Liber Ieremiae, 48

1. Ad Moab. Haec dicit Dominus exercituum, Deus Israel: “Vae super Nabo, quoniam vastata est et confusa! Capta est Cariathaim, confusa est arx et tremuit.

1. Concerning Moab. Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: "Woe to Nebo, for it is laid waste! Kiriatha'im is put to shame, it is taken; the fortress is put to shame and broken down;

2. Non est ultra exsultatio in Moab; in Hesebon cogitaverunt malum contra eam: “Venite et disperdamus eam de gente”. Tu quoque, Madmen, conticesces, sequeturque te gladius.

2. the renown of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they planned evil against her: `Come, let us cut her off from being a nation!' You also, O Madmen, shall be brought to silence; the sword shall pursue you.

3. Vox clamoris de Oronaim: “Vastitas et contritio magna”.

3. "Hark! a cry from Horona'im, `Desolation and great destruction!'

4. Contrita est Moab, auditum fecerunt clamorem usque ad Segor.

4. Moab is destroyed; a cry is heard as far as Zo'ar.

5. Per ascensum enim Luith plorans ascendit in fletu, quoniam in descensu Oronaim hostes ululatum contritionis audierunt:

5. For at the ascent of Luhith they go up weeping; for at the descent of Horona'im they have heard the cry of destruction.

6. “Fugite, salvate animas vestras et eritis quasi myricae in deserto”.

6. Flee! Save yourselves! Be like a wild ass in the desert!

7. Pro eo enim quod habuisti fiduciam in operibus tuis et in thesauris tuis, tu quoque capieris; et ibit Chamos in transmigrationem, sacerdotes eius et principes eius simul.

7. For, because you trusted in your strongholds and your treasures, you also shall be taken; and Chemosh shall go forth into exile, with his priests and his princes.

8. Et veniet praedo ad omnem urbem, et urbs nulla salvabitur; et peribit vallis, et dissipabuntur campestria, quoniam dixit Dominus.

8. The destroyer shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape; the valley shall perish, and the plain shall be destroyed, as the LORD has spoken.

9. Date pennas ad volandum; et civitates eius desertae erunt et inhabitabiles.

9. "Give wings to Moab, for she would fly away; her cities shall become a desolation, with no inhabitant in them.

10. Maledictus, qui facit opus Domini neglegenter, et maledictus, qui prohibet gladium suum a sanguine.

10. "Cursed is he who does the work of the LORD with slackness; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from bloodshed.

11. Securus fuit Moab ab adulescentia sua et requievit in faecibus 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.

11. "Moab has been at ease from his youth and has settled on his lees; he has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, nor has he gone into exile; so his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.

12. Propterea, ecce, dies veniunt, dicit Dominus, et mittam ei stratores laguncularum; et sternent eum et vasa eius exhaurient et lagunculas eorum collident.

12. "Therefore, behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I shall send to him tilters who will tilt him, and empty his vessels, and break his jars in pieces.

13. Et confundetur Moab a Chamos, sicut confusa est domus Israel a Bethel, in qua habebat fiduciam.

13. Then Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.

14. Quomodo dicitis: “Fortes sumus et viri robusti ad proeliandum”?

14. "How do you say, `We are heroes and mighty men of war'?

15. Vastata est Moab, et ascenderunt civitates illius, et electi iuvenes eius descenderunt in occisionem, ait rex, Dominus exercituum nomen eius.

15. The destroyer of Moab and his cities has come up, and the choicest of his young men have gone down to slaughter, says the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.

16. Prope est interitus Moab ut veniat, et malum eius velociter accurret nimis.

16. The calamity of Moab is near at hand and his affliction hastens apace.

17. Lugete super eum, omnes, qui estis in circuitu eius; et universi, qui scitis nomen eius, dicite: “Quomodo confracta est virga fortis, baculus gloriosus?”.

17. Bemoan him, all you who are round about him, and all who know his name; say, `How the mighty scepter is broken, the glorious staff.'

18. Descende de gloria et sede in siti, habitatrix filia Dibon, quoniam vastator Moab ascendit ad te, dissipavit munitiones tuas.

18. "Come down from your glory, and sit on the parched ground, O inhabitant of Dibon! For the destroyer of Moab has come up against you; he has destroyed your strongholds.

19. Ad viam sta et prospice, habitatrix Aroer; interroga fugientem et eam, quae evasit. Dic: “Quid accidit?”.

19. Stand by the way and watch, O inhabitant of Aro'er! Ask him who flees and her who escapes; say, `What has happened?'

20. Confusus est Moab, quoniam victus est. Ululate et clamate; annuntiate in Arnon, quoniam vastatus est Moab.

20. Moab is put to shame, for it is broken; 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

21. "Judgment has come upon the tableland, upon Holon, and Jahzah, and Meph'a-ath,

22. et super Dibon et super Nabo et super Bethdeblathaim,

22. and Dibon, and Nebo, and Beth-diblatha'im,

23. et super Cariathaim et super Bethgamul et super Bethmaon

23. and Kiriatha'im, and Beth-ga'mul, and Beth-me'on,

24. et super Carioth et super Bosra et super omnes civitates terrae Moab, quae longe et quae prope sunt.

24. and Ker'i-oth, and Bozrah, and all the cities of the land of Moab, far and near.

25. Abscissum est cornu Moab, et brachium eius contritum est, ait Dominus.

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

26. Inebriate eum, quoniam contra Dominum erectus est; et allidet manum Moab in vomitu suo, et erit in derisum etiam ipse.

26. "Make him drunk, because he magnified himself against the LORD; so that Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he too shall be held in derision.

27. Nonne in derisum tibi fuit Israel? Num inter fures repertus est? Quotiescumque enim adversum illum loquebaris, caput movebas.

27. Was not Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves, that whenever you spoke of him you wagged your head?

28. Relinquite civitates et habitate in petra, habitatores Moab, et estote quasi columba nidificans in parietibus apertae voraginis.

28. "Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, O inhabitants of Moab! Be like the dove that nests in the sides of the mouth of a gorge.

29. Audivimus superbiam Moab, superbus est valde; sublimitatem eius et arrogantiam et superbiam et altitudinem cordis eius.

29. We have heard of the pride of Moab -- he is very proud -- of his loftiness, his pride, and his arrogance, and the haughtiness of his heart.

30. Ego scio, ait Dominus, iactantiam eius, et quod non sint rectae fabulationes, nec recta fecerint.

30. I know his insolence, says the LORD; his boasts are false, his deeds are false.

31. Ideo super Moab eiulabo et super Moab universam clamabo, super viros Cirhareseth plorabitur.

31. Therefore I wail for Moab; I cry out for all Moab; for the men of Kir-he'res I mourn.

32. Plus quam in planctu Iazer plorabo tibi, vinea Sabama; propagines tuae transierunt mare, usque ad Iazer pervenerunt. Super messem tuam et vindemiam tuam praedo irruit.

32. More than for Jazer I weep for you, O vine of Sibmah! Your branches passed over the sea, reached as far as Jazer; upon your summer fruits and your vintage the destroyer has fallen.

33. Ablata est laetitia et exsultatio de horto et de terra Moab, et vinum de torcularibus sustuli; nequaquam calcator uvae solitum celeuma cantabit.

33. Gladness and joy have been taken away from the fruitful land of Moab; I have made the wine cease from the wine presses; no one treads them with shouts of joy; the shouting is not the shout of joy.

34. De clamore Hesebon usque Eleale et Iasa dederunt vocem suam, a Segor usque ad Oronaim, ad Eglatselisiam; aquae quoque Nemrim pessimae erunt.

34. "Heshbon and Ele-a'leh cry out; as far as Jahaz they utter their voice, from Zo'ar to Horona'im and Eg'lath-shelish'iyah. For the waters of Nimrim also have become desolate.

35. Et auferam de Moab, ait Dominus, offerentem in excelsis et sacrificantem diis eius.

35. And I will bring to an end in Moab, says the LORD, him who offers sacrifice in the high place and burns incense to his god.

36. Propterea cor meum ad Moab quasi tibia resonabit, et cor meum ad viros Cirhareseth dabit sonitum tibiarum; quia depositum, quod acquisierunt, periit.

36. Therefore my heart moans for Moab like a flute, and my heart moans like a flute for the men of Kir-he'res; therefore the riches they gained have perished.

37. Omne enim caput calvitium et omnis barba rasa erit, in cunctis manibus incisiones et super lumbos cilicium.

37. "For every head is shaved and every beard cut off; upon all the hands are gashes, and on the loins is sackcloth.

38. Super omnia tecta Moab et in plateis eius omnis planctus, quoniam contrivi Moab sicut vas, quod nemini placet, ait Dominus.

38. On all the housetops of Moab and in the squares there is nothing but lamentation; for I have broken Moab like a vessel for which no one cares, says the LORD.

39. Quomodo victa est, et ululaverunt? Quomodo vertit dorsum Moab et confusus est? Eritque Moab in derisum et in terrorem omnibus in circuitu suo.

39. How it is broken! How they wail! How Moab has turned his back in shame! So Moab has become a derision and a horror to all that are round about him."

40. Haec dicit Dominus: Ecce quasi aquila volabit et extendet alas suas ad Moab.

40. For thus says the LORD: "Behold, one shall fly swiftly like an eagle, and spread his wings against Moab;

41. Capta sunt oppida, et munitiones comprehensae sunt, et erit cor fortium Moab in die illa sicut cor mulieris parturientis.

41. the cities shall be taken and the strongholds seized. The heart of the warriors of Moab shall be in that day like the heart of a woman in her pangs;

42. Et cessabit Moab esse populus, quoniam contra Dominum gloriatus est.

42. Moab shall be destroyed and be no longer a people, because he magnified himself against the LORD.

43. Pavor et fovea et laqueus super te, o habitator Moab, dicit Dominus.

43. Terror, pit, and snare are before you, O inhabitant of Moab! says the LORD.

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.

44. He who flees from the terror shall fall into the pit, and he who climbs out of the pit shall be caught in the snare. For I will bring these things upon Moab in the year of their punishment, says the LORD.

45. In umbra Hesebon steterunt sine viribus fugientes, sed ignis egressus est de Hesebon, et flamma de medio Sehon, et devoravit tempora Moab et verticem filiorum tumultus.

45. "In the shadow of Heshbon fugitives stop without strength; for a fire has gone forth from Heshbon, a flame from the house of Sihon; it has destroyed the forehead of Moab, the crown of the sons of tumult.

46. Vae tibi, Moab! Periit populus Chamos, quia comprehensi sunt filii tui et filiae tuae in captivitatem.

46. Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh is undone; for your sons have been taken captive, and your daughters into captivity.

47. Et convertam sortem Moab in novissimis diebus”, ait Dominus. Hucusque iudicia Moab.

47. Yet I will restore the fortunes of Moab in the latter days, says the LORD." Thus far is the judgment on Moab.