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Dios habla de la naturaleza y sus criaturas

39 »¿Conoces tú el tiempo en que paren las cabras monteses[a](A)?
¿Has observado el parto de las ciervas(B)?
-»¿Puedes contar los meses de su gestación,
O conoces el tiempo en que han de parir?
-»Se encorvan, paren sus crías,
Y se libran de sus dolores de parto.
-»Sus crías se fortalecen, crecen en campo abierto;
Se van y no vuelven a ellas.
¶»¿Quién dejó en libertad al asno montés(C)?
¿Y quién soltó las ataduras del asno veloz,
Al cual di por hogar el desierto(D),
Y por morada la tierra salada(E)?
-»Se burla del tumulto de la ciudad,
No escucha los gritos del arriero.
-»Explora los montes buscando su pasto,
Y anda tras toda hierba verde.
-»¿Consentirá en servirte el búfalo(F),
O pasará la noche en tu pesebre?
10 -»¿Puedes atar al búfalo con coyundas[b] para el surco,
O rastrillará los valles en pos de ti?
11 -»¿Confiarás en él por ser grande su fuerza
Y le confiarás tu labor?
12 -»¿Tendrás fe en él de que te devolverá tu grano[c],
Y de que lo recogerá de tu era?
13 ¶»Baten alegres las alas del avestruz,
¿Acaso con el ala y plumaje del amor[d]?
14 -»Porque abandona sus huevos en la tierra,
Y sobre el polvo los calienta;
15 Se olvida de que algún pie los[e] puede aplastar,
O una bestia salvaje los[f] puede pisotear.
16 -»Trata a sus hijos con crueldad(G), como si no fueran suyos;
Aunque su trabajo sea en vano, le es indiferente[g];
17 Porque Dios le ha hecho olvidar la sabiduría,
Y no le ha dado su porción de inteligencia.
18 -»Pero cuando se levanta en alto[h],
Se burla del caballo y de su jinete.
19 ¶»¿Das tú al caballo su fuerza?
¿Revistes su cuello de crines?
20 -»¿Le haces saltar(H) como la langosta?
Terrible es su formidable resoplido(I);
21 Escarba[i] en el valle, y se regocija en su fuerza;
Sale al encuentro de las armas(J).
22 -»Se burla del temor y no se acobarda,
Ni retrocede ante la espada.
23 -»Resuena contra él la aljaba,
La lanza reluciente y la jabalina.
24 -»Con ímpetu y furor corre sobre[j] la tierra;
Y no se está quieto al sonido de la trompeta.
25 -»Cada vez que la trompeta suena, como que dice: “¡Ea!”.
Y desde lejos olfatea la batalla,
Las voces atronadoras de los capitanes y el grito de guerra.
26 ¶»¿Acaso por tu sabiduría se eleva el gavilán,
Extendiendo sus alas hacia el sur?
27 -»¿Acaso a tu mandato[k] se remonta el águila
Y hace en las alturas su nido(K)?
28 -»En la peña mora y se aloja,
Sobre la cima del despeñadero[l], lugar inaccesible.
29 -»Desde allí acecha la presa[m](L);
Desde muy lejos sus ojos la divisan.
30 -»Sus polluelos chupan la sangre;
Y donde hay muertos, allí está ella(M)».

Footnotes

  1. 39:1 Lit. de la peña.
  2. 39:10 Lit. su cuerda.
  3. 39:12 Lit. semilla.
  4. 39:13 O de una cigüeña.
  5. 39:15 Lit. lo.
  6. 39:15 Lit. lo.
  7. 39:16 Lit. no tiene temor.
  8. 39:18 O para huir.
  9. 39:21 Lit. escarban.
  10. 39:24 O devora.
  11. 39:27 Lit. boca.
  12. 39:28 O de la peña.
  13. 39:29 Lit. el alimento.

39 “Do you know when the mountain goats(A) give birth?
    Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?(B)
Do you count the months till they bear?
    Do you know the time they give birth?(C)
They crouch down and bring forth their young;
    their labor pains are ended.
Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds;
    they leave and do not return.

“Who let the wild donkey(D) go free?
    Who untied its ropes?
I gave it the wasteland(E) as its home,
    the salt flats(F) as its habitat.(G)
It laughs(H) at the commotion in the town;
    it does not hear a driver’s shout.(I)
It ranges the hills(J) for its pasture
    and searches for any green thing.

“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)

39 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.

Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the barren land his dwellings.

He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

10 Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

11 Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

12 Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?

13 Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.

16 She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's: her labour is in vain without fear;

17 Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.

18 What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.

19 Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

20 Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper? the glory of his nostrils is terrible.

21 He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.

22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.

23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.

24 He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet.

25 He saith among the trumpets, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.

26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

29 From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.

30 Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.

39 “你知道野山羊何时生产吗?
你看过母鹿产仔吗?
你能算出它们怀胎的月数吗?
你知道它们分娩的日期吗?
它们几时屈身产仔,
结束分娩之痛?
幼仔健壮,在荒野长大,
离群而去,不再回来。

“谁让野驴逍遥自在?
谁解开了它的缰绳?
我使它以旷野为家,
以盐地作居所。
它嗤笑城邑的喧闹,
不听赶牲口的吆喝。
它以群山作草场,
寻找青翠之物。

“野牛岂肯为你效劳,
在你的槽旁过夜?
10 你岂能用缰绳把野牛牵到犁沟?
它岂肯跟着你在山谷耕地?
11 你岂能倚靠它的大力,
把你的重活交给它?
12 岂能靠它运回粮食,
替你堆聚到麦场?

13 “鸵鸟欢然拍动翅膀,
它岂有白鹳的翎羽?
14 它将蛋产在地上,
使蛋得到沙土的温暖,
15 却不知蛋会被踩碎,
或遭野兽践踏。
16 它苛待雏鸟,好像它们并非己出,
就算徒劳一场,它也不怕。
17 因为上帝未赐它智慧,
没有给它悟性。
18 然而,一旦它展翅奔跑,
必嗤笑马儿和骑士。

19 “马的力量岂是你赐的?
它颈上的鬃毛岂是你披的?
20 岂是你使它跳跃如蝗虫,
发出令人胆寒的长嘶?
21 它在谷中刨地,
炫耀力量,奋力冲向敌军。
22 它嘲笑恐惧,毫不害怕,
不因刀剑而退缩。
23 它背上的箭袋铮铮作响,
长矛和投枪闪闪发光。
24 角声一响,它便无法静立,
狂烈地颤抖,急于驰骋大地。
25 听到角声,它就发出长嘶,
它老远便嗅到战争的气味,
并听见吶喊和将领的号令。

26 “鹰隼展翅翱翔,飞往南方,
岂是靠你的智慧?
27 秃鹰腾飞,在高处搭窝,
岂是奉你的命令?
28 它居住在悬崖上,
盘踞在山岩峭壁,
29 它从那里搜寻猎物,
它的目光直达远方。
30 它的幼雏噬血,
哪里有尸体,它就在哪里。”

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