InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
Nah 3 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18
OET-LV There_is_not relief for_fracture_of_your wound_of_your is_severe all_of those_who_hear_of report_of_(of)_your they_strike a_palm on_you if/because over whom not evil_of_your has_it_passed continually.
OET (OET-RV) Your pain will get no relief—
⇔ your wound is too severe.
⇔ Everyone who hears the news about you will do a high-five,
⇔ because there’s no one who hasn’t experienced your cruelty.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns
אֵין־כֵּהָ֣ה לְשִׁבְרֶ֔ךָ
not (Some words not found in UHB: not remedy for,fracture_of,your fatal wound_of,your all hear_of report_of,(of)_your clap hands on,you that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in who? not escaped evil_of,your endless )
If your language does not use abstract nouns for the ideas of relief and destruction, you could express the same ideas in other ways. Alternate translation: [No one can help you when you are destroyed]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor
נַחְלָ֖ה מַכָּתֶ֑ךָ
fatal (Some words not found in UHB: not remedy for,fracture_of,your fatal wound_of,your all hear_of report_of,(of)_your clap hands on,you that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in who? not escaped evil_of,your endless )
The author is speaking of Nineveh as though it were a person with a deadly wound. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The end of your kingdom is very soon]
Note 3 topic: writing-poetry
שֹׁמְעֵ֣י שִׁמְעֲךָ֗
(Some words not found in UHB: not remedy for,fracture_of,your fatal wound_of,your all hear_of report_of,(of)_your clap hands on,you that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in who? not escaped evil_of,your endless )
Here, hearing the news is an emphatic construction that uses a verb and its object, both of which come from the same root. You may be able to use the same construction in your language to express the meaning here. Alternatively, your language may have another way of showing the emphasis.
Note 4 topic: translate-symaction
תָּ֤קְעוּ כַף֙
(Some words not found in UHB: not remedy for,fracture_of,your fatal wound_of,your all hear_of report_of,(of)_your clap hands on,you that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in who? not escaped evil_of,your endless )
People clap their hands as a symbolic action to show that they are joyful. If this would not be clear to your readers, you could explain the significance of this action in the text or in a footnote. Alternate translation: [will clap their hands with joy]
Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
כִּ֗י עַל־מִ֛י לֹֽא־עָבְרָ֥ה רָעָתְךָ֖ תָּמִֽיד
(Some words not found in UHB: not remedy for,fracture_of,your fatal wound_of,your all hear_of report_of,(of)_your clap hands on,you that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in who? not escaped evil_of,your endless )
The author is using the question form to emphasize that Nineveh has done evil to everyone. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: [For you have done endless evil to everyone!]
Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / hyperbole
רָעָתְךָ֖ תָּמִֽיד
evil_of,your (Some words not found in UHB: not remedy for,fracture_of,your fatal wound_of,your all hear_of report_of,(of)_your clap hands on,you that/for/because/then/when on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in who? not escaped evil_of,your endless )
Nahum is using an exaggeration to emphasize how much evil Nineveh and her king did to people of other nations. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [your great abundance of evil deeds]
OET-LV There_is_not relief for_fracture_of_your wound_of_your is_severe all_of those_who_hear_of report_of_(of)_your they_strike a_palm on_you if/because over whom not evil_of_your has_it_passed continually.
OET (OET-RV) Your pain will get no relief—
⇔ your wound is too severe.
⇔ Everyone who hears the news about you will do a high-five,
⇔ because there’s no one who hasn’t experienced your cruelty.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.