1 Ak, Kungs, Tu esi mans Dievs, es Tevi cildināšu, es teikšu Tavu Vārdu, jo Tu dari brīnumus! Tavi lēmumi kopš seniem laikiem ir patiesi un uzticības cienīgi. 2 Jo Tu esi padarījis pilsētu par akmeņu kaudzi, stipro pili par drupu kopu, svešinieku pilis par neapdzīvotiem graustiem, tās nekad vairs neuzcels. 3 Tādēļ Tevi teic stipra tauta, Tevi bīstas varmācīgu tautu pilsētas. 4 Jo Tu biji patvērums cietējam un atbalsts nabagam viņa bēdās, pajumte negaisā, pavēnis saules tveicē. Jo varmāku dusmu šņākoņa ir kā negaisa straume pret mūri, 5 kā saules kvēle un karstums izkaltušā zemē. Tu apspiedi svešu ļaužu trakošanu; kā saules tveice padebešu ēnā, tā apklusa varmācīgo ļaužu uzvaras dziesma. 6 Tad Tas Kungs Cebaots sarīkos uz šī kalna visām tautām lepnu mielastu - mielastu ar vecu vīnu, ar trekniem ēdieniem, ar ilgi taupītu un labi nogulējušos vīnu. 7 Un Viņš liks izzust šai kalnā tam ārējās čaulas plīvuram, kurā tērptas visas tautas, un tai segai, kas pārklāta pār visām tautām. 8 Nāvi Viņš izdeldēs uz mūžīgiem laikiem, un Dievs Tas Kungs nožāvēs visas asaras no ļaužu vaigiem un liks izzust Savas tautas negodam visā zemes virsū, jo Tas Kungs to ir runājis. 9 Tanī dienā sacīs: "Redzi, tas ir mūsu Dievs, mēs paļāvāmies uz Viņu, ka Viņš mūs izglābs! Tas ir mūsu Kungs, uz Viņu mēs cerējām! Priecāsimies un līksmosimies par Viņa žēlastību!" 10 Un Tā Kunga roka dusēs uz šī kalna. Bet Moābu viņa zemē samīs zem kājām, kā salmus samin mēslos. 11 Un, kad viņš tur izpletīs savas rokas, kā peldētājs to dara, lai peldētu, tad Tas Kungs piespiedīs pie zemes viņa lepno izsliešanos uz augšu, neraugoties uz viņa roku veiklumu. 12 Un Viņš sagāzīs tavus stipros augstos mūrus, tos notrieks pie zemes pīšļos.
A Hymn of Praise
1 Lord, you are my God;
I will honor you and praise your name.
You have done amazing things;
you have faithfully carried out
the plans you made long ago.
2 You have turned cities into ruins
and destroyed their fortifications.
The palaces which our enemies built
are gone forever.
3 The people of powerful nations will praise you;
you will be feared in the cities of cruel nations.
4 The poor and the helpless have fled to you
and have been safe in times of trouble.
You give them shelter from storms
and shade from the burning heat.
Cruel enemies attack like a winter storm,
5 like drought in a dry land.
But you, Lord, have silenced our enemies;
you silence the shouts of cruel people,
as a cloud cools a hot day.
God Prepares a Banquet
6 Here on Mount Zion the Lord Almighty will prepare a banquet for all the nations of the world—a banquet of the richest food and the finest wine. 7 Here he will suddenly remove the cloud of sorrow that has been hanging over all the nations. 8 The Sovereign Lord will destroy death forever! He will wipe away the tears from everyone's eyes and take away the disgrace his people have suffered throughout the world. The Lord himself has spoken.
9 When it happens, everyone will say, “He is our God! We have put our trust in him, and he has rescued us. He is the Lord! We have put our trust in him, and now we are happy and joyful because he has saved us.”
God Will Punish Moab
10 The Lord will protect Mount Zion, but the people of Moab will be trampled down the way straw is trampled in manure. 11 They will reach out their hands as if they were trying to swim, but God will humiliate them, and their hands will sink helplessly. 12 He will destroy the fortresses of Moab with their high walls and bring them tumbling down into the dust.
