Revised Literal Translation

Nahum 2:1-7

1He that dasheth in piecesמֵפִ֛יץme.FitzH6327is come upעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927before thy faceפָּנַ֖יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440:keepנָצ֣וֹרna.TzorH5341the munitionמְצֻרָ֑הme.tzu.RahH4694,watchצַפֵּה־tza.peh-H6822the wayדֶ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870, make thyloinsמָתְנַ֔יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975strongחַזֵּ֣קcha.ZekH2388,fortifyאַמֵּ֥ץ'a.MetzH553thypowerכֹּ֖חַKo.achH3581mightilyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966.

2For Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath turned awayשָׁ֤בshavH7725the excellencyגְּא֣וֹןge.'onH1347of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,as the excellencyכִּגְא֖וֹןkig.'onH1347of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:for the emptiersבְקָקוּם֙ve.ka.KumH1238have emptied them outבֹּֽקְקִ֔יםbo.ke.KimH1238,and marredשִׁחֵֽתוּ׃shi.Che.tuH7843their vine branchesוּזְמֹרֵיהֶ֖םu.ze.mo.rei.HemH2156.

3The shieldמָגֵ֨ןma.GenH4043of his mighty menגִּבֹּרֵ֜יהוּgi.bo.Rei.huH1368is made redמְאָדָּ֗םme.'a.DamH119,the valiantחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menאַנְשֵׁי־'an.shei-H582arein scarletמְתֻלָּעִ֔יםme.tu.la.'ImH8529:the chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393shall bewith flamingבְּאֵשׁ־be.'esh-H784torchesפְּלָד֥וֹתpe.la.DotH6393in the dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of his preparationהֲכִינ֑וֹha.khi.NoH3559,and the fir treesוְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖יםve.ha.be.ro.ShimH1265shall be terribly shakenהָרְעָֽלוּ׃ha.re.'A.luH7477.

4The chariotsH7393shall rageיִתְהוֹלְל֣וּyit.ho.LuH1984in the streetsבַּֽחוּצוֹת֙ba.chu.tzOtH2351,they shall justle one against anotherיִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּןyish.tak.she.KunH8264in the broad waysבָּרְחֹב֑וֹתba.re.cho.VotH7339:they shall seemמַרְאֵיהֶן֙mar.'ei.HenH4758like torchesכַּלַּפִּידִ֔םka.la.pi.DimH3940,they shall runיְרוֹצֵֽצוּ׃ye.ro.Tze.tzuH7323like the lightningsכַּבְּרָקִ֖יםka.be.ra.KimH1300.

5He shall recountיִזְכֹּר֙yiz.KorH2142his worthiesאַדִּירָ֔יו'a.di.RavH117:they shall stumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782in their walkבַּהֲלִֽיכָתָ֑םva.ha.li.kho.tamH1979;they shall make hasteיְמַֽהֲרוּ֙ye.ma.ha.RuH4116to the wallחֽוֹמָתָ֔הּcho.ma.TahH2346thereof, and the defenceהַסֹּכֵֽךְ׃ha.so.KhekhH5526shall be preparedוְהֻכַ֖ןve.hu.KhanH3559.

6The gatesשַׁעֲרֵ֥יsha.'a.ReiH8179of the riversהַנְּהָר֖וֹתha.ne.ha.RotH5104shall be openedנִפְתָּ֑חוּnif.Ta.chuH6605,and the palaceוְהַֽהֵיכָ֖לve.ha.hei.KhalH1964shall be dissolvedנָמֽוֹג׃na.MogH4127.

7And Huzzabוְהֻצַּ֖בve.hu.TzavH5324shall be led away captiveגֻּלְּתָ֣הgu.le.TahH1540,she shall be brought upהֹֽעֲלָ֑תָהho.'a.La.tahH5927,and her maidsוְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָve.'am.ho.Tei.haH519shall leadמְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙me.na.ha.goyTH5090heras with the voiceכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963of dovesיוֹנִ֔יםyo.NimH3123,taberingמְתֹפְפֹ֖תme.to.fe.FotH8608upon their breastsלִבְבֵהֶֽן׃li.ve.HenH3824.

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