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以动物的生态质问约伯

39 “山岩间的野山羊的产期你能晓得吗?

母鹿下犊之期你能察出吗?

牠们怀胎的月数你能计算吗?

牠们生产的日期你能晓得吗?

牠们屈身,把子产下,

就除掉生产的疼痛。

幼雏渐渐健壮,在荒野长大,

牠们一离群出去,就不再返回。

谁放野驴自由出去呢?

谁解开快驴的绳索呢?

我使原野作牠的家,

使咸地作牠的居所。

牠嗤笑城里的喧哗,

不听赶野驴的呼喝声;

牠探索群山作牠的草场,

寻觅各样青绿的东西。

野牛怎肯作你的仆人,

或在你的槽旁过夜呢?

10 你怎能用套绳把野牛系在犁沟呢?

牠怎肯跟着你耙山谷之地呢?

11 你怎能因牠的力大就倚赖牠?

怎能把你所作的交给牠作呢?

12 怎能信任牠能把你的粮食运回来;

又收聚你禾场上的谷粒呢?

13 鸵鸟的翅膀欣然鼓动,

但牠的翎毛和羽毛哪有慈爱呢?

14 牠把蛋都留在地上,

使它们在土里得温暖,

15 牠却忘记了人的脚可以把蛋踩碎,

野地的走兽会把蛋践踏。

16 牠苛待幼雏,看牠们好象不是自己生的,

就算牠的劳苦白费了,也漠不关心,

17 因为 神使牠忘记了智慧,

也没有把聪明分给牠。

18 牠挺身鼓翼奔跑的时候,

就讥笑马和骑马的人。

19 马的大力是你所赐的吗?

牠颈上的鬃毛是你披上的吗?

20 是你使牠跳跃像蝗虫吗?

牠喷气之威使人惊惶。

21 牠在谷中扒地,以己力为乐,

牠出去迎战手持武器的人。

22 牠讥笑可怕的事,并不惊慌,

也不在刀剑的面前退缩。

23 箭袋、闪烁的矛与枪,

都在牠的身上铮铮有声。

24 牠震抖激动,驰骋大地,

一听见角声,就不能站定。

25 角声一响,牠就说‘呵哈’,

牠从远处闻到战争的气味,

又听见军长的雷声和战争的吶喊。

26 鹰鸟飞翔,展翅南飞,

是因着你的聪明吗?

27 大鹰上腾,在高处筑巢,

是听你的吩咐吗?

28 牠住在山岩之上,

栖息在岩崖与坚固所在之上,

29 从那里窥看猎物,

牠们的眼睛可以从远处观望。

30 牠的幼雏也都吮血;

被杀的人在哪里,鹰也在哪里。”

God Continues to Challenge Job

39 “Do you know the time when the wild (A)mountain goats bear young?
Or can you mark when (B)the deer gives birth?
Can you number the months that they fulfill?
Or do you know the time when they bear young?
They bow down,
They bring forth their young,
They deliver their [a]offspring.
Their young ones are healthy,
They grow strong with grain;
They depart and do not return to them.

“Who set the wild donkey free?
Who loosed the bonds of the [b]onager,
(C)Whose home I have made the wilderness,
And the [c]barren land his dwelling?
He scorns the tumult of the city;
He does not heed the shouts of the driver.
The range of the mountains is his pasture,
And he searches after (D)every green thing.

“Will the (E)wild ox be willing to serve you?
Will he bed by your manger?
10 Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes?
Or will he plow the valleys behind you?
11 Will you trust him because his strength is great?
Or will you leave your labor to him?
12 Will you trust him to bring home your [d]grain,
And gather it to your threshing floor?

13 “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly,
But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork’s?
14 For she leaves her eggs on the ground,
And warms them in the dust;
15 She forgets that a foot may crush them,
Or that a wild beast may break them.
16 She (F)treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers;
Her labor is in vain, without [e]concern,
17 Because God deprived her of wisdom,
And did not (G)endow her with understanding.
18 When she lifts herself on high,
She scorns the horse and its rider.

19 “Have you given the horse strength?
Have you clothed his neck with [f]thunder?
20 Can you [g]frighten him like a locust?
His majestic snorting strikes terror.
21 He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength;
(H)He gallops into the clash of arms.
22 He mocks at fear, and is not frightened;
Nor does he turn back from the sword.
23 The quiver rattles against him,
The glittering spear and javelin.
24 He devours the distance with fierceness and rage;
Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded.
25 At the blast of the trumpet he says, ‘Aha!’
He smells the battle from afar,
The thunder of captains and shouting.

26 “Does the hawk fly by your wisdom,
And spread its wings toward the south?
27 Does the (I)eagle mount up at your command,
And (J)make its nest on high?
28 On the rock it dwells and resides,
On the crag of the rock and the stronghold.
29 From there it spies out the prey;
Its eyes observe from afar.
30 Its young ones suck up blood;
And (K)where the slain are, there it is.

Footnotes

  1. Job 39:3 Lit. pangs
  2. Job 39:5 A species of wild donkey
  3. Job 39:6 Lit. salt land
  4. Job 39:12 Lit. seed
  5. Job 39:16 Lit. fear
  6. Job 39:19 Or a mane
  7. Job 39:20 make him spring

以动物的生态质问约伯

39 “山岩间的野山羊的产期你能晓得吗?

母鹿下犊之期你能察出吗?

牠们怀胎的月数你能计算吗?

牠们生产的日期你能晓得吗?

牠们屈身,把子产下,

就除掉生产的疼痛。

幼雏渐渐健壮,在荒野长大,

牠们一离群出去,就不再返回。

谁放野驴自由出去呢?

谁解开快驴的绳索呢?

我使原野作牠的家,

使咸地作牠的居所。

牠嗤笑城里的喧哗,

不听赶野驴的呼喝声;

牠探索群山作牠的草场,

寻觅各样青绿的东西。

野牛怎肯作你的仆人,

或在你的槽旁过夜呢?

10 你怎能用套绳把野牛系在犁沟呢?

牠怎肯跟着你耙山谷之地呢?

11 你怎能因牠的力大就倚赖牠?

怎能把你所作的交给牠作呢?

12 怎能信任牠能把你的粮食运回来;

又收聚你禾场上的谷粒呢?

13 鸵鸟的翅膀欣然鼓动,

但牠的翎毛和羽毛哪有慈爱呢?

14 牠把蛋都留在地上,

使它们在土里得温暖,

15 牠却忘记了人的脚可以把蛋踩碎,

野地的走兽会把蛋践踏。

16 牠苛待幼雏,看牠们好象不是自己生的,

就算牠的劳苦白费了,也漠不关心,

17 因为 神使牠忘记了智慧,

也没有把聪明分给牠。

18 牠挺身鼓翼奔跑的时候,

就讥笑马和骑马的人。

19 马的大力是你所赐的吗?

牠颈上的鬃毛是你披上的吗?

20 是你使牠跳跃像蝗虫吗?

牠喷气之威使人惊惶。

21 牠在谷中扒地,以己力为乐,

牠出去迎战手持武器的人。

22 牠讥笑可怕的事,并不惊慌,

也不在刀剑的面前退缩。

23 箭袋、闪烁的矛与枪,

都在牠的身上铮铮有声。

24 牠震抖激动,驰骋大地,

一听见角声,就不能站定。

25 角声一响,牠就说‘呵哈’,

牠从远处闻到战争的气味,

又听见军长的雷声和战争的吶喊。

26 鹰鸟飞翔,展翅南飞,

是因着你的聪明吗?

27 大鹰上腾,在高处筑巢,

是听你的吩咐吗?

28 牠住在山岩之上,

栖息在岩崖与坚固所在之上,

29 从那里窥看猎物,

牠们的眼睛可以从远处观望。

30 牠的幼雏也都吮血;

被杀的人在哪里,鹰也在哪里。”

God Continues to Challenge Job

39 “Do you know the time when the wild (A)mountain goats bear young?
Or can you mark when (B)the deer gives birth?
Can you number the months that they fulfill?
Or do you know the time when they bear young?
They bow down,
They bring forth their young,
They deliver their [a]offspring.
Their young ones are healthy,
They grow strong with grain;
They depart and do not return to them.

“Who set the wild donkey free?
Who loosed the bonds of the [b]onager,
(C)Whose home I have made the wilderness,
And the [c]barren land his dwelling?
He scorns the tumult of the city;
He does not heed the shouts of the driver.
The range of the mountains is his pasture,
And he searches after (D)every green thing.

“Will the (E)wild ox be willing to serve you?
Will he bed by your manger?
10 Can you bind the wild ox in the furrow with ropes?
Or will he plow the valleys behind you?
11 Will you trust him because his strength is great?
Or will you leave your labor to him?
12 Will you trust him to bring home your [d]grain,
And gather it to your threshing floor?

13 “The wings of the ostrich wave proudly,
But are her wings and pinions like the kindly stork’s?
14 For she leaves her eggs on the ground,
And warms them in the dust;
15 She forgets that a foot may crush them,
Or that a wild beast may break them.
16 She (F)treats her young harshly, as though they were not hers;
Her labor is in vain, without [e]concern,
17 Because God deprived her of wisdom,
And did not (G)endow her with understanding.
18 When she lifts herself on high,
She scorns the horse and its rider.

19 “Have you given the horse strength?
Have you clothed his neck with [f]thunder?
20 Can you [g]frighten him like a locust?
His majestic snorting strikes terror.
21 He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength;
(H)He gallops into the clash of arms.
22 He mocks at fear, and is not frightened;
Nor does he turn back from the sword.
23 The quiver rattles against him,
The glittering spear and javelin.
24 He devours the distance with fierceness and rage;
Nor does he come to a halt because the trumpet has sounded.
25 At the blast of the trumpet he says, ‘Aha!’
He smells the battle from afar,
The thunder of captains and shouting.

26 “Does the hawk fly by your wisdom,
And spread its wings toward the south?
27 Does the (I)eagle mount up at your command,
And (J)make its nest on high?
28 On the rock it dwells and resides,
On the crag of the rock and the stronghold.
29 From there it spies out the prey;
Its eyes observe from afar.
30 Its young ones suck up blood;
And (K)where the slain are, there it is.

Footnotes

  1. Job 39:3 Lit. pangs
  2. Job 39:5 A species of wild donkey
  3. Job 39:6 Lit. salt land
  4. Job 39:12 Lit. seed
  5. Job 39:16 Lit. fear
  6. Job 39:19 Or a mane
  7. Job 39:20 make him spring