1 ه َذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ القَدِيرُ، إلَهُ إسْرائِيلَ، عَنْ مُوآبَ: «وَيلٌ لِجَبَلِ نَبُو، لأنَّهُ سَيُدَمَّرُ، قِرْيَنايِمُ تَعَرَّضَتْ لِلعارِ وَالسَّبِيِ. القَلعَةُ خَزِيَتْ وَارتَعَبَتْ.

¶ Against Moab thus hath the LORD of the hosts, the God of Israel said; Woe unto Nebo! for it is destroyed; it is confounded; Kiriathaim is taken; Misgab is confounded and dismayed.

2 ل َمْ تَعُدْ هُناكَ أغانٍ عَنْ مُوآبَ. تَآمَرُوا بِالشَّرِّ عَلَيها فِي حَشبُونَ. يَقُولُونَ: ‹تَعالَوا لِنُفْنِ هَذِهِ الأُمَّةَ.› وَأنتِ أيضاً يا مَدْمِينُ سَتَصمُتِينَ، وَالمَعرَكَةُ سَتُتعِبُكِ.

Moab shall no longer be praised; they have devised evil against Heshbon, saying, Come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Also thou shalt be cut down, O Madmen; the sword shall pursue thee.

3 ص َوتُ صَرخَةٍ سُمِعَ مِنْ حُورُونايِمَ، هُناكَ خَرابٌ وَكارِثَةٌ عَظِيمَةٌ.

A voice of crying shall be from Horonaim, spoiling and great destruction.

4 ت َحَطَّمَتْ مُوآبُ، وَصِغارُها صَرَخُوا.

Moab is destroyed; they have caused the cry of her little ones to be heard.

5 ل أنَّ شَعبَ مُوآبَ بِالبُكاءِ يَصْعَدُونَ فِي طَرِيقِهِمْ إلَى لُوحِيثَ. لأنَّهُمْ فِي مُنحَدَرِ حُورُونايِمَ، سَمِعُوا صُراخَ الجَرحَى.

For in the ascending road of Luhith he that weeps shall go up weeping; for in the descending road of Horonaim the enemies have heard a cry of destruction.

6 ا هرُبُوا، انجُوا بِحَياتِكُمْ، صِيرُوا كَشُجَيرَةِ شَوكٍ فِي الصَّحراءِ.

Flee, save your lives, and be like the heath in the wilderness.

7 « بِسَبَبِ اتِّكالِكِ عَلَى أعمالِكِ وَكُنُوزِكِ. أنتِ أيضاً سَتُؤخَذِينَ. وَسَيَذهَبُ كَمُوشُ إلَى السَّبيِ مَعَ كَهَنَتِهِ وَرُؤَسائِهِ.

For because thou hast trusted in thy works; in thy treasures, thou shalt also be taken; and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity with his priests and his princes together.

8 س َيَأتِي مُدَمِّرٌ إلَى كُلِّ مَدِينَةٍ، وَلَنْ تَنجُوَ أيَّةُ مَدِينَةٍ. سَيَهلِكُ الوادِي، وَالسَّهلُ سَيُدَمَّرُ، تَماماً كَما قالَ اللهُ.

And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley also shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed as the LORD has spoken.

9 ض َعُوا مِلحاً عَلَى مُوآبَ لأنَّها سَتَتَحَوَّلُ إلَى خَرابٍ، سَتُصبِحُ مُدُنُها مَهجُورَةً لا يَسكُنُ فِيها ساكِنٌ.

Give wings unto Moab that he may flee and get away, for his cities shall be desolate, without any to dwell therein.

10 « مَلعُونٌ مَنْ يَعمَلُ عَمَلَ اللهِ بِتَراخي، وَمَلعُونٌ مَنْ يَمنَعُ سَيفَهُ عَنْ سَفكِ الدَّمِ.

Cursed be he that does the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keeps back his sword from blood.

11 « كانَ مُوآبُ مُستَرِيحاً مُنذُ شَبابِهِ. إنَّهُ مُستَقِرٌّ كَالخَمرِ العَتِيقَةِ الَّتِي لَمْ تُسكَبْ مِنْ إناءٍ إلَى إناءٍ آخَرَ. لَمْ يَذهَبْ إلَى السَّبيِ، وَلِهَذا حافَظَ عَلَى مَذاقِهِ، وَرائِحَتُهُ لَمْ تَتَغَيَّرْ.

Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his lees and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither has he gone into captivity; therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

12 ل ِذَلِكَ، سَتَأتِي أيّامٌ، يَقُولُ اللهُ ، عِندَما سَأُرسِلُ عَلَيهِ مَنْ يَقلِبُ آنِيَتَهُ، فَيَقلِبُونَهُ وَيُفرِغُونَ آنِيَتَهُ، وَيُحَطِّمُونَ أوعِيَتَهُ.»

Therefore, behold, the days come, said the LORD, that I will send unto him captors that shall take him captive and shall empty his vessels and break his wineskins.

13 ح ِينَئِذٍ، سَيَخجَلُ مُوآبُ مِنْ إلَهِهِ كَمُوشَ، كَما خَجِلَ بَنو إسْرائِيلَ مِنِ اتِّكالِهِمْ عَلَى بَيتِ إيلَ.

And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence.

14 « كَيفَ تَقُولُونَ: ‹نَحنُ مُحارِبُونَ، نَحنُ جُنُودٌ أقوِياءُ؟›

¶ How do ye say, We are mighty and strong men for the war?

15 ا لدَّمارُ صَعِدَ إلَى مُوآبَ وَمُدُنِها، وَأفضَلُ شَبابِهِ قَدْ قُتِلُوا، يَقُولُ المَلِكُ، الَّذِي اسْمُهُ يهوه القَدِيرُ.

Moab is spoiled, and his cities destroyed, and his chosen young men are gone down to the slaughter, said the King whose name is the LORD of the hosts.

16 ك ارِثَةُ مُوآبَ وَشِيكَةُ الوُصُولِ، وَالشَّرُّ مُسرِعٌ جِدّاً باتِّجاهِهِ.

The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hastens fast.

17 ن ُوحُوا لأجلِهِ، يا كُلَّ السّاكِنِينَ حَولَهُ، يا كُلَّ الَّذِينَ يَعرِفُونَ اسْمَهُ. قُولُوا: ‹كَيفَ انكَسَرَ الرُّمحُ القَوِيُّ! كَيفَ انكَسَرَ قَضِيبُ الجَلالِ!›

All ye that are about him, bemoan him; and all ye that know his name, say, How is the strong staff broken: the beautiful rod!

18 « انزِلِي عَنْ مَجدِكِ، وَاجلِسِي فِي الأرْضِ القاحِلَةِ، أيَّتُها السّاكِنَةُ فِي دِيبُونَ. لأنَّ مُدَمِّرَ مُوآبَ صَعِدَ إلَيكِ، وَسَيُدَمِّرُ حُصُونَكِ.

Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab has come against thee and has dissipated thy strong holds.

19 « قِفِي بِجانِبِ الطَّرِيقِ، وَراقِبِي الأرْضَ، يا ساكِنَةَ عَرُوعِيرَ. اسألِي الهارِبَ، وَقُولِي لِلفارِّ: ‹ماذا حَدَثَ؟›

O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way and watch; ask her that flees and her that escapes and say, What has happened?

20 « خَزِيَ مُوآبُ، لأنَّهُ قَدْ دُمِّرَ. وَلْوِلُوا وَاصرُخُوا، وَخَبِّرُوا عَلَى طُولِ نَهرِ أرنُونَ إنَّ مُوآبَ قَدْ دُمِّرَ.

Moab is confounded, for it is broken down; howl and cry; tell it in Arnon that Moab is spoiled,

21 أ تَى الحُكمُ عَلَى سُهُولِ مُوآبَ، وَعَلَى حُولُونَ وَعَلَى يَهْصَةَ وَعَلَى مَيْفَعَةَ

and judgment is come upon the plain country; upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,

22 و َعَلَى دَيبُونَ وَعَلَى نَبُو وَعَلَى بَيتِ دَبلَتايِمَ

and upon Dibon, and upon Nebo, and upon Bethdiblathaim,

23 و َعَلَى بَيتِ جامُولَ وَعَلَى بَيتِ مَعُونَ

and upon Kiriathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmeon,

24 و َعَلَى قَرْيُوتَ وَعَلَى بَيتِ بُصْرَةَ وَعَلَى كُلِّ مُدُنِ أرْضِ مُوآبَ البَعِيدَةِ وَالقَرِيبَةِ.

and upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, those that are far and those that are near.

25 ق ُطِعَ قَرنُ مُوآبَ، وَذِراعُهُ اليمنَى انكَسَرَتْ.» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, said the LORD.

26 « أسكِرُوهُ، لأنَّهُ تَعَظَّمَ عَلَى اللهِ. سَيَتَمَرَّغُ مُوآبُ فِي قَيئِهِ، سَيَكُونُ أُضحُوكَةً.

Make him drunken, for he magnified himself against the LORD; Moab shall also wallow in his vomit, and be in derision.

27 « ألَمْ يَكُنْ إسْرائِيلُ أُضحُوكَةً لَدَيكَ؟ فَقَدْ أُمسِكَ مَعَ اللًّصُوصِ. لأنَّكَ تَهُزُّ رَأسَكَ عِندَما تَتَكَلَّمُ عَنهُ.

For was not Israel a derision unto thee, as if he were found among thieves? for since thou hast spoken of him, thou hast slipped.

28 ا هجُرُوا المُدُنَ، وَاسكُنُوا فِي الصُّخُورِ، يا سُكّانَ مُوآبَ. صِيرُوا مِثلَ يَمامَةٍ تُعَشِّشُ فِي شُقُوقِ الكُهُوفِ.

O ye that dwell in Moab, leave the cities and dwell in the rock and be like the dove that makes her nest in the sides of the hole’s mouth.

29 « سَمِعنا عَنْ كِبرِياءِ مُوآبَ وَتَعَظُّمِهِ. سَمِعنا عَنْ تَشامُخِهِ وَكِبرِيائِهِ وَعَجرَفَتِهِ وَقَلبِهِ المُتعالِي.»

We have heard the pride of Moab, (he is exceeding proud) his loftiness and his arrogancy and his pride and the haughtiness of his heart.

30 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «أنا أعرِفُ غَطرَسَتَهُ، يَتَباهَى كَذِباً، وَلا يَعمَلُ بِما يَقُولُ.»

I know his wrath, saith the LORD, but it shall have no effect; his lies shall not be to his advantage.

31 ل ِهَذا، سَأنُوحُ عَلَى مُوآبَ، سَأصرُخُ بِألَمٍ عَلَى كُلِّ مُوآبَ. سَأئِنُّ عَلَى رِجالِ قِيرِ حارِسَ.

Therefore I will weep over Moab, and I will cry out for all Moab; my heart shall mourn for the men of Kirheres.

32 ب ِسَبَبِ بُكاءِ يَعزِيرَ، سَأبكِي عَلَيكِ يا كَرمَةَ سِبْمَةَ. وَصَلَتْ فُرُوعُكِ إلَى البَحرِ، امتَدَّتْ إلَى بَحرِ يَعزِيزَ، وَقَعَ الدَّمارُ عَلَى ثَمَرِكِ وَعَلَى عِنَبِكِ.

O vine of Sibmah, I will weep for thee with the weeping of Jazer; thy shoots are gone over the sea; they reach even to the sea of Jazer; the spoiler is fallen upon thy summer fruits and upon thy vintage.

33 ا لسَّعادَةُ وَالفَرَحُ نُزِعا مِنَ الكَرمِلِ وَمِنْ أرْضِ مُوآبَ. مَنَعْتُ النَّبِيذَ مِنَ المَعاصِرِ. لا أحَدَ يَدُوسُ العِنَبَ بِهُتافاتِ الابتِهاجٍ. غابَتْ هُتافاتُ الفَرَحِ.

And joy and gladness shall be taken from the plentiful field and from the land of Moab; and I shall cause wine to cease from the winepresses; no one shall tread with song; their song shall be no song.

34 « يَصرُخُ النّاسُ بِألَمٍ مِنْ حَشْبُونَ إلَى ألعالَةَ إلَى ياهَصَ، وَمِنْ صُوغَرَ إلَى حُورُونايِمَ وَعِجلَةَ شَلِيشَةَ. فَحَتَّى مِياهُ نِمرِيمَ جَفَّتْ.»

The cry, from Heshbon even unto Elealeh, and even unto Jahaz, they have uttered their voice; from Zoar even unto Horonaim, as a heifer of three years old; for the waters of Nimrim shall also be destroyed.

35 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «سَأمْنَعُ شَعبَ مُوآبَ مِنْ تَقدِيمِ الذَّبائِحِ فِي المُرتَفعاتِ، وَتَقدِيمِ القَرابِينِ لآلِهَتِهِمْ.

Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab, saith the LORD, him that offers upon an altar and him that burns incense to his gods.

36 « لِذَلِكَ، يَنُوحُ قَلبِي عَلَى مُوآبَ مِثلَ نايٍ. يَنُوحُ قَلبِي عَلَى رِجالِ قِيرَ حارِسَ مِثلَ نايٍ لأنَّ ثَروَةَ مُوآبَ هَلَكَتْ.

Therefore my heart shall sound like flutes for Moab, and my heart shall sound like flutes for the men of Kirheres because the riches that he has gotten are perished.

37 ل أنَّ كُلَّ رَأسٍ أصلَعُ، وَكُلَّ لِحيَةٍ مَحلُوقَةٌ. الجُرُوحُ عَلَى أيدِيهِمْ، وَالخَيْشُ عَلَى أجْسامِهِمْ.

For every head shall be bald, and every beard shaved: upon all the hands shall be cuttings, and upon all the loins sackcloth.

38 ف ِي كُلِّ ساحاتِ مُدُنِها نَوْحٌ لأنِّي كَسَرْتُ مُوآبَ مِثلَ إناءٍ لا يَرغَبُ فِيهِ أحَدٌ،» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

There shall be lamentation generally upon all the housetops of Moab and in the streets thereof; for I have broken Moab like a vessel in which there is no pleasure, said the LORD.

39 « يُنُوحُ أهلُ مُوآبَ وَيَقُولُونَ: تَحَطَّمَ شَعبُ مُوآبَ! أعطَى ظَهرَهُ بِخِزيٍ! صارَ أُضحُوكَةً وَعِبرَةً تُرعِبُ جَميعَ مَنْ هُمْ حَولَهُ.»

They shall howl, saying, How is it broken down! how has Moab turned the back with shame! so shall Moab be a derision and a dismaying to all those about him.

40 ل أنَّ هَذا هُوَ ما يَقُولُهُ اللهُ: «سَيَكُونُ الأمرُ كَنَسرٍ مُنقَضٍّ وَباسِطٍ جَناحَيهِ عَلَى مُوآبَ.

For thus hath the LORD said: Behold, he shall fly as an eagle and shall spread his wings over Moab.

41 أ ُخِذَتِ المُدُنُ، وَهُزِمَتِ الحُصُونُ. فِي ذَلِكَ اليَومِ، سَتَكُونُ قَلُوبُ أقوِياءِ مُوآبَ كَقَلبِ امْرأةٍ فِي آلامِ الوِلادَةِ.

The cities are taken, and the strong holds are taken, and the mighty men’s hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.

42 ل َنْ يَعُودَ مُوآبُ شَعباً فِيما بَعْدُ، لأنَّهُ تَعَظَّمَ عَلَى اللهِ.

And Moab shall be destroyed from being a people because he has magnified himself against the LORD.

43 ي َقُولُ اللهُ: «خَوفٌ وَحُفرَةٌ ومِصيَدَةٌ عَلَيكَ يا ساكِنَ مُوآبَ.

Fear and the pit and the snare shall be upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, said the LORD.

44 م َنْ يَهرُبُ مِنَ الخَوفِ سَيَقَعُ فِي الحُفرَةِ. وَالَّذِي يَصْعَدُ مِنَ الحُفرَةِ، سَيُمسَكُ بِالمِصيَدَةِ. لأنِّي سَأجلِبُ هَذا عَلَى شَعبِ مُوآبَ فِي سَنَةِ عِقابِهِمْ.» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

He that flees from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that gets up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare; for I will bring upon him, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, said the LORD.

45 « فِي ظِلِّ حَشبُونَ وَقَفَ الهارِبُونَ بِلا قُوَّةٍ، لأنَّ ناراً خَرَجَتْ مِنْ حَشْبُونَ، وَلَهِيباً مِنْ بَيتِ سِيحُونَ، وَسَيَلتَهِمُ نَواصِيَ مُوآبَ، وَرَؤوسَ أُولَئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَحتَفِلُونَ.

Those that fled from the force stood under the shadow of Heshbon; because fire came forth out of Heshbon and a flame from the midst of Sihon and burned the corner of Moab and the crown of the head of the rebellious sons.

46 و َيلٌ لَكَ يا مُوآبُ! شَعبُ كَمُوشَ قَدْ فَنِيَ. لأنَّ أبناءَكَ أُخِذُوا إلَى السَّبيِ، وَبَناتِكَ إلَى الأسرِ.

Woe be unto thee, O Moab! the people of Chemosh have perished; for thy sons are taken prisoners into captivity, and thy daughters are captives.

47 « لَكِنِّي سَأُعِيدُ ما أُخِذَ مِنْ مُوآبَ فِي أيّامٍ لاحِقَةٍ. هَذِهِ هِيَ نِهايَةُ الحُكمِ عَلَى مُوآبَ.» يَقُولُ اللهُ.

Yet I will turn again the captivity of Moab in the last of the times, said the LORD. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.