God Will Destroy Moab
1 This is a message about Moab.
The cities of Ar and Kir are destroyed in a single night, and silence covers the land of Moab. 2 The people of Dibon climb the hill to weep at the shrine. The people of Moab wail in grief over the cities of Nebo and Medeba; they have shaved their heads and their beards in grief. 3 The people in the streets are dressed in sackcloth; in the city squares and on the rooftops people mourn and cry. 4 The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, and their cry can be heard as far away as Jahaz. Even the soldiers tremble; their courage is gone. 5 My heart cries out for Moab! The people have fled to the town of Zoar, and to Eglath Shelishiyah. Some climb the road to Luhith, weeping as they go; some escape to Horonaim, grieving loudly. 6 Nimrim Brook is dry, the grass beside it has withered, and nothing green is left. 7 The people go across the Valley of Willows, trying to escape with all their possessions. 8 Everywhere at Moab's borders the sound of crying is heard. It is heard at the towns of Eglaim and Beerelim. 9 At the town of Dibon the river is red with blood, and God has something even worse in store for the people there. Yes, there will be a bloody slaughter of everyone left in Moab.
1 Dieva spriedums par Moābu. Ak, vienā naktī Āra ir sagrauta, Moābs izpostīts! Vienā naktī ir Kira sagrauta, Moābs iznīcināts! 2 Baita un Dibana kāpj uz kalniem pie augstieņu upuru altāriem, lai tur raudātu; uz Nebo un Medeba vaimanā Moābs; tiem visiem galva noskūta plika un bārda apgriezta. 3 Tie staigā, ielās apjozušies ar maisu, uz jumtiem un tirgus laukumos tie vaimanā un izplūst asarās. 4 Hešbona un Ēleāle brēc, līdz Jahacai dzird viņu brēkšanu. Tādēļ vaimanā arī Moāba apbruņotie vīri, tiem saplok sirds. 5 Mana sirds sēro par Moābu. Tā bēgļi jau sasniedz Coāru, jau Eglatu-Šelišiju. Pa augšupceļu uz Luitu ļaudis kāpj raudādami! Ceļā uz Horonaimu atskan vaimanu saucieni par sabrukumu! 6 Nimrimas ūdeņi sīkst ārā, jo zāle nokaltusi, viss maurs novītis, nav vairs nekāda zaļuma. 7 Tādēļ viņi glābj savu mantu, kas viņiem vēl palikusi, to nesdami pāri Vītolu strautam. 8 Ak, vaimanas pilda visus Moāba novadus! To raudas sniedzas līdz Eglaimam, to vaimanas līdz Bēr-Elimai! 9 Ak, Dimonas ūdeņi ir asiņu pilni! Pāri Dimonai Es likšu nākt vēl lielākām bēdām: Es uzsūtīšu lauvu Moāba bēgļiem un tiem, kas vēl pāri palikuši zemē!
