Jeremiah 48

NEW JERUSALEM	STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH
1 On Moab. Yahweh, God of Israel, says this: Wretched Nebo, for it has been ravaged, Kiriathaim hasbeen shamed and taken, shame and distraction on the citadel,	1 לְמֹואָב כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֹוי אֶל־נְבֹו כִּי שֻׁדָּדָה הֹבִישָׁה נִלְכְּדָה קִרְיָתָיִם הֹבִישָׁה הַמִּשְׂגָּב וָחָתָּה
2 the pride of Moab is no more! At Heshbon they plotted her downfal , 'Come, let us put an end to her asa nation!' And you too, inhabitants of Madmen, wil be silenced, the sword wil be after you.	2 אֵין עֹוד תְּהִלַּת מֹואָב בְּחֶשְׁבֹּון חָשְׁבוּ עָלֶיהָ רָעָה לְכוּ וְנַכְרִיתֶנָּה מִגֹּוי גַּם־מַדְמֵן תִּדֹּמִּי אַחֲרַיִךְ תֵּלֶךְ חָרֶב
3 A cry of agony goes up from Horonaim, 'Devastation! Dire calamity.	3 קֹול צְעָקָה מֵחֹרֹונָיִם שֹׁד וָשֶׁבֶר גָּדֹול
4 Moab has been shattered,' the agonised cries of her little ones ring out.	4 נִשְׁבְּרָה מֹואָב הִשְׁמִיעוּ זְּעָקָה [צְעֹורֶיהָ כ] (צְעִירֶיהָ׃ ק)
5 Up the slope of Luhith, weeping they go. On the road down to Horonaim is heard the shriek of disaster,	5 כִּי מַעֲלֵה [הַלֻּחֹות כ] (הַלּוּחִית ק) בִּבְכִי יַעֲלֶה־בֶּכִי כִּי בְּמֹורַד חֹורֹנַיִם צָרֵי צַעֲקַת־שֶׁבֶר שָׁמֵעוּ
6 'Away! Flee for your lives like the wild donkey into the desert!'	6 נֻסוּ מַלְּטוּ נַפְשְׁכֶם וְתִהְיֶינָה כַּעֲרֹועֵר בַּמִּדְבָּר
7 Yes, since you relied on your deeds and your wealth, you wil be captured too. Chemosh wil go intoexile, with al his priests and princes.	7 כִּי יַעַן בִּטְחֵךְ בְּמַעֲשַׂיִךְ וּבְאֹוצְרֹותַיִךְ גַּם־אַתְּ תִּלָּכֵדִי וְיָצָא [כְמִישׁ כ] (כְמֹושׁ ק) בַּגֹּולָה כֹּהֲנָיו וְשָׂרָיו [יַחַד כ] (יַחְדָּיו׃ ק)
8 The despoiler wil descend on every town, not one will escape; the Valley wil be ravaged, the Plain beplundered as Yahweh has said.	8 וְיָבֹא שֹׁדֵד אֶל־כָּל־עִיר וְעִיר לֹא תִמָּלֵט וְאָבַד הָעֵמֶק וְנִשְׁמַד הַמִּישֹׁר אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהוָה
9 Give Moab wings so that she can fly away, for her towns wil be laid in ruins where no one wil ever liveagain.	9 תְּנוּ־צִיץ לְמֹואָב כִּי נָצֹא תֵּצֵא וְעָרֶיהָ לְשַׁמָּה תִהְיֶינָה מֵאֵין יֹושֵׁב בָּהֵן
10 (Accursed be he who does Yahweh's work negligently! Accursed be he who deprives his sword ofblood!)	10 אָרוּר עֹשֶׂה מְלֶאכֶת יְהוָה רְמִיָּה וְאָרוּר מֹנֵעַ חַרְבֹּו מִדָּם
11 From his youth Moab lived at ease, he settled on his lees, never having been decanted, never havinggone into exile: and so he kept his own flavour, his aroma was unchanged.	11 שַׁאֲנַן מֹואָב מִנְּעוּרָיו וְשֹׁקֵט הוּא אֶל־שְׁמָרָיו וְלֹא־הוּרַק מִכְּלִי אֶל־כֶּלִי וּבַגֹּולָה לֹא הָלָךְ עַל־כֵּן עָמַד טַעְמֹו בֹּו וְרֵיחֹו לֹא נָמָר׃ ס
12 And so the days are coming, Yahweh declares, when I shal send him decanters to decant him; theywil empty his pitchers and break his wine jars to bits.	12 לָכֵן הִנֵּה־יָמִים בָּאִים נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־לֹו צֹעִים וְצֵעֻהוּ וְכֵלָיו יָרִיקוּ וְנִבְלֵיהֶם יְנַפֵּצוּ
13 Moab wil be shamed by Chemosh then, as the House of Israel was shamed by Bethel in which theyput their trust.	13 וּבֹשׁ מֹואָב מִכְּמֹושׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר־בֹּשׁוּ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל מִבֵּית אֵל מִבְטֶחָם
14 How can you say, 'We are heroes, sturdy fighting men'?	14 אֵיךְ תֹּאמְרוּ גִּבֹּורִים אֲנָחְנוּ וְאַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה
15 Moab has been ravaged, his cities scaled, the flower of his youth goes down to the slaughter,declares the King, whose name is Yahweh Sabaoth.	15 שֻׁדַּד מֹואָב וְעָרֶיהָ עָלָה וּמִבְחַר בַּחוּרָיו יָרְדוּ לַטָּבַח נְאֻם־הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוָה צְבָאֹות שְׁמֹו
16 Moab's ruin is coming soon, his downfal comes at top speed.	16 קָרֹוב אֵיד־מֹואָב לָבֹוא וְרָעָתֹו מִהֲרָה מְאֹד
17 Grieve for him, all you living near him, all you who knew his name. Say, 'How shattered it is, thatmighty rod, that splendid sceptre!'	17 נֻדוּ לֹו כָּל־סְבִיבָיו וְכֹל יֹדְעֵי שְׁמֹו אִמְרוּ אֵיכָה נִשְׁבַּר מַטֵּה־עֹז מַקֵּל תִּפְאָרָה
18 Come down from your glory, sit on the parched ground, daughter of Dibon, for the despoiler of Moabhas advanced on you, he has destroyed your strongholds.	18 רְדִי מִכָּבֹוד [יֹשְׁבֶי כ] (וּשְׁבִי ק) בַצָּמָא יֹשֶׁבֶת בַּת־דִּיבֹון כִּי־שֹׁדֵד מֹואָב עָלָה בָךְ שִׁחֵת מִבְצָרָיִךְ
19 Stand by the roadside, keep watch, daughter of Aroer. Question fugitive and runaway, ask, 'What hashappened?'	19 אֶל־דֶּרֶךְ עִמְדִי וְצַפִּי יֹושֶׁבֶת עֲרֹועֵר שַׁאֲלִי־נָס וְנִמְלָטָה אִמְרִי מַה־נִּהְיָתָה
20 'Moab has been shattered and shamed. Wail and shriek! Shout along the Arnon, Moab has been laidwaste!'	20 הֹבִישׁ מֹואָב כִּי־חַתָּה [הֵילִילִי כ] (הֵילִילוּ ׀ ק) [וּזְעָקִי כ] (וּזְעָקוּ ק) הַגִּידוּ בְאַרְנֹון כִּי שֻׁדַּד מֹואָב
21 Judgement has also come on the Plain, on Holon, Jahzah, Mephaath,	21 וּמִשְׁפָּט בָּא אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַמִּישֹׁר אֶל־חֹלֹון וְאֶל־יַהְצָה וְעַל־ [מֹופָעַת כ] (מֵיפָעַת׃ ק)
22 Dibon, Nebo, Beth-Diblathaim,	22 וְעַל־דִּיבֹון וְעַל־נְבֹו וְעַל־בֵּית דִּבְלָתָיִם
23 Kiriathaim, Beth-Gamul, Beth-Meon,	23 וְעַל קִרְיָתַיִם וְעַל־בֵּית גָּמוּל וְעַל־בֵּית מְעֹון
24 Kerioth, Bozrah, and al the towns of Moab, far and near.	24 וְעַל־קְרִיֹּות וְעַל־בָּצְרָה וְעַל כָּל־עָרֵי אֶרֶץ מֹואָב הָרְחֹקֹות וְהַקְּרֹבֹות
25 Moab's horn has been cut off, his arm is broken, Yahweh declares.	25 נִגְדְּעָה קֶרֶן מֹואָב וּזְרֹעֹו נִשְׁבָּרָה נְאֻם יְהוָה
26 Make him drunk! He has set himself up against Yahweh; let Moab wal ow in his vomit and become alaughing-stock in his turn.	26 הַשְׁכִּירֻהוּ כִּי עַל־יְהוָה הִגְדִּיל וְסָפַק מֹואָב בְּקִיאֹו וְהָיָה לִשְׂחֹק גַּם־הוּא
27 Was Israel not a laughing-stock to you? Was he caught red-handed with the thieves, for you to shakeyour head whenever you mention him?	27 וְאִם ׀ לֹוא הַשְּׂחֹק הָיָה לְךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם־בְּגַנָּבִים [נִמְצָאָה כ] (נִמְצָא ק) כִּי־מִדֵּי דְבָרֶיךָ בֹּו תִּתְנֹודָד
28 Leave the towns, make the rocks your home, inhabitants of Moab. Learn from the dove that makes itsnest in the wal s of the gaping gorge.	28 עִזְבוּ עָרִים וְשִׁכְנוּ בַּסֶּלַע יֹשְׁבֵי מֹואָב וִהְיוּ כְיֹונָה תְּקַנֵּן בְּעֶבְרֵי פִי־פָחַת
29 We have heard about Moab's pride, so very proud! What arrogance! What pride! What conceit! Whata haughty heart!	29 שָׁמַעְנוּ גְאֹון־מֹואָב גֵּאֶה מְאֹד גָּבְהֹו וּגְאֹונֹו וְגַאֲוָתֹו וְרֻם לִבֹּו
30 -I know al about his presumption, Yahweh declares, his empty boasting, those empty deeds of his!	30 אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהוָה עֶבְרָתֹו וְלֹא־כֵן בַּדָּיו לֹא־כֵן עָשׂוּ
31 -and so I lament for Moab, for al Moab I raise my cry and mourn for the people of Kir-Heres.	31 עַל־כֵּן עַל־מֹואָב אֲיֵלִיל וּלְמֹואָב כֻּלֹּה אֶזְעָק אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי קִיר־חֶרֶשׂ יֶהְגֶּה
32 More than for Jazer I weep for you, vineyard of Sibmah: your shoots stretched beyond the sea, they reached al the way to Jazer. On your harvest and vintage the despoiler has descended.	32 מִבְּכִי יַעְזֵר אֶבְכֶּה־לָּךְ הַגֶּפֶן שִׂבְמָה נְטִישֹׁתַיִךְ עָבְרוּ יָם עַד יָם יַעְזֵר נָגָעוּ עַל־קֵיצֵךְ וְעַל־בְּצִירֵךְ שֹׁדֵד נָפָל
33 Gladness and joy have vanished from the orchards of Moab. I have dried up the wine in the presses,the treader of grapes treads no more, the joyful shouting has ceased.	33 וְנֶאֶסְפָה שִׂמְחָה וָגִיל מִכַּרְמֶל וּמֵאֶרֶץ מֹואָב וְיַיִן מִיקָבִים הִשְׁבַּתִּי לֹא־יִדְרֹךְ הֵידָד הֵידָד לֹא הֵידָד
34 The cries of Heshbon and Elealeh can be heard as far as Jahaz. The shrieks resound from Zoar toHoronaim and Eglath-Shelishiyah, for even the Waters of Nimrim have become a wasteland.	34 מִזַּעֲקַת חֶשְׁבֹּון עַד־אֶלְעָלֵה עַד־יַהַץ נָתְנוּ קֹולָם מִצֹּעַר עַד־חֹרֹנַיִם עֶגְלַת שְׁלִשִׁיָּה כִּי גַּם־מֵי נִמְרִים לִמְשַׁמֹּות יִהְיוּ
35 And in Moab I shal make an end, Yahweh declares, of anyone offering sacrifice on the high placesand anyone offering incense to his gods.	35 וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי לְמֹואָב נְאֻם־יְהוָה מַעֲלֶה בָמָה וּמַקְטִיר לֵאלֹהָיו
36 That is why my heart sobs like a flute for Moab, sobs like a flute for the people of Kir-Heres, since thewealth he had acquired is lost.	36 עַל־כֵּן לִבִּי לְמֹואָב כַּחֲלִלִים יֶהֱמֶה וְלִבִּי אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי קִיר־חֶרֶשׂ כַּחֲלִילִים יֶהֱמֶה עַל־כֵּן יִתְרַת עָשָׂה אָבָדוּ
37 Yes, every head is shaved, every beard cut off, gashes are on every hand, sackcloth round everywaist.	37 כִּי כָל־רֹאשׁ קָרְחָה וְכָל־זָקָן גְּרֻעָה עַל כָּל־יָדַיִם גְּדֻדֹת וְעַל־מָתְנַיִם שָׂק
38 On al the housetops of Moab and in al its squares there is nothing but lamenting, for I have brokenMoab like an unwanted pot, Yahweh declares.	38 עַל כָּל־גַּגֹּות מֹואָב וּבִרְחֹבֹתֶיהָ כֻּלֹּה מִסְפֵּד כִּי־שָׁבַרְתִּי אֶת־מֹואָב כִּכְלִי אֵין־חֵפֶץ בֹּו נְאֻם־יְהוָה
39 How shattered he is! Wail! Moab so shameful y in retreat! Moab has become a laughing-stock, a thingof horror to al his neighbours.	39 אֵיךְ חַתָּה הֵילִילוּ אֵיךְ הִפְנָה־עֹרֶף מֹואָב בֹּושׁ וְהָיָה מֹואָב לִשְׂחֹק וְלִמְחִתָּה לְכָל־סְבִיבָיו׃ ס
40 For Yahweh says this: (Look, like an eagle, he wil hover, spreading his wings over Moab.)	40 כִּי־כֹה אָמַר יְהוָה הִנֵּה כַנֶּשֶׁר יִדְאֶה וּפָרַשׂ כְּנָפָיו אֶל־מֹואָב
41 The towns have been captured, the strongholds seized. (And the heart of Moab's warriors, that day,wil be like that of a woman in labour pains.)	41 נִלְכְּדָה הַקְּרִיֹּות וְהַמְּצָדֹות נִתְפָּשָׂה וְהָיָה לֵב גִּבֹּורֵי מֹואָב בַּיֹּום הַהוּא כְּלֵב אִשָּׁה מְצֵרָה
42 Moab wil be destroyed, no longer a people, for setting itself up against Yahweh.	42 וְנִשְׁמַד מֹואָב מֵעָם כִּי עַל־יְהוָה הִגְדִּיל
43 Terror, the pit and the snare for you, inhabitant of Moab, Yahweh declares.	43 פַּחַד וָפַחַת וָפָח עָלֶיךָ יֹושֵׁב מֹואָב נְאֻם־יְהוָה
44 And anyone who escapes from terror wil fal into the pit, and anyone who climbs out of the pit wil becaught in the snare. Yes, I shall bring all this on Moab when the year comes for punishing them, Yahwehdeclares.	44 [הַנִּיס כ] (הַנָּס ק) מִפְּנֵי הַפַּחַד יִפֹּל אֶל־הַפַּחַת וְהָעֹלֶה מִן־הַפַּחַת יִלָּכֵד בַּפָּח כִּי־אָבִיא אֵלֶיהָ אֶל־מֹואָב שְׁנַת פְּקֻדָּתָם נְאֻם־יְהוָה
45 In the shelter of Heshbon the fugitives have paused, exhausted. But fire wil burst from Heshbon, aflame from the palace of Sihon, consuming the brows of Moab, the head of a turbulent brood.	45 בְּצֵל חֶשְׁבֹּון עָמְדוּ מִכֹּחַ נָסִים כִּי־אֵשׁ יָצָא מֵחֶשְׁבֹּון וְלֶהָבָה מִבֵּין סִיחֹון וַתֹּאכַל פְּאַת מֹואָב וְקָדְקֹד בְּנֵי שָׁאֹון
46 Disaster for you, Moab! The people of Chemosh are lost! For your sons have been taken into exileand your daughters into captivity.	46 אֹוי־לְךָ מֹואָב אָבַד עַם־כְּמֹושׁ כִּי־לֻקְּחוּ בָנֶיךָ בַּשֶּׁבִי וּבְנֹתֶיךָ בַּשִּׁבְיָה
47 But I shal bring back Moab's captives in the final days, Yahweh declares. Thus far the judgement onMoab.	47 וְשַׁבְתִּי שְׁבוּת־מֹואָב בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים נְאֻם־יְהוָה עַד־הֵנָּה מִשְׁפַּט מֹואָב׃ ס