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Nahum 3
Louis Segond
Nahum 3
Louis Segond
3 Malheur à la ville sanguinaire, Pleine de mensonge, pleine de violence, Et qui ne cesse de se livrer à la rapine!...
2 On entend le bruit du fouet, Le bruit des roues, Le galop des chevaux, Le roulement des chars.
3 Les cavaliers s'élancent, l'épée étincelle, la lance brille... Une multitude de blessés!... une foule de cadavres!... Des morts à l'infini!... On tombe sur les morts!...
4 C'est à cause des nombreuses prostitutions de la prostituée, Pleine d'attraits, habile enchanteresse, Qui vendait les nations par ses prostitutions Et les peuples par ses enchantements.
5 Voici, j'en veux à toi, dit l'Éternel des armées, Je relèverai tes pans jusque sur ton visage, Je montrerai ta nudité aux nations, Et ta honte aux royaumes.
6 Je jetterai sur toi des impuretés, je t'avilirai, Et je te donnerai en spectacle.
7 Tous ceux qui te verront fuiront loin de toi, Et l'on dira: Ninive est détruite! Qui la plaindra? Où te chercherai-je des consolateurs?
8 Es-tu meilleure que No Amon, Qui était assise au milieu des fleuves, Entourée par les eaux, Ayant la mer pour rempart, La mer pour murailles?
9 L'Éthiopie et les Égyptiens innombrables faisaient sa force, Puth et les Libyens étaient ses auxiliaires.
10 Et cependant elle est partie pour l'exil, elle s'en est allée captive; Ses enfants ont été écrasés au coin de toutes les rues; On a jeté le sort sur ses nobles, Et tous ses grands ont été chargés de chaînes.
11 Toi aussi, tu seras enivrée, tu te cacheras; Toi aussi, tu chercheras un refuge contre l'ennemi.
12 Toutes tes forteresses Sont des figuiers avec les primeurs; Quand on les secoue, Elles tombent dans la bouche de qui veut les manger.
13 Voici, ton peuple, ce sont des femmes au milieu de toi; Les portes de ton pays s'ouvrent à tes ennemis; Le feu consume tes verrous.
14 Puise de l'eau pour le siège! Répare tes forteresses! Entre dans la boue, foule l'argile! Rétablis le four à briques!
15 Là, le feu te dévorera, L'épée t'exterminera, Te dévorera comme des sauterelles. Entasse-toi comme les sauterelles! Entasse-toi comme les sauterelles!
16 Tes marchands, plus nombreux Que les étoiles du ciel, Sont comme la sauterelle qui ouvre les ailes et s'envole.
17 Tes princes sont comme les sauterelles, Tes chefs comme une multitude de sauterelles, Qui se posent sur les haies au temps de la froidure: Le soleil paraît, elles s'envolent, Et l'on ne connaît plus le lieu où elles étaient.
18 Tes bergers sommeillent, roi d'Assyrie, Tes vaillants hommes reposent; Ton peuple est dispersé sur les montagnes, Et nul ne le rassemble.
19 Il n'y a point de remède à ta blessure, Ta plaie est mortelle. Tous ceux qui entendront parler de toi Battront des mains sur toi; Car quel est celui que ta méchanceté n'a pas atteint?
Nahum 3
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Nahum 3
Conferenza Episcopale Italiana
Sentenza su Ninive la prostituta
3 Guai alla città sanguinaria,
piena di menzogne,
colma di rapine,
che non cessa di depredare!
2 Sibilo di frusta, fracasso di ruote,
scalpitio di cavalli, cigolio di carri,
3 cavalieri incalzanti, lampeggiare di spade,
scintillare di lance, feriti in quantità,
cumuli di morti, cadaveri senza fine,
s'inciampa nei cadaveri.
4 Per le tante seduzioni della prostituta,
della bella maliarda, della maestra d'incanti,
che faceva mercato dei popoli con le sue tresche
e delle nazioni con le sue malìe.
5 Eccomi a te, oracolo del Signore degli eserciti.
Alzerò le tue vesti fin sulla faccia
e mostrerò alle genti la tua nudità,
ai regni le tue vergogne.
6 Ti getterò addosso immondezze,
ti svergognerò, ti esporrò al ludibrio.
7 Allora chiunque ti vedrà, fuggirà da te
e dirà: «Ninive è distrutta!». Chi la compiangerà?
Dove cercherò chi la consoli?
L'esempio di Tebe
8 Sei forse più forte di Tebe,
seduta fra i canali del Nilo,
circondata dalle acque?
Per baluardo aveva il mare
e per bastione le acque.
9 L'Etiopia e l'Egitto erano la sua forza
che non aveva limiti.
Put e i Libi erano i suoi alleati.
10 Eppure anch'essa fu deportata,
andò schiava in esilio.
Anche i suoi bambini furono sfracellati
ai crocicchi di tutte le strade.
Sopra i suoi nobili si gettarono le sorti
e tutti i suoi grandi furon messi in catene.
11 Anche tu berrai fino alla feccia e verrai meno,
anche tu cercherai scampo dal nemico.
Inutilità dei preparativi di Ninive
12 Tutte le tue fortezze sono come fichi
carichi di frutti primaticci:
appena scossi, cadono i fichi
in bocca a chi li vuol mangiare.
13 Ecco il tuo popolo: in te vi sono solo donne,
spalancano la porta della tua terra ai nemici,
il fuoco divora le tue sbarre.
14 Attingi acqua per l'assedio, rinforza le tue difese,
pesta l'argilla, impasta mattoni, prendi la forma.
15 Eppure il fuoco ti divorerà,
ti sterminerà la spada,
L'invio delle cavallette
anche se ti moltiplicassi come le cavallette,
se diventassi numerosa come i bruchi,
16 e moltiplicassi i tuoi mercenari
più che le stelle del cielo.
La locusta mette le ali e vola via!
17 I tuoi prìncipi sono come le locuste,
i tuoi capi come sciami di cavallette,
che si annidano fra le siepi quand'è freddo,
ma quando spunta il sole si dileguano
e non si sa dove siano andate.
Lamento funebre
18 Re d'Assur, i tuoi pastori dormono,
si riposano i tuoi eroi!
Il tuo popolo vaga sbandato per i monti
e nessuno lo raduna.
19 Non c'è rimedio per la tua ferita,
incurabile è la tua piaga.
Chiunque sentirà tue notizie batterà le mani.
Perchè su chi non si è riversata
senza tregua la tua crudeltà?
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
Nahum 3
King James Version
Nahum 3
King James Version
3 Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
2 The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.
3 The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:
4 Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.
5 Behold, I am against thee, saith the Lord of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.
6 And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.
7 And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?
8 Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?
9 Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.
10 Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
11 Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.
12 All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even 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 unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.
14 Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
15 There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.
16 Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and fleeth away.
17 Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
18 Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.
19 There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?
Nahum 3
World English Bible
Nahum 3
World English Bible
3 Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery—no end to the prey. 2 The noise of the whip, the noise of the rattling of wheels, prancing horses, and bounding chariots, 3 the horseman charging, and the flashing sword, the glittering spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and there is no end of the bodies. They stumble on their bodies 4 because of the multitude of the prostitution of the alluring prostitute, the mistress of witchcraft, who sells nations through her prostitution, and families through her witchcraft. 5 “Behold, I am against you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show the nations your nakedness, and the kingdoms your shame. 6 I will throw abominable filth on you and make you vile, and will make you a spectacle. 7 It will happen that all those who look at you will flee from you, and say, ‘Nineveh is laid waste! Who will mourn for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?”
8 Are you better than No-Amon,[a] who was situated among the rivers,[b] who had the waters around her, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea? 9 Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers. 10 Yet was she carried away. She went into captivity. Her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets, and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains. 11 You also will be drunken. You will be hidden. You also will seek a stronghold because of the enemy. 12 All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs. If they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater. 13 Behold, your troops among you are women. The gates of your land are set wide open to your enemies. The fire has devoured your bars.
14 Draw water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong. 15 There the fire will devour you. The sword will cut you off. It will devour you like the grasshopper. Multiply like grasshoppers. Multiply like the locust. 16 You have increased your merchants more than the stars of the skies. The grasshopper strips and flees away. 17 Your guards are like the locusts, and your officials like the swarms of locusts, which settle on the walls on a cold day, but when the sun appears, they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
18 Your shepherds slumber, king of Assyria. Your nobles lie down. Your people are scattered on the mountains, and there is no one to gather them. 19 There is no healing your wound, for your injury is fatal. All who hear the report of you clap their hands over you, for who hasn’t felt your endless cruelty?
Louis Segond (LSG)
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