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Job 39
New King James Version
Job 39
New King James Version
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?
2 Can you number the months that they fulfill?
Or do you know the time when they bear young?
3 They bow down,
They bring forth their young,
They deliver their [a]offspring.
4 Their young ones are healthy,
They grow strong with grain;
They depart and do not return to them.
5 “Who set the wild donkey free?
Who loosed the bonds of the [b]onager,
6 (C)Whose home I have made the wilderness,
And the [c]barren land his dwelling?
7 He scorns the tumult of the city;
He does not heed the shouts of the driver.
8 The range of the mountains is his pasture,
And he searches after (D)every green thing.
9 “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.”
Job 39
La Bible du Semeur
Job 39
La Bible du Semeur
39 Connais-tu le moment ╵où les chamois enfantent ?
Et as-tu observé ╵les biches en travail ?
2 As-tu compté combien de mois ╵dure leur gestation ?
Et connais-tu l’époque ╵où elles mettent bas,
3 quand elles s’accroupissent, ╵déposent leurs petits
et sont délivrées des douleurs ?
4 Leurs faons se fortifient, ╵grandissant en plein air
et ils s’en vont loin d’elles ╵pour ne plus revenir.
5 Qui a laissé l’onagre ╵courir en liberté ?
Qui a rompu les liens ╵qui retenaient l’âne sauvage ?
6 Moi je lui ai donné ╵le désert pour demeure
et des plateaux salés[a] ╵pour résidence.
7 Il ne veut rien savoir ╵des villes populeuses,
et il n’entend pas les cris ╵du conducteur de l’âne.
8 Il parcourt les montagnes ╵pour trouver sa pâture,
à la recherche de toute verdure.
9 L’aurochs[b] daignera-t-il ╵se mettre à ton service ?
Passera-t-il ses nuits ╵auprès de ta mangeoire ?
10 Lui feras-tu suivre un sillon ╵en l’attachant avec des cordes ?
Va-t-il traîner la herse ╵derrière toi dans les vallons ?
11 Mettras-tu ta confiance ╵dans sa force extraordinaire ?
Et lui remettras-tu ╵le soin de tes travaux ?
12 Compteras-tu sur lui ╵pour rapporter ton grain
et l’amasser ╵sur l’aire de battage ?
13 Les ailes de l’autruche ╵se déploient avec joie,
mais son aile et ses plumes ╵ne sont pas comparables ╵à celles des cigognes.
14 Or l’autruche abandonne ╵ses œufs dans la poussière,
et laisse au sable chaud ╵le soin de les couver,
15 ne pensant pas à ceux ╵qui marcheraient dessus,
aux animaux sauvages ╵qui les piétineraient.
16 Elle est dure pour ses petits ╵comme s’ils n’étaient pas les siens,
et elle ne s’inquiète pas ╵d’avoir peiné en vain.
17 Pourquoi ? Parce que Dieu ╵l’a privée de sagesse,
et qu’il ne lui a pas donné ╵l’intelligence.
18 Mais qu’elle se redresse ╵et prenne son élan,
pour elle c’est un jeu ╵de laisser derrière elle ╵cheval et cavalier.
19 Serait-ce toi qui donnes ╵la puissance au cheval ?
Ou est-ce toi qui pares ╵son cou d’une crinière ?
20 Ou le fais-tu bondir ╵comme la sauterelle ?
Son fier hennissement ╵inspire la frayeur !
21 Dans le vallon, il piaffe, ╵tout joyeux de sa force.
Le voilà qui s’élance ╵en plein dans la mêlée.
22 Il se rit de la peur ╵et ne s’effraie de rien.
Il ne recule pas ╵en face de l’épée,
23 lorsqu’au-dessus de lui ╵cliquette le carquois,
la lance étincelante ╵ou bien le javelot.
24 Tout frémissant d’ardeur, ╵il dévore l’espace,
il ne tient plus en place ╵dès qu’il a entendu ╵le son du cor.
25 Dès qu’il entend la charge, ╵il hennit : « En avant »,
lorsqu’il est loin encore, ╵il flaire la bataille,
la voix tonitruante ╵des commandants de troupes ╵et les cris des guerriers.
26 Serait-ce grâce ╵à ton intelligence ╵que l’épervier prend son essor
et qu’il déploie ses ailes ╵en direction du sud[c] ?
27 Serait-ce à ton commandement ╵que l’aigle monte dans les airs
et qu’il bâtit son nid ╵sur les sommets ?
28 Il fait du rocher sa demeure ╵et y passe la nuit,
il établit sa forteresse ╵sur une dent rocheuse.
29 De là-haut, il épie sa proie,
de loin, il l’aperçoit.
30 Ses petits s’abreuvent de sang.
Où que soient les cadavres, ╵il est présent[d].
Footnotes
- 39.6 Les terres salées sont opposées aux terres à fruits (Ps 107.34). L’âne sauvage se nourrit des herbes salées croissant dans les steppes d’Arabie et de Syrie.
- 39.9 L’urus ou l’aurochs, variété éteinte aujourd’hui, était un animal grand et puissant, souvent pris comme symbole de la force (Nb 23.22 ; 24.8 ; Dt 33.17).
- 39.26 L’épervier migrateur s’arrête dans cette région au cours de son vol vers le sud au début de l’hiver.
- 39.30 Voir Mt 24.28 ; Lc 17.37.
Job 39
New International Version
Job 39
New International Version
39 “Do you know when the mountain goats(A) give birth?
Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?(B)
2 Do you count the months till they bear?
Do you know the time they give birth?(C)
3 They crouch down and bring forth their young;
their labor pains are ended.
4 Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds;
they leave and do not return.
5 “Who let the wild donkey(D) go free?
Who untied its ropes?
6 I gave it the wasteland(E) as its home,
the salt flats(F) as its habitat.(G)
7 It laughs(H) at the commotion in the town;
it does not hear a driver’s shout.(I)
8 It ranges the hills(J) for its pasture
and searches for any green thing.
9 “Will the wild ox(K) consent to serve you?(L)
Will it stay by your manger(M) at night?
10 Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?(N)
Will it till the valleys behind you?
11 Will you rely on it for its great strength?(O)
Will you leave your heavy work to it?
12 Can you trust it to haul in your grain
and bring it to your threshing floor?
13 “The wings of the ostrich flap joyfully,
though they cannot compare
with the wings and feathers of the stork.(P)
14 She lays her eggs on the ground
and lets them warm in the sand,
15 unmindful that a foot may crush them,
that some wild animal may trample them.(Q)
16 She treats her young harshly,(R) as if they were not hers;
she cares not that her labor was in vain,
17 for God did not endow her with wisdom
or give her a share of good sense.(S)
18 Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,
she laughs(T) at horse and rider.
19 “Do you give the horse its strength(U)
or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?
20 Do you make it leap like a locust,(V)
striking terror(W) with its proud snorting?(X)
21 It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,(Y)
and charges into the fray.(Z)
22 It laughs(AA) at fear, afraid of nothing;
it does not shy away from the sword.
23 The quiver(AB) rattles against its side,
along with the flashing spear(AC) and lance.
24 In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;
it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.(AD)
25 At the blast of the trumpet(AE) it snorts, ‘Aha!’
It catches the scent of battle from afar,
the shout of commanders and the battle cry.(AF)
26 “Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom
and spread its wings toward the south?(AG)
27 Does the eagle soar at your command
and build its nest on high?(AH)
28 It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;
a rocky crag(AI) is its stronghold.
29 From there it looks for food;(AJ)
its eyes detect it from afar.
30 Its young ones feast on blood,
and where the slain are, there it is.”(AK)
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