Chapter 2

2:1 [hgb]  尼 尼 微 阿 ， 那 打 碎 邦 国 的 上 来 攻 击 你 。 你 要 看 守 保 障 ， 谨 防 道 路 ， 使 腰 强 壮 ， 大 大 勉 力 。 
    [kjv]  He that dasheth in pieces is come up before thy face: keep the munition¹, watch the way, make thy loins strong, fortify² thy power mightily³.
    [bbe]  A crusher has come up before your face: keep a good look-out, let the way be watched, make yourself strong, let your power be greatly increased.
2:2 [hgb]  耶 和 华 复 兴 雅 各 的 荣 华 ， 好 像 以 色 列 的 荣 华 一 样 。 因 为 使 地 空 虚 的 ， 已 经 使 雅 各 和 以 色 列 空 虚 ， 将 他 们 的 葡 萄 枝 毁 坏 了 。 
    [kjv]  For the LORD hath turned away the excellency of Jacob, as the excellency of Israel: for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred⁴ their vine branches.
    [bbe]  For the Lord will make good the vine of Jacob, as well as the vine of Israel: for the wasters have made them waste and sent destruction on the branches of their vine.
2:3 [hgb]  他 勇 士 的 盾 牌 是 红 的 ， 精 兵 都 穿 朱 红 衣 服 。 在 他 预 备 争 战 的 日 子 ， 战 车 上 的 钢 铁 闪 烁 如 火 ， 柏 木 把 的 枪 也 抡 起 来 了 。 
    [kjv]  The shield of his mighty⁵ men is made red, the valiant⁶ men are in scarlet⁷: the chariots shall be with flaming torches in the day of his preparation, and the fir trees shall be terribly shaken.
    [bbe]  The body-covers of his fighting men have been made red, the men of war are clothed in bright red: the war-carriages are like flames of fire in the day when he gets ready, the horses are shaking.
2:4 [hgb]  车 辆 在 街 上 （ 或 作 城 外 ） 急 行 ， 在 宽 阔 处 奔 来 奔 去 ， 形 状 如 火 把 ， 飞 跑 如 闪 电 。 
    [kjv]  The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
    [bbe]  The war-carriages are rushing through the streets, pushing against one another in the wide ways, looking like burning lights, running like thunder-flames.
2:5 [hgb]  尼 尼 微 王 招 聚 他 的 贵 胄 。 他 们 步 行 绊 跌 。 速 上 城 墙 ， 预 备 挡 牌 。 
    [kjv]  He shall recount his worthies⁸: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.
    [bbe]  He takes the record of his great men: they go falling on their way; they go quickly to the wall, the cover is made ready.
2:6 [hgb]  河 闸 开 放 ， 宫 殿 冲 没 。 
    [kjv]  The gates of the rivers shall be opened, and the palace shall be dissolved.
    [bbe]  The river doorways⁹ are forced open, and the king's house is flowing away.
2:7 [hgb]  王 后 蒙 羞 ， 被 人 掳 去 ， 宫 女 捶 胸 ， 哀 鸣 如 鸽 。 此 乃 命 定 之 事 。 
    [kjv]  And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
    [bbe]  And the queen is uncovered, she is taken away and her servant-girls are weeping like the sound of doves, hammering on their breasts.
2:8 [hgb]  尼 尼 微 自 古 以 来 充 满 人 民 。 如 同 聚 水 的 池 子 ， 现 在 居 民 却 都 逃 跑 。 虽 有 人 呼 喊 说 ， 站 住 ， 站 住 ， 却 无 人 回 顾 。 
    [kjv]  But Nineveh is of old like a pool of water: yet they shall flee away. Stand, stand, shall they cry; but none shall look back.
    [bbe]  But Nineveh is like a pool of water whose waters are flowing away; Keep your place, they say; but no one is turning back.
2:9 [hgb]  你 们 抢 掠 金 银 吧 。 因 为 所 积 蓄 的 无 穷 ， 华 美 的 宝 器 无 数 。 
    [kjv]  Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.
    [bbe]  Take silver, take gold; for there is no end to the store; take for yourselves a weight of things to be desired.
2:10 [hgb]  尼 尼 微 现 在 空 虚 荒 凉 ， 人 心 消 化 ， 双 膝 相 碰 ， 腰 都 疼 痛 ， 脸 都 变 色 。 
    [kjv]  She is empty, and void, and waste: and the heart melteth, and the knees smite¹⁰ together, and much pain is in all loins, and the faces of them all gather blackness.
    [bbe]  Everything has been taken from her, all is gone, she has nothing more: the heart is turned to water, the knees are shaking, all are twisted in pain, and colour has gone from all faces.
2:11 [hgb]  狮 子 的 洞 和 少 壮 狮 子 喂 养 之 处 在 哪 里 呢 ？ 公 狮 母 狮 小 狮 游 行 ， 无 人 惊 吓 之 地 在 哪 里 呢 ？ 
    [kjv]  Where is the dwelling¹¹ of the lions, and the feedingplace of the young lions, where the lion, even the old lion, walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
    [bbe]  Where is the lions' hole, the place where the young lions got their food, where the lion and the she-lion were walking with their young, without cause for fear?
2:12 [hgb]  公 狮 为 小 狮 撕 碎 许 多 食 物 ， 为 母 狮 掐 死 活 物 ， 把 撕 碎 的 ， 掐 死 的 充 满 它 的 洞 穴 。 
    [kjv]  The lion did tear in pieces enough for his whelps, and strangled for his lionesses, and filled his holes with prey¹², and his dens¹³ with ravin.
    [bbe]  Food enough for his young and for his she-lions was pulled down by the lion; his hole was full of flesh and his resting-place stored with meat.
2:13 [hgb]  万 军 之 耶 和 华 说 ， 我 与 你 为 敌 ， 必 将 你 的 车 辆 焚 烧 成 烟 ， 刀 剑 也 必 吞 灭 你 的 少 壮 狮 子 。 我 必 从 地 上 除 灭 你 所 撕 碎 的 ， 你 使 者 的 声 音 必 不 再 听 见 。 
    [kjv]  Behold¹⁴, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will burn her chariots in the smoke, and the sword shall devour¹⁵ thy young lions: and I will cut off thy prey from the earth, and the voice of thy messengers shall no more be heard.
    [bbe]  See, I am against you, says the Lord of armies, and I will have your war-carriages burned in the smoke, and your young lions will be food for the sword: you will no longer get your food by force on the earth, and the voice of your she-lions will be stopped for ever.

1 munition   

n.军火；军需品；v.给某部门提供军火

参考例句：

• The rebels bombed the munition factory.叛军轰炸了兵工厂。
• The soldiers had plenty of arms and munition!士兵们有充足的武器和弹药！

2 fortify   

v.强化防御，为…设防；加强，强化

参考例句：

• This country will fortify the coastal areas.该国将加强沿海地区的防御。
• This treaty forbade the United States to fortify the canal.此条约禁止美国对运河设防。

3 mightily   

ad.强烈地；非常地

参考例句：

• He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet. 他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。
• This seemed mightily to relieve him. 干完这件事后，他似乎轻松了许多。

4 marred   

adj. 被损毁, 污损的

参考例句：

• The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨，把比赛给搅了。
• Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。

5 mighty   

adj.强有力的；巨大的

参考例句：

• A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
• The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。

6 valiant   

adj.勇敢的，英勇的；n.勇士，勇敢的人

参考例句：

• He had the fame of being very valiant.他的勇敢是出名的。
• Despite valiant efforts by the finance minister,inflation rose to 36%.尽管财政部部长采取了一系列果决措施，通货膨胀率还是涨到了36%。

7 scarlet   

n.深红色，绯红色，红衣；adj.绯红色的

参考例句：

• The scarlet leaves of the maples contrast well with the dark green of the pines.深红的枫叶和暗绿的松树形成了明显的对比。
• The glowing clouds are growing slowly pale,scarlet,bright red,and then light red.天空的霞光渐渐地淡下去了，深红的颜色变成了绯红，绯红又变为浅红。

8 worthies   

应得某事物( worthy的名词复数 )； 值得做某事； 可尊敬的； 有（某人或事物）的典型特征

参考例句：

• The world is peopled with worthies, and workers, useful and clever. 世界上住着高尚的人，劳动的人，有用又聪明。
• The former worthies have left us a rich cultural heritage. 前贤给我们留下了丰富的文化遗产。

9 doorways   

n.门口，门道( doorway的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The houses belched people; the doorways spewed out children. 从各家茅屋里涌出一堆一堆的人群，从门口蹦出一群一群小孩。 来自辞典例句
• He rambled under the walls and doorways. 他就顺着墙根和门楼遛跶。 来自辞典例句

10 smite   

v.重击；彻底击败；n.打；尝试；一点儿

参考例句：

• The wise know how to teach,the fool how to smite.智者知道如何教导，愚者知道怎样破坏。
• God will smite our enemies.上帝将击溃我们的敌人。

11 dwelling   

n.住宅，住所，寓所

参考例句：

• Those two men are dwelling with us.那两个人跟我们住在一起。
• He occupies a three-story dwelling place on the Park Street.他在派克街上有一幢3层楼的寓所。

12 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

13 dens   

n.牙齿，齿状部分；兽窝( den的名词复数 )；窝点；休息室；书斋

参考例句：

• Female bears tend to line their dens with leaves or grass. 母熊往往会在洞穴里垫些树叶或草。 来自辞典例句
• In winter bears usually hibernate in their dens. 冬天熊通常在穴里冬眠。 来自辞典例句

14 behold   

v.看，注视，看到

参考例句：

• The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
• The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。

15 devour   

v.吞没；贪婪地注视或谛听，贪读；使着迷

参考例句：

• Larger fish devour the smaller ones.大鱼吃小鱼。
• Beauty is but a flower which wrinkle will devour.美只不过是一朵，终会被皱纹所吞噬。