Revised Literal Translation

Nahum 1:12-15

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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