Nahum 1
1 oracle Nineveh scroll: book vision Nahum [the] Elkoshite
A message about Nineveh, a vision which came to Nahum from Elkosh.
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 tolerates no rivals. The Lord is vengeful and fierce in wrath. The Lord does not fail to punish his foes; the Lord is vengeful 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, great in power. The guilty will not escape his punishment. Storm tempest is his path and cloud is 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 dries it up and makes all the streams run dry. Bashan and Carmel are languishing and the bloom of Lebanon is withered.
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 tremble before him and the hills dissolve. The earth heaves before him, the world and all who live 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 wrath? Who can withstand the heat of his anger? His fierce fury pours forth like fire, he shatters rocks.
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 to those who hope in him, a place of refuge in the day of trouble.
8 and in/on/with flood to pass consumption to make place her and enemy his to pursue darkness
With rushing flood an end he makes of those who rise against him, he drives 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
Why do you plot against the Lord? He will end you. He only takes vengeance once.
10 for till thorn to interweave and like/as liquor their to imbibe to eat like/as stubble dry full
Thorns, tangled and drenched, they are consumed like dry stubble.
11 from you to come out: come to devise: devise upon LORD distress: evil to advise Belial: worthless
Nineveh! From you has arisen one who plots evil against the Lord, a counsellor of 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
The Lord says: ‘Though they are many and strong, they will pass away and be gone. 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
and now I will break his yoke from your necks and snap your chains.’
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 given this command concerning you, Nineveh: ‘Your name will no longer be remembered. I will destroy every idol and image in the house of your God. I will destroy even your tomb, for you are worthless.’
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 a messenger bringing good news, announcing peace! ‘Celebrate the feasts, Judah, fulfil your vows. Never again will these enemies invade your land, they are destroyed!’
