1An oracle about Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
1 Ninawiya boŋ deda neeya, Nahum Elkosi bora bangando tira:
2 Yahweh “Yahweh” is God’s proper Name, sometimes rendered “LORD” (all caps) in other translations. is a jealous God The Hebrew word rendered “God” is “Elohim.” and avenges. Yahweh avenges and is full of wrath. Yahweh takes vengeance on his adversaries, and he maintains wrath against his enemies.
2 Rabbi ya Irikoy cansekom no, a ga bana. Rabbi ga bana, toonante no a go da futay. Rabbi ga bana nga ibarey gaa, A ga dukuri jisi nga ibarey se.
3Yahweh is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Yahweh has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.
3 Rabbi ga munye hal a bina ga tun. Beeraykoy no hin ra, A si taali-teerey naŋ mo alhakku si baa kayna. Rabbi gonda nga fonda alma haw beeri da beene hari ra, Burey mo a cey kusa no.
4He rebukes the sea, and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan languishes, and Carmel; and the flower of Lebanon languishes.
4 A ga deeni teeko gaa, a ga naŋ mo a ma sundu, A ga hari zuray goorey kulu koogandi mo. Basan da Karmel kulu ga lakaw, Liban booso mo ga lakaw.
5The mountains quake before him, and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, yes, the world, and all who dwell in it.
5 Tondi beerey ga jijiri a jine, Tudey ga manne, laabo ga zinji a jine, Oho, hala nda ndunnya nd'a ra gorokoy kulu.
6Who 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.
6 May no ga hin ka kay a dukuro jine? May no ga hin a futay korna? A ga nga futa gusam sanda danji cine, A ga tondi daarey bagu-bagu mo.
7Yahweh is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and he knows those who take refuge in him.
7 Rabbi ya gomnikoy no, Tuguyaŋ do no taabi zaari ra, A ga haggoy mo da borey kaŋ yaŋ goono ga de nga gaa.
8But with an overflowing flood, he will make a full end of her place, and will pursue his enemies into darkness.
8 Amma a ga naŋ hari kaŋ ga baa ma kwaara ban parkatak! A ga nga ibarey ce kondo ŋwa k'i gaaray ka daŋ kubay ra.
9What do you plot against Yahweh? He will make a full end. Affliction won’t rise up the second time.
9 Me-hawyaŋ kulu kaŋ dumi no araŋ ga te Rabbi se, A g'a ban parkatak! Taabi si tun sorro hinka bo!
10For entangled like thorns, and drunken as with their drink, they are consumed utterly like dry stubble.
10 I ga bugu waati kulu danga borey kaŋ na baji haŋ, Sanda mate kaŋ karji kambe ga koli-koli care gaa waati kulu. I g'i ŋwa parkatak, sanda buunu kogo cine.
11There is one gone forth out of you, who devises evil against Yahweh, who counsels wickedness.
11 Ya _Ninawiya|_, boro fo fatta ni do, Kaŋ na laala me-hawyaŋ te Rabbi boŋ. A goono ga zamba saaware te.
12Thus says Yahweh: “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.
12 Haŋ kaŋ Rabbi ci neeya: «Baa i ga to da gaabi, i ga baa mo, Kulu nda yaadin ay g'i pati ka kaa, i ga ban mo. _Ya Yahuda|_, baa kaŋ ay jin ka ni taabandi, Ay si ye ka ni taabandi koyne.
13Now will I break his yoke from off you, and will burst your bonds apart.”
13 Sohõ binde ay g'a calo ceeri ka kaa ni jinda gaa, Ay ma ni sisirey mo pati-pati.»
14Yahweh 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.”
14 _Ya Ninawiya|_, Rabbi lordi ni boŋ ka ne ni si ye ka du banda kaŋ ga ni maa sambu koyne. Ni tooru windey ra mo ay ga himandi jabantey da sooguyaŋ waney kulu ban. Ay ga ni saara soola, zama ni ya fanta hari no.
15Behold, 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.