< איוב 39 >

הֲיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לֶדֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָלַע חֹלֵל אַיָּלוֹת תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃ 1
“Have you known the time of The bearing of the wild goats of the rock? Do you mark the bringing forth of does?
תִּסְפֹּר יְרָחִים תְּמַלֶּאנָה וְיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃ 2
Do you number the months they fulfill? And have you known the time of their bringing forth?
תִּכְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶן תְּפַלַּחְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃ 3
They bow down, They bring forth their young ones safely, They cast forth their pangs.
יַחְלְמוּ בְנֵיהֶם יִרְבּוּ בַבָּר יָצְאוּ וְלֹא־שָׁבוּ לָֽמוֹ׃ 4
Their young ones are safe, They grow up in the field, they have gone out, And have not returned to them.
מִי־שִׁלַּח פֶּרֶא חׇפְשִׁי וּמֹסְרוֹת עָרוֹד מִי פִתֵּֽחַ׃ 5
Who has sent forth the wild donkey free? Indeed, who opened the bands of the wild donkey?
אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי עֲרָבָה בֵיתוֹ וּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָיו מְלֵחָֽה׃ 6
Whose house I have made the wilderness, And his dwellings the barren land,
יִשְׂחַק לַהֲמוֹן קִרְיָה תְּשֻׁאוֹת נֹגֵשׂ לֹא יִשְׁמָֽע׃ 7
He laughs at the multitude of a city, He does not hear the cries of an exactor.
יְתוּר הָרִים מִרְעֵהוּ וְאַחַר כׇּל־יָרוֹק יִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃ 8
The range of mountains [is] his pasture, And he seeks after every green thing.
הֲיֹאבֶה רֵּים עׇבְדֶךָ אִם־יָלִין עַל־אֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃ 9
Is a wild ox willing to serve you? Does he lodge by your crib?
הֲֽתִקְשׇׁר־רֵים בְּתֶלֶם עֲבֹתוֹ אִם־יְשַׂדֵּד עֲמָקִים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃ 10
Do you bind a wild ox in a furrow [with] his thick band? Does he harrow valleys after you?
הֲֽתִבְטַח־בּוֹ כִּֽי־רַב כֹּחוֹ וְתַעֲזֹב אֵלָיו יְגִיעֶֽךָ׃ 11
Do you trust in him because his power [is] great? And do you leave your labor to him?
הֲתַאֲמִין בּוֹ כִּֽי־[יָשִׁיב] (ישוב) זַרְעֶךָ וְֽגׇרְנְךָ יֶאֱסֹֽף׃ 12
Do you trust in him That he brings back your seed, And gathers [it to] your threshing-floor?
כְּנַף־רְנָנִים נֶעֱלָסָה אִם־אֶבְרָה חֲסִידָה וְנֹצָֽה׃ 13
[The] wing of the crying ostriches exults, but as a pinion and feather of a stork?
כִּי־תַעֲזֹב לָאָרֶץ בֵּצֶיהָ וְֽעַל־עָפָר תְּחַמֵּֽם׃ 14
For she leaves her eggs on the earth, And she warms them on the dust,
וַתִּשְׁכַּח כִּי־רֶגֶל תְּזוּרֶהָ וְחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה תְדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃ 15
And she forgets that a foot may press it, And a beast of the field treads it down.
הִקְשִׁיחַ בָּנֶיהָ לְּלֹא־לָהּ לְרִיק יְגִיעָהּ בְּלִי־פָֽחַד׃ 16
It has hardened her young ones without her, Her labor [is] in vain, without fear.
כִּי־הִשָּׁהּ אֱלוֹהַּ חׇכְמָה וְלֹא־חָלַק לָהּ בַּבִּינָֽה׃ 17
For God has caused her to forget wisdom, And He has not given a portion To her in understanding;
כָּעֵת בַּמָּרוֹם תַּמְרִיא תִּֽשְׂחַק לַסּוּס וּלְרֹכְבֽוֹ׃ 18
At the time she lifts herself up on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider.
הֲתִתֵּן לַסּוּס גְּבוּרָה הֲתַלְבִּישׁ צַוָּארוֹ רַעְמָֽה׃ 19
Do you give might to the horse? Do you clothe his neck [with] a mane?
הֲֽתַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּֽאַרְבֶּה הוֹד נַחְרוֹ אֵימָֽה׃ 20
Do you cause him to rush as a locust? The splendor of his snorting [is] terrible.
יַחְפְּרוּ בָעֵמֶק וְיָשִׂישׂ בְּכֹחַ יֵצֵא לִקְרַאת־נָֽשֶׁק׃ 21
They dig in a valley, and he rejoices in power, He goes forth to meet the armor.
יִשְׂחַק לְפַחַד וְלֹא יֵחָת וְלֹא־יָשׁוּב מִפְּנֵי־חָֽרֶב׃ 22
He laughs at fear, and is not frightened, And he does not turn back from the face of the sword.
עָלָיו תִּרְנֶה אַשְׁפָּה לַהַב חֲנִית וְכִידֽוֹן׃ 23
Quiver rattles against him, The flame of a spear, and a javelin.
בְּרַעַשׁ וְרֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־יַאֲמִין כִּי־קוֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃ 24
He swallows the ground with trembling and rage, And does not remain steadfast Because of the sound of a horn.
בְּדֵי שֹׁפָר ׀ יֹאמַר הֶאָח וּֽמֵרָחוֹק יָרִיחַ מִלְחָמָה רַעַם שָׂרִים וּתְרוּעָֽה׃ 25
Among the horns he says, Aha, And from afar he smells battle, Roaring of princes and shouting.
הֲֽמִבִּינָתְךָ יַאֲבֶר־נֵץ יִפְרֹשׂ כְּנָפָו לְתֵימָֽן׃ 26
By your understanding does a hawk fly? Does he spread his wings to the south?
אִם־עַל־פִּיךָ יַגְבִּיהַּ נָשֶׁר וְכִי יָרִים קִנּֽוֹ׃ 27
At your command does an eagle go up high? Or lift up his nest?
סֶלַע יִשְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָן עַל שֶׁן־סֶלַע וּמְצוּדָֽה׃ 28
He inhabits a rock, Indeed, he lodges on the tooth of a rock, and fortress.
מִשָּׁם חָֽפַר־אֹכֶל לְמֵרָחוֹק עֵינָיו יַבִּֽיטוּ׃ 29
From there he has sought food, His eyes look attentively to a far-off place,
וְאֶפְרֹחָו יְעַלְעוּ־דָם וּבַאֲשֶׁר חֲלָלִים שָׁם הֽוּא׃ 30
And his brood sucks up blood, And where the pierced [are]—there [is] he!”

< איוב 39 >