Nawoun 1
1 Men mesaj Bondye te bay sou lavil Niniv. Men liv ki rapòte vizyon Nawoum, moun lavil Elkòch, te fè a.
A message about Nineveh, a vision which came to Nahum from Elkosh.
2 Seyè a, se yon Bondye ki fè jalouzi epi ki konn tire revanj. Li tire revanj li. Lè l' ankòlè, se pa ti move li move. Li tire revanj li sou tout moun ki kenbe tèt avè l'. Li kenbe moun ki pa vle wè l' yo nan kè.
The Lord tolerates no rivals. The Lord is vengeful and fierce in wrath. The Lord does not fail to punish his foes; the Lord is vengeful against his enemies.
3 Seyè a pa fache fasil, men se pa ti kras pouvwa li genyen. Li p'ap janm manke pa pini moun ki antò. Kote Seyè a pase, se van tanpèt, se van siklòn. Nwaj yo, se pousyè pye l' yo ap leve.
The Lord is slow to anger, great in power. The guilty will not escape his punishment. Storm tempest is his path and cloud is the dust of his feet.
4 Li pase lanmè a lòd: lanmè a cheche. Li cheche dlo larivyè yo. Tout pyebwa nan plenn Bazan ak sou mòn Kamèl ap deperi. Tout flè sou mòn Liban yo ap fennen.
He rebukes the sea and dries it up and makes all the streams run dry. Bashan and Carmel are languishing and the bloom of Lebanon is withered.
5 Gwo mòn yo tranble lè yo wè l'. Ti mòn yo disparèt. Tè a tranble devan l' ansanm ak tout moun ki rete sou li.
The mountains tremble before him and the hills dissolve. The earth heaves before him, the world and all who live in it.
6 Ki moun ki ka kanpe devan l' lè li ankòlè? Ki moun ki ka chape anba men l' lè li move? Kòlè Bondye tonbe sou latè tankou dife. Gwo wòch yo tounen pousyè devan li.
Who can stand before his wrath? Who can withstand the heat of his anger? His fierce fury pours forth like fire, he shatters rocks.
7 Men, Seyè a gen bon kè tou: Jou malè, se li ki pwoteje pèp li. Li pran swen tout moun ki vin kache anba zèl li.
The Lord is good to those who hope in him, a place of refuge in the day of trouble.
8 Tankou yon gwo lavalas k'ap desann, l'ap kraze tout kote lavil la te bati a. L'ap pousib tout lènmi l' yo jouk li fini ak yo.
With rushing flood an end he makes of those who rise against him, he drives his enemies into darkness.
9 Kisa n'ap konplote konsa sou do Seyè a? L'ap detwi nou tout. Nou p'ap ka kenbe tèt avè l' yon lòt fwa ankò.
Why do you plot against the Lord? He will end you. He only takes vengeance once.
10 Yo tankou yon gwo raje pikan. Atout yo vèt la, yo pral boule nèt tankou yon pil zèb chèch.
Thorns, tangled and drenched, they are consumed like dry stubble.
11 Yon nonm soti lavil Niniv. Li gen yon bann move lide nan tèt li, l'ap fè konplo sou do Seyè a.
Nineveh! From you has arisen one who plots evil against the Lord, a counsellor of wickedness.
12 Men sa Seyè a di pèp li a: -Moun peyi Lasiri yo te mèt anpil, yo te mèt gwonèg, y'ap mouri, y'ap disparèt. Mwen te fè nou soufri. Men, mwen p'ap fè nou sa ankò!
The Lord says: ‘Though they are many and strong, they will pass away and be gone. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more,
13 Koulye a, mwen pral kraze pouvwa peyi Lasiri k'ap peze nou an. M'ap kase tout chenn yo te pran pou mare nou yo.
and now I will break his yoke from your necks and snap your chains.’
14 Men lòd Seyè a bay sou moun peyi Lasiri yo: -Yo pral bliye non nou nèt. Mwen pral detwi tout ras nou. M'ap kraze tout estati zidòl nou gen nan tanp bondye nou yo, kit yo te an bwa, kit yo te an fè. M'ap pare yon tonm pou nou. Nou pa vo anyen ankò!
The Lord has given this command concerning you, Nineveh: ‘Your name will no longer be remembered. I will destroy every idol and image in the house of your God. I will destroy even your tomb, for you are worthless.’
15 Gade! Men yon mesaje k'ap vin sou mòn yo! L'ap pote bon nouvèl k'ap ban nou kè poze. Nou menm moun peyi Jida, nou mèt fete tout fèt nou yo! Fè ofrann nou te pwomèt Bondye yo. Mechan yo p'ap pase lakay nou ankò! Mwen detwi yo nèt.
Look! On the mountains a messenger bringing good news, announcing peace! ‘Celebrate the feasts, Judah, fulfil your vows. Never again will these enemies invade your land, they are destroyed!’
