Naum 2
1 It is all over with him, he has been removed, [one] who has been delivered from affliction has come up panting into your presence, watch the way, strengthen [your] loins, be very valiant in [your] strength.
O despedaçador está subindo contra ti; guarda a fortaleza, olha para o caminho, prepara os lombos, junta o poder de tuas forças.
2 For the Lord has turned aside the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel: for they have utterly rejected them, and have destroyed their branches.
Porque o SENHOR restituirá a glória de Jacó, como a glória de Israel, ainda que saqueadores tenham os saqueado, e destruído os seus ramos de videira.
3 [They have destroyed] the arms of their power from amongst men, their mighty men sporting with fire: the reins of their chariots [shall be destroyed] in the day of his preparation, and the horsemen shall be thrown into confusion
Os escudos de seus guerreiros são vermelhos, os homens valentes andam vestidos de escarlate; as carruagens brilham no dia em que são preparadas, as lanças se sacodem.
4 in the ways, and the chariots shall clash together, and shall be entangled in each other in the broad ways: their appearance is as lamps of fire, and as gleaming lightnings.
As carruagens se movem furiosamente pelas ruas, percorrem as vias; sua aparência é como tochas, correm como relâmpagos.
5 And their mighty men shall bethink themselves and flee by day; and they shall be weak as they go; and they shall hasten to her walls, and shall prepare their defences.
Seus nobres são convocados, porém tropeçam enquanto marcham; eles se apressam ao seu muro, e a proteção é preparada.
6 The gates of the cities have been opened, and the palaces have fallen into ruin,
As comportas dos rios são abertas, e o palácio é arruinado.
7 and the foundation has been exposed; and she has gone up, and her maidservants were led [away] as doves moaning in their hearts.
Está decretado: ela será levada cativa, e suas criadas a acompanharão com voz de pombas, batendo seus peitos.
8 And [as for] Nineve, her waters [shall be] as a pool of water: and they fled, and staid not, and there was none to look back.
Nínive é como um antigo tanque, cujas águas estão fugindo. [Dizem]: Parai, parai; porém ninguém sequer olha para trás.
9 They plundered the silver, they plundered the gold, and there was no end of their adorning; they were loaded [with it] upon all their pleasant vessels.
Saqueai prata, saqueai ouro; não há fim das riquezas e do luxo, de todo tipo de objetos valiosos.
10 [There is] thrusting forth, and shaking, and tumult, and heart-breaking, and loosing of knees, and pangs on all loins; and the faces of all [are] as the blackening of a pot.
Ela está esvaziada, devastada e arruinada; os corações desmaiam, os joelhos tremem, os lombos doem, e os rostos deles todos ficam abatidos.
11 Where is the dwelling-place of the lions, and the pasture that belonged to the whelps? where did the lion go, that the lion's whelp should enter in there, and there was none to scare [him] away?
Onde está a morada dos leões, e o lugar onde os leões jovens se alimentavam, onde o leão, a leoa, e os filhotes de leão passeavam, e não havia quem os espantasse?
12 The lion seized enough prey for his whelps, and strangled for his [young] lions, and filled his lair with prey, and his dwelling-place with spoil.
O leão caçava o suficiente para seus filhotes, e estrangulava para as suas leoas, e enchia suas cavernas de presa, e suas moradas de coisas capturadas.
13 Behold, I am against you, says the Lord Almighty, and I will burn up your multitude in the smoke, and the sword shall devour your lions; and I will utterly destroy your prey from off the land, and your deeds shall no more at all be heard of.
Eis que eu sou contra ti, diz o SENHOR dos exércitos. Queimarei as tuas carruagens em fumaça, e espada consumirá teus jovens leões; exterminarei a tua presa da terra, e nunca mais a voz de teus mensageiros será ouvida.
