Chapter 39

39:1 [hgb]  山 岩 间 的 野 山 羊 几 时 生 产 ， 你 知 道 吗 ？ 母 鹿 下 犊 之 期 ， 你 能 察 定 吗 ？
    [kjv]  Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth¹? or canst thou mark when the hinds² do calve?
    [bbe]  Have you knowledge of the rock-goats? or do you see the roes³ giving birth to their young?
39:2 [hgb]  它 们 怀 胎 的 月 数 ， 你 能 数 算 吗 ？ 它 们 几 时 生 产 ， 你 能 晓 得 吗 ？
    [kjv]  Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
    [bbe]  Is the number of their months fixed⁴ by you? or is the time when they give birth ordered by you?
39:3 [hgb]  它 们 屈 身 ， 将 子 生 下 ， 就 除 掉 疼 痛 。
    [kjv]  They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
    [bbe]  They are bent⁵ down, they give birth to their young, they let loose the fruit of their body.
39:4 [hgb]  这 子 渐 渐 肥 壮 ， 在 荒 野 长 大 ， 去 而 不 回 。
    [kjv]  Their young ones are in good liking⁶, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.
    [bbe]  Their young ones are strong, living in the open country; they go out and do not come back again.
39:5 [hgb]  谁 放 野 驴 出 去 自 由 。 谁 解 开 快 驴 的 绳 索 。
    [kjv]  Who hath sent out the wild ass⁷ free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
    [bbe]  Who has let the ass of the fields go free? or made loose the bands of the loud-voiced beast?
39:6 [hgb]  我 使 旷 野 作 它 的 住 处 ， 使 咸 地 当 它 的 居 所 。
    [kjv]  Whose house I have made the wilderness⁸, and the barren land his dwellings⁹.
    [bbe]  To whom I have given the waste land for a heritage, and the salt land as a living-place.
39:7 [hgb]  它 嗤 笑 城 内 的 喧 嚷 ， 不 听 赶 牲 口 的 喝 声 。
    [kjv]  He scorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.
    [bbe]  He makes sport of the noise of the town; the voice of the driver does not come to his ears;
39:8 [hgb]  遍 山 是 它 的 草 场 。 它 寻 找 各 样 青 绿 之 物 。
    [kjv]  The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.
    [bbe]  He goes looking for his grass-lands in the mountains, searching out every green thing.
39:9 [hgb]  野 牛 岂 肯 服 事 你 。 岂 肯 住 在 你 的 槽 旁 。
    [kjv]  Will the unicorn¹⁰ be willing to serve thee, or abide¹¹ by thy crib?
    [bbe]  Will the ox of the mountains be your servant? or is his night's resting-place by your food-store?
39:10 [hgb]  你 岂 能 用 套 绳 将 野 牛 笼 在 犁 沟 之 间 。 它 岂 肯 随 你 耙 山 谷 之 地 。
    [kjv]  Canst thou bind¹² the unicorn with his band in the furrow¹³? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
    [bbe]  Will he be pulling your plough with cords, turning up the valleys after you?
39:11 [hgb]  岂 可 因 它 的 力 大 就 倚 靠 它 。 岂 可 把 你 的 工 交 给 它 做 吗 ？
    [kjv]  Wilt¹⁴ thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
    [bbe]  Will you put your faith in him, because his strength is great? will you give the fruit of your work into his care?
39:12 [hgb]  岂 可 信 靠 它 把 你 的 粮 食 运 到 家 ， 又 收 聚 你 禾 场 上 的 谷 吗 ？
    [kjv]  Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
    [bbe]  Will you be looking for him to come back, and get in your seed to the crushing-floor?
39:13 [hgb]  鸵 鸟 的 翅 膀 欢 然 扇 展 ， 岂 是 显 慈 爱 的 翎 毛 和 羽 毛 吗 ？
    [kjv]  Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich¹⁵?
    [bbe]  Is the wing of the ostrich feeble, or is it because she has no feathers,
39:14 [hgb]  因 它 把 蛋 留 在 地 上 ， 在 尘 土 中 使 得 温 暖 。
    [kjv]  Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,
    [bbe]  That she puts her eggs on the earth, warming them in the dust,
39:15 [hgb]  却 想 不 到 被 脚 踹 碎 ， 或 被 野 兽 践 踏 。
    [kjv]  And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
    [bbe]  Without a thought that they may be crushed by the foot, and broken by the beasts of the field?
39:16 [hgb]  它 忍 心 待 雏 ， 似 乎 不 是 自 己 的 。 虽 然 徒 受 劳 苦 ， 也 不 为 雏 惧 怕 。
    [kjv]  She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear;
    [bbe]  She is cruel to her young ones, as if they were not hers; her work is to no purpose; she has no fear.
39:17 [hgb]  因 为 神 使 它 没 有 智 慧 ， 也 未 将 悟 性 赐 给 它 。
    [kjv]  Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath he imparted to her understanding.
    [bbe]  For God has taken wisdom from her mind, and given her no measure of knowledge.
39:18 [hgb]  它 几 时 挺 身 展 开 翅 膀 ， 就 嗤 笑 马 和 骑 马 的 人 。
    [kjv]  What time she lifteth up herself on high, she scorneth the horse and his rider.
    [bbe]  When she is shaking her wings on high, she makes sport of the horse and of him who is seated on him.
39:19 [hgb]  马 的 大 力 是 你 所 赐 的 吗 ？ 它 颈 项 上 ？ ？ 挲 的 鬃 是 你 给 它 披 上 的 吗 ？
    [kjv]  Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?
    [bbe]  Do you give strength to the horse? is it by your hand that his neck is clothed with power?
39:20 [hgb]  是 你 叫 它 跳 跃 像 蝗 虫 吗 ？ 它 喷 气 之 威 使 人 惊 惶 。
    [kjv]  Canst thou make him afraid as a grasshopper¹⁶? the glory of his nostrils¹⁷ is terrible.
    [bbe]  Is it through you that he is shaking like a locust¹⁸, in the pride of his loud-sounding breath?
39:21 [hgb]  它 在 谷 中 刨 地 ， 自 喜 其 力 。 它 出 去 迎 接 佩 带 兵 器 的 人 。
    [kjv]  He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength: he goeth on to meet the armed men.
    [bbe]  He is stamping with joy in the valley; he makes sport of fear.
39:22 [hgb]  它 嗤 笑 可 怕 的 事 并 不 惊 惶 ， 也 不 因 刀 剑 退 回 。
    [kjv]  He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.
    [bbe]  In his strength he goes out against the arms of war, turning not away from the sword.
39:23 [hgb]  箭 袋 和 发 亮 的 枪 ， 并 短 枪 在 它 身 上 铮 铮 有 声 。
    [kjv]  The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering spear and the shield.
    [bbe]  The bow is sounding against him; he sees the shining point of spear and arrow.
39:24 [hgb]  它 发 猛 烈 的 怒 气 将 地 吞 下 。 一 听 角 声 就 不 耐 站 立 。
    [kjv]  He swalloweth the ground with fierceness and rage: neither believeth he that it is the sound of the trumpet¹⁹.
    [bbe]  Shaking with passion, he is biting the earth; he is not able to keep quiet at the sound of the horn;
39:25 [hgb]  角 每 发 声 ， 它 说 呵 哈 。 它 从 远 处 闻 着 战 气 ， 又 听 见 军 长 大 发 雷 声 ， 和 兵 丁 呐 喊 。
    [kjv]  He saith among the trumpets²⁰, Ha, ha; and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.
    [bbe]  When it comes to his ears he says, Aha! He is smelling the fight from far off, and hearing the thunder of the captains, and the war-cries.
39:26 [hgb]  鹰 雀 飞 翔 ， 展 开 翅 膀 一 直 向 南 ， 岂 是 借 你 的 智 慧 吗 ？
    [kjv]  Doth the hawk²¹ fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?
    [bbe]  Is it through your knowledge that the hawk takes his flight, stretching out his wings to the south?
39:27 [hgb]  大 鹰 上 腾 在 高 处 搭 窝 ， 岂 是 听 你 的 吩 咐 吗 ？
    [kjv]  Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
    [bbe]  Or is it by your orders that the eagle goes up, and makes his resting-place on high?
39:28 [hgb]  它 住 在 山 岩 ， 以 山 峰 和 坚 固 之 所 为 家 ，
    [kjv]  She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.
    [bbe]  On the rock is his house, and on the mountain-top his strong place.
39:29 [hgb]  从 那 里 窥 看 食 物 ， 眼 睛 远 远 观 望 。
    [kjv]  From thence she seeketh the prey²², and her eyes behold²³ afar off.
    [bbe]  From there he is watching for food; his eye sees it far off.
39:30 [hgb]  它 的 雏 也 咂 血 。 被 杀 的 人 在 哪 里 。 它 也 在 哪 里 。
    [kjv]  Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain²⁴ are, there is she.
    [bbe]  His young have blood for their drink, and where the dead bodies are, there is he to be seen.

1 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

2 hinds   

n.（常指动物腿）后面的( hind的名词复数 )；在后的；（通常与can或could连用）唠叨不停；滔滔不绝

参考例句：

• He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. 诗18:33他使我的脚快如母鹿的蹄、使我在高处安稳。 来自互联网
• He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. 33他使我的脚快如母鹿的蹄，又使我在高处安稳。 来自互联网

3 roes   

n.獐( roe的名词复数 )；獐鹿；鱼卵；鱼精液

参考例句：

• Thy two breasts are like two young roes that are twins. 3你的两乳好像一对小鹿，就是母鹿双生的。 来自互联网
• Roes comes out with the strangest remarks at times. 罗斯不时地发表些极怪的议论。 来自互联网

4 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

5 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

6 liking   

n.爱好；嗜好；喜欢

参考例句：

• The word palate also means taste or liking.Palate这个词也有“口味”或“嗜好”的意思。
• I must admit I have no liking for exaggeration.我必须承认我不喜欢夸大其词。

7 ass   

n.驴；傻瓜，蠢笨的人

参考例句：

• He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
• An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。

8 wilderness   

n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等，荒漠

参考例句：

• She drove the herd of cattle through the wilderness.她赶着牛群穿过荒野。
• Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。

9 dwellings   

n.住处，处所( dwelling的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The development will consist of 66 dwellings and a number of offices. 新建楼区将由66栋住房和一些办公用房组成。
• The hovels which passed for dwellings are being pulled down. 过去用作住室的陋屋正在被拆除。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 unicorn   

n.(传说中的)独角兽

参考例句：

• The unicorn is an imaginary beast.独角兽是幻想出来的动物。
• I believe unicorn was once living in the world.我相信独角兽曾经生活在这个世界。

11 abide   

vi.遵守；坚持；vt.忍受

参考例句：

• You must abide by the results of your mistakes.你必须承担你的错误所造成的后果。
• If you join the club,you have to abide by its rules.如果你参加俱乐部，你就得遵守它的规章。

12 bind   

vt.捆，包扎；装订；约束；使凝固；vi.变硬

参考例句：

• I will let the waiter bind up the parcel for you.我让服务生帮你把包裹包起来。
• He wants a shirt that does not bind him.他要一件不使他觉得过紧的衬衫。

13 furrow   

n.沟；垄沟；轨迹；车辙；皱纹

参考例句：

• The tractor has make deep furrow in the loose sand.拖拉机在松软的沙土上留下了深深的车辙。
• Mei did not weep.She only bit her lips,and the furrow in her brow deepened.梅埋下头，她咬了咬嘴唇皮，额上的皱纹显得更深了。

14 wilt   

v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱

参考例句：

• Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
• Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。

15 ostrich   

n.鸵鸟

参考例句：

• Ostrich is the fastest animal on two legs.驼鸟是双腿跑得最快的动物。
• The ostrich indeed inhabits continents.鸵鸟确实是生活在大陆上的。

16 grasshopper   

n.蚱蜢，蝗虫，蚂蚱

参考例句：

• He thought he had made an end of the little grasshopper.他以为把那个小蚱蜢干掉了。
• The grasshopper could not find anything to eat.蚱蜢找不到任何吃的东西。

17 nostrils   

鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Her nostrils flared with anger. 她气得两个鼻孔都鼓了起来。
• The horse dilated its nostrils. 马张大鼻孔。

18 locust   

n.蝗虫；洋槐，刺槐

参考例句：

• A locust is a kind of destructive insect.蝗虫是一种害虫。
• This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.本图所示为蝗虫的纵剖面。

19 trumpet   

n.喇叭，喇叭声；v.吹喇叭，吹嘘

参考例句：

• He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴，我吹喇叭。
• The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。

20 trumpets   

喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 )； 小号； 喇叭形物； （尤指）绽开的水仙花

参考例句：

• A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets. 在响亮的号角声中花圈被献在纪念碑前。
• A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。

21 hawk   

n.鹰，骗子；鹰派成员

参考例句：

• The hawk swooped down on the rabbit and killed it.鹰猛地朝兔子扑下来,并把它杀死。
• The hawk snatched the chicken and flew away.老鹰叼了小鸡就飞走了。

22 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

23 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

24 slain   

杀死，宰杀，杀戮( slay的过去分词 )； (slay的过去分词)

参考例句：

• The soldiers slain in the battle were burried that night. 在那天夜晚埋葬了在战斗中牺牲了的战士。
• His boy was dead, slain by the hand of the false Amulius. 他的儿子被奸诈的阿缪利乌斯杀死了。