Ninive shall be destroyed, not able to escape God's powerful wrath. 9. The Assyrians shall not prevail against Jerusalem: 13. but themselves shall be slain.Niniue shal be destroyed, not able to escape Gods powreful wrath. 9. The Assirians shal not preuaile against Ierusalem: 13. but themselues shal be slaine.✦
The burden of Ninive. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elceseite.THE a burden of Niniue. The booke of the vision of Nahum the Elceseite.✦Onus Ninive. Liber visionis Nahum Elcesæi.
2God is æmulator: envious resentment; zealous in love, brooking no rival, and our Lord revenging, our Lord revenging, and having fury: our Lord revenging on his adversaries, and he is angry with his enemies.God is ielous, & our Lord reuenging, our Lord reuenging, and hauing furie: our Lord reuenging on his aduersaries, and he is angrie with his enemies.✦Deus æmulator, et ulciscens Dominus : ulciscens Dominus, et habens furorem : ulciscens Dominus in hostes suos, et irascens ipse inimicis suis.
3Our Lord is patient, and great of strength and cleansing, he will not make innocent. Our Lord's ways in tempest, and whirlwind, and clouds the dust of his feet.Our Lord is patient, and great of strength and clensing, he wil not make innocent. Our Lords wayes in tempest, and whirlewind, and clowdes the dust of his feete.✦Dominus patiens, et magnus fortitudine, et mundans non faciet innocentem. Dominus in tempestate et turbine viæ ejus, et nebulæ pulvis pedum ejus.
4Rebuking the sea, and drying it up: and bringing all rivers to a desert. Basan is weakened and Carmel: and the flower of Libanus is faded.Rebuking the sea, and driyng it vp: and bringing al riuers to a desert. Basan is weakened and Carmel: & the floure of Libanus is faided.✦Increpans mare, et exsiccans illud, et omnia flumina ad desertum deducens. Infirmatus est Basan et Carmelus, et flos Libani elanguit.
5The mountains were moved at him, and the hills were desolate: and the earth hath trembled at his presence, and the world, and all that dwell therein.The mountaines were moued at him, and the hilles were desolate: and the earth hath trembled at his presence, and the world, and al that dwel therin.✦Montes commoti sunt ab eo, et colles desolati sunt : et contremuit terra a facie ejus, et orbis, et omnes habitantes in eo.
6Before the face of his indignation who shall stand? and who shall resist in the wrath of his fury? his indignation is poured out as fire: and the rocks are dissolved by him.Before the face of his indignation who shal stand? and who shal resist in the wrath of his furie? his indignation is powred out as fire: and the rockes are dissolued by him.✦Ante faciem indignationis ejus quis stabit ? et quis resistet in ira furoris ejus ? Indignatio ejus effusa est ut ignis, et petræ dissolutæ sunt ab eo.
7Our Lord is good, and strengthening in the day of tribulation: and knowing them that hope in him.Our Lord is good, and strenghning in the day of tribulation: and knowing them that hope in him.✦Bonus Dominus, et confortans in die tribulationis, et sciens sperantes in se.
8And in a flood passing by, he will make a consummation of the place thereof: and darkness shall pursue his enemies.And in a floud passing by, he wil make a consummation of the place therof: & darkenes shal pursew his enemies.✦Et in diluvio prætereunte consummationem faciet loci ejus, et inimicos ejus persequentur tenebræ.
9What think ye against our Lord? consummation he will make: there shall not rise double tribulation.VVhat thinke ye against our Lord? consumation he wil make: there shal not rise duble tribulation.✦Quid cogitatis contra Dominum ? Consummationem ipse faciet : non consurget duplex tribulatio,
10Because as thorns clasp one another: so the feast of them that drink together: they shall be consumed as stubble full of dryness.Because as thornes claspe one an other: so b the feast of them that drinke together: they shal be consumed as stuble ful of drienes.✦quia sicut spinæ se invicem complectuntur, sic convivium eorum pariter potantium ; consumentur quasi stipula ariditate plena.
11Out of thee shall come forth one that thinketh malice against our Lord in the mind devising prævaricationem: evasive lying; transgression, breach of the law.Out of thee shal come forth one that thinketh malice against our Lord in the minde deuising preuarication.✦Ex te exibit cogitans contra Dominum malitiam, mente pertractans prævaricationem.
12Thus saith our Lord: If they shall be perfect: and so a great many, so also shall they be shorn, and he shall pass by: I have afflicted thee, and I will afflict thee no more.Thus saith our Lord: If they shal be perfect: and so a great manie, so also shal they be shorne, and he shal passe by: I haue afflicted thee, and I wil afflict thee no more.✦Hæc dicit Dominus : Si perfecti fuerint, et ita plures, sic quoque attondentur, et pertransibit : afflixi te, et non affligam te ultra.
13And now I will break his rod from off thy back, and I will burst thy bonds in sunder.And now I wil breake his rod from of thy backe, and I wil burst thy bondes in sunder.✦Et nunc conteram virgam ejus de dorso tuo, et vincula tua disrumpam.
14And our Lord will command upon thee, there shall not be sown of thy name any more: out of the house of thy God I will destroy sculptile: a graven idol, and conflatile: a cast-metal idol, I will put thy grave, because thou art dishonoured.And Our Lord wil command vpon thee, there c shal not be sowen of thy name any more: out of the house of thy God I wil destroy sculptil, & molten, I wil put thy graue, because thou art dishonored.✦Et præcipiet super te Dominus ; non seminabitur ex nomine tuo amplius : de domo Dei tui interficiam sculptile, et conflatile ; ponam sepulchrum tuum, quia inhonoratus es.
15Behold upon the mountains the feet of him that evangelizeth, and preacheth peace: celebrate O Juda thy festivities, and render thy vows: because Belial shall no more add to pass through thee, he is wholly perished.Behold vpon the mountaines the feete of him that Euangalizeth, and preacheth peace: celebrate ô Iuda thy festiuities, & render thy vowes: because Belial shal no more adde to passe through thee, he is wholly perished.✦Ecce super montes pedes evangelizantis, et annuntiantis pacem. Celebra, Juda, festivitates tuas, et redde vota tua, quia non adjiciet ultra ut pertranseat in te Belial : universus interiit.
The reading text follows the 1582 first edition.