Nahum · Chapter 3
Peshitta OT
19 verses
1
ܘܝ ܠܡܕܝܢܬܐ ܕܕܡܐ ܕܟܠܗ̇ ܟܕܒܘܬܐ ܘܡܠܝܐ ܥܘܠܐ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܡܝܫ ܒܗ̇ ܬܒܪܐ
thbr' bh mthmysh wl' ewl' wmly' kdbwth' dklh ddm' lmdynth' wy
Woe to the bloody city! It is all full of lies and robbery—no end to the prey.
2
ܩܠܐ ܕܫܘܛܐ ܘܩܠܐ ܕܙܘܥܐ ܕܓܝ̈ܓܠܐ ܣܘܣܝܐ ܕܢܦܪ ܘܡܪܟܒܬܐ ܕܡܢܕܝܐ
dmndy' wmrkbth' dnpr swsy' dgygl' dzwe' wql' dshwT' ql'
The noise of the whip, the noise of the rattling of wheels, prancing horses, and bounding chariots,
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ܦܪܫܐ ܕܕܒܪ ܘܣܝܦܐ ܕܡܙܗܪ ܘܢܝܙܟܐ ܕܡܒܪܩ ܘܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܩ̈ܛܝܠܐ ܘܥܘܫܢܐ ܕܫ̈ܠܕܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܣܟܐ ܠܫ̈ܠܕܐ ܢܬܬܩܠܘܢ ܒܗܝܢ ܒܫ̈ܠܕܝܗܘܢ
bshldyhwn bhyn nththqlwn lshld' sk' wlyth dshld' wewshn' dqTyl' wswg'' dmbrq wnyzk' dmzhr wsyp' ddbr prsh'
the horseman charging, and the flashing sword, the glittering spear, and a multitude of slain, and a great heap of corpses, and there is no end of the bodies. They stumble on their bodies
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ܡܢ ܣܘܓܐܬ ܙܢܝܘܬܗ̇ ܕܙܢܝܬܐ ܫܦܝܪܬ ܚܙܘܐ ܘܡܪܬ ܚܪ̈ܫܐ ܕܡܪܒܝܐ ܥܡܡ̈ܐ ܒܙܢܝܘܬܗ̇ ܘܫܪ̈ܒܬܐ ܒܚܪ̈ܫܝܗ̇
bkhrshyh wshrbth' bznywthh emm' dmrby' khrsh' wmrth khzw' shpyrth dznyth' znywthh swg'th mn
because of the multitude of the prostitution of the alluring prostitute, the mistress of witchcraft, who sells nations through her prostitution, and families through her witchcraft.
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ܗܐ ܐܢܐ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܘܐܣܚܘܦ ܫ̈ܦܘܠܝܟܝ ܥܠ ܐ̈ܦܝܟܝ ܘܐܚܘܐ ܦܘܪܣܝܟܝ ܠܥܡ̈ܡܐ ܘܨܥܪܟܝ ܠܡ̈ܠܟܘܬܐ
lmlkwth' wtserky lemm' pwrsyky w'khw' 'pyky el shpwlyky w'skhwp khylthn' mry' 'mr elyky 'n' h'
“Behold, I am against you,” says Yahweh of Armies, “and I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show the nations your nakedness, and the kingdoms your shame.
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ܘܐܫܕܐ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܛܢܦܘܬܐ ܘܐܨܥܪܟܝ ܘܐܥܒܕܟܝ ܠܚܙܘܐ
lkhzw' w'ebdky w'tserky Tnpwth' elyky w'shd'
I will throw abominable filth on you and make you vile, and will make you a spectacle.
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ܘܟܠ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܚܙܐ ܠܟܝ ܢܢܕ ܡܢܟܝ ܘܢܐܡܪ ܐܬܒܙܬ ܢܝܢܘܐ ܠܡ̇ܢ ܬܟܪܐ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܘܐܝܡܟܐ ܐܒܥܐ ܠܟܝ ܡܒܝܐܢܐ
mby'n' lky 'be' w'ymk' elyky thkr' lmn nynw' 'thbzth wn'mr mnky nnd lky dkhz' mn wkl
It will happen that all those who look at you will flee from you, and say, ‘Nineveh is laid waste! Who will mourn for her?’ Where will I seek comforters for you?”
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ܕܠܡܐ ܛܒܐ ܐܢܬܝ ܡܢ ܝܘܢ ܕܐܡܘܢ ܕܝܬܒܐ ܒܢܗܪ̈ܘܬܐ ܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܚܕܝܪ̈ܝܢ ܠܗ̇ ܕܚܝܠܗ̇ ܝܡܐ ܘܡ̈ܝܐ ܫܘܪܗ̇
shwrh wmy' ym' dkhylh lh khdyryn wmy' bnhrwth' dythb' d'mwn ywn mn 'nthy Tb' dlm'
Are you better than No-Amon, who was situated among the rivers, who had the waters around her, whose rampart was the sea, and her wall was of the sea?
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ܟܘܫ ܘܡܨܪܝܢ ܥܘܫܢܗ̇ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܗ̇ ܣܟ ܦܘܛܝܐ ܘܠܘܒ̈ܝܐ ܗܘܘ ܒܥܘܕܪܢܗ̇
bewdrnh hww wlwby' pwTy' sk lh wlyth ewshnh wmtsryn kwsh
Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength. Put and Libya were her helpers.
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ܐܦ ܗܝ ܒܫܒܝܬܐ ܐܙܠܬ ܘܝ̈ܠܘܕܝܗ̇ ܐܫܬܩܦܘ ܒܪܝܫ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܫ̈ܘܩܝܗ̇ ܘܥܠ ܝܩܝܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܐܪܡܝܘ ܦܨ̈ܐ ܘܟܠܗܘܢ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܝܗ̇ ܐܬܐܣܪܘ ܒܫܫ̈ܠܬܐ
bshshlth' 'th'srw rwrbnyh wklhwn pts' 'rmyw yqyryh wel shwqyh kwlhwn brysh 'shthqpw wylwdyh 'zlth bshbyth' hy 'p
Yet was she carried away. She went into captivity. Her young children also were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets, and they cast lots for her honorable men, and all her great men were bound in chains.
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ܐܦ ܐܢܬܝ ܬܕܘܝܢ ܘܬܗܘܝܢ ܫܝܛܬܐ ܐܦ ܐܢܬܝ ܬܒܥܝܢ ܥܘܕܪܢܐ ܡܢ ܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܝ
beldbbyky mn ewdrn' thbeyn 'nthy 'p shyTth' wthhwyn thdwyn 'nthy 'p
You also will be drunken. You will be hidden. You also will seek a stronghold because of the enemy.
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ܟܠܗܘܢ ܟܪ̈ܟܝܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܬܐ̈ܢܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܟܪ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܐ ܕܒܫܠ ܢ̈ܦܠܢ ܒܦܘܡܗ ܕܐܟܘܠܐ
d'kwl' bpwmh npln dbshl dm' bkrth' 'nwn th'n' 'yk krkyky klhwn
All your fortresses will be like fig trees with the first-ripe figs. If they are shaken, they fall into the mouth of the eater.
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ܘܥܡܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܢܫ̈ܐ ܐܢܘܢ ܒܓܘܟܝ ܢܬܦܬܚܘܢ ܬܪ̈ܥܐ ܕܐܪܥܟܝ ܠܒ̈ܥܠܕܒܒܝܟܝ ܘܬܐܟܘܠ ܢܘܪܐ ܠܡܘܟ̈ܠܝܟܝ
lmwklyky nwr' wth'kwl lbeldbbyky d'reky thre' nthpthkhwn bgwky 'nwn nsh' 'yk wemky
Behold, your troops among you are women. The gates of your land are set wide open to your enemies. The fire has devoured your bars.
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ܡ̈ܝܐ ܒܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܡܠܝ ܠܟܝ ܘܐܥܫܢܝ ܟܪ̈ܟܝܟܝ ܥܘܠܝ ܒܣܝܢܐ ܘܕܘܫܝ ܒܛܝܢܐ ܘܐܥܫܢܝ ܡܘܠܟܢܐ
mwlkn' w'eshny bTyn' wdwshy bsyn' ewly krkyky w'eshny lky mly b'wltsn' my'
Draw water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong.
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ܬܡܢ ܬܐܟܠܟܝ ܢܘܪܐ ܘܬܘܒܕܟܝ ܚܪܒܐ ܘܬܐܟܠܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܙܚܠܐ ܥܠ ܕܥܫܢܬܝ ܐܝܟ ܙܚܠܐ ܘܣܓܝܬܝ ܐܝܟ ܩܡܨܐ
qmts' 'yk wsgythy zkhl' 'yk deshnthy el zkhl' 'yk wth'klky khrb' wthwbdky nwr' th'klky thmn
There the fire will devour you. The sword will cut you off. It will devour you like the grasshopper. Multiply like grasshoppers. Multiply like the locust.
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ܘܐܣܓܝܬܝ ܬܓܪ̈ܝܟܝ ܛܒ ܡܢ ܟܘ̈ܟܒܝ ܫܡܝܐ ܙܚܠܐ ܫܠܚ ܘܦܪܚ
wprkh shlkh zkhl' shmy' kwkby mn Tb thgryky w'sgythy
You have increased your merchants more than the stars of the skies. The grasshopper strips and flees away.
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ܢܙܝܪ̈ܝܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܩܡܨܐ ܘܟܬܝܫ̈ܝܟܝ ܐܝܟ ܩܡܨܐ ܕܣܒܝܟ ܒܣܝܓܐ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܩܪܝܪܐ ܕܡܐ ܕܕܢܚܬ ܫܡܫܐ ܡܫܩܠ ܘܠܐ ܡܬܝܕܥܐ ܕܘܟܬܗ
dwkthh mthyde' wl' mshql shmsh' ddnkhth dm' qryr' bywm' bsyg' dsbyk qmts' 'yk wkthyshyky qmts' 'yk nzyryky
Your guards are like the locusts, and your officials like the swarms of locusts, which settle on the walls on a cold day, but when the sun appears, they flee away, and their place is not known where they are.
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ܢܡܘ ܚܒܪ̈ܝܟܝ ܡ̈ܠܟܐ ܕܐܬܘܪ ܘܫܪܘ ܩܪ̈ܝܒܝܟܝ ܐܬܒܕܪܘ ܥܡܟܝ ܥܠ ܛܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܝܬ ܠܗܘܢ ܡܟܢܫܢܐ
mknshn' lhwn wlyth Twr' el emky 'thbdrw qrybyky wshrw d'thwr mlk' khbryky nmw
Your shepherds slumber, king of Assyria. Your nobles lie down. Your people are scattered on the mountains, and there is no one to gather them.
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ܠܝܬ ܕܟܐܒ ܠܗ ܥܠ ܬܒܪܟܝ ܟܝܒܐ ܗܝ ܡܚܘܬܟܝ ܟܠ ܕܫܡܥܘ ܫܡܥܟܝ ܢܩܫܘ ܟܦܐ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܠ ܟܘܠ ܐܢܫ ܐܡܝܢܐܝܬ ܥܒܪܬ ܒܝܫܬܟܝ
byshthky ebrth 'myn'yth 'nsh kwl del mTl elyky kp' nqshw shmeky dshmew kl mkhwthky hy kyb' thbrky el lh dk'b lyth
There is no healing your wound, for your injury is fatal. All who hear the report of you clap their hands over you, for who hasn’t felt your endless cruelty?