Nahum 2
1 One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!
Yaa Nanawwee, namni si lolu sitti dhufeera. Daʼoo eeggadhu; karaa ilaalladhu. Mudhii kee hidhadhu; humna kee hunda walitti qabadhu!
2 For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and ruined the branches of their vine.
Yoo balleessitoonni isaan onsanii mukkeen wayinii isaanii barbadeessan iyyuu, Waaqayyo akkuma ulfina Israaʼel deebise sana ulfina Yaaqoobis iddootti ni deebisa.
3 The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished.
Gaachanawwan loltoota isaa diddiimoo dha; gootonnis uffata bildiimaa uffataniiru. Guyyaa isaan itti qopheeffaman sana, sibiilli gaarii lolaa irra jiru ni calaqqisa; eeboon gaattiraa isaaniis ni mirmirfama.
4 The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.
Gaariiwwan lolaa karaa irra dadarbatamu; oobdiiwwan keessas asii fi achi gulufu. Isaan guca bobaʼu fakkaatu; akkuma bakakkaas ni darbatamu.
5 He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.
Inni gootota isaa ni yaadata; isaan garuu karaatti gufatu. Isaan gara dallaa magaalattiitti ariifatu; daʼoonis qopheeffameefii jira.
6 The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.
Balballi lageenii banamaa dha; masaraan mootummaas ni jiga.
7 It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.
Magaalattiin qullaatti hambaa akka boojiʼamtu murteeffameera. Xomboreewwan ishee qoma isaanii rurrukutanii akka gugee booʼu.
8 Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.
Nanawween akkuma haroo ti; bishaan ishees keessaa yaaʼee dhuma. Isaanis, “Dhaabadhaa! Dhaabadhaa!” jedhanii iyyu; garuu namni tokko iyyuu dugda duubatti hin deebiʼu.
9 “Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.
Meetii saamaa! Warqee saamaa! Maddi ishee, badhaadhummaan kuusaa qabeenya ishee hundaas dhuma hin qabu!
10 She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!
Isheen duwwaa, qullaa fi ona taateerti! Lapheen baqeera; jilbi laafeera; dhagni hollateera; fuulli hundis gurraachaʼeera.
11 Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away?
Holqi leencotaa, iddoon isaan itti ilmaan isaanii sooran, iddoon leenci kormaa fi dhalaan keessa yaaʼan, saafelli isaanis sodaa malee nagaadhaan jiraatan eessa?
12 The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.
Leenci waan ilmaan isaatiif gaʼu ajjeefate; leenca dhalaa isaatiifis waa hudhee ajjeese; boolla isaa waan adamseen, holqa isaa immoo gumaa fooniitiin guuttate.
13 “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will send your chariots up in smoke, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”
Waaqayyo Waan Hunda Dandaʼu akkana jedha; “Ani sitti kaʼeera; ani gaariiwwan kee kanneen waraanaa gubee daaraa nan godha; goraadeen leenca kee saafela ni fixa. Ani waan ati adamsattu tokko illee lafa irratti siif hin hambisu. Sagaleen ergamoota keetii lammata hin dhagaʼamu.”
