< نَاحُوم 3 >

وَيْلٌ لِمَدِينَةِ ٱلدِّمَاءِ. كُلُّهَا مَلْآنَةٌ كَذِبًا وَخَطْفًا. لَا يَزُولُ ٱلِٱفْتِرَاسُ. ١ 1
O bloody citie, it is all full of lyes, and robberie: the pray departeth not:
صَوْتُ ٱلسَّوطِ وَصَوْتُ رَعْشَةِ ٱلْبَكَرِ، وَخَيْلٌ تَخُبُّ وَمَرْكَبَاتٌ تَقْفِزُ، ٢ 2
The noyse of a whippe, and the noyse of the mouing of the wheeles, and the beating of the horses, and the leaping of the charets.
وَفُرْسَانٌ تَنْهَضُ، وَلَهِيبُ ٱلسَّيْفِ وَبَرِيقُ ٱلرُّمْحِ، وَكَثْرَةُ جَرْحَى، وَوَفْرَةُ قَتْلَى، وَلَا نِهَايَةَ لِلْجُثَثِ. يَعْثُرُونَ بِجُثَثِهِمْ. ٣ 3
The horseman lifteth vp both the bright sword, and the glittering speare, and a multitude is slaine, and the dead bodyes are many: there is none ende of their corpses: they stumble vpon their corpses,
مِنْ أَجْلِ زِنَى ٱلزَّانِيَةِ ٱلْحَسَنَةِ ٱلْجَمَالِ صَاحِبَةِ ٱلسِّحْرِ ٱلْبَائِعَةِ أُمَمًا بِزِنَاهَا، وَقَبَائِلَ بِسِحْرِهَا. ٤ 4
Because of the multitude of the fornications of the harlot that is beautifull, and is a mistresse of witchcraft, and selleth the people thorow her whoredome, and the nations thorowe her witchcrafts.
«هَأَنَذَا عَلَيْكِ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ ٱلْجُنُودِ، فَأَكْشِفُ أَذْيَالَكِ إِلَى فَوْقِ وَجْهِكِ، وَأُرِي ٱلْأُمَمَ عَوْرَتَكِ وَٱلْمَمَالِكَ خِزْيَكِ. ٥ 5
Beholde, I come vpon thee, saith the Lord of hostes, and will discouer thy skirtes vpon thy face, and will shewe the nations thy filthines, and the kingdomes thy shame.
وَأَطْرَحُ عَلَيْكِ أَوْسَاخًا، وَأُهِينُكِ وَأَجْعَلُكِ عِبْرَةً. ٦ 6
And I will cast filth vpon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gasing stocke.
وَيَكُونُ كُلُّ مَنْ يَرَاكِ يَهْرُبُ مِنْكِ وَيَقُولُ: خَرِبَتْ نِينَوَى، مَنْ يَرْثِي لَهَا؟ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَطْلُبُ لَكِ مُعَزِّينَ؟». ٧ 7
And it shall come to passe, that al they that looke vpon thee, shall flee from thee, and say, Nineueh is destroyed, who will haue pitie vpon her? where shall I seeke comforters for thee?
هَلْ أَنْتِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ نُوَ أَمُونَ ٱلْجَالِسَةِ بَيْنَ ٱلْأَنْهَارِ، حَوْلَهَا ٱلْمِيَاهُ ٱلَّتِي هِيَ حِصْنُ ٱلْبَحْرِ، وَمِنَ ٱلْبَحْرِ سُورُهَا؟ ٨ 8
Art thou better then No, which was ful of people? that lay in the riuers, and had the waters round about it? whose ditche was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
كُوشٌ قُوَّتُهَا مَعَ مِصْرَ وَلَيْسَتْ نِهَايَةٌ. فُوطٌ وَلُوبِيمُ كَانُوا مَعُونَتَكِ. ٩ 9
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and there was none ende: Put and Lubim were her helpers.
هِيَ أَيْضًا قَدْ مَضَتْ إِلَى ٱلْمَنْفَى بِٱلسَّبْيِ، وَأَطْفَالُهَا حُطِّمَتْ فِي رَأْسِ جَمِيعِ ٱلْأَزِقَّةِ، وَعَلَى أَشْرَافِهَا أَلْقَوْا قُرْعَةً، وَجَمِيعُ عُظَمَائِهَا تَقَيَّدُوا بِٱلْقُيُودِ. ١٠ 10
Yet was she caried awaye, and went into captiuitie: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streetes: and they cast lottes for her noble men, and al her myghtie men were bound in chaines.
أَنْتِ أَيْضًا تَسْكَرِينَ. تَكُونِينَ خَافِيَةً. أَنْتِ أَيْضًا تَطْلُبِينَ حِصْنًا بِسَبَبِ ٱلْعَدُوِّ. ١١ 11
Also thou shalt bee drunken: thou shalt hide thy selfe, and shalt seeke helpe because of the enemie.
جَمِيعُ قِلَاعِكِ أَشْجَارُ تِينٍ بِٱلْبَوَاكِيرِ، إِذَا ٱنْهَزَّتْ تَسْقُطُ فِي فَمِ ٱلْآكِلِ. ١٢ 12
All thy strong cities shall be like figtrees with the first ripe figs: for if they be shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.
هُوَذَا شَعْبُكِ نِسَاءٌ فِي وَسَطِكِ! تَنْفَتِحُ لِأَعْدَائِكِ أَبْوَابُ أَرْضِكِ. تَأْكُلُ ٱلنَّارُ مَغَالِيقَكِ. ١٣ 13
Beholde, thy people within thee are women: the gates of thy land shalbe opened vnto thine enemies, and ye fire shall deuoure thy barres.
اِسْتَقِي لِنَفْسِكِ مَاءً لِلْحِصَارِ. أَصْلِحِي قِلَاعَكِ. ٱدْخُلِي فِي ٱلطِّينِ وَدُوسِي فِي ٱلْمِلَاطِ. أَصْلِحِي ٱلْمِلْبَنَ. ١٤ 14
Drawe thee waters for the siege: fortifie thy strong holdes: go into the clay, and temper the morter: make strong bricke.
هُنَاكَ تَأْكُلُكِ نَارٌ، يَقْطَعُكِ سَيْفٌ، يَأْكُلُكِ كَٱلْغَوْغَاءِ، تَكَاثَرِي كَٱلْغَوْغَاءِ. تَعَاظَمِي كَٱلْجَرَادِ! ١٥ 15
There shall ye fire deuoure thee: the sword shall cut thee off: it shall eate thee vp like the locustes, though thou bee multiplied like the locustes, and multiplyed like the grashopper.
أَكْثَرْتِ تُجَّارَكِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ نُجُومِ ٱلسَّمَاءِ. ٱلْغَوْغَاءُ جَنَّحَتْ وَطَارَتْ. ١٦ 16
Thou hast multiplied thy marchantes aboue the starres of heauen: the locust spoileth and flyeth away.
رُؤَسَاؤُكِ كَٱلْجَرَادِ، وَوُلَاتُكِ كَحَرْجَلَةِ ٱلْجَرَادِ ٱلْحَالَّةِ عَلَى ٱلْجُدْرَانِ فِي يَوْمِ ٱلْبَرْدِ. تُشْرِقُ ٱلشَّمْسُ فَتَطِيرُ وَلَا يُعْرَفُ مَكَانُهَا أَيْنَ هُوَ. ١٧ 17
Thy princes are as the grashoppers, and thy captaines as the great grashoppers which remaine in the hedges in the colde day: but when the sunne ariseth, they flee away and their place is not knowen where they are.
نَعِسَتْ رُعَاتُكَ يَا مَلِكَ أَشُّورَ. ٱضْطَجَعَتْ عُظَمَاؤُكَ. تَشَتَّتَ شَعْبُكَ عَلَى ٱلْجِبَالِ وَلَا مَنْ يَجْمَعُ. ١٨ 18
Thy shepheardes doe sleepe, O King of Asshur: thy strong men lie downe: thy people is scattered vpon the mountaines, and no man gathereth them.
لَيْسَ جَبْرٌ لِٱنْكِسَارِكَ. جُرْحُكَ عَدِيمُ ٱلشِّفَاءِ. كُلُّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ خَبَرَكَ يُصَفِّقُونَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ عَلَيْكَ، لِأَنَّهُ عَلَى مَنْ لَمْ يَمُرَّ شَرُّكَ عَلَى ٱلدَّوَامِ؟ ١٩ 19
There is no healing of thy wounde: thy plague is grieuous: all that heare the brute of thee, shall clap the handes ouer thee: for vpon whome hath not thy malice passed continually?

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