Job 39 – NIV & CCB

New International Version

Job 39:1-30

1“Do you know when the mountain goats give birth?

Do you watch when the doe bears her fawn?

2Do you count the months till they bear?

Do you know the time they give birth?

3They crouch down and bring forth their young;

their labor pains are ended.

4Their young thrive and grow strong in the wilds;

they leave and do not return.

5“Who let the wild donkey go free?

Who untied its ropes?

6I gave it the wasteland as its home,

the salt flats as its habitat.

7It laughs at the commotion in the town;

it does not hear a driver’s shout.

8It ranges the hills for its pasture

and searches for any green thing.

9“Will the wild ox consent to serve you?

Will it stay by your manger at night?

10Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?

Will it till the valleys behind you?

11Will you rely on it for its great strength?

Will you leave your heavy work to it?

12Can 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.

14She lays her eggs on the ground

and lets them warm in the sand,

15unmindful that a foot may crush them,

that some wild animal may trample them.

16She treats her young harshly, as if they were not hers;

she cares not that her labor was in vain,

17for God did not endow her with wisdom

or give her a share of good sense.

18Yet when she spreads her feathers to run,

she laughs at horse and rider.

19“Do you give the horse its strength

or clothe its neck with a flowing mane?

20Do you make it leap like a locust,

striking terror with its proud snorting?

21It paws fiercely, rejoicing in its strength,

and charges into the fray.

22It laughs at fear, afraid of nothing;

it does not shy away from the sword.

23The quiver rattles against its side,

along with the flashing spear and lance.

24In frenzied excitement it eats up the ground;

it cannot stand still when the trumpet sounds.

25At the blast of the trumpet it snorts, ‘Aha!’

It catches the scent of battle from afar,

the shout of commanders and the battle cry.

26“Does the hawk take flight by your wisdom

and spread its wings toward the south?

27Does the eagle soar at your command

and build its nest on high?

28It dwells on a cliff and stays there at night;

a rocky crag is its stronghold.

29From there it looks for food;

its eyes detect it from afar.

30Its young ones feast on blood,

and where the slain are, there it is.”

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

约伯记 39:1-30

1“你知道野山羊何时生产吗?

你看过母鹿产仔吗?

2你能算出它们怀胎的月数吗?

你知道它们分娩的日期吗?

3它们几时屈身产仔,

结束分娩之痛?

4幼仔健壮,在荒野长大,

离群而去,不再回来。

5“谁让野驴逍遥自在?

谁解开了它的缰绳?

6我使它以旷野为家,

以盐地作居所。

7它嗤笑城邑的喧闹,

不听赶牲口的吆喝。

8它以群山作草场,

寻找青翠之物。

9“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。”