## Targum Jonathan on Nahum Chapter 1

###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:1
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מְטַל כַּס דִלְוָט לְאַשְׁקָאָה יַת נִינְוֵה מִלְקָדְמִין אִתְנַבֵּי עֲלָהּ יוֹנָה בַּר אֲמִתַּי נְבִיָא דְמִגַת חֵפֶר וְתָבַת מֵחוֹבָהָא וּכְדוֹ דְאוֹסִיפַת לְמֶחֱטֵי תַּב וְאִתְנַבֵּי עֲלָהּ נָחוּם מִבֵּית קוֹשִׁי כְּמָא דִכְתִיב בְּסִפְרָא הָדֵין:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
The burden [W. has *shadow*] of the cup of cursing which Nineveh is to be made to drink. First Jonah, son of Amitti, [W. inserts *the prophet*] of Gath Hepher, proph[e]sied against her, and she turned from her sins; and now that she sinned again, Nahum from the house of Koshi prophesied against her again, according as it is written in this record.


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:2
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אֱלָהָא דַיָן וּפוּרְעָן יְיָ מִתְפְּרַע יְיָ וּסְגִי חֵילָא קֳדָמוֹהִי עֲתִיד יְיָ לְאִתְפְּרַע מִסָנְאֵי עַמֵיהּ וּבִרְגַז חֲסִין מִבַּעֲלֵי דְבָבוֹהִי:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
A God who is a judge and an avenger is Jehovah. An avenger is Jehovah and much power is with him. Ready is Jehovah to take vengeance upon the haters of his people, even in mighty anger upon his enemies.


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:3
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יְיָ מַרְחֵיק רְגַז וּסְגִי חֵילָא קֳדָמוֹהִי עֲתִיד יְיָ לְאִתְפְּרַע וּסְלַח לִדְתַיְבִין לְאוֹרַיְתָא לִדְלָא תַיְבִין לָא מְזַכֵּי יְיָ בְּעַלְעוֹלָא וּבְרוּחַ מְדַבֵּר וַעֲנַן אֲמִיטְתָא כַּבֵּישׁ קֳדָמוֹהִי:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
Jehovah is slow to anger but much power is with him. Jehovah is ready to take vengeance [B. R. omits the foregoing clause.] but he forgives those who turn to the law; yet those who do not turn he does not fail to punish. Jehovah leads in tempest and in wind, and clouds of darkness he casts down before him.


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:4
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דִנְזִיף בְּיַמָא וּמְיַבֵּשׁ לֵיהּ וְכָל נְהַרְוָתָא מַחֲרֵיב צְדֵי מַתְנָן וְכַרְמֵלָא וְאִילָנֵי לִבְנָן נְתָרוּ:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
He rebukes the sea and makes it dry, and all the rivers he dries up. Bashan is desolate and Carmel, and the trees of Lebanon droop.


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:5
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טוּרַיָא זָעוּ מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי וְרָמָתָא אִתְפְּרָקָא וַחֲרוֹכַת אַרְעָא מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי וְתֵבֵל וְכָל דְיָתְבִין בָּהּ:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
The mountains tremble before him, and the hills are broken; and the earth is wasted before him, both the world and all dwellers therein.


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:6
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כַּד אִתְגְלֵי בִּרְחִמְתָּא לְמִתַּן אוֹרַיְתָא לְעַמֵיהּ כֵּן זָע עַלְמָא מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי בְּכֵן כַּד אִתְגְלֵי בִּרְגַז לְאִתְפְּרַע מִסָנְאֵי עַמֵיהּ קֳדָם פּוּרְעֲנוּתֵיהּ מַן יְקוּם וּמַן יְסוֹבַר בְּאַבְאָשׁוּת רוּגְזֵיהּ רוּגְזֵיהּ כְּאֶשְׁתָּא מַמְסַי וְטִינָרַיָא אִתְפְרָקָן מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
When he reveals himself in mercy to give the law to his people, then the world trembles before him. But when he reveals himself in anger to take vengeance upon the haters of his people, before his vengeance who shall arise, and who shall bear up in the evil of his anger? His anger dissolves like fire, and the rocks are broken before him.


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:7
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טַב יְיָ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְאִסְתַּמְכָא עֲלוֹהִי בְּעִדַן עָקָא וּגְלֵי קֳדָמוֹהִי דִרְחִיצִין עַל מֵימְרֵהּ:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
Good is Jehovah to Israel, to lean upon in the time of distress, and those who trust in his word are made manifest before him.


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:8
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וּבִרְגַז חֲסִין וּבְחֵימָא תַקִיפָא גְמִירָא יַעֲבֵּיד עִם עַמְמַיָא דְקָמוּ וְאַחֲרִיבוּ יַת בֵּית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ וּבַעֲלֵי דְבָבוֹהִי יִמְסַר לִגְהִינָם:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
In mighty anger and in vehement wrath he will make utter destruction of the peoples who have arisen and laid waste the holy house of Jehovah, and his enemies he will deliver to Gehenna.


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:9
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עַמְמַיָא דְבָזוּ יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל מָא אַתּוּן חָשְׁבִין קֳדָם יְיָ גְמִירָא הוּא עֲתִיד לְמֶעְבַּד עִמְכוֹן לָא תִתְקַיֵם עֲלֵיכוֹן בְּבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל תַּרְתֵּין זִמְנִין רְוַח בָּתַר עָקָא:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
Ye peoples who have spoiled Israel, what are ye devising against Jehovah? An utter destruction of you he is about to make, and distress shall not arise against the house of Israel twice [W. reads, *and there shall not arise to you twice, as to the house of Israel, breath after distress.*].


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:10
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אֲרֵי שִׁלְטוֹנֵי עַמְמַיָא דְבָזוּ יַת בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וּכְמָא דְטָעַן בְּחַמְרָא אַטְעִיאוּנוּן שֵׁיצֵיאוּנוּן כְּמָא דִמְשַׁצְיָא אֶשְׁתָּא בְּקַשָׁא יְבֵישָׁא סַגִי:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
Because the rulers of the people who spoiled the house of Israel, as they stagger in wine, so seduced them, and consumed them as fire consumes stubble very dry.


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:11
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מִנֵיךְ נִינְוֵה נְפַק מַלְכָּא דְחָשֵׁיב עַל עַמֵיהּ דַייָ בִּישָׁא דְמָלַךְ מְלַךְ דִרְשַׁע:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
From thee, Nineveh comes forth a king who is devising evil against the people of Jehovah, who counsels a counsel of wickedness.


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:12
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כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ אִם יְהוֹן שְׁלֵימִין בְּעֵיצָה וְסַגִיאִין בְּאִתְמְנָיוּתָא עַמְמַיָא דְמִתְכַּנְשִׁין לַאֲעָקָא לִיךְ יְרוּשְׁלֵם וִיגוֹזוּן יַת דִגְלַת וְיֶעְבְּרוּן יַת פְּרָת וְיֵיתוּן לְעַנָיוּתָךְ וּדְשַׁעְבַּדְתִּיךְ לָא אַשַׁעְבְּדִנָךְ עוֹד:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
Thus saith Jehovah: Though perfect in counsel and great in number be the peoples who are assembled to afflict thee, O Jerusalem, and they cross the Tigris and pass over the Euphrates and come to afflict thee, though I have made thee serve, I will not make thee serve again.


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:13
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וּכְעַן אֶתְּבַר נִיר עַמְמַיָא מִצַוְרֵיכוֹן וְחַנְקֵיכוֹן אַפְסֵיק:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
And now I will shiver the yoke of the peoples from your necks, and your chains I will tear off.


###### Targum Jonathan on Nahum 1:14
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וִיפַקֵיד עֲלָךְ יְיָ אַתְּ מַלְכָּא דְאַתּוּר וְלָא יְהֵי דָכְרָן מִשְׁמָךְ עוֹד מִבֵּית טַעֲוָתָךְ אֱשֵׁיצֵי צְלַם וּמַתְּכָא תַּמָן אֲשַׁוֵי קִבְרָךְ אֲרֵי קַלִילָא דָא קֳדָמָי:

**F. J. Gurney, C. E. Crandall and O. O. Fletcher, "A Translation of the Targum (Jonathan) of the Prophecy of Nahum," The Hebrew Student, Oct. 1882:**
And Jehovah will command the king of Assyria concerning thee, and there shall no more be a remembrance of thy name. From the house of thy idols I will cut off carved image and molten image. There I will make thy grave because this is a very light thing for me.