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审判尼尼微

尼尼微啊!

那分散邦国的必上来攻击你,

你要固守堡垒,

严防要道,束紧你的腰,

大大增强你的力量。(本节在《马索拉文本》为2:2)

然而,耶和华必恢复雅各的光荣,

好象以色列的光荣一样;

因为劫掠的人曾把他们劫掠一空,

又把他们的葡萄枝子毁坏了。

围攻尼尼微

他勇士的盾牌是红的,

战士的衣服是朱红的。

在他预备出击的时候,

战车的钢铁闪烁如火,

骑兵(本句希伯来原文意思不大清楚,“骑兵”在《马索拉文本》作“香柏木”,现参照《七十士译本》和其他古译本及古抄本翻译)疾驰。

战车在街上狂奔,

在广场上东奔西驰;

它们看起来像火把,

跑起来像闪电。

亚述王召集他的权臣,

他们跌跌撞撞而来,

急急忙忙走上城墙,

竖起了防御的挡牌。

河闸都被打开,

宫殿也给摧毁了。

王后赤身被掳去;

她的宫女都哀哭,

声如鸽子,

各人搥胸痛哭。

尼尼微被劫掠

自古以来,尼尼微一直都像个聚水的池,

但现在居民却不断溃逃(全句或参照《七十士译本》作“尼尼微像个水池,她的水不断流出”);

虽然有人呼叫:“止住!止住!”

却没有回转的。

你们劫掠银子,抢夺金子吧!

积蓄的财宝无穷无尽,

珍贵的器皿不可胜数。

10 现在却空虚、荒凉,一无所有;

人心惊惶,两膝发抖,

全身疼痛,

面无血色。

尼尼微被毁灭

11 狮子的洞穴在哪里?

喂养幼狮的地方在哪里?

公狮、母狮和幼狮不受惊吓之处,可以闲游的地方又在哪里呢?

12 公狮为幼狮撕碎足够的食物,

为母狮掐死活物;

把猎物塞满了牠的洞,

把撕碎的填满了牠的穴。

13 万军之耶和华说:

看哪!我必攻击你,

我要把你的(按照《马索拉文本》,“你的”作“她的”;现参照其他古译本翻译)战车焚烧成烟,

刀剑必吞灭你的幼狮;

我必从地上除去你的猎物,

你使者的声音也必不再有人听见。

尼尼微的覆灭

尼尼微啊,
攻击者已经向你扑来。
你要进驻堡垒,
把守道路,
集中全力,
准备上阵!

虽然掳掠者曾掳掠雅各,
掳掠以色列,
毁坏他们的葡萄树枝,
但耶和华必恢复雅各的荣耀,
恢复以色列的荣耀。

他的勇士手持红色盾牌,
他的士兵身穿朱红战衣。
整装待发之日,
战车铁光闪闪,
松木矛枪在空中挥舞。
战车在街道上狂奔,
在广场上横冲直撞,
亮如火炬,疾似闪电。
亚述王召集将领,
他们一路跌跌撞撞,
奔上城墙,架起防御盾牌。
河闸大开,王宫坍塌。
王后赤身被掳;
宫女捶胸悲泣,
像鸽子一样哀鸣。
尼尼微城自古以来就像聚水的池子,
如今居民却像泄漏的池水四散奔逃。
虽有人喊:“站住!站住!”
却无人回头。
抢银子吧!抢金子吧!
城里有无尽的财富和数不清的宝物。
10 尼尼微被洗劫一空!
被洗劫一空!
一片荒凉!
人们胆战心惊,双膝哆嗦,
浑身发抖,面色苍白。

11 如今那狮子的洞穴,
那喂养壮狮的地方在哪里呢?
从前,雄狮、母狮和幼狮曾在那里出入,
无人惊扰。
12 雄狮为幼狮撕碎充足的食物,
为母狮掐死猎物,
洞穴里堆满猎物,
堆满撕碎的肉。
13 万军之耶和华说:
“我要与你为敌,
烧毁你的战车,
使刀剑吞噬你的壮狮;
我要使你无法再掳掠他国,
你使者的声音将从此消逝。”

尼尼微的覆滅

尼尼微啊,
攻擊者已經向你撲來。
你要進駐堡壘,
把守道路,
集中全力,
準備上陣!

雖然擄掠者曾擄掠雅各,
擄掠以色列,
毀壞他們的葡萄樹枝,
但耶和華必恢復雅各的榮耀,
恢復以色列的榮耀。

他的勇士手持紅色盾牌,
他的士兵身穿朱紅戰衣。
整裝待發之日,
戰車鐵光閃閃,
松木矛槍在空中揮舞。
戰車在街道上狂奔,
在廣場上橫衝直撞,
亮如火炬,疾似閃電。
亞述王召集將領,
他們一路跌跌撞撞,
奔上城牆,架起防禦盾牌。
河閘大開,王宮坍塌。
王后赤身被擄;
宮女捶胸悲泣,
像鴿子一樣哀鳴。
尼尼微城自古以來就像聚水的池子,
如今居民卻像洩漏的池水四散奔逃。
雖有人喊:「站住!站住!」
卻無人回頭。
搶銀子吧!搶金子吧!
城裡有無盡的財富和數不清的寶物。
10 尼尼微被洗劫一空!
被洗劫一空!
一片荒涼!
人們膽戰心驚,雙膝哆嗦,
渾身發抖,面色蒼白。

11 如今那獅子的洞穴,
那餵養壯獅的地方在哪裡呢?
從前,雄獅、母獅和幼獅曾在那裡出入,
無人驚擾。
12 雄獅為幼獅撕碎充足的食物,
為母獅掐死獵物,
洞穴裡堆滿獵物,
堆滿撕碎的肉。
13 萬軍之耶和華說:
「我要與你為敵,
燒毀你的戰車,
使刀劍吞噬你的壯獅;
我要使你無法再擄掠他國,
你使者的聲音將從此消逝。」

Nineveh to Fall

[a]An attacker(A) advances against you, Nineveh.
    Guard the fortress,
    watch the road,
    brace yourselves,
    marshal all your strength!

The Lord will restore(B) the splendor(C) of Jacob
    like the splendor of Israel,
though destroyers have laid them waste
    and have ruined their vines.

The shields of the soldiers are red;
    the warriors are clad in scarlet.(D)
The metal on the chariots flashes
    on the day they are made ready;
    the spears of juniper are brandished.[b]
The chariots(E) storm through the streets,
    rushing back and forth through the squares.
They look like flaming torches;
    they dart about like lightning.

Nineveh summons her picked troops,
    yet they stumble(F) on their way.
They dash to the city wall;
    the protective shield is put in place.
The river gates(G) are thrown open
    and the palace collapses.
It is decreed[c] that Nineveh
    be exiled and carried away.
Her female slaves moan(H) like doves
    and beat on their breasts.(I)
Nineveh is like a pool
    whose water is draining away.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
    but no one turns back.
Plunder the silver!
    Plunder the gold!
The supply is endless,
    the wealth from all its treasures!
10 She is pillaged, plundered, stripped!
    Hearts melt,(J) knees give way,
    bodies tremble, every face grows pale.(K)

11 Where now is the lions’ den,(L)
    the place where they fed their young,
where the lion and lioness went,
    and the cubs, with nothing to fear?
12 The lion killed(M) enough for his cubs
    and strangled the prey for his mate,
filling his lairs(N) with the kill
    and his dens with the prey.(O)

13 “I am against(P) you,”
    declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will burn up your chariots in smoke,(Q)
    and the sword(R) will devour your young lions.
    I will leave you no prey on the earth.
The voices of your messengers
    will no longer be heard.”(S)

Footnotes

  1. Nahum 2:1 In Hebrew texts 2:1-13 is numbered 2:2-14.
  2. Nahum 2:3 Hebrew; Septuagint and Syriac ready; / the horsemen rush to and fro.
  3. Nahum 2:7 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.

He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify thy power mightily.

For the Lord hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine branches.

The shield of his mighty men is made red, the valiant men are in scarlet: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.

The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.

He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.

The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.

And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.

But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.

Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.

10 She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.

11 Where is the dwelling of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?

12 The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey, and his dens with ravin.

13 Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.