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Sa aba ng mabagsik na bayan! siya'y puspos na lubos ng kabulaanan at mga agaw; ang panghuhuli ay hindi tumitigil.

Ang higing ng panghagupit, at ang hugong ng pihit ng mga gulong, at ng mga madambang kabayo, at ng lukso ng mga karo,

Ang sakay ng mga mangangabayo, at ang kinang ng tabak; at ang kislap ng sibat, at isang karamihan na patay, ay malaking bunton ng mga bangkay, at walang katapusang mga bangkay; sila'y nangatitisod sa kanilang mga bangkay;

Dahil sa karamihan ng pagpapatutot ng minagandang patutot, na panguna ng pangeenkanto, na nagbibili ng mga bansa sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang pagpapatutot, at ng mga angkan sa pamamagitan ng kaniyang mga pangeenkanto.

Narito, ako'y laban sa iyo, sabi ng Panginoon ng mga hukbo, at aking ilililis ang iyong laylayan sa harap mo; at aking ipakikita sa mga bansa ang iyong kahubaran, at sa mga kaharian ang iyong kahihiyan.

At aking ihahagis sa iyo ang kasuklamsuklam na karumihan, at gagawin kitang hamak, at ilalagay kitang pinakakutya.

At mangyayari, na ang lahat na mangakakakita sa iyo, ay iilag sa iyo, at mangagsasabi, Ang Ninive ay nahahandusay na sira: sinong mananaghoy sa kaniya? saan ako hahanap ng mga mangaaliw sa iyo?

Ikaw baga'y mabuti pa sa Noamon, na natatayo sa gitna ng mga ilog, na may tubig sa palibot niya; na ang katibaya'y ang dagat, at ang kaniyang kuta ay nasa dagat?

Etiopia at Egipto ang kaniyang mga naging katibayan, at walang hanggan; Phut at Lubim ang iyong mga naging katulong.

10 Gayon ma'y siya'y nadala, siya'y pumasok sa pagkabihag; ang kaniyang mga anak naman ay pinagputolputol sa dulo ng lahat ng mga lansangan; at pinagsapalaran ang kaniyang mga marangal na tao, at ang lahat niyang mahal na tao ay nangasabiran ng mga tanikala.

11 Ikaw naman ay malalango; ikaw ay matatago; ikaw rin naman ay hahanap ng katibayan dahil sa kaaway.

12 Lahat ng iyong kuta ay magiging parang puno ng igos, na may unang hinog na mga igos: kung mga ugugin, nangalalaglag sa bibig ng kumakain.

13 Narito, ang iyong mga tao sa gitna mo ay mga babae; ang mga pintuang-bayan ng iyong lupain ay nangabubukas ng maluwang sa iyong mga kaaway: nilamon ng apoy ang iyong mga halang.

14 Umigib ka ng tubig sa pagkakubkob; tibayan mo ang iyong mga katibayan; pumasok ka sa putikan, at yapakan mo ang argamasa, tibayan mo ang hurno ng ladrillo.

15 Doon ka sasakmalin ng apoy; ihihiwalay ka ng tabak; sasakmalin kang parang uod: magpakarami kang gaya ng uod: magpakarami kang gaya ng balang.

16 Iyong pinarami ang iyong mga mangangalakal kay sa mga bituin sa langit: ang uod ay sumasamsam, at lumilipad.

17 Ang iyong mga prinsipe ay parang mga balang, at ang iyong mga pinuno ay parang kawan ng lukton, na nagsisihimpil sa mga bakod sa araw na malamig, nguni't pagka ang araw ay sumikat sila'y nagsisilipad, at ang kanilang dako ay hindi alam kung saan sila nangandoon.

18 Ang iyong mga pastor ay nangatutulog, Oh hari sa Asiria; ang iyong mga bayani ay nangagpapahinga; ang iyong bayan ay nangangalat sa mga bundok, at walang magpisan sa kanila.

19 Walang kagamutan sa iyong sakit: ang iyong sugat ay malubha: lahat na makabalita sa iyo ay nagsisipakpak ng kamay dahil sa iyo; sapagka't sinong hindi nadaanan ng iyong kasamaan?

The Woe of Nineveh

Woe to the (A)bloody city!
It is all full of lies and robbery.
Its [a]victim never departs.
The noise of a whip
And the noise of rattling wheels,
Of galloping horses,
Of [b]clattering chariots!
Horsemen charge with bright sword and glittering spear.
There is a multitude of slain,
A great number of bodies,
Countless corpses—
They stumble over the corpses—
Because of the multitude of [c]harlotries of the [d]seductive harlot,
(B)The mistress of sorceries,
Who sells nations through her harlotries,
And families through her sorceries.

“Behold, I am (C)against you,” says the Lord of hosts;
(D)“I will lift your skirts over your face,
I will show the nations your nakedness,
And the kingdoms your shame.
I will cast abominable filth upon you,
Make you (E)vile,[e]
And make you (F)a spectacle.
It shall come to pass that all who look upon you
(G)Will flee from you, and say,
(H)‘Nineveh is laid waste!
(I)Who will bemoan her?’
Where shall I seek comforters for you?”

(J)Are you better than (K)No[f] Amon
That was situated by the [g]River,
That had the waters around her,
Whose rampart was the sea,
Whose wall was the sea?
Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength,
And it was boundless;
(L)Put and Lubim were [h]your helpers.
10 Yet she was carried away,
She went into captivity;
(M)Her young children also were dashed to pieces
(N)At the head of every street;
They (O)cast lots for her honorable men,
And all her great men were bound in chains.
11 You also will be (P)drunk;
You will be hidden;
You also will seek refuge from the enemy.

12 All your strongholds are (Q)fig trees with ripened figs:
If they are shaken,
They fall into the mouth of the eater.
13 Surely, (R)your people in your midst are women!
The gates of your land are wide open for your enemies;
Fire shall devour the (S)bars of your gates.

14 Draw your water for the siege!
(T)Fortify your strongholds!
Go into the clay and tread the mortar!
Make strong the brick kiln!
15 There the fire will devour you,
The sword will cut you off;
It will eat you up like a (U)locust.

Make yourself many—like the locust!
Make yourself many—like the swarming locusts!
16 You have multiplied your (V)merchants more than the stars of heaven.
The locust plunders and flies away.
17 (W)Your commanders are like swarming locusts,
And your generals like great grasshoppers,
Which camp in the hedges on a cold day;
When the sun rises they flee away,
And the place where they are is not known.

18 (X)Your shepherds slumber, O (Y)king of Assyria;
Your nobles rest in the dust.
Your people are (Z)scattered on the mountains,
And no one gathers them.
19 Your injury has no healing,
(AA)Your wound is severe.
(AB)All who hear news of you
Will clap their hands over you,
For upon whom has not your wickedness passed continually?

Footnotes

  1. Nahum 3:1 Lit. prey
  2. Nahum 3:2 bounding or jolting
  3. Nahum 3:4 Spiritual unfaithfulness
  4. Nahum 3:4 Lit. goodly charm, in a bad sense
  5. Nahum 3:6 despicable
  6. Nahum 3:8 Ancient Thebes; Tg., Vg. populous Alexandria
  7. Nahum 3:8 Lit. rivers, the Nile and the surrounding canals
  8. Nahum 3:9 LXX her

Woe to Nineveh

Woe to the city of blood,(A)
    full of lies,(B)
full of plunder,
    never without victims!
The crack of whips,
    the clatter of wheels,
galloping horses
    and jolting chariots!
Charging cavalry,
    flashing swords
    and glittering spears!
Many casualties,
    piles of dead,
bodies without number,
    people stumbling over the corpses(C)
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.

“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.
I will pelt you with filth,(I)
    I will treat you with contempt(J)
    and make you a spectacle.(K)
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?”

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.
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

  1. Nahum 3:9 That is, the upper Nile region
  2. Nahum 3:18 That is, rulers