Nahum 1
1 Dette er et utsagn om Ninive - en bok om elkositten Nahums syn.
[I am] Nahum, from Elkosh [village]. [This is] a message about Nineveh [city, the capital of Assyria that was given] to me in a vision [by Yahweh].
2 En nidkjær og hevnende Gud er Herren, en hevner er Herren og full av harme; en hevner er Herren mot sine motstandere og en som gjemmer på vrede mot sine fiender.
Yahweh our God (is jealous/does not want people to worship any other god). He is very angry [with those who worship other gods], and he gets revenge [DOU] [on all] those who oppose him [DOU].
3 Herren er langmodig, men han er stor i kraft, og ustraffet lar han aldri den skyldige være. I hvirvelvind og storm har Herren sin vei, og skyer er støvet under hans føtter.
Yahweh does not quickly become angry; but he is very powerful, and he will certainly punish [LIT] those who have done evil things [MTY]. He shows his power by sending whirlwinds and storms, and clouds are [like] [MET] the dust [stirred up by] his feet.
4 Han truer havet og tørker det ut, og alle elvene gjør han tørre; Basan visner og Karmel, og Libanons blomst visner bort.
When he commands oceans and rivers to become dry, they dry up. [He causes the grass in the fields in] the Bashan [region] and [on the slopes of] Carmel [Mountain] to wither, [and causes] the flowers in Lebanon to fade.
5 Fjellene skjelver for ham, og haugene smelter, og jorden hever sig for hans åsyn, jorderike og alle som bor der.
When he appears, [it is as though] the mountains shake and the hills melt; the earth quakes and [the people on] the earth tremble.
6 Hvem holder stand for hans harme, og hvem utholder hans brennende vrede? Hans harme strømmer frem som ild, og fjellene styrter sammen for ham.
There is no one [RHQ] who can resist him when he becomes extremely angry; there is no one [RHQ] who can survive when his anger is very hot. When he is very angry, [it is as though] his anger is like [SIM] a blazing fire, and [it is as though] mountains are shattered into pieces.
7 Herren er god, et vern på trengselens dag, og han kjenner dem som tar sin tilflukt til ham.
But he is good; he protects [us his people] when we experience troubles. He takes care of those who trust in him.
8 Men med en overskyllende flom skal han tilintetgjøre grunnen det står på, og mørket skal forfølge hans fiender.
But he will get rid of his enemies; he will be to them [like] [MET] a flood that destroys everything. He will chase his enemies into the darkness [of the place where the dead are].
9 Hvad er det I tenker ut mot Herren? Han skal gjøre ende på eder; trengselen skal ikke komme to ganger.
[So], it is useless [RHQ] for you [people of Nineveh] to plot against Yahweh. He will not [need to] strike you two times to destroy you; he will destroy you [by striking you only once].
10 For er de enn så sammenflettet som torner og så fulle som deres fullskap kan gjøre dem, så blir de like fullt aldeles fortært som tørr halm.
[It will be as though his enemies] are tangled in thorns, and they will stagger like people who have drunk a lot of wine. They will be burned up like [SIM] a fire completely burns up stubble/straw.
11 Fra dig gikk det ut en som tenkte ut ondt mot Herren, som la op ugudelige råd.
In Nineveh [city] there was a man who advised people to do very wicked things to Yahweh.
12 Så sier Herren: Er de enn i full kraft og mange i tall, skal de allikevel bli nedmeiet som de er, og borte er de. Har jeg plaget dig, så vil jeg ikke plage dig mere;
But this is what Yahweh says [about you Israeli people]: “Although the people of Assyria have very many people and their army is very powerful, they will be destroyed and will disappear. [I say to my people in Judah, ] ‘have [already] punished you, but I will not punish you again.
13 men nu vil jeg bryte det åk han la på dig, og sønderrive dine bånd.
Now I will cause the [people of Assyria] to no longer control/oppress you [MET]; [it will be as though] I will tear off the shackles/chains on your [hands and feet].”
14 Men om dig byder Herren så: Det skal ikke mere fødes nogen som bærer ditt navn; av din guds hus vil jeg utrydde både utskårne og støpte billeder; jeg vil gjøre i stand en grav for dig, for du er funnet for lett.
[And this is what] Yahweh also declares about you people of Nineveh: “You will not have any descendants who will continue to have your family names. And I will destroy all the statues of your gods that were carved or formed in molds. I will cause you [to be killed and] sent to your graves, because you are vile/despicable!”
15 Se der på fjellene dens føtter som kommer med godt budskap - som forkynner fred! Hold dine høitider, Juda, opfyll dine løfter! For de ugudelige skal ikke mere trenge inn i ditt land, de er alle utryddet.
[You people of Judah, ] look! A messenger will be coming across the mountains, and he [SYN] will be bringing good news [to you]. He will be declaring [that you will now have] peace [because Assyria will have been conquered]. [So, ] celebrate your festivals, and do what you solemnly promised to do [when your enemies were threatening to attack you], because your wicked [enemies] will not invade your country again, [because] they will be completely destroyed.
