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הֲיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לֶדֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָלַע חֹלֵל אַיָּלוֹת תִּשְׁמֹר
Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?
Εἰ ἔγνως καιρὸν τοκετοῦ τραγελάφων πέτρας, ἐφύλαξας δὲ ὠδῖνας ἐλάφων,
[Say] if thou knowest the time of the bringing forth of the wild goats of the rock, And [if] thou hast marked the calving of the hinds:
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תִּסְפֹּר יְרָחִים תְּמַלֶּאנָה וְיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לִדְתָּנָה
Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
ἠρίθμησας δὲ μῆνας αὐτῶν πλήρεις τοκετοῦ αὐτῶν, ὠδῖνας δὲ αὐτῶν ἔλυσας,
And [if] thou hast numbered the full months of their being with young, And [if] thou hast relieved their pangs:
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תִּכְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶן תְּפַלַּחְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶם תְּשַׁלַּחְנָה
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they cast out their fruit.
ἐξέθρεψας δὲ αὐτῶν τὰ παιδία ἔξω φόβου, ὠδῖνας δὲ αὐτῶν ἐξαποστελεῖς,
And hast reared their young without fear; And wilt thou loosen their pangs?
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יַחְלְמוּ בְנֵיהֶם יִרְבּוּ בַבָּר יָצְאוּ וְלֹא־שָׁבוּ לָמוֹ
Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; they go forth, and return not again.
ἀποῤῥήξουσι τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν, πληθυνθήσονται ἐν γενγήματι· ἐξελεύσονται, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀνακάμψουσιν αὐτοῖς.
Their young will break forth; they will be multiplied with offspring: [Their young] will go forth, and will not return to them.
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מִי־שִׁלַּח פֶּרֶא חָפְשִׁי וּמֹסְרוֹת עָרוֹד מִי פִתֵּחַ
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Τίς δέ ἐστιν ὁ ἀφεὶς ὄνον ἄγριον ἐλεύθερον; δεσμοὺς δὲ αὐτοῦ τίς ἔλυσεν;
And who is he that sent forth the wild ass free? And who loosed his bands?
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אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי עֲרָבָה בֵיתוֹ וּמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָיו מְלֵחָה
Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.
Ἐθέμην δὲ τὴν δίαιταν αὐτοῦ ἔρημον, καὶ τὰ σκηνώματα αὐτοῦ ἁλμυρίδα.
Whereas I made his habitation the wilderness, And the salt land his coverts.
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יִשְׂחַק לַהֲמוֹן קִרְיָה תְּשֻׁאוֹת נוֹגֵשׂ לֹא יִשְׁמָע
He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.
Καταγελῶν πολυοχλίας πόλεως, μέμψιν δὲ φορολόγου οὐκ ἀκούων,
He laughs to scorn the multitude of the city, And hears not the chiding of the tax gatherer.
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יְתוּר הָרִים מִרְעֵהוּ וְאַחַר כָּל־יָרוֹק יִדְרוֹשׁ
The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
κατασκέψεται ὄρη νομὴν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὀπίσω παντὸς χλωροῦ ζητεῖ.
He will survey the mountains [as] his pasture, And he seeks after every green thing.
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הֲיֹאבֶה רֵּים עָבְדֶךָ אִם־יָלִין עַל־אֲבוּסֶךָ
Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?
Βουλήσεται δέ σοι μονόκερως δουλεῦσαι, ἢ κοιμηθῆναι ἐπὶ φάτνης σου;
And will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, Or to lie down at thy manger?
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הֲתִקְשָׁר־רֵים בְּתֶלֶם עֲבֹתוֹ אִם־יְשַׂדֵּד עֲמָקִים אַחֲרֶיךָ
Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Δήσεις δὲ ἐν ἱμᾶσι ζυγὸν αὐτοῦ, ἢ ἑλκύσει σου αὔλακας ἐν πεδίῳ;
And wilt thou bind his yoke with thongs, Or will he plow furrows for thee in the plain?
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הֲתִבְטַח־בּוֹ כִּי־רַב כֹּחוֹ וְתַעֲזֹב אֵלָיו יְגִיעֶךָ
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
Πέποιθας δὲ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ, ὅτι πολλὴ ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ, ἐπαφήσεις δὲ αὐτῷ τὰ ἔργα σου;
And dost thou trust him, because his strength is great? And wilt thou commit thy works to him?
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הֲתַאֲמִין בּוֹ כִּי־ישוב יָשִׁיב זַרְעֶךָ וְגָרְנְךָ יֶאֱסֹף
Wilt thou rely on him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather the corn of thy threshing-floor?
Πιστεύσεις δὲ, ὅτι ἀποδώσει σοι τὸν σπόρον, εἰσοίσει δέ σου τὸν ἅλωνα;
And wilt thou believe that he will return to thee thy seed, And bring [it] in [to] thy threshing floor?
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כְּנַף־רְנָנִים נֶעֱלָסָה אִם־אֶבְרָה חֲסִידָה וְנֹצָה
The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?
Πτέρυξ τερπομένων νεέλασσα, ἐὰν συλλάβῃ ἁσίδα καὶ νέσσα·
The peacock has a beautiful wing: If the stork and the ostrich conceive, [it is worthy of notice],
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כִּי־תַעֲזֹב לָאָרֶץ בֵּצֶיהָ וְעַל־עָפָר תְּחַמֵּם
For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
Ὅτι ἀφήσει εἰς γῆν τὰ ὠὰ αὐτῆς, καὶ ἐπὶ χοῦν θάλψει,
For [the ostrich] will leave her eggs in the ground, And warm them on the dust,
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וַתִּשְׁכַּח כִּי־רֶגֶל תְּזוּרֶהָ וְחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה תְּדוּשֶׁהָ
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may trample them.
καὶ ἐπελάθετο, ὅτι ποῦς σκορπιεῖ, καὶ θηρία ἀγροῦ καταπατήσει.
And has forgotten that the foot will scatter them, And the wild beasts of the field trample them.
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הִקְשִׁיחַ בָּנֶיהָ לְּלֹא־לָהּ לְרִיק יְגִיעָהּ בְּלִי־פָחַד
She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers; though her labour be in vain, she is without fear;
Ἀπεσκλήρυνε τὰ τέκνα ἑαυτῆς, ὥστε μὴ ἑαυτήν· εἰς κενὸν ἐκοπίασεν ἄνευ φόβου.
She has hardened [herself] against her young ones, as though [she bereaved] not herself: She labors in vain without fear.
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כִּי־הִשָּׁהּ אֱלוֹהַּ חָכְמָה וְלֹא־חָלַק לָהּ בַּבִּינָה
Because G-d hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding.
Ὅτι κατεσιώπησεν αὐτῇ ὁ Θεὸς σοφίαν, καὶ οὐκ ἐπεμέρισεν αὐτῇ ἐν τῇ συνέσει.
For God has withholden wisdom from her, And not given her a portion in understanding.
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כָּעֵת בַּמָּרוֹם תַּמְרִיא תִּשְׂחַק לַסּוּס וּלְרֹכְבוֹ
When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, and scorneth the horse and his rider.
Κατὰ καιρὸν ἐν ὕψει ὑψώσει, καταγελάσεται ἵππου, καὶ τοῦ ἐπιβάτου αὐτοῦ.
In her season she will lift herself on high; She will scorn the horse and his rider.
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הֲתִתֵּן לַסּוּס גְּבוּרָה הֲתַלְבִּישׁ צַוָּארוֹ רַעְמָה
Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?
Ἢ σὺ περιέθηκας ἵππῳ δύναμιν, ἐνέδυσας δὲ τραχήλῳ αὐτοῦ φόβον;
Hast thou invested the horse with strength, And clothed his neck with terror?
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הְתַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּאַרְבֶּה הוֹד נַחְרוֹ אֵימָה
Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.
Περιέθηκας δὲ αὐτῷ πανοπλίαν; δόξαν δὲ στηθέων αὐτοῦ τόλμῃ.
And hast thou clad him in perfect armor, And made his breast glorious with courage?
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יַחְפְּרוּ בָעֵמֶק וְיָשִׂישׂ בְּכֹחַ יֵצֵא לִקְרַאת־נָשֶׁק
He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; he goeth out to meet the clash of arms.
Ἀνορύσσων ἐν πεδίῳ γαυριᾷ, ἐκπορεύεται δὲ εἰς πεδίον ἐν ἰσχύϊ.
He paws exulting in the plain, And goes forth in strength into the plain.
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יִשְׂחַק לְפַחַד וְלֹא יֵחָת וְלֹא־יָשׁוּב מִפְּנֵי־חָרֶב
He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
Συναντῶν βασιλεῖ καταγελᾷ, καὶ οὐ μὴν ἀποστραφῇ ἀπὸ σιδήρου.
He laughs to scorn a king as he meets him, And will by no means turn back from the sword.
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עָלָיו תִּרְנֶה אַשְׁפָּה לַהַב חֲנִית וְכִידוֹן
The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.
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בְּרַעַשׁ וְרֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־יַאֲמִין כִּי־קוֹל שׁוֹפָר
He swalloweth the ground with storm and rage; neither believeth he that it is the voice of the horn.
Ἐπʼ αὐτῷ γαυριᾷ τόξον καὶ μάχαιρα,
The bow and sword resound against him; And [his] rage will swallow up the ground:
καὶ ὀργὴ ἀφανιεῖ τὴν γῆν· καὶ οὐ μὴ πιστεύσει, ἕως ἂν σημάνῃ σάλπιγξ.
And he will not believe until the trumpet sounds.
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בְּדֵי שֹׁפָר יֹאמַר הֶאָח וּמֵרָחוֹק יָרִיחַ מִלְחָמָה רַעַם שָׂרִים וּתְרוּעָה
As oft as he heareth the horn he saith: 'Ha, ha!' and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
Σάλπιγγος δὲ σημαινούσης, λέγει, εὖγε· πόῤῥωθεν δὲ ὀσφραίνεται πολέμου σὺν ἅλματι καὶ κραυγῇ.
And when the trumpet sounds, he says, Aha! And afar off he smells the war with prancing and neighing.
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הֲמִבִּינָתְךָ יַאֲבֶר־נֵץ יִפְרֹשׂ כנפו כְּנָפָיו לְתֵימָן
Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
Ἐκ δὲ τῆς σῆς ἐπιστήμης ἕστηκεν ἱέραξ, ἀναπετάσας τὰς πτέρυγας, ἀκίνητος, καθορῶν τὰ πρὸς Νότον;
And does the hawk remain steady by thy wisdom, Having spread out her wings unmoved, looking toward the region of the south?
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אִם־עַל־פִּיךָ יַגְבִּיהַּ נָשֶׁר וְכִי יָרִים קִנּוֹ
Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
Ἐπὶ δὲ σῷ προστάγματι ὑψοῦται ἀετὸς, γὺψ δὲ ἐπὶ νοσσιᾶς αὐτοῦ καθεσθεὶς αὐλίζεται,
And does the eagle rise at thy command, And the vulture remain sitting over his nest,
28
סֶלַע יִשְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָן עַל־שֶׁן־סֶלַע וּמְצוּדָה
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.
ἐπʼ ἐξοχῇ πέτρας, καὶ ἀποκρύφῳ,
On a crag of a rock, and in a secret [place]?
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מִשָּׁם חָפַר־אֹכֶל לְמֵרָחוֹק עֵינָיו יַבִּיטוּ
From thence she spieth out the prey; her eyes behold it afar off.
ἐκεῖσε ὢν ζητεῖ τὰ σῖτα, πόῤῥωθεν οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ αὐτοῦ σκοπεύουσι.
Thence he seeks food, His eyes observe from far.
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ואפרחו וְאֶפְרֹחָיו יְעַלְעוּ־דָם וּבַאֲשֶׁר חֲלָלִים שָׁם הוּא
Her young ones also suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is she.
Νεοσσοὶ δὲ αὐτοῦ φύρονται ἐν αἵματι, οὗ δʼ ἂν ὦσι τεθνεῶτες, παραχρῆμα εὑρίσκονται.
And his young ones roll themselves in blood, And wherever the carcasses may be, immediately they are found.