| 章 |
| 39:1 |
"Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer?
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| 39:2 |
"Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth?
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| 39:3 |
"They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains.
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| 39:4 |
"Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them.
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| 39:5 |
"Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,
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| 39:6 |
To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place?
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| 39:7 |
"He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.
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| 39:8 |
"He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing.
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| 39:9 |
"Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger?
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| 39:10 |
"Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you?
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| 39:11 |
"Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him?
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| 39:12 |
"Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor?
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| 39:13 |
"The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love,
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| 39:14 |
For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,
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| 39:15 |
And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them.
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| 39:16 |
"She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;
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| 39:17 |
Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.
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| 39:18 |
"When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider.
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| 39:19 |
"Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?
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| 39:20 |
"Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible.
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| 39:21 |
"He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weapons.
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| 39:22 |
"He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword.
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| 39:23 |
"The quiver rattles against him, The flashing spear and javelin.
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| 39:24 |
"With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet.
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| 39:25 |
"As often as the trumpet sounds he says, 'Aha!' And he scents the battle from afar, And the thunder of the captains and the war cry.
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| 39:26 |
"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?
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| 39:27 |
"Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up And makes his nest on high?
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| 39:28 |
"On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place.
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| 39:29 |
"From there he spies out food; His eyes see it from afar.
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| 39:30 |
"His young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he."
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