Nachum (נחום) - Naum 11

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 וַאֲנִי בִּשְׁנַת אַחַת לְדָרְיָוֶשׁ הַמָּדִי עָמְדִי לְמַחֲזִיק וּלְמָעֹוז לֹו	1 standing as a reinforcement and a bulwark for me.
2 וְעַתָּה אֱמֶת אַגִּיד לָךְ הִנֵּה־עֹוד שְׁלֹשָׁה מְלָכִים עֹמְדִים לְפָרַס וְהָרְבִיעִי יַעֲשִׁיר עֹשֶׁר־גָּדֹול מִכֹּל וּכְחֶזְקָתֹו בְעָשְׁרֹו יָעִיר הַכֹּל אֵת מַלְכוּת יָוָן	2 Now I shall tell you the truth. "Three kings of Persia are yet to come; and a fourth shall acquire the greatest riches of all. Strengthened by his riches, he shall rouse all the kingdom of Greece.
3 וְעָמַד מֶלֶךְ גִּבֹּור וּמָשַׁל מִמְשָׁל רַב וְעָשָׂה כִּרְצֹונֹו	3 But a powerful king shall appear and rule with great might, doing as he pleases.
4 וּכְעָמְדֹו תִּשָּׁבֵר מַלְכוּתֹו וְתֵחָץ לְאַרְבַּע רוּחֹות הַשָּׁמָיִם וְלֹא לְאַחֲרִיתֹו וְלֹא כְמָשְׁלֹו אֲשֶׁר מָשָׁל כִּי תִנָּתֵשׁ מַלְכוּתֹו וְלַאֲחֵרִים מִלְּבַד־אֵלֶּה	4 No sooner shall he appear than his kingdom shall be broken and divided in four directions under heaven; but not among his descendants or in keeping with his mighty rule, for his kingdom shall be torn to pieces and belong to others than they.
5 וְיֶחֱזַק מֶלֶךְ־הַנֶּגֶב וּמִן־שָׂרָיו וְיֶחֱזַק עָלָיו וּמָשָׁל מִמְשָׁל רַב מֶמְשַׁלְתֹּו	5 "The king of the south shall grow strong, but one of his princes shall grow stronger still and govern a domain greater than his.
6 וּלְקֵץ שָׁנִים יִתְחַבָּרוּ וּבַת מֶלֶךְ־הַנֶּגֶב תָּבֹוא אֶל־מֶלֶךְ הַצָּפֹון לַעֲשֹׂות מֵישָׁרִים וְלֹא־תַעְצֹר כֹּוחַ הַזְּרֹועַ וְלֹא יַעֲמֹד וּזְרֹעֹו וְתִנָּתֵן הִיא וּמְבִיאֶיהָ וְהַיֹּלְדָהּ וּמַחֲזִקָהּ בָּעִתִּים	6 After some years they shall become allies: the daughter of the king of the south shall come to the king of the north in the interest of peace. But her bid for power shall fail: and her line shall not be recognized, and she shall be given up, together with those who brought her, her son and her husband. But later
7 וְעָמַד מִנֵּצֶר שָׁרָשֶׁיהָ כַּנֹּו וְיָבֹא אֶל־הַחַיִל וְיָבֹא בְּמָעֹוז מֶלֶךְ הַצָּפֹון וְעָשָׂה בָהֶם וְהֶחֱזִיק	7 a descendant of her line shall succeed to his rank, and shall come against the rampart and enter the stronghold of the king of the north, and conquer them.
8 וְגַם אֱ‍לֹהֵיהֶם עִם־נְסִכֵיהֶם עִם־כְּלֵי חֶמְדָּתָם כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב בַּשְּׁבִי יָבִא מִצְרָיִם וְהוּא שָׁנִים יַעֲמֹד מִמֶּלֶךְ הַצָּפֹון	8 Even their gods, with their molten images and their precious vessels of silver and gold, he shall carry away as booty into Egypt. For years he shall have nothing to do with the king of the north.
9 וּבָא בְּמַלְכוּת מֶלֶךְ הַנֶּגֶב וְשָׁב אֶל־אַדְמָתֹו	9 Then the latter shall invade the land of the king of the south, and return to his own country.
10 [וּבְנֹו כ] (וּבָנָיו ק) יִתְגָּרוּ וְאָסְפוּ הֲמֹון חֲיָלִים רַבִּים וּבָא בֹוא וְשָׁטַף וְעָבָר וְיָשֹׁב [וְיִתְגָּרוּ כ] (וְיִתְגָּרֶה ק) עַד־ [מָעֻזָּה כ] (מָעֻזֹּו׃ ק)	10 "But his sons shall prepare and assemble a great armed host, which shall advance like a flood, then withdraw. When it returns and surges around the stronghold,
11 וְיִתְמַרְמַר מֶלֶךְ הַנֶּגֶב וְיָצָא וְנִלְחַם עִמֹּו עִם־מֶלֶךְ הַצָּפֹון וְהֶעֱמִיד הָמֹון רָב וְנִתַּן הֶהָמֹון בְּיָדֹו	11 the king of the south, provoked, shall go out to fight against the king of the north, whose great host shall make a stand but shall be given into his hand
12 וְנִשָּׂא הֶהָמֹון [יָרוּם כ] (וְרָם ק) לְבָבֹו וְהִפִּיל רִבֹּאֹות וְלֹא יָעֹוז	12 and be carried off. In the pride of his heart, he shall lay low tens of thousands, but he shall not triumph.
13 וְשָׁב מֶלֶךְ הַצָּפֹון וְהֶעֱמִיד הָמֹון רַב מִן־הָרִאשֹׁון וּלְקֵץ הָעִתִּים שָׁנִים יָבֹוא בֹוא בְּחַיִל גָּדֹול וּבִרְכוּשׁ רָב	13 For the king of the north shall raise another army, greater than before; after some years he shall attack with this large army and great resources.
14 וּבָעִתִּים הָהֵם רַבִּים יַעַמְדוּ עַל־מֶלֶךְ הַנֶּגֶב וּבְנֵי ׀ פָּרִיצֵי עַמְּךָ יִנַּשְּׂאוּ לְהַעֲמִיד חָזֹון וְנִכְשָׁלוּ	14 In those times many shall resist the king of the south, and outlaws of your people shall rise up in fulfillment of vision, but they shall fail.
15 וְיָבֹא מֶלֶךְ הַצָּפֹון וְיִשְׁפֹּךְ סֹולֲלָה וְלָכַד עִיר מִבְצָרֹות וּזְרֹעֹות הַנֶּגֶב לֹא יַעֲמֹדוּ וְעַם מִבְחָרָיו וְאֵין כֹּחַ לַעֲמֹד	15 When the king of the north comes, he shall set up siegeworks and take the fortified city by storm. The power of the south shall not withstand him, and not even his picked troops shall have the strength to resist.
16 וְיַעַשׂ הַבָּא אֵלָיו כִּרְצֹונֹו וְאֵין עֹומֵד לְפָנָיו וְיַעֲמֹד בְּאֶרֶץ־הַצְּבִי וְכָלָה בְיָדֹו	16 He shall attack him and do as he pleases, with no one to withstand him. He shall stop in the glorious land, dealing destruction.
17 וְיָשֵׂם ׀ פָּנָיו לָבֹוא בְּתֹקֶף כָּל־מַלְכוּתֹו וִישָׁרִים עִמֹּו וְעָשָׂה וּבַת הַנָּשִׁים יִתֶּן־לֹו לְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ וְלֹא תַעֲמֹד וְלֹא־לֹו תִהְיֶה	17 He shall set himself to penetrate the entire strength of his kingdom. He shall conclude an agreement with him and give him a daughter in marriage in order to destroy the kingdom, but this shall not succeed in his favor.
18 [וְיָשֵׁב כ] (וְיָשֵׂם ׀ ק) פָּנָיו לְאִיִּים וְלָכַד רַבִּים וְהִשְׁבִּית קָצִין חֶרְפָּתֹו לֹו בִּלְתִּי חֶרְפָּתֹו יָשִׁיב לֹו	18 He shall turn to the coastland and take many, but a leader shall put an end to his shameful conduct, so that he cannot renew it against him.
19 וְיָשֵׁב פָּנָיו לְמָעוּזֵּי אַרְצֹו וְנִכְשַׁל וְנָפַל וְלֹא יִמָּצֵא	19 He shall turn to the strongholds of his own land, but shall stumble and fall, to be found no more.
20 וְעָמַד עַל־כַּנֹּו מַעֲבִיר נֹוגֵשׂ הֶדֶר מַלְכוּת וּבְיָמִים אֲחָדִים יִשָּׁבֵר וְלֹא בְאַפַּיִם וְלֹא בְמִלְחָמָה	20 In his stead one shall arise who will send a tax collector through the glorious kingdom, but he shall soon be destroyed, though not in conflict or in battle.
21 וְעָמַד עַל־כַּנֹּו נִבְזֶה וְלֹא־נָתְנוּ עָלָיו הֹוד מַלְכוּת וּבָא בְשַׁלְוָה וְהֶחֱזִיק מַלְכוּת בַּחֲלַקְלַקֹּות	21 "There shall rise in his place a despicable person, to whom the royal insignia shall not be given. By stealth and fraud he shall seize the kingdom.
22 וּזְרֹעֹות הַשֶּׁטֶף יִשָּׁטְפוּ מִלְּפָנָיו וְיִשָּׁבֵרוּ וְגַם נְגִיד בְּרִית	22 Armed might shall be completely overwhelmed by him and crushed, and even the prince of the covenant.
23 וּמִן־הִתְחַבְּרוּת אֵלָיו יַעֲשֶׂה מִרְמָה וְעָלָה וְעָצַם בִּמְעַט־גֹּוי	23 After allying with him, he shall treacherously rise to power with a small party.
24 בְּשַׁלְוָה וּבְמִשְׁמַנֵּי מְדִינָה יָבֹוא וְעָשָׂה אֲשֶׁר לֹא־עָשׂוּ אֲבֹתָיו וַאֲבֹות אֲבֹתָיו בִּזָּה וְשָׁלָל וּרְכוּשׁ לָהֶם יִבְזֹור וְעַל מִבְצָרִים יְחַשֵּׁב מַחְשְׁבֹתָיו וְעַד־עֵת	24 By stealth he shall enter prosperous provinces and do that which his fathers or grandfathers never did; he shall distribute spoil, booty, and riches among them and devise plots against their strongholds; but only for a time.
25 וְיָעֵר כֹּחֹו וּלְבָבֹו עַל־מֶלֶךְ הַנֶּגֶב בְּחַיִל גָּדֹול וּמֶלֶךְ הַנֶּגֶב יִתְגָּרֶה לַמִּלְחָמָה בְּחַיִל־גָּדֹול וְעָצוּם עַד־מְאֹד וְלֹא יַעֲמֹד כִּי־יַחְשְׁבוּ עָלָיו מַחֲשָׁבֹות	25 He shall call on his strength and cleverness to meet the king of the south with a great army; the king of the south shall prepare for battle with a very large and strong army, but he shall not succeed because of the plots devised against him.
26 וְאֹכְלֵי פַת־בָּגֹו יִשְׁבְּרוּהוּ וְחֵילֹו יִשְׁטֹוף וְנָפְלוּ חֲלָלִים רַבִּים	26 Even his table companions shall seek to destroy him, his army shall be overwhelmed, and many shall fall slain.
27 וּשְׁנֵיהֶם הַמְּלָכִים לְבָבָם לְמֵרָע וְעַל־שֻׁלְחָן אֶחָד כָּזָב יְדַבֵּרוּ וְלֹא תִצְלָח כִּי־עֹוד קֵץ לַמֹּועֵד	27 The two kings, resolved on evil, shall sit at table together and exchange lies, but they shall have no success, because the appointed end is not yet.
28 וְיָשֹׁב אַרְצֹו בִּרְכוּשׁ גָּדֹול וּלְבָבֹו עַל־בְּרִית קֹדֶשׁ וְעָשָׂה וְשָׁב לְאַרְצֹו	28 "He shall turn back toward his land with great riches, his mind set against the holy covenant; he shall arrange matters and return to his land.
29 לַמֹּועֵד יָשׁוּב וּבָא בַנֶּגֶב וְלֹא־תִהְיֶה כָרִאשֹׁנָה וְכָאַחֲרֹנָה	29 At the time appointed he shall come again to the south, but this time it shall not be as before.
30 וּבָאוּ בֹו צִיִּים כִּתִּים וְנִכְאָה וְשָׁב וְזָעַם עַל־בְּרִית־קֹודֶשׁ וְעָשָׂה וְשָׁב וְיָבֵן עַל־עֹזְבֵי בְּרִית קֹדֶשׁ	30 When ships of the Kittim confront him, he shall lose heart and retreat. Then he shall direct his rage and energy against the holy covenant; those who forsake it he shall once more single out.
31 וּזְרֹעִים מִמֶּנּוּ יַעֲמֹדוּ וְחִלְּלוּ הַמִּקְדָּשׁ הַמָּעֹוז וְהֵסִירוּ הַתָּמִיד וְנָתְנוּ הַשִּׁקּוּץ מְשֹׁומֵם	31 Armed forces shall move at his command and defile the sanctuary stronghold, abolishing the daily sacrifice and setting up the horrible abomination.
32 וּמַרְשִׁיעֵי בְרִית יַחֲנִיף בַּחֲלַקֹּות וְעַם יֹדְעֵי אֱלֹהָיו יַחֲזִקוּ וְעָשׂוּ	32 By his deceit he shall make some who were disloyal to the covenant apostatize; but those who remain loyal to their God shall take strong action.
33 וּמַשְׂכִּילֵי עָם יָבִינוּ לָרַבִּים וְנִכְשְׁלוּ בְּחֶרֶב וּבְלֶהָבָה בִּשְׁבִי וּבְבִזָּה יָמִים	33 The nation's wise men shall instruct the many; though for a time they will become victims of the sword, of flames, exile, and plunder.
34 וּבְהִכָּשְׁלָם יֵעָזְרוּ עֵזֶר מְעָט וְנִלְווּ עֲלֵיהֶם רַבִּים בַּחֲלַקְלַקֹּות	34 When they fall, few people shall help them, but many shall join them out of treachery.
35 וּמִן־הַמַּשְׂכִּילִים יִכָּשְׁלוּ לִצְרֹוף בָּהֶם וּלְבָרֵר וְלַלְבֵּן עַד־עֵת קֵץ כִּי־עֹוד לַמֹּועֵד	35 Of the wise men, some shall fall, so that the rest may be tested, refined, and purified, until the end time which is still appointed to come.
36 וְעָשָׂה כִרְצֹונֹו הַמֶּלֶךְ וְיִתְרֹומֵם וְיִתְגַּדֵּל עַל־כָּל־אֵל וְעַל אֵל אֵלִים יְדַבֵּר נִפְלָאֹות וְהִצְלִיחַ עַד־כָּלָה זַעַם כִּי נֶחֱרָצָה נֶעֱשָׂתָה	36 "The king shall do as he pleases, exalting himself and making himself greater than any god; he shall utter dreadful blasphemies against the God of gods. He shall prosper only till divine wrath is ready, for what is determined must take place.
37 וְעַל־אֱלֹהֵי אֲבֹתָיו לֹא יָבִין וְעַל־חֶמְדַּת נָשִׁים וְעַל־כָּל־אֱלֹוהַּ לֹא יָבִין כִּי עַל־כֹּל יִתְגַּדָּל	37 He shall have no regard for the gods of his ancestors or for the one in whom women delight; for no god shall he have regard, because he shall make himself greater than all.
38 וְלֶאֱלֹהַּ מָעֻזִּים עַל־כַּנֹּו יְכַבֵּד וְלֶאֱלֹוהַּ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־יְדָעֻהוּ אֲבֹתָיו יְכַבֵּד בְּזָהָב וּבְכֶסֶף וּבְאֶבֶן יְקָרָה וּבַחֲמֻדֹות	38 Instead, he shall give glory to the god of strongholds; a god unknown to his fathers he shall glorify with gold, silver, precious stones, and other treasures.
39 וְעָשָׂה לְמִבְצְרֵי מָעֻזִּים עִם־אֱלֹוהַּ נֵכָר אֲשֶׁר [הִכִּיר כ] (יַכִּיר ק) יַרְבֶּה כָבֹוד וְהִמְשִׁילָם בָּרַבִּים וַאֲדָמָה יְחַלֵּק בִּמְחִיר	39 To defend the strongholds he shall station a people of a foreign god. Whoever acknowledges him he shall provide with abundant honor; he shall make them rule over the many and distribute the land as a reward.
40 וּבְעֵת קֵץ יִתְנַגַּח עִמֹּו מֶלֶךְ הַנֶּגֶב וְיִשְׂתָּעֵר עָלָיו מֶלֶךְ הַצָּפֹון בְּרֶכֶב וּבְפָרָשִׁים וּבָאֳנִיֹּות רַבֹּות וּבָא בַאֲרָצֹות וְשָׁטַף וְעָבָר	40 "At the appointed time the king of the south shall come to grips with him, but the king of the north shall overwhelm him with chariots and horsemen and a great fleet, passing through the countries like a flood.
41 וּבָא בְּאֶרֶץ הַצְּבִי וְרַבֹּות יִכָּשֵׁלוּ וְאֵלֶּה יִמָּלְטוּ מִיָּדֹו אֱדֹום וּמֹואָב וְרֵאשִׁית בְּנֵי עַמֹּון	41 He shall enter the glorious land and many shall fall, except Edom, Moab, and the chief part of Ammon, which shall escape from his power.
42 וְיִשְׁלַח יָדֹו בַּאֲרָצֹות וְאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֹא תִהְיֶה לִפְלֵיטָה	42 He shall extend his power over the countries, and not even the land of Egypt shall escape.
43 וּמָשַׁל בְּמִכְמַנֵּי הַזָּהָב וְהַכֶּסֶף וּבְכֹל חֲמֻדֹות מִצְרָיִם וְלֻבִים וְכֻשִׁים בְּמִצְעָדָיו	43 He shall control the riches of gold and silver and all the treasures of Egypt; Libya and Ethiopia shall be in his train.
44 וּשְׁמֻעֹות יְבַהֲלֻהוּ מִמִּזְרָח וּמִצָּפֹון וְיָצָא בְּחֵמָא גְדֹלָה לְהַשְׁמִיד וּלְהַחֲרִים רַבִּים	44 When news from the east and the north terrifies him, he shall set out with great fury to slay and to doom many.
45 וְיִטַּע אָהֳלֶי אַפַּדְנֹו בֵּין יַמִּים לְהַר־צְבִי־קֹדֶשׁ וּבָא עַד־קִצֹּו וְאֵין עֹוזֵר לֹו	45 He shall pitch the tents of his royal pavilion between the sea and the glorious holy mountain, but he shall come to his end with none to help him.