Nawoun 1
1 Pwofesi pou Ninive. Liv vizyon a Nahum nan, Elkochit la.
Burden of Nineveh. The Scroll of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 Yon Dye jalou k ap fè vanjans se SENYÈ a. SENYÈ a plen chalè kòlè ak vanjans. SENYÈ a ap pran vanjans Li sou sa yo ki kont Li yo. Sou lènmi Li yo, li konsève chalè kòlè Li.
A God zealous and avenging [is] YHWH, An avenger [is] YHWH, and possessing fury. An avenger [is] YHWH on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies.
3 SENYÈ a lan nan kòlè, e Li plen pwisans. Konsa, li byen si ke SENYÈ a p ap kite koupab la san pinisyon. Mwayen Li se nan toubiyon ak tanpèt, e nwaj yo se pousyè anba pye Li.
YHWH [is] slow to anger, and great in power, And YHWH does not entirely acquit, In a windstorm and in a storm [is] His way, And a cloud [is] the dust of His feet.
4 Li Repwoche lanmè a, e fè l vin sèch. Li fè larivyè yo vin sèch. Basan ak Carmel seche; flè a Liban yo vin fennen.
He is pushing against a sea, and dries it up, Indeed, He has made all the floods dry, Bashan and Carmel [are] languishing, Indeed, the flower of Lebanon [is] languishing.
5 Mòn yo tranble akoz Li, e kolin yo vin fann nèt. Anverite latè a boulvèse pa prezans Li, lemonn ak tout sa ki rete ladann.
Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And the earth [is] lifted up at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it.
6 Se kilès ki ka kanpe devan gwo kòlè Li? Kilès ki ka sipòte chalè kòlè Li? Se tankou dife kòlè Li vide; Li menm ki fè wòch yo kraze an mòso.
Who stands before His indignation? And who rises up in the heat of His anger? His fury has been poured out like fire, And the rocks have been broken by Him.
7 SENYÈ a bon; se yon sitadèl nan jou malè. Epi Li konnen sila ki pran refij nan li yo.
Good [is] YHWH for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knows those trusting in Him.
8 Men tankou yon inondasyon ki debòde nèt, li va fè vil Ninive disparèt nèt, e kouri dèyè lènmi Li yo jis rive nan fènwa.
And with a flood passing over, An end He makes of its place, And darkness pursues His enemies.
9 Nenpòt panse nou konn fè kont SENYÈ a, li va mete fen a sa nèt. Gwo twoub sa a p ap parèt de fwa.
What do we devise against YHWH? He is making an end, distress does not arise twice.
10 Kon bwa pikan mele mare, kon sila ki sou ak bwason yo, yo va vin konsonmen nèt kon pay ki fennen nèt.
For while princes [are] perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.
11 Nan ou, te sòti yon moun ki te fè move konplo kont SENYÈ a, yon konseye mechan.
From you has come forth a deviser of evil Against YHWH—a worthless counselor.
12 Konsa pale SENYÈ a: “Byenke yo plen fòs, e yo gen anpil moun; malgre sa, yo va vin koupe retire e disparèt. Byenke Mwen te aflije ou, Mwen p ap aflije ou ankò.
Thus said YHWH: “Though complete, and thus many, Yet thus they have been cut off, And he has passed away. Though I afflicted you, I afflict you no longer.
13 Pou sa, koulye a, Mwen va kraze retire jouk li ki mare sou ou a, e mwen va eklate chèn ou yo.”
And now I break his rod from off you, And your bands I draw away.”
14 SENYÈ a fin pase lòd konsènan ou menm: “P ap gen desandan ki pou pote non ou ankò. Mwen va koupe retire zidòl ak imaj soti lakay dye ou yo. M ap prepare yon kote antèman pou ou; paske ou vin abominab.”
And YHWH has commanded concerning you, “No more of your name spreads abroad, I cut off carved and molten image from the house of your gods, I appoint your grave, for you have been vile.”
15 Gade byen, sou mòn yo, pye a li ki pote bòn nouvèl, ki anonse lapè yo! Fè fèt nou, O Juda! Akonpli ve nou yo. Paske sa p ap janm rive ankò pou mechan sila an vin pase nan mitan nou. Li fin koupe retire nèt.
Behold, on the mountains the feet of one proclaiming tidings, sounding peace! Celebrate, O Judah, your festivals, complete your vows, For the worthless no longer pass over into you, He has been completely cut off!
