Nahum 2
1 Pembongkar maju terhadap engkau; adakan penjagaan di benteng, mengintailah di jalan, ikatlah pinggangmu teguh-teguh, kumpulkanlah segala kekuatan!
The ravager cometh up against thee, [[O Nineveh!]] Guard the fortress; watch the way; Gird up the loins; confirm the strength.
2 Sungguh, TUHAN memulihkan kebanggaan Yakub, seperti kebanggaan Israel; sebab perusak telah merusakkannya dan telah membinasakan carang-carangnya.
For Jehovah restoreth the glory of Jacob, As the glory of Israel; For the wasters have wasted them, And destroyed their branches.
3 Perisai para pahlawannya berwarna merah, prajuritnya berpakaian kirmizi; kereta berkilat-kilat seperti api suluh pada hari ia melengkapinya, dan kuda-kuda penuh gelisah.
The shields of his mighty men are red; His warriors are clothed in crimson; His chariots glitter with the fire of steel in the day of his preparation, And the spears are brandished.
4 Kereta melaju galak di jalan, kejar-mengejar di lapangan; kelihatannya seperti suluh, berpacu seperti kilat.
The chariots rave in the streets; They run to and fro in the broad ways; Their appearance is like torches; They run like lightnings.
5 Pasukan-pasukan istimewa dikerahkan, mereka tersandung jatuh di waktu berjalan maju; mereka lari terburu-buru ke arah tembok kota, sedang alat pendobrak sudah ditegakkan.
He calleth for his mighty men; They stumble on their way; They hasten to the wall; But the mantelet is prepared,
6 Pintu-pintu di sungai-sungai telah dibuka, dan istana menjadi gempar.
The gates of rivers are opened, And the palace melteth away.
7 Permaisuri dibawa ke luar dan ditelanjangi dan dayang-dayangnya mengerang, mengaduh seperti suara merpati sambil memukul-mukul dada.
Huzzab is uncovered; she is carried away captive, Her maidservants sigh with the voice of doves, And smite their breasts.
8 Niniwe sendiri seperti kolam air yang airnya mengalir ke luar. "Berhenti! Berhenti!" teriak orang, tetapi tidak ada yang berpaling.
Nineveh was like a pool full of water of old; Yet shall they flee away; Stand! stand! shall they cry; But none shall look back.
9 Jarahlah perak, jarahlah emas! Sebab tidak berkesudahan persediaan harta benda, kelimpahan segala barang yang indah-indah!
Seize the silver; seize the gold; There is no end to the treasures; There is abundance of all precious furniture.
10 Ketandusan, penandusan dan penindasan! Hati menjadi tawar dan lutut goyah! Segenap pinggang gemetar, dan muka sekalian orang menjadi pucat pasi.
She hath become void, and empty, and desolate; The heart melteth, and the knees smite together; Pangs are in all their loins, And the faces of all gather blackness.
11 Di mana gerangan persembunyian singa dan gua singa-singa muda, tempat singa pulang pergi, tempat anak singa, di mana tidak ada yang mengganggunya?
Where now is the dwelling of the lions, And the feeding-place of the young lions, Where the lion and the lioness walked, And the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
12 Biasanya singa itu menerkam supaya cukup makan anak-anaknya, mencekik mangsa bagi betina-betinanya, dan memenuhi liangnya dengan mangsa dan persembunyiannya dengan terkaman.
The lion tore in pieces for his whelps, And strangled for his lionesses, And filled his dens with prey, And his lairs with ravin.
13 Lihat, Aku akan menjadi lawanmu, demikianlah firman TUHAN semesta alam, Aku akan membakar keretamu menjadi asap, dan pedang akan memakan habis singa mudamu; Aku akan melenyapkan mangsamu dari atas bumi, dan suara utusan-utusanmu tidak akan terdengar lagi.
Behold! I am against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, And I will burn thy chariots into smoke, And the sword shall devour thy young lions. And I will cut off thy prey from the earth, And the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
