Nahum 1
1 [I am] Nahum, from Elkosh [village]. [This is] a message about Nineveh [city, the capital of Assyria that was given] to me in a vision [by Yahweh].
Framsegn um Nineve. Boki um syni hans Nahum, elkositen.
2 Yahweh our God (is jealous/does not want people to worship any other god). He is very angry [with those who worship other gods], and he gets revenge [DOU] [on all] those who oppose him [DOU].
Herren er ein streng Gud og ein hemnar, ja, ein hemnar er Herren, og full av harm; Herren hemner seg på motmennerne sine og held på vreiden mot uvenerne sine.
3 Yahweh does not quickly become angry; but he is very powerful, and he will certainly punish [LIT] those who have done evil things [MTY]. He shows his power by sending whirlwinds and storms, and clouds are [like] [MET] the dust [stirred up by] his feet.
Herren er sein til vreide, men han er stor i kraft, og slett ikkje let han nokon vera ustraffa. I uver og storm hev Herren sin veg, og skyerne er dumba um føterne hans.
4 When he commands oceans and rivers to become dry, they dry up. [He causes the grass in the fields in] the Bashan [region] and [on the slopes of] Carmel [Mountain] to wither, [and causes] the flowers in Lebanon to fade.
Han trugar havet og turkar det ut, alle elvarne let han torna. Då folnar Basan og Karmel, og groren på Libanon folnar burt.
5 When he appears, [it is as though] the mountains shake and the hills melt; the earth quakes and [the people on] the earth tremble.
Bergi bivrar for honom, og haugarne brånar. Jordi lyftar seg for hans åsyn, jordriket med alle som i det bur.
6 There is no one [RHQ] who can resist him when he becomes extremely angry; there is no one [RHQ] who can survive when his anger is very hot. When he is very angry, [it is as though] his anger is like [SIM] a blazing fire, and [it is as though] mountains are shattered into pieces.
Kven kann standa for hans trugsmål, og kven kann halda ut hans brennande harm? Vreiden hans gøyser fram som eld, og bergi brest i sund for honom.
7 But he is good; he protects [us his people] when we experience troubles. He takes care of those who trust in him.
Herren er god, ei vern på trengsledagen. Han kjenner deim som trøystar seg til honom.
8 But he will get rid of his enemies; he will be to them [like] [MET] a flood that destroys everything. He will chase his enemies into the darkness [of the place where the dead are].
Men ved ei sturtflod gjer han ende på staden der den byen stend, og uvenerne hans skal myrkret elta.
9 [So], it is useless [RHQ] for you [people of Nineveh] to plot against Yahweh. He will not [need to] strike you two times to destroy you; he will destroy you [by striking you only once].
Ja, på dykkar uråder mot Herren gjer han ende. Ikkje tvo gonger tarv trengsla koma.
10 [It will be as though his enemies] are tangled in thorns, and they will stagger like people who have drunk a lot of wine. They will be burned up like [SIM] a fire completely burns up stubble/straw.
For um dei og er ihopfløkte som klungerbuska og so fulle av livssaft som deira drykk av vin, so skal dei like fullt verta uppbrende som fullturr halm.
11 In Nineveh [city] there was a man who advised people to do very wicked things to Yahweh.
Frå deg gjekk det ut ein mann som hadde ilt i hugen mot Herren. Nidingskap var det han etla seg til.
12 But this is what Yahweh says [about you Israeli people]: “Although the people of Assyria have very many people and their army is very powerful, they will be destroyed and will disappear. [I say to my people in Judah, ] ‘have [already] punished you, but I will not punish you again.
So segjer Herren: Kor sterke og mange dei og mun vera, so skal dei like vel verta avskorne og kverva burt. Og um eg fyrr hev plåga deg, so skal eg ikkje gjera det no meir.
13 Now I will cause the [people of Assyria] to no longer control/oppress you [MET]; [it will be as though] I will tear off the shackles/chains on your [hands and feet].”
For no vil eg brjota det oket han lagde på deg, og slita bandi dine.
14 [And this is what] Yahweh also declares about you people of Nineveh: “You will not have any descendants who will continue to have your family names. And I will destroy all the statues of your gods that were carved or formed in molds. I will cause you [to be killed and] sent to your graves, because you are vile/despicable!”
Men um deg byd Herren so: Inkje avkjøme skal heretter koma frå namnet ditt. Or huset åt guden din vil eg rydja ut både skorne og støypte bilæte. Ei grav vil eg bu til åt deg. For du er funnen for lett.
15 [You people of Judah, ] look! A messenger will be coming across the mountains, and he [SYN] will be bringing good news [to you]. He will be declaring [that you will now have] peace [because Assyria will have been conquered]. [So, ] celebrate your festivals, and do what you solemnly promised to do [when your enemies were threatening to attack you], because your wicked [enemies] will not invade your country again, [because] they will be completely destroyed.
Sjå, yver fjelli føterne åt honom som ber fagnadbod, han som forkynner fred! Haldt dine høgtider, Juda, fullgjer dine lovnader! For aldri meir skal nidingen draga imot deg - mot rot han uppriven.
