1 ه َذا إعلانٌ نَبَوِيٌّ عَنْ نِينَوَى. كِتابُ رُؤْيا ناحُومَ الَّذِي مِنْ مَدينَةِ ألْقُوشَ. غَضَبُ اللهِ عَلَى نِينَوَى

The burden or oracle (the thing to be lifted up) concerning Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum of Elkosh.

2 ا للهُ إلَهٌ غَيُورٌ يَنتَقِمُ. اللهُ يَنتَقِمُ وَيَسْخَطُ. اللهُ يَنتَقِمُ مِنْ مُقاوِمِيهِ، وَيَغضَبُ مِنْ أعدائِهِ.

The Lord is a jealous God and avenging; the Lord avenges and He is full of wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on His adversaries and reserves wrath for His enemies.

3 ا للهُ صَبُورٌ وَلَكِنَّهُ قَوِيٌّ جِدّاً. وَلا يُبَرِّئُ المُخطِئِينَ. حِينَ يَتَحَرَّكُ، فَالزَّوابِعُ وَالعَواصِفُ تَتبَعُهُ فِي سَيرِهِ، وَالغُيُومُ هِيَ الغُبارُ الَّذِي تُثِيرُهُ قَدَماهُ.

The Lord is slow to anger and great in power and will by no means clear the guilty. The Lord has His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet.

4 ي َنتَهِرُ البَحرَ فَيَجِفُّ، وَيُجَفِّفُ كُلَّ الأنهارِ. أراضِي باشانَ وَالكَرْمَلِ الخَصْبَةُ تَجِفُّ، وَنَباتاتُ لُبنانَ تَذْبُلُ.

He rebukes and threatens the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Mount Carmel wither, and the blossom of Lebanon fades.

5 ا لجِبالُ تَرتَجِفُ خَوفاً مِنهُ، وَالتِّلالُ تَذُوبُ. تَرْتَجِفُ الأرْضُ بِخَوفٍ أمامَهُ، المَسكُونَةُ وَكُلُّ السّاكِنِينَ فِيها.

The mountains tremble and quake before Him and the hills melt away, and the earth is upheaved at His presence—yes, the world and all that dwell in it.

6 م َنْ يُمكِنُهُ الوُقُوفُ أمامَهُ حِينَ يَغَضَبُ؟ مَنْ يَستَطِيعُ احتِمالَ غَضَبِهِ الشَّدِيدِ؟ يَنسَكِبُ غَضَبُهُ كَنارٍ، فَتَتَشَقَّقَ مِنْهُ الصُّخُورُ.

Who can stand before His indignation? And who can stand up and endure the fierceness of His anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder by Him.

7 ا للهُ صالِحٌ، وَهُوَ مَلجَأٌ فِي وَقتِ الضِّيقِ. وَيَهتَمُّ بِالَّذِينَ يَلجَأُونَ إلَيهِ.

The Lord is good, a Strength and Stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows (recognizes, has knowledge of, and understands) those who take refuge and trust in Him.

8 ل َكِنَّهُ بِطُوفانٍ عَظِيمٍ يَقضِي عَلَى مُقاوِمِيهِ. يُطارِدُ أعداءَهُ إلَى الظُّلمَةِ.

But with an overrunning flood He will make a full end of site and pursue His enemies into darkness.

9 ب ِماذا تُخَطِّطُونَ ضِدَّ اللهِ ؟ سَيَقضِي عَلَيهِمْ، وَلَنْ يَقُومَ الضِّيقُ ثانِيَةً.

What do you devise and plot against the Lord? He will make a full end; affliction shall not rise up the second time.

10 م َعَ أنَّهُمْ مِثلُ شَوكٍ مُتَشابِكٍ، وَمِثلُ سُكارى بِالخَمرِ، فَسَتَلْتَهِمُهُمُ النّارُ كَقَشٍّ يابِسٍ.

For are as bundles of thorn branches, and even while drowned in their drunken they shall be consumed like stubble fully dry.

11 س َيَخرُجُ مِنْكِ مَنْ يُخَطَّطُ بِالشَّرِّ عَلَى اللهِ. إنَّهُ لَمُشيرٌ دَنيءٌ!

There is one gone forth out of you who plots evil against the Lord, a villainous counselor.

12 ه َكَذا يَقُولُ اللهُ: «حَتَّى وَإنْ كانُوا أقوِياءَ وَكَثِيرِينَ، سَيَسقُطُونَ وَيَزُولُونَ. مَعَ أنَّنِي أذلَلْتُكِ، لَكِنِّي لَنْ أُذِلَّكِ ثانِيَةً.

Thus says the Lord: Though they be in full strength and likewise many, even so shall be cut down when shall pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will not cause you to be afflicted any more.

13 و َالآنَ، سَأكسِرُ نِيرَكِ عَنْكِ، وَسَأنزَعُ سَلاسِلَكِ.»

For now will I break his yoke from off you and will burst your bonds asunder.

14 أ صدَرَ اللهُ أمراً ضِدَّكَ يا مَلِكَ أشُّورَ: «لَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ نَسلٌ بَعْدُ. سَأُزِيلُ كُلَّ صَنَمٍ وَتِمثالٍ مَسبُوكٍ مِنْ هَيكَلِكَ، وَسَأُجَهِّزُ قَبرَكَ، لِأنَّكَ حَقِيرٌ وَقَلِيلُ القِيمَةِ.»

And the Lord has given a commandment concerning you, that no more of your name shall be born nor shall your name be perpetuated. Out of the house of your gods I will cut off the graven and molten images; I will make your tomb, for you are vile and despised.

15 ه ُناكَ رَسُولٌ عَلَى الجِبالِ يَحْمِلُ بِشارَةً، يُعلِنُ السَّلامَ. احتَفِلِي بِأعيادِكِ يا يَهُوذا. أوْفِي النُّذُورَ الَّتِي تَعَهَّدْتِ بِها إلَى اللهِ. لَنْ يجتاحَكِ الدَّنِيءُ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى، بَلْ سَيُهزَمُ تَماماً.

Behold! upon the mountains the feet of him who brings good tidings, who publishes peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah; perform your vows. For the wicked counselor shall no more come against you or pass through your land; he is utterly cut off.