< أَيُّوبَ 39 >

«أَتَعْرِفُ وَقْتَ وِلَادَةِ وُعُولِ ٱلصُّخُورِ، أَوْ تُلَاحِظُ مَخَاضَ ٱلْأَيَائِلِ؟ ١ 1
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth among the rocks, or hast thou observed the hinds when they fawn?
أَتَحْسُبُ ٱلشُّهُورَ ٱلَّتِي تُكَمِّلُهَا، أَوْ تَعْلَمُ مِيقَاتَ وِلَادَتِهِنَّ؟ ٢ 2
Hast thou numbered the months of their conceiving, or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
يَبْرُكْنَ وَيَضَعْنَ أَوْلَادَهُنَّ. يَدْفَعْنَ أَوْجَاعَهُنَّ. ٣ 3
They bow themselves to bring forth young, and they cast them, and send forth roarings.
تَبْلُغُ أَوْلَادُهُنَّ. تَرْبُو فِي ٱلْبَرِّيَّةِ. تَخْرُجُ وَلَا تَعُودُ إِلَيْهِنَّ. ٤ 4
Their young are weaned and go to feed: they go forth, and return not to them.
«مَنْ سَرَّحَ ٱلْفَرَاءَ حُرًّا، وَمَنْ فَكَّ رُبُطَ حِمَارِ ٱلْوَحْشِ؟ ٥ 5
Who hath sent out the wild ass free, and who hath loosed his bonds?
ٱلَّذِي جَعَلْتُ ٱلْبَرِّيَّةَ بَيْتَهُ وَٱلسِّبَاخَ مَسْكَنَهُ. ٦ 6
To whom I have given a house in the wilderness, and his dwellings in the barren land.
يَضْحَكُ عَلَى جُمْهُورِ ٱلْقَرْيَةِ. لَا يَسْمَعُ زَجْرَ ٱلسَّائِقِ. ٧ 7
He scorneth the multitude of the city, he heareth not the cry of the driver.
دَائِرَةُ ٱلْجِبَالِ مَرْعَاهُ، وَعَلَى كُلِّ خُضْرَةٍ يُفَتِّشُ. ٨ 8
He looketh round about the mountains of his pasture, and seeketh for every green thing.
«أَيَرْضَى ٱلثَّوْرُ ٱلْوَحْشِيُّ أَنْ يَخْدُمَكَ، أَمْ يَبِيتُ عِنْدَ مِعْلَفِكَ؟ ٩ 9
Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?
أَتَرْبِطُ ٱلثَّوْرَ ٱلْوَحْشِيَّ بِرِبَاطِهِ فِي ٱلتَّلْمِ، أَمْ يُمَهِّدُ ٱلْأَوْدِيَةَ وَرَاءَكَ؟ ١٠ 10
Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?
أَتَثِقُ بِهِ لِأَنَّ قُوَّتَهُ عَظِيمَةٌ، أَوْ تَتْرُكُ لَهُ تَعَبَكَ؟ ١١ 11
Wilt thou have confidence in his great strength, and leave thy labours to him?
أَتَأْتَمِنُهُ أَنَّهُ يَأْتِي بِزَرْعِكَ وَيُجْمَعُ إِلَى بَيْدَرِكَ؟ ١٢ 12
Wilt thou trust him that he will render thee the seed, and gather it into thy barnfloor?
«جَنَاحُ ٱلنَّعَامَةِ يُرَفْرِفُ. أَفَهُوَ مَنْكِبٌ رَؤُوفٌ، أَمْ رِيشٌ؟ ١٣ 13
The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.
لِأَنَّهَا تَتْرُكُ بَيْضَهَا وَتُحْمِيهِ فِي ٱلتُّرَابِ، ١٤ 14
When she leaveth her eggs on the earth, thou perhaps wilt warm them in the dust.
وَتَنْسَى أَنَّ ٱلرِّجْلَ تَضْغَطُهُ، أَوْ حَيَوَانَ ٱلْبَرِّ يَدُوسُهُ. ١٥ 15
She forgetteth that the foot may tread upon them, or that the beasts of the field may break them.
تَقْسُو عَلَى أَوْلَادِهَا كَأَنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ لَهَا. بَاطِلٌ تَعَبُهَا بِلَا أَسَفٍ. ١٦ 16
She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers, she hath laboured in vain, no fear constraining her.
لِأَنَّ ٱللهَ قَدْ أَنْسَاهَا ٱلْحِكْمَةَ، وَلَمْ يَقْسِمْ لَهَا فَهْمًا. ١٧ 17
For God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he given her understanding.
عِنْدَمَا تُحْوِذُ نَفْسَهَا إِلَى ٱلْعَلَاءِ، تَضْحَكُ عَلَى ٱلْفَرَسِ وَعَلَى رَاكِبِهِ. ١٨ 18
When time shall be, she setteth up her wings on high: she scorneth the horse and his rider.
«هَلْ أَنْتَ تُعْطِي ٱلْفَرَسَ قُوَّتَهُ وَتَكْسُو عُنُقَهُ عُرْفًا؟ ١٩ 19
Wilt thou give strength to the horse, or clothe his neck with neighing?
أَتُوثِبُهُ كَجَرَادَةٍ؟ نَفْخُ مَنْخَرِهِ مُرْعِبٌ. ٢٠ 20
Wilt thou lift him up like the locusts? the glory of his nostrils is terror.
يَبْحَثُ فِي ٱلْوَادِي وَيَنْفِزُ بِبَأْسٍ. يَخْرُجُ لِلِقَاءِ ٱلْأَسْلِحَةِ. ٢١ 21
He breaketh up the earth with his hoof, he pranceth boldly, he goeth forward to meet armed men.
يَضْحَكُ عَلَى ٱلْخَوْفِ وَلَا يَرْتَاعُ، وَلَا يَرْجِعُ عَنِ ٱلسَّيْفِ. ٢٢ 22
He despiseth fear, he turneth not his back to the sword,
عَلَيْهِ تَصِلُّ ٱلسِّهَامُ وَسِنَانُ ٱلرُّمْحِ وَٱلْمِزْرَاقِ. ٢٣ 23
Above him shall the quiver rattle, the spear and shield shall glitter.
فِي وَثْبِهِ وَرُجْزِهِ يَلْتَهِمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ، وَلَا يُؤْمِنُ أَنَّهُ صَوْتُ ٱلْبُوقِ. ٢٤ 24
Chasing and raging he swalloweth the ground, neither doth he make account when the noise of the trumpet soundeth.
عِنْدَ نَفْخِ ٱلْبُوقِ يَقُولُ: هَهْ! وَمِنْ بَعِيدٍ يَسْتَرْوِحُ ٱلْقِتَالَ صِيَاحَ ٱلْقُوَّادِ وَٱلْهُتَافَ. ٢٥ 25
When he heareth the trumpet he saith: Ha, ha: he smelleth the battle afar off, the encouraging of the captains, and the shouting of the army.
«أَمِنْ فَهْمِكَ يَسْتَقِلُّ ٱلْعُقَابُ وَيَنْشُرُ جَنَاحَيْهِ نَحْوَ ٱلْجَنُوبِ؟ ٢٦ 26
Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?
أَوْ بِأَمْرِكَ يُحَلِّقُ ٱلنَّسْرُ وَيُعَلِّي وَكْرَهُ؟ ٢٧ 27
Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?
يَسْكُنُ ٱلصَّخْرَ وَيَبِيتُ عَلَى سِنِّ ٱلصَّخْرِ وَٱلْمَعْقِلِ. ٢٨ 28
She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.
مِنْ هُنَاكَ يَتَحَسَّسُ قُوتَهُ. تُبْصِرُهُ عَيْنَاهُ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ. ٢٩ 29
From thence she looketh for the prey, and her eyes behold afar off.
فِرَاخُهُ تَحْسُو ٱلدَّمَ، وَحَيْثُمَا تَكُنِ ٱلْقَتْلَى فَهُنَاكَ هُوَ». ٣٠ 30
Her young ones shall suck up blood: and wheresoever the carcass shall be, she is immediately there.

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