Jeremiæ 48
1 Ad Moab haec dicit Dominus exercituum Deus Israel: Vae super Nabo, quoniam vastata est, et confusa: capta est Cariathaim: confusa est fortis, et tremuit.
Of Moab. Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo! For it is laid waste. Kiriathaim is disappointed. It is taken. Misgab is put to shame and broken down.
2 Non est ultra exultatio in Moab contra Hesebon: cogitaverunt malum. Venite, et disperdamus eam de gente. ergo silens conticesces, sequeturque te gladius.
The praise of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: ‘Come! Let’s cut her off from being a nation.’ You also, Madmen, will be brought to silence. The sword will pursue you.
3 Vox clamoris de Oronaim: vastitas, et contritio magna.
The sound of a cry from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction!
4 Contrita est Moab: annunciate clamorem parvulis eius.
Moab is destroyed. Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
5 Per ascensum enim Luith plorans ascendet in fletu: quoniam in descensu Oronaim hostes ululatum contritionis audierunt:
For they will go up by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping. For at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.
6 Fugite, salvate animas vestras: et eritis quasi myricae in deserto.
Flee! Save your lives! Be like the juniper bush in the wilderness.
7 Pro eo enim quod habuisti fiduciam in munitionibus tuis, et in thesauris tuis, tu quoque capieris: et ibit Chamos in transmigrationem, sacerdotes eius, et principes eius simul.
For, because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you also will be taken. Chemosh will go out into captivity, his priests and his princes together.
8 Et veniet praedo ad omnem urbem, et urbs nulla salvabitur: et peribunt valles, et dissipabuntur campestria: quoniam dixit Dominus:
The destroyer will come on every city, and no city will escape; the valley also will perish, and the plain will be destroyed, as Yahweh has spoken.
9 Date florem Moab, quia florens egredietur: et civitates eius desertae erunt, et inhabitabiles.
Give wings to Moab, that she may fly and get herself away: and her cities will become a desolation, without anyone to dwell in them.
10 Maledictus, qui facit opus Domini fraudulenter: et maledictus, qui prohibet gladium suum a sanguine.
“Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
11 Fertilis fuit Moab ab adolescentia sua, et requievit in foecibus suis: nec transfusus est de vase in vas, et in transmigrationem non abiit: idcirco permansit gustus eius in eo, et odor eius non est immutatus.
“Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his dregs, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither has he gone into captivity; therefore his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.
12 Propterea ecce dies veniunt, dicit Dominus: et mittam ei ordinatores, et stratores laguncularum, et sternent eum, et vasa eius exhaurient, et lagunculas eorum collident.
Therefore behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will send to him those who pour off, and they will pour him off; and they will empty his vessels, and break their containers in pieces.
13 Et confundetur Moab a Chamos, sicut confusa est domus Israel a Bethel, in qua habebat fiduciam.
Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
14 Quomodo dicitis: Fortes sumus, et viri robusti ad praeliandum?
“How do you say, ‘We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war’?
15 Vastata est Moab, et civitates illius succenderunt: et electi iuvenes eius descenderunt in occisionem: ait rex, Dominus exercituum nomen eius.
Moab is laid waste, and they have gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,” says the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies.
16 Prope est interitus Moab ut veniat: et malum eius velociter accurret nimis.
“The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hurries fast.
17 Consolamini eum omnes, qui estis in circuitu eius, et universi, qui scitis nomen eius, dicite: Quomodo confracta est virga fortis, baculus gloriosus?
All you who are around him, bemoan him; and all you who know his name, say, ‘How the strong staff is broken, the beautiful rod!’
18 Descende de gloria, et sede in siti habitatio filiae Dibon: quoniam vastator Moab ascendet ad te, dissipabit munitiones tuas.
“You daughter who dwells in Dibon, come down from your glory, and sit in thirst; for the destroyer of Moab has come up against you. He has destroyed your strongholds.
19 In via sta, et prospice habitatio Aroer: interroga fugientem: et ei, qui evasit, dic: Quid accidit?
Inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way and watch. Ask him who flees, and her who escapes; say, ‘What has been done?’
20 Confusus est Moab, quoniam victus est: ululate, et clamate, annunciate in Arnon, quoniam vastata est Moab.
Moab is disappointed; for it is broken down. Wail and cry! Tell it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
21 Et iudicium venit ad terram campestrem: super Helon, et super Iasa, et super Mephaath,
Judgment has come on the plain country— on Holon, on Jahzah, on Mephaath,
22 et super Dibon, et super Nabo, et super domum Deblathaim,
on Dibon, on Nebo, on Beth Diblathaim,
23 et super Cariathaim, et super Bethgamul, et super Bethmaon,
on Kiriathaim, on Beth Gamul, on Beth Meon,
24 et super Carioth, et super Bosra: et super omnes civitates terrae Moab, quae longe, et quae prope sunt.
on Kerioth, on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
25 Abscissum est cornu Moab, et brachium eius contritum est, ait Dominus.
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,” says Yahweh.
26 Inebriate eum, quoniam contra Dominum erectus est: et allidet manum Moab in vomitu suo, et erit in derisum etiam ipse:
“Make him drunk, for he magnified himself against Yahweh. Moab will wallow in his vomit, and he also will be in derision.
27 fuit enim in derisum tibi Israel: quasi inter fures reperisses eum: propter verba ergo tua, quae adversum illum locutus es, captivus duceris.
For wasn’t Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For as often as you speak of him, you shake your head.
28 Relinquite civitates, et habitate in petra habitatores Moab: et estote quasi columba nidificans in summo ore foraminis.
You inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock. Be like the dove that makes her nest over the mouth of the abyss.
29 Audivimus superbiam Moab, superbus est valde: sublimitatem eius, et arrogantiam, et superbiam, et altitudinem cordis eius.
“We have heard of the pride of Moab. He is very proud in his loftiness, his pride, his arrogance, and the arrogance of his heart.
30 Ego scio, ait Dominus, iactantiam eius: eo quod non sit iuxta eam virtus eius, nec iuxta quod poterat conata sit facere.
I know his wrath,” says Yahweh, “that it is nothing; his boastings have done nothing.
31 Ideo super Moab eiulabo, et ad Moab universam clamabo, ad viros muri fictilis lamentantes.
Therefore I will wail for Moab. Yes, I will cry out for all Moab. They will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.
32 De planctu Iazer plorabo tibi vinea Sabama: propagines tuae transierunt mare, usque ad mare Iazer pervenerunt: super messem tuam, et vindemiam tuam praedo irruit.
With more than the weeping of Jazer I will weep for you, vine of Sibmah. Your branches passed over the sea. They reached even to the sea of Jazer. The destroyer has fallen on your summer fruits and on your vintage.
33 Ablata est laetitia et exultatio de Carmelo, et de Terra Moab, et vinum de torcularibus sustuli: nequaquam calcator uvae solitum celeuma cantabit.
Gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab. I have caused wine to cease from the wine presses. No one will tread with shouting. The shouting will be no shouting.
34 De clamore Hesebon usque Eleale, et Iasa, dederunt vocem suam: a Segor usque ad Oronaim vitulam conternante: aquae quoque Nemrim pessimae erunt.
From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for the waters of Nimrim will also become desolate.
35 Et auferam de Moab, ait Dominus, offerentem in excelsis, et sacrificantem diis eius.
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab,” says Yahweh, “him who offers in the high place, and him who burns incense to his gods.
36 Propterea cor meum ad Moab quasi tibia aeris resonabit: et cor meum ad viros muri fictilis dabit sonitum tibiarum: quia plus fecit quam potuit, idcirco perierunt.
Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like flutes, and my heart sounds like flutes for the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the abundance that he has gotten has perished.
37 Omne enim caput calvitium, et omnis barba rasa erit: in cunctis manibus colligatio, et super omne dorsum cilicium.
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped. There are cuttings on all the hands, and sackcloth on the waist.
38 Super omnia tecta Moab, et in plateis eius omnis planctus: quoniam contrivi Moab sicut vas inutile, ait Dominus.
On all the housetops of Moab, and in its streets, there is lamentation everywhere; for I have broken Moab like a vessel in which no one delights,” says Yahweh.
39 Quomodo victa est, et ululaverunt? quomodo deiecit cervicem Moab, et confusus est? eritque Moab in derisum, et in exemplum omnibus in circuitu suo.
“How it is broken down! How they wail! How Moab has turned the back with shame! So will Moab become a derision and a terror to all who are around him.”
40 Haec dicit Dominus: Ecce quasi aquila volabit, et extendet alas suas ad Moab.
For Yahweh says: “Behold, he will fly as an eagle, and will spread out his wings against Moab.
41 Capta est Carioth, et munitiones comprehensae sunt: et erit cor fortium Moab in die illa, sicut cor mulieris parturientis.
Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized. The heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day will be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
42 Et cessabit Moab esse populus: quoniam contra Dominum gloriatus est.
Moab will be destroyed from being a people, because he has magnified himself against Yahweh.
43 Pavor, et fovea, et laqueus super te o habitator Moab, dicit Dominus.
Terror, the pit, and the snare are on you, inhabitant of Moab,” says Yahweh.
44 Qui fugerit a facie pavoris, cadet in foveam: et qui conscenderit de fovea, capietur laqueo: adducam enim super Moab annum visitationis eorum, ait Dominus.
“He who flees from the terror will fall into the pit; and he who gets up out of the pit will be taken in the snare, for I will bring on him, even on Moab, the year of their visitation,” says Yahweh.
45 In umbra Hesebon steterunt de laqueo fugientes: quia ignis egressus est de Hesebon, et flamma de medio Sion, et devorabit partem Moab, et verticem filiorum tumultus.
“Those who fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon; for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from the middle of Sihon, and has devoured the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
46 Vae tibi Moab, periisti popule Chamos: quia comprehensi sunt filii tui, et filiae tuae in captivitatem.
Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are undone; for your sons are taken away captive, and your daughters into captivity.
47 Et convertam captivitatem Moab in novissimis diebus, ait Dominus. Hucusque iudicia Moab.
“Yet I will reverse the captivity of Moab in the latter days,” says Yahweh. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.
