Revised Literal Translation

Nahum 1

1The burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853of Ninevehנִֽינְוֵ֑הnin.VehH5210.The bookסֵ֧פֶרSe.ferH5612of the visionחֲז֛וֹןcha.ZonH2377of Nahumנַח֖וּםna.ChumH5151the Elkoshiteהָאֶלְקֹשִֽׁי׃ha.'el.ko.ShiH512.

2Godאֵ֣ל'elH410isjealousקַנּ֤וֹאka.No'H7072,And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068revengethוְנֹקֵם֙ve.no.KemH5358;Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068revengethנֹקֵ֥םno.KemH5358, and isfuriousוּבַ֣עַל חֵמָ֑הu.Va.'al che.MahH2534 H1167;Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will take vengeanceנֹקֵ֤םno.KemH5358on his adversariesלְצָרָ֔יוle.tza.RavH6862,and he reservethוְנוֹטֵ֥רve.no.TerH5201wrathfor his enemiesלְאֹיְבָֽיו׃le.'o.ye.VavH341.

3Yhwhיְהֹוָ֗הYah.wehH3068isslowאֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekhH750to angerאַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yimH639,and greatוּגְדָלu.ge.dol-H1419in powerכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581,and will not at allוְנַקֵּ֖הve.na.KehH5352acquitיְנַקֶּ֑הye.na.KehH5352the wicked:Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath his wayדַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.KoH1870in the whirlwindבְּסוּפָ֤הbe.su.FahH5492and in the stormוּבִשְׂעָרָה֙u.vis.'a.RahH8183,and the cloudsוְעָנָ֖ןve.'a.NanH6051arethe dustאֲבַ֥ק'a.VakH80of his feetרַגְלָֽיו׃rag.LavH7272.

4He rebukethגּוֹעֵ֤רgo.'ErH1605the seaבַּיָּם֙bai.YamH3220,and maketh it dryהֶֽחֱרִ֑יבhe.che.RivH2717,and drieth upוַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּvai.ya.be.She.huH3001all the riversהַנְּהָר֖וֹתha.ne.ha.RotH5104:Bashanבָּשָׁן֙ba.ShanH1316languishethאֻמְלַ֤ל'um.LalH535,and Carmelוְכַרְמֶ֔לve.khar.MelH3760,and the flowerוּפֶ֥רַחu.Fe.rachH6525of Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844languishethאֻמְלָֽל׃'um.LalH535.

5The mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022quakeרָעֲשׁ֣וּra.'a.ShuH7493at him, and the hillsוְהַגְּבָע֖וֹתve.ha.ge.va.'otH1389meltהִתְמֹגָ֑גוּhit.mo.Ga.guH4127,and the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776is burnedוַתִּשָּׂ֤אva.ti.Sa'H5375at his presenceמִפָּנָ֔יוmi.pa.NavH6440,yea, the worldוְתֵבֵ֖לve.te.VelH8398,and all that dwellיֹ֥שְׁבֵיYo.she.veiH3427therein.

6Who can standיַֽעֲמ֔וֹדya.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֤יlif.NeiH6440his indignationזַעְמוֹ֙za'.MoH2195?and who can abideיָק֖וּםya.KumH6965in the fiercenessבַּחֲר֣וֹןba.cha.RonH2740of his angerאַפּ֑וֹ'a.PoH639?his furyחֲמָתוֹ֙cha.ma.ToH2534is poured outנִתְּכָ֣הni.te.KhahH5413like fireכָאֵ֔שׁkha.'EshH784,and the rocksוְהַצֻּרִ֖יםve.ha.tzu.RimH6697are thrown downנִתְּצ֥וּni.te.TzuH5422by him.

7Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068isgoodט֣וֹבTovH2896,a strong holdלְמָע֖וֹזle.ma.'ozH4581in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of troubleצָרָ֑הtza.RahH6869;and he knowethוְיֹדֵ֖עַve.yo.De.a'H3045them that trustחֹ֥סֵיCho.seiH2620in him.

8But with an overrunningעֹבֵ֔ר'o.VerH5674floodוּבְשֶׁ֣טֶףu.ve.She.tefH7858he will makeיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213an utter endכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617of the placeמְקוֹמָ֑הּme.ko.MahH4725thereof, and darknessחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Cho.shekhH2822shall pursueיְרַדֶּף־ye.ra.def-H7291his enemiesוְאֹיְבָ֖יוve.'o.ye.VavH341.

9What do ye imagineתְּחַשְּׁבוּן֙te.cha.she.VunH2803against Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068?he will makeעֹשֶׂ֑ה'o.SehH6213an utter endכָּלָ֖הka.LahH3617:afflictionצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869shall not rise upתָק֥וּםta.KumH6965the second timeפַּעֲמַ֖יִםpa.'a.Ma.yimH6471.

10For while they befolden togetherסְבֻכִ֔יםse.vu.KhimH5440asthornsסִירִ֣יםsi.RimH5518,and while they are drunkenסְבוּאִ֑יםse.vu.'ImH5433asdrunkardsוּכְסָבְאָ֖םu.khe.sa.ve.'AmH5435,they shall be devouredאֻ֨כְּל֔וּ'u.ke.LuH398as stubbleכְּקַ֥שׁke.KashH7179fullyמָלֵֽא׃ma.Le'H4392dryיָבֵ֖שׁya.VeshH3002.

11There is onecome outיָצָ֔אya.Tza'H3318of thee, that imaginethחֹשֵׁ֥בcho.ShevH2803evilרָעָ֑הra.'AhH7451against Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,a wickedבְּלִיָּֽעַל׃ סbe.li.Ya.'alH1100counsellorיֹעֵ֖ץyo.'EtzH3289.

12Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; Though they bequietשְׁלֵמִים֙she.le.MimH8003,and likewise manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227,yet thus shall they be cut downנָגֹ֖זּוּna.Go.zuH1494,when he shall pass throughוְעָבָ֑רve.'a.VarH5674.Though I have afflictedוְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְve.'I.ni.TikhH6031thee, I will afflictאֲעַנֵּ֖ךְ'a.'a.NekhH6031thee no more.

13For now will I breakאֶשְׁבֹּ֥ר'esh.BorH7665his yokeמֹטֵ֖הוּmo.Te.huH4132from off thee, and will burstH5423thy bondsוּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְu.mos.ro.Ta.yikhH4147in sunderH5423.

14And Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath given a commandmentוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680concerning thee, thatno more of thy nameמִשִּׁמְךָ֖mi.shim.KhaH8034be sownיִזָּרַ֥עyi.za.Ra'H2232:out of the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of thy godsאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will I cut offאַכְרִ֨ית'akh.RitH3772the graven imageפֶּ֧סֶלPe.selH6459and the molten imageוּמַסֵּכָ֛הu.ma.se.KhahH4541:I will makeאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760thy graveקִבְרֶ֖ךָkiv.Re.chaH6913;for thou art vileקַלּֽוֹתָ׃ פka.Lo.taH7043.

15Behold upon the mountainsהֶהָרִ֜יםhe.ha.RimH2022the feetרַגְלֵ֤יrag.LeiH7272of him that bringeth good tidingsמְבַשֵּׂר֙me.va.SerH1319,that publishethמַשְׁמִ֣יעַmash.Mi.a'H8085peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965!O Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,keepחָגִּ֧יcha.GiH2287thy solemn feastsחַגַּ֖יִךְcha.Ga.yikhH2282,performשַׁלְּמִ֣יsha.le.MiH7999thy vowsנְדָרָ֑יִךְne.da.Ra.yikhH5088:for the wickedבְּלִיַּ֖עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100shall no moreיוֹסִ֥יףyo.SifH3254pass throughלַֽעֲבָרla.'a.Vor-H5674thee; he is utterly cut offנִכְרָֽת׃nikh.RatH3772.

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