1 P rofecía acerca de Moab. Es un hecho: durante la noche, Ar de Moab fue totalmente destruida y reducida al silencio. Es un hecho: durante la noche, Quir de Moab fue totalmente destruida y reducida al silencio.

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 M oab sube a Bayit y a Dibón, lugares altos, para llorar; allí chilla de dolor por Nebo y por Medeba. Toda cabeza en ella es rapada; toda barba es rasurada.

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 T odos andan por las calle vestidos de cilicio; en sus azoteas y en sus plazas aúllan y se deshacen en llanto.

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 J esbón y Eleale gritan; su voz se oye hasta Yahás. Por eso aúllan los guerreros de Moab; por eso el alma se les estremece.

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 M i corazón grita por Moab; sus fugitivos huyen hasta Soar, hasta Eglat Selisiyá. Por la cuesta de Luhit van llorando; por el camino de Joronayin lanzan gritos de dolor.

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 E s un hecho: las aguas de Nimrín se consumen; la hierba se seca; los retoños se marchitan; todo el verdor desaparece.

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 P or eso llevan al torrente de los sauces las riquezas que ganaron, junto con sus reservas.

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

8 E s un hecho: el llanto rodeó los linderos de Moab; hasta Eglayin llegó su alarido, y hasta Ber Elim su clamor.

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

9 E s un hecho: las aguas de Dimón se llenarán de sangre. Pero yo traeré sobre Dimón males mayores: ¡traeré leones sobre los que se escapen de Moab y sobre los sobrevivientes de la tierra!

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.