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
Nahum 2
English Standard Version
The Destruction of Nineveh
2 (A)The scatterer has come up against you.
(B)Man the ramparts;
watch the road;
dress for battle;[a]
collect all your strength.
2 For (C)the Lord is restoring the majesty of Jacob
as the majesty of Israel,
for plunderers have plundered them
and (D)ruined their branches.
3 The shield of his mighty men is red;
(E)his soldiers are clothed in scarlet.
The chariots come with flashing metal
on the day he musters them;
the cypress spears are brandished.
4 (F)The chariots race madly through the streets;
they rush to and fro through the squares;
they gleam like torches;
they dart like lightning.
5 He remembers (G)his officers;
(H)they stumble as they go,
they hasten to the wall;
the siege tower[b] is set up.
6 (I)The river gates are opened;
the palace (J)melts away;
7 its mistress[c] is (K)stripped;[d] she is carried off,
her slave girls (L)lamenting,
moaning like doves
and beating their breasts.
8 (M)Nineveh is like a pool
whose waters run away.[e]
“Halt! Halt!” they cry,
but (N)none turns back.
9 Plunder the silver,
plunder the gold!
There is no end of the treasure
or of the wealth of all precious things.
10 (O)Desolate! Desolation and ruin!
(P)Hearts melt and (Q)knees tremble;
(R)anguish is in all loins;
(S)all faces grow pale!
11 Where is the lions' den,
the feeding place of (T)the young lions,
where the lion and lioness went,
where his cubs were, with (U)none to disturb?
12 (V)The lion tore enough for his cubs
and (W)strangled prey for his lionesses;
he filled his caves with prey
and his dens with torn flesh.
13 (X)Behold, I am against you, declares the Lord of hosts, and (Y)I will burn your[f] chariots in smoke, and the sword shall devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and (Z)the voice of your messengers shall no longer be heard.
Nahum 2
Ang Biblia (1978)
Ang pagkaguho ng Ninive ay itinakda.
2 Siyang bumabasag ay sumampa sa harapan mo: ingatan mo ang katibayan, bantayan mo ang daan, palakasin mo ang iyong mga balakang, patibayin mo ang iyong kapangyarihan na mainam,
2 Sapagka't ibinabalik ng Panginoon ang (A)karilagan ng Jacob na gaya ng karilagan ng Israel: sapagka't ang mga tagatuyo ay nagsituyo sa kanila, at sinira ang mga sanga ng kanilang mga puno ng ubas.
3 Ang kalasag ng kaniyang mga makapangyarihang lalake ay pumula, ang matapang na lalake ay nakapanamit ng matingkad na pula: ang mga karo ay nagsisikislap ng patalim sa kaarawan ng kaniyang paghahanda, at ang mga sibat na abeto ay nagsisigalaw ng kakilakilabot.
4 Ang mga karo ay nagsisihagibis sa mga lansangan; nangagkakabanggang isa't isa sa mga daan: ang anyo ng mga yaon ay gaya ng mga sulo; nagsisitakbong parang mga kidlat.
5 Naaalaala niya ang kaniyang mga bayani: sila'y nangatitisod sa kanilang paglakad; sila'y nangagmamadali sa kuta niyaon, at ang panakip ay handa.
6 Ang mga pintuan ng mga ilog ay bukas, at ang palacio ay nalansag.
7 At si Huzab ay nahubdan; siya'y dinala; at ang kaniyang mga alilang babae ay nananaghoy na parang huni ng mga kalapati, na nagsisidagok sa kanilang mga dibdib.
8 Datapuwa't ang Ninive mula nang una ay naging parang lawa ng tubig: gayon ma'y nagsisitakas. Tigil kayo, tigil kayo, isinisigaw nila; nguni't walang lumilingon.
9 Kunin ninyo ang samsam na pilak, kunin ninyo ang samsam na ginto; sapagka't walang katapusang kayamanan, na kaluwalhatian sa lahat ng maligayang kasangkapan.
10 Siya'y tuyo, at walang laman, at wasak; at ang puso ay natutunaw, at ang mga tuhod ay nagkakaumpugan, at ang pagdaramdam ay nasa lahat ng mga balakang, at (B)ang mga mukha nilang lahat ay nangamumutla.
11 Saan nandoon ang yungib ng (C)mga leon, at ang dakong sabsaban ng mga batang leon, na nililibutan ng leon at ng babaeng leon, ng batang leon, at walang tumatakot sa kanila?
12 Ang leon ay kumakatay ng sagana para sa kaniyang mga anak, at lumalapa para sa kaniyang mga babaeng leon, at pinupuno ng huli ang kaniyang mga cueba, at ng tangay ang kaniyang mga yungib.
13 Narito, ako'y laban sa iyo, (D)sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, at (E)aking susunugin ang kaniyang mga karo sa usok, at lalamunin ng tabak ang iyong mga batang leon; at aking ihihiwalay ang iyong huli sa lupa, at ang tinig ng iyong mga (F)sugo ay hindi na maririnig.
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