Naum 1
1 Revelação sobre Nínive. Livro da visão de Naum o elcosita.
[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 vingador; o SENHOR é vingador e furioso; o SENHOR se vinga de seus adversários, e que guarda [ira] contra 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 para se irar, porém grande em poder; e não terá [ao culpado] por inocente. O SENHOR caminha entre a tempestade e o turbilhão, e as nuvens são o pó de 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 Ele repreende o mar, e o faz secar; e deixa secos todos os rios. Basã e o Carmelo se definham, e a flor do Líbano murcha.
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 diante dele, e os morros se derretem; e a terra se abala em sua presença, e o mundo, e todos os que nele 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 pode subsistir diante de seu furor? E quem pode persistir diante do ardor de sua ira? Seu furor se derrama como fogo, e as rochas se partem diante dele.
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, é fortaleza no dia da angústia; ele conhece os que nele confiam.
But he is good; he protects [us his people] when we experience troubles. He takes care of those who trust in him.
8 Mas com inundação impetuosa ele acabará com Nínive, e perseguirá seus inimigos até às trevas.
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 O que vós tramais contra o SENHOR, ele mesmo destruirá; a angústia não se levantará duas vezes.
[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 Mesmo estando entretecidos como espinhos, e embriagados como beberrões, eles serão consumidos como a palha seca.
[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 trama o mal contra o SENHOR, um conselheiro maligno.
In Nineveh [city] there was a man who advised people to do very wicked things to Yahweh.
12 Assim diz o SENHOR: Ainda que sejam prósperos, e muitos em número, mesmo assim eles serão exterminados, e passarão. Eu te afligi, [Judá], porém não te afligirei 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 seu jugo de sobre ti, e romperei tuas amarras.
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, [assírio], o SENHOR mandou que nunca mais seja gerado alguém de teu nome; da casa de teu deus arrancarei as imagens de escultura e de fundição. Farei para ti um sepulcro, porque tu és desprezível.
[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 estão os pés daquele que anuncia boas novas, do que faz ouvir a paz. Celebra tuas festas, Judá; cumpre os teus votos, porque nunca mais o maligno passará por ti; ele foi exterminado por completo.
[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.
