Nahum 2

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

1 قَدْ زَحَفَ عَلَيْكِ الْمُهَاجِمُ يَا نِينَوَى، فَاحْرُسِي الْحِصْنَ وَرَاقِبِي الطَّرِيقَ، مَنِّعِي أَسْوَارَكِ، وَجَنِّدِي كُلَّ قُوَّتِكِ.

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 لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ يُعِيدُ بَهَاءَ يَعْقُوبَ وَمَجْدَ إِسْرَائِيلَ، لأَنَّ النَّاهِبِينَ سَلَبُوهُمْ وَأَتْلَفُوا كُرُومَهُمْ.

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 تُرُوسُ أَبْطَالِهِ مُخَضَّبَةٌ بِالاحْمِرَارِ، وَجُنُودُهُ الْمُحَارِبُونَ مُسَرْبَلُونَ بِالْقِرْمِزِ. يَبْرُقُ فُولاذُ الْمَرْكَبَاتِ فِي يَوْمِ تَأَهُّبِهَا، وَتَتَبَخْتَرُ جِيَادُهَا.

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

4 تَتَرَاكَضُ الْمَرْكَبَاتُ بِعُنْفٍ فِي الشَّوَارِعِ، وَعَبْرَ السَّاحَاتِ تَمْرُقُ كَالْبَرْقِ وَمَنْظَرُهَا كَالْمَشَاعِلِ الْمُتَوَهِّجَةِ.

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

5 يَسْتَدْعِي الْمَلِكُ ضُبَّاطَهُ، فَيُسْرِعُونَ إِلَيْهِ مُتَعَثِّرِينَ فِي خُطَاهُمْ، يُهَرْوِلُونَ إِلَى سُورِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَقَدْ أُقِيمَتِ الْمَتَارِيسُ.

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

6 قَدِ انْفَتَحَتْ بَوَّابَاتُ الأَنْهَارِ، وَانْهَارَ الْقَصْرُ أَمَامَ جَحَافِلِ الأَعْدَاءِ.

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

7 أَصْبَحَتْ سَيِّدَةُ الْقَصْرِ عَارِيَةً مَسُوقَةً إِلَى الأَسْرِ، وَشَرَعَتْ جَوَارِيهَا يَنُحْنَ كَنَوْحِ الْحَمَامِ وَيَضْرِبْنَ صُدُورَهُنَّ.

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 نِينَوَى كَبِرْكَةٍ نَضَبَتْ مِيَاهُهَا، إِذْ فَرَّ أَهْلُهَا. وَتَعْلُو الصَّرْخَةُ: «قِفُوا، قِفُوا». وَلا مِنْ مُجِيبٍ يَلْتَفِتُ.

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

9 انْهَبُوا الْفِضَّةَ، انْهَبُوا الذَّهَبَ. لَا نِهَايَةَ لِكُنُوزِهَا أَوْ لِنَفَائِسِ ثَرْوَتِهَا.

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

10 أَضْحَتْ مُوحِشَةً خَاوِيَةً جَرْدَاءَ، ذَابَتْ مِنْهَا الْقُلُوبُ رُعْباً وَانْحَلَّتْ مِنْهَا الرُّكَبُ، طَغَى عَلَيْهَا الأَلَمُ وَعَلا وُجُوهَ أَهْلِهَا الشُّحُوبُ.

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 أَيْنَ نِينَوى عَرِينُ الأُسُودِ وَمْرْتَعُ الأَشْبَالِ حَيْثُ يَسْرَحُ الأَسَدُ وَاللَّبُوءَةُ وَالأَشْبَالُ مِنْ غَيْرِ إِزْعَاجٍ؟

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 قَدِ افْتَرَسَ الأَسَدُ مَا يَكْفِي لإِعَالَةِ أَشْبَالِهِ وَخَنَقَ فَرِيسَةً لِلَبُوءَاتِهِ. قَدْ مَلأَ عَرِينَهُ بِقَنَائِصِهِ وَكَهْفَهُ بِأَشْلائِهِمْ.

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 هَا أَنَا أُقَاوِمُكِ. يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ. فَأُحْرِقُ مَرْكَبَاتِكِ فَتُصْبِحُ دُخَاناً، وَيَلْتَهِمُ السَّيْفُ لُحُومَ أَبْنَائِكِ، وَأَسْتَأْصِلُ مِنَ الأَرْضِ غَنَائِمَكِ وَلَنْ يَتَرَدَّدَ فِي مَا بَعْدُ صَوْتُ مَنْدُوبِيكِ.