Targum Jonathan on Nahum Chapter 3
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וַי קַרְתָּא אַשְׁדַת דַם כּוּלָהּ כַּדְבִין בִּזָא מִלַיָא לָא פָסִיק קְטוֹל:
Woe to the city shedding blood! She is all full of lies and spoils.
קַל נִקוּשׁ מְחָא וְקַל זִיוּעַ גַלְגְלִין וְסוּסְוָן מְפַנְכִין וּרְתִיכִין מְקַפְּצָן:
The slaughter does not cease. The sound of the striking of blows and the sound of the moving of wheels, and horses prancing and chariots bounding.
פָּרַשׁ מַסִיק וּלְהוֹב וְצַלְהוּב סַיְפִין וְצִחְצוּחַ מוּרְנִין וּסְגִי קְטִילִין וַהֲמוֹן פִּגְרִין לֵית סוֹף לִקְטִילַיָא יִתְקְלוּן בִּקְטִילֵיהוֹן:
Horsemen curveting, and flame and glitter of swords, and flash of spear, and a great number of slain, and a multitude of dead bodies, and there is no end to the slain; they stumble over their slain.
מִסְגִיאוּת אִתְרְגוּשַׁת קַרְתָּא דְהִיא כְּטַעַיְתָא נַפְקַת בָּרָא שַׁפִּירַת רֵיווּ יָדְעָא חָרְשִׁין דִמְכָרָא עַמְמַיָא בְּטַעֲוָתָהָא וּמַלְכוּתָא בַּחֲרָשָׁהָא:
Because of the greatness of the din of the city, which is as a harlot, a street-walker, beautiful of grace [W. has appearance], knowing enchantments, that betrayeth peoples with her harlotries and kingdoms with her enchantments.
הָא אֲנָא שָׁלֵחַ רוּגְזִי עֲלָךְ אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת וַאֲגַלֵי בַּהֲתַת חוֹבָךְ עַל אַפָּךְ וְאַחֲזֵי עַמְמַיָא בַּהֲתָתִיךְ וּמַלְכְּוָתָא קְלָנִיךְ:
Behold I send my fury against thee, saith Jehovah of hosts, and I will uncover the shame of thy sin upon thy face, and I will show the peoples thy shame and kingdoms thy ignominy.
וְאֶרְמֵי עֲלָךְ שִׁקוּצִין וַאֲנַבְּלִינֵיךְ וַאֲשַׁוִינֵיךְ מְכַעֲרָא לְעֵינֵי כָל חָזָךְ:
And I will cast upon thee filthy things and disgrace thee, and make thee vile in the eyes of every one seeing thee.
וִיהֵי כָּל דִי יַחֲזִינֵיךְ יִתְרְחַק מִנֵיךְ וְיֵימַר אִתְבְּזִיזַת נִינְוֵה מָן יִדְוֵי עֲלָךְ אֵיפֹא אַשְׁכַּח מְנַחֲמִין לָךְ:
And it shall be that every one who shall see thee shall flee far from thee, and shall say: Nineveh is spoiled. Who will mourn for thee? Where shall I find comforters for thee?
הָא אַתְּ טָבָא מֵאַלֶכְּסַנְדְרִיָא רַבְּתָא דְיָתְבָא בֵּינֵי נַהֲרְוָתָא מַיָא סְחוֹר סְחוֹר לָהּ דְשׁוּרָהּ יַמָא מִיַמָא שׁוּרָהָא:
Art thou then better than great Alexandria, which dwelt amid the rivers, waters all around her, whose wall was the sea, of the sea were her walls?
כּוּשׁ סוּמְכָתָהָא וּמִצְרַיִם וְלֵית סוֹף פּוּטָאֵי וְלוּבָאֵי הֲווֹ בְּסַעֲדִיךְ:
Ethiopia was her support, also Egypt, and there was no end. The inhabitants of Put and the Lybians were among thy helpers.
אַף הִיא בְּגָלוּתָא תְּהַךְ בְּשִׁבְיָא אַף עוּלֵמָהָא וְטָרְפוּן בְּרֵישׁ כָּל שׁוּקַיָא וְעַל יַקִירָהָא רְמוֹ עַדְבִין וְכָל רַבְרְבָהָא יְדַקְדְקוּן בְּשִׁלְשְׁלָן:
Even she went into exile as a captive; also her babes were dashed in pieces at the head of all the streets; and upon her honored men they cast the lot, and all her great men were broken down with chains.
אַף אַתְּ דַמְיָא לְרַוְיָא תְּהֵי מְסַלְעַמָא אַף אַתְּ תַּבְעִין סָעִיד מִבְּעֵיל דְבָבָא:
Also thou shalt drink as a drunkard; also thou shalt seek help against the enemy.
כָּל כְּרַכָּךְ דָמָן לְתֵינִין בַּכִּירָן דְאִם יְרַעֲדוּנוּנוּן יִתְּרוּן וְיִשְׁתָּאֲרוּן בְּהוֹן צְמוּקִין דְכָשְׁרִין לְמֵיכַל:
All thy fortresses are like early figs, which, if they are shaken, fall, and there are left among them dried clusters which are fit for eating.
הָא עַמֵךְ חֲלָשִׁין כִּנְשַׁיָא בְּגַוִיךְ לְבַעֲלֵי דְבָבַיִךְ אִתְפְּתָחוּ תַּרְעֵי אַרְעֵיךְ אָכְלַת אֶשְׁתָּא תּוּקְפִיךְ:
Behold, thy people are weak like women in the midst of thee. To thine enemies shall certainly be opened the gates of thy land, and fire shall consume thy strength.
מַיָא בִצְיָרָא כְּנוּשִׁי לְגַוִיךְ תַּקְפִי כְּרַכֵּיךְ אַסְגָא מָרְוָא וְשַׁעְבִּידִי בְטִינָא אַתְקִיפִי בִנְיָנֵיךְ:
Collect water into the midst of thee; make strong thy fortresses; multiply power; cause service to be done in the clay; strengthen thy buildings.
לְתַמָן וֵיֵתוּן עֲלָךְ עַמְמַיָא דְתַקִיפִין כְּאֶשְׁתָּא יְשֵׁיצוּנִיךְ קָטוֹלֵי חַרְבָּא יִתְכַּנְשׁוּן עֲלָךְ מַשִׁרְיַת עַמְמִין דְסַגִיאִין כְּזָחֲלָא יַחֲפוּנַיִךְ כְּגוֹבָא:
There the peoples that are strong shall come against thee as fire, those who kill by the sword shall consume thee. The armies of the peoples which are numerous as devouring locusts shall be assembled against thee.
אַסְגֵית תַּגְרֵיךְ מִכּוֹכְבֵי שְׁמַיָא הָא כְּזָחֲלָא דְשָׁלַח וּפָרַח:
They shall cover thee as the swarming locusts; they shall devastate thee as the locusts. Thou hast made thy traders more numerous than the stars of heaven. Behold they are as swarming locusts, which spread abroad and fly away.
הָא טַסַךְ מְצַלְהַבִין כְּגוֹבָא וְטַפְסְרַיִךְ כִּזְחִיל גוֹבָאֵי דִי שְׁרָן בְּכָתְלַיָא בְּיוֹם קָרֵיר דְכַד שִׁמְשָׁא דָנְחָא עֲלֵיהוֹן מִתְבַּדְרִין וְלָא אִתְיְדַע אָתְרֵיהוֹן לְאָן עַרְקִין:
Behold thy coins glitter as locusts, and thy satraps are as young locusts, which sit upon the walls upon a chilly day, which, when the sun breaks forth upon them, disperse, and the place whither they have fled is not known.
אִתְּבָרוּ גִבָּרָךְ מַלְכָּא דְאַתּוּר גְלוֹ עַם מַשִׁרְיָתָךְ אִתְבַּדָרוּ עַמָךְ עַל טוּרַיָא וְלֵית דְמַכְנִישׁ:
Broken are thy strong men, O king of Assyria. The people of thy armies are in exile. Thy people are scattered upon the mountains and there is no one gathering them.
לֵית דְכָאֵיב לֵיהּ עַל תַּבְרֵיךְ מִמְרָעָא מְחָתָךְ כָּל דִי שְׁמָעוּ שִׁמְעֲתָךְ טְפָחוּ יְדֵיהוֹן עֲלָךְ חַדִיאוּ אֲרֵי עַל מַן לָא עֲדַת מְחַת בִּישְׁתֵּיךְ תְּדִירָא:
There is no one who mourns for thy hurt. Thy wound is deadly. All who hear the report of thee shall clap their hands over thee; they rejoice, for upon whom hath not the blow of thy iniquity passed continually?