Nahum 3
1 Terrible things will happen to [Nineveh], that city [that is full of people who] murder [MTY] and lie. [The city is] full of things that were seized [from other countries by their soldiers]; [their armies] continually [LIT] have acted brutally towards people whom they conquered.
¡Cuán grande es el desastre que viene sobre esta ciudad sanguinaria, llena de traición! Se ha llenado con la riqueza que ha robado y sus víctimas son incontables.
2 But [now listen to the enemy soldiers coming to attack Nineveh]; [listen to them] cracking their whips, and [listen to the] rattle of [their chariot] wheels! [Listen to] their galloping horses and their chariots as they bounce along!
¡Escuchen el sonido, el chasquido de los látigos, el estruendo de las ruedas, los caballos galopando, y los carruajes se sacuden!
3 [Look at their] flashing swords and glittering spears as the horsemen race forward! Many [people of Nineveh will be] killed; [there will be] piles of corpses, [with the result that] people will stumble over them.
¡Jinetes a cargo, con espadas y lanzas que brillan! Muchos difuntos, montones de cadáveres e innumerables cuerpos, tantos que la gente tropieza con ellos.
4 All [that will happen] because [Nineveh is like] [MET] a beautiful prostitute [who lures men to where they will be ruined]; [Nineveh is a beautiful city] which has attracted/enticed [people of] other nations [to come there]. [The people of Nineveh] taught those people [of other nations rituals of] magic, and caused them to become their slaves.
Todo esto es el resultado de la prostitución de Nínive, la prostituta, la bella amante con sus mortales encantos con los que seduce a las naciones a la esclavitud por su esclavitud y hechicería.
5 [So] the Commander of the armies of angels says to [the people of Nineveh]: “I am your enemy, and I will [cause the people in other] nations to see you [completely] humiliated like [MET] [women who have committed adultery are humiliated by] having their skirts lifted high, [with the result that] people can see their naked [bodies].
¡Anden con cuidado! Porque yo estoy contra ustedes, declara el Señor Todopoderoso. Yo levantaré tus faldas sobre tu cara y dejaré que las naciones vean tu desnudez, y que los reinos vean tu vergüenza.
6 I will cause rubbish/garbage to be thrown at you; I will show [others] that I despise you very much, and I will cause you to be publicly ridiculed.
Yo echaré inmundicia sobre ti, te trataré con desprecio, y serás un espectáculo ante todos.
7 All those who see you will turn their backs to you and say, ‘Nineveh is ruined, but absolutely no one [RHQ] will mourn for it.’ No one will regret Nineveh being destroyed!”
Entonces todos los que te vean te rechazarán, diciendo: “¡Ha caído Nínive! ¿Pero quién lamentará tu pérdida?” ¿Dónde encontraré a alguien que pueda consolarte?
8 Your city is certainly [RHQ] no safer than Thebes [city] was. [Thebes was an important city] beside the Nile [River]; the river was [like] [SIM] a wall that protected the city [DOU].
¿Eres mejor que la ciudad de Tebas en el río Nilo, rodeada de agua? El agua fue su defensa, y el agua fue su muralla,
9 [The rulers of] Ethiopia and Egypt helped Thebes; there was no limit to their power. [The governments of the nearby countries of] Put and Libya were also allies of Thebes.
La ciudad gobernó a Egipto y Etiopía. Put y Libia fueron sus aliados.
10 But Thebes was captured, and [its people were] (exiled/forced to go to other countries). Their babies were dashed to pieces in the streets [of the city]. [Enemy soldiers] (cast lots/threw small marked stones) to decide who would get each official in Thebes [to become his slave]. All the leaders of Thebes were fastened/tied by chains.
Sin embargo, su pueblo también fue exiliado, y llevado en cautividad. Sus bebés fueron descuartizados por las calles. Sus nobles fueron atados con cadenas y llevados como sirvientes, elegidos al azar.
11 You [people of Nineveh] will similarly become dazed and drunk, and you will search for places to hide [to escape] from your enemies.
Tú también te comportarás como un borracho. Te ocultarás con temor, tratando de refugiarte del enemigo.
12 [Your enemies will cause] the walls around your city to fall down like [SIM] the first figs that fall from fig trees [each year]. [Your city will be captured easily, like] [MET] [figs that fall] into the mouths [HYP] of those who shake the fig trees.
Todos tus castillos son como higueras con fruto maduro. Cuando sacuden el árbol, el fruto cae en la boca de los que comen.
13 Look at your soldiers! They will be [as weak/helpless as] [MET] women! The gates of your city will be opened wide [to allow] your enemies [to enter them], [and then] the bars of those gates will be burned.
¡Mira! tus soldados son mujeres de entre tu pueblo. Las puertas de tu nación están abiertas de par en par ante tus enemigos. Los barrotes de las puertas serán quemados.
14 Store up water [now to use when] your enemies surround the city! Repair the forts! Dig up clay and trample it [to make it soft], and put it into molds to make bricks [to repair the walls]!
¡Guarda agua para que estés lista para el asedio! ¡Refuercen sus castillos! Vayan a las barredas y mezclen bien el cemento. ¡Preparen los moldes de ladrillos pronto!
15 [Nevertheless, your enemies] will burn your [city]; they will kill you with their swords; they will kill you like [SIM] locusts [destroy crops].
Pero aún allí el fuego los consumirá, y serán destruidos con espada. Serán destruidos como si fueran devorados por una plaga de langostas. Así que multiplíquense ustedes también como langostas, como una plaga de langostas.
16 In your [city] there are now very many merchants; [it seems that] there are more of them than there are stars. But [when your city is being destroyed, those merchants will take the valuable things and disappear] [like] [SIM] locusts that strip the leaves from plants and [then] fly away.
Tú multiplicaste tus comerciantes, tanto que son más que las estrellas del cielo. Pero como las langostas, desnudan todo lo que encuentran a su paso y se van.
17 Your leaders are [also] like a swarm of [SIM] locusts [DOU] that crowd together on the stone fences/walls on a cold day, and [then] fly away when the sun comes up, and no one knows where they have gone.
Tus líderes son como langostas, tus oficiales son como una plaga de langostas. Yacen en los muros en el día frío, pero cuando el sol sale, se van volando y nadie sabe a dónde han ido.
18 O King of Assyria, your officials will [all] be dead [EUP]; your important people will lie down and rest [forever]. Your people will be scattered over the mountains, and there will no one to gather them [together].
El rey de Asiria, tus pastores están dormidos, tus príncipes están adormecidos. Tu pueblo está disperso por las montañas y nadie puede reunirlo.
19 You [are like someone who] has a wound that cannot be healed; [it will be] a wound that causes him to die. And all those who hear about what has happened to you will clap their hands [joyfully]. [They will say, ] “Everyone has [RHQ] suffered because he continually was [very] cruel to us.”
No hay forma de sanar tus lesiones, y estás herido de gravedad. Todos los que oyen esta noticia aplaudirán por lo que te ha sucedido, porque ¿acaso hay quien haya escapado de tu constante crueldad?
