aSend the tribute lamb
to the ruler
of the land
, From 1 bSela
by way of the wilderness
to the cmountain
of the daughter
of Zion
.
Then, like 1 afleeing birds
or scattered
2nestlings
, The daughters
of bMoab
will be at the fords
of the cArnon
.
" 1Give us advice
, make
a decision
; 2Cast
your ashadow
like night
3at high
noon
; bHide
the outcasts
, do not betray
the fugitive
.
"Let the 1outcasts 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
, aOppressors
have completely
disappeared from the land
.
A athrone will even be established
in lovingkindness
, And a judge
will sit
on it in faithfulness
in the tent
of bDavid
; Moreover, he will seek
justice
And be prompt
in righteousness
.
aWe have heard of the pride
of Moab
, an excessive
pride
; Even of his arrogance
, pride
, and fury
; bHis idle
boasts
are 1false
.
Therefore Moab
will wail
; everyone
of Moab
will wail
. You will moan
for the araisin
cakes
of bKir-hareseth
As those who
are utterly
stricken
.
For the fields of aHeshbon
have 1withered
, the vines
of bSibmah
as well; The lords
of the nations
have trampled
down
its choice
clusters
Which reached
as far
as Jazer
and wandered
to the deserts
; cIts tendrils
spread
themselves out and passed
over
the sea
.
Therefore I will aweep
bitterly
for Jazer
, for the vine
of Sibmah
; I will drench
you with my tears
, O bHeshbon
and Elealeh
; For the shouting
over
your csummer
fruits
and your harvest
has fallen
away
.
aGladness and joy
are taken
away
from the fruitful
field
; In the bvineyards
also there will be no
cries
of joy
or jubilant
shouting
, No
ctreader
treads
out wine
in the presses
, For I have made the shouting
to cease
.
Therefore my 1 aheart
intones
like a harp
for Moab
And my 2inward
feelings
for Kir-hareseth
.
So it will come about when
Moab
apresents
himself, When
he bwearies
himself upon his chigh
place
And comes
to his sanctuary
to pray
, That he will not prevail
.
This is the word
which
the LORD
spoke
earlier
concerning
Moab
.
But now the LORD
speaks
, saying
, "Within three
years
, as 1 aa hired
man
would count
them, the glory
of bMoab
will be degraded
along with all
his great
population
, and his remnant
will be very
small
and 2impotent
."