¹Burden of Nineveh. The Book of the Vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

¹Ennustus Niineve kohta. Elkoslase Nahumi nägemuste raamat.

²A God zealous and avenging [is] Jehovah, An avenger [is] Jehovah, and possessing fury. An avenger [is] Jehovah on His adversaries, And He is watching for His enemies.

²Issand on kättemaksja ja püha vihaga Jumal, Issand on kättemaksja ja täis raevu. Issand maksab kätte oma vihameestele ja on vihane oma vaenlastele.

³Jehovah [is] slow to anger, and great in power, And Jehovah doth not entirely acquit, In a hurricane and in a tempest [is] His way, And a cloud [is] the dust of His feet.

³Issand on pika vihaga ja rammult suur ja Issand ei jäta kedagi karistamata. Tema tee on tuulekeerises ja tormis ja pilved on tema jalgade tolm.

⁴He is pushing against a sea, and drieth it up, Yea, all the floods He hath made dry, Languishing [are] Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon [is] languishing.

⁴Ta sõitleb merd ja kuivatab selle ning laseb taheneda kõik jõed. Närbuvad Baasan ja Karmel ja Liibanoni õied närtsivad.

⁵Mountains have shaken because of Him, And the hills have been melted; And lifted up [is] the earth at His presence, And the world and all dwelling in it.

⁵Mäed värisevad tema ees ja künkad sulavad. Tema palge ees kerkib maa, maailm ja kõik, kes seal elavad.

⁶Before His indignation who doth stand? And who riseth up in the heat of His anger? His fury hath been poured out like fire, And the rocks have been broken by Him.

⁶Kes võiks seista tema sajatuse ees? Või kes võiks taluda tema tulist viha? Tema raev puhkeb nagu tuli, kaljudki purustatakse tema poolt.

⁷Good [is] Jehovah for a strong place in a day of distress. And He knoweth those trusting in Him.

⁷Issand on hea, varjupaik hädaajal, ja ta tunneb neid, kes tema juures pelgupaika otsivad.

⁸And with a flood passing over, An end He maketh of its place, And His enemies doth darkness pursue.

⁸Aga tulvavate voogudega teeb ta sellele paigale lõpu ja ajab oma vaenlased pimedusse.

⁹What do we devise against Jehovah? An end He is making, arise not twice doth distress.

⁹Mida te kavatsete Issanda vastu? Tema teeb lõpu! Häda ei tule teist korda!

¹⁰For while princes [are] perplexed, And with their drink are drunken, They have been consumed as stubble fully dried.

¹⁰Sest olgugi nad põimunud nagu kibuvitsad ja joobunud oma joogist - nad hävitatakse kõik nagu kuivanud kõrred.

¹¹From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah — a worthless counsellor.

¹¹Sinust, Niineve, on lähtunud see, kes kavatseb kurja Issanda vastu, nurjatu nõuandja.

¹²Thus said Jehovah: Though complete, and thus many, Yet thus they have been cut off, And he hath passed away. And I afflicted thee, I afflict thee no more.

¹²Nõnda ütleb Issand: Olgugi nad täisjõus ja olgugi neid nõnda palju, siiski tehakse neile lõpp ja nad kaovad. Ja kuigi ma sind, Juuda, olen alandanud, siis enam ma sind ei alanda.

¹³And now I break his rod from off thee, And thy bands I do draw away.

¹³Nüüd ma murran su pealt tema kepi ja rebin katki su köidikud.

¹⁴And commanded concerning thee hath Jehovah, `No more of thy name doth spread abroad, From the house of thy gods I cut off graven and molten image, I appoint thy grave, for thou hast been vile.

¹⁴Aga sinu kohta, Niineve, on Issand andnud käsu: Su nime ei meenutata enam. Ma hävitan su jumalate kojast nikerdatud ja valatud kujud. Ma valmistan sulle haua, sest sa oled neetud.

¹⁵Lo, on the mountains the feet of one proclaiming tidings, sounding peace! Celebrate, O Judah, thy festivals, complete thy vows, For add no more to pass over into thee doth the worthless, He hath been completely cut off!