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Nahúm 2
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Nahúm 2
Nueva Biblia de las Américas
Ataque contra Nínive
2 [a]El destructor ha subido contra ti(A).
Monta guardia en la fortaleza,
Vigila el camino;
Fortalece tus lomos,
Refuerza más tu poder.
2 Porque el Señor restaurará la gloria(B) de Jacob
Como la gloria de Israel(C),
Aunque devastadores los han devastado
Y destruido sus sarmientos(D).
3 ¶El escudo de los valientes es rojo,
Los guerreros están vestidos de escarlata(E),
Y de acero centelleante los carros
Cuando están en formación,
Y se blanden las lanzas(F) de ciprés.
4 Por las calles corren furiosos los carros,
Se precipitan por las plazas(G),
Su aspecto es semejante a antorchas,
Como relámpagos se lanzan.
5 Se acuerda él de sus nobles(H)
Que tropiezan en su marcha(I),
Se apresuran a su muralla,
Y es preparada la defensa.
6 Las compuertas de los ríos se abren,
Y el palacio se llena de terror.
7 Está decretado:
La reina es despojada y deportada,
Y sus sirvientas gimen como palomas(J),
Golpeándose el pecho(K).
8 ¶Aunque Nínive era como estanque de aguas desde la antigüedad;
Ahora ellos huyen.
«¡Deténganse! ¡Deténganse!»,
Pero nadie se vuelve(L).
9 ¡Saqueen la plata!
¡Saqueen el oro(M)!
No hay límite a los tesoros,
A las riquezas de toda clase de objetos codiciables.
10 ¡Vacía está! Sí, desolada y desierta(N).
Los corazones se derriten y las rodillas tiemblan(O);
Hay también angustia en todo el cuerpo,
Y los rostros de todos han palidecido(P).
11 ¿Dónde está la guarida de los leones
Y el lugar donde comen los leoncillos(Q),
Donde andaban el león, la leona y su cachorro,
Sin que nada los asustara?
12 El león desgarraba lo suficiente para sus cachorros,
Mataba para sus leonas,
Llenaba de presa sus cuevas
Y de carne desgarrada sus guaridas.
13 «Aquí estoy contra ti(R)», declara el Señor de los ejércitos. «Quemaré y reduciré a humo tus carros(S), la espada devorará tus leoncillos, arrancaré de la tierra tu presa(T), y no se oirá más la voz de tus mensajeros».
Footnotes
- 2:1 En el texto heb. cap. 2:2.
Nahum 2
New International Version
Nahum 2
New International Version
Nineveh to Fall
2 [a]An attacker(A) advances against you, Nineveh.
Guard the fortress,
watch the road,
brace yourselves,
marshal all your strength!
2 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.
3 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]
4 The chariots(E) storm through the streets,
rushing back and forth through the squares.
They look like flaming torches;
they dart about like lightning.
5 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.
6 The river gates(G) are thrown open
and the palace collapses.
7 It is decreed[c] that Nineveh
be exiled and carried away.
Her female slaves moan(H) like doves
and beat on their breasts.(I)
8 Nineveh is like a pool
whose water is draining away.
“Stop! Stop!” they cry,
but no one turns back.
9 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)
Nahum 2
New Catholic Bible
Nahum 2
New Catholic Bible
Chapter 2
The Message of Liberation
1 Behold on the mountains the feet of the herald
who proclaims good news and announces peace.
Celebrate your festivals, O Judah,
and fulfill your vows.
For never again will the wicked invade you;
they will be completely destroyed.
2 The Lord will restore the majesty of Jacob
as well as that of Israel,[a]
even though the plunderers have ravaged them
and destroyed their vines.
3 A destroying enemy is advancing against you;
guard the ramparts.
Keep watch on the road,
gird your loins,
and prepare to exert
every last ounce of courage.
The Agony of Nineveh[b]
Devastation, Plunder, and Destruction[c]
4 The shields of his warriors are red with blood;
their garments are scarlet in color.
The metal on the chariots flashes
as he summons them for battle;
the horses are frenzied in anticipation.
5 The chariots charge madly through the streets,
rushing back and forth through the squares.
They have the appearance of a blazing fire;
they dash about like lightning bolts.
6 His finest troops are summoned
and rush forward to the attack.
They hasten toward the wall
and set up the mantelet.
7 The river gates are opened
and the palace trembles.
8 The captives are taken into exile
and its slave girls are carried away,
moaning like doves
and beating their breasts.
9 Nineveh is like a lake
whose waters are ebbing away.
“Stop! Stop!” goes up the cry,
but no one turns back.
10 “Plunder the silver!
Plunder the gold!
There is no end to the treasure,
an abundance of wealth
from precious things of every kind.”
11 Devastation, desolation, and ruin
confront faint hearts and trembling knees.
The loins of all are filled with anguish;
every face is drained of color.
Where Is the Lions’ Den?[d]
12 Where now is the lions’ den,
the cave where they fed their whelps,
where the lion and lioness cared for their cubs,
with no one to disturb them?
13 There the lion stored up
sufficient food for his whelps
and strangled prey for his mate.
He filled his dens with prey
and his caves with torn flesh.
14 “I come against you,”
says the Lord of hosts.
“I will set your chariots aflame,
and the sword will devour your young lions.
I will cut off your prey from the earth,
and the threats of your messengers
will no longer be heard.”
Footnotes
- Nahum 2:2 Restore the majesty of Jacob as well as that of Israel: Assyria had destroyed the northern kingdom and its people (2 Ki 17:3-6) and attacked the southern kingdom. Now is the time for all Israel to be renewed and restored!
- Nahum 2:4 Described by types of fire, the chastisement is at the doors of Nineveh. In these oracles there is the explosion of joy for the world which is awakening from a nightmare after a century of Assyrian domination.
- Nahum 2:4 This tableau of extraordinary power reaches fine art: it describes a decisive assault against a powerful village.
- Nahum 2:12 The princes and the armies of Assyria carry lions as their emblem. Nineveh is the den crowded with fruit of the plunder.
Nahum 2
New King James Version
Nahum 2
New King James Version
The Destruction of Nineveh
2 He[a] who scatters has come up before your face.
Man the fort!
Watch the road!
Strengthen your flanks!
Fortify your power mightily.
2 For the Lord will restore the excellence of Jacob
Like the excellence of Israel,
For the emptiers have emptied them out
And ruined their vine branches.
3 The shields of his mighty men are made red,
The valiant men are in scarlet.
The chariots come with flaming torches
In the day of his preparation,
And [b]the spears are brandished.
4 The chariots rage in the streets,
They jostle one another in the broad roads;
They seem like torches,
They run like lightning.
5 He remembers his nobles;
They stumble in their walk;
They make haste to her walls,
And the defense is prepared.
6 The gates of the rivers are opened,
And the palace is dissolved.
7 [c]It is decreed:
She shall be led away captive,
She shall be brought up;
And her maidservants shall lead her as with the voice of doves,
Beating their breasts.
8 Though Nineveh of old was like a pool of water,
Now they flee away.
[d]“Halt! Halt!” they cry;
But no one turns back.
9 [e]Take spoil of silver!
Take spoil of (A)gold!
There is no end of treasure,
Or wealth of every desirable prize.
10 She is empty, desolate, and waste!
The heart melts, and the knees shake;
Much pain is in every side,
And all their faces [f]are drained of color.
11 Where is the dwelling of the (B)lions,
And the feeding place of the young lions,
Where the lion walked, the lioness and lion’s cub,
And no one made them afraid?
12 The lion tore in pieces enough for his cubs,
[g]Killed for his lionesses,
(C)Filled his caves with prey,
And his dens with [h]flesh.
13 “Behold, (D)I am against you,” says the Lord of hosts, “I will burn [i]your chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions; I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voice of your (E)messengers shall be heard no more.”
Footnotes
- Nahum 2:1 Vg. He who destroys
- Nahum 2:3 Lit. the cypresses are shaken; LXX, Syr. the horses rush about; Vg. the drivers are stupefied
- Nahum 2:7 Heb. Huzzab
- Nahum 2:8 Lit. Stand
- Nahum 2:9 Plunder
- Nahum 2:10 LXX, Tg., Vg. gather blackness; Joel 2:6
- Nahum 2:12 Lit. Strangled
- Nahum 2:12 Torn flesh
- Nahum 2:13 Lit. her
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