1
Send the tribute
lamb to the
ruler of the
land, From
Sela by way of the
wilderness to the
mountain of the
daughter of
Zion.
r;h -l,a h'r'B.dim [;l,Sim #,r,a -lev{m r;k -.Wx.liv ? !w{Yic -t;B
2
Then, like
fleeing birds or
scattered nestlings, The
daughters of
Moab will be at the
fords of the
Arnon.
h'ny,y.hiT x'LUv.m !eq dedw{n -pw{[.k h'y'h.w ? !w{n.r;a.l t{r'B.[;m b'aw{m tw{n.B
3
"Give us
advice,
make a
decision;
Cast your
shadow like
night at
high noon;
Hide the
outcasts, do not
betray the
fugitive.
.$eLic lIy;L;k yityiv h'lyil.p .Wf][ h'ce[ .Wayib'h ? yiL;g.T -l;a ded{n ~yix'Din yir.T;s ~Iy'r\h'c .$w{t.B
4
"Let the
outcasts of
Moab stay with you; Be a
hiding place to them from the
destroyer." For the
extortioner has
come to an
end,
destruction has
ceased,
Oppressors have
completely disappeared from the
land.
w{m'l r,tes -yiw/h b'aw{m y;x'Din .$'b .Wr.Wg'y ? .WM;T d{v h'l'K #eM;h sep'a -yiK dedw{v yen.Pim ? #,r'a'h -nim sem{r
5
A
throne will even be
established in
lovingkindness, And a
judge will
sit on it in
faithfulness in the
tent of
David; Moreover, he will
seek justice And be
prompt in
righteousness.
l,h{a.B t,m/a,B wy'l'[ b;v'y.w aeSiK d,s,x;B !;k.Wh.w ? q,d,c rih.m.W j'P.vim ver{d.w jep{v diw'D
6
We have
heard of the
pride of
Moab, an
excessive pride; Even of his
arrogance,
pride, and
fury; His
idle boasts are
false *.
w{nw{a.g.W w{t'w]a;G d{a.m aeG b'aw{m -nw{a.g .Wn.[;m'v ? wy'D;B !ek -a{l w{t'r.b,[.w
7
Therefore Moab will
wail;
everyone of
Moab will
wail. You will
moan for the
raisin cakes of
Kir-hareseth As those
who are
utterly stricken.
lyiley.y h{LUK b'aw{m.l b'aw{m lyiley.y !ek'l ? ~yia'k.n -.k;a .WG.h,T t,f,r]x -ryiq yevyiv]a;l
8
For the
fields of
Heshbon have
withered, the
vines of
Sibmah as well; The
lords of the
nations have
trampled down its
choice clusters Which
reached as
far as
Jazer and
wandered to the
deserts; Its
tendrils spread themselves out and
passed over the
sea.
yel][;B h'm.bif !,p,G l'l.mUa !w{B.v,x tw{m.d;v yiK ? .W['g'n rez.[;y -d;[ 'hy,Q.Wr.f .Wm.l'h ~Iyw{g ? ~'y .Wr.b'[ .Wv.Jin 'hy,tw{xUl.v r'B.dim .W['T
9
Therefore * I will
weep bitterly for
Jazer, for the
vine of
Sibmah; I will
drench you with my
tears, O
Heshbon and
Elealeh; For the
shouting over your
summer fruits and your
harvest has
fallen away.
h'm.bif !,p,G rez.[;y yik.biB h,K.b,a !eK -l;[ ? .$ecyeq -l;[ yiK hel'[.l,a.w !w{B.v,x yit'[.miD .$,w'Y;r]a ? l'p'n d'dyeh .$eryic.q -l;[.w
10
Gladness and
joy are
taken away from the
fruitful field; In the
vineyards also there will be
no cries of
joy or
jubilant shouting,
No treader treads out
wine in the
presses, For I have made the
shouting to
cease.
~yim'r.K;b.W l,m.r;K;h -nim lyig'w h'x.mif @;s/a,n.w ? .${r.dIy -a{l ~yib'q.y;B !Iy;y ['[{r.y a{l !'NUr.y -a{l ? yiT;B.vih d'dyeh .$er{D;h
11
Therefore * my
heart intones like a
harp for
Moab And my
inward feelings for
Kir-hareseth.
yiB.riq.w .Wm/h,y rw{NiK;K b'aw{m.l y;[em !eK -l;[ ? f,r'x ryiq.l
12
So it will
come about
when Moab presents himself,
When he
wearies himself upon his
high place And
comes to his
sanctuary to
pray, That he will not
prevail.
h'm'B;h -l;[ b'aw{m h'a.lin -yiK h'a.rin -yik h'y'h.w ? l'k.Wy a{l.w leL;P.tih.l w{v'D.qim -l,a a'b.W
13
This is the
word which the
LORD spoke earlier concerning Moab.
z'aem b'aw{m -l,a h'wh.y r,BiD r,v]a r'b'D;h h,z
14
But
now the
LORD speaks,
saying, "Within
three years, as a
hired man would
count them, the
glory of
Moab will be
degraded along with
all his
great population, and his
remnant will be
very small and
impotent *."
yen.viK ~yin'v v{l'v.B r{mael h'wh.y r,BiD h'T;[.w ? !w{m'h,h l{k.B b'aw{m dw{b.K h'l.qin.w ryik'f ? ryiB;k aw{l r'[.zim j;[.m r'a.v.W b'r'h