Naum 2
1 O destruidor subiu diante de ti, guarda tu a fortaleza, observa o caminho, esforça as lombos, fortalece muito a força.
It is all over with him, he has been removed, [one] who has been delivered from affliction has come up panting into your presence, watch the way, strengthen [your] loins, be very valiant in [your] strength.
2 Porque o Senhor tornará a excelência de Jacob como a excelência de Israel; porque os que despejam os vazaram, e corromperam os seus sarmentos.
For the Lord has turned aside the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel: for they have utterly rejected them, and have destroyed their branches.
3 Os escudos dos seus valentes serão tintos de vermelho, os homens valorosos andam vestidos de escarlate, os carros correrão como fogo de tochas no dia do seu apercebimento, e os pinheiros se abalarão.
[They have destroyed] the arms of their power from amongst men, their mighty men sporting with fire: the reins of their chariots [shall be destroyed] in the day of his preparation, and the horsemen shall be thrown into confusion
4 Os carros se enfurecerão nas praças, discorrerão pelas ruas: o seu parecer é como o de tochas, correrão como relâmpagos.
in the ways, and the chariots shall clash together, and shall be entangled in each other in the broad ways: their appearance is as lamps of fire, and as gleaming lightnings.
5 Este se lembrará dos seus valentes, eles porém tropeçarão na sua marcha: apresentar-se-ão ao seu muro, quando o amparo for aparelhado.
And their mighty men shall bethink themselves and flee by day; and they shall be weak as they go; and they shall hasten to her walls, and shall prepare their defences.
6 As portas do rio se abrirão, e o palácio se derreterá.
The gates of the cities have been opened, and the palaces have fallen into ruin,
7 Pois determinado está; será levada cativa, será feita subir, e as suas servas a acompanharão, gemendo como pombas, batendo em seus peitos.
and the foundation has been exposed; and she has gone up, and her maidservants were led [away] as doves moaning in their hearts.
8 Nínive desde que existiu tem sido como um tanque de águas, porém elas agora fogem. parai, parai, clamar-se-á; mas ninguém olhará para traz.
And [as for] Nineve, her waters [shall be] as a pool of water: and they fled, and staid not, and there was none to look back.
9 Saqueai a prata, saqueai o ouro, porque não tem termo o provimento, abastança há de todo o gênero de móveis apetecíveis.
They plundered the silver, they plundered the gold, and there was no end of their adorning; they were loaded [with it] upon all their pleasant vessels.
10 Vazia, e vazada e esgotada ficará, e derreteu-se o seu coração, e tremem os joelhos, e em todos os lombos há dor, e os rostos de todos eles enegrecem.
[There is] thrusting forth, and shaking, and tumult, and heart-breaking, and loosing of knees, and pangs on all loins; and the faces of all [are] as the blackening of a pot.
11 Onde está agora o covil dos leões, e as pastagens dos leãozinhos? onde passeava o leão velho, e o cachorro do leão, sem haver ninguém que os espantasse?
Where is the dwelling-place of the lions, and the pasture that belonged to the whelps? where did the lion go, that the lion's whelp should enter in there, and there was none to scare [him] away?
12 O leão arrebatava o que bastava para os seus cachorros, e afogava a preza para as suas leôas, e enchia de prezas as suas cavernas, e os seus covis de rapina.
The lion seized enough prey for his whelps, and strangled for his [young] lions, and filled his lair with prey, and his dwelling-place with spoil.
13 Eis que eu estou contra ti, diz o Senhor dos exércitos, e queimarei no fumo os seus carros, e a espada devorará os teus leãozinhos, e arrancarei da terra a tua preza, e não se ouvirá mais a voz dos teus embaixadores.
Behold, I am against you, says the Lord Almighty, and I will burn up your multitude in the smoke, and the sword shall devour your lions; and I will utterly destroy your prey from off the land, and your deeds shall no more at all be heard of.
