Nahum 3
1 Gorje krvoločnemu mestu! To je polno laži in ropa, plen ga ne zapusti.
Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
2 Tlesk biča in hrup ropotanja koles in drvečih konj in poskakujočih bojnih vozov.
The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
3 Konjenik dviguje tako bleščeč meč kakor lesketajočo sulico in tam je množica umorjenih in veliko število trupel in tam ni konca njihovih trupel; spotikajo se na njihovih truplih.
The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of dead bodies; and there is no end of their bodies; they stumble upon their bodies:
4 Zaradi številnih vlačugarstev dobro favorizirane pocestnice, gospodarice čaranj, ki prodaja narode preko svojih vlačugarstev in družine preko svojih čaranj.
Because of the multitude of the harlotries of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her harlotries, and families through her witchcrafts.
5 »Glej, jaz sem zoper tebe, « govori Gospod nad bojevniki, »in odkril bom krajce tvojega oblačila nad tvojim obrazom in narodom bom pokazal tvojo nagoto in kraljestvom tvojo sramoto.
Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will remove thy skirts upon thy face, and I will show the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
6 Nate bom vrgel gnusno umazanijo in te naredil ogabno in te postavil kakor predmet zaničevanja.
And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
7 In zgodilo se bo, da bodo vsi, ki gledajo nate, pobegnili od tebe in rekli: ›Ninive so opustošene, kdo jih bo objokoval? Od kod bom iskal tolažnike zate?‹
And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? Where shall I seek comforters for thee?
8 Mar si boljša kakor gosto naseljen No, ki je bil umeščen med reke, ki je imel okoli sebe vode, katerega obrambni zid je bilo morje in je bil njegov zid od morja?
Art thou better than populous No, that dwelt among the rivers, that had the waters around it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
9 Etiopija in Egipt sta bila njegova moč in ta je bila neskončna; Put in Libija sta bila tvoja pomočnika.
Cush and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
10 Vendar je bil odveden proč, odšel je v ujetništvo. Tudi njegovi mladi otroci so bili raztreščeni na koščke na vrhu vseh ulic in metali so žrebe za njegove častitljive može in vsi njegovi veliki možje so bili zvezani v verigah.
Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
11 Tudi ti boš pijana. Skrita boš, tudi ti boš iskala moč zaradi sovražnika.
Thou also shalt be drunk: thou shalt be hidden, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
12 Vsa tvoja oporišča bodo podobna figovemu drevesu s sadom prvih fig. Če bodo potresena, bodo torej padla v usta jedca.
All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.
13 Glej, tvoje ljudstvo v tvoji sredi so ženske. Velika vrata tvoje dežele bodo na široko odprta tvojim sovražnikom. Ogenj bo pogoltnil tvoje zapahe.
Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open to thy enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
14 Zajemi vode zaradi obleganja, utrdi svoja oporišča. Pojdi v ilo in tlači malto, ojačaj opekarsko peč.
Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
15 Tam te bo požrl ogenj, odsekal te bo meč, pojedel te bo kakor škodljiva gosenica. Naredi se tako številna kakor škodljiva gosenica, naredi se tako številna kakor leteče kobilice.
There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
16 Pomnožila si svoje trgovce nad [številom] zvezd neba. Škodljiva gosenica uničuje in odleti proč.
Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.
17 Tvoji kronani so kakor leteče kobilice in tvoji poveljniki kakor velike kobilice, ki taborijo na ograjah na mrzel dan, toda ko vstane sonce, odletijo proč in nihče ne ve za prostor, kjer so.
Thy princes are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which settle in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
18 Tvoji pastirji dremajo, oh asirski kralj, tvoji plemiči bodo prebivali v prahu, tvoje ljudstvo je razkropljeno po gorah in nihče jih ne zbira.
Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people are scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
19 Ni ozdravljenja tvojega zloma, tvoja rana je boleča. Vsi, ki slišijo objavo o tebi, bodo z rokami ploskali nad teboj, kajti nad kom tvoja zlobnost ni nenehno besnela?«
There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the report of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
