¹Ad Moab.Against Moab,Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum,thus says the Lord of hosts,Deus Israël:the God of Israel:Væ super Nabo,“Woe upon Nebo!quoniam vastata est,For it has been devastatedet confusa!and confounded.capta est Cariathaim,Kiriathaim has been seized;confusa est fortis,the strong one has been confoundedet tremuit.and has trembled.

¹Ad Moab.Against Moab,Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum,thus says the Lord of hosts,Deus Israël:the God of Israel:Væ super Nabo,“Woe upon Nebo!quoniam vastata est,For it has been devastatedet confusa!and confounded.capta est Cariathaim,Kiriathaim has been seized;confusa est fortis,the strong one has been confoundedet tremuit.and has trembled.

²Non est ultra exsultatio in Moab contra Hesebon:There is no longer any rejoicing in Moab over Heshbon.cogitaverunt malum:They have devised evil.Venite,‘Comeet disperdamus eam de gente.and let us destroy it as a nation.’Ergo silens conticesces,Then you will be utterly silenced,sequeturque te gladius.and the sword will pursue you.

²Non est ultra exsultatio in Moab contra Hesebon:There is no longer any rejoicing in Moab over Heshbon.cogitaverunt malum:They have devised evil.Venite,‘Comeet disperdamus eam de gente.and let us destroy it as a nation.’Ergo silens conticesces,Then you will be utterly silenced,sequeturque te gladius.and the sword will pursue you.

³Vox clamoris de Oronaim,A voice of clamor from Horonaim:vastitas et contritio magna.devastation and great destruction!

³Vox clamoris de Oronaim,A voice of clamor from Horonaim:vastitas et contritio magna.devastation and great destruction!

⁴Contrita est Moab:Moab has been crushed.annuntiate clamorem parvulis ejus.Announce an outcry for her little ones.

⁴Contrita est Moab:Moab has been crushed.annuntiate clamorem parvulis ejus.Announce an outcry for her little ones.

⁵Per ascensum enim Luith plorans ascendet in fletu,For, along the ascent of Luhith, the mourner will ascend with weeping.quoniam in descensu Oronaim hostes ululatum contritionis audierunt.For, on the descent of Horonaim, the enemies have heard the wailing of devastation.

⁵Per ascensum enim Luith plorans ascendet in fletu,For, along the ascent of Luhith, the mourner will ascend with weeping.quoniam in descensu Oronaim hostes ululatum contritionis audierunt.For, on the descent of Horonaim, the enemies have heard the wailing of devastation.

⁶Fugite,Flee,salvate animas vestras,save your lives!et eritis quasi myricæ in deserto:And you shall be like a saltcedar tree in the desert.

⁶Fugite,Flee,salvate animas vestras,save your lives!et eritis quasi myricæ in deserto:And you shall be like a saltcedar tree in the desert.

⁷pro eo enim quod habuisti fiduciam in munitionibus tuis et in thesauris tuis,For because you have had faith in your fortifications and in your storehouses,tu quoque capieris:you too will be seized.et ibit Chamos in transmigrationem,And Chemosh will go into captivity:sacerdotes ejus et principes ejus simul.his priests and his leaders together.

⁷pro eo enim quod habuisti fiduciam in munitionibus tuis et in thesauris tuis,For because you have had faith in your fortifications and in your storehouses,tu quoque capieris:you too will be seized.et ibit Chamos in transmigrationem,And Chemosh will go into captivity:sacerdotes ejus et principes ejus simul.his priests and his leaders together.

⁸Et veniet prædo ad omnem urbem,And the despoiler will overwhelm every city,et urbs nulla salvabitur:and not a single city will be saved.et peribunt valles,And the valleys will perish,et dissipabuntur campestria,and the fields will be destroyed.quoniam dixit Dominus:For the Lord has spoken.

⁸Et veniet prædo ad omnem urbem,And the despoiler will overwhelm every city,et urbs nulla salvabitur:and not a single city will be saved.et peribunt valles,And the valleys will perish,et dissipabuntur campestria,and the fields will be destroyed.quoniam dixit Dominus:For the Lord has spoken.

⁹Date florem Moab,Give a blossom to Moab.quia florens egredietur:For it will depart when it is blossoming.et civitates ejus desertæ erunt,And its cities will become desolateet inhabitabiles.and uninhabited.

⁹Date florem Moab,Give a blossom to Moab.quia florens egredietur:For it will depart when it is blossoming.et civitates ejus desertæ erunt,And its cities will become desolateet inhabitabiles.and uninhabited.

¹⁰Maledictus qui facit opus Domini fraudulenter,Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully.et maledictus qui prohibet gladium suum a sanguine.And cursed is he who prohibits his sword from blood.

¹⁰Maledictus qui facit opus Domini fraudulenter,Cursed is he who does the work of the Lord deceitfully.et maledictus qui prohibet gladium suum a sanguine.And cursed is he who prohibits his sword from blood.

¹¹Fertilis fuit Moab ab adolescentia sua,Moab has been fertile from his youth,et requievit in fæcibus suis:and he has rested amid his brood.nec transfusus est de vase in vas,And he has not been transferred from vessel to vessel,et in transmigrationem non abiit:nor has he gone into the transmigration.idcirco permansit gustus ejus in eo,Therefore, his taste has remained with him,et odor ejus non est immutatus.and his scent has not changed.

¹¹Fertilis fuit Moab ab adolescentia sua,Moab has been fertile from his youth,et requievit in fæcibus suis:and he has rested amid his brood.nec transfusus est de vase in vas,And he has not been transferred from vessel to vessel,et in transmigrationem non abiit:nor has he gone into the transmigration.idcirco permansit gustus ejus in eo,Therefore, his taste has remained with him,et odor ejus non est immutatus.and his scent has not changed.

¹²Propterea ecce dies veniunt,Because of this,dicit Dominus,behold,et mittam ei ordinatoresthe days are approaching,et stratores laguncularum:says the Lord,et sternent eum,when I will send to him those who will line up and knock down his bottles,et vasa ejus exhaurient,and they will knock him down and empty his vessels,et lagunculas eorum collident.and they will break their bottles against one another.

¹²Propterea ecce dies veniunt,Because of this,dicit Dominus,behold,et mittam ei ordinatoresthe days are approaching,et stratores laguncularum:says the Lord,et sternent eum,when I will send to him those who will line up and knock down his bottles,et vasa ejus exhaurient,and they will knock him down and empty his vessels,et lagunculas eorum collident.and they will break their bottles against one another.

¹³Et confundetur Moab a Chamos sicut confusa est domus Israël a Bethel,And Moab will be confounded by Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was shamed by Bethel,in qua habebat fiduciam.in which they had faith.

¹³Et confundetur Moab a Chamos sicut confusa est domus Israël a Bethel,And Moab will be confounded by Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was shamed by Bethel,in qua habebat fiduciam.in which they had faith.

¹⁴Quomodo dicitis:How can you say:Fortes sumus,‘We are stronget viri robusti ad præliandum?and robust men of battle?’

¹⁴Quomodo dicitis:How can you say:Fortes sumus,‘We are stronget viri robusti ad præliandum?and robust men of battle?’

¹⁵Vastata est Moab,Moab has been devastated,et civitates illius succiderunt,and they have cut down her cities.et electi juvenes ejus descenderunt in occisionem,And her elect young men have descended to slaughter.ait Rex:So says the King,Dominus exercituum nomen ejus.whose name is the Lord of hosts.

¹⁵Vastata est Moab,Moab has been devastated,et civitates illius succiderunt,and they have cut down her cities.et electi juvenes ejus descenderunt in occisionem,And her elect young men have descended to slaughter.ait Rex:So says the King,Dominus exercituum nomen ejus.whose name is the Lord of hosts.

¹⁶Prope est interitus Moab ut veniat,The passing away of Moab draws near and arrives.et malum ejus velociter accurret nimis.Its evil will rush forward with great speed.

¹⁶Prope est interitus Moab ut veniat,The passing away of Moab draws near and arrives.et malum ejus velociter accurret nimis.Its evil will rush forward with great speed.

¹⁷Consolamini eum,Console him,omnes qui estis in circuitu ejus:all you who surround himet universi qui scitis nomen ejus,and all you who know his name.dicite:Say:Quomodo confracta est virga fortis,‘How has the strong staff become broken,baculus gloriosus?the glorious staff?’

¹⁷Consolamini eum,Console him,omnes qui estis in circuitu ejus:all you who surround himet universi qui scitis nomen ejus,and all you who know his name.dicite:Say:Quomodo confracta est virga fortis,‘How has the strong staff become broken,baculus gloriosus?the glorious staff?’

¹⁸Descende de gloria,Descend from your glory,et sede in siti,and sit in thirst,habitatio filiæ Dibon,O habitation of the daughter of Dibon!quoniam vastator Moab ascendit ad te:For the destroyer of Moab has ascended to you;dissipavit munitiones tuas.he has dissipated your fortifications.

¹⁸Descende de gloria,Descend from your glory,et sede in siti,and sit in thirst,habitatio filiæ Dibon,O habitation of the daughter of Dibon!quoniam vastator Moab ascendit ad te:For the destroyer of Moab has ascended to you;dissipavit munitiones tuas.he has dissipated your fortifications.

¹⁹In via sta,Stand in the way,et prospice,and gaze out,habitatio Aroër:O habitation of Aroer!interroga fugientem,Question him who is fleeing,et ei qui evasit dic:and say to him who has escaped:Quid accidit?‘What has happened?’

¹⁹In via sta,Stand in the way,et prospice,and gaze out,habitatio Aroër:O habitation of Aroer!interroga fugientem,Question him who is fleeing,et ei qui evasit dic:and say to him who has escaped:Quid accidit?‘What has happened?’

²⁰Confusus est Moab,Moab has been confounded,quoniam victus est.because he has been conquered.Ululate,Wailet clamate:and cry out!annuntiate in Arnon,Announce it in Arnon:quoniam vastata est Moab,Moab has been devastated,

²⁰Confusus est Moab,Moab has been confounded,quoniam victus est.because he has been conquered.Ululate,Wailet clamate:and cry out!annuntiate in Arnon,Announce it in Arnon:quoniam vastata est Moab,Moab has been devastated,

²¹et judicium venit ad terram campestrem,and judgment has arrived upon the land of the plains:super Helon,upon Holon,et super Jasa,and upon Jahzah,et super Mephaath,and upon Mephaath,

²¹et judicium venit ad terram campestrem,and judgment has arrived upon the land of the plains:super Helon,upon Holon,et super Jasa,and upon Jahzah,et super Mephaath,and upon Mephaath,

²²et super Dibon,and upon Dibon,et super Nabo,and upon Nebo,et super domum Deblathaim,and upon the house of Deblathaim,

²²et super Dibon,and upon Dibon,et super Nabo,and upon Nebo,et super domum Deblathaim,and upon the house of Deblathaim,

²³et super Cariathaim,and upon Kiriathaim,et super Bethgamul,and upon the house of Gamul,et super Bethmaon,and upon the house of Meon,

²³et super Cariathaim,and upon Kiriathaim,et super Bethgamul,and upon the house of Gamul,et super Bethmaon,and upon the house of Meon,

²⁴et super Carioth,and upon Kerioth,et super Bosra,and upon Bozrah,et super omnes civitates terræ Moab,and upon all the cities of the land of Moab,quæ longe et quæ prope sunt.those far away and those nearby.

²⁴et super Carioth,and upon Kerioth,et super Bosra,and upon Bozrah,et super omnes civitates terræ Moab,and upon all the cities of the land of Moab,quæ longe et quæ prope sunt.those far away and those nearby.

²⁵Abscissum est cornu Moab,The horn of Moab has been cut away,et brachium ejus contritum est,and his arm has been crushed,ait Dominus.says the Lord.

²⁵Abscissum est cornu Moab,The horn of Moab has been cut away,et brachium ejus contritum est,and his arm has been crushed,ait Dominus.says the Lord.

²⁶Inebriate eum,Inebriate him,quoniam contra Dominum erectus est:for he has lifted himself up against the Lord.et allidet manum Moab in vomitu suo,And Moab will thrust his hand into his own vomit,et erit in derisum etiam ipse.and also now he himself will become a derision.

²⁶Inebriate eum,Inebriate him,quoniam contra Dominum erectus est:for he has lifted himself up against the Lord.et allidet manum Moab in vomitu suo,And Moab will thrust his hand into his own vomit,et erit in derisum etiam ipse.and also now he himself will become a derision.

²⁷Fuit enim in derisum tibi Israël:For Israel had been a derision to them.quasi inter fures reperisses eum:It was as if you had discovered him among thieves.propter verba ergo tua quæ adversum illum locutus es,Because of your own words, then, which you have spoken against him,captivus duceris.you will be led away captive.

²⁷Fuit enim in derisum tibi Israël:For Israel had been a derision to them.quasi inter fures reperisses eum:It was as if you had discovered him among thieves.propter verba ergo tua quæ adversum illum locutus es,Because of your own words, then, which you have spoken against him,captivus duceris.you will be led away captive.

²⁸Relinquite civitates,Relinquish the cities,et habitate in petra,and live upon a rock,habitatores Moab:O inhabitants of Moab,et estote quasi columba nidificans in summo ore foraminis.and be like a dove nesting at the mouth of an opening at the summit.

²⁸Relinquite civitates,Relinquish the cities,et habitate in petra,and live upon a rock,habitatores Moab:O inhabitants of Moab,et estote quasi columba nidificans in summo ore foraminis.and be like a dove nesting at the mouth of an opening at the summit.

²⁹Audivimus superbiam Moab:We have listened to the arrogance of Moab;superbus est valde:he is very proud:sublimitatem ejus,his exaltation,et arrogantiam,and arrogance,et superbiam,and pride,et altitudinem cordis ejus.and the loftiness of his heart.

²⁹Audivimus superbiam Moab:We have listened to the arrogance of Moab;superbus est valde:he is very proud:sublimitatem ejus,his exaltation,et arrogantiam,and arrogance,et superbiam,and pride,et altitudinem cordis ejus.and the loftiness of his heart.

³⁰Ego scio,I myself know,ait Dominus,says the Lord,jactantiam ejus,his boasting,et quod non sit juxta eam virtus ejus,and that his ability is not in accord with it,nec juxta quod poterat conata sit facere.nor is it in accord with what he has been striving to do.

³⁰Ego scio,I myself know,ait Dominus,says the Lord,jactantiam ejus,his boasting,et quod non sit juxta eam virtus ejus,and that his ability is not in accord with it,nec juxta quod poterat conata sit facere.nor is it in accord with what he has been striving to do.

³¹Ideo super Moab ejulabo,For this reason, I will wail over Moab,et ad Moab universam clamabo,and I will cry out to all of Moab,ad viros muri fictilis lamentantes:to the men on the brick wall who are lamenting.

³¹Ideo super Moab ejulabo,For this reason, I will wail over Moab,et ad Moab universam clamabo,and I will cry out to all of Moab,ad viros muri fictilis lamentantes:to the men on the brick wall who are lamenting.

³²de planctu Jazer plorabo tibi,O vineyard of Sibmah,vinea Sabama.I will weep for you,Propagines tuæ transierunt mare;with the mourning of Jazer.usque ad mare Jazer pervenerunt:Your offshoots have crossed over the sea.super messem tuamThey have reached even to the sea of Jazer.et vindemiam tuam prædo irruit.The despoiler has rushed over your harvest and your vintage.

³²de planctu Jazer plorabo tibi,O vineyard of Sibmah,vinea Sabama.I will weep for you,Propagines tuæ transierunt mare;with the mourning of Jazer.usque ad mare Jazer pervenerunt:Your offshoots have crossed over the sea.super messem tuamThey have reached even to the sea of Jazer.et vindemiam tuam prædo irruit.The despoiler has rushed over your harvest and your vintage.

³³Ablata est lætitia et exsultatio de Carmelo et de terra Moab,Rejoicing and exultation has been taken away from Carmel and from the land of Moab.et vinum de torcularibus sustuli:And I have taken the wine from the winepresses.nequaquam calcator uvæ solitum celeuma cantabit.The treader of grapes will no longer sing the usual rhythmic chant.

³³Ablata est lætitia et exsultatio de Carmelo et de terra Moab,Rejoicing and exultation has been taken away from Carmel and from the land of Moab.et vinum de torcularibus sustuli:And I have taken the wine from the winepresses.nequaquam calcator uvæ solitum celeuma cantabit.The treader of grapes will no longer sing the usual rhythmic chant.

³⁴De clamore Hesebon usque Eleale et Jasa,From the outcry of Heshbon, even to Elealeh and Jahzah,dederunt vocem suam;they have uttered their voice;a Segor usque ad Oronaim,from Zoar, even to Horonaim,vitula conternante:like a three year old calf.aquæ quoque Nemrim pessimæ erunt.So too, the waters of Nimrim will be very bad.

³⁴De clamore Hesebon usque Eleale et Jasa,From the outcry of Heshbon, even to Elealeh and Jahzah,dederunt vocem suam;they have uttered their voice;a Segor usque ad Oronaim,from Zoar, even to Horonaim,vitula conternante:like a three year old calf.aquæ quoque Nemrim pessimæ erunt.So too, the waters of Nimrim will be very bad.

³⁵Et auferam de Moab,And I will take away from Moab,ait Dominus,says the Lord,offerentem in excelsis,the one who makes offerings in exalted places,et sacrificantem diis ejus.and the one who sacrifices to his gods.

³⁵Et auferam de Moab,And I will take away from Moab,ait Dominus,says the Lord,offerentem in excelsis,the one who makes offerings in exalted places,et sacrificantem diis ejus.and the one who sacrifices to his gods.

³⁶Propterea cor meum ad Moab quasi tibiæ resonabit,Because of this, my heart will resound for Moab, like the pipes,et cor meum ad viros muri fictilis dabit sonitum tibiarum:and my heart will make a sound like the pipes for the men on the brick wall.quia plus fecit quam potuit,For he has done more than he was able,idcirco perierunt.yet still they have perished.

³⁶Propterea cor meum ad Moab quasi tibiæ resonabit,Because of this, my heart will resound for Moab, like the pipes,et cor meum ad viros muri fictilis dabit sonitum tibiarum:and my heart will make a sound like the pipes for the men on the brick wall.quia plus fecit quam potuit,For he has done more than he was able,idcirco perierunt.yet still they have perished.

³⁷Omne enim caput calvitium,For every head will be bald,et omnis barba rasa erit:and every beard will be shaved.in cunctis manibus colligatio,All the hands will be bound together,et super omne dorsum cilicium:and there will be haircloth on every back.

³⁷Omne enim caput calvitium,For every head will be bald,et omnis barba rasa erit:and every beard will be shaved.in cunctis manibus colligatio,All the hands will be bound together,et super omne dorsum cilicium:and there will be haircloth on every back.

³⁸super omnia tecta Moab,Over all the rooftops of Moab,et in plateis ejus,and in its streets,omnis planctus:everyone will mourn.quoniam contrivi Moab sicut vas inutile,For I have crushed Moab like a useless vessel,ait Dominus.says the Lord.

³⁸super omnia tecta Moab,Over all the rooftops of Moab,et in plateis ejus,and in its streets,omnis planctus:everyone will mourn.quoniam contrivi Moab sicut vas inutile,For I have crushed Moab like a useless vessel,ait Dominus.says the Lord.

³⁹Quomodo victa est,How was it conquered,et ululaverunt?so that they would wail?quomodo dejecit cervicem Moab,How is it that Moab has cast down his necket confusus est?and been confounded?eritque Moab in derisum,And Moab will be a derisionet in exemplum omnibus in circuitu suo.and an example to everyone around him.”

³⁹Quomodo victa est,How was it conquered,et ululaverunt?so that they would wail?quomodo dejecit cervicem Moab,How is it that Moab has cast down his necket confusus est?and been confounded?eritque Moab in derisum,And Moab will be a derisionet in exemplum omnibus in circuitu suo.and an example to everyone around him.”

⁴⁰Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Ecce quasi aquila volabit,“Behold, he will fly like the eagle,et extendet alas suas ad Moab.and he will extend his wings to Moab.

⁴⁰Hæc dicit Dominus:Thus says the Lord:Ecce quasi aquila volabit,“Behold, he will fly like the eagle,et extendet alas suas ad Moab.and he will extend his wings to Moab.

⁴¹Capta est Carioth,Kerioth has been captured,et munitiones comprehensæ sunt:and the fortifications have been taken.et erit cor fortium Moab in die illa sicut cor mulieris parturientis,And in that day, the heart of the strong ones of Moab will be like the heart of a woman giving birth.

⁴¹Capta est Carioth,Kerioth has been captured,et munitiones comprehensæ sunt:and the fortifications have been taken.et erit cor fortium Moab in die illa sicut cor mulieris parturientis,And in that day, the heart of the strong ones of Moab will be like the heart of a woman giving birth.

⁴²et cessabit Moab esse populus,And Moab will cease to be a people.quoniam contra Dominum gloriatus est.For he has been glorified against the Lord.

⁴²et cessabit Moab esse populus,And Moab will cease to be a people.quoniam contra Dominum gloriatus est.For he has been glorified against the Lord.

⁴³Pavor,Terroret fovea,and the pitet laqueus super te,and the snare will overwhelm you,o habitator Moab,O inhabitant of Moab,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

⁴³Pavor,Terroret fovea,and the pitet laqueus super te,and the snare will overwhelm you,o habitator Moab,O inhabitant of Moab,dicit Dominus.says the Lord.

⁴⁴Qui fugerit a facie pavoris cadet in foveam,Whoever flees from the terror will fall into the pit.et qui conscenderit de fovea capietur laqueo:And whoever climbs out of the pit will be seized by the snare.adducam enim super Moab annum visitationis eorum,For I will lead over Moab the year of their visitation,ait Dominus.says the Lord.

⁴⁴Qui fugerit a facie pavoris cadet in foveam,Whoever flees from the terror will fall into the pit.et qui conscenderit de fovea capietur laqueo:And whoever climbs out of the pit will be seized by the snare.adducam enim super Moab annum visitationis eorum,For I will lead over Moab the year of their visitation,ait Dominus.says the Lord.

⁴⁵In umbra Hesebon steterunt de laqueo fugientes,Those fleeing from the snare stood in the shadow of Heshbon.quia ignis egressus est de Hesebon,For a fire has gone forth from Heshbon,et flamma de medio Seon:and a flame from the midst of Sihon,et devorabit partem Moab,and it will devour the portion of Moab,et verticem filiorum tumultus.and the top of the head of the sons of tumult.

⁴⁵In umbra Hesebon steterunt de laqueo fugientes,Those fleeing from the snare stood in the shadow of Heshbon.quia ignis egressus est de Hesebon,For a fire has gone forth from Heshbon,et flamma de medio Seon:and a flame from the midst of Sihon,et devorabit partem Moab,and it will devour the portion of Moab,et verticem filiorum tumultus.and the top of the head of the sons of tumult.

⁴⁶Væ tibi,Woe to you,Moab:O Moab!periisti,You have been ruined,popule Chamos,O people of Chemosh!quia comprehensi sunt filii tui et filiæ tuæ in captivitatem.For your sons and your daughters have been taken into captivity.

⁴⁶Væ tibi,Woe to you,Moab:O Moab!periisti,You have been ruined,popule Chamos,O people of Chemosh!quia comprehensi sunt filii tui et filiæ tuæ in captivitatem.For your sons and your daughters have been taken into captivity.

⁴⁷Et convertam captivitatem Moab in novissimis diebus,But I will convert the captivity of Moab in the last days,ait Dominus.says the Lord.”Hucusque judicia Moab.Such are the judgments of Moab thus far.

⁴⁷Et convertam captivitatem Moab in novissimis diebus,But I will convert the captivity of Moab in the last days,ait Dominus.says the Lord.”Hucusque judicia Moab.Such are the judgments of Moab thus far.