Nahum 2:4 — all translations

American Standard Version (1901)

The chariots rage in the streets; they rush to and fro in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches; they run like the lightnings.

ASV Byzantine Text

The chariots rage in the streets; they rush to and fro in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches; they run like the lightnings.

Asang Khongca Bible

Nihcae ih hrang lakoknawk loe atuen apawk hoiah loklam ah, lampui maeto pacoeng maeto cawnh o; nihcae loe hmaithaw baktiah oh o moe, tangphrapuek baktiah cawnh o.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible w/ Strongs

Leng rhoek te vongvoel longah yan uh tih toltung ah cu uh. A mueimae mah hmaithoi bangla om tih rhaek bangla yong.

Matupi Chin Standard Bible 2019

Leng rhoek te vongvoel longah yan uh tih toltung ah cu uh. A mueimae mah hmaithoi bangla om tih rhaek bangla yong.

Hawaiian Bible 1868

A e holo kiki na halekaa ma na alanui; Holo lakou ma o ma o, ma na ala palahalaha, Like ko lakou ikeia'na me na lamaku, A holo lakou me he uwila la.

English Berean Standard Bible

The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.

Haitian Creole Bible 1985

Cha lagè yo ap vini ak gwo vitès nan plenn yo. Yo kouri ale sou plas piblik yo. Yo klere tankou bwa chandèl tou limen. Y'ap pase kouri tankou zèklè.

Clementine Vulgate 1598

In itineribus conturbati sunt; quadrigæ collisæ sunt in plateis: aspectus eorum quasi lampades, quasi fulgura discurrentia.

Bible in Basic English

The war-carriages are rushing through the streets, pushing against one another in the wide ways, looking like burning lights, running like thunder-flames.

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Le bouclier de ses hommes forts est teint en rouge, les hommes vaillants sont vêtus d’écarlate, l’acier fait étinceler les chars, au jour où il se prépare, et les [lances de] cyprès sont brandies.

Czech Kralická Bible 1613

Po ulicích jezditi budou vozové, a hrčeti po ryncích; na pohledění budou jako pochodně, a jako blesk pronikati budou.

Kosraean Bible

Chariot uh kasrla fin inkanek uh, Sasot sasma in acn mwesas infulwen siti uh. Elos kalmelik oana srokom in e, Ac yuwot yume oana sarom.

World Portuguese Bible

Os carros de guerra correm furiosamente nas ruas. Eles cruzam de um lado para o outro nos caminhos largos. A aparência deles é como tochas. Eles correm como os relâmpagos.

Romanian BTF Bible

Carele vor năvăli pe străzi, se vor izbi unul de altul pe drumurile late; vor părea ca torţele, vor alerga ca fulgerele.

Brenton English Septuagint

They have destroyed the arms of their power from among men, their mighty men sporting with fire: the reins of their chariots shall be destroyed in the day of his preparation, and the horsemen shall be thrown into confusion

Burmese Common Language Bible

စစ်မြင်းရထားတို့သည်လမ်းများတွင်အပြင်း နှင်ကာ၊ လူထုစုဝေးရာကွက်လပ်များတွင် အစုံအဆန်ပြေးကြကုန်၏။ ယင်းတို့သည်မီးရှူးတိုင်များသဖွယ် တောက်ပလျက်၊ လျှပ်စစ်ပြက်သကဲ့သို့လျင်မြန်ကြ၏။

Darby Translation

The chariots rush madly in the streets, they justle one against another in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches, they run like lightnings.

German Unrevised Elberfelder Bible

Die Wagen rasen auf den Straßen, sie rennen auf den Plätzen, ihr Aussehen ist wie Fackeln, wie Blitze fahren sie daher. -

Dutch Bible 1917

De wagens razen door de wijken, zij lopen ginds en weder op de straten; hun gedaanten zijn als der fakkelen, zij lopen door elkander henen als de bliksemen.

Dutch Bible, Petrus Canisius

Over de wegen razen de wagens, Over de vlakten jagen ze voort; Ze gloeien als fakkels Als bliksemschichten schieten ze uit.

Italian Diodati Bible

I carri smanieranno per le strade, e faranno un grande scalpiccio per le piazze; gli aspetti di coloro saran simili a torchi accesi, essi scorreranno come folgori.

Douay-Rheims 1899

They are in confusion in the ways, the chariots jostle one against another in the streets: their looks are like torches, like lightning running to and fro.

Geneva Bible 1599

The charets shall rage in the streetes: they shall runne to and from in the hie wayes: they shall seeme like lampes: they shall shoote like the lightning.

Noyes Bible

The chariots rave in the streets; They run to and fro in the broad ways; Their appearance is like torches; They run like lightnings.

Danish Bible 1931

Hans Heltes Skjolde er røde, hans Stridsmænd skarlagenklædt, hans Vogne funkler af Stål, den Dag han ruster og Spydene svinges.

Leeser Tanakh

(2:5) In the streets the chariots rush madly along, they rattle through the public places: their appearance is like torches, they run along like the lightnings.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

(2-5) The chariots rush madly in the streets, they jostle one against another in the broad places; the appearance of them is like torches, they run to and fro like the lightnings.

King James Version

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.

King James Version + Apocrypha

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.

Vietnamese Bible 1923

Những xe đi hỗn độn trong đường phố, và chạy đi chạy lại trong các đường rộng, thấy nó như những ngọn đuốc, và chạy như chớp!

KJV Cambridge Paragraph

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.

Revised West Version

‌ʻE ʻoho ʻae ngaahi saliote ʻi he ngaahi hala, te nau fepaki ʻae taha ki he taha, ʻi he ngaahi hala laulahi: te nau hā mai ʻo tatau mo e ngaahi tūhulu, te nau lele hangē ko e ʻuhila.

French Ostervald Bible

Les chars roulent avec furie dans les rues; ils se précipitent dans les places; à les voir ils sont comme des flambeaux, ils courent comme des éclairs!

Esperanto Bible

Sur la stratoj rapide ruliĝas la ĉaroj, bruas sur la placoj; ili aspektas kiel torĉoj, brilas kiel fulmoj.

French Louis Segond 1910 Bible

Les boucliers de ses héros sont rouges, Les guerriers sont vêtus de pourpre; Avec le fer qui étincelle apparaissent les chars, Au jour qu’il a fixé pour la bataille, Et les lances sont agitées.

German Luther Bible 1912

Die Wagen rollen auf den Gassen und rasseln auf den Straßen; sie glänzen wie Fackeln und fahren einher wie die Blitze.

LXX2012 U. S. English

in the ways, and the chariots shall clash together, and shall be entangled in each other in the broad ways: their appearance is as lamps of fire, and as gleaming lightnings.

British English Septuagint 2012

in the ways, and the chariots shall clash together, and shall be entangled in each other in the broad ways: their appearance is as lamps of fire, and as gleaming lightnings.

Majority Standard BIble

The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.

Webster Bible

The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall jostle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.

Open English Bible (Commonwealth)

Chariots rush across the fields, storm through the squares; they flame like torches, they dart like lightening.

Open English Bible (US)

Chariots rush across the fields, storm through the squares; they flame like torches, they dart like lightening.

Revised Version

The chariots rage in the streets, they justle one against another in the broad ways: the appearance of them is like torches, they run like the lightnings.

Italian Riveduta Bible

I carri si slancian furiosamente per le strade, si precipitano per le piazze; il loro aspetto è come di fiaccole, guizzan come folgori.

French Free Holy Bible for the World

Les chars bondissent avec fureur dans les rues. Ils se précipitent çà et là sur les grandes places. À les voir, on dirait des torches. Ils courent comme des éclairs.

Reina Valera 1909

Los carros se precipitarán á las plazas, discurrirán por las calles: su aspecto como hachas encendidas; correrán como relámpagos.

Spanish BLL

Los carros corren con furia por las calles y se lanzan de un lado a otro por las plazas. Parecen antorchas encendidas; se mueven veloces como relámpagos.

Spanish Free Bible for the World

Los carros corren furiosos por las calles y se precipitan por las plazas. Su apariencia es como de antorchas; corren como los relámpagos.

Croatian Bible

Štitovi njegovih junaka crvene se, njegovi su ratnici u grimizu; ognjem blista čelik na njihovim bojnim kolima kad krenu u boj; konji im se propinju.

Serbian DK Bible (Latin)

Kola će praskati po ulicama i udarati jedna o druga po putevima, biće kao lučevi, i trčaće kao munje.

German Textbibel

Die Schilde seiner Helden sind gerötet, seine Krieger in Scharlach gekleidet. Im Feuer der stählernen Beschläge funkeln die Wagen, wenn er sie zurüstet, und geschwungen werden die Lanzen.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

They have destroyed the arms of their power from among men, their mighty men sporting with fire: the reins of their chariots shall be destroyed in the day of his preparation, and the horsemen shall be thrown into confusion

Hebrew OT (WLC)

מָגֵ֨ן גִּבֹּרֵ֜יהוּ מְאָדָּ֗ם אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֨יִל֙ מְתֻלָּעִ֔ים בְּאֵשׁ־פְּלָד֥וֹת הָרֶ֖כֶב בְּי֣וֹם הֲכִינ֑וֹ וְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖ים הָרְעָֽלוּ׃