Nahum 1
1 Detta är tungen öfver Nineve, och Nahums Propheties bok af Elkos.
[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 Gud är nitisk, och Herren är en hämnare; ja, en hämnare är Herren, och grym. Herren är en hämnare uppå sina fiendar, och den der sina ovänner intet förgäter.
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 Herren är tålig, och af stora magt, och låter intet ostraffadt blifva. Han är Herren, hvilkens vägar äro uti väder och storm, och tjockt moln under hans fötter;
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 Den som näpser hafvet, och förtorkar det, och uttorkar alla floder; Basan och Carmel försmäkta, och hvad som blomstras på Libanons berg, det måste försmäkta för honom.
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 Bergen bäfva för honom, och högarna förgås; jorden darrar för honom; dertill jordenes krets, och alle de som bo der uppå.
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 Ho kan blifva ståndandes för hans vrede? Och ho kan blifva för hans grymhet? Hans vrede brinner såsom en eld, och hällebergen remna för honom.
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 Herren är mild, och ett fäste uti nödenes tid; och känner dem som trösta uppå honom.
But he is good; he protects [us his people] when we experience troubles. He takes care of those who trust in him.
8 När floden löper öfver, så gör han en ända med henne; men sina fiendar förföljer han med mörker.
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 Hvad är då det, som I tagen eder före emot Herran? Han låter del dock intet af varda; ty bedröfvelsen skall icke vara evinnerliga.
[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 Ty lika som när törne, de ännu om hvartannat växa, och bästa musten hafva, varda uppbränd såsom hel torr strå;
[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 Alltså varder det skalkarådet, som af dig kommer, ondt tänkandes emot Herran.
In Nineveh [city] there was a man who advised people to do very wicked things to Yahweh.
12 Detta säger Herren: De komme så tillrustade och mägtige som de vilja, så skola de likväl omkullhuggne varda, och gå sin kos; ty jag vill ödmjuka dig, men dock icke platt förderfva dig;
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 Utan vill då kasta hans ok, som du drager, ifrå dig och slita din band sönder.
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 Men emot dig hafver Herren budit, att ingen dins namns säd mer blifva skall. Uti dins guds huse vill jag förgöra dig; jag skall gifva dig ena graf ibland afgudar och beläte, och du måste till skam varda.
[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 Si, på bergen komma ens god bådskaps fötter, den der god tiden de bär: Håll dina högtider, Juda, och betala din löfte; ty skalken skall icke mer komma öfver dig; det är platt ute med honom.
[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.
