Shir ha-Shirim (שיר השירים ) - Cantico dei Cantici 39

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	DOUAI-RHEIMS
1 הֲיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לֶדֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָלַע חֹלֵל אַיָּלֹות תִּשְׁמֹר	1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth among the rocks, or hast thou observed the hinds when they fawn?
2 תִּסְפֹּר יְרָחִים תְּמַלֶּאנָה וְיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לִדְתָּנָה	2 Hast thou numbered the months of their conceiving, or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
3 תִּכְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶן תְּפַלַּחְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶם תְּשַׁלַּחְנָה	3 They bow themselves to bring forth young, and they cast them, and send forth roarings.
4 יַחְלְמוּ בְנֵיהֶם יִרְבּוּ בַבָּר יָצְאוּ וְלֹא־שָׁבוּ לָמֹו	4 Their young are weaned and go to feed : they go forth, and return not to them.
5 מִי־שִׁלַּח פֶּרֶא חָפְשִׁי וּמֹסְרֹות עָרֹוד מִי פִתֵּחַ	5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free, and who hath loosed his bonds?
6 אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי עֲרָבָה בֵיתֹו וּמִשְׁכְּנֹותָיו מְלֵחָה	6 To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.
7 יִשְׂחַק לַהֲמֹון קִרְיָה תְּשֻׁאֹות נֹוגֵשׂ לֹא יִשְׁמָע	7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, he heareth not the cry of the driver.
8 יְתוּר הָרִים מִרְעֵהוּ וְאַחַר כָּל־יָרֹוק יִדְרֹושׁ	8 He looketh round about the mountains of his pasture, and seeketh for every green thing.
9 הֲיֹאבֶה רֵּים עָבְדֶךָ אִם־יָלִין עַל־אֲבוּסֶךָ	9 Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?
10 הֲ‍תִקְשָׁר־רֵים בְּתֶלֶם עֲבֹתֹו אִם־יְשַׂדֵּד עֲמָקִים אַחֲרֶיךָ	10 Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?
11 הֲתִבְטַח־בֹּו כִּי־רַב כֹּחֹו וְתַעֲזֹב אֵלָיו יְגִיעֶךָ	11 Wilt thou have confidence in his great strength, and leave thy labours to him?
12 הֲתַאֲמִין בֹּו כִּי־ [יָשׁוּב כ] (יָשִׁיב ק) זַרְעֶךָ וְגָרְנְךָ יֶאֱסֹף	12 Wilt thou trust him that he will render thee the seed, and gather it into thy barnfloor?
13 כְּנַף־רְנָנִים נֶעֱלָסָה אִם־אֶבְרָה חֲסִידָה וְנֹצָה	13 The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.
14 כִּי־תַעֲזֹב לָאָרֶץ בֵּצֶיהָ וְעַל־עָפָר תְּחַמֵּם	14 When she leaveth her eggs on the earth, thou perhaps wilt warm them in the dust.
15 וַתִּשְׁכַּח כִּי־רֶגֶל תְּזוּרֶהָ וְחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה תְּדוּשֶׁהָ	15 She forgetteth that the foot may tread upon them, or that the beasts of the field may break them.
16 הִקְשִׁיחַ בָּנֶיהָ לְּלֹא־לָהּ לְרִיק יְגִיעָהּ בְּלִי־פָחַד	16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers, she hath laboured in vain, no fear constraining her.
17 כִּי־הִשָּׁהּ אֱלֹוהַּ חָכְמָה וְלֹא־חָלַק לָהּ בַּבִּינָה	17 For God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he given her understanding.
18 כָּעֵת בַּמָּרֹום תַּמְרִיא תִּשְׂחַק לַסּוּס וּלְרֹכְבֹו	18 When time shall be, she setteth up her wings on high : she scorneth the horse and his rider.
19 הֲתִתֵּן לַסּוּס גְּבוּרָה הֲתַלְבִּישׁ צַוָּארֹו רַעְמָה	19 Wilt thou give strength to the horse, or clothe his neck with neighing?
20 הְתַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּאַרְבֶּה הֹוד נַחְרֹו אֵימָה	20 Wilt thou lift him up like the locusts? the glory of his nostrils is terror.
21 יַחְפְּרוּ בָעֵמֶק וְיָשִׂישׂ בְּכֹחַ יֵצֵא לִקְרַאת־נָשֶׁק	21 He breaketh up the earth with his hoof, he pranceth boldly, he goeth forward to meet armed men.
22 יִשְׂחַק לְפַחַד וְלֹא יֵחָת וְלֹא־יָשׁוּב מִפְּנֵי־חָרֶב	22 He despiseth fear, he turneth not his back to the sword,
23 עָלָיו תִּרְנֶה אַשְׁפָּה לַהַב חֲנִית וְכִידֹון	23 Above him shall the quiver rattle, the spear and shield shall glitter.
24 בְּרַעַשׁ וְרֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־יַאֲמִין כִּי־קֹול שֹׁופָר	24 Chasing and raging he swalloweth the ground, neither doth he make account when the noise of the trumpet soundeth.
25 בְּדֵי שֹׁפָר ׀ יֹאמַר הֶאָח וּמֵרָחֹוק יָרִיחַ מִלְחָמָה רַעַם רִים וּתְרוּעָה	25 When he heareth the trumpet he saith : Ha, ha : he smelleth the battle afar off, the encouraging of the captains, and the shouting of the army.
26 הֲ‍מִבִּינָתְךָ יַאֲבֶר־נֵץ יִפְרֹשׂ [כְּנָפֹו כ] (כְּנָפָיו ק) לְתֵימָן	26 Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?
27 אִם־עַל־פִּיךָ יַגְבִּיהַּ נָשֶׁר וְכִי יָרִים קִנֹּו	27 Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?
28 סֶלַע יִשְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָן עַל־שֶׁן־סֶלַע וּמְצוּדָה	28 She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.
29 מִשָּׁם חָפַר־אֹכֶל לְמֵרָחֹוק עֵינָיו יַבִּיטוּ	29 From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
30 [וְאֶפְרֹחֹו כ] (וְאֶפְרֹחָיו ק) יְעַלְעוּ־דָם וּבַאֲשֶׁר חֲלָלִים שָׁם הוּא׃ פ	30 Her young ones shall suck up blood : and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.
	31 And the Lord went on, and said to Job :
	32 Shall he that contendeth with God be so easily silenced? surely he that reproveth God, ought to answer him.
	33 Then Job answered the Lord, and said :
	34 One thing I have spoken, which I wish I had not said : and another, to which I will add no more.