Targum Jonathan on Nahum Chapter 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:
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.
אֱלָהָא דַיָן וּפוּרְעָן יְיָ מִתְפְּרַע יְיָ וּסְגִי חֵילָא קֳדָמוֹהִי עֲתִיד יְיָ לְאִתְפְּרַע מִסָנְאֵי עַמֵיהּ וּבִרְגַז חֲסִין מִבַּעֲלֵי דְבָבוֹהִי:
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.
יְיָ מַרְחֵיק רְגַז וּסְגִי חֵילָא קֳדָמוֹהִי עֲתִיד יְיָ לְאִתְפְּרַע וּסְלַח לִדְתַיְבִין לְאוֹרַיְתָא לִדְלָא תַיְבִין לָא מְזַכֵּי יְיָ בְּעַלְעוֹלָא וּבְרוּחַ מְדַבֵּר וַעֲנַן אֲמִיטְתָא כַּבֵּישׁ קֳדָמוֹהִי:
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.
דִנְזִיף בְּיַמָא וּמְיַבֵּשׁ לֵיהּ וְכָל נְהַרְוָתָא מַחֲרֵיב צְדֵי מַתְנָן וְכַרְמֵלָא וְאִילָנֵי לִבְנָן נְתָרוּ:
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.
טוּרַיָא זָעוּ מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי וְרָמָתָא אִתְפְּרָקָא וַחֲרוֹכַת אַרְעָא מִן קֳדָמוֹהִי וְתֵבֵל וְכָל דְיָתְבִין בָּהּ:
The mountains tremble before him, and the hills are broken; and the earth is wasted before him, both the world and all dwellers therein.
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:
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.
טַב יְיָ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְאִסְתַּמְכָא עֲלוֹהִי בְּעִדַן עָקָא וּגְלֵי קֳדָמוֹהִי דִרְחִיצִין עַל מֵימְרֵהּ:
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.
וּבִרְגַז חֲסִין וּבְחֵימָא תַקִיפָא גְמִירָא יַעֲבֵּיד עִם עַמְמַיָא דְקָמוּ וְאַחֲרִיבוּ יַת בֵּית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ וּבַעֲלֵי דְבָבוֹהִי יִמְסַר לִגְהִינָם:
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.
עַמְמַיָא דְבָזוּ יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל מָא אַתּוּן חָשְׁבִין קֳדָם יְיָ גְמִירָא הוּא עֲתִיד לְמֶעְבַּד עִמְכוֹן לָא תִתְקַיֵם עֲלֵיכוֹן בְּבֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל תַּרְתֵּין זִמְנִין רְוַח בָּתַר עָקָא:
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.].
אֲרֵי שִׁלְטוֹנֵי עַמְמַיָא דְבָזוּ יַת בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל וּכְמָא דְטָעַן בְּחַמְרָא אַטְעִיאוּנוּן שֵׁיצֵיאוּנוּן כְּמָא דִמְשַׁצְיָא אֶשְׁתָּא בְּקַשָׁא יְבֵישָׁא סַגִי:
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.
מִנֵיךְ נִינְוֵה נְפַק מַלְכָּא דְחָשֵׁיב עַל עַמֵיהּ דַייָ בִּישָׁא דְמָלַךְ מְלַךְ דִרְשַׁע:
From thee, Nineveh comes forth a king who is devising evil against the people of Jehovah, who counsels a counsel of wickedness.
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:
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.
וּכְעַן אֶתְּבַר נִיר עַמְמַיָא מִצַוְרֵיכוֹן וְחַנְקֵיכוֹן אַפְסֵיק:
And now I will shiver the yoke of the peoples from your necks, and your chains I will tear off.
וִיפַקֵיד עֲלָךְ יְיָ אַתְּ מַלְכָּא דְאַתּוּר וְלָא יְהֵי דָכְרָן מִשְׁמָךְ עוֹד מִבֵּית טַעֲוָתָךְ אֱשֵׁיצֵי צְלַם וּמַתְּכָא תַּמָן אֲשַׁוֵי קִבְרָךְ אֲרֵי קַלִילָא דָא קֳדָמָי:
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.