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
Good News Translation
39 Do you know when mountain goats are born?
Have you watched wild deer give birth?
2 Do you know how long they carry their young?
Do you know the time for their birth?
3 Do you know when they will crouch down
and bring their young into the world?
4 In the wilds their young grow strong;
they go away and don't come back.
5 Who gave the wild donkeys their freedom?
Who turned them loose and let them roam?
6 I gave them the desert to be their home,
and let them live on the salt plains.
7 They keep far away from the noisy cities,
and no one can tame them and make them work.
8 The mountains are the pastures where they feed,
where they search for anything green to eat.
9 Will a wild ox work for you?
Is he willing to spend the night in your stable?
10 Can you hold one with a rope and make him plow?
Or make him pull a harrow in your fields?
11 Can you rely on his great strength
and expect him to do your heavy work?
12 Do you expect him to bring in your harvest
and gather the grain from your threshing place?
13 How fast the wings of an ostrich beat!
But no ostrich can fly like a stork.[a]
14 The ostrich leaves her eggs on the ground
for the heat in the soil to warm them.
15 She is unaware that a foot may crush them
or a wild animal break them.
16 She acts as if the eggs were not hers,
and is unconcerned that her efforts were wasted.
17 It was I who made her foolish
and did not give her wisdom.
18 But when she begins to run,[b]
she can laugh at any horse and rider.
19 Was it you, Job, who made horses so strong
and gave them their flowing manes?
20 Did you make them leap like locusts
and frighten people with their snorting?
21 They eagerly paw the ground in the valley;
they rush into battle with all their strength.
22 They do not know the meaning of fear,
and no sword can turn them back.
23 The weapons which their riders carry
rattle and flash in the sun.
24 Trembling with excitement, the horses race ahead;
when the trumpet blows, they can't stand still.
25 At each blast of the trumpet they snort;
they can smell a battle before they get near,
and they hear the officers shouting commands.
26 Does a hawk learn from you how to fly
when it spreads its wings toward the south?
27 Does an eagle wait for your command
to build its nest high in the mountains?
28 It makes its home on the highest rocks
and makes the sharp peaks its fortress.
29 From there it watches near and far
for something to kill and eat.
30 (A)Around dead bodies the eagles gather,
and the young eagles drink the blood.
Giobbe 39
La Nuova Diodati
39 Conosci tu il tempo in cui partoriscono le capre delle rocce o hai forse osservato il parto delle cerve?
2 Sai tu contare i mesi in cui portano a termine la loro gravidanza, o conosci tu il tempo in cui devono partorire?
3 Si accovacciano e danno alla luce i loro piccoli, mettendo cosí fine alle loro doglie.
4 I loro piccoli si fanno forti, crescono all'aperto, se ne vanno e non ritornano piú da esse.
5 Chi lascia andar libero l'onàgro, chi ha sciolto i legami all'asino selvatico,
6 al quale ho assegnato come dimora il deserto e la terra salata per abitazione?
7 Egli disprezza il frastuono della città e non ode grida di alcun padrone.
8 Le ampie distese di montagna sono il suo pascolo, e va in cerca di tutto ciò che è verde.
9 Il bufalo è forse disposto a servirti o a passare la notte presso la tua mangiatoia?
10 Puoi forse legare il bufalo con la corda per arare nel solco, o erpicherà le valli dietro a te?
11 Ti fiderai di lui, perché la sua forza è grande, o lascerai a lui il tuo lavoro
12 Conterai su di lui per portare a casa il tuo grano e per ammassarlo sull'aia?
13 Le ali dello struzzo sbattono festosamente, ma non sono certo le ali e le piume della cicogna.
14 Esso infatti abbandona le proprie uova per terra e le lascia riscaldare nella polvere,
15 dimenticando che un piede può schiacciarle o una bestia dei campi calpestarle.
16 Tratta duramente i suoi piccoli, come se non fossero suoi; ma la sua fatica senza alcun interesse è vana,
17 perché Dio la privato di sapienza e non gli ha impartito intelligenza.
18 Ma quando si alza in piedi per scappare, si beffa del cavallo e del suo cavaliere.
19 Sei tu che hai dato al cavallo la forza e che hai rivestito il suo collo con una fremente criniera?
20 Sei tu che lo fai saltare come una locusta? Il fiero suo nitrito incute spavento.
21 Scalpita nella valle rallegrandosi nella sua forza; e si slancia in mezzo alla mischia di armi.
22 Sprezza la paura e non teme, né indietreggia davanti alla spada.
23 Su di lui risuona la faretra, la folgorante lancia e il giavellotto.
24 Con ardore e impeto divora le distanze e non sta piú fermo quando suona la tromba.
25 Al primo squillo di tromba dice: "Aha!" e fiuta da lontano la battaglia, la voce tonante dei capitani e il grido di guerra.
26 E' forse per la tua intelligenza che si alza in volo lo sparviero e spiega le sue ali verso il sud?
27 E' al tuo comando che l'aquila si leva in alto e fa il suo nido nei luoghi elevati
28 Abita sulle rocce e rimane su rupi scoscese.
29 Da lassú spia la preda e i suoi occhi scrutano lontano.
30 I suoi piccoli succhiano sangue e dove sono gli uccisi, là essa si trova».
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