Nahum 2
1 Protiv tebe dolazi rušitelj. Postavi stražu na bedeme, gledaj na put, opaši bedra, saberi sve svoje snage.
Come up hath a scatterer to thy face, Keep the bulwark, watch the way, Strengthen the loins, strengthen power mightily.
2 Da, Jahve će obnoviti vinograd Jakovljev i vinograd Izraelov. Pljačkaši ih opljačkali, mladice im potrli.
For turned back hath Jehovah to the excellency of Jacob, As [to] the excellency of Israel, For emptied them out have emptiers, And their branches they have marred.
3 Štitovi njegovih junaka crvene se, njegovi su ratnici u grimizu; ognjem blista čelik na njihovim bojnim kolima kad krenu u boj; konji im se propinju.
The shield of his mighty ones is become red, Men of might [are in] scarlet, With fiery torches [is] the chariot in a day of his preparation, And the firs have been caused to tremble.
4 Po ulicama bjesne bojna kola, lete preko trgova; na pogled su baklje goruće; kao munje, samo sijevaju.
In out-places shine do the chariots, They go to and fro in broad places, Their appearances [are] like torches, As lightnings they run.
5 Pozivaju se borci odabrani, bacaju se u rovove, hrle brzo na bedeme, već je zaklon postavljen.
He doth remember his honourable ones, They stumble in their goings, They hasten [to] its wall, and prepared is the covering.
6 Vrata koja gledaju na Rijeku otvaraju se, strava je u palači.
Gates of the rivers have been opened, And the palace is dissolved.
7 Podižu, u izgnanstvo odvode Gospodaricu, robinjice njene cvile, tuguju kao golubice, u prsa se udaraju.
And it is established — she hath removed, She hath been brought up, And her handmaids are leading as the voice of doves, Tabering on their hearts.
8 Niniva je nabujalo jezero, oni bježe pred vodom njezinom. “Zaustavite se, stanite!” Ali se nitko ne okreće.
And Nineveh [is] as a pool of waters, From of old it [is] — and they are fleeing! 'Stand ye, stand;' and none is turning!
9 “Grabite srebro! Grabite zlato!” Blagu kraja nema, obilje dragocjenosti!
Seize ye silver, seize ye gold, And there is no end to the prepared things, [To] the abundance of all desirable vessels.
10 Pljačkanje, haranje, razaranje! Srce zamire, koljena klecaju, u bedrima drhtavica, svima su lica poblijedjela.
She is empty, yea, emptiness and waste, And the heart hath melted, And the knees have smitten together, And great pain [is] in all loins, And the faces of all of them have gathered paleness.
11 Gdje je skrovište lavovima i log lavićima? Kad je lav izlazio, lavica je ostajala i lavovi mališani; plašio ih nitko nije.
Where [is] the habitation of lionesses? And a feeding-place it [is] for young lions Where walked hath a lion, an old lion, A lion's whelp, and there is none troubling.
12 Lav je grabio za svoje laviće, davio je za svoje lavice; svoje spilje punio je plijenom, svoja skrovišta lovinom.
The lion is tearing parts [for] his whelps, And is strangling for his lionesses, And he doth fill [with] prey his holes, And his habitations [with] rapine.
13 “Evo me! Tebi!” - riječ je Jahve nad Vojskama. “Pretvorit ću u dim tvoja bojna kola, mač će poklati tvoje laviće. Istrijebit ću sa zemlje tvoja pljačkanja, i neće se više čuti povik tvojih glasnika.”
Lo, I [am] against thee, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And I have burned in smoke its chariot, And thy young lions consume doth a sword, And I have cut off from the land thy prey, And not heard any more is the voice of thy messengers!
