Nahum 3

وَيْلٌ لِمَدِينَةِ الدِّمَاءِ. كُلُّهَا مَلآنَةٌ كَذِبًا وَخَطْفًا. لاَ يَزُولُ الافْتِرَاسُ.

Woe to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;

صَوْتُ السَّوطِ وَصَوْتُ رَعْشَةِ الْبَكَرِ، وَخَيْلٌ تَخُبُّ وَمَرْكَبَاتٌ تَقْفِزُ،

The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.

وَفُرْسَانٌ تَنْهَضُ، وَلَهِيبُ السَّيْفِ وَبَرِيقُ الرُّمْحِ، وَكَثْرَةُ جَرْحَى، وَوَفْرَةُ قَتْلَى، وَلاَ نِهَايَةَ لِلْجُثَثِ. يَعْثُرُونَ بِجُثَثِهِمْ.

The horseman lifteth up both the bright sword and the glittering spear: and there is a multitude of slain, and a great number of carcases; and there is none end of their corpses; they stumble upon their corpses:

مِنْ أَجْلِ زِنَى الزَّانِيَةِ الْحَسَنَةِ الْجَمَالِ صَاحِبَةِ السِّحْرِ الْبَائِعَةِ أُمَمًا بِزِنَاهَا، وَقَبَائِلَ بِسِحْرِهَا.

Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.

«هأَنَذَا عَلَيْكِ، يَقُولُ رَبُّ الْجُنُودِ، فَأَكْشِفُ أَذْيَالَكِ إِلَى فَوْقِ وَجْهِكِ، وَأُرِي الأُمَمَ عَوْرَتَكِ وَالْمَمَالِكَ خِزْيَكِ.

Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame.

وَأَطْرَحُ عَلَيْكِ أَوْسَاخًا، وَأُهِينُكِ وَأَجْعَلُكِ عِبْرَةً.

And I will cast abominable filth upon thee, and make thee vile, and will set thee as a gazingstock.

وَيَكُونُ كُلُّ مَنْ يَرَاكِ يَهْرُبُ مِنْكِ وَيَقُولُ: خَرِبَتْ نِينَوَى، مَنْ يَرْثِي لَهَا؟ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَطْلُبُ لَكِ مُعَزِّينَ؟».

And it shall come to pass, that all they that look upon thee shall flee from thee, and say, Nineveh is laid waste: who will bemoan her? whence shall I seek comforters for thee?

هَلْ أَنْتِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ نُوَ أَمُونَ الْجَالِسَةِ بَيْنَ الأَنْهَارِ، حَوْلَهَا الْمِيَاهُ الَّتِي هِيَ حِصْنُ الْبَحْرِ، وَمِنَ الْبَحْرِ سُورُهَا؟

Art thou better than populous No, that was situate among the rivers, that had the waters round about it, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was from the sea?

كُوشٌ قُوَّتُهَا مَعَ مِصْرَ وَلَيْسَتْ نِهَايَةٌ. فُوطٌ وَلُوبِيمُ كَانُوا مَعُونَتَكِ.

Ethiopia and Egypt were her strength, and it was infinite; Put and Lubim were thy helpers.

هِيَ أَيْضًا قَدْ مَضَتْ إِلَى الْمَنْفَى بِالسَّبْيِ، وَأَطْفَالُهَا حُطِّمَتْ فِي رَأْسِ جَمِيعِ الأَزِقَّةِ، وَعَلَى أَشْرَافِهَا أَلْقَوْا قُرْعَةً، وَجَمِيعُ عُظَمَائِهَا تَقَيَّدُوا بِالْقُيُودِ.

Yet was she carried away, she went into captivity: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top of all the streets: and they cast lots for her honourable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.

أَنْتِ أَيْضًا تَسْكَرِينَ. تَكُونِينَ خَافِيَةً. أَنْتِ أَيْضًا تَطْلُبِينَ حِصْنًا بِسَبَبِ الْعَدُوِّ.

Thou also shalt be drunken: thou shalt be hid, thou also shalt seek strength because of the enemy.

جَمِيعُ قِلاَعِكِ أَشْجَارُ تِينٍ بِالْبَوَاكِيرِ، إِذَا انْهَزَّتْ تَسْقُطُ فِي فَمِ الآكِلِ.

All thy strong holds shall be like fig trees with the firstripe figs: if they be shaken, they shall even fall into the mouth of the eater.

هُوَذَا شَعْبُكِ نِسَاءٌ فِي وَسَطِكِ! تَنْفَتِحُ لأَعْدَائِكِ أَبْوَابُ أَرْضِكِ. تَأْكُلُ النَّارُ مَغَالِيقَكِ.

Behold, thy people in the midst of thee are women: the gates of thy land shall be set wide open unto thine enemies: the fire shall devour thy bars.

اِسْتَقِي لِنَفْسِكِ مَاءً لِلْحِصَارِ. أَصْلِحِي قِلاَعَكِ. ادْخُلِي فِي الطِّينِ وَدُوسِي فِي الْمِلاَطِ. أَصْلِحِي الْمِلْبَنَ.

Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.

هُنَاكَ تَأْكُلُكِ نَارٌ، يَقْطَعُكِ سَيْفٌ، يَأْكُلُكِ كَالْغَوْغَاءِ، تَكَاثَرِي كَالْغَوْغَاءِ. تَعَاظَمِي كَالْجَرَادِ!

There shall the fire devour thee; the sword shall cut thee off, it shall eat thee up like the cankerworm: make thyself many as the cankerworm, make thyself many as the locusts.

أَكْثَرْتِ تُجَّارَكِ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ نُجُومِ السَّمَاءِ. الْغَوْغَاءُ جَنَّحَتْ وَطَارَتْ.

Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flieth away.

رُؤَسَاؤُكِ كَالْجَرَادِ، وَوُلاَتُكِ كَحَرْجَلَةِ الْجَرَادِ الْحَالَّةِ عَلَى الْجُدْرَانِ فِي يَوْمِ الْبَرْدِ. تُشْرِقُ الشَّمْسُ فَتَطِيرُ وَلاَ يُعْرَفُ مَكَانُهَا أَيْنَ هُوَ.

Thy crowned are as the locusts, and thy captains as the great grasshoppers, which camp in the hedges in the cold day, but when the sun ariseth they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.

نَعِسَتْ رُعَاتُكَ يَا مَلِكَ أَشُّورَ. اضْطَجَعَتْ عُظَمَاؤُكَ. تَشَتَّتَ شَعْبُكَ عَلَى الْجِبَالِ وَلاَ مَنْ يَجْمَعُ.

Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them.

لَيْسَ جَبْرٌ لانْكِسَارِكَ. جُرْحُكَ عَدِيمُ الشِّفَاءِ. كُلُّ الَّذِينَ يَسْمَعُونَ خَبَرَكَ يُصَفِّقُونَ بِأَيْدِيهِمْ عَلَيْكَ، لأَنَّهُ عَلَى مَنْ لَمْ يَمُرَّ شَرُّكَ عَلَى الدَّوَامِ؟

There is no healing of thy bruise; thy wound is grievous: all that hear the bruit of thee shall clap the hands over thee: for upon whom hath not thy wickedness passed continually?