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Nahum 3
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
Nahum 3
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
3 Woe to thee, O city of blood, all full of lies and violence: rapine shall not depart from thee.
2 The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the neighing horse, and of the running chariot, and of the horsemen coming up,
3 And of the shining sword, and of the glittering spear, and of a multitude slain, and of a grievous destruction: and there is no end of carcasses, and they shall fall down on their dead bodies.
4 Because of the multitude of the fornications of the harlot that was beautiful and agreeable, and that made use of witchcraft, that sold nations through her fornications, and families through her witchcrafts.
5 Behold I come against thee, saith the Lord of hosts: and I will discover thy shame to thy face, and will shew thy nakedness to the nations, and thy shame to kingdoms.
6 And I will cast abominations upon thee, and will disgrace thee, and will make an example of thee.
7 And it shall come to pass that every one that shall see thee, shall flee from thee, and shall say: Ninive is laid waste: who shall bemoan thee? whence shall I seek a comforter for thee?
8 Art thou better than the populous Alexandria, that dwelleth among the rivers? waters are round about it: the sea is its riches, the waters are its walls.
9 Ethiopia and Egypt were the strength thereof, and there is no end: Africa and the Libyans were thy helpers.
10 Yet she also was removed and carried into captivity: her young children were dashed in pieces at the top of every street, and they cast lots upon her nobles, and all her great men were bound in fetters.
11 Therefore thou also shalt be made drunk, and shalt be despised: and thou shalt seek help from the enemy.
12 All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with their green figs: if they be shaken, they shall fall into the mouth of the eater.
13 Behold thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open to thy enemies, the fire shall devour thy bars.
14 Draw thee water for the siege, build up thy bulwarks: go into the clay, and tread, work it and make brick.
15 There shall the fire devour thee: thou shalt perish by the sword, it shall devour thee like the bruchus: assemble together like the bruchus, make thyself many like the locust.
16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchandises above the stars of heaven: the bruchus hath spread himself and flown away.
17 Thy guards are like the locusts: and thy little ones like the locusts of locusts which swarm on the hedges in the day of cold: the sun arose, and they flew away, and their place was not known where they were.
18 Thy shepherds have slumbered, O king of Assyria, thy princes shall be buried: thy people are hid in the mountains, and there is none to gather them together.
19 Thy destruction is not hidden, thy wound is grievous: all that have heard the fame of thee, have clapped their hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
Nahum 3
New International Version
Nahum 3
New International Version
Woe to Nineveh
3 Woe to the city of blood,(A)
full of lies,(B)
full of plunder,
never without victims!
2 The crack of whips,
the clatter of wheels,
galloping horses
and jolting chariots!
3 Charging cavalry,
flashing swords
and glittering spears!
Many casualties,
piles of dead,
bodies without number,
people stumbling over the corpses(C)—
4 all because of the wanton lust of a prostitute,
alluring, the mistress of sorceries,(D)
who enslaved nations by her prostitution(E)
and peoples by her witchcraft.
5 “I am against(F) you,” declares the Lord Almighty.
“I will lift your skirts(G) over your face.
I will show the nations your nakedness(H)
and the kingdoms your shame.
6 I will pelt you with filth,(I)
I will treat you with contempt(J)
and make you a spectacle.(K)
7 All who see you will flee(L) from you and say,
‘Nineveh(M) is in ruins(N)—who will mourn for her?’(O)
Where can I find anyone to comfort(P) you?”
8 Are you better than(Q) Thebes,(R)
situated on the Nile,(S)
with water around her?
The river was her defense,
the waters her wall.
9 Cush[a](T) and Egypt were her boundless strength;
Put(U) and Libya(V) were among her allies.
10 Yet she was taken captive(W)
and went into exile.
Her infants were dashed(X) to pieces
at every street corner.
Lots(Y) were cast for her nobles,
and all her great men were put in chains.(Z)
11 You too will become drunk;(AA)
you will go into hiding(AB)
and seek refuge from the enemy.
12 All your fortresses are like fig trees
with their first ripe fruit;(AC)
when they are shaken,
the figs(AD) fall into the mouth of the eater.
13 Look at your troops—
they are all weaklings.(AE)
The gates(AF) of your land
are wide open to your enemies;
fire has consumed the bars of your gates.(AG)
14 Draw water for the siege,(AH)
strengthen your defenses!(AI)
Work the clay,
tread the mortar,
repair the brickwork!
15 There the fire(AJ) will consume you;
the sword(AK) will cut you down—
they will devour you like a swarm of locusts.
Multiply like grasshoppers,
multiply like locusts!(AL)
16 You have increased the number of your merchants
till they are more numerous than the stars in the sky,
but like locusts(AM) they strip the land
and then fly away.
17 Your guards are like locusts,(AN)
your officials like swarms of locusts
that settle in the walls on a cold day—
but when the sun appears they fly away,
and no one knows where.
18 King of Assyria, your shepherds[b] slumber;(AO)
your nobles lie down to rest.(AP)
Your people are scattered(AQ) on the mountains
with no one to gather them.
19 Nothing can heal you;(AR)
your wound is fatal.
All who hear the news about you
clap their hands(AS) at your fall,
for who has not felt
your endless cruelty?(AT)
Footnotes
- Nahum 3:9 That is, the upper Nile region
- Nahum 3:18 That is, rulers
ナホム書 3
Japanese Living Bible
ナホム書 3
Japanese Living Bible
ニネベの災い
3 ああ、流血の町、
偽りと略奪に満ちたニネベは災いだ。
2 聞け、むちの音を。
戦車がニネベに向かって進んで来る。
車輪とひづめの音を響かせて、
荒々しく通りを走り抜けて行く。
その音のすさまじいことよ。
3 騎兵が振りかざす剣と槍が、きらめいているのを見よ。
死人が通りに横たわっている。
どこもかしこも死体の山だ。
人々はそれにつまずいて転び、ようやく置き上がり、
再び倒れる。
4 こうなったのもみな、
ニネベが神の敵に自分を売ったからだ。
美しいが不誠実な町、死に至らせる魅力をもつ女王は、
その美しさで国々の気を引き、
彼らすべてに偽りの神々を拝むことを教えて、
あらゆる場所で人々を魅了した。
5 全能の主は言う。
「わたしがおまえに反対するのは当然のことだ。
今、全地がおまえの裸と恥を見ることになる。
6 おまえを汚物で覆い、
実際どんなに汚い者であるかを世界に見せよう。」
7 おまえを見る者はみな、恐れてしりごみする。
「ニネベは完全に廃墟と化した」と。
それでも、おまえの運命を悲しむ者は一人もいない。
8 おまえは、ナイル川の両岸にまたがり、
四方を川で守られていたテーベよりも
すぐれているだろうか。
9 エチオピヤとエジプト全土はテーベの力強い同盟者で、
テーベはプテとリビヤからと同様、
彼らからどんな援助でも求めることができた。
10 それでもテーベは陥落し、
住民は奴隷となって連れて行かれたのだ。
赤ん坊は道路の石にたたきつけられて死んだ。
高官たちは、くじ引きで兵士たちの召使にされた。
指導者はみな鎖につながれた。
11 ニネベも、酔っぱらいのようにふらつき、
おびえて身を隠すようになる。
12 要塞はすべて陥落する。
木を揺さぶる人の口の中に落ちる、
初なりのいちじくのように食べられる。
13 おまえの軍隊は女のように弱く、頼る相手がいない。
国のすべての門は敵に対して広く開けられ、
火で焼かれる。
14 籠城に備えよ。水をたくわえよ。要塞を強固にせよ。
城壁を修理するために、れんがをたくさん用意せよ。
洞窟に入って粘土を足でこね、型に詰めるのだ。
15 しかし、準備の最中に、火がおまえを焼き尽くす。
剣がおまえを切り倒す。
若いいなごが目の前にある物を平らげるように、
敵がおまえを食い尽くす。
おまえはばったのように増え広がるが、
逃れることはできない。
16 商人は星のように多く、
巨万の富でこの町を満たしたが、
敵はいなごのように群がり、それを持ち去る。
17 君主や役人たちは、いなごが寒い季節に
生け垣に群がるように、群がっている。
ところが、日が昇って地が暖まりだすと
いなごも姿を消すように、全員が逃げていなくなる。
18 アッシリヤの王よ。
おまえの君主たちは、死んでちりの中に横たわる。
おまえの民は山の向こうに散らされる。
今、彼らを集める牧者はいない。
19 おまえの傷は治らない。
あまりにも傷が深いからだ。
おまえの最期を聞く者はみな、手をたたいて喜ぶ。
みな、おまえの残虐なふるまいに苦しんだからだ。
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