Nahum 1

1 oracle Nineveh scroll: book vision Nahum [the] Elkoshite

The declaration about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum, the Elkoshite.

2 God jealous and to avenge LORD to avenge LORD and master: [master of] rage to avenge LORD to/for enemy his and to keep he/she/it to/for enemy his

Yahweh is a jealous God and avenges; Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath; Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he continues his anger for his enemies.

3 LORD slow face: anger (and great: large *Qk) strength and to clear not to clear LORD in/on/with whirlwind and in/on/with storm way: journey his and cloud dust foot his

Yahweh is slow to anger and great in power; he will not allow the wicked to go unpunished. Yahweh makes his way in the whirlwind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

4 to rebuke in/on/with sea and to wither him and all [the] river to dry to weaken Bashan and Carmel and flower Lebanon to weaken

He rebukes the sea and makes it dry; he dries up all the rivers. Bashan is weak, and Carmel also; the flowers of Lebanon are weak.

5 mountain: mount to shake from him and [the] hill to melt and to lift: raise [the] land: country/planet from face: before his and world and all to dwell in/on/with her

The mountains shake in his presence, and the hills melt; the earth collapses in his presence, indeed, the world and all people who live in it.

6 to/for face: before indignation his who? to stand: stand and who? to arise: rise in/on/with burning anger face: anger his rage his to pour like/as fire and [the] rock to tear from him

Who can stand before his wrath? Who can resist the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.

7 pleasant LORD to/for security in/on/with day distress and to know to seek refuge in/on/with him

Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he is faithful to those who take refuge in him.

8 and in/on/with flood to pass consumption to make place her and enemy his to pursue darkness

But he will make a full end to his enemies with an overwhelming flood; he will pursue them into darkness.

9 what? to devise: devise [emph?] to(wards) LORD consumption he/she/it to make not to arise: rise beat distress

What are you people plotting against Yahweh? He will make a full end to it; trouble will not rise up a second time.

10 for till thorn to interweave and like/as liquor their to imbibe to eat like/as stubble dry full

For they will become tangled up like thornbushes; they will be saturated in their own drink; they will be completely devoured by fire like dry stubble.

11 from you to come out: come to devise: devise upon LORD distress: evil to advise Belial: worthless

Someone arose among you, Nineveh, who planned evil against Yahweh, someone who promoted wickedness.

12 thus to say LORD if complete and so many and so to shear and to pass and to afflict you not to afflict you still

This is what Yahweh says, “Even if they are at their full strength and full numbers, they will nevertheless be sheared; their people will be no more. But you, Judah: Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.

13 and now to break yoke his from upon you and bond your to tear

Now will I break that people's yoke from off you; I will break your chains.”

14 and to command upon you LORD not to sow from name your still from house: temple God your to cut: eliminate idol and liquid to set: make grave your for to lighten

Yahweh has given a command about you, Nineveh: “There will be no more descendants bearing your name. I will cut off the carved figures and the cast metal figures from the houses of your gods. I will dig your graves, for you are contemptible.”

15 behold upon [the] mountain: mount foot to bear tidings to hear: proclaim peace to celebrate Judah feast your to complete vow your for not to add: again still (to/for to pass *Qk) in/on/with you Belial: worthless all his to cut: eliminate

Look, on the mountains there are the feet of someone who is bringing good news, who is announcing peace! Celebrate your festivals, Judah, and keep your vows, for the wicked one will invade you no more; he is completely cut off.