Chapter 1
1 An oracle about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
מַשָּׂ֖אמש֖אמַשָּׂאמשאma.Sa'[the] oracle ofH4853BHNcmsc נִֽינְוֵ֑הנינו֑הנִֽינְוֵהנינוהnin.VehNinevehH5210HNpl סֵ֧פֶרס֧פרסֵפֶרספרSe.fer[the] document ofH5612HHNcmsc חֲז֛וֹןחז֛וןחֲזוֹןחזוןcha.Zon[the] vision ofH2377HNcmsc נַח֖וּםנח֖וםנַחוּםנחוםna.ChumNahumH5151HNpm הָ/אֶלְקֹשִֽׁי\׃ה/אלקשי\הָ/אֶלְקֹשִֽׁי\׃ה/אלקשי\ha./'el.ko.Shithe/ ElkoshiteH9009H0512\H9016HTd+Ngmsa 2 The Lord is a jealous God and avenges. The Lord avenges and is full of wrath. The Lord takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.
אֵ֣לא֣לאֵלאל'el[is] a GodH0410GHNcmsa קַנּ֤וֹאקנ֤ואקַנּוֹאקנואka.No'jealousH7072HAamsa וְ/נֹקֵם֙ו/נקם֙וְ/נֹקֵםו/נקםve./no.Kemand/ avengingH9002H5358HC+Vqrmsa יְהוָ֔היהו֔היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt נֹקֵ֥םנק֥םנֹקֵםנקםno.Kem[is] avengingH5358HVqrmsa יְהוָ֖היהו֖היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt וּ/בַ֣עַלו/ב֣עלוּ/בַעַלו/בעלu./Va.'aland/ a lord ofH9002H1167KHC+Ncmsc חֵמָ֑החמ֑החֵמָהחמהche.MahrageH2534HNcfsa נֹקֵ֤םנק֤םנֹקֵםנקםno.Kem[is] avengingH5358HVqrmsa יְהוָה֙יהוה֙יְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt לְ/צָרָ֔י/ול/צר֔י/ולְ/צָרָי/ול/צרי/וle./tza.Ra/vto/ opponents/ hisH9005H6862CH9023HR+Ncmpc+Sp3ms וְ/נוֹטֵ֥רו/נוט֥רוְ/נוֹטֵרו/נוטרve./no.Terand/ [is] maintainingH9002H5201HC+Vqrmsa ה֖וּאה֖ואהוּאהואhu'heH1931HPp3ms לְ/אֹיְבָֽי/ו\׃ל/איבי/ו\לְ/אֹיְבָֽי/ו\׃ל/איבי/ו\le./'o.ye.Va/vto/ enemies/ hisH9005H0341H9023\H9016HR+Vqrmpc+Sp3ms 3 The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. The Lord has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
יְהֹוָ֗היהו֗היְהֹוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt אֶ֤רֶךְא֤רךאֶרֶךְארך'E.rekh[is] long ofH0750HAamsc אַפַּ֙יִם֙אפ֙ים֙אַפַּיִםאפים'a.Pa.yimanger<s>H0639GHNcmda וּ/גְדָלו/גדלוּ/גְדָלו/גדלu./ge.dol-and/ great ofH9002H1419AHC+Aamsc כֹּ֔חַכ֔חכֹּחַכחKo.achpowerH3581BHNcmsa וְ/נַקֵּ֖הו/נק֖הוְ/נַקֵּהו/נקהve./na.Kehand/ certainly <to leave unpunished>H9002H5352HC+Vpaa לֹ֣אל֣אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn יְנַקֶּ֑הינק֑היְנַקֶּהינקהye.na.Kehhe will leave unpunishedH5352HVpi3ms יְהוָ֗היהו֗היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt בְּ/סוּפָ֤הב/סופ֤הבְּ/סוּפָהב/סופהbe./su.Fah[is] in/ storm-windH9003H5492AHR+Ncfsa וּ/בִ/שְׂעָרָה֙ו/ב/שערה֙וּ/בִ/שְׂעָרָהו/ב/שערהu./vi/s.'a.Rahand/ in/ stormH9002H9003H8183HC+R+Ncfsa דַּרְכּ֔/וֹדרכ֔/ודַּרְכּ/וֹדרכ/וdar.K/oway/ hisH1870LH9023HNcbsc+Sp3ms וְ/עָנָ֖ןו/ענ֖ןוְ/עָנָןו/ענןve./'a.Nanand/ [is] cloudH9002H6051HC+Ncmsa אֲבַ֥קאב֥קאֲבַקאבק'a.Vak[the] dust ofH0080HNcmsc רַגְלָֽי/ו\׃רגלי/ו\רַגְלָֽי/ו\׃רגלי/ו\rag.La/vfeet/ hisH7272H9023\H9016HNcfdc+Sp3ms 4 He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan languishes, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languishes.
גּוֹעֵ֤רגוע֤רגּוֹעֵרגוערgo.'Er[he is] rebukingH1605HVqrmsa בַּ/יָּם֙ב/ים֙בַּ/יָּםב/יםba/i.Yam<in> the/ seaH9003H3220GHRd+Ncmsa וַֽ/יַּבְּשֵׁ֔/הוּו/יבש֔/הווַֽ/יַּבְּשֵׁ/הוּו/יבש/הוva/i.ya.be.She./huand/ he made dry/ itH9001H3001H9033Hc+Vpw3ms+Sp3ms הַ/נְּהָר֖וֹתה/נהר֖ותהַ/נְּהָרוֹתה/נהרותha./ne.ha.Rotthe/ riversH9009H5104HHTd+Ncfpa הֶֽחֱרִ֑יבהחר֑יבהֶֽחֱרִיבהחריבhe.che.Rivhe dries upH2717AHVhp3ms אֻמְלַ֤לאמל֤לאֻמְלַלאמלל'um.Lalit withersH0535HVPp3ms בָּשָׁן֙בשן֙בָּשָׁןבשןba.ShanBashanH1316HNpl וְ/כַרְמֶ֔לו/כרמ֔לוְ/כַרְמֶלו/כרמלve./khar.Meland/ CarmelH9002H3760GHC+Npl וּ/פֶ֥רַחו/פ֥רחוּ/פֶרַחו/פרחu./Fe.rachand/ [the] blossom ofH9002H6525HC+Ncmsc לְבָנ֖וֹןלבנ֖וןלְבָנוֹןלבנוןle.va.NonLebanonH3844GHNpl אֻמְלָֽל\׃אמלל\אֻמְלָֽל\׃אמלל\'um.Lalit withersH0535\H9016HVPp3ms 5 The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.
הָרִים֙הרים֙הָרִיםהריםha.RimmountainsH2022GHNcmpa רָעֲשׁ֣וּרעש֣ורָעֲשׁוּרעשוra.'a.Shuthey quakeH7493HVqp3cp מִמֶּ֔/נּוּממ֔/נומִמֶּ/נּוּממ/נוmi.Me./nufrom/ himH4480AH9033HR+Sp3ms וְ/הַ/גְּבָע֖וֹתו/ה/גבע֖ותוְ/הַ/גְּבָעוֹתו/ה/גבעותve./ha./ge.va.'otand/ the/ hillsH9002H9009H1389IHC+Td+Ncfpa הִתְמֹגָ֑גוּהתמג֑גוהִתְמֹגָגוּהתמגגוhit.mo.Ga.guthey meltH4127HVtp3cp וַ/תִּשָּׂ֤או/תש֤אוַ/תִּשָּׂאו/תשאva./ti.Sa'and/ it lifted upH9001H5375GHc+Vqw3fs הָ/אָ֙רֶץ֙ה/א֙רץ֙הָ/אָרֶץה/ארץha./'A.retzthe/ earthH9009H0776GHTd+Ncfsa מִ/פָּנָ֔י/ומ/פנ֔י/ומִ/פָּנָי/ומ/פני/וmi./pa.Na/vfrom/ before/ himH9006H6440GH9023HR+Ncmpc+Sp3ms וְ/תֵבֵ֖לו/תב֖לוְ/תֵבֵלו/תבלve./te.Veland/ [the] worldH9002H8398HC+Ncfsa יֹ֥שְׁבֵיי֥שבייֹשְׁבֵיישביYo.she.vei[those who] dwellH3427HVqrmpc 6 Who can stand before his indignation? Who can endure the fierceness of his anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken apart by him.
לִ/פְנֵ֤יל/פנ֤ילִ/פְנֵיל/פניli/f.Nei<to>/ beforeH9005H6440GHR+Ncmpc זַעְמ/וֹ֙זעמ/ו֙זַעְמ/וֹזעמ/וza'.M/oindignation/ hisH2195H9023HNcmsc+Sp3ms מִ֣ימ֣ימִימיmiwho?H4310HPi יַֽעֲמ֔וֹדיעמ֔ודיַֽעֲמוֹדיעמודya.'a.Modwill he standH5975GHVqi3ms וּ/מִ֥יו/מ֥יוּ/מִיו/מיu./Miand/ who?H9002H4310HC+Pi יָק֖וּםיק֖וםיָקוּםיקוםya.Kumwill he endureH6965BHVqi3ms בַּ/חֲר֣וֹןב/חר֣וןבַּ/חֲרוֹןב/חרוןba./cha.Ronat/ [the] burning ofH9003H2740HR+Ncmsc אַפּ֑/וֹאפ֑/ואַפּ/וֹאפ/ו'a.P/oanger/ hisH0639GH9023HNcmsc+Sp3ms חֲמָת/וֹ֙חמת/ו֙חֲמָת/וֹחמת/וcha.ma.T/orage/ hisH2534H9023HNcfsc+Sp3ms נִתְּכָ֣הנתכ֣הנִתְּכָהנתכהni.te.Khahit is poured outH5413HVNp3fs כָ/אֵ֔שׁכ/א֔שכָ/אֵשׁכ/אשkha./'Eshlike <the>/ fireH9004H0784HRd+Ncbsa וְ/הַ/צֻּרִ֖יםו/ה/צר֖יםוְ/הַ/צֻּרִיםו/ה/צריםve./ha./tzu.Rimand/ the/ rocksH9002H9009H6697HHC+Td+Ncmpa נִתְּצ֥וּנתצ֥ונִתְּצוּנתצוni.te.Tzuthey are pulled downH5422HVNp3cp 7 The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
ט֣וֹבט֣ובטוֹבטובTov[is] goodH2896AHAamsa יְהוָ֔היהו֔היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt לְ/מָע֖וֹזל/מע֖וזלְ/מָעוֹזל/מעוזle./ma.'oz<into>/ a refugeH9005H4581HR+Ncmsa בְּ/י֣וֹםב/י֣וםבְּ/יוֹםב/יוםbe./Yomin/ a day ofH9003H3117GHR+Ncmsc צָרָ֑הצר֑הצָרָהצרהtza.RahtroubleH6869BHNcfsa וְ/יֹדֵ֖עַו/יד֖עוְ/יֹדֵעַו/ידעve./yo.De.a'and/ [he is] knowingH9002H3045HC+Vqrmsa חֹ֥סֵיח֥סיחֹסֵיחסיCho.sei[those who] take refugeH2620HVqrmpc 8 But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.
וּ/בְ/שֶׁ֣טֶףו/ב/ש֣טףוּ/בְ/שֶׁטֶףו/ב/שטףu./ve./She.tefand/ with/ a floodH9002H9003H7858HC+R+Ncmsa עֹבֵ֔רעב֔רעֹבֵרעבר'o.Ver[which] passes overH5674AHVqrmsa כָּלָ֖הכל֖הכָּלָהכלהka.Lahcomplete destructionH3617HNcfsa יַעֲשֶׂ֣היעש֣היַעֲשֶׂהיעשהya.'a.Sehhe will makeH6213HHVqi3ms מְקוֹמָ֑/הּמקומ֑/המְקוֹמָ/הּמקומ/הme.ko.Ma/hplace/ itsH4725H9024HNcmsc+Sp3fs וְ/אֹיְבָ֖י/וו/איב֖י/ווְ/אֹיְבָי/וו/איבי/וve./'o.ye.Va/vand/ enemies/ hisH9002H0341H9023HC+Vqrmpc+Sp3ms יְרַדֶּף\־ירדף\יְרַדֶּף\־ירדף\ye.ra.def-he will pursueH7291\H9014HVpi3ms חֹֽשֶׁךְ\׃חשך\חֹֽשֶׁךְ\׃חשך\Cho.shekhdarknessH2822\H9016HNcmsa 9 What do you plot against the Lord? He will make a full end. Affliction won't rise up the second time.
תְּחַשְּׁבוּ/ן֙תחשבו/ן֙תְּחַשְּׁבוּ/ןתחשבו/ןte.cha.she.Vu/nyou will plot/ !H2803IH9013HVpi2mp+Sn יְהוָ֔היהו֔היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt כָּלָ֖הכל֖הכָּלָהכלהka.Lahcomplete destructionH3617HNcfsa ה֣וּאה֣ואהוּאהואhu'heH1931HPp3ms עֹשֶׂ֑העש֑העֹשֶׂהעשה'o.Seh[will be] makingH6213HHVqrmsa תָק֥וּםתק֥וםתָקוּםתקוםta.Kumit will ariseH6965BHVqi3fs פַּעֲמַ֖יִםפעמ֖יםפַּעֲמַיִםפעמיםpa.'a.Ma.yimtwo timesH6471HNcfda 10 For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble.
סִירִ֣יםסיר֣יםסִירִיםסיריםsi.RimthornsH5518BHNcmpa סְבֻכִ֔יםסבכ֔יםסְבֻכִיםסבכיםse.vu.KhiminterwovenH5440HVqsmpa וּ/כְ/סָבְאָ֖/םו/כ/סבא֖/םוּ/כְ/סָבְאָ/םו/כ/סבא/םu./khe./sa.ve.'A/mand/ like/ drink/ theirH9002H9004H5435H9028HC+R+Ncmsc+Sp3mp סְבוּאִ֑יםסבוא֑יםסְבוּאִיםסבואיםse.vu.'ImdrunkardsH5433AHVqsmpa אֻ֨כְּל֔וּא֨כל֔ואֻכְּלוּאכלו'u.ke.Luthey will be consumedH0398HVPp3cp כְּ/קַ֥שׁכ/ק֥שכְּ/קַשׁכ/קשke./Kashlike/ stubbleH9004H7179HR+Ncmsa יָבֵ֖שׁיב֖שיָבֵשׁיבשya.VeshdryH3002HAamsa 11 There is one gone forth out of you, who devises evil against the Lord, who counsels wickedness.
מִמֵּ֣/ךְממ֣/ךמִמֵּ/ךְממ/ךmi.Me/khfrom/ youH4480AH9032HR+Sp2fs יָצָ֔איצ֔איָצָאיצאya.Tza'he has come outH3318GHVqp3ms חֹשֵׁ֥בחש֥בחֹשֵׁבחשבcho.Shev[one who] plotsH2803IHVqrmsa יְהוָ֖היהו֖היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt רָעָ֑הרע֑הרָעָהרעהra.'AhevilH7451IHNcfsa יֹעֵ֖ץיע֖ץיֹעֵץיעץyo.'Etza counselor ofH3289HVqrmsc בְּלִיָּֽעַל\׃\ \סבליעל\\ \סבְּלִיָּֽעַל\׃\ \סבליעל\\ \סbe.li.Ya.'alworthlessnessH1100I\H9016\ \H9018HNcmsa 12 Thus says the Lord: "Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, even so they will be cut down, and he shall pass away. Though I have afflicted you, I will afflict you no more.
אָמַ֣ראמ֣ראָמַראמר'a.Marhe saysH0559HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗היהו֗היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt שְׁלֵמִים֙שלמים֙שְׁלֵמִיםשלמיםshe.le.MimcompleteH8003HAampa רַבִּ֔יםרב֔יםרַבִּיםרביםra.BimnumerousH7227AHAampa נָגֹ֖זּוּנג֖זונָגֹזּוּנגזוna.Go.zuthey will be cut downH1494HVNp3cp וְ/עָבָ֑רו/עב֑רוְ/עָבָרו/עברve./'a.Varand/ he will pass awayH9001H5674AHc+Vqq3ms וְ/עִ֨נִּתִ֔/ךְו/ע֨נת֔/ךוְ/עִנִּתִ/ךְו/ענת/ךve./'I.ni.Ti/khand/ I have afflicted/ youH9001H6031BH9032Hc+Vpq1cs+Sp2fs לֹ֥אל֥אלֹאלאlo'notH3808HTn אֲעַנֵּ֖/ךְאענ֖/ךאֲעַנֵּ/ךְאענ/ך'a.'a.Ne/khI will afflict/ youH6031BH9032HVpi1cs+Sp2fs 13 Now will I break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds apart."
וְ/עַתָּ֕הו/עת֕הוְ/עַתָּהו/עתהve./'a.Tahand/ nowH9002H6258HC+D אֶשְׁבֹּ֥ראשב֥ראֶשְׁבֹּראשבר'esh.BorI will breakH7665HVqi1cs מֹטֵ֖/הוּמט֖/הומֹטֵ/הוּמט/הוmo.Te./huyoke-bar/ hisH4132H9023HNcmsc+Sp3ms מֵֽ/עָלָ֑יִ/ךְמ/על֑י/ךמֵֽ/עָלָיִ/ךְמ/עלי/ךme./'a.La.yi/khfrom/ on <the>/ youH9006H5921AH9032HR+Rd+Sp2fs וּ/מוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִ/ךְו/מוסרת֖י/ךוּ/מוֹסְרֹתַיִ/ךְו/מוסרתי/ךu./mos.ro.Ta.yi/khand/ fetters/ yourH9002H4147H9022HC+Ncfpc+Sp2fs אֲנַתֵּֽק\׃אנתק\אֲנַתֵּֽק\׃אנתק\'a.na.TekI will tear apartH5423\H9016HVpi1cs 14 The Lord has commanded concerning you: "No more descendants will bear your name. Out of the house of your gods, will I cut off the engraved image and the molten image. I will make your grave, for you are vile."
וְ/צִוָּ֤הו/צו֤הוְ/צִוָּהו/צוהve./tzi.Vahand/ he has commandedH9001H6680Hc+Vpq3ms עָלֶ֙י/ךָ֙על֙י/ך֙עָלֶי/ךָעלי/ך'a.Lei./khaon/ youH5921AH9031HR+Sp2ms יְהוָ֔היהו֔היְהוָהיהוהYah.wehYahwehH3068GHNpt יִזָּרַ֥עיזר֥עיִזָּרַעיזרעyi.za.Ra'it will be sownH2232HVNi3ms מִ/שִּׁמְ/ךָ֖מ/שמ/ך֖מִ/שִּׁמְ/ךָמ/שמ/ךmi./shim./Khafrom/ name/ yourH9006H8034H9021HR+Ncmsc+Sp2ms ע֑וֹדע֑ודעוֹדעודodagainH5750HAcmsa מִ/בֵּ֨יתמ/ב֨יתמִ/בֵּיתמ/ביתmi./Beitfrom/ [the] house ofH9006H1004QHR+Ncmsc אֱלֹהֶ֜י/ךָאלה֜י/ךאֱלֹהֶי/ךָאלהי/ך'e.lo.Hei./khagods/ yourH0430JH9021HNcmpc+Sp2ms אַכְרִ֨יתאכר֨יתאַכְרִיתאכרית'akh.RitI will cut offH3772IHVhi1cs פֶּ֧סֶלפ֧סלפֶּסֶלפסלPe.selidolH6459HNcmsa וּ/מַסֵּכָ֛הו/מסכ֛הוּ/מַסֵּכָהו/מסכהu./ma.se.Khahand/ molten imageH9002H4541AHC+Ncfsa אָשִׂ֥יםאש֥יםאָשִׂיםאשים'a.SimI will makeH7760AHVqi1cs קִבְרֶ֖/ךָקבר֖/ךקִבְרֶ/ךָקבר/ךkiv.Re./chagrave/ yourH6913H9021HNcmsc+Sp2ms קַלּֽוֹתָ\׃\ \פקלות\\ \פקַלּֽוֹתָ\׃\ \פקלות\\ \פka.Lo.tayou are insignificantH7043\H9016\ \H9017HVqp2ms 15 Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, who publishes peace! Keep your feasts, Judah! Perform your vows, for the wicked one will no more pass through you. He is utterly cut off.