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1 Carga de Ninive. Livro da visão de Nahum, o elcoshita.
[I am] Nahum, from Elkosh [village]. [This is] a message about Nineveh [city, the capital of Assyria that was given] to me in a vision [by Yahweh].
2 O Senhor é Deus zeloso e que toma vingança, o Senhor toma vingança e tem furor: o Senhor toma vingança contra os seus adversarios, e guarda a ira contra os seus inimigos.
Yahweh our God (is jealous/does not want people to worship any other god). He is very angry [with those who worship other gods], and he gets revenge [DOU] [on all] those who oppose him [DOU].
3 O Senhor é tardio em irar-se, porém grande em força, e ao culpado não tem por innocente: o Senhor, cujo caminho é na tormenta, e na tempestade, e as nuvens são o pó dos seus pés.
Yahweh does not quickly become angry; but he is very powerful, and he will certainly punish [LIT] those who have done evil things [MTY]. He shows his power by sending whirlwinds and storms, and clouds are [like] [MET] the dust [stirred up by] his feet.
4 Elle reprehende ao mar, e o faz seccar, e esgota todos os rios: desfallecem Basan e Carmelo, e a flor do Libano se murchou.
When he commands oceans and rivers to become dry, they dry up. [He causes the grass in the fields in] the Bashan [region] and [on the slopes of] Carmel [Mountain] to wither, [and causes] the flowers in Lebanon to fade.
5 Os montes tremem perante elle, e os outeiros se derretem; e a terra se levanta na sua presença; e o mundo, e todos os que n'elle habitam.
When he appears, [it is as though] the mountains shake and the hills melt; the earth quakes and [the people on] the earth tremble.
6 Quem parará diante do seu furor? e quem persistirá diante do ardor da sua ira? a sua colera se derramou como um fogo, e as rochas foram por elle derribadas.
There is no one [RHQ] who can resist him when he becomes extremely angry; there is no one [RHQ] who can survive when his anger is very hot. When he is very angry, [it is as though] his anger is like [SIM] a blazing fire, and [it is as though] mountains are shattered into pieces.
7 O Senhor é bom, elle serve de fortaleza no dia da angustia, e conhece aos que confiam n'elle.
But he is good; he protects [us his people] when we experience troubles. He takes care of those who trust in him.
8 E com uma inundação trasbordante acabará d'uma vez com o seu logar; e as trevas perseguirão os seus inimigos.
But he will get rid of his enemies; he will be to them [like] [MET] a flood that destroys everything. He will chase his enemies into the darkness [of the place where the dead are].
9 Que pensaes vós contra o Senhor? elle mesmo vos consumirá de todo: não se levantará por duas vezes a angustia.
[So], it is useless [RHQ] for you [people of Nineveh] to plot against Yahweh. He will not [need to] strike you two times to destroy you; he will destroy you [by striking you only once].
10 Porque elles se entrelaçam como os espinhos, e se embebedam como bebados; serão inteiramente consumidos como palha secca.
[It will be as though his enemies] are tangled in thorns, and they will stagger like people who have drunk a lot of wine. They will be burned up like [SIM] a fire completely burns up stubble/straw.
11 De ti saiu um que pensou mal contra o Senhor, um conselheiro de Belial.
In Nineveh [city] there was a man who advised people to do very wicked things to Yahweh.
12 Assim diz o Senhor: Por mais seguros que estejam, e por mais numerosos que sejam, ainda assim serão tosquiados, e elle passará: eu te affligi, porém não te affligirei mais.
But this is what Yahweh says [about you Israeli people]: “Although the people of Assyria have very many people and their army is very powerful, they will be destroyed and will disappear. [I say to my people in Judah, ] ‘have [already] punished you, but I will not punish you again.
13 Mas agora quebrarei o seu jugo de sobre ti, e romperei os teus laços.
Now I will cause the [people of Assyria] to no longer control/oppress you [MET]; [it will be as though] I will tear off the shackles/chains on your [hands and feet].”
14 Porém contra ti o Senhor deu ordem, que mais ninguem do teu nome seja semeado: da casa do teu deus exterminarei as imagens de esculptura e de fundição: ali te farei o teu sepulchro, porque és vil
[And this is what] Yahweh also declares about you people of Nineveh: “You will not have any descendants who will continue to have your family names. And I will destroy all the statues of your gods that were carved or formed in molds. I will cause you [to be killed and] sent to your graves, because you are vile/despicable!”
15 Eis que sobre os montes os pés do que traz as boas novas, do que annuncia a paz! celebra as tuas festas, ó Judah, cumpre os teus votos, porque o impio não tornará mais a passar por ti: elle é inteiramente exterminado.
[You people of Judah, ] look! A messenger will be coming across the mountains, and he [SYN] will be bringing good news [to you]. He will be declaring [that you will now have] peace [because Assyria will have been conquered]. [So, ] celebrate your festivals, and do what you solemnly promised to do [when your enemies were threatening to attack you], because your wicked [enemies] will not invade your country again, [because] they will be completely destroyed.
