Nahum 1 נַחוּם
Hebrew · transliteration · JPS 1917
1מַשָּׂ֖א נִֽינְוֵ֑ה סֵ֧פֶר חֲז֛וֹן נַח֖וּם הָאֶלְקֹשִֽׁי׃
massa ninve sefer chazon nachum ha'elkoshi
The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.
2אֵ֣ל קַנּ֤וֹא וְנֹקֵם֙ יְהוָ֔ה נֹקֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה וּבַ֣עַל חֵמָ֑ה נֹקֵ֤ם יְהוָה֙ לְצָרָ֔יו וְנוֹטֵ֥ר ה֖וּא לְאֹיְבָֽיו׃
el kanno venokem ADONAI nokem ADONAI uva'al chema nokem ADONAI letzarav venoter hu le'oyvav
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God, The LORD avengeth and is full of wrath; The LORD taketh vengeance on His adversaries, And He reserveth wrath for His enemies.
3יְהֹוָ֗ה אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֨יִם֙ וגדול [וּגְדָל]־כֹּ֔חַ וְנַקֵּ֖ה לֹ֣א יְנַקֶּ֑ה יְהוָ֗ה בְּסוּפָ֤ה וּבִשְׂעָרָה֙ דַּרְכּ֔וֹ וְעָנָ֖ן אֲבַ֥ק רַגְלָֽיו׃
ADONAI erekh appayim ugedal-koach venakke lo yenakke ADONAI besufa uvis'ara darko ve'anan avak raglav
The LORD is long-suffering, and great in power, And will by no means clear the guilty; The LORD, in the whirlwind and in the storm is His way, And the clouds are the dust of His feet.
4גּוֹעֵ֤ר בַּיָּם֙ וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ וְכָל־הַנְּהָר֖וֹת הֶֽחֱרִ֑יב אֻמְלַ֤ל בָּשָׁן֙ וְכַרְמֶ֔ל וּפֶ֥רַח לְבָנ֖וֹן אֻמְלָֽל׃
go'er bayyam vayyabbeshehu vekhal-hanneharot hecheriv umlal bashan vekharmel uferach levanon umlal
He rebuketh the sea, and maketh it dry, And drieth up all the rivers; Bashan languisheth, and Carmel, And the flower of Lebanon languisheth.
5הָרִים֙ רָעֲשׁ֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְהַגְּבָע֖וֹת הִתְמֹגָ֑גוּ וַתִּשָּׂ֤א הָאָ֨רֶץ֙ מִפָּנָ֔יו וְתֵבֵ֖ל וְכָל־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃
harim ra'ashu mimmennu vehaggeva'ot hitmogagu vattissa ha'aretz mippanav vetevel vekhal-yoshve vah
The mountains quake at Him, And the hills melt; And the earth is upheaved at His presence, Yea, the world, and all that dwell therein.
6לִפְנֵ֤י זַעְמוֹ֙ מִ֣י יַֽעֲמ֔וֹד וּמִ֥י יָק֖וּם בַּחֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ חֲמָתוֹ֙ נִתְּכָ֣ה כָאֵ֔שׁ וְהַצֻּרִ֖ים נִתְּצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
lifne za'mo mi ya'amod umi yakum bacharon appo chamato nittekha kha'esh vehatzurim nittetzu mimmennu
Who can stand before His indignation? And who can abide in the fierceness of His anger? His fury is poured out like fire, And the rocks are broken asunder before Him.
7ט֣וֹב יְהוָ֔ה לְמָע֖וֹז בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה וְיֹדֵ֖עַ חֹ֥סֵי בֽוֹ׃
tov ADONAI lema'oz beyom tzara veyodea chose vo
The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble; And He knoweth them that take refuge in Him.
8וּבְשֶׁ֣טֶף עֹבֵ֔ר כָּלָ֖ה יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה מְקוֹמָ֑הּ וְאֹיְבָ֖יו יְרַדֶּף־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
uveshetef over kala ya'ase mekomah ve'oyvav yeraddef-choshekh
But with an overrunning flood He will make a full end of the place thereof, And darkness shall pursue His enemies.
9מַה־תְּחַשְּׁבוּן֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה כָּלָ֖ה ה֣וּא עֹשֶׂ֑ה לֹֽא־תָק֥וּם פַּעֲמַ֖יִם צָרָֽה׃
ma-techashevun el-ADONAI kala hu ose lo-takum pa'amayim tzara
What do ye devise against the LORD? He will make a full end; Trouble shall not rise up the second time. .
10כִּ֚י עַד־סִירִ֣ים סְבֻכִ֔ים וּכְסָבְאָ֖ם סְבוּאִ֑ים אֻ֨כְּל֔וּ כְּקַ֥שׁ יָבֵ֖שׁ מָלֵֽא׃
ki ad-sirim sevukhim ukhesav'am sevu'im ukkelu kekash yavesh male
For though they be like tangled thorns, And be drunken according to their drink, They shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.
11מִמֵּ֣ךְ יָצָ֔א חֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־יְהוָ֖ה רָעָ֑ה יֹעֵ֖ץ בְּלִיָּֽעַל׃
mimmekh yatza choshev al-ADONAI ra'a yo'etz beliyya'al
Out of thee came he forth, That deviseth evil against the LORD, That counselleth wickedness.
12כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִם־שְׁלֵמִים֙ וְכֵ֣ן רַבִּ֔ים וְכֵ֥ן נָגֹ֖זּוּ וְעָבָ֑ר וְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְ לֹ֥א אֲעַנֵּ֖ךְ עֽוֹד׃
ko amar ADONAI im-shelemim vekhen rabbim vekhen nagozzu ve'avar ve'innitikh lo a'annekh od
Thus saith the LORD: Though they be in full strength, and likewise many, Even so shall they be cut down, and he shall pass away; And though I have afflicted thee, I will afflict thee no more.
13וְעַתָּ֕ה אֶשְׁבֹּ֥ר מֹטֵ֖הוּ מֵֽעָלָ֑יִךְ וּמוֹסְרֹתַ֖יִךְ אֲנַתֵּֽק׃
ve'atta eshbor motehu me'alayikh umosrotayikh anattek
And now will I break his yoke from off thee, And will burst thy bonds in sunder.
14וְצִוָּ֤ה עָלֶ֨יךָ֙ יְהוָ֔ה לֹֽא־יִזָּרַ֥ע מִשִּׁמְךָ֖ ע֑וֹד מִבֵּ֨ית אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אַכְרִ֨ית פֶּ֧סֶל וּמַסֵּכָ֛ה אָשִׂ֥ים קִבְרֶ֖ךָ כִּ֥י קַלּֽוֹתָ׃
vetzivva alekha ADONAI lo-yizzara' mishimkha od mibbet elohekha akhrit pesel umassekha asim kivrekha ki kallota
And the LORD hath given commandment concerning thee, That no more of thy name be sown; Out of the house of thy god will I cut off The graven image and the molten image; I will make thy grave; for thou art become worthless.
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Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex (ketiv shown with the qere in brackets). JPS 1917 and the Hebrew use Hebrew verse numbers; the English column uses English numbering, which sometimes differs by a verse.