Nahum 2

1 One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!

1 尼尼微啊， 攻击者已经向你扑来。 你要进驻堡垒， 把守道路， 集中全力， 准备上阵！

2 For the LORD will restore the splendor of Jacob like the splendor of Israel, though destroyers have laid them waste and ruined the branches of their vine.

2 虽然掳掠者曾掳掠雅各， 掳掠以色列， 毁坏他们的葡萄树枝， 但耶和华必恢复雅各的荣耀， 恢复以色列的荣耀。

3 The shields of his mighty men are red; the valiant warriors are dressed in scarlet. The fittings of the chariots flash like fire on the day they are prepared, and the spears of cypress have been brandished.

3 他的勇士手持红色盾牌， 他的士兵身穿朱红战衣。 他们整装待发之日， 战车铁光闪闪， 松木矛枪在空中挥舞。

4 The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.

4 战车在街道上狂奔， 在广场上横冲直撞， 亮如火炬，疾似闪电。

5 He summons his nobles; they stumble as they advance. They race to its wall; the protective shield is set in place.

5 亚述王召集将领， 他们一路跌跌撞撞， 奔上城墙，架起防御盾牌。

6 The river gates are thrown open and the palace collapses.

6 河闸大开，宫殿坍塌。

7 It is decreed that the city be exiled and carried away; her maidservants moan like doves, and beat upon their breasts.

7 王后赤身被掳； 宫女捶胸悲泣， 像鸽子一样哀鸣。

8 Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.

8 尼尼微城自古以来就像聚水的池子， 如今居民却像泄漏的池水四散奔逃。 虽有人喊：“站住！站住！” 却无人回头。

9 “Plunder the silver! Plunder the gold!” There is no end to the treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.

9 抢银子吧！抢金子吧！ 城里有无尽的财富和数不清的宝物。

10 She is emptied! Yes, she is desolate and laid waste! Hearts melt, knees knock, bodies tremble, and every face grows pale!

10 尼尼微被洗劫一空！ 沦为废墟！ 一片荒凉！ 人们胆战心惊，双膝哆嗦， 浑身发抖，面色苍白。

11 Where is the lions’ lair or the feeding ground of the young lions, where the lion and lioness prowled with their cubs, with nothing to frighten them away?

11 如今那狮子的洞穴， 那喂养猛狮的地方在哪里呢？ 从前，雄狮、母狮和幼狮曾在那里出入， 无人惊扰。

12 The lion mauled enough for its cubs and strangled prey for the lioness. It filled its dens with the kill, and its lairs with mauled prey.

12 雄狮为幼狮撕碎充足的食物， 为母狮绞杀猎物， 洞穴里堆满猎物， 堆满撕碎的肉。

13 “Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will reduce your chariots to cinders, and the sword will devour your young lions. I will cut off your prey from the earth, and the voices of your messengers will no longer be heard.”

13 万军之耶和华说： “我与你为敌， 我要烧毁你的战车， 使刀剑吞噬你的猛狮； 我要使你无法再掳掠他国， 你使者的声音将从此消逝。”