¹Emitte agnum,O Lord,Domine,send forth the Lamb,dominatorem terræ,the Ruler of the earth,de petra deserti ad montem filiæ Sion.from the Rock of the desert to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.

¹Emitte agnum,O Lord,Domine,send forth the Lamb,dominatorem terræ,the Ruler of the earth,de petra deserti ad montem filiæ Sion.from the Rock of the desert to the mountain of the daughter of Zion.

²Et erit:And this shall be:sicut avis fugiens,like a bird fleeing away,et pulli de nido avolantes,and like fledglings flying from the nest,sic erunt filiæ Moab in transcensu Arnon.so will the daughters of Moab be at the passage of Arnon.

²Et erit:And this shall be:sicut avis fugiens,like a bird fleeing away,et pulli de nido avolantes,and like fledglings flying from the nest,sic erunt filiæ Moab in transcensu Arnon.so will the daughters of Moab be at the passage of Arnon.

³Ini consilium,Form a plan.coge concilium;Call a council.pone quasi noctem umbram tuam in meridie;Let your shadow be as if it were night, even at midday.absconde fugientes,Conceal the fugitives,et vagos ne prodas.and do not betray the wanderers.

³Ini consilium,Form a plan.coge concilium;Call a council.pone quasi noctem umbram tuam in meridie;Let your shadow be as if it were night, even at midday.absconde fugientes,Conceal the fugitives,et vagos ne prodas.and do not betray the wanderers.

⁴Habitabunt apud te profugi mei; Moab,My fugitives will live with you. Become a hiding place,esto latibulum eorum a facie vastatoris:O Moab, from the face of the destroyer.finitus est enim pulvis,For the dust is at its end;consummatus est miser,the miserable one has been consumed.defecit qui conculcabat terram.He who trampled the earth has failed.

⁴Habitabunt apud te profugi mei; Moab,My fugitives will live with you. Become a hiding place,esto latibulum eorum a facie vastatoris:O Moab, from the face of the destroyer.finitus est enim pulvis,For the dust is at its end;consummatus est miser,the miserable one has been consumed.defecit qui conculcabat terram.He who trampled the earth has failed.

⁵Et præparabitur in misericordia solium,And a throne will be prepared in mercy,et sedebit super illud in veritate in tabernaculo David,and One shall sit upon it in truth,judicansin the tabernacle of David,et quærens judicium,judging and seeking judgment,et velociter reddens quod justum est.and quickly repaying what is just.

⁵Et præparabitur in misericordia solium,And a throne will be prepared in mercy,et sedebit super illud in veritate in tabernaculo David,and One shall sit upon it in truth,judicansin the tabernacle of David,et quærens judicium,judging and seeking judgment,et velociter reddens quod justum est.and quickly repaying what is just.

⁶Audivimus superbiam Moab:We have heard of the pride of Moab;superbus est valde;he is very proud.superbia ejus,His prideet arrogantia ejus,and his arroganceet indignatio ejus plus quam fortitudo ejus.and his indignation is more than his strength.

⁶Audivimus superbiam Moab:We have heard of the pride of Moab;superbus est valde;he is very proud.superbia ejus,His prideet arrogantia ejus,and his arroganceet indignatio ejus plus quam fortitudo ejus.and his indignation is more than his strength.

⁷Idcirco ululabit Moab ad Moab;For this reason,universus ululabit:Moab will wail to Moab;his qui lætantur super muros cocti lateris,each one will wail.loquimini plagas suas.Speak of their wounds to those who rejoice upon the brick walls.

⁷Idcirco ululabit Moab ad Moab;For this reason,universus ululabit:Moab will wail to Moab;his qui lætantur super muros cocti lateris,each one will wail.loquimini plagas suas.Speak of their wounds to those who rejoice upon the brick walls.

⁸Quoniam suburbana Hesebon deserta sunt,For the suburbs of Heshbon are deserted,et vineam Sabama domini gentium exciderunt:and the lords of the Gentiles have cut down the vineyard of Sibmah.flagella ejus usque ad Jazer pervenerunt,Its vines have arrived even at Jazer.erraverunt in deserto;They have wandered in the desert.propagines ejus relictæ sunt,Its seedlings have been abandoned.transierunt mare.They have crossed over the sea.

⁸Quoniam suburbana Hesebon deserta sunt,For the suburbs of Heshbon are deserted,et vineam Sabama domini gentium exciderunt:and the lords of the Gentiles have cut down the vineyard of Sibmah.flagella ejus usque ad Jazer pervenerunt,Its vines have arrived even at Jazer.erraverunt in deserto;They have wandered in the desert.propagines ejus relictæ sunt,Its seedlings have been abandoned.transierunt mare.They have crossed over the sea.

⁹Super hoc plorabo in fletu Jazer vineam Sabama;I will weep with the tears of Jazer over this, the vineyard of Sibmah.inebriabo de lacrima mea,I will inebriate you with my tears,Hesebon et Eleale,Heshbon and Elealeh!quoniam super vindemiam tuam et super messem tuam vox calcantium irruit.For the sound of those who trample has rushed over your vintage and over your harvest.

⁹Super hoc plorabo in fletu Jazer vineam Sabama;I will weep with the tears of Jazer over this, the vineyard of Sibmah.inebriabo de lacrima mea,I will inebriate you with my tears,Hesebon et Eleale,Heshbon and Elealeh!quoniam super vindemiam tuam et super messem tuam vox calcantium irruit.For the sound of those who trample has rushed over your vintage and over your harvest.

¹⁰Et auferetur lætitia et exsultatio de Carmelo,And so, rejoicing and exultation will be taken away from Carmel,et in vineis non exsultabit neque jubilabit.and there will be no jubilation or exultation in the vineyards.Vinum in torculari non calcabit qui calcare consueverat;He who was accustomed to tread will not tread out the wine in the winepress.vocem calcantium abstuli.I have taken away the sound of those who tread.

¹⁰Et auferetur lætitia et exsultatio de Carmelo,And so, rejoicing and exultation will be taken away from Carmel,et in vineis non exsultabit neque jubilabit.and there will be no jubilation or exultation in the vineyards.Vinum in torculari non calcabit qui calcare consueverat;He who was accustomed to tread will not tread out the wine in the winepress.vocem calcantium abstuli.I have taken away the sound of those who tread.

¹¹Super hoc venter meus ad Moab quasi cithara sonabit,Over this, my heart will resonate like a harp for Moab,et viscera mea ad murum cocti lateris.and my inner most being for the brick wall.

¹¹Super hoc venter meus ad Moab quasi cithara sonabit,Over this, my heart will resonate like a harp for Moab,et viscera mea ad murum cocti lateris.and my inner most being for the brick wall.

¹²Et erit:And this shall be:cum apparuerit quod laboravit Moab super excelsis suis,when it is seen that Moab has struggled upon his high places,ingredietur ad sancta sua ut obsecret,he will enter his holy places to pray,et non valebit.but he will not prevail.

¹²Et erit:And this shall be:cum apparuerit quod laboravit Moab super excelsis suis,when it is seen that Moab has struggled upon his high places,ingredietur ad sancta sua ut obsecret,he will enter his holy places to pray,et non valebit.but he will not prevail.

¹³Hoc verbum quod locutus est Dominus ad Moab ex tunc.This is the word that the Lord has spoken to Moab concerning that time.

¹³Hoc verbum quod locutus est Dominus ad Moab ex tunc.This is the word that the Lord has spoken to Moab concerning that time.

¹⁴Et nunc locutus est Dominus,And now the Lord has spoken, saying: In three years,dicens: In tribus annis,like the years of a hired hand,quasi anni mercenarii, auferetur gloria Moab super omni populo multo,the glory of Moab concerning the entire multitude of the people will be taken away,et relinquetur parvus et modicus, nequaquam multus.and what is left behind will be small and weak and not so numerous.

¹⁴Et nunc locutus est Dominus,And now the Lord has spoken, saying: In three years,dicens: In tribus annis,like the years of a hired hand,quasi anni mercenarii, auferetur gloria Moab super omni populo multo,the glory of Moab concerning the entire multitude of the people will be taken away,et relinquetur parvus et modicus, nequaquam multus.and what is left behind will be small and weak and not so numerous.