| 1 לְמוֹאָב כֹּה־אָמַר יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הוֹי אֶל־נְבוֹ כִּי שֻׁדָּדָה הֹבִישָׁה נִלְכְּדָה קִרְיָתָיִם הֹבִישָׁה הַמִּשְׂגָּב וָחָֽתָּה׃ | 1 Concerning Moab, thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Woe to Nebo, it is laid waste; Kiriathaim is disgraced and captured, Disgraced and overthrown is the stronghold: |
| 2 אֵין עוֹד תְּהִלַּת מוֹאָב בְּחֶשְׁבּוֹן חָשְׁבוּ עָלֶיהָ רָעָה לְכוּ וְנַכְרִיתֶנָּה מִגּוֹי גַּם־מַדְמֵן תִּדֹּמִּי אַחֲרַיִךְ תֵּלֶךְ חָֽרֶב׃ | 2 Moab's glory is no more. Evil they plan against Heshbon: "Come, let us put an end to her as a people." You, too, Madmen, shall be reduced to silence; behind you stalks the sword. |
| 3 קוֹל צְעָקָה מֵחֹרוֹנָיִם שֹׁד וָשֶׁבֶר גָּדֽוֹל׃ | 3 Listen! a cry from Horonaim of ruin and great destruction! |
| 4 נִשְׁבְּרָה מוֹאָב הִשְׁמִיעוּ זְּעָקָה צעוריה צְעִירֶֽיהָ׃ | 4 Moab is crushed, their outcry is heard in Zoar. |
| 5 כִּי מַעֲלֵה הלחות הַלֻּחִית בִּבְכִי יַעֲלֶה־בֶּכִי כִּי בְּמוֹרַד חוֹרֹנַיִם צָרֵי צַעֲקַת־שֶׁבֶר שָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ | 5 The ascent of Luhith they climb weeping; On the descent to Horonaim the cry of destruction is heard. |
| 6 נֻסוּ מַלְּטוּ נַפְשְׁכֶם וְתִֽהְיֶינָה כַּעֲרוֹעֵר בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ | 6 "Flee, save your lives, to survive like the wild ass in the desert!" |
| 7 כִּי יַעַן בִּטְחֵךְ בְּמַעֲשַׂיִךְ וּבְאוֹצְרוֹתַיִךְ גַּם־אַתְּ תִּלָּכֵדִי וְיָצָא כמיש כְמוֹשׁ בַּגּוֹלָה כֹּהֲנָיו וְשָׂרָיו יחד יַחְדָּֽו׃ | 7 Because you trusted in your works and your treasures, you also shall be captured. Chemosh shall go into exile, his priests and princes with him. |
| 8 וְיָבֹא שֹׁדֵד אֶל־כׇּל־עִיר וְעִיר לֹא תִמָּלֵט וְאָבַד הָעֵמֶק וְנִשְׁמַד הַמִּישֹׁר אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהֹוָֽה׃ | 8 The destroyer comes upon every city, not a city escapes; Ruined is the valley, wasted the plain, as the LORD has said. |
| 9 תְּנוּ־צִיץ לְמוֹאָב כִּי נָצֹא תֵּצֵא וְעָרֶיהָ לְשַׁמָּה תִֽהְיֶינָה מֵאֵין יוֹשֵׁב בָּהֵֽן׃ | 9 Set up a memorial for Moab, for it is an utter wasteland; Its cities are turned into ruins where no one dwells. |
| 10 אָרוּר עֹשֶׂה מְלֶאכֶת יְהֹוָה רְמִיָּה וְאָרוּר מֹנֵעַ חַרְבּוֹ מִדָּֽם׃ | 10 (Cursed be he who does the LORD'S work remissly, cursed he who holds back his sword from blood.) |
| 11 שַׁאֲנַן מוֹאָב מִנְּעוּרָיו וְשֹׁקֵט הוּא אֶל־שְׁמָרָיו וְלֹֽא־הוּרַק מִכְּלִי אֶל־כֶּלִי וּבַגּוֹלָה לֹא הָלָךְ עַל־כֵּן עָמַד טַעְמוֹ בּוֹ וְרֵיחוֹ לֹא נָמָֽר׃ | 11 Moab has been tranquil from his youth, has rested upon his lees; He was not poured from one flask to another, he went not into exile. Thus he kept his taste, and his scent was not lost. |
| 12 לָכֵן הִנֵּֽה־יָמִים בָּאִים נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־לוֹ צֹעִים וְצֵעֻהוּ וְכֵלָיו יָרִיקוּ וְנִבְלֵיהֶם יְנַפֵּֽצוּ׃ | 12 Hence, the days shall come, says the LORD, when I will send him coopers to turn him over; they shall empty his flasks and break his jars. |
| 13 וּבֹשׁ מוֹאָב מִכְּמוֹשׁ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר־בֹּשׁוּ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל מִבֵּית אֵל מִבְטֶחָֽם׃ | 13 Chemosh shall disappoint Moab, as Israel was disappointed by Bethel in which they trusted. |
| 14 אֵיךְ תֹּֽאמְרוּ גִּבּוֹרִים אֲנָחְנוּ וְאַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָֽה׃ | 14 How can you say, "We are heroes, men valiant in war"? |
| 15 שֻׁדַּד מוֹאָב וְעָרֶיהָ עָלָה וּמִבְחַר בַּחוּרָיו יָרְדוּ לַטָּבַח נְאֻם־הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהֹוָה צְבָאוֹת שְׁמֽוֹ׃ | 15 The ravager of Moab and his cities advances, the flower of his youth goes down to be slaughtered, says the King, the LORD of hosts by name. |
| 16 קָרוֹב אֵיד־מוֹאָב לָבוֹא וְרָעָתוֹ מִהֲרָה מְאֹֽד׃ | 16 Near at hand is Moab's ruin, his disaster hastens apace. |
| 17 נֻדוּ לוֹ כׇּל־סְבִיבָיו וְכֹל יֹדְעֵי שְׁמוֹ אִמְרוּ אֵיכָה נִשְׁבַּר מַטֵּה־עֹז מַקֵּל תִּפְאָרָֽה׃ | 17 Mourn for him, all you his neighbors, all you who knew him well! Say: How the strong staff is broken, the glorious rod! |
| 18 רְדִי מִכָּבוֹד ישבי וּשְׁבִי בַצָּמָא יֹשֶׁבֶת בַּת־דִּיבוֹן כִּֽי־שֹׁדֵד מוֹאָב עָלָה בָךְ שִׁחֵת מִבְצָרָֽיִךְ׃ | 18 Come down from glory, sit on the ground, you that dwell in Dibon; Moab's ravager has come up against you, he has ruined your strongholds. |
| 19 אֶל־דֶּרֶךְ עִמְדִי וְצַפִּי יוֹשֶׁבֶת עֲרוֹעֵר שַׁאֲלִי־נָס וְנִמְלָטָה אִמְרִי מַה־נִּֽהְיָֽתָה׃ | 19 Stand by the wayside, watch closely, you that dwell in Aroer; Ask the man who flees, the woman who tries to escape: say to them, "What has happened?" |
| 20 הֹבִישׁ מוֹאָב כִּי־חַתָּה הילילי וזעקי הֵילִילוּ ׀ וּֽזְעָקוּ הַגִּידוּ בְאַרְנוֹן כִּי שֻׁדַּד מוֹאָֽב׃ | 20 Moab is disgraced, yes, destroyed, howl and cry out; Publish it at the Arnon, Moab is ruined! |
| 21 וּמִשְׁפָּט בָּא אֶל־אֶרֶץ הַמִּישֹׁר אֶל־חֹלוֹן וְאֶל־יַהְצָה וְעַל־ מופעת מֵיפָֽעַת׃ | 21 For judgment has come on the land of the plateau: on Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath, |
| 22 וְעַל־דִּיבוֹן וְעַל־נְבוֹ וְעַל־בֵּית דִּבְלָתָֽיִם׃ | 22 on Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, |
| 23 וְעַל קִרְיָתַיִם וְעַל־בֵּית גָּמוּל וְעַל־בֵּית מְעֽוֹן׃ | 23 on Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, |
| 24 וְעַל־קְרִיּוֹת וְעַל־בׇּצְרָה וְעַל כׇּל־עָרֵי אֶרֶץ מוֹאָב הָרְחֹקוֹת וְהַקְּרֹבֽוֹת׃ | 24 on Kerioth and on Bozrah: on all the cities of Moab, far and near. |
| 25 נִגְדְּעָה קֶרֶן מוֹאָב וּזְרֹעוֹ נִשְׁבָּרָה נְאֻם יְהֹוָֽה׃ | 25 Moab's strength is broken, his might is shattered, says the LORD. |
| 26 הַשְׁכִּירֻהוּ כִּי עַל־יְהֹוָה הִגְדִּיל וְסָפַק מוֹאָב בְּקִיאוֹ וְהָיָה לִשְׂחֹק גַּם־הֽוּא׃ | 26 Because he boasted against the LORD, make Moab drunk so that he retches and vomits, and he too becomes a laughingstock. |
| 27 וְאִם ׀ לוֹא הַשְּׂחֹק הָיָה לְךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם־בְּגַנָּבִים נמצאה נִמְצָא כִּֽי־מִדֵּי דְבָרֶיךָ בּוֹ תִּתְנוֹדָֽד׃ | 27 Is Israel a laughingstock to you? Was she caught among thieves, that you shake your head whenever you speak of her? |
| 28 עִזְבוּ עָרִים וְשִׁכְנוּ בַּסֶּלַע יֹשְׁבֵי מוֹאָב וִֽהְיוּ כְיוֹנָה תְּקַנֵּן בְּעֶבְרֵי פִי־פָֽחַת׃ | 28 Leave the cities, dwell in the crags, you that dwell in Moab. Be like a dove that nests out of reach on the edge of a chasm. |
| 29 שָׁמַעְנוּ גְאוֹן־מוֹאָב גֵּאֶה מְאֹד גׇּבְהוֹ וּגְאוֹנוֹ וְגַאֲוָתוֹ וְרֻם לִבּֽוֹ׃ | 29 We have heard of the pride of Moab, pride beyond bounds: His loftiness, his pride, his scorn, his insolence of heart. |
| 30 אֲנִי יָדַעְתִּי נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה עֶבְרָתוֹ וְלֹא־כֵן בַּדָּיו לֹא־כֵן עָשֽׂוּ׃ | 30 I know, says the LORD, his arrogance; liar in boast, liar in deed. |
| 31 עַל־כֵּן עַל־מוֹאָב אֲיֵלִיל וּלְמוֹאָב כֻּלֹּה אֶזְעָק אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי קִֽיר־חֶרֶשׂ יֶהְגֶּֽה׃ | 31 And so I wail over Moab, over all Moab I cry, over the men of Kir-heres I moan. |
| 32 מִבְּכִי יַעְזֵר אֶבְכֶּה־לָּךְ הַגֶּפֶן שִׂבְמָה נְטִישֹׁתַיִךְ עָבְרוּ יָם עַד יָם יַעְזֵר נָגָעוּ עַל־קֵיצֵךְ וְעַל־בְּצִירֵךְ שֹׁדֵד נָפָֽל׃ | 32 More than for Jazer I weep over you, vineyard of Sibmah. Your tendrils trailed down to the sea, as far as Jazer they stretched. Upon your harvest, upon your vintage, the ravager has fallen. |
| 33 וְנֶאֶסְפָה שִׂמְחָה וָגִיל מִכַּרְמֶל וּמֵאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב וְיַיִן מִיקָבִים הִשְׁבַּתִּי לֹא־יִדְרֹךְ הֵידָד הֵידָד לֹא הֵידָֽד׃ | 33 Joy and jubilation are at an end in the fruit gardens of the land of Moab. I drain the wine from the wine vats, the treader treads no more, the vintage shout is stilled. |
| 34 מִזַּעֲקַת חֶשְׁבּוֹן עַד־אֶלְעָלֵה עַד־יַהַץ נָתְנוּ קוֹלָם מִצֹּעַר עַד־חֹרֹנַיִם עֶגְלַת שְׁלִֽשִׁיָּה כִּי גַּם־מֵי נִמְרִים לִמְשַׁמּוֹת יִהְיֽוּ׃ | 34 The cry of Heshbon and Elealeh is heard as far as Jahaz; they call from Zoar to Horonaim, and to Eglath-shelishiyah, for even the waters of Nimrim turn into a desert. |
| 35 וְהִשְׁבַּתִּי לְמוֹאָב נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה מַעֲלֶה בָמָה וּמַקְטִיר לֵאלֹהָֽיו׃ | 35 I will leave no one in Moab, says the LORD, to offer a holocaust on the high place, or to burn incense to his gods. |
| 36 עַל־כֵּן לִבִּי לְמוֹאָב כַּחֲלִלִים יֶהֱמֶה וְלִבִּי אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי קִֽיר־חֶרֶשׂ כַּחֲלִילִים יֶהֱמֶה עַל־כֵּן יִתְרַת עָשָׂה אָבָֽדוּ׃ | 36 Hence the wail of flutes for Moab is in my heart; for the men of Kir-heres the wail of flutes is in my heart: the wealth they acquired has perished. |
| 37 כִּי כׇל־רֹאשׁ קׇרְחָה וְכׇל־זָקָן גְּרֻעָה עַל כׇּל־יָדַיִם גְּדֻדֹת וְעַל־מׇתְנַיִם שָֽׂק׃ | 37 Every head has been made bald, every beard shaved; every hand is gashed, and the loins of all are clothed in sackcloth. |
| 38 עַל כׇּל־גַּגּוֹת מוֹאָב וּבִרְחֹבֹתֶיהָ כֻּלֹּה מִסְפֵּד כִּי־שָׁבַרְתִּי אֶת־מוֹאָב כִּכְלִי אֵֽין־חֵפֶץ בּוֹ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָֽה׃ | 38 On every roof of Moab and in all his squares there is mourning; I have shattered Moab like a pot that no one wants, says the LORD. |
| 39 אֵיךְ חַתָּה הֵילִילוּ אֵיךְ הִפְנָה־עֹרֶף מוֹאָב בּוֹשׁ וְהָיָה מוֹאָב לִשְׂחֹק וְלִמְחִתָּה לְכׇל־סְבִיבָֽיו׃ | 39 How terror seizes Moab, and wailing! How he turns his back in shame! Moab has become a laughingstock and a horror to all his neighbors! |
| 40 כִּי־כֹה אָמַר יְהֹוָה הִנֵּה כַנֶּשֶׁר יִדְאֶה וּפָרַשׂ כְּנָפָיו אֶל־מוֹאָֽב׃ | 40 For thus says the LORD: Behold, like an eagle he soars, spreads his wings over Moab. |
| 41 נִלְכְּדָה הַקְּרִיּוֹת וְהַמְּצָדוֹת נִתְפָּשָׂה וְֽהָיָה לֵב גִּבּוֹרֵי מוֹאָב בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא כְּלֵב אִשָּׁה מְצֵרָֽה׃ | 41 Cities are taken, strongholds seized: On that day the hearts of Moab's heroes are like the heart of a woman in travail. |
| 42 וְנִשְׁמַד מוֹאָב מֵעָם כִּי עַל־יְהֹוָה הִגְדִּֽיל׃ | 42 Moab shall be destroyed, no more a people, because he boasted against the LORD. |
| 43 פַּחַד וָפַחַת וָפָח עָלֶיךָ יוֹשֵׁב מוֹאָב נְאֻם־יְהֹוָֽה׃ | 43 Terror, pit, and trap be upon you, people of Moab, says the LORD. |
| 44 הניס הַנָּס מִפְּנֵי הַפַּחַד יִפֹּל אֶל־הַפַּחַת וְהָֽעֹלֶה מִן־הַפַּחַת יִלָּכֵד בַּפָּח כִּֽי־אָבִיא אֵלֶיהָ אֶל־מוֹאָב שְׁנַת פְּקֻדָּתָם נְאֻם־יְהֹוָֽה׃ | 44 He who flees from the terror falls into the pit; He who climbs from the pit is caught in the trap; For I will bring these things upon Moab in the year of their punishment, says the LORD. |
| 45 בְּצֵל חֶשְׁבּוֹן עָמְדוּ מִכֹּחַ נָסִים כִּי־אֵשׁ יָצָא מֵחֶשְׁבּוֹן וְלֶהָבָה מִבֵּין סִיחוֹן וַתֹּאכַל פְּאַת מוֹאָב וְקׇדְקֹד בְּנֵי שָׁאֽוֹן׃ | 45 In Heshbon's shadow stop short the exhausted refugees; For fire breaks forth from Heshbon, and a blaze from the house of Sihon: It consumes the brow of Moab, the skull of the noisemakers. |
| 46 אוֹי־לְךָ מוֹאָב אָבַד עַם־כְּמוֹשׁ כִּֽי־לֻקְּחוּ בָנֶיךָ בַּשֶּׁבִי וּבְנֹתֶיךָ בַּשִּׁבְיָֽה׃ | 46 Woe to you, O Moab, you are ruined, O people of Chemosh! Your sons are taken into exile, your daughters into captivity. |
| 47 וְשַׁבְתִּי שְׁבוּת־מוֹאָב בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה עַד־הֵנָּה מִשְׁפַּט מוֹאָֽב׃ | 47 But I will change the lot of Moab in the days to come, says the LORD. Thus far the judgment on Moab. |
