Nahumu 3

1 Ninive rankumapima nemaniza vahe'mota kva hiho. Tamagra havige nehuta vahe zamahe nefriza vahe mani'naze. Ana nehuta hapinti vahe feno zantamina rohu zamareta Ninive kumapina eri ante avite'naze.

Terrible things will happen to [Nineveh], that city [that is full of people who] murder [MTY] and lie. [The city is] full of things that were seized [from other countries by their soldiers]; [their armies] continually [LIT] have acted brutally towards people whom they conquered.

2 Ha' vahe'mokizmi sondia vahe'mo'za karisi zamifi mani'neza hosi afu zamima sefu'ma rumeki nezami'zama neazageno neria agasasane, karisi zamimofo tazamo'ma havema refaragu'ma vazino ne-ea zamofa agasasane, hosi afuzamimo'zama vagari vagarima hu'za esaza zamofo zamagasasankea antahigahaze.

But [now listen to the enemy soldiers coming to attack Nineveh]; [listen to them] cracking their whips, and [listen to the] rattle of [their chariot] wheels! [Listen to] their galloping horses and their chariots as they bounce along!

3 Ha' vahe'mo'za hosi agumpi manine'za taragi'za ne-eazageno, bainati kazi zamireti'ene karugaru keve zamiretira ru marave marave nehanige'za egahaze. Ana nehu'za rama'a vahe eme zamahe frisnageno, frisaza vahe'mokizmi zamavufagamo'a hihi huno amne zankna huno hamprigara osugahie. Ana hanige'za vahe'mo'za zamaga ana zamagofetu re'za vano nehu'za tanafara hugahaze.

[Look at their] flashing swords and glittering spears as the horsemen race forward! Many [people of Nineveh will be] killed; [there will be] piles of corpses, [with the result that] people will stumble over them.

4 E'i ana zama fore'ma haniana na'ankure, Ninive kumamo'a mago knare agi agonane monko a'mo'ma safeza huno vene'nema zamavare agrarega atreankna huno, maka kumatamimpi vahera zamazeri savari hige'za eme monko avu'ava zana nehazageno, safe'zama nehia zantamina rempi huzamige'za ana avu'ava hu'nazagu anara hugahie.

All [that will happen] because [Nineveh is like] [MET] a beautiful prostitute [who lures men to where they will be ruined]; [Nineveh is a beautiful city] which has attracted/enticed [people of] other nations [to come there]. [The people of Nineveh] taught those people [of other nations rituals of] magic, and caused them to become their slaves.

5 Hankavenentake Ra Anumzamo'a amanage huno nehie, Ninive kumamoka hara hugante'na siketi kenaka'a erisga hu'na kavugosa refitenunka kavufga kavapako oti'nesanke'za maka ama mopafi vahe'mo'za negagesagenka tusi kagazegu hugahane.

[So] the Commander of the armies of angels says to [the people of Nineveh]: “I am your enemy, and I will [cause the people in other] nations to see you [completely] humiliated like [MET] [women who have committed adultery are humiliated by] having their skirts lifted high, [with the result that] people can see their naked [bodies].

6 Nagra himna vu'nesania tetemuteti kazeri haviza hugahue. Nagrama kazeri havizama hanua zana maka ama mopafi vahe'mo'za negesu'za kiza zokago ke hugantegahaze.

I will cause rubbish/garbage to be thrown at you; I will show [others] that I despise you very much, and I will cause you to be publicly ridiculed.

7 Ana maka vahe'mo'zama kagri'ma kagesaza vahe'mo'za, zamagia zamefigati reme reme nevu'za amanage hugahaze. Ninive kumamo'a haviza huno kugusopafi maseanagi, iza eno zavira eme atenentesigeno, iza eno eme asunkura hunenteno azeri so'ea huntegahie? hu'za hugahaze.

All those who see you will turn their backs to you and say, ‘Nineveh is ruined, but absolutely no one [RHQ] will mourn for it.’ No one will regret Nineveh being destroyed!”

8 Naeli ran timofo ankenaregama Tebesi kumamo'ma knare'ma huno me'negeno'ma, timo'ma kagintegeno'ma me'nea kumara kagra Ninive kumamoka rugaterenka knarera hu'nampi? Ana kumamofona hagerimo vihugnara huntegeno timo'a maka asoparega keginagna huno mekaginte'neno agura nevazie.

Your city is certainly [RHQ] no safer than Thebes [city] was. [Thebes was an important city] beside the Nile [River]; the river was [like] [SIM] a wall that protected the city [DOU].

9 Itiopia mopafi vahe'mo'zane, Isipi mopafi vahe'mo'za Tebesi rankumapi vahera ozmatre zamazahu vava nehaze. Ana nehakeno ana knafinena Puti mopafi vahe'mo'zane Libia mopafi vahe'mo'za zamagranena Tebesi mopafi vahera zamaza huke hara hu'na'e.

[The rulers of] Ethiopia and Egypt helped Thebes; there was no limit to their power. [The governments of the nearby countries of] Put and Libya were also allies of Thebes.

10 Hianagi Tebesi rankumara ha' vahe'mo'za eme ha' hunte'za eri haviza nehu'za vahera zamavare'za kuma zamirega kina ome huzmante'naze. Ne'onse mofavre naga zaminena zamazerite'za maka kumamofo kantu hanafi ruragati'za zamahe'naze. Sondia vahe'mo'za satu zokago re'za nege'za, Isipi kamanimofo eri'za vahera refko hu'za eri'za vahe'zami zamare'naze. Ana nehu'za Tebesi rankuma'ma kvama hu'naza kva vahetamina seni nofiteti kina huzmante'naze.

But Thebes was captured, and [its people were] (exiled/forced to go to other countries). Their babies were dashed to pieces in the streets [of the city]. [Enemy soldiers] (cast lots/threw small marked stones) to decide who would get each official in Thebes [to become his slave]. All the leaders of Thebes were fastened/tied by chains.

11 Ninive kumamoka, kagranena aka ti ne'naza vahe'mo'za neginagi nehazankna hugahane. Ana nehunka ha' vahe'mokizmigu koro nehunka frakisana kumaku hakegahane.

You [people of Nineveh] will similarly become dazed and drunk, and you will search for places to hide [to escape] from your enemies.

12 Kagri'ma ha'ma eme hugantenaza vahe'mo'za, kumamofo vihu keginaka'a eme tapage hutrenageno, mago vahe'mo fiki zafa eri tagosi tagosi nehigeno, ese'ma afure'nea fiki ragamo evuramino vahe agipi freankna hugahie.

[Your enemies will cause] the walls around your city to fall down like [SIM] the first figs that fall from fig trees [each year]. [Your city will be captured easily, like] [MET] [figs that fall] into the mouths [HYP] of those who shake the fig trees.

13 Kagri sondia vahe'mokizmia, a'nemofoma hiaza huno hankave zamia omane amane hanige'za mago zana osugahaze. Kagri mopafima ha' vahe'mo'zama efresaza kamo'a ruhagro hugahie. Ran kumamofo kafante'ma eri rusima nehaza zafa tevemo teno eri hana hugahie.

Look at your soldiers! They will be [as weak/helpless as] [MET] women! The gates of your city will be opened wide [to allow] your enemies [to enter them], [and then] the bars of those gates will be burned.

14 Kagri ha' vahe'mo'zama kuma'ma eme avazagi kagi sagenka'ma kumamofo agu'afima mani'nenka'ma nesana zana tina afinka retro huo. Ana nehunka kumamofo vihu kegina eri hankavetio. Higo mopa kafinka eri hapa hapa hunka simentia tro hutenka, kuma kegina hunka eri hankavetio.

Store up water [now to use when] your enemies surround the city! Repair the forts! Dig up clay and trample it [to make it soft], and put it into molds to make bricks [to repair the walls]!

15 Hianagi Ninive kumamoka kagria tevemo teno eri hana nehanige'za, ha' vahe'mo'za bainati kazinteti vahera eme zamahe hana hugahaze. Ha' vahe'mo'za kenu'mo traza neno eri fananema hiaza hu'za tamagrira tamahe vaga nere'za, nazamo'ma zamavugama evania zanena kege'za otre ne'za eri fanane hugahaze. Tamagra kora kenu'mo hiaza huta rama'a vahe fore huta eri hakare hu'nazanagi, tamagrama freta ome tamagu'ma vazisaza kana omanetfa hugahie!

[Nevertheless, your enemies] will burn your [city]; they will kill you with their swords; they will kill you like [SIM] locusts [destroy crops].

16 Monafi hanafi'ma me'neama'a rugatere'za zagorema nanazama atre'za eri'zama nehaza vahe'mo'za tamagripina kora mani'nazane. Hianagi kenumo'za zafani'na vatari hana hute'za, zamageko'na rutare'za hare'za frazankna hugahaze.

In your [city] there are now very many merchants; [it seems that] there are more of them than there are stars. But [when your city is being destroyed, those merchants will take the valuable things and disappear] [like] [SIM] locusts that strip the leaves from plants and [then] fly away.

17 Tamagri sondia vahe'mo'zane, kva vahe'mo'za zamagranena kenukna hu'nazanki'za, zasi ko'matia knafima kenumo'zama magopi hare'za e'za keginare eme rukamarazankna nehaze. Hianagi zagema hanatige'za ana kenu tamimo'za hare'za frazankna hu'za, inantego frazage'za vahe'mo'za nozamagaze.

Your leaders are [also] like a swarm of [SIM] locusts [DOU] that crowd together on the stone fences/walls on a cold day, and [then] fly away when the sun comes up, and no one knows where they have gone.

18 Asiria kini ne'moka, sipisipi afute kva vahekamo'zane, eri'za vahekamo'zanena zamavu mase'naze. Ana hu'nazage'za sipisipi afute kva vahe omani'negeno sipisipi afutamimo agona agona panani huno freankna hu'za, kagri vahe'mo'za panani hu'za ufre efre hu'naze. Ana hu'nazankino mago vahe'mo zamazeri tru hugara osu'ne.

O King of Assyria, your officials will [all] be dead [EUP]; your important people will lie down and rest [forever]. Your people will be scattered over the mountains, and there will no one to gather them [together].

19 Kagrama hazenkema eri'nana zamo'a, mago namunkna hu'neankino marasinimo'a kazeri kanamaregara osu'ne. Kagrama hazenkema erina nanekema vahe'mo'zama antahisu'za, muse nehu'za zamaza ahegahaze. Na'ankure kagra mago vahera otre havi avu'ava zama huzamante vavama hu'nana zanku anara hugahaze.

You [are like someone who] has a wound that cannot be healed; [it will be] a wound that causes him to die. And all those who hear about what has happened to you will clap their hands [joyfully]. [They will say, ] “Everyone has [RHQ] suffered because he continually was [very] cruel to us.”