Nahum 1
1 Burden of Nineveh. The Book of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
[the] oracle of Nineveh [the] document of [the] vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 A God zealous and avenging [is] Jehovah, An avenger [is] Jehovah, and possessing fury. An avenger [is] Jehovah on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies.
[is] a God Jealous and avenging Yahweh [is] avenging Yahweh and a lord of rage [is] avenging Yahweh to opponents his and [is] maintaining he to enemies his.
3 Jehovah [is] slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest [is] His way, And a cloud [is] the dust of His feet.
Yahweh [is] long of anger (and great of *Q(K)*) power and certainly not he will leave unpunished Yahweh [is] in storm-wind and in storm way his and [is] cloud [the] dust of feet his.
4 He is pushing against a sea, and drieth it up, Yea, all the floods He hath made dry, Languishing [are] Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon [is] languishing.
[he is] rebuking the Sea and he made dry it and all the rivers he dries up it withers Bashan and Carmel and [the] blossom of Lebanon it withers.
5 Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And lifted up [is] the earth at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it.
Mountains they quake from him and the hills they melt and it lifted up the earth from before him and [the] world and all [those who] dwell in it.
6 Before His indignation who doth stand? And who riseth up in the heat of His anger? His fury hath been poured out like fire, And the rocks have been broken by Him.
Before indignation his who? will he stand and who? will he endure at [the] burning of anger his rage his it is poured out like fire and the rocks they are pulled down from him.
7 Good [is] Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knoweth those trusting in Him.
[is] good Yahweh a refuge in a day of trouble and [he is] knowing [those who] take refuge in him.
8 And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue.
And with a flood [which] passes over complete destruction he will make place its and enemies his he will pursue darkness.
9 What do we devise against Jehovah? An end He is making, arise not twice doth distress.
Whatever you will plot! against Yahweh complete destruction he [will be] making not it will arise two times trouble.
10 For while princes [are] perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.
For to thorns interwoven and like drink their drunkards they will be consumed like stubble dry full.
11 From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah — a worthless counsellor.
From you he has come out [one who] plots on Yahweh evil a counselor of worthlessness.
12 Thus said Jehovah: Though complete, and thus many, Yet thus they have been cut off, And he hath passed away. And I afflicted thee, I afflict thee no more.
Thus - he says Yahweh though complete and thus numerous and thus they will be cut down and he will pass away and I have afflicted you not I will afflict you again.
13 And now I break his rod from off thee, And thy bands I do draw away.
And now I will break yoke-bar his from on you and fetters your I will tear apart.
14 And commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah, 'No more of thy name doth spread abroad, From the house of thy gods I cut off graven and molten image, I appoint thy grave, for thou hast been vile.
And he has commanded on you Yahweh not it will be sown from name your again from [the] house of gods your I will cut off idol and molten image I will make grave your for you are insignificant.
15 Lo, on the mountains the feet of one proclaiming tidings, sounding peace! Celebrate, O Judah, thy festivals, complete thy vows, For add no more to pass over into thee doth the worthless, He hath been completely cut off!
There! on the mountains [the] feet of [one who] bears news [one who] proclaims peace celebrate a festival O Judah festivals your pay vows your for not he will repeat again (to pass *Q(k)*) in you a worthless person all of him it will be cut off.
