New American Standard Bible 1995

Hebrew Study Bible

1"Do you know the time the mountain goats give birth? Do you observe the calving of the deer?

1הֲיָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֭ת לֶ֣דֶת יַעֲלֵי־ סָ֑לַע חֹלֵ֖ל אַיָּל֣וֹת תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃

2"Can you count the months they fulfill, Or do you know the time they give birth?

2תִּסְפֹּ֣ר יְרָחִ֣ים תְּמַלֶּ֑אנָה וְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֣ת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃

3"They kneel down, they bring forth their young, They get rid of their labor pains.

3תִּ֭כְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥ם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃

4"Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field; They leave and do not return to them.

4יַחְלְמ֣וּ בְ֭נֵיהֶם יִרְבּ֣וּ בַבָּ֑ר יָ֝צְא֗וּ וְלֹא־ שָׁ֥בוּ לָֽמוֹ׃

5"Who sent out the wild donkey free? And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,

5מִֽי־ שִׁלַּ֣ח פֶּ֣רֶא חָפְשִׁ֑י וּמֹסְר֥וֹת עָ֝ר֗וֹד מִ֣י פִתֵּֽחַ׃

6To whom I gave the wilderness for a home And the salt land for his dwelling place?

6אֲשֶׁר־ שַׂ֣מְתִּי עֲרָבָ֣ה בֵית֑וֹ וּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֥יו מְלֵֽחָה׃

7"He scorns the tumult of the city, The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.

7יִ֭שְׂחַק לַהֲמ֣וֹן קִרְיָ֑ה תְּשֻׁא֥וֹת נ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂ לֹ֣א יִשְׁמָֽע׃

8"He explores the mountains for his pasture And searches after every green thing.

8יְת֣וּר הָרִ֣ים מִרְעֵ֑הוּ וְאַחַ֖ר כָּל־ יָר֣וֹק יִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃

9"Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger?

9הֲיֹ֣אבֶה רֵּ֣ים‪‬ עָבְדֶ֑ךָ אִם־ יָ֝לִ֗ין עַל־ אֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃

10"Can you bind the wild ox in a furrow with ropes, Or will he harrow the valleys after you?

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

11"Will you trust him because his strength is great And leave your labor to him?

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

12"Will you have faith in him that he will return your grain And gather it from your threshing floor?

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

13"The ostriches' wings flap joyously With the pinion and plumage of love,

13כְּנַף־ רְנָנִ֥ים נֶעֱלָ֑סָה אִם־ אֶ֝בְרָ֗ה חֲסִידָ֥ה וְנֹצָֽה׃

14For she abandons her eggs to the earth And warms them in the dust,

14כִּֽי־ תַעֲזֹ֣ב לָאָ֣רֶץ בֵּצֶ֑יהָ וְֽעַל־ עָפָ֥ר תְּחַמֵּֽם׃

15And she forgets that a foot may crush them, Or that a wild beast may trample them.

15וַ֭תִּשְׁכַּח כִּי־ רֶ֣גֶל תְּזוּרֶ֑הָ וְחַיַּ֖ת הַשָּׂדֶ֣ה תְּדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃

16"She treats her young cruelly, as if they were not hers; Though her labor be in vain, she is unconcerned;

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

17Because God has made her forget wisdom, And has not given her a share of understanding.

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

18"When she lifts herself on high, She laughs at the horse and his rider.

18כָּ֭עֵת בַּמָּר֣וֹם תַּמְרִ֑יא תִּֽשְׂחַ֥ק לַ֝סּ֗וּס וּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃

19"Do you give the horse his might? Do you clothe his neck with a mane?

19הֲתִתֵּ֣ן לַסּ֣וּס גְּבוּרָ֑ה הֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁ צַוָּאר֣וֹ רַעְמָֽה׃

20"Do you make him leap like the locust? His majestic snorting is terrible.

20הְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּאַרְבֶּ֑ה ה֖וֹד נַחְר֣וֹ אֵימָֽה׃

21"He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weapons.

21יַחְפְּר֣וּ בָ֭עֵמֶק וְיָשִׂ֣ישׂ בְּכֹ֑חַ יֵ֝צֵ֗א לִקְרַאת־ נָֽשֶׁק׃

22"He laughs at fear and is not dismayed; And he does not turn back from the sword.

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

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

23עָ֭לָיו תִּרְנֶ֣ה אַשְׁפָּ֑ה לַ֖הַב חֲנִ֣ית וְכִידֽוֹן׃

24"With shaking and rage he races over the ground, And he does not stand still at the voice of the trumpet.

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

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.

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

26"Is it by your understanding that the hawk soars, Stretching his wings toward the south?

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

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

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

28"On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place.

28סֶ֣לַע יִ֭שְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָ֑ן עַֽל־ שֶׁן־ סֶ֝֗לַע וּמְצוּדָֽה׃

29"From there he spies out food; His eyes see it from afar.

29מִשָּׁ֥ם חָֽפַר־ אֹ֑כֶל לְ֝מֵרָח֗וֹק עֵינָ֥יו יַבִּֽיטוּ׃

30"His young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is he."

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

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