ יַאֲבֶר־נֵץ יִפְרֹשׂ כְּנָפָו לְתֵימָֽן׃ | 26 |
Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
| אִם־עַל־פִּיךָ יַגְבִּיהַּ נָשֶׁר וְכִי יָרִים קִנּֽוֹ׃ | 27 |
Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
| סֶלַע יִשְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָן עַל שֶׁן־סֶלַע וּמְצוּדָֽה׃ | 28 |
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.
| מִשָּׁם חָֽפַר־אֹכֶל לְמֵרָחוֹק עֵינָיו יַבִּֽיטוּ׃ | 29 |
From thence she spieth out the prey; her eyes behold it afar off.
| וְאֶפְרֹחָו יְעַלְעוּ־דָם וּבַאֲשֶׁר חֲלָלִים שָׁם הֽוּא׃ | 30 |
Her young ones also suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is she.
