Nahum 2
1 He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.
Hai Niniwe, dengarkanlah! Yang mau merusak engkau telah datang! Jagalah benteng-benteng pertahanan! Awasilah jalan! Bersiaplah untuk berperang.
2 For the LORD bringeth again the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred 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 spears are shaken terribly.
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 justle one against another in the broad ways: the appearance of them 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 remembereth his worthies: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.
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 And Huzzab is uncovered, she is carried away, and her handmaids mourn as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
Ratu berhasil ditangkap, dayang-dayangnya mengerang dan meratap, mereka mengeluh seperti burung dara, dan memukul-mukul dada karena berduka.
8 But Nineveh hath been from of old like a pool of water: yet they flee away; Stand, stand, [they cry]; but none looketh back.
Rakyat Niniwe lari menghambur, seperti air keluar dari tanggul yang gugur. Ada teriakan, "Berhenti, berhenti!" tetapi tak ada yang mau kembali.
9 Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store, the glory of all pleasant furniture.
Rampaslah segala emas dan peraknya! Harta di kota ini sungguh berlimpah-limpah!
10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and anguish is in all loins, and the faces of them all are waxed 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, the lion’s whelp, and none 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 did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his caves with prey, and his dens with ravin.
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 thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more 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."
