1“Do you knowהֲיָדַ֗עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045the timeעֵ֭ת'etH6256themountainיַעֲלֵי־ סָ֑לַעya.'a.lei- Sa.la'H3277H5553goatsH3277giveH3205birthH3205?Do you observeתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104the calvingחֹלֵ֖לcho.LelH2342of thedeerאַיָּל֣וֹת'ai.ya.LotH355?
2Can you countתִּסְפֹּ֣רtis.PorH5608the monthsיְרָחִ֣יםye.ra.ChimH3391they fulfillתְּמַלֶּ֑אנָהte.ma.Le.nahH4390,Or do you knowוְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּve.ya.Da'.taH3045the timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256they giveH3205birthH3205?
3They kneelתִּ֭כְרַעְנָהTikh.ra'.nahH3766downH3766,they deliverתְּפַלַּ֑חְנָהte.fa.Lach.nahH6398their youngיַלְדֵיהֶ֣ןyal.dei.HenH3206,They getH7971ridH7971of their laborH2256painsH2256.
4Their offspringבְ֭נֵיהֶםVe.nei.hemH1121becomeH2492strongH2492,they growH7235upH7235in the openH1253fieldH1253;They leaveיָ֝צְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318and do not returnשָׁ֥בוּSha.vuH7725to them.
6To whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I gaveשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760the wildernessעֲרָבָ֣ה'a.ra.VahH6160as his homeבֵית֑וֹvei.ToH1004,And the saltH4420landH4420as his dwellingH4908placeH4908?
7He laughsיִ֭שְׂחַקYis.chakH7832at the turmoilלַהֲמ֣וֹןla.ha.MonH1995of the cityקִרְיָ֑הkir.YahH7151,He does not hearיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085the shoutingתְּשֻׁא֥וֹתte.shu.'otH8663of the taskmasterנ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂno.GesH5065.
8He exploresיְת֣וּרye.TurH8446the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022of his pastureמִרְעֵ֑הוּmir.'E.huH4829,And searchesיִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃yid.Ro.oshH1875afterוְאַחַ֖רve.'a.CharH310everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenH3387thingH3387.
9Will thewildרֵּ֣יםreimH7214bullH7214beH14willingהֲיֹ֣אבֶהha.YoehH14to serveעָבְדֶ֑ךָ'a.ve.De.khaH5647you,Orאִם־'im-H518will he spendH3885theH3885nightיָ֝לִ֗יןya.LinH3885at your feedingH18troughאֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃'a.vu.Se.khaH18?
10Can you tieH7194downH7194the wildרֵ֭יםreimH7214bullH7214in a furrowבְּתֶ֣לֶםbe.Te.lemH8525withropesעֲבֹת֑וֹa.vo.ToH5688,Orאִם־'im-H518will heplowיְשַׂדֵּ֖דye.sa.DedH7702the valleysעֲמָקִ֣ים'a.ma.KimH6010afterאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310you?
11Will you trustH539him becauseכִּי־ki-H3588his strengthכֹּח֑וֹko.ChoH3581is greatרַ֣בravH7227,And leaveוְתַעֲזֹ֖בve.ta.'a.ZoH5800your laborיְגִיעֶֽךָ׃ye.gi.'E.khaH3018to him?
12Will you haveH539faithH539in him that he will returnיָשִׁ֣יבya.shuvH7725yourgrainזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233And gatherיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622it fromyour threshingH1637floorוְֽגָרְנְךָ֥ve.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637?
13“The wingsכְּנַף־ke.naf-H3671of the ostrichרְנָנִ֥יםre.na.NimH7443flapH5965joyouslyH5965,With the pinionאֶ֝בְרָ֗ה'ev.RahH84and feathersוְנֹצָֽה׃ve.no.TzahH5133ofloveH2623,
14For she abandonsתַעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800her eggsבֵּצֶ֑יהָbe.Tzei.haH1000to the earthלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776And warmsתְּחַמֵּֽם׃te.cha.MemH2552them in the dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083,
15And she forgetsוַ֭תִּשְׁכַּחVa.tish.kachH7911that a footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272may crushתְּזוּרֶ֑הָte.zu.Re.haH2115them,Or that a wildהַשָּׂדֶ֣הha.sa.DehH7704animalH2421may trampleתְּדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃te.du.She.haH1758them.
16She treatsH7188her youngבָּנֶ֣יהָba.Nei.haH1121cruellyH7188, as if they were not hers;Though her laborיְגִיעָ֣הּye.gi.'AhH3018is for nothingלְרִ֖יקle.RikH7385, she isunconcernedבְּלִי־ פָֽחַד׃be.li- Fa.chadH1097H6343,
17Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433has made her forgetהִשָּׁ֣הּhi.ShahH5382wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,And has not givenH2505her aH2505shareחָ֥לַקCha.lakH2505of understandingבַּבִּינָֽה׃ba.bi.NahH998.
18Whenכָּ֭עֵתKa.'etH6256she rushesH4754awayH4754on highבַּמָּר֣וֹםba.ma.RomH4791,She laughsתִּֽשְׂחַ֥קtis.ChakH7832at the horseלַ֝סּ֗וּסla.SusH5483and his riderוּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃u.le.Ro.khe.VoH7392.
19“Do you giveהֲתִתֵּ֣ןha.ti.TenH5414the horseלַסּ֣וּסla.SusH5483hismightגְּבוּרָ֑הge.vu.RahH1369?Do you clotheהֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁha.tal.BishH3847his neckצַוָּאר֣וֹtza.va.RoH6677with a maneרַעְמָֽה׃ra'.MahH7483?
20Do you make himleapהְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּHe.tar.'i.she.nuH7493like locustsכָּאַרְבֶּ֑הka.'ar.BehH697?His majesticה֖וֹדHodH1935snortingנַחְר֣וֹnach.RoH5170is frighteningאֵימָֽה׃'ei.MahH367.
21He pawsיַחְפְּר֣וּyach.pe.RuH2658in the valleyבָ֭עֵמֶקVa.'e.mekH6010,and rejoicesוְיָשִׂ֣ישׂve.ya.SisH7797in hisstrengthבְּכֹ֑חַbe.Kho.achH3581; HegoesH3318outH3318to meetלִקְרַאת־lik.rat-H7122the battleנָֽשֶׁק׃Na.shekH5402.
22He laughsיִשְׂחַ֣קyis.ChakH7832at fearלְ֭פַחַדLe.fa.chadH6343and is not dismayedיֵחָ֑תye.ChatH2865;And he does not turnH7725backיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725from the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
24Heracesיְגַמֶּא־ye.ga.me'-H1572over the groundאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776with a roarבְּרַ֣עַשׁbe.Ra.'ashH7494and furyוְ֭רֹגֶזVe.ro.gezH7267,And he does not standH539stillH539whenכִּי־ki-H3588he hearsthe soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782.
25As oftenבְּדֵ֤יbe.DeiH1767as the trumpetשֹׁפָ֨ר׀sho.FarH7782soundshe saysיֹ֘אמַ֤רyo.MarH559, ‘Ahaהֶאָ֗חhe.'AchH1889!’And he sensesH7381the battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421from afarוּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹקU.me.ra.chokH7350,And the thunderרַ֥עַםRa.'amH7482of the captainsשָׂ֝רִיםSa.rimH8269and the warH8643cryH8643.
26“Is it by your understandingהֲֽ֭מִבִּינָ֣תְךָhami.bi.Na.te.khaH998that the hawkנֵ֑ץNetzH5322soarsיַֽאֲבֶר־ya.'a.ver-H82,Stretchingיִפְרֹ֖שׂyif.RosH6566his wingsכְּנָפָ֣יוke.na.fovH3671toward the southלְתֵימָֽן׃le.tei.ManH8486?
27Is it at yourcommandפִּ֭יךָPi.khaH6310that the eagleנָ֑שֶׁרNa.sherH5404fliesH1361highיַגְבִּ֣יהַּyag.Bi.ahH1361,And makesH7311his nestקִנּֽוֹ׃ki.NoH7064on highיָרִ֥יםya.RimH7311?
28He dwellsיִ֭שְׁכֹּןYish.konH7931and spendsH3885his nightsוְיִתְלֹנָ֑ןve.yit.lo.NanH3885on the cliffסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553,On the rockyסֶ֝֗לַעSe.la'H5553cliffשֶׁן־shen-H8127,an inaccessibleH4686placeH4686.
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