1以下是關於尼尼微的預言，是伊勒歌斯人那鴻的啟示書。
耶和華向尼尼微發怒
2耶和華是痛恨不貞、施行報應的上帝。
耶和華施行報應，充滿烈怒。
耶和華報應祂的仇敵，向他們發烈怒。
3耶和華不輕易發怒，有偉大的能力。
耶和華斷不以有罪的為無罪。
祂行走在旋風和暴風中，
雲彩是祂腳下的塵土。
4祂斥責大海，使大海乾涸；
祂使一切河流枯竭。
巴珊和迦密的草木凋零，
黎巴嫩的鮮花衰殘。
5在祂面前，群山震動，丘陵消融。
在祂面前，大地隆起，
世界和世上的一切都戰慄。
6祂發怒，誰能站立？
祂發烈怒，誰能承受？
祂的憤怒如火焰噴湧而出，
磐石在祂面前崩裂。
7耶和華是良善的，
是人患難時的避難所；
祂看顧那些信靠祂的人。
8祂必用滔滔洪水滅絕祂的敵人，
把他們驅逐到黑暗中。
9尼尼微人啊，
你們為何圖謀抵擋耶和華？
祂要徹底毀滅你們，
無需擊打兩次。
10你們像糾結的荊棘，
又像酩酊大醉的人，
要如乾稭被火燒盡。
11你們當中有一個人，
一個邪惡的陰謀者，
圖謀抵擋耶和華。
12耶和華說：
「儘管尼尼微勢力強大、人口眾多，
但必被剷除，化為烏有。
我的子民啊，我使你們受了苦，
但必不再使你們受苦。
13現在我要打碎他們套在你們頸項上的軛，
鬆開你們身上的鎖鏈。」
14尼尼微啊，
耶和華已發出有關你的命令：
「你的名不會傳於後世。
我要摧毀你神廟中雕刻和鑄造的偶像。
我要為你掘好墳墓，
因為你毫無用處。」
15看啊，
傳喜訊、報平安的人穿山越嶺而來。
猶大啊，
慶祝你的節期，
還你許的願吧！
邪惡之人將不再侵擾你，
他們都將被徹底毀滅。
1Here is a prophecy the Lord gave Nahum, who was from the town of Elkosh. The prophecy came in a vision and is written in a book. The prophecy is about Nineveh.
The Lord Is Angry With Nineveh
2The Lord is a jealous God who punishes people.
He pays them back for the evil things they do.
He directs his anger against them.
The Lord punishes his enemies.
He holds his anger back
until the right time to use it.
3The Lord is slow to get angry.
But he is very powerful.
The Lord will not let guilty people go
without punishing them.
When he marches out, he stirs up winds and storms.
Clouds are the dust kicked up by his feet.
4He controls the seas. He dries them up.
He makes all the rivers run dry.
Bashan and Mount Carmel dry up.
The flowers in Lebanon fade.
5He causes the mountains to shake.
The hills melt away.
The earth trembles because he is there.
The world and all those who live in it also tremble.
6Who can stand firm when his anger burns?
Who can live when he is angry?
His anger blazes out like fire.
He smashes the rocks to pieces.
7The Lord is good.
When people are in trouble,
they can go to him for safety.
He takes good care of those
who trust in him.
8But he will destroy Nineveh
with a powerful flood.
He will chase his enemies
into the place of darkness.
9The Lord will put an end
to anything they plan against him.
He won’t allow Assyria to win the battle
over his people a second time.
10His enemies will be tangled up among thorns.
Their wine will make them drunk.
They’ll be burned up like dry straw.
11Nineveh, a king has marched out from you.
He makes evil plans against the Lord.
He thinks about how he can do what is wrong.
12The Lord says,
“His army has many soldiers.
Other nations are helping them.
But they will be destroyed and pass away.
Judah, I punished you.
But I will not do it anymore.
13Now I will break Assyria’s yoke off your neck.
I will tear off the ropes that hold you.”
14Nineveh, the Lord has given an order concerning you.
He has said, “You will not have any children
to carry on your name.
I will destroy the wooden and metal statues
that are in the temple of your gods.
I will get your grave ready for you.
You are worthless.”
15Look at the mountains of Judah!
I see a messenger running to bring good news!
He’s telling us that peace has come!
People of Judah, celebrate your feasts.
Carry out your promises.
The evil Assyrians won’t attack you again.
They’ll be completely destroyed.
