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Nahum 1
King James Version
Nahum 1
King James Version
1 The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2 God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.
3 The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
4 He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, and drieth up all the rivers: Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, and the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
5 The mountains quake at him, and the hills melt, and the earth is burned at his presence, yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
6 Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
7 The Lord is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.
8 But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies.
9 What do ye imagine against the Lord? he will make an utter end: affliction shall not rise up the second time.
10 For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
11 There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the Lord, a wicked counsellor.
12 Thus saith the Lord; Though they be quiet, and likewise many, yet thus shall they be cut down, when he shall pass through. Though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
13 For now will I break his yoke from off thee, and will burst thy bonds in sunder.
14 And the Lord hath given a commandment concerning thee, that no more of thy name be sown: out of the house of thy gods will I cut off the graven image and the molten image: I will make thy grave; for thou art vile.
15 Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace! O Judah, keep thy solemn feasts, perform thy vows: for the wicked shall no more pass through thee; he is utterly cut off.
Nahum 1
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Nahum 1
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1 Proclamation sur Ninive[a].
Livre de la révélation reçue par Nahoum, d’Elqosh[b].
Colère et bonté de Dieu
2 L’Eternel est un Dieu ╵qui ne tolère pas le mal ╵et qui le fait payer.
L’Eternel fait payer, ╵sa fureur est terrible.
Il fait payer ses adversaires,
il garde son ressentiment ╵contre ses ennemis.
3 D’un côté, l’Eternel ╵est lent à la colère,
sa puissance est immense,
mais il ne laisse pas ╵le coupable impuni.
L’Eternel fraie sa route ╵dans l’ouragan et la tempête,
et les nuées sont la poussière ╵que soulèvent ses pieds.
4 Il menace la mer ╵et il la met à sec,
il fait tarir les fleuves.
Le Basan et le Carmel dépérissent,
la flore du Liban se fane[c].
5 Les montagnes vacillent ╵à son approche,
les collines s’effondrent,
la terre se soulève ╵devant ses pas,
tout l’univers est bouleversé ╵avec ceux qui l’habitent.
6 S’il se met en colère, ╵qui pourra subsister ?
Et qui tiendra ╵quand son courroux s’enflamme ?
Car sa fureur ╵se répand comme un incendie,
les rochers se renversent ╵à son approche.
7 Mais l’Eternel est bon,
il est un sûr abri ╵au jour de la détresse,
et il prend soin de ceux ╵qui se confient en lui.
8 Par un flot qui déborde,
il détruira Ninive ╵totalement,
et il repoussera ╵ses ennemis dans les ténèbres.
La détresse ne reparaîtra pas
(A Juda)
9 Que complotez-vous donc ╵à l’encontre de l’Eternel ?
C’est lui qui est l’auteur ╵de destructions totales,
et la détresse ╵ne reparaîtra pas ╵une seconde fois.
10 Ils sont pareils ╵à un fourré d’épines ╵enchevêtrées.
Tout imbibés qu’ils sont de vin,
ils seront consumés
totalement ╵comme du chaume sec.
(A Ninive)
11 C’est de toi[d] qu’est venu
celui qui, contre l’Eternel, ╵trame le mal,
et qui conçoit ╵des desseins criminels.
(A Juda)
12 L’Eternel dit ceci :
Bien que vos ennemis ╵soient au complet et très nombreux,
ils n’en seront pas moins ╵moissonnés sans retour ╵et ils disparaîtront.
Si je t’ai humilié, ╵ô peuple de Juda,
je ne le ferai plus.
13 Et je vais maintenant ╵briser le joug ╵qu’il fait peser sur toi,
j’arracherai tes chaînes.
(Au roi de Ninive)
14 Mais quant à toi, ╵voici ce que décrète ╵l’Eternel contre toi :
Tu n’auras pas de descendance ╵qui perpétue ton nom.
Je ferai disparaître ╵du temple de tes dieux
les idoles taillées, ╵les statues de métal fondu,
je prépare ta tombe
car toi, tu ne vaux rien.
Footnotes
- 1.1 Capitale de l’Empire assyrien.
- 1.1 Identification incertaine.
- 1.4 Le Basan, à l’est du Jourdain, le mont Carmel et le Liban étaient réputés pour leur fertilité.
- 1.11 Peut-être Assourbanipal (669 à 627 av. J.-C.), le dernier grand roi assyrien, qui soumit l’Egypte et le royaume de Juda sous Manassé (voir 2 Ch 33.11-13).
Nahum 1
New International Version
Nahum 1
New International Version
1 A prophecy(A) concerning Nineveh.(B) The book of the vision(C) of Nahum the Elkoshite.
The Lord’s Anger Against Nineveh
2 The Lord is a jealous(D) and avenging God;
the Lord takes vengeance(E) and is filled with wrath.
The Lord takes vengeance on his foes
and vents his wrath against his enemies.(F)
3 The Lord is slow to anger(G) but great in power;
the Lord will not leave the guilty unpunished.(H)
His way is in the whirlwind(I) and the storm,(J)
and clouds(K) are the dust of his feet.
4 He rebukes(L) the sea and dries it up;(M)
he makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Carmel(N) wither
and the blossoms of Lebanon fade.
5 The mountains quake(O) before him
and the hills melt away.(P)
The earth trembles(Q) at his presence,
the world and all who live in it.(R)
6 Who can withstand(S) his indignation?
Who can endure(T) his fierce anger?(U)
His wrath is poured out like fire;(V)
the rocks are shattered(W) before him.
7 The Lord is good,(X)
a refuge in times of trouble.(Y)
He cares for(Z) those who trust in him,(AA)
8 but with an overwhelming flood(AB)
he will make an end of Nineveh;
he will pursue his foes into the realm of darkness.
9 Whatever they plot(AC) against the Lord
he will bring[a] to an end;
trouble will not come a second time.
10 They will be entangled among thorns(AD)
and drunk(AE) from their wine;
they will be consumed like dry stubble.[b](AF)
11 From you, Nineveh, has one come forth
who plots evil against the Lord
and devises wicked plans.
12 This is what the Lord says:
“Although they have allies and are numerous,
they will be destroyed(AG) and pass away.
Although I have afflicted you, Judah,
I will afflict you no more.(AH)
13 Now I will break their yoke(AI) from your neck
and tear your shackles away.”(AJ)
Footnotes
- Nahum 1:9 Or What do you foes plot against the Lord? / He will bring it
- Nahum 1:10 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.
- Nahum 1:15 In Hebrew texts this verse (1:15) is numbered 2:1.
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