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| 1:1 | Thys is the heuy burthen of Niniue, whych Nahum of Elchos dyd write as he sawe it. |
| 1:2 | The Lorde is a gelous God, & a taker of vengeaunce is the Lorde, and wrothfull. The Lorde taketh vengeaunce of his enemyes, and reserueth displeasure for his aduersaries. |
| 1:3 | The Lord suffreth longe, he is of great power, & so innocent that he leaueth no man fautlesse before him. The Lord goeth forth in tempest & stormy wether, the cloudes are the dust of his fete. |
| 1:4 | When he reproueth the see, he dryeth it vp, & turneth all the floudes to drie lande Basan is desolate, Charmel & the pleasure of Lybanus wasteth awaye. |
| 1:5 | The mountaynes tremble for him, the hylles consume. At the sight of him, the earth quaketh: yee, the whole world, and all that dwell therin. |
| 1:6 | Who maye endure before hys wrath? Or who is able to abide his gryme displeasure? His anger taketh on lyke fyre, and the harde rockes are clouen in sunder before him. |
| 1:7 | Full gracious is the Lord, and a stronge holde in the time of trouble, he knoweth them that put their trust in hym: |
| 1:8 | when the floude renneth ouer, and destroyeth the place, and when the darcknesse foloweth styll vpon his enemyes. |
| 1:9 | What do ye Imagin then agaynst the Lord on this maner? (Tush, when he hath once made an ende, there shall come nomore trouble.) |
| 1:10 | For like as the thornes that stike together, and as the drie strawe, so shall the dronckardes be consumed together, euen when they be full. |
| 1:11 | There come oute of the soch as Imagin myschefe, & geue vngracious councell agaynst the Lorde. |
| 1:12 | Therfore thus sayeth the Lord: Let them be as well prepared: yee, & as many as they can, yet shall they be hewen downe, and passe awaye. And as for the, I will vexe the, but not vtterly destroye the. |
| 1:13 | And now wil I breake his rodde from thy backe, & burst thy bondes in sonder. |
| 1:14 | But the Lorde hath geuen a commaundement concernynge the, that there shall come nomore sede of thy name. The carued & casten Images will I rote out of the house of thy God. Thy graue shal I prepare for the, and thou shalt be confounded. |
| 1:15 | Beholde, vpon the mountaynes come the fete of him, that bryngeth good tydinges, & preacheth peace. O Iuda, kepe thy holy dayes, perfourme thy promyses: for Belial shal come no more in the, he is vtterly roted out. |
| 1:1 | The birthun of Nynyue; the book of visioun of Naum Helcesei. |
| 1:2 | The Lord is a punyschere, and the Lord is vengynge; the Lord is venginge, and hauynge strong veniaunce; the Lord is vengynge ayens hise aduersaries, and he is wraththing to hise enemyes. |
| 1:3 | The Lord is pacient, and greet in strengthe, and he clensynge schal not make innocent. The Lord cometh in tempest, and the weies of hym ben in whirlwynd, and cloudis ben the dust of hise feet; |
| 1:4 | he blameth the see, and drieth it, and bryngith alle flodis to desert. Basan is maad sijk, and Carmel, and the flour of Liban langwischide. |
| 1:5 | Mounteyns ben mouyd togidere of hym, and litil hillis ben desolat. And erthe tremblide togidere fro the face of him, and the roundenesse of erthe, and alle dwellynge ther ynne. |
| 1:6 | Who schal stonde bifore the face of his indignacioun? and who schal ayenstonde in the wraththe of his stronge veniaunce? His indignacioun is sched out as fier, and stoonys ben brokun of hym. |
| 1:7 | The Lord is good, and coumfortynge in the dai of tribulacioun, and knowynge hem that hopen in hym. |
| 1:8 | And in greet flood passynge forth, he schal make ende of his place; and derknessis schulen pursue hise enemyes. |
| 1:9 | What thenken ye ayens the Lord? He schal make ende; double tribulacioun schal not rise togidere. |
| 1:10 | For as thornes byclippen hem togidere, so the feeste of hem drynkynge togidere schal be wastyd, as stobul ful of drienesse. |
| 1:11 | Of thee schal go out a man thenkynge malice ayens the Lord, and trete trespassyng in soule. |
| 1:12 | The Lord seith these thingis, If thei schulen be parfit, and so manye, and thus thei shulen be clippid, and it schal passe bi. I turmentide thee, and Y schal no more turmente thee. |
| 1:13 | And now Y schal al to-breke the yerde of hym fro thi bak, and Y schal breke thi bondis. |
| 1:14 | And the Lord schal comaunde on thee, it schal no more be sowun of thi name. Of the hous of thi god Y schal sle; Y schal putte thi sepulcre a `grauun ymage, and wellid togidere, for thou art vnworschipid. |
| 1:15 | Lo! on hillis the feet of the euangelisynge and tellynge pees. Juda, halewe thou thi feeste daies, and yelde thi vowis, for whi Belial schal no more put to, that he passe forth in thee; al Belial perischide. |
| 1:1 | This is the heuy burthen of Niniue, which Naum of Elchos dyd wryte, as he sawe it. |
| 1:2 | The LORDE is a gelous God, and a taker of vengeaunce: yee a taker of vegeaunce is ye LORDE, and wrothfull. The LORDE taketh vengeaunce of his enemies, and reserueth displeasure for his aduersaries. |
| 1:3 | The LORDE suffreth longe, he is of greate power, & so innocent, that he leaueth no man fautlesse before him. The LORDE goeth forth in tempest and stormy wether, the cloudes are the dust of his fete. |
| 1:4 | Whe he reproueth the see, he dryeth it vp, & turneth all the floudes to drye londe. Basan is desolate, Charmel and the pleasure of Libanus waisteth awaye. |
| 1:5 | The mountaynes tremble for him, the hilles consume. At the sight of him, the earth quaketh: yee the whole worlde, and all that dwell therin. |
| 1:6 | Who maye endure before his wrath? Or who is able to abyde his grymme displeasure? His anger taketh on like fyre, and the harde rockes burst in sunder before him. |
| 1:7 | Ful gracious is the LORDE, and a stronge holde in tyme of trouble, he knoweth the that put their trust in him: |
| 1:8 | when the floude renneth ouer, and destroyeth the place, and when the darcknesse foloweth still vpon his enemies. |
| 1:9 | What do ye ymagin then agaynst the LORDE on this maner? (Tush, when he hath once made an ende, there shal come nomore trouble.) |
| 1:10 | For like as the thornes that sticke together, and as the drye strawe, so shal the dronckardes be consumed together, euen when they be full. |
| 1:11 | There come out of ye soch as ymagin myschefe, and geue vngracious councell agaynst the LORDE. |
| 1:12 | Therfore thus saieth the LORDE: Let the be as wel prepared, yee and as many as they can, yet shal they be hewen downe, and passe awaye. And as for the, I wil vexe the, but not vtterly destroie the. |
| 1:13 | And now wil I breake his rodde from thy backe, and burst thy bondes in sonder. |
| 1:14 | But the LORDE hath geuen a commaundement cocernynge the, that there shall come nomore sede of thy name. The carued and casten ymages will I rote out of the house of thy god. Thy graue shal I prepare for the, and thou shalt be confounded. |
| 1:15 | Beholde, vpon the mountaynes come the fete of him, that bryngeth good tydinges, & preacheth peace. O Iuda, kepe thy holy dayes, perfourme thy promyses: for Belial shal come no more in the, he is vtterly roted out. |
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