1 ه َذِا وَحيٌ حَولَ مُوآبَ: نُهِبَتْ ثَروَةُ مَدِينَةِ عارَ فِي لَيلَةٍ واحِدَةٍ! فَقُضِيَ عَلَى مُوآبَ. نُهِبَتْ ثَروَةُ مَدِينَةِ قِيرَ فِي لَيلَةٍ واحِدَةٍ! فَقُضِيَ عَلَى مُوآبَ.

The special word against Moab: Ar of Moab is destroyed and laid waste in a night. And in a night Kir of Moab is destroyed and laid waste.

2 ص َعِدَ الشَّعبُ إلَى دِيبُونَ، إلَى المُرتَفَعاتِ لِلبُكاءِ. يُوَلْوِلُ شَعبُ مُوآبَ عَلَى نَبُو وَمَيْدَبا. كُلُّ الرُّؤُوسِ قَرعاءُ، وَاللِّحَى مَحلُوقَةٌ.

They have gone up to the house of worship and to Dibon. They have gone to the high places to cry. Moab cries over Nebo and Medeba. The hair has been cut from everyone’s head and face.

3 ي َلبَسُونَ الخَيشَ فِي شَوارِعِهِمِ حُزناً، وَعَلَى سُطُوحِ مَنازِلِهِمْ وَفِي السّاحاتِ، كُلُّهُمْ يَنُوحُونَ وَيَنهارُونَ مِنَ البُكاءِ.

In their streets they have dressed themselves with cloth made from hair. On the tops of their houses and in their open spaces everyone is crying with many tears.

4 ا لنّاسُ فِي حَشْبُونَ وَألْعالَةَ يَبكُونَ، صَوتُهُمْ مَسمُوعٌ مِنْ بَعِيدٍ، مِنْ ياهَصَ. لِهَذا يَبكِي جُنُودُ مُوآبَ، وَيَرتَجِفُونَ خَوفاً.

Heshbon and Elealeh cry out also. Their voice is heard as far as Jahaz. So the soldiers of Moab cry out. Moab’s soul shakes within him.

5 ي َصرُخُ قَلْبِي عَلَى مُوآبَ حُزناً، يَهرُبُ شَعبُها إلَى صُوغَرَ طَلَباً لِلأمانِ، وَإلَى عِجلَةِ شَلِيشِيَّةَ. لأنَّ الشَّعبَ يَصْعَدُ فِي طَرِيقِ الجَبَلِ إلَى لُوحِيثَ وَهُمْ يَبكُونَ. وَفِي الطَّرِيقِ إلَى حُورَنايِمَ يَرفَعُونَ أصواتَهُمْ بِسَبَبِ الدَّمارِ.

My heart cries out for Moab. His men have run away as far as Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah. For they go up the hill of Luhith crying. On the road to Horonaim they cry in sorrow over their being destroyed.

6 ج َفَّ جَدوَلُ نِمْرِيمَ. العُشبُ يَبِسَ، وَالنَّباتاتُ ماتَتْ، وَلَمْ يَبقَ عِرْقٌ أخضَرُ.

For the waters of Nimrim have been laid waste. The grass is dried up. The new grass died out. There is no green thing.

7 ف َالثَّروَةُ الَّتِي صَنَعُوها، وَالأشياءُ الَّتِي خَزَنُوها، سَيَحمِلُونَها عَبرَ وادِي الصَّفْصافِ.

So the many things they have gathered and stored up they carry away over the river of Arabim.

8 ب ُكاؤُهُمْ مَسمُوعٌ فِي كُلِّ مَكانٍ فِي أرْضِ مُوآبَ. نُواحُهُمْ يَصِلُ إلَى مَدِينَةِ أجلايِمَ، وَلْوَلَتُهُمْ تَصِلُ إلَى مَدِينَةِ بِئْرِ إيلِيمَ.

The cry of sorrow has gone around the land of Moab. Its noise is heard as far as Eglaim and Beer-elim.

9 ل أنَّ مِياهَ مَدِينَةِ دِيمُونَ مَلِيئَةٌ بِالدَّمِ. نَعَمْ، وَسَأجلِبُ مَزِيداً مِنَ الضِّيقاتِ عَلَى دِيمُونَ. سَأُرسِلُ أسَداً عَلَى شَعبِ مُوآبَ الهارِبِ، وَعَلَى أُولَئِكَ الباقِينَ فِي الأرْضِ.

The waters of Dimon are full of blood. Yet I will bring more troubles to Dimon. I will bring a lion upon those of Moab who have run away, and upon the people of the land who are still alive.