Nahum 3
1 Alas for the city of bloodshed! All of it, deceit, of violence full, none releaseth prey!
Ègbé ni fún ìlú ẹ̀jẹ̀ nì, gbogbo rẹ̀ kún fún èké, ó kún fún olè, ìjẹ kò kúrò!
2 The sound of the whip, and the sound of the rushing wheel, —and horse galloping, and dancing chariot rattling along.
Ariwo pàṣán àti ariwo kíkùn kẹ̀kẹ́ ogun àti jíjó ẹṣin àti gbígbọn kẹ̀kẹ́ ogun jìgìjìgì!
3 Horsemen uplifting both the flashing sword, and the lightning spear, Aye, a mass of slain, and a weight of dead bridles, —and no end of corpses, so that they stumble upon their corpses.
Ológun orí ẹṣin ń fi ìgbónára ju idà wọn mọ̀nàmọ́ná ọ̀kọ̀ rẹ̀ ti ń dán yanran sí òkè! Ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ si ní àwọn ẹni tí a pa, àti ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ òkú; òkú kò sì ni òpin; àwọn ènìyàn sì ń kọsẹ̀ lára àwọn òkú.
4 Because of the multitude of the unchaste doings of the unchaste one, fair in grace, mistress of secret arts, —who hath been selling nations by her unchaste doings, families by her secret arts,
Nítorí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ panṣágà àgbèrè tí ó rójú rere gbà, ìyá àjẹ́ tí ó ṣọ́ àwọn Orílẹ̀-èdè di ẹrú nípa àgbèrè rẹ̀ àti àwọn ìdílé nípa ìṣe àjẹ́ rẹ̀.
5 Behold me! against thee, Declareth Yahweh of hosts, Therefore will I remove thy shirts over thy face, —and let, nations, see thy nakedness, and, kingdoms, thy shame;
“Èmi dojúkọ ọ́,” ni Olúwa àwọn ọmọ-ogun wí. “Èmi ó si ká aṣọ àwọ̀tẹ́lẹ̀ rẹ ní ojú rẹ. Èmi yóò sì fi ìhòhò rẹ̀ han àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè àti ìtìjú rẹ̀ han àwọn ilẹ̀ ọba.
6 And I will cast upon thee abominable filth, and treat thee as foolish, —and set thee as a gazing-stock.
Èmi yóò da ẹ̀gbin tí ó ni ìríra sí ọ ní ara, èmi yóò sì sọ ọ́ di aláìmọ́, èmi yóò sì sọ ọ́ di ẹlẹ́yà.
7 And it shall come to pass that, all who see thee, shall flee from thee, and shall say, Destroyed is Nineveh! Who will bemoan her?—Whence shall I seek any to comfort thee?
Gbogbo àwọn tí ó ba sì wò ọ́ yóò sì káàánú fún ọ, wọn yóò sì wí pé, ‘Ninefe ṣòfò, ta ni yóò kẹ́dùn rẹ?’ Níbo ni èmi o ti wá olùtùnú fún ọ?”
8 Art thou better than No-amon, who sat among the Nile-streams, waters round about her, —whose fortress was the sea, from the sea, her wall.
Ǹjẹ́ ìwọ ha sàn ju Tebesi lọ, èyí tí ó wà ní ibi odò Naili, tí omi sì yí káàkiri? Odò náà sì jẹ́ ààbò rẹ̀, omi si jẹ́ odi rẹ̀.
9 Ethiopia, was her strength, and Egypt—Yea, without end, —Put and Lubim, were among thy helpers.
Etiopia àti Ejibiti ni agbára rẹ, kò sí ní òpin; Puti àti Libia ni àwọn olùgbèjà rẹ̀.
10 Yet, she, was given up to exile, she went into captivity, even her babes, were dashed to the ground, at the head of all the streets, —and, for her honourable men, cast they lots, and, all her great men, were bound together in chains.
Síbẹ̀síbẹ̀ a kó o ní ìgbèkùn o sì lọ sí oko ẹrú. Àwọn ọmọ wẹ́wẹ́ rẹ̀ ni a ó fọ́ mọ́lẹ̀ ní orí ìta gbogbo ìgboro. Wọ́n sì di ìbò nítorí àwọn ọlọ́lá rẹ̀ ọkùnrin, gbogbo àwọn ọlọ́lá rẹ ni a sì fi ẹ̀wọ̀n dè.
11 Thou too, shalt be drunken, thou shalt hide thyself, —thou too, shalt seek shelter from the foe:
Ìwọ pẹ̀lú yóò sì mu àmupara; a ó sì fi ọ́ pamọ́ ìwọ pẹ̀lú yóò máa ṣe àfẹ́rí ààbò nítorí ti ọ̀tá náà.
12 All thy fortresses, shall be fig-trees with first-ripe figs: if thy be shaken, then shall [the fruit] fall on the mouth of the eater.
Gbogbo ilé ìṣọ́ agbára rẹ yóò dàbí igi ọ̀pọ̀tọ́ pẹ̀lú àkọ́pọ́n èso wọn; nígbà tí wọ́n bá ń gbọ̀n wọ́n, ọ̀pọ̀tọ́ yóò sì bọ́ sí ẹnu àwọn ọ̀jẹun.
13 Lo! thy people, are women, in thy midst, to thy foes, have been set wide open the gates of thy and, —a fire, hath devoured, thy bars.
Kíyèsi gbogbo àwọn jagunjagun! Obìnrin ni gbogbo wọn. Ojú ibodè rẹ ní a ó ṣí sílẹ̀ gbagada, fún àwọn ọ̀tá rẹ; iná yóò jó ọ̀pá ìdábùú ìlẹ̀kùn ibodè rẹ.
14 Siege-water, draw for thyself, strengthen thy fortresses, —go into the clay, and tread thou the mortar, make strong the brick.
Pọn omi nítorí ìhámọ́, mú ilé ìṣọ́ rẹ lágbára sí i wọ inú amọ̀ kí o sì tẹ erùpẹ̀, kí ó sì tún ibi tí a ti ń sun bíríkì-amọ̀ ṣe kí ó le.
15 There, shall a fire devour thee, the sword, shall cut thee off, it shall devour thee like the grass locust, make thyself numerous like the grass locust, make thyself numerous as the swarming locust:
Níbẹ̀ ni iná yóò ti jó ọ́ run; idà yóò sì ké ọ kúrò, yóò sì jẹ ọ́ bí i kòkòrò, yóò sì sọ ara rẹ̀ di púpọ̀ bí i tata, àní, di púpọ̀ bí eṣú!
16 Though thou have multiplied thy foot-soldiers beyond the stars of the heavens, the grass locust, hath stript itself and flown away!
Ìwọ ti sọ àwọn oníṣòwò rẹ di púpọ̀ títí wọn yóò fi pọ̀ ju ìràwọ̀ ojú ọ̀run lọ, ṣùgbọ́n bi eṣú ni wọn yóò sọ ilẹ̀ náà di ahoro, wọn yóò sì fò lọ.
17 Thy mercenary crowds, are like the swarming locust, and, thy mixed multitudes, like locusts—swarms of locusts, —which settle in the hedges on a cold day, the sun, hath broken forth, and they are in flight, and unknown is the place where they are!
Àwọn aládé rẹ̀ dàbí eṣú, àwọn ọ̀gágun rẹ dàbí ẹlẹ́ǹgà ńlá, èyí tí ń dó sínú ọgbà ni ọjọ́ òtútù, ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí oòrùn jáde, wọ́n sálọ, ẹnìkan kò sì mọ ibi tí wọ́n gbé wà.
18 Asleep are thy shepherds, O king of Assyria, thy nobles, must needs rest. Scattered are thy people upon the mountains, and there is none to gather them.
Ìwọ ọba Asiria, àwọn olùṣọ́-àgùntàn rẹ̀ ń tòògbé; àwọn ọlọ́lá rẹ dùbúlẹ̀ láti sinmi. Àwọn ènìyàn rẹ fọ́nká lórí àwọn òkè ńlá, tí ẹnikẹ́ni kò sì kó wọn jọ.
19 No lessening of thine injury, grievous is thy wound, —all who have heard the report of thee, have clapped their hands over thee, for, upon whom, hath not thy cruelty passed without ceasing?
Kò sì sí ohun tí ó lè wo ọgbẹ́ ẹ̀ rẹ sàn; ọgbẹ́ rẹ kún fún ìrora, Gbogbo ẹni tí ó bá sì gbọ́ ìròyìn rẹ yóò pàtẹ́wọ́ lé ọ lórí, nítorí ta ni kò ní pín nínú ìwà búburú rẹ ti kò ti lópin.
