Job 39 אִיּוֹב

Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917

¹הֲיָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֭ת לֶ֣דֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָ֑לַע חֹלֵ֖ל אַיָּל֣וֹת תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃

hayada'ta et ledet ya'ale-sala' cholel ayyalot tishmor

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

²תִּסְפֹּ֣ר יְרָחִ֣ים תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה וְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֣ת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃

tispor yerachim temallena veyada'ta et lidtana

Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

³תִּ֭כְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥ם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃

tikhra'na yaldehen tefallachna chevlehem teshallachna

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

⁴יַחְלְמ֣וּ בְ֭נֵיהֶם יִרְבּ֣וּ בַבָּ֑ר יָ֝צְא֗וּ וְלֹא־שָׁ֥בוּ לָֽמוֹ׃

yachlemu venehem yirbu vabbar yatzu velo-shavu lamo

Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; They go forth, and return not again.

⁵מִֽי־שִׁלַּ֣ח פֶּ֣רֶא חָפְשִׁ֑י וּמֹסְר֥וֹת עָ֝ר֗וֹד מִ֣י פִתֵּֽחַ׃

mi-shillach pere chafshi umosrot arod mi fitteach

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

⁶אֲשֶׁר־שַׂ֣מְתִּי עֲרָבָ֣ה בֵית֑וֹ וּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֥יו מְלֵֽחָה׃

asher-samti arava veto umishkenotav melecha

Whose house I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place.

⁷יִ֭שְׂחַק לַהֲמ֣וֹן קִרְיָ֑ה תְּשֻׁא֥וֹת נ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂ לֹ֣א יִשְׁמָֽע׃

yischak lahamon kirya teshuot noges lo yishma'

He scorneth the tumult of the city, Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.

⁸יְת֣וּר הָרִ֣ים מִרְעֵ֑הוּ וְאַחַ֖ר כָּל־יָר֣וֹק יִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃

yetur harim mir'ehu ve'achar kal-yarok yidrosh

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

⁹הֲיֹ֣אבֶה רֵּ֣ים עָבְדֶ֑ךָ אִם־יָ֝לִ֗ין עַל־אֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃

hayove rem avdekha im-yalin al-avusekha

Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?

¹⁰הֲֽתִקְשָׁר־רֵ֭ים בְּתֶ֣לֶם עֲבֹת֑וֹ אִם־יְשַׂדֵּ֖ד עֲמָקִ֣ים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃

hatikshar-rem betelem avoto im-yesadded amakim acharekha

Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

¹¹הֲֽתִבְטַח־בּ֭וֹ כִּי־רַ֣ב כֹּח֑וֹ וְתַעֲזֹ֖ב אֵלָ֣יו יְגִיעֶֽךָ׃

hativtach-bo ki-rav kocho veta'azov elav yegi'ekha

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

¹²הֲתַאֲמִ֣ין בּ֭וֹ כִּי־ישוב [יָשִׁ֣יב] זַרְעֶ֑ךָ וְֽגָרְנְךָ֥ יֶאֱסֹֽף׃

hata'amin bo ki-yashiv zar'ekha vegarnekha ye'esof

Wilt thou rely on him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gather the corn of thy threshing-floor?

¹³כְּנַף־רְנָנִ֥ים נֶעֱלָ֑סָה אִם־אֶ֝בְרָ֗ה חֲסִידָ֥ה וְנֹצָֽה׃

kenaf-renanim ne'elasa im-evra chasida venotza

The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; But are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork’s?

¹⁴כִּֽי־תַעֲזֹ֣ב לָאָ֣רֶץ בֵּצֶ֑יהָ וְֽעַל־עָפָ֥ר תְּחַמֵּֽם׃

ki-ta'azov la'aretz betzeha ve'al-afar techammem

For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in dust,

¹⁵וַ֭תִּשְׁכַּח כִּי־רֶ֣גֶל תְּזוּרֶ֑הָ וְחַיַּ֖ת הַשָּׂדֶ֣ה תְּדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃

vattishkach ki-regel tezureha vechayyat hassade tedusheha

And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may trample them.

¹⁶הִקְשִׁ֣יחַ בָּנֶ֣יהָ לְּלֹא־לָ֑הּ לְרִ֖יק יְגִיעָ֣הּ בְּלִי־פָֽחַד׃

hikshiach baneha lelo-lah lerik yegi'ah beli-fachad

She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers; Though her labour be in vain, she is without fear; .

¹⁷כִּֽי־הִשָּׁ֣הּ אֱל֣וֹהַּ חָכְמָ֑ה וְלֹא־חָ֥לַק לָ֝֗הּ בַּבִּינָֽה׃

ki-hishah eloah chakhma velo-chalak lah babbina

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath He imparted to her understanding.

¹⁸כָּ֭עֵת בַּמָּר֣וֹם תַּמְרִ֑יא תִּֽשְׂחַ֥ק לַ֝סּ֗וּס וּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃

ka'et bammarom tamri tischak lassus ulerokhvo

When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, And scorneth the horse and his rider.

¹⁹הֲתִתֵּ֣ן לַסּ֣וּס גְּבוּרָ֑ה הֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁ צַוָּאר֣וֹ רַעְמָֽה׃

hatitten lassus gevura hatalbish tzavvaro ra'ma

Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?

²⁰הְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּאַרְבֶּ֑ה ה֖וֹד נַחְר֣וֹ אֵימָֽה׃

hetar'ishennu ka'arbe hod nachro ema

Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.

²¹יַחְפְּר֣וּ בָ֭עֵמֶק וְיָשִׂ֣ישׂ בְּכֹ֑חַ יֵ֝צֵ֗א לִקְרַאת־נָֽשֶׁק׃

yachperu va'emek veyasis bekhoach yetze likrat-nashek

He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; He goeth out to meet the clash of arms.

²²יִשְׂחַ֣ק לְ֭פַחַד וְלֹ֣א יֵחָ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יָ֝שׁ֗וּב מִפְּנֵי־חָֽרֶב׃

yischak lefachad velo yechat velo-yashuv mippene-charev

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

²³עָ֭לָיו תִּרְנֶ֣ה אַשְׁפָּ֑ה לַ֖הַב חֲנִ֣ית וְכִידֽוֹן׃

alav tirne ashpa lahav chanit vekhidon

The quiver rattleth upon him, The glittering spear and the javelin.

²⁴בְּרַ֣עַשׁ וְ֭רֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָ֑רֶץ וְלֹֽא־יַ֝אֲמִ֗ין כִּי־ק֥וֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃

bera'ash verogez yegamme-aretz velo-ya'amin ki-kol shofar

He swalloweth the ground with storm and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the horn.

²⁵בְּדֵ֤י שֹׁפָ֨ר ׀ יֹ֘אמַ֤ר הֶאָ֗ח וּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹק יָרִ֣יחַ מִלְחָמָ֑ה רַ֥עַם שָׂ֝רִים וּתְרוּעָֽה׃

bede shofar yomar he'ach umerachok yariach milchama ra'am sarim uteru'a

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.

²⁶הֲֽ֭מִבִּינָ֣תְךָ יַֽאֲבֶר־נֵ֑ץ יִפְרֹ֖שׂ כנפו [כְּנָפָ֣יו] לְתֵימָֽן׃

hamibbinatkha ya'aver-netz yifros kenafav leteman

Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, And stretch her wings toward the south?

²⁷אִם־עַל־פִּ֭יךָ יַגְבִּ֣יהַּ נָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗י יָרִ֥ים קִנּֽוֹ׃

im-al-pikha yagbiah nasher vekhi yarim kinno

Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, And make her nest on high?

²⁸סֶ֣לַע יִ֭שְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָ֑ן עַֽל־שֶׁן־סֶ֝֗לַע וּמְצוּדָֽה׃

sela' yishkon veyitlonan al-shen-sela' umetzuda

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, Upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.

²⁹מִשָּׁ֥ם חָֽפַר־אֹ֑כֶל לְ֝מֵרָח֗וֹק עֵינָ֥יו יַבִּֽיטוּ׃

misham chafar-okhel lemerachok enav yabbitu

From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off.

³⁰ואפרחו [וְאֶפְרֹחָ֥יו] יְעַלְעוּ־דָ֑ם וּבַאֲשֶׁ֥ר חֲ֝לָלִ֗ים שָׁ֣ם הֽוּא׃

ve'efrochav ye'al'u-dam uva'asher chalalim sham hu

Her young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is she.

World Messianic Bible (English numbering)

¹“Do you know the time when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears fawns?

²Can you count the months that they fulfill? Or do you know the time when they give birth?

³They bow themselves. They bear their young. They end their labor pains.

⁴Their young ones become strong. They grow up in the open field. They go out, and don’t return again.

⁵“Who has set the wild donkey free? Or who has loosened the bonds of the swift donkey,

⁶whose home I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling place?

⁷He scorns the tumult of the city, neither does he hear the shouting of the driver.

⁸The range of the mountains is his pasture. He searches after every green thing.

⁹“Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?

¹⁰Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness? Or will he till the valleys after you?

¹¹Will you trust him, because his strength is great? Or will you leave to him your labor?

¹²Will you confide in him, that he will bring home your seed, and gather the grain of your threshing floor?

¹³“The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the feathers and plumage of love?

¹⁴For she leaves her eggs on the earth, warms them in the dust,

¹⁵and forgets that the foot may crush them, or that the wild animal may trample them.

¹⁶She deals harshly with her young ones, as if they were not hers. Though her labor is in vain, she is without fear,

¹⁷because God has deprived her of wisdom, neither has he imparted to her understanding.

¹⁸When she lifts up herself on high, she scorns the horse and his rider.

¹⁹“Have you given the horse might? Have you clothed his neck with a quivering mane?

²⁰Have you made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is awesome.

²¹He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength. He goes out to meet the armed men.

²²He mocks at fear, and is not dismayed, neither does he turn back from the sword.

²³The quiver rattles against him, the flashing spear and the javelin.

²⁴He eats up the ground with fierceness and rage, neither does he stand still at the sound of the shofar.

²⁵As often as the shofar sounds he snorts, ‘Aha!’ He smells the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

²⁶“Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south?

²⁷Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up, and makes his nest on high?

²⁸On the cliff he dwells and makes his home, on the point of the cliff and the stronghold.

²⁹From there he spies out the prey. His eyes see it afar off.

³⁰His young ones also suck up blood. Where the slain are, there he is.”

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