Job 39:1–8

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

Do you observe the calving of the does?

2 Can you number the months that they fulfill,

and do you know the time when they give birth,

3 when they crouch, bring forth their offspring,

and are delivered of their young?

4 Their young ones become strong; they grow up in the open;

they go out and do not return to them.

5 “Who has let the wild donkey go free?

Who has loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,

6 to whom I have given the arid plain for his home

and the salt land for his dwelling place?

7 He scorns the tumult of the city;

he hears not the shouts of the driver.

8 He ranges the mountains as his pasture,

and he searches after every green thing.

1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth?

Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil?

Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones,

They cast out their sorrows.

4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn;

They go forth, and return not unto them.

5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free?

Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

6 Whose house I have made the wilderness,

And the barren land his dwellings.

7 He scorneth the multitude of the city,

Neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.

8 The range of the mountains is his pasture,

And he searcheth after every green thing.

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

Have you watched as deer are born in the wild?

2 Do you know how many months they carry their young?

Are you aware of the time of their delivery?

3 They crouch down to give birth to their young

and deliver their offspring.

4 Their young grow up in the open fields,

then leave home and never return.

5 “Who gives the wild donkey its freedom?

Who untied its ropes?

6 I have placed it in the wilderness;

its home is the wasteland.

7 It hates the noise of the city

and has no driver to shout at it.

8 The mountains are its pastureland,

where it searches for every blade of grass.

1 “Do you know the time when the wild mountain goats bear young?

Or can you mark when 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 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 onager,

6 Whose home I have made the wilderness,

And the 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 every green thing.

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

Do you watch when the deer gives birth to her fawn?

2 Do you count the months until they give birth

and know the right time for them to give birth?

3 They lie down, their young are born,

and then the pain of giving birth is over.

4 Their young ones grow big and strong in the wild country.

Then they leave their homes and do not return.

5 “Who let the wild donkey go free?

Who untied its ropes?

6 I am the one who gave the donkey the desert as its home;

I gave it the desert lands as a place to live.

7 The wild donkey laughs at the confusion in the city,

and it does not hear the drivers shout.

8 It roams the hills looking for pasture,

looking for anything green to eat.

1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth?

Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

2 Canst thou number the months that they fulfil?

Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young,

They cast out their pains.

4 Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field;

They go forth, and return not again.

5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free?

Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,

6 Whose home I have made the wilderness,

And the salt land his dwelling-place?

7 He scorneth the tumult of the city,

Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.

8 The range of the mountains is his pasture,

And he searcheth after every green thing.

1 Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? dost thou mark the calving of the hinds? 2 Dost thou number the months that they fulfil? and knowest thou the time when they bring forth? 3 They bow themselves, they give birth to their young ones, they cast out their pains; 4 Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field, they go forth, and return not unto them. 5 Who hath sent out the wild ass free? and who hath loosed the bands of the onager, 6 Whose house I made the wilderness, and the salt plain his dwellings? 7 He laugheth at the tumult of the city, and heareth not the shouts of the driver; 8 The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.

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

Do you watch the does when they are in labor? 

2 Can you count the months they are pregnant 

or know the time when they’ll give birth? 

3 They kneel down to give birth and deliver their young. 

Then the pain of giving birth is over. 

4 Their young are healthy and grow up in the wild. 

They leave and don’t come back. 

5 “Who lets the wild donkey go free? 

Who unties the ropes of the wild donkey? 

6 I gave it the desert to live in 

and the salt flats as its dwelling place. 

7 It laughs at the noise of the city 

and doesn’t ⸤even⸥ listen to the shouting of its master. 

8 It explores the mountains for its pasture 

and looks for anything green. 

1 Do you know when mountain goats give birth?

Have you watched the deer in labor?

2 Can you count the months they are pregnant

so you can know the time they give birth?

3 They crouch down to give birth to their young;

they deliver their newborn.

4 Their offspring are healthy and grow up in the open field.

They leave and do not return.

5 Who set the wild donkey free?

Who released the swift donkey from its harness?

6 I made the wilderness its home,

and the salty wasteland its dwelling.

7 It scoffs at the noise of the village

and never hears the shouts of a driver.

8 It roams the mountains for its pastureland,

searching for anything green.

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

Do you observe the calving of the deer?

2 Can you number the months that they fulfill,

and do you know the time when they give birth,

3 when they crouch to give birth to their offspring

and are delivered of their young?

4 Their young ones become strong; they grow up in the open;

they go forth and do not return to them.

5 “Who has let the wild ass go free?

Who has loosed the bonds of the swift ass,

6 to which I have given the steppe for its home,

the salt land for its dwelling place?

7 It scorns the tumult of the city;

it does not hear the shouts of the driver.

8 It ranges the mountains as its pasture,

and it searches after every green thing.

1 “Do you know the time when the goats of the rocks give birth?

Do you observe the doe deer’s giving birth?

2 Can you number the months they fulfill,

and do you know the time of its giving birth?

3 When they crouch, they bring forth their young ones;

they get rid of their labor pains.

4 Their young ones grow strong; they grow up in the open;

they go forth and do not return to them.

5 “Who has sent forth the wild ass free?

And who has released the wild donkey’s bonds,

6 to which I have given the wilderness as its house

and the salt flat as its dwelling place?

7 It scorns the city’s turmoil;

it does not hear the driver’s shouts.

8 It explores the mountains as its pasture

and searches after every kind of green plant.

1 “Job, do you know when mountain goats have their babies?

Do you watch when female deer give birth?

2 Do you count the months until the animals have their babies?

Do you know the time when they give birth?

3 They bend their back legs and have their babies.

Then their labor pains stop.

4 Their little ones grow strong and healthy in the wild.

They leave and do not come home again.

5 “Who let the wild donkeys go free?

Who untied their ropes?

6 I gave them the dry and empty land as their home.

I gave them salt flats to live in.

7 They laugh at all of the noise in town.

They do not hear the shouts of the donkey drivers.

8 They wander over the hills to look for grass.

They search for anything green to eat.

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

Do you observe the calving of the deer?

2 “Can you count the months they fulfill,

Or do you know the time they give birth?

3 “They kneel down, they bring forth their young,

They get rid of their labor pains.

4 “Their offspring become strong, they grow up in the open field;

They leave and do not return to them.

5 “Who sent out the wild donkey free?

And who loosed the bonds of the swift donkey,

6 To whom I gave the wilderness for a home

And the salt land for his dwelling place?

7 “He scorns the tumult of the city,

The shoutings of the driver he does not hear.

8 “He explores the mountains for his pasture

And searches after every green thing.