1 לְמֹואָב כֹּה־אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֹות אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֹוי אֶל־נְבֹו כִּי שֻׁדָּדָה הֹבִישָׁה נִלְכְּדָה קִרְיָתָיִם הֹבִישָׁה הַמִּשְׂגָּב וָחָתָּה | 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 עֹוד תְּהִלַּת מֹואָב בְּחֶשְׁבֹּון חָשְׁבוּ עָלֶיהָ רָעָה לְכוּ וְנַכְרִיתֶנָּה מִגֹּוי גַּם־מַדְמֵן תִּדֹּמִּי אַחֲרַיִךְ תֵּלֶךְ חָרֶב | 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 קֹול צְעָקָה מֵחֹרֹונָיִם שֹׁד וָשֶׁבֶר גָּדֹול | 3 Listen! a cry from Horonaim of ruin and great destruction! |
4 נִשְׁבְּרָה מֹואָב הִשְׁמִיעוּ זְּעָקָה [צְעֹורֶיהָ כ] (צְעִירֶיהָ׃ ק) | 4 Moab is crushed, their outcry is heard in Zoar. |
5 כִּי מַעֲלֵה [הַלֻּחֹות כ] (הַלּוּחִית ק) בִּבְכִי יַעֲלֶה־בֶּכִי כִּי בְּמֹורַד חֹורֹנַיִם צָרֵי צַעֲקַת־שֶׁבֶר שָׁמֵעוּ | 5 The ascent of Luhith they climb weeping; On the descent to Horonaim the cry of destruction is heard. |
6 נֻסוּ מַלְּטוּ נַפְשְׁכֶם וְתִהְיֶינָה כַּעֲרֹועֵר בַּמִּדְבָּר | 6 "Flee, save your lives, to survive like the wild ass in the desert!" |
7 כִּי יַעַן בִּטְחֵךְ בְּמַעֲשַׂיִךְ וּבְאֹוצְרֹותַיִךְ גַּם־אַתְּ תִּלָּכֵדִי וְיָצָא [כְמִישׁ כ] (כְמֹושׁ ק) בַּגֹּולָה כֹּהֲנָיו וְשָׂרָיו [יַחַד כ] (יַחְדָּיו׃ ק) | 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־כָּל־עִיר וְעִיר לֹא תִמָּלֵט וְאָבַד הָעֵמֶק וְנִשְׁמַד הַמִּישֹׁר אֲשֶׁר אָמַר יְהוָה | 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 לְמֹואָב כִּי נָצֹא תֵּצֵא וְעָרֶיהָ לְשַׁמָּה תִהְיֶינָה מֵאֵין יֹושֵׁב בָּהֵן | 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 יְהוָה רְמִיָּה וְאָרוּר מֹנֵעַ חַרְבֹּו מִדָּם | 10 (Cursed be he who does the LORD'S work remissly, cursed he who holds back his sword from blood.) |
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 | 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 הִנֵּה־יָמִים בָּאִים נְאֻם־יְהוָה וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי־לֹו צֹעִים וְצֵעֻהוּ וְכֵלָיו יָרִיקוּ וְנִבְלֵיהֶם יְנַפֵּצוּ | 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 מֹואָב מִכְּמֹושׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר־בֹּשׁוּ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל מִבֵּית אֵל מִבְטֶחָם | 13 Chemosh shall disappoint Moab, as Israel was disappointed by Bethel in which they trusted. |
14 אֵיךְ תֹּאמְרוּ גִּבֹּורִים אֲנָחְנוּ וְאַנְשֵׁי־חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה | 14 How can you say, "We are heroes, men valiant in war"? |
15 שֻׁדַּד מֹואָב וְעָרֶיהָ עָלָה וּמִבְחַר בַּחוּרָיו יָרְדוּ לַטָּבַח נְאֻם־הַמֶּלֶךְ יְהוָה צְבָאֹות שְׁמֹו | 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 קָרֹוב אֵיד־מֹואָב לָבֹוא וְרָעָתֹו מִהֲרָה מְאֹד | 16 Near at hand is Moab's ruin, his disaster hastens apace. |
17 נֻדוּ לֹו כָּל־סְבִיבָיו וְכֹל יֹדְעֵי שְׁמֹו אִמְרוּ אֵיכָה נִשְׁבַּר מַטֵּה־עֹז מַקֵּל תִּפְאָרָה | 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 מִכָּבֹוד [יֹשְׁבֶי כ] (וּשְׁבִי ק) בַצָּמָא יֹשֶׁבֶת בַּת־דִּיבֹון כִּי־שֹׁדֵד מֹואָב עָלָה בָךְ שִׁחֵת מִבְצָרָיִךְ | 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 יֹושֶׁבֶת עֲרֹועֵר שַׁאֲלִי־נָס וְנִמְלָטָה אִמְרִי מַה־נִּהְיָתָה | 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 מֹואָב כִּי־חַתָּה [הֵילִילִי כ] (הֵילִילוּ ׀ ק) [וּזְעָקִי כ] (וּזְעָקוּ ק) הַגִּידוּ בְאַרְנֹון כִּי שֻׁדַּד מֹואָב | 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־חֹלֹון וְאֶל־יַהְצָה וְעַל־ [מֹופָעַת כ] (מֵיפָעַת׃ ק) | 21 For judgment has come on the land of the plateau: on Holon, Jahzah, and Mephaath, |
22 וְעַל־דִּיבֹון וְעַל־נְבֹו וְעַל־בֵּית דִּבְלָתָיִם | 22 on Dibon, Nebo, and Beth-diblathaim, |
23 וְעַל קִרְיָתַיִם וְעַל־בֵּית גָּמוּל וְעַל־בֵּית מְעֹון | 23 on Kiriathaim, Beth-gamul, and Beth-meon, |
24 וְעַל־קְרִיֹּות וְעַל־בָּצְרָה וְעַל כָּל־עָרֵי אֶרֶץ מֹואָב הָרְחֹקֹות וְהַקְּרֹבֹות | 24 on Kerioth and on Bozrah: on all the cities of Moab, far and near. |
25 נִגְדְּעָה קֶרֶן מֹואָב וּזְרֹעֹו נִשְׁבָּרָה נְאֻם יְהוָה | 25 Moab's strength is broken, his might is shattered, says the LORD. |
26 הַשְׁכִּירֻהוּ כִּי עַל־יְהוָה הִגְדִּיל וְסָפַק מֹואָב בְּקִיאֹו וְהָיָה לִשְׂחֹק גַּם־הוּא | 26 Because he boasted against the LORD, make Moab drunk so that he retches and vomits, and he too becomes a laughingstock. |
27 וְאִם ׀ לֹוא הַשְּׂחֹק הָיָה לְךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אִם־בְּגַנָּבִים [נִמְצָאָה כ] (נִמְצָא ק) כִּי־מִדֵּי דְבָרֶיךָ בֹּו תִּתְנֹודָד | 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 מֹואָב וִהְיוּ כְיֹונָה תְּקַנֵּן בְּעֶבְרֵי פִי־פָחַת | 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 גְאֹון־מֹואָב גֵּאֶה מְאֹד גָּבְהֹו וּגְאֹונֹו וְגַאֲוָתֹו וְרֻם לִבֹּו | 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־יְהוָה עֶבְרָתֹו וְלֹא־כֵן בַּדָּיו לֹא־כֵן עָשׂוּ | 30 I know, says the LORD, his arrogance; liar in boast, liar in deed. |
31 עַל־כֵּן עַל־מֹואָב אֲיֵלִיל וּלְמֹואָב כֻּלֹּה אֶזְעָק אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי קִיר־חֶרֶשׂ יֶהְגֶּה | 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 נָפָל | 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 מֹואָב וְיַיִן מִיקָבִים הִשְׁבַּתִּי לֹא־יִדְרֹךְ הֵידָד הֵידָד לֹא הֵידָד | 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 חֶשְׁבֹּון עַד־אֶלְעָלֵה עַד־יַהַץ נָתְנוּ קֹולָם מִצֹּעַר עַד־חֹרֹנַיִם עֶגְלַת שְׁלִשִׁיָּה כִּי גַּם־מֵי נִמְרִים לִמְשַׁמֹּות יִהְיוּ | 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 לְמֹואָב נְאֻם־יְהוָה מַעֲלֶה בָמָה וּמַקְטִיר לֵאלֹהָיו | 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 לְמֹואָב כַּחֲלִלִים יֶהֱמֶה וְלִבִּי אֶל־אַנְשֵׁי קִיר־חֶרֶשׂ כַּחֲלִילִים יֶהֱמֶה עַל־כֵּן יִתְרַת עָשָׂה אָבָדוּ | 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 כָל־רֹאשׁ קָרְחָה וְכָל־זָקָן גְּרֻעָה עַל כָּל־יָדַיִם גְּדֻדֹת וְעַל־מָתְנַיִם שָׂק | 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 כָּל־גַּגֹּות מֹואָב וּבִרְחֹבֹתֶיהָ כֻּלֹּה מִסְפֵּד כִּי־שָׁבַרְתִּי אֶת־מֹואָב כִּכְלִי אֵין־חֵפֶץ בֹּו נְאֻם־יְהוָה | 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 מֹואָב בֹּושׁ וְהָיָה מֹואָב לִשְׂחֹק וְלִמְחִתָּה לְכָל־סְבִיבָיו׃ ס | 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 יְהוָה הִנֵּה כַנֶּשֶׁר יִדְאֶה וּפָרַשׂ כְּנָפָיו אֶל־מֹואָב | 40 For thus says the LORD: Behold, like an eagle he soars, spreads his wings over Moab. |
41 נִלְכְּדָה הַקְּרִיֹּות וְהַמְּצָדֹות נִתְפָּשָׂה וְהָיָה לֵב גִּבֹּורֵי מֹואָב בַּיֹּום הַהוּא כְּלֵב אִשָּׁה מְצֵרָה | 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 מֹואָב מֵעָם כִּי עַל־יְהוָה הִגְדִּיל | 42 Moab shall be destroyed, no more a people, because he boasted against the LORD. |
43 פַּחַד וָפַחַת וָפָח עָלֶיךָ יֹושֵׁב מֹואָב נְאֻם־יְהוָה | 43 Terror, pit, and trap be upon you, people of Moab, says the LORD. |
44 [הַנִּיס כ] (הַנָּס ק) מִפְּנֵי הַפַּחַד יִפֹּל אֶל־הַפַּחַת וְהָעֹלֶה מִן־הַפַּחַת יִלָּכֵד בַּפָּח כִּי־אָבִיא אֵלֶיהָ אֶל־מֹואָב שְׁנַת פְּקֻדָּתָם נְאֻם־יְהוָה | 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 חֶשְׁבֹּון עָמְדוּ מִכֹּחַ נָסִים כִּי־אֵשׁ יָצָא מֵחֶשְׁבֹּון וְלֶהָבָה מִבֵּין סִיחֹון וַתֹּאכַל פְּאַת מֹואָב וְקָדְקֹד בְּנֵי שָׁאֹון | 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 אֹוי־לְךָ מֹואָב אָבַד עַם־כְּמֹושׁ כִּי־לֻקְּחוּ בָנֶיךָ בַּשֶּׁבִי וּבְנֹתֶיךָ בַּשִּׁבְיָה | 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־מֹואָב בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים נְאֻם־יְהוָה עַד־הֵנָּה מִשְׁפַּט מֹואָב׃ ס | 47 But I will change the lot of Moab in the days to come, says the LORD. Thus far the judgment on Moab. |