1 הֲיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לֶדֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָלַע חֹלֵל אַיָּלֹות תִּשְׁמֹר | 1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? |
2 תִּסְפֹּר יְרָחִים תְּמַלֶּאנָה וְיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לִדְתָּנָה | 2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth? |
3 תִּכְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶן תְּפַלַּחְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶם תְּשַׁלַּחְנָה | 3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows. |
4 יַחְלְמוּ בְנֵיהֶם יִרְבּוּ בַבָּר יָצְאוּ וְלֹא־שָׁבוּ לָמֹו | 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them. |
5 מִי־שִׁלַּח פֶּרֶא חָפְשִׁי וּמֹסְרֹות עָרֹוד מִי פִתֵּחַ | 5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass? |
6 אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי עֲרָבָה בֵיתֹו וּמִשְׁכְּנֹותָיו מְלֵחָה | 6 Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings. |
7 יִשְׂחַק לַהֲמֹון קִרְיָה תְּשֻׁאֹות נֹוגֵשׂ לֹא יִשְׁמָע | 7 He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver. |
8 יְתוּר הָרִים מִרְעֵהוּ וְאַחַר כָּל־יָרֹוק יִדְרֹושׁ | 8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing. |
9 הֲיֹאבֶה רֵּים עָבְדֶךָ אִם־יָלִין עַל־אֲבוּסֶךָ | 9 Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? |
10 הֲתִקְשָׁר־רֵים בְּתֶלֶם עֲבֹתֹו אִם־יְשַׂדֵּד עֲמָקִים אַחֲרֶיךָ | 10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? |
11 הֲתִבְטַח־בֹּו כִּי־רַב כֹּחֹו וְתַעֲזֹב אֵלָיו יְגִיעֶךָ | 11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? |
12 הֲתַאֲמִין בֹּו כִּי־ [יָשׁוּב כ] (יָשִׁיב ק) זַרְעֶךָ וְגָרְנְךָ יֶאֱסֹף | 12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn? |
13 כְּנַף־רְנָנִים נֶעֱלָסָה אִם־אֶבְרָה חֲסִידָה וְנֹצָה | 13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich? |
14 כִּי־תַעֲזֹב לָאָרֶץ בֵּצֶיהָ וְעַל־עָפָר תְּחַמֵּם | 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust, |
15 וַתִּשְׁכַּח כִּי־רֶגֶל תְּזוּרֶהָ וְחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה תְּדוּשֶׁהָ | 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast 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: her labour is in vain without fear; |
17 כִּי־הִשָּׁהּ אֱלֹוהַּ חָכְמָה וְלֹא־חָלַק לָהּ בַּבִּינָה | 17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding. |
18 כָּעֵת בַּמָּרֹום תַּמְרִיא תִּשְׂחַק לַסּוּס וּלְרֹכְבֹו | 18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider. |
19 הֲתִתֵּן לַסּוּס גְּבוּרָה הֲתַלְבִּישׁ צַוָּארֹו רַעְמָה | 19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? |
20 הְתַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּאַרְבֶּה הֹוד נַחְרֹו אֵימָה | 20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible. |
21 יַחְפְּרוּ בָעֵמֶק וְיָשִׂישׂ בְּכֹחַ יֵצֵא לִקְרַאת־נָשֶׁק | 21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. |
22 יִשְׂחַק לְפַחַד וְלֹא יֵחָת וְלֹא־יָשׁוּב מִפְּנֵי־חָרֶב | 22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword. |
23 עָלָיו תִּרְנֶה אַשְׁפָּה לַהַב חֲנִית וְכִידֹון | 23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield. |
24 בְּרַעַשׁ וְרֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־יַאֲמִין כִּי־קֹול שֹׁופָר | 24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet. |
25 בְּדֵי שֹׁפָר ׀ יֹאמַר הֶאָח וּמֵרָחֹוק יָרִיחַ מִלְחָמָה רַעַם רִים וּתְרוּעָה | 25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting. |
26 הֲמִבִּינָתְךָ יַאֲבֶר־נֵץ יִפְרֹשׂ [כְּנָפֹו כ] (כְּנָפָיו ק) לְתֵימָן | 26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south? |
27 אִם־עַל־פִּיךָ יַגְבִּיהַּ נָשֶׁר וְכִי יָרִים קִנֹּו | 27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? |
28 סֶלַע יִשְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָן עַל־שֶׁן־סֶלַע וּמְצוּדָה | 28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. |
29 מִשָּׁם חָפַר־אֹכֶל לְמֵרָחֹוק עֵינָיו יַבִּיטוּ | 29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. |
30 [וְאֶפְרֹחֹו כ] (וְאֶפְרֹחָיו ק) יְעַלְעוּ־דָם וּבַאֲשֶׁר חֲלָלִים שָׁם הוּא׃ פ | 30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she. |