Nahum 2
1 He who dashes in pieces has come up against you. Keep the fortress! Watch the way! Strengthen your waist! Fortify your power mightily!
Hai Niniwe, dengarkanlah! Yang mau merusak engkau telah datang! Jagalah benteng-benteng pertahanan! Awasilah jalan! Bersiaplah untuk berperang.
2 For the LORD restores the excellency of Jacob as the excellency of Israel, for the destroyers have destroyed them and ruined their vine branches.
(Sungguh, TUHAN akan memulihkan kemegahan Israel, supaya menjadi seperti dahulu, sebelum dirampoki oleh musuh-musuhnya.)
3 The shield of his mighty men is made red. The valiant men are in scarlet. The chariots flash with steel in the day of his preparation, and the pine spears are brandished.
Perisai musuh berwarna merah, dan seragamnya serupa darah. Musuh sudah siap untuk menyergap. Bagaikan api, besi keretanya berkilap. Semua kudanya berjingkrak-jingkrak.
4 The chariots rage in the streets. They rush back and forth in the wide ways. Their appearance is like torches. They run like the lightnings.
Di jalan, kereta-kereta maju dengan lancar. Di lapangan, mereka itu kejar-mengejar. Tampaknya seperti obor yang berkobar, berpacu kencang seperti halilintar.
5 He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.
Para perwira dipanggil maju; mereka tersandung-sandung ketika menyerbu. Terburu-buru mereka menuju tembok kota, alat pendobrak ditegakkan dengan segera.
6 The gates of the rivers are opened, and the palace is dissolved.
Pintu air semua sungai telah terbuka, maka gemparlah seluruh istana!
7 It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her servants moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.
Ratu berhasil ditangkap, dayang-dayangnya mengerang dan meratap, mereka mengeluh seperti burung dara, dan memukul-mukul dada karena berduka.
8 But Nineveh has been from of old like a pool of water, yet they flee away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one looks back.
Rakyat Niniwe lari menghambur, seperti air keluar dari tanggul yang gugur. Ada teriakan, "Berhenti, berhenti!" tetapi tak ada yang mau kembali.
9 Take the plunder of silver. Take the plunder of gold, for there is no end of treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.
Rampaslah segala emas dan peraknya! Harta di kota ini sungguh berlimpah-limpah!
10 She is empty, void, and waste. The heart melts, the knees knock together, their bodies and faces have grown pale.
Niniwe telah hancur, sunyi dan tandus. Hati menjadi tawar karena takut. Lutut menjadi lemah dan gemetar. Muka semua orang menjadi pucat pudar.
11 Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked with the lion’s cubs, and no one made them afraid?
Di manakah kota itu sekarang? Kota yang seperti gua tempat singa bersarang? Tempat anak-anak singa diberi makan, tempat tujuan singa jantan dan betina, tempat yang aman bagi anak-anaknya?
12 The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs, and strangled prey for his lionesses, and filled his caves with the kill and his dens with prey.
Dahulu di sana singa menerkam mangsanya, dan mencabiknya bagi betina dan anaknya. Ia memenuhi sarangnya dengan cabikan-cabikan daging buruannya.
13 “Behold, I am against you,” says the LORD of Armies, “and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions; and I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your messengers will no longer be heard.”
"Aku ini musuhmu," kata TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa. "Kereta-keretamu akan Kubakar habis. Prajuritmu akan tewas dalam pertempuran, dan Aku akan mengambil segala sesuatu yang telah kauambil dari orang lain. Tuntutan-tuntutan para utusanmu tak akan terdengar lagi."
