1 The burden against Nineveh: The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.2 The Mighty God is jealous, and Jehovah avenges, Jehovah avenges and is a possessor of wrath. Jehovah takes vengeance against His foes, and He maintains wrath against His enemies.3 Jehovah is slow to anger, and great of power, and He does not by any means acquit the guilty. Jehovah has His way in the tempest and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of His feet.4 He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and dries up all the rivers. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.5 The mountains quake before Him, and the hills melt; and the earth is lifted up before Him, even the world and all who dwell in it.6 Who can stand before His indignation? And who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken down because of Him.7 Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him.8 But with an overrunning flood He will make a complete end of its place, and darkness shall pursue His enemies.9 What are you plotting against Jehovah? He will make a complete end of it; affliction shall not rise up a second time.10 For as thorns are woven together, and as their drunkards are drunken, they shall be devoured like fully dried straw.11 One who devises evil against Jehovah has come forth from you, one counseling worthlessness.12 Thus says Jehovah, Though they are secure and so numerous, yet they will be cut off and pass away. And though I have afflicted you, I will not afflict you any more.13 And now I will break off his yoke from you and will tear away your bonds.14 And Jehovah has given command concerning you. Not one of your name shall be sown any more; I will cut off the carved image and the molten image out of the house of your gods; I will appoint your grave, for you are of no account.15 Behold, on the mountains the feet of Him bearing good tidings, proclaiming, Peace! O Judah, keep your feasts; fulfill your vows; for the wicked will no more pass through you; he is completely cut off.

1 The birthun of Nynyue; the book of visioun of Naum Helcesei.2 The Lord is a punyschere, and the Lord is vengynge; the Lord is venginge, and hauynge strong veniaunce; the Lord is vengynge ayens hise aduersaries, and he is wraththing to hise enemyes.3 The Lord is pacient, and greet in strengthe, and he clensynge schal not make innocent. The Lord cometh in tempest, and the weies of hym ben in whirlwynd, and cloudis ben the dust of hise feet;4 he blameth the see, and drieth it, and bryngith alle flodis to desert. Basan is maad sijk, and Carmel, and the flour of Liban langwischide.5 Mounteyns ben mouyd togidere of hym, and litil hillis ben desolat. And erthe tremblide togidere fro the face of him, and the roundenesse of erthe, and alle dwellynge ther ynne.6 Who schal stonde bifore the face of his indignacioun? and who schal ayenstonde in the wraththe of his stronge veniaunce? His indignacioun is sched out as fier, and stoonys ben brokun of hym.7 The Lord is good, and coumfortynge in the dai of tribulacioun, and knowynge hem that hopen in hym.8 And in greet flood passynge forth, he schal make ende of his place; and derknessis schulen pursue hise enemyes.9 What thenken ye ayens the Lord? He schal make ende; double tribulacioun schal not rise togidere.10 For as thornes byclippen hem togidere, so the feeste of hem drynkynge togidere schal be wastyd, as stobul ful of drienesse.11 Of thee schal go out a man thenkynge malice ayens the Lord, and trete trespassyng in soule.12 The Lord seith these thingis, If thei schulen be parfit, and so manye, and thus thei shulen be clippid, and it schal passe bi. I turmentide thee, and Y schal no more turmente thee.13 And now Y schal al to-breke the yerde of hym fro thi bak, and Y schal breke thi bondis.14 And the Lord schal comaunde on thee, it schal no more be sowun of thi name. Of the hous of thi god Y schal sle; Y schal putte thi sepulcre a `grauun ymage, and wellid togidere, for thou art vnworschipid.15 Lo! on hillis the feet of the euangelisynge and tellynge pees. Juda, halewe thou thi feeste daies, and yelde thi vowis, for whi Belial schal no more put to, that he passe forth in thee; al Belial perischide.