Nahum 3
1 Woe to the city of blood, filled with all manner of lies and violence. Crime shall not depart from you:
Gorje krvoločnemu mestu! To je polno laži in ropa, plen ga ne zapusti.
2 the voice of the whip, and the voice of the turning wheels, and of the neighing horse, and the burning chariot, and the horsemen who ride,
Tlesk biča in hrup ropotanja koles in drvečih konj in poskakujočih bojnih vozov.
3 and of the flashing sword and the shining spear, and of a multitude executed and a grievous ruination. Neither is there an end to the dead bodies, and they will fall down upon their dead bodies.
Konjenik dviguje tako bleščeč meč kakor lesketajočo sulico in tam je množica umorjenih in veliko število trupel in tam ni konca njihovih trupel; spotikajo se na njihovih truplih.
4 Because of the multitude of fornications of the kept woman, beautiful and pleasing and practicing evil deeds, who sold nations by her fornications, and families by her evil doing:
Zaradi številnih vlačugarstev dobro favorizirane pocestnice, gospodarice čaranj, ki prodaja narode preko svojih vlačugarstev in družine preko svojih čaranj.
5 behold, I will come to you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will reveal your shame to your face, and I will show your nakedness to the Gentiles, and your disgrace to kingdoms.
»Glej, jaz sem zoper tebe, « govori Gospod nad bojevniki, »in odkril bom krajce tvojega oblačila nad tvojim obrazom in narodom bom pokazal tvojo nagoto in kraljestvom tvojo sramoto.
6 And I will cast abominations over you, and I will afflict you with abuse, and I will make an example of you.
Nate bom vrgel gnusno umazanijo in te naredil ogabno in te postavil kakor predmet zaničevanja.
7 And this shall be: everyone who sees you, will recoil from you, and he will say: “Nineveh has been devastated.” Who will shake his head over you? Where might I seek consolation for you?
In zgodilo se bo, da bodo vsi, ki gledajo nate, pobegnili od tebe in rekli: ›Ninive so opustošene, kdo jih bo objokoval? Od kod bom iskal tolažnike zate?‹
8 Are you better than the populous Alexandria, which dwells along the rivers? Waters encircle it: the sea, with its riches. The waters are its walls.
Mar si boljša kakor gosto naseljen No, ki je bil umeščen med reke, ki je imel okoli sebe vode, katerega obrambni zid je bilo morje in je bil njegov zid od morja?
9 Ethiopia and Egypt were its strength, and there is no limit. Africa and Northern Africa have been your helpers.
Etiopija in Egipt sta bila njegova moč in ta je bila neskončna; Put in Libija sta bila tvoja pomočnika.
10 Nevertheless, she has been led away with the transmigration into captivity. Her little ones have been dashed in pieces at the top of every street, and they have cast lots over her celebrities, and all her elite have been fastened together in shackles.
Vendar je bil odveden proč, odšel je v ujetništvo. Tudi njegovi mladi otroci so bili raztreščeni na koščke na vrhu vseh ulic in metali so žrebe za njegove častitljive može in vsi njegovi veliki možje so bili zvezani v verigah.
11 Therefore, you also will become inebriated, and you will be despised, and you will seek help from the opposition.
Tudi ti boš pijana. Skrita boš, tudi ti boš iskala moč zaradi sovražnika.
12 All your fortresses will be like fig trees with their green figs. If they are shaken violently, they will fall into the mouth of the one who devours.
Vsa tvoja oporišča bodo podobna figovemu drevesu s sadom prvih fig. Če bodo potresena, bodo torej padla v usta jedca.
13 Behold, women are at the center of your people. The gates of your land will be opened wide for your enemies; fire will devour your bars.
Glej, tvoje ljudstvo v tvoji sredi so ženske. Velika vrata tvoje dežele bodo na široko odprta tvojim sovražnikom. Ogenj bo pogoltnil tvoje zapahe.
14 Draw in water because of the blockade; build up your fortresses. Go into the clay and tread; work it to make brick.
Zajemi vode zaradi obleganja, utrdi svoja oporišča. Pojdi v ilo in tlači malto, ojačaj opekarsko peč.
15 There, fire will devour you. You will perish by the sword; it will devour you like the beetle. Gather together like the beetle. Multiply like the locust.
Tam te bo požrl ogenj, odsekal te bo meč, pojedel te bo kakor škodljiva gosenica. Naredi se tako številna kakor škodljiva gosenica, naredi se tako številna kakor leteče kobilice.
16 You have made more negotiations than there are stars in the sky. The beetle has spread out and flown away.
Pomnožila si svoje trgovce nad [številom] zvezd neba. Škodljiva gosenica uničuje in odleti proč.
17 Your guardians are like locusts, and your little ones are like locusts among locusts, which alight on hedges on a cold day. The sun rose up, and they flew away, and there was no way to know the place where they had been.
Tvoji kronani so kakor leteče kobilice in tvoji poveljniki kakor velike kobilice, ki taborijo na ograjah na mrzel dan, toda ko vstane sonce, odletijo proč in nihče ne ve za prostor, kjer so.
18 Your shepherds have become drowsy, king Assur. Your princes will be buried. Your people have remained hidden in the mountains, and there is no one to gather them.
Tvoji pastirji dremajo, oh asirski kralj, tvoji plemiči bodo prebivali v prahu, tvoje ljudstvo je razkropljeno po gorah in nihče jih ne zbira.
19 Your destruction is not hidden; your wound is grievous. All who have heard of your fame have clenched their hands over you, because over whom has your wickedness not trampled continually?
Ni ozdravljenja tvojega zloma, tvoja rana je boleča. Vsi, ki slišijo objavo o tebi, bodo z rokami ploskali nad teboj, kajti nad kom tvoja zlobnost ni nenehno besnela?«
