Iyyoob 39
1 “Yeroo itti qellejjeen dhaltu beektaa? Yeroo itti borofni ilmoo ishee dhaltu argiteertaa?
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou observe when the hinds are in labor?
2 Jiʼa isaan garaatti ilmaan baatan ni lakkooftaa? Yeroo isaan itti dhalan ni beektaa?
Canst thou number the months they fulfill, And know the season when they bring forth?
3 Isaan jilbeenfatanii ilmaan isaanii dhalu; foolachuu isaaniis ni hobbaafatu.
They bow themselves; they bring forth their young; They cast forth their pains.
4 Ilmaan isaanii ni jabaatu; alattis ni guddatu; baʼanii ni deemu; hin deebiʼanis.
Their young ones are strong; they grow up in the fields; They go away, and return not to them.
5 “Eenyutu harree diidaa gad dhiise? Funyoo isaas eenyutu hiike?
Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass,
6 Ani gammoojjii mana isaa, lafa soogiddaas iddoo jireenya isaa godheen kenneef.
To whom I have given the wilderness for his house, And the barren land for his dwelling-place?
7 Inni waca magaalaa keessaatti ni kolfa; iyya konkolaachisaas hin dhagaʼu.
He scorneth the tumult of the city, And heedeth not the shouting of the driver;
8 Waan dheedu argachuuf tulluuwwan irra laba; waan lalisaa hundas ni barbaada.
The range of the mountains is his pasture; He seeketh after every green thing,
9 “Gafarsi si tajaajiluuf siif ajajamaa? Dallaa kee keessas ni bulaa?
Will the wild-ox consent to serve thee? Will he pass the night at thy crib?
10 Akka inni lafa siif qotuuf funyoodhaan isa hidhuu ni dandeessaa? Yookaan inni si duubaan boʼoo ni baasaa?
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with the harness to the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
11 Ati waan inni humna guddaa qabuuf isa ni amanattaa? Hojii kee jabaa illee isatti ni dhiiftaa?
Wilt thou rely upon him because his strength is great, And commit to him thy labor?
12 Akka inni midhaan kee walitti qabee oobdii kee irratti siif tuuluuf isa ni abdattaa?
Wilt thou trust him to bring home thy grain, And gather in thy harvest?
13 “Guchiin gammachuudhaan qoochoo ishee afarsiti; garuu qoochoo fi baallee huummootiin wal bira hin qabamu.
The wing of the ostrich moveth joyfully; But is it with loving pinion and feathers?
14 Hanqaaquu ishee lafa irratti buufti; akka itti hoʼuufis cirracha keessatti dhiifti;
Nay, she layeth her eggs on the ground; She warmeth them in the dust,
15 garuu akka miilli wayii caccabsu, akka bineensi irra ejjetu hin yaadattu.
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, And that the wild beast may break them.
16 Cuucii isheettis akka waan isaan kan ishee hin taʼiniitti garaa jabaatti; yoo dadhabbiin ishee akkasumaan bade illee isheef homaa miti;
She is cruel to her young, as if they were not hers; Her labor is in vain, yet she feareth not;
17 Waaqni ogummaadhaan ishee hin badhaafneetii; yookaan hubannaa isheef hin qoodne.
Because God hath denied her wisdom, And hath not given her understanding.
18 Yeroo fiiguuf qoochoo ishee balʼifattutti, isheen fardaa fi namicha gulufutti kofalti.
Yet when she lasheth herself up on high, She laugheth at the horse and his rider.
19 “Ati fardaaf jabina ni kennitaa? Yookaan morma isaatti gama uffisuu dandeessaa?
Hast thou given the horse strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with his trembling mane?
20 Akka inni akkuma hawwaannisaatti utaalu ni gootaa? Ulfinni korrisa isaas sodaachisaa dha.
Hast thou taught him to bound like the locust? How majestic his snorting! how terrible!
21 Inni humna isaatti gammadee akka malee guulee lafa dhidhiita; baʼees miʼa lolaatti qajeela.
He paweth in the valley; he exulteth in his strength, And rusheth into the midst of arms.
22 Inni sodaatti ni kolfa; waan tokko illee hin sodaatu; goraadee irraas duubatti hin deebiʼu.
He laugheth at fear; he trembleth not, And turneth not back from the sword.
23 Manʼeen xiyyaa, eeboo fi ankaaseen calaqqisus cinaacha isaatti bubbuʼee kililcha.
Against him rattle the quiver, The flaming spear, and the lance.
24 Siʼaaʼee rommuudhaan lafa haadha; yeroo malakanni afuufamutti illee obsee dhaabachuu hin dandaʼu.
With rage and fury he devoureth the ground; He will not believe that the trumpet soundeth.
25 Inni yommuu malakanni afuufamutti ‘Uffee’ jedhee imimsa; waca ajajjootaatii fi iyya waraanaa, foolii waraanaa illee fagoottu suufa.
At every blast of the trumpet, he saith, Aha! And snuffeth the battle afar off, —The thunder of the captains, and the war-shout.
26 “Cululleen ogummaa keetiin barriftee qoochoo ishees gara kibbaatti balʼiftii?
Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk flieth, And spreadeth his wings toward the south?
27 Risaan ajaja keetiin ol baʼee ol fagootti mana isaa ijaarrataa?
Doth the eagle soar at thy command, And build his nest on high?
28 Inni qarqara hallayyaa irra jiraata; halkanis achuma bula; kattaan fofottoqaanis daʼoo isaa ti.
He dwelleth and lodgeth upon the rock, Upon the peak of the rock, and the stronghold.
29 Achi taaʼees waan nyaatu adamsa; iji isaas fagootti waan sana arga.
From thence he spieth out prey; His eyes discern it from afar.
30 Cuucoliin isaa dhiiga dhugu; innis lafa raqni jiruu hin dhabamu.”
His young ones suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he.
