Nahum 2
1 He ascends, who would scatter before your eyes, who would maintain the blockade. Contemplate the way, fortify your back, reinforce virtue greatly.
Nou menm moun lavil Niniv, men yon gwo lame ap moute vin atake nou. Mete gad nan fò nou. Mete moun veye gran chemen an! Mare ren nou! Mete tout kouraj nou sou nou!
2 For the Lord has repaid the arrogance of Jacob, just like the arrogance of Israel. For the despoilers have scattered them, and they have corrupted their procreation.
Paske, Seyè a pral bay pèp Izrayèl la pouvwa li te gen anvan an, pouvwa fanmi Jakòb la te gen anvan piyajè yo te ravaje l' la, anvan yo te koupe tout branch rezen li yo.
3 The shield of his strong ones is fire, the men of war are in scarlet. The reins of the chariot are fiery in the day of his preparation, and the drivers have been drugged.
Vanyan sòlda l' yo gen plak pwotèj pentire tou wouj sou bra yo. Yo abiye ak rad wouj violèt. Cha lagè yo klere kou dife! Y'ap vin pou atake nou! Y'ap souke zam yo nan men yo.
4 They have become confused on their journey. The four-horse chariots have collided in the streets. Their appearance is like torches, like lightning dashing around.
Cha lagè yo ap vini ak gwo vitès nan plenn yo. Yo kouri ale sou plas piblik yo. Yo klere tankou bwa chandèl tou limen. Y'ap pase kouri tankou zèklè.
5 He will call to mind his strong ones; they will destroy along their journey. They will quickly ascend its walls, and a shelter will be prepared.
Yo chonje rele chèf lame yo. Nan prese vini yo, yonn ap frape ak lòt. Yo kouri ale bò miray ranpa yo. Yo pare plak pwotèj pou y' al defonse pòtay yo.
6 The gates of the rivers have been opened, and the temple has been pulled down to the ground.
Pòtay ki bay sou larivyè a louvri granbatan. Tout moun nan palè a gen kè kase.
7 And the foot soldier has been led away captive, and her handmaids were driven away, mourning like doves, murmuring in their hearts.
Yo fè larenn lan prizonye. Yo pati avè l'. Sèvant li yo ap plenn, y'ap kriye. Y'ap bat lestonmak yo sitèlman yo nan lapenn.
8 And Nineveh, her waters are like a fish pond. Yet truly, they have fled away: “Stand, stand!” But there is no one who will turn back.
Tankou yon gwo basen plen dlo ki pete, moun yo ap kouri soti lavil Niniv. Y'ap di yo: Rete non! Rete non! Men, yonn pa vire tounen.
9 Despoil the silver, despoil the gold. And there is no end to all the riches of desirable equipment.
Piye tout lajan an. Piye tout lò yo. Yo gen yon richès ki poko prèt pou fini, yon pakèt bèl bagay ki koute chè.
10 She has been scattered, and cut, and torn apart. And the heart melts, and the knees buckle, and weakness is in every temperament. And the faces of them all are like a black kettle.
Yo piye lavil la. Yo touye tout moun ladan l'. Yo devaste l' nèt. Moun pèdi kouraj yo. Jenou yo ap tranble. Yo pa gen fòs pou rete kanpe. Figi yo dekonpoze.
11 Where is the dwelling place of the lions, and the feeding ground of the young lions, to which the lion went, so as to open a way for the young lion, and so that there would be none to make them afraid?
Koulye a, kote twou kachèt lyon yo ye a, twou nich kote ti lyon yo manje a, twou kote lyon yo ansanm ak ti lyon yo te konn ale pou pesonn pa ka fè yo anyen an?
12 The lion seized enough for his young, and killed enough for his lionesses, and he filled his caves with prey, and his den with spoils.
Lyon an te konn dechire vyann bèt yo pou pitit li yo, li te konn trangle bèt pou fenmèl lyon yo. Lè konsa yo plen twou yo ak bèt yo pran, yo plen nich yo ak moso vyann dechikete.
13 Behold, I will come to you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will burn your chariots even to smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. And I will exterminate your prey from the land, and the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard.
Koulye a, se mwen menm k'ap regle ak nou! Se Seyè ki gen tout pouvwa a menm ki di sa. Moun pral boule tout cha lagè nou yo nan dife. Nan lagè a, m'ap fè yo touye tout jenn ti lyon nou yo. M'ap rache nan men nou tou sa nou te pran lakay lòt yo. Yo p'ap janm tande vwa delege nou yo ankò nan okenn peyi sou latè.
