Nahum 3
1 Woe to the bloody city! it [is] all full of lies [and] robberies; the prey departeth not;
Gorje krvoločnemu mestu! To je polno laži in ropa, plen ga ne zapusti.
2 The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the prancing horses, and of the bounding chariots.
Tlesk biča in hrup ropotanja koles in drvečih konj in poskakujočih bojnih vozov.
3 The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword, and the glittering spear: and [there is] a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcasses; and [there is] no end of [their] corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
Konjenik dviguje tako bleščeč meč kakor lesketajočo sulico in tam je množica umorjenih in veliko število trupel in tam ni konca njihovih trupel; spotikajo se na njihovih truplih.
4 Because of the multitude of the lewd deeds of the well-favored harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her lewd deeds, and families through her witchcrafts.
Zaradi številnih vlačugarstev dobro favorizirane pocestnice, gospodarice čaranj, ki prodaja narode preko svojih vlačugarstev in družine preko svojih čaranj.
5 Behold, I [am] against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will remove thy skirts upon thy face, and I will show the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
»Glej, jaz sem zoper tebe, « govori Gospod nad bojevniki, »in odkril bom krajce tvojega oblačila nad tvojim obrazom in narodom bom pokazal tvojo nagoto in kraljestvom tvojo sramoto.
6 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazing-stock.
Nate bom vrgel gnusno umazanijo in te naredil ogabno in te postavil kakor predmet zaničevanja.
7 And it shall come to pass, [that] all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her; whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
In zgodilo se bo, da bodo vsi, ki gledajo nate, pobegnili od tebe in rekli: ›Ninive so opustošene, kdo jih bo objokoval? Od kod bom iskal tolažnike zate?‹
8 Art thou better than populous No, that was situated among the rivers, [that had] the waters around it, whose rampart [was] the sea, [and] her wall [was] from the sea?
Mar si boljša kakor gosto naseljen No, ki je bil umeščen med reke, ki je imel okoli sebe vode, katerega obrambni zid je bilo morje in je bil njegov zid od morja?
9 Cush and Egypt [were] her strength, and [it was] infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
Etiopija in Egipt sta bila njegova moč in ta je bila neskončna; Put in Libija sta bila tvoja pomočnika.
10 Yet [was] she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
Vendar je bil odveden proč, odšel je v ujetništvo. Tudi njegovi mladi otroci so bili raztreščeni na koščke na vrhu vseh ulic in metali so žrebe za njegove častitljive može in vsi njegovi veliki možje so bili zvezani v verigah.
11 Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
Tudi ti boš pijana. Skrita boš, tudi ti boš iskala moč zaradi sovražnika.
12 All thy strong holds [shall be like] fig-trees with the first ripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
Vsa tvoja oporišča bodo podobna figovemu drevesu s sadom prvih fig. Če bodo potresena, bodo torej padla v usta jedca.
13 Behold, thy people in the midst of thee [are] women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open to thy enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
Glej, tvoje ljudstvo v tvoji sredi so ženske. Velika vrata tvoje dežele bodo na široko odprta tvojim sovražnikom. Ogenj bo pogoltnil tvoje zapahe.
14 Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the mortar, make strong the brick-kiln.
Zajemi vode zaradi obleganja, utrdi svoja oporišča. Pojdi v ilo in tlači malto, ojačaj opekarsko peč.
15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the canker-worm: make thyself many as the canker-worm, make thyself many as the locusts.
Tam te bo požrl ogenj, odsekal te bo meč, pojedel te bo kakor škodljiva gosenica. Naredi se tako številna kakor škodljiva gosenica, naredi se tako številna kakor leteče kobilice.
16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the canker-worm spoileth, and flieth away.
Pomnožila si svoje trgovce nad [številom] zvezd neba. Škodljiva gosenica uničuje in odleti proč.
17 Thy crowned [are] as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which settle in the hedges in the cold day, [but] when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they [are].
Tvoji kronani so kakor leteče kobilice in tvoji poveljniki kakor velike kobilice, ki taborijo na ograjah na mrzel dan, toda ko vstane sonce, odletijo proč in nihče ne ve za prostor, kjer so.
18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell [in the dust]: thy people are scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth [them].
Tvoji pastirji dremajo, oh asirski kralj, tvoji plemiči bodo prebivali v prahu, tvoje ljudstvo je razkropljeno po gorah in nihče jih ne zbira.
19 [There is] no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the fame of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
Ni ozdravljenja tvojega zloma, tvoja rana je boleča. Vsi, ki slišijo objavo o tebi, bodo z rokami ploskali nad teboj, kajti nad kom tvoja zlobnost ni nenehno besnela?«
