Nahum 2 — Novel English Bible

1 Hanah (Behold) Il-HaHarayam (over Behold the mountains) Ragalay (feet / foot) MaBashar (brings good news), MaShamayai (hearken / hear) Shalawam (publishes peace / safety)! Chagagay (you keep) Yahawadah (Judah) Chagayak (your feasts)! Shalamay (you perform) Nadarayak (your vows), KayaLaa (surely NOT) YaYawasayap (one more) Iwad (more/again) LaIbawar (pass through) Bak (within him you) Balayail (wicked). Kalaw (his every) YaNaKarath (he cut off).

2 YaIlah (Come up) MaPawayatz (dashes pieces) Il-Panayamak (over against you). Natzawar (keep) Matzawarah (fortress)! Tzapah (watchman / keep watch) Darak (way/path)! Chazaq (Take hold / harden) Mathanayam (waist - plural)! Amatz (fortify) Kach (strength / mighty / power) Maad (mightily)!

3 KayaYaShawab (Surely restores) Yahawah () Ath-Gaawan (the entirety of excellency) Yaiqab (Jacob), KaGaawan (as excellency) Yashar-Al (Israel); Kay (destroyers destroyed), Baqaqawam (𐤁𐤒𐤒 them) Baqaqayam (𐤁𐤒𐤒 - plural) WaZamawarahayam (and ruined their vine branches) Shachathaw (𐤔𐤇𐤕).

4 Magan (Shield) Gabawarayaw (his mighty men) MaAdam (dyed red). Ayanashay (man) Chayal (wealth / substance / capability / valor) Gabawarayaw (his men) MaThalaiyam (scarlet - plural). BaAsh (in fire) Paladahawath (𐤐𐤋𐤃𐤄 - plural) HaRakab (the chariots) BaYawam (flash steel in day) HaKawayanaw (his [causing] preparation), WaHaBarawashayam (and the pine spears brandished) HaRailaw (𐤓𐤏𐤋).

5 BaChawatzawath (In streets) YaThaHawalalaw ([reflexive] rage) HaRakab (the chariots). YaShathaqashaqawan (𐤔𐤕𐤒𐤔𐤒 - emphatic) BaRachabawath (rush back forth in broad ways). Maraahayan (their appearance) KaLapayadam (like torches). KaBaraqayam (like lightnings) YaRawatzatzaw (run).

6 .YaZakar (Remember) Adayarayaw (his 𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤓) YaKashalaw (summons picked troops stumble) BaHalayakahawatham (on their way - plural). YaMaharaw (𐤌𐤄𐤓) Chawamahathah (dash its wall), WaYaHaKawan (and for sure) HaSakak (the protective shield put place).

7 Shairay (Gates) HaNaharawath (the rivers) NaPathachaw (opened), WaHaHayakal (and the palace) YaNaMawag (dissolved).

8 WaYaHaNatzab (And 𐤍𐤑𐤁) Galahathah (decreed she uncovered), HaIlahathah (she [causing] carried away); WaAmahathayah (and her 𐤀𐤌𐤄) MaNahagawath (𐤍𐤄𐤂 - plural) KaQawal (handmaids moan as voice) Yawanahayam (doves), MaThapapath (𐤕𐤐𐤐) Il-Lababan (over beating their breasts).

9 WaNayanawah (And Nineveh) KaBarakahath (like pool) Mayam (waters), MaYawamay (from old) Hawayaa (which/who/that is) WaHamah (and they / them) Nawasayam (flee away - plural). “Imadaw (you stop)! Imadaw (you stop). WaAyan (and cry), MaPanah (one looks back)!”

10 Bazazaw (You take spoil) Kasap (silver). Bazazaw (you take spoil) Zahab (gold), WaAyan (And no ONE) Qatzah (end / extremity / border) LaThakawanah (store), Kabawad (glory) MaKal (from every) Kalay (every / bags of) Chamadah (goodly).

11 Bawaqah (Empty), WaMabawaqah (and void), WaMaBalaqah (and waste). WaLab (and heart) YaNaMasas (melts), WaPayaq (and knock together), Barakayam (knees) WaChalachalah (and 𐤇𐤋𐤇𐤋𐤄) BaKal (in every) Mathanayam (𐤌𐤕𐤍 - plural) WaPanayam (and bodies faces) Kalam (their grown pale) Qabatzaw (𐤒𐤁𐤑) Paarawar (𐤐𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤓).

12 Ayah (𐤀𐤉𐤄) Maiwan (den) Arayawath (lions), WaMaraih (and feeding place) Hawaa (which/who/that is) LaKapayarayam (young lions), AsharaYaHalak (who/that lioness walked), Arayah (lion) Labayaa (lion's) Sham (cubs), Gawar (𐤂𐤅𐤓) Arayah (𐤀𐤓𐤉) WaAyan (And no ONE) MaCharayad (one made afraid)?

13 Arayah (Lion) Tarap (tore pieces) BaDay (in enough) Gawarawathayaw (his cubs), WaMaChanaq (and strangled) LaLabayaathayaw (his lionesses), WaYaMalaa (and filled) Tarap (prey) Chawarayaw (his caves kill), WaMaiwanahathayaw (and his dens). Tarapah (𐤈𐤓𐤐𐤄)