Nahum, 3

1. Woe to the city of blood, filled with all manner of lies and violence. Crime shall not depart from you:

1. Teško gradu krvnièkom, pun je laži, prepun grabeža, s pljaèkanjem on ne prestaje!

2. the voice of the whip, and the voice of the turning wheels, and of the neighing horse, and the burning chariot, and the horsemen who ride,

2. Slušajte! Pucaju bièem! Slušajte! Štropot toèkova! Konji upropanj, kola poskakuju.

3. and of the flashing sword and the shining spear, and of a multitude executed and a grievous ruination. Neither is there an end to the dead bodies, and they will fall down upon their dead bodies.

3. Konjanici u stremenu, maèevi sjaju, koplja sijevaju ... gomile ranjenih, snopovi mrtvih, trupla unedogled, svuda se o truplo spotièe!

4. Because of the multitude of fornications of the kept woman, beautiful and pleasing and practicing evil deeds, who sold nations by her fornications, and families by her evil doing:

4. Eto plaæe za razvrat bludnice, ljupke ljubaznice, vješte èarobnice koja je zavodila narode svojim razvratom i plemena svojim èaranjima.

5. behold, I will come to you, says the Lord of hosts, and I will reveal your shame to your face, and I will show your nakedness to the Gentiles, and your disgrace to kingdoms.

5. "Evo me! Tebi!" - rijeè je Jahve nad Vojskama. "Na tvoje lice podignut æu skute tvoje haljine, tvoju golotinju pokazat æu narodima, tvoju sramotu kraljevstvima.

6. And I will cast abominations over you, and I will afflict you with abuse, and I will make an example of you.

6. Bacit æu na tebe smeæe, osramotit æu te, izložiti na stup sramote.

7. And this shall be: everyone who sees you, will recoil from you, and he will say: “Nineveh has been devastated.” Who will shake his head over you? Where might I seek consolation for you?

7. Svaki koji te vidi, bježat æe od tebe. Reæi æe: 'Niniva! Kakva razvalina!' Tko je može požaliti? Gdje joj naæi tješitelje?"

8. Are you better than the populous Alexandria, which dwells along the rivers? Waters encircle it: the sea, with its riches. The waters are its walls.

8. Jesi li tvrða od Tebe Amonove koja sjedi na rukavima Rijeke? Njezino predziðe bilo je more, njezini bedemi bile su vode.

9. Ethiopia and Egypt were its strength, and there is no limit. Africa and Northern Africa have been your helpers.

9. Njezina snaga bila je Etiopija, Egipat; nije imala granica. Narodi Puta i Libije bili su joj pomoænici.

10. Nevertheless, she has been led away with the transmigration into captivity. Her little ones have been dashed in pieces at the top of every street, and they have cast lots over her celebrities, and all her elite have been fastened together in shackles.

10. A i ona je otišla u progonstvo, morala je iæi u sužanjstvo; njezina nejaka djeca bila su razmrskana po svim raskršæima; za ugledne ljude njezine bacali su ždrijeb, svi njezini velikani okovani su lancima.

11. Therefore, you also will become inebriated, and you will be despised, and you will seek help from the opposition.

11. Tako æeš i ti biti slomljena, bit æeš svladana; tako æeš i ti morati tražiti utoèište pred dušmaninom.

12. All your fortresses will be like fig trees with their green figs. If they are shaken violently, they will fall into the mouth of the one who devours.

12. Tvoje utvrde sve su kao smokvino stablo s urodom mladih smokava; kad se potrese stablo, smokve padaju u usta svakome koji ih želi jesti.

13. Behold, women are at the center of your people. The gates of your land will be opened wide for your enemies; fire will devour your bars.

13. Gledaj svoj narod: sve je žensko u domu tvome; vrata tvoje zemlje širom se otvaraju neprijatelju; oganj je sažgao tvoje prijevornice.

14. Draw in water because of the blockade; build up your fortresses. Go into the clay and tread; work it to make brick.

14. Nacrpi vode za opsadu, utvrdi svoje bedeme, gnjeèi blato, gazi ilovaèu, uzmi kalup za opeku.

15. There, fire will devour you. You will perish by the sword; it will devour you like the beetle. Gather together like the beetle. Multiply like the locust.

15. A ipak æe te oganj sažeæi i maè potamaniti. Namnoži se kao kukci, namnoži se kao skakavci;

16. You have made more negotiations than there are stars in the sky. The beetle has spread out and flown away.

16. [16a] umnoži svoje trgovce da ih bude više nego zvijezda na nebu,

17. Your guardians are like locusts, and your little ones are like locusts among locusts, which alight on hedges on a cold day. The sun rose up, and they flew away, and there was no way to know the place where they had been.

17. [17a] tvoje posade neka bude kao skakavaca, a tvojih pisara kao kobilica. Borave po zidovima kad je hladan dan. Sunce grane: [16b] kukci razvijaju krilašca i lete, [17b] i odlaze tko zna kamo.

18. Your shepherds have become drowsy, king Assur. Your princes will be buried. Your people have remained hidden in the mountains, and there is no one to gather them.

18. Jao! Kako su zaspali tvoji pastiri, kralju asirski? Tvoji izabrani vojnici drijemaju, narod se tvoj raspršio po gorama, nitko ga više ne može sakupiti.

19. Your destruction is not hidden; your wound is grievous. All who have heard of your fame have clenched their hands over you, because over whom has your wickedness not trampled continually?

19. Tvojoj rani nema lijeka! Neizljeèiva je tvoja ozljeda. Svi koji to saznaju plješæu tvojoj razvalini. Tko nije bez sanka i prestanka osjeæao na sebi tvoju okrutnost?