Nahuma 3
1 A UWE ke kulanakauhale koko! Ua piha oia a pau i ka wahahee, a me ka powa; Aole e laweia'ku ke pio;
Woe [to] the city of blood, She is all with lies — burglary — full, Prey doth not depart.
2 O ka poha o ka huipa, a o ka halulu o ke kaa ana o na kaa, A o ka holo ana o na lio, a o ka lele ana o na halekaa.
The sound of a whip, And the sound of the rattling of a wheel, And of a prancing horse, and of a bounding chariot, Of a horseman mounting.
3 Kaikai ae ka hoohololio i ka pahikaua wakawaka a me ka ihe huali; A he nui ka poe i pepehiia, a he nui na kupapau; Aohe hope o na heana, A hina lakou maluna o ko lakou mau heana.
And the flame of a sword, and the lightning of a spear, And the abundance of the wounded, And the weight of carcases, Yea, there is no end to the bodies, They stumble over their bodies.
4 No ka nui o na moe kolohe ana o ka wahine maikai hookamakama, Nona na anaana. Ka mea kuai i na lahuikanaka ma kona moe kolohe ana, A me na ohana, ma kona mau anaana ana;
Because of the abundance of the fornications of an harlot, The goodness of the grace of the lady of witchcrafts, Who is selling nations by her fornications, And families by her witchcrafts.
5 Aia hoi, ua maka e aku au ia oe, wahi a Iehova o na kaua; A e huli ae au i kou kapa maluna o kou maka, A e hoike aku au i kou olohelohe ana i na lahuikanaka, A i kou hilahila i na aupuni.
Lo, I [am] against thee, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, And have removed thy skirts before thy face, And have shewed nations thy nakedness, And kingdoms thy shame,
6 A e hoolei aku au maluna ou i na mea haumia, A e hoolilo au ia oe i mea e manao ole ia, A e hooku au ia oe i mea e makaikaiia.
And I have cast upon thee abominations, And dishonoured thee, and made thee as a sight.
7 A o na mea a pau e nana aku ia oe, Holo no lakou mai ou aku la, me ka i ana aku, Ua lukuia o Nineva! Owai la ka mea e auwe ia ia? A mahea la wau e imi aku ai i na mea hooluolu nou?
And it hath come to pass, Each of thy beholders fleeth from thee, And hath said: 'Spoiled is Nineveh, Who doth bemoan for her?' Whence do I seek comforters for thee?
8 Ua oi anei kou maikai mamua o ko No-Amona, Ka mea e noho ana ma na muliwai, Ua hoopuniia oia e na wai, O ke kai kona paku, a o kona papohaku mai ke kai mai ia?
Art thou better than No-Ammon, That is dwelling among brooks? Waters she hath round about her, Whose bulwark [is] the sea, waters her wall.
9 O Aitiopa kona ikaika a me Aigupita, aohe heluia; O Puta a me Lubima kou mau mea kokua.
Cush her might, and Egypt, and there is no end. Put and Lubim have been for thy help.
10 Aka, ua laweia'ku oia, ua hele pio aku ia; A ua ulupaia kana mau keiki liilii ma ke poo o na alanui a pau: A hailona lakou no kona poe kanaka hanohano, A ua hoopaaia kona mau kanaka nui a pau i na kaulahao.
Even she doth become an exile, She hath gone into captivity, Even her sucklings are dashed to pieces At the top of all out-places, And for her honoured ones they cast a lot, And all her great ones have been bound in fetters.
11 A e ona no hoi oe, a e hunaia oe; A e imi no oe i ka ikaika no ka poe enemi.
Even thou art drunken, thou art hidden, Even thou dost seek a strong place, because of an enemy.
12 A e like kou mau wahi paa me ka laau fiku, me ka hua pala mua, Ina e hooluliia, e haule iho lakou iloko o ka waha o ka mea e ai ana.
All thy fortresses [are] fig-trees with first-fruits, If they are shaken, They have fallen into the mouth of the eater.
13 Aia hoi, o kou poe kanaka iwaena ou, ua like me na wahine; A e hoohamama loa ia na pukapa o kou aina i kou poe enemi; A e hoopau ke ahi i kou mau kaola.
Lo, thy people [are] women in thy midst, To thine enemies thoroughly opened Have been the gates of thy land, Consumed hath fire thy bars.
14 E hukiwai ae nou, no ka popilikia, E hoopaa oe i kou mau wahi paa; E komo oe iloko o ka lepo, a e hehi iho i ka lepo kawili, A e hoopaa i kahi puhi pohaku-ula.
Waters of a siege draw for thyself, Strengthen thy fortresses, Enter into mire, and tread on clay, Make strong a brick-kiln.
15 Malaila e hoopau ai ke ahi ia oe; E oki mai ka pahikaua ia oe, E ai iho no ia ia oe, e like me ka uhini huluhulu: E hoomahuahua ia oe iho e like me ka uhini huluhulu; Hoonui ia oe iho e like me ka uhini nui.
There consume thee doth a fire, Cut thee off doth a sword, It doth consume thee as a cankerworm! Make thyself heavy as the cankerworm, Make thyself heavy as the locust.
16 Ua hoonui oe i kou poe kalepa mamua o na hoku o ka lani: Hoopalahalaha aku ka uhini huluhulu, a lele aku la.
Multiply thy merchants above the stars of the heavens, The cankerworm hath stripped off, and doth flee away.
17 Ua like kou poe alii me na uhini, A o kou poe lunakoa e like me na uhini nui loa, Ka mea e kau ana ma ka papohaku i ka la anu, A puka mai ka la, lele aku lakou, aole i ikeia ko lakou wahi.
Thy crowned ones [are] as a locust, And thy princes as great grasshoppers, That encamp in hedges in a day of cold, The sun hath risen, and it doth flee away, And not known is its place where they are.
18 Ke hiamoe nei kou poe kahuhipa, e ke alii o Asuria: E noho iho kou poe alii; Ua hoopuehuia kou poe kanaka ma na mauna, Aohe mea nana lakou e hoakoakoa mai.
Slumbered have thy friends, king of Asshur, Rest do thine honourable ones, Scattered have been thy people on the mountains, And there is none gathering.
19 Aohe mea hoola i kou eha ana; ua nui kou eha; O ka poe a pau e lohe i kou lono, e paipai lakou i ko lakou lima maluna ou; No ka mea, maluna owai anei i hele mau ole aku ai kou hewa?
There is no weakening of thy destruction, Grievous [is] thy smiting, All hearing thy fame have clapped the hand at thee, For over whom did not thy wickedness pass continually?
