The Book of Job, Chapter 39איוב 39

הֲיָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֭ת לֶ֣דֶת יַעֲלֵי סָ֑לַע חֹלֵ֖ל אַיָּל֣וֹת תִּשְׁמֹֽר

Knowest you the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? canst you mark when the hinds do calve?

תִּסְפֹּ֣ר יְרָחִ֣ים תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה וְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֣ת לִדְתָּֽנָה

Canst you number the months they fulfil? or knowest you the time when they bring forth?

תִּ֭כְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥ם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה

They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.

יַחְלְמ֣וּ בְ֭נֵיהֶם יִרְבּ֣וּ בַבָּ֑ר יָ֝צְא֗וּ וְלֹא שָׁ֥בוּ לָֽמוֹ

Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not to them.

מִֽי שִׁלַּ֣ח פֶּ֣רֶא חָפְשִׁ֑י וּמֹסְר֥וֹת עָ֝ר֗וֹד מִ֣י פִתֵּֽחַ

Who has sent out the wild ass free? or who has loosed the bands of the wild ass?

אֲשֶׁר שַׂ֣מְתִּי עֲרָבָ֣ה בֵית֑וֹ וּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֥יו מְלֵֽחָה

Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.

יִ֭שְׂחַק לַהֲמ֣וֹן קִרְיָ֑ה תְּשֻׁא֥וֹת נ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂ לֹ֣א יִשְׁמָֽע

He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

יְת֣וּר הָרִ֣ים מִרְעֵ֑הוּ וְאַחַ֖ר כָּל יָר֣וֹק יִדְרֽוֹשׁ

The range of the mountains his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

הֲיֹ֣אבֶה רֵּ֣ים עָבְדֶ֑ךָ אִם יָ֝לִ֗ין עַל אֲבוּסֶֽךָ

Will the unicorn be willing to serve you, or abide by your crib?

הֲֽתִקְשָׁר רֵ֭ים בְּתֶ֣לֶם עֲבֹת֑וֹ אִם יְשַׂדֵּ֖ד עֲמָקִ֣ים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ

Canst you bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after you?

הֲֽתִבְטַח בּ֭וֹ כִּי רַ֣ב כֹּח֑וֹ וְתַעֲזֹ֖ב אֵלָ֣יו יְגִיעֶֽךָ

Wilt you trust him, because his strength great? or will you leave your labour to him?

הֲתַאֲמִ֣ין בּ֭וֹ כִּי ישוב יָשִׁ֣יב זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְֽגָרְנְךָ֥ יֶאֱסֹֽף

Wilt you believe him, that he will bring home your seed, and gather your barn?

כְּנַף רְנָנִ֥ים נֶעֱלָ֑סָה אִם אֶ֝בְרָ֗ה חֲסִידָ֥ה וְנֹצָֽה

the goodly wings to the peacocks? or wings and feathers to the ostrich?

כִּֽי תַעֲזֹ֣ב לָאָ֣רֶץ בֵּצֶ֑יהָ וְֽעַל עָפָ֥ר תְּחַמֵּֽם

Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

וַ֭תִּשְׁכַּח כִּי רֶ֣גֶל תְּזוּרֶ֑הָ וְחַיַּ֖ת הַשָּׂדֶ֣ה תְּדוּשֶֽׁהָ

And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

הִקְשִׁ֣יחַ בָּנֶ֣יהָ לְּלֹא לָ֑הּ לְרִ֖יק יְגִיעָ֣הּ בְּלִי פָֽחַד

She is hardened against her young ones, as though not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;

כִּֽי הִשָּׁ֣הּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ חָכְמָ֑ה וְלֹא חָ֥לַק לָ֝֗הּ בַּבִּינָֽה

Because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

כָּ֭עֵת בַּמָּר֣וֹם תַּמְרִ֑יא תִּֽשְׂחַ֥ק לַ֝סּ֗וּס וּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ

What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

הֲתִתֵּ֣ן לַסּ֣וּס גְּבוּרָ֑ה הֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁ צַוָּאר֣וֹ רַעְמָֽה

Hast you given the horse strength? have you clothed his neck with thunder?

הְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּאַרְבֶּ֑ה ה֖וֹד נַחְר֣וֹ אֵימָֽה

Canst you make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils terrible.

יַחְפְּר֣וּ בָ֭עֵמֶק וְיָשִׂ֣ישׂ בְּכֹ֑חַ יֵ֝צֵ֗א לִקְרַאת נָֽשֶׁק

He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.

יִשְׂחַ֣ק לְ֭פַחַד וְלֹ֣א יֵחָ֑ת וְלֹֽא יָ֝שׁ֗וּב מִפְּנֵי חָֽרֶב

He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.

עָ֭לָיו תִּרְנֶ֣ה אַשְׁפָּ֑ה לַ֖הַב חֲנִ֣ית וְכִידֽוֹן

The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

בְּרַ֣עַשׁ וְ֭רֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא אָ֑רֶץ וְלֹֽא יַ֝אֲמִ֗ין כִּי ק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר

He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that the sound of the trumpet.

בְּדֵ֤י שֹׁפָ֨ר יֹ֘אמַ֤ר הֶאָ֗ח וּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹק יָרִ֣יחַ מִלְחָמָ֑ה רַ֥עַם שָׂ֝רִים וּתְרוּעָֽה

He says among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

הֲֽ֭מִבִּינָ֣תְךָ יַֽאֲבֶר נֵ֑ץ יִפְרֹ֖שׂ כנפו כְּנָפָ֣יו לְתֵימָֽן

Doth the hawk fly by your wisdom, stretch her wings toward the south?

אִם עַל פִּ֭יךָ יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ נָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים קִנּֽוֹ

Doth the eagle mount up at your command, and make her nest on high?

סֶ֣לַע יִ֭שְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָ֑ן עַֽל שֶׁן סֶ֝֗לַע וּמְצוּדָֽה

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

מִשָּׁ֥ם חָֽפַר אֹ֑כֶל לְ֝מֵרָח֗וֹק עֵינָ֥יו יַבִּֽיטוּ

From thence she seeketh the prey, her eyes behold afar off.

ואפרחו וְאֶפְרֹחָ֥יו יְעַלְעוּ דָ֑ם וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר חֲ֝לָלִ֗ים שָׁ֣ם הֽוּא

Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain , there she.