Nahum 1
1 oracle Nineveh scroll: book vision Nahum [the] Elkoshite
An oracle about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 God jealous and to avenge LORD to avenge LORD and master: [master of] rage to avenge LORD to/for enemy his and to keep he/she/it to/for enemy his
The LORD is a jealous God and avenges. The LORD avenges and is full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.
3 LORD slow face: anger (and great: large *Q(K)*) strength and to clear not to clear LORD in/on/with whirlwind and in/on/with storm way: journey his and cloud dust foot his
The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. The LORD has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
4 to rebuke in/on/with sea and to wither him and all [the] river to dry to weaken Bashan and Carmel and flower Lebanon to weaken
He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan languishes, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languishes.
5 mountain: mount to shake from him and [the] hill to melt and to lift: raise [the] land: country/planet from face: before his and world and all to dwell in/on/with her
The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.
6 to/for face: before indignation his who? to stand: stand and who? to arise: rise in/on/with burning anger face: anger his rage his to pour like/as fire and [the] rock to tear from him
Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.
7 pleasant LORD to/for security in/on/with day distress and to know to seek refuge in/on/with him
The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
8 and in/on/with flood to pass consumption to make place her and enemy his to pursue darkness
But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.
9 what? to devise: devise [emph?] to(wards) LORD consumption he/she/it to make not to arise: rise beat distress
What do you plot against the LORD? He will make a full end. Affliction won't rise up the second time.
10 for till thorn to interweave and like/as liquor their to imbibe to eat like/as stubble dry full
For entangled like thorns, and drunk as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble.
11 from you to come out: come to devise: devise upon LORD distress: evil to advise Belial: worthless
There is one gone forth out of you, who devises evil against the LORD, who counsels wickedness.
12 thus to say LORD if complete and so many and so to shear and to pass and to afflict you not to afflict you still
Thus says the LORD: "Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so they will be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.
13 and now to break yoke his from upon you and bond your to tear
Now will I break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds apart."
14 and to command upon you LORD not to sow from name your still from house: temple God your to cut: eliminate idol and liquid to set: make grave your for to lighten
The LORD has commanded concerning you: "No more descendants will bear your name. Out of the house of your gods, will I cut off the engraved image and the molten image. I will make your grave, for you are vile."
15 behold upon [the] mountain: mount foot to bear tidings to hear: proclaim peace to celebrate Judah feast your to complete vow your for not to add: again still (to/for to pass *Q(k)*) in/on/with you Belial: worthless all his to cut: eliminate
Look, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace. Keep your feasts, Judah. Perform your vows, for the wicked one will no more pass through you. He is utterly cut off.
