Nahum 2
1 Él destructor subió contra ti: mantén guardia en la fortaleza, vigila el camino, hazte fuerte, aumenta tu poder.
It is all over with him, he has been removed, [one] who has been delivered from affliction has come up panting into thy presence, watch the way, strengthen [thy] loins, be very valiant in [thy] strength.
2 Porque el Señor restaura la gloria de Jacob, así como la gloria de Israel; porque los malhechores los hicieron perder y destruyeron las ramas de su vid.
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 El escudo de sus valientes es rojo, los hombres de guerra están vestidos de escarlata; los carruajes de guerra son como antorchas de fuego en el día en que se preparan, las hayas tiemblan.
[They have destroyed] the arms of their power from among 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 Los carruajes de guerra corren por las calles, empujándose unos contra otros en las amplias plazas, pareciendo luces encendidas, corriendo como llamas de truenos.
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 Toma el registro de sus grandes hombres: van cayendo en su camino; van rápidamente a la pared, la defensa está preparada.
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 Las puertas del río se abren a la fuerza, y la casa del rey se viene abajo.
The gates of the cities have been opened, and the palaces have fallen into ruin,
7 Está decretado: la reina se la llevan cautiva, se la llevan y sus criadas lloran con gemidos de las palomas, golpeando sus pechos.
and the foundation has been exposed; and she has gone up, and her maid-servants were led [away] as doves moaning in their hearts.
8 Nínive es antigua como un estanque de agua; deténganse, dicen; Pero nadie se está volviendo atrás.
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 Toma plata, toma oro; porque no hay fin de las riquezas de Nínive; tomen los vasos deseables.
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 Todo le ha sido quitado, destruida, ella no tiene nada más; el corazón se desfallece, las rodillas tiemblan, todos están retorcidos de dolor y el color se ha ido de todas las caras.
[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 ¿Dónde está la cueva de los leones, el lugar donde los cachorros obtuvieron su comida, donde el león y la leona caminaban con sus crías, sin temor?
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 El león desgarraba comida suficiente para sus crías y para sus leonas; su cueva estaba llena de carne y su lugar de descanso almacenado con carne.
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 Mira, estoy en tu contra, dice el Señor de los ejércitos, y haré que tus carruajes de guerra se quemen en el humo, y tus cachorros serán comida para la espada; destruiré de la tierra tu presa, y ya no oirás la voz de tus mensajeros.
Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord Almighty, and I will burn up thy multitude in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy lions; and I will utterly destroy thy prey from off the land, and thy deeds shall no more at all be heard of.
