Targum Jonathan on Nahum Chapter 2
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הָא עַל טוּרֵי אַרְעָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל רַגְלֵי מְבַשֵׂר מַשְׁמַע שְׁלַם חוֹגִי יְהוּדָה חַגֵךְ שַׁלִימִי נִדְרֵךְ אֲרֵי לָא יוֹסְפוּן עוֹד דְיֶעְדוּן בִּיךְ רַשִׁיעִין כּוּלְהוֹן אֶשְׁתַּצִיאוּ:
Behold upon the mountains of the land of Israel [B. R. omits of the land] the feet of the bearer of glad tidings, the proclaimer of peace! Celebrate, O Judah, thy feasts, fulfil thy vows; because the wicked shall not pass over thee again. They are all cut off.
דַהֲווֹ סַלְקִין וּמִתְבַּדְרִין עַל אַרְעִיךְ צָיְרִין עֲלָךְ בִּצְיָר מְקַיְמִין סִכְוָאִין עַל אוֹרְחָתָךְ תַּקִיפֵי קְדַל חֲסִינֵי חֵיל לַחֲדָא:
Those who were coming up and spreading over thy land were laying siege to thee, setting watches upon thy ways. Strengthen the neck; make strength exceedingly firm [W. reads, strong of neck, exceedingly firm of strength
אֲרֵי אָתִיב יְיָ תּוּקְפֵיהּ לְיַעֲקֹב רְבוּתֵיהּ לְיִשְׂרָאֵל אֲרֵי בְזוּנוּן בָּזוֹזִין וְקִרְוֵי תוּשְׁבַּחְתְּהוֹן חַבִּילוּ:
Because Jehovah restores to Jacob his strength, to Israel his excellence; for spoilers have spoiled them and destroyed the cities of their praise.
תְּרִיסֵי גִבָּרֵיהוֹן מְסַמְקִין גַבְרֵי עָבְדֵי קְרָבָא לְבִישִׁין דְזָהֲרִיתָא בְּאֶשְׁתָּא פִּילֵי רְתִיכֵיהוֹן זַמִינִין לְיוֹם קִשׁוּטֵיהוֹן וְרַבָּנֵי מַשִׁרְיָתְהוֹן מְסַרְבְּלִין בְּצִבְעוֹנִין:
The shields of their heroes are made red, and the men of war are in garments of scarlet. With fire the torches of their chariots are prepared for the day of their ornamentation. The leaders of their army are clothed in gorgeous apparel.
בְּשׁוּקַיָא מִשְׁתַּגְשְׁגִין רְתִיכַיָא קַל נִקוּשׁ זְיָנֵיהוֹן מִשְׁתְּמַע בִּרְחוֹבֵי קִרְוַיָא חֶזְוֵיהוֹן כִּבְעוּרִין כִּבְרָקִין טְרִידִין:
Through the streets the chariots rush madly; the sound of the clash of their arms is heard in the broad ways of the city. Their aspect is as torches, as darting lightning.
יְמַנוּן רַבָּנֵי מַשִׁרְיָתְהוֹן יִתְקְלוּן בְּמַהֲכֵיהוֹן יוֹחוּן יִכְבְּשׁוּן שׁוּרָא יִבְנוּן מִגְדָלַיָא:
The leaders of their army are put in authority, they stumble in their goings. They hasten; they lay the wall, and they build the towers.
גִשְׁרֵי נַהֲרְוָתָא אִתְפְּסַקָא וּמַלְכָּא בְּהֵיכְלֵיהּ זָע:
The bridges of the rivers are broken down and the king trembles in his palace.
וּמַלְכְּתָא יָתְבַת צִיבָא בְגָלַיָא נַפְקַת וְאַמְהָתָהָא מַדְבְּרָן אָזְלָן בַּתְרָאָה מְנַהֲמָן כְּקַל יוֹנִים מְטַרְפָן עַל לִבֵּיהוֹן:
The queen sitting in a sedan goes forth into captivity, and her attending maidens go after her mourning as with the sound of doves, beating upon their breasts.
וְנִינְוֵה כְּבֵית כְּנִישַׁת מַיָא מִיוֹמֵי קֳדָם הִיא וְאִינוּן עֲרָקוּ קוּמוּ קוּמוּ וְלֵית דְמַפְנֵי לְמֵיקָם:
Though Nineveh was like a place of the collection of waters from the days before her, yet they are fleeing. Stand! stand! but there is no one who is turning about to stand.
בּוֹזוּ כַסְפָּא בּוֹזוּ דַהֲבָא וְלֵית סוֹף לְאוֹצְרַיָא סָפוּ מִכָּל מָנֵי חֶמְדָתָא:
Plunder silver, plunder gold, and there is no end to the treasures.
בְּזִיזָא וּמִתְבַּזְזָא וּפְתִיחַ תַּרְעָא לְסָנְאָה וְלֵב מְסֵי וְנִקוּשׁ רְכוּבִין וְזִיוּעַ בְּכָל חַרְצִין וְאַפֵּי כּוּלְהוֹן אִתְחַפִּיאוּ אִכְּרוּם אוֹכָמִין כְּקִידְרָא:
Collect all desirable things. Plundered and spoiled and opened to the enemy is the gate; and hearts melting and smiting of knees and distress in all loins, and all their faces are covered with blackness, black as a pot.
אָן מְדוֹרֵי מַלְכַיָא וּבֵית מֵישְׁרֵי שִׁלְטוֹנַיָא אֲתַר דַהֲווֹ אָזְלִין מַלְכַיָא תַמָן בְּנֵיהוֹן שָׁבְקִין הָא כְאַרְיָה דְשָׁרֵי עַל צֵידֵיהּ לְרוֹחֲצָן וְלֵית דְמָנִיד:
Where are the habitations of the kings and the house of the dwelling of the princes, where the kings walked? There they left their sons, behold, as a lion that remains at his prey in security, and there is no one who causes alarm.
מַלְכַיָא מַיְתָן חֲטוֹף לִנְשֵׁיהוֹן וּבִזַיָא לִבְנֵיהוֹן וּמְמַלָן אוֹצְרֵיהוֹן חֲטוֹף וּבִרְנְיָתֵיהוֹן בִּזָא:
The kings brought booty to their wives and spoils to their sons, and filled their treasures with booty and their palace with spoil.
הָא אֲנָא שְׁלַח רוּגְזִי עֲלָךְ אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת וְאַדְלֵיק בְאֶשְׁתָּא רְתִיכָךְ וְכַפְרָנָךְ תִּקְטוֹל חַרְבָּא וֶאֱשֵׁיצֵי מֵאַרְעָא סְחוֹרְתִּיךְ וְלָא יִשְׁתְּמַע עוֹד קַל אִזְגַדָךְ:
Behold I am about to send my fury upon thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will burn up thy chariots with fire, and thy villages the sword shall destroy; and I will consume thy commerce from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.