Nahum 1
1 Profecía sobre Nínive. Rollo de la visión de Nahúm de Elcós.
The word about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 Yavé es ʼEL celoso y justiciero. Yavé es vengador y lleno de indignación. Se venga de sus adversarios y guarda su enojo contra ellos.
The Lord is a God who takes care of his honour and gives punishment for wrong; the Lord gives punishment and is angry; the Lord sends punishment on those who are against him, being angry with his haters.
3 Yavé es lento para la ira y grande en poder. De ninguna manera dejará sin castigo [al culpable]. Yavé camina en la tempestad y en la tormenta, y las nubes son el polvo de sus pies.
The Lord is slow to get angry and great in power, and will not let the sinner go without punishment: the way of the Lord is in the wind and the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
4 Reprende al mar y lo hace secar. Evapora todos los ríos. Basán y la montaña Carmelo se marchitan y la flor del Líbano se desvanece.
He says sharp words to the sea and makes it dry, drying up all the rivers: Bashan is feeble, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon is without strength.
5 Ante Él tiemblan las montañas y las colinas se derriten. Ante su presencia se conmueve la tierra, el mundo y todos los que viven en él.
The mountains are shaking because of him, and the hills flowing away; the earth is falling to bits before him, the world and all who are in it.
6 Ante su ira, ¿quién podrá estar en pie? ¿Quién podrá resistir el ardor de su ira? Su furor se derrama como el fuego, y ante Él se desmenuzan las rocas.
Who may keep his place before his wrath? and who may undergo the heat of his passion? his wrath is let loose like fire and the rocks are broken open by him.
7 Yavé es bueno, fortaleza en el día de la angustia. Conoce a los que confían en Él.
The Lord is good, a strong place in the day of trouble; and he has knowledge of those who take him for their safe cover.
8 Pero con impetuosa inundación pondrá completo fin a sus enemigos y los perseguirá hasta la oscuridad.
But like water overflowing he will take them away; he will put an end to those who come up against him, driving his haters into the dark.
9 ¿Qué traman ustedes contra Yavé? Él hará exterminio. Ciertamente no se levantará dos veces la opresión.
What are you designing against the Lord? he will put an end to it: his haters will not come up again a second time.
10 Aunque estén entretejidos como espinos y empapados en su embriaguez, serán consumidos como hojarasca.
For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry.
11 Un consejero perverso salió de ti quien maquinó mal contra Yavé.
One has gone out from you who is designing evil against the Lord, whose purposes are of no value.
12 Yavé dice: Aunque tengan mucha fuerza y sean muchos, serán cortados y pasarán. Aunque te afligí, ya no te afligiré,
This is what the Lord has said: The days of my cause against you are ended; they are cut off and past. Though I have sent trouble on you, you will no longer be troubled.
13 porque ahora quebraré su yugo de sobre ti y romperé tus correas.
And now I will let his yoke be broken off you, and your chains be parted.
14 Pero con respecto a ti Yavé ordenó que no quede memoria de tu nombre. Destruiré esculturas e imágenes fundidas de la casa de tus ʼelohim, y la convertiré en tu sepultura, porque eres vil.
The Lord has given an order about you, that no more of your name are to be planted: from the house of your gods I will have the pictured and metal images cut off; I will make your last resting-place a place of shame; for you are completely evil.
15 ¡Miren sobre las montañas los pies del que trae buenas noticias, del que anuncia la paz! ¡Celebra tus solemnidades, oh Judá, y cumple tus votos porque nunca más pasará por ti el perverso! Fue destruido por completo.
See on the mountains the feet of him who comes with good news, giving word of peace! Keep your feasts, O Judah, give effect to your oaths: for the good-for-nothing man will never again go through you; he is completely cut off.
