Nahum 1
1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
Inilah pesan Allah mengenai Niniwe. Pesan itu dinyatakan dengan penglihatan yang diberikan kepada Nahum, seorang nabi yang berasal dari Elkos.
2 God is a rival, and the Lord is avenging. The Lord is avenging, and one who applies wrath. The Lord is avenging with his enemies, and he becomes angry with his adversaries.
TUHAN Allah tak mau mempunyai saingan, orang yang melawan-Nya, pasti mendapat hukuman. Dengan sangat murka, Ia membalas dendam kepada mereka.
3 The Lord is patient and great in strength, and those who are not clean, he makes innocent. The Lord is in a tempest, and his way is a whirlwind, and the clouds are dust at his feet.
Memang TUHAN, tidak cepat marah; tetapi Ia juga sangat berkuasa sehingga barangsiapa berbuat kesalahan tak akan dibebaskan-Nya dari hukuman. Di mana TUHAN berjalan, di situ timbul topan; di tempat kaki-Nya menginjak, di situ debu menjadi awan.
4 He is the one who rebukes the sea, and who dries it up, and who leads all the rivers to the desert. Basan has been weakened, and also Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon has languished.
Ia mengancam laut dan mengeringkannya, segala sungai dijadikan habis airnya. Gunung Karmel dan padang-padang di Basan menjadi gersang dan di Libanon layulah segala kembang.
5 The mountains have trembled before him, and the hills have become desolate, and the earth has quaked before his face, both the world and all that dwells in it.
Gunung-gunung gemetar di hadapan-Nya; dan bukit pun menjadi cair semua. Jika TUHAN tampil, bumi bergetar, dunia dan semua penduduknya gemetar.
6 Who can stand firm before the face of his indignation? And who can continue against the fury of his wrath? His indignation has broken out like a fire, and the rocks have been dissolved before him.
Siapa dapat tahan kalau TUHAN murka? Tiada yang dapat luput dari kemarahan-Nya? Ia melampiaskan amarah-Nya yang menyala batu hancur dan menjadi debu di hadapan-Nya.
7 The Lord is good, and a comforter in the day of tribulation, and he knows those who hope in him.
TUHAN itu baik, Ia melindungi umat-Nya waktu mereka susah, Ia menjaga orang yang berlindung kepada-Nya.
8 And in the flood that passes over, he brings to consummation the end of his place. And darkness shall pursue his adversaries.
Seperti banjir besar yang melanda, dihancurkan-Nya musuh-musuh-Nya. Mereka yang berani melawan Dia dihantam-Nya dengan maut hingga binasa.
9 What are you thinking up against the Lord? He will accomplish the consummation. There shall not rise up a double tribulation.
Rencana apapun yang kaubuat melawan TUHAN, pasti akan menemui kegagalan. Tak akan Ia membalas dendam-Nya sampai dua kali kepada musuh-musuh-Nya.
10 For just as thorns entwine one another, so also, while they are feasting and drinking together, they will be consumed like stubble that is completely dry.
Engkau akan dibakar seperti jerami yang kering seperti semak berduri yang terjalin-jalin.
11 Out of you will go forth one who thinks up evil against the Lord, dragging betrayals through his mind.
Daripadamu, hai Niniwe, telah muncul seorang yang penuh dengan rancangan jahat. Ia membuat rencana untuk melawan TUHAN.
12 Thus says the Lord: If they had been perfect, and many of them so, yet still they would be pruned, and it will cross through them. I have afflicted you, and I shall afflict you no more.
Maka kata TUHAN kepada Israel, umat-Nya, "Meskipun orang-orang Asyur itu kuat serta banyak jumlahnya, namun mereka akan dihancurkan lalu lenyap. Hai bangsa-Ku, Aku telah membuat kamu menderita, tetapi Aku tak akan melakukannya lagi.
13 And now I will shatter his rod from your back, and I will break open your bonds.
Sekarang akan Kuakhiri kuasa Asyur atas kamu, dan Kuputuskan rantai yang mengikat kamu."
14 And the Lord will place a commandment over you; nothing more from your name will be sown. From the house of your God, I will order destroyed the graven image and the molten image. I will prepare your grave, because you are not honorable.
Inilah keputusan TUHAN mengenai bangsa Asyur, "Mereka tidak akan mempunyai keturunan untuk penerus bangsanya. Patung-patung berhala yang ada di dalam kuil-kuil dewanya, akan Kuhancurkan. Kuburan untuk bangsa Asyur sedang Kupersiapkan, sebab mereka tak layak hidup!"
15 Behold, over the mountains, the feet of the Evangelizer and the Announcer of peace. Judah, celebrate your festivals and keep your vows. For Belial will never again pass through you; he has completely passed away.
Lihatlah, seorang utusan datang melalui gunung-gunung, membawa kabar baik, kabar kemenangan. Hai bangsa Yehuda, rayakanlah hari rayamu dan bayarlah kaulmu kepada Allah. Negerimu tak akan lagi dijajah oleh penjahat. Mereka sudah dihancurkan sama sekali.
