Greek: Septuagint (LXX)
English: John Barach
English: John Barach
Chapter 31
The Destruction of the Pride of Moab
| 1 [MT=48:1] τῇ Μωάβ. οὕτως εἶπεν κύριος οὐαὶ ἐπὶ Ναβαύ, ὅτι ὤλετο· ἐλήμφθη Καριαθαίμ, ᾐσχύνθη Ἀμὰθ καὶ ἡττήθη. 2 [MT=48:2] οὐκ ἔστιν ἔτι ἰατρεία Μωάβ, ἀγαυρίαμα ἐν Ἐσεβών· ἐλογίσαντο ἐπ' αὐτὴν κακά· ἐκόψαμεν αὐτὴν ἀπὸ ἔθνους, καὶ παῦσιν παύσεται, ὄπισθέν σου βαδιεῖται μάχαιρα. 3 [MT=48:3] ὅτι φωνὴ κεκραγότων ἐξ Ὠρωναίμ, ὄλεθρος καὶ σύντριμμα μέγα 4 [MT=48:4] συνετρίβη Μωάβ, ἀναγγείλατε εἰς Ζόγορα. 5 [MT=48:5] ὅτι ἐπλήσθη Ἀλαὼθ ἐν κλαυθμῷ, ἀναβήσεται κλαίων ἐν ὁδῷ Ὠρωναίμ, κραυγὴν συντρίμματος ἠκούσατε | 31.1 [MT 48:1] Against Moab. Thus says the Lord: "Woe to Nebo, for it has perished! Kiriathaim has been taken; Amath is put to shame and defeated." 31.2 [MT 48:2] "There is no longer a healing for Moab, a glorying in Heshbon; they have plotted evils against her. We have cut her off from being a nation, and she shall be utterly silenced; a sword shall follow behind you." 31.3 [MT 48:3] "For a voice of those crying out from Horonaim: 'Destruction and great crushing!'" 31.4 [MT 48:4] "Moab is crushed; announce it as far as Zoar." 31.5 [MT 48:5] "For Aloth is filled with weeping; he shall go up weeping on the way to Horonaim—you have heard a cry of crushing." |
The Exile of Chemosh
| 6 [MT=48:6] φεύγετε καὶ σώσατε τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν καὶ ἔσεσθε ὥσπερ ὄνος ἄγριος ἐν ἐρήμῳ. 7 [MT=48:7] ἐπειδὴ ἐπεποίθεις ἐν ὀχυρώμασίν σου, καὶ σὺ συλλημφθήσῃ· καὶ ἐξελεύσεται Χαμὼς ἐν ἀποικίᾳ, οἱ ἱερεῖς αὐτοῦ καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες αὐτοῦ ἅμα. 8 [MT=48:8] καὶ ἥξει ὄλεθρος ἐπὶ πᾶσαν πόλιν, καὶ πόλις οὐ μὴ σωθῇ, καὶ ἀπολεῖται ὁ αὐλών, καὶ ἐξολεθρευθήσεται ἡ πεδινή, καθὼς εἶπεν κύριος. 9 [MT=48:9] δότε σημεῖα τῇ Μωάβ, ὅτι ἁφῇ ἁφθήσεται, καὶ πᾶσαι αἱ πόλεις αὐτῆς εἰς ἄβατον ἔσονται· πόθεν ἔνοικος αὐτῇ; 10 [MT=48:10] ἐπικατάρατος ὁ ποιῶν τὰ ἔργα κυρίου ἀμελῶς ἐξαίρων μάχαιραν αὐτοῦ ἀφ' αἵματος. | 31.6 [MT 48:6] "Flee and save your lives, and you shall be like a wild donkey in the desert." 31.7 [MT 48:7] "Since you trusted in your strongholds, you also shall be captured; and Chemosh shall go out into exile, his priests and his rulers together." 31.8 [MT 48:8] "And destruction shall come upon every city, and no city shall be saved; the valley shall perish and the plain shall be utterly destroyed, just as the Lord said." 31.9 [MT 48:9] "Give signals to Moab, for by a touch she shall be kindled, and all her cities shall become an untrodden waste. From where shall an inhabitant come to her?" 31.10 [MT 48:10] "Cursed is the one doing the works of the Lord carelessly, withholding his sword from blood." |
The Tilted Jar
| 11 [MT=48:11] ἀνεπαύσατο Μωὰβ ἐκ παιδαρίου καὶ πεποιθὼς ἦν ἐπὶ τῇ δόξῃ αὐτοῦ, οὐκ ἐνέχεεν ἐξ ἀγγείου εἰς ἀγγεῖον καὶ εἰς ἀποικισμὸν οὐκ ᾤχετο· διὰ τοῦτο ἔστη γεῦμα αὐτοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ, καὶ ὀσμὴ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐξέλιπεν. 12 [MT=48:12] διὰ τοῦτο ἰδοὺ ἡμέραι ἔρχονται, φησὶν κύριος, καὶ ἀποστελῶ αὐτῷ κλίνοντας, καὶ κλινοῦσιν αὐτὸν καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ λεπτυνοῦσιν καὶ τὰ κέρατα αὐτοῦ συγκόψουσιν. 13 [MT=48:13] καὶ καταισχυνθήσεται Μωὰβ ἀπὸ Χαμώς, ὥσπερ κατῃσχύνθη οἶκος Ἰσραὴλ ἀπὸ Βαιθὴλ ἐλπίδος αὐτῶν πεποιθότες ἐπ' αὐτοῖς. | 31.11 [MT 48:11] "Moab has been at ease from youth and was trusting in his glory; he has not been poured from vessel to vessel and has not gone into exile. Therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent has not failed." 31.12 [MT 48:12] "Therefore behold, days are coming," says the Lord, "and I will send to him those who tilt him; and they shall tilt him and make his vessels thin and smash his horns." 31.13 [MT 48:13] "And Moab shall be put to shame by Chemosh, just as the house of Israel was put to shame by Bethel, their hope, in whom they trusted." |
The Shattered Scepter
| 14 [MT=48:14] πῶς ἐρεῖτε ἰσχυροί ἐσμεν καὶ ἄνθρωπος ἰσχύων εἰς τὰ πολεμικά; 15 [MT=48:15] ὤλετο Μωὰβ πόλις αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐκλεκτοὶ νεανίσκοι αὐτοῦ κατέβησαν εἰς σφαγήν· 16 [MT=48:16] ἐγγὺς ἡμέρα Μωὰβ ἐλθεῖν, καὶ πονηρία αὐτοῦ ταχεῖα σφόδρα. 17 [MT=48:17] κινήσατε αὐτῷ, πάντες κυκλόθεν αὐτοῦ, πάντες εἰδότες ὄνομα αὐτοῦ· εἴπατε πῶς συνετρίβη βακτηρία εὐκλεής, ῥάβδος μεγαλώματος; | 31.14 [MT 48:14] "How will you say, 'We are strong and a man powerful in matters of war'?" 31.15 [MT 48:15] "Moab has perished, his city [is gone], and his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter." 31.16 [MT 48:16] "The day of Moab is near to come, and his calamity is very swift." 31.17 [MT 48:17] "Mourn for him, all you who surround him, all who know his name! Say: 'How the glorious scepter is broken, the staff of majesty!'" |
The Flight from Dibon to Aroer
| 18 [MT=48:18] κατάβηθι ἀπὸ δόξης καὶ κάθισον ἐν ὑγρασίᾳ, καθημένη Δαιβών· ἐκτρίβητε, ὅτι ὤλετο Μωάβ, ἀνέβη εἰς σὲ λυμαινόμενος ὀχύρωμά σου. 19 [MT=48:19] ἐφ' ὁδοῦ στῆθι καὶ ἔπιδε, καθημένη ἐν Ἀροήρ, καὶ ἐρώτησον φεύγοντα καὶ σῳζόμενον καὶ εἰπόν τί ἐγένετο; | 31.18 [MT 48:18] "Come down from glory and sit in the dampness, you who inhabit Dibon! For Moab has perished; the one ravaging your stronghold has come up against you." 31.19 [MT 48:19] "Stand by the road and look out, you who inhabit Aroer; ask the one fleeing and the one being saved, and say: 'What has happened?'" |
| 20 [MT=48:20] κατῃσχύνθη Μωάβ, ὅτι συνετρίβη· ὀλόλυξον καὶ κέκραξον, ἀνάγγειλον ἐν Ἀρνὼν ὅτι ὤλετο Μωάβ. 21 [MT=48:21] καὶ κρίσις ἔρχεται εἰς γῆν τοῦ Μισὼρ ἐπὶ Χαιλὼν καὶ ἐπὶ Ἰασσὰ καὶ ἐπὶ Μωφὰθ 22 [MT=48:22] καὶ ἐπὶ Δαιβὼν καὶ ἐπὶ Ναβαὺ καὶ ἐπ' οἶκον Δεβλαθαὶμ 23 [MT=48:23] καὶ ἐπὶ Καριαθαὶμ καὶ ἐπ' οἶκον Γαμὼλ καὶ ἐπ' οἶκον Μαὼν 24 [MT=48:24] καὶ ἐπὶ Καριὼθ καὶ ἐπὶ Βοσὸρ καὶ ἐπὶ πάσας τὰς πόλεις Μωὰβ τὰς πόρρω καὶ τὰς ἐγγύς. 25 [MT=48:25] κατεάχθη κέρας Μωάβ, καὶ τὸ ἐπίχειρον αὐτοῦ συνετρίβη. | 31.20 [MT 48:20] "Moab is put to shame, for she is crushed; wail and cry out! Announce in Arnon that Moab has perished." 31.21 [MT 48:21] "And judgment comes upon the land of Misor: upon Holon and Jahzah and Mephaath, 31.22 [MT 48:22] and upon Dibon and Nebo and Beth-Diblathaim, 31.23 [MT 48:23] and upon Kiriathaim and Beth-Gamul and Beth-Meon, 31.24 [MT 48:24] and upon Kerioth and Bozrah and all the cities of Moab, far and near." 31.25 [MT 48:25] "The horn of Moab is broken, and his arm is crushed." |
The Drunkenness of Pride
| 26 [MT=48:26] μεθύσατε αὐτόν, ὅτι ἐπὶ κύριον ἐμεγαλύνθη· καὶ ἐπικρούσει Μωὰβ ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἔσται εἰς γέλωτα καὶ αὐτός. 27 [MT=48:27] καὶ εἰ μὴ εἰς γελοιασμὸν ἦν σοί Ἰσραήλ; εἰ ἐν κλοπαῖς σου εὑρέθη, ὅτι ἐπολέμεις αὐτόν; 28 [MT=48:28] κατέλιπον τὰς πόλεις καὶ ᾤκησαν ἐν πέτραις οἱ κατοικοῦντες Μωάβ, ἐγενήθησαν ὡς περιστεραὶ νοσσεύουσαι ἐν πέτραις στόματι βοθύνου. | 31.26 [MT 48:26] "Make him drunk, for he magnified himself against the Lord; and Moab shall slap with his hand and he also shall be a laughingstock." 31.27 [MT 48:27] "Was not Israel a laughingstock to you? Was he found among your thefts, that you should wage war against him?" 31.28 [MT 48:28] "The inhabitants of Moab abandoned the cities and dwelt in the rocks; they became like doves nesting in the rocks at the mouth of a pit." |
The Haughty Heart
| 29 [MT=48:29] ἤκουσα ὕβριν Μωάβ, ὕβρισεν λίαν· ὕβριν αὐτοῦ καὶ ὑπερηφανίαν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ὑψώθη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ. 30 [MT=48:30] ἐγὼ δὲ ἔγνων ἔργα αὐτοῦ· οὐχὶ τὸ ἱκανὸν αὐτοῦ, οὐχ οὕτως ἐποίησεν. | 31.29 [MT 48:29] "I heard of the insolence of Moab—he was very insolent—his insolence and his arrogance, and his heart was lifted up." 31.30 [MT 48:30] "And I knew his works; his sufficiency was not enough—he did not act so." |
The Silent Winepress
| 31 [MT=48:31] διὰ τοῦτο ἐπὶ Μωὰβ ὀλολύζετε πάντοθεν, βοήσατε ἐπ' ἄνδρας Κιραδὰς αὐχμοῦ. 32 [MT=48:32] ὡς κλαυθμὸν Ἰαζὴρ ἀποκλαύσομαί σοι, ἄμπελος Σεβημά· κλήματά σου διῆλθεν θάλασσαν, Ἰαζὴρ ἥψαντο· ἐπὶ ὀπώραν σου, ἐπὶ τρυγηταῖς σου ὄλεθρος ἐπέπεσεν. 33 [MT=48:33] συνεψήσθη χαρμοσύνη καὶ εὐφροσύνη ἐκ τῆς Μωαβίτιδος, καὶ οἶνος ἦν ἐπὶ ληνοῖς σου· πρωῒ οὐκ ἐπάτησαν οὐδὲ δείλης, οὐκ ἐποίησαν αιδαδ. 34 [MT=48:34] ἀπὸ κραυγῆς Ἐσεβὼν ἕως Ἐλεαλὴ αἱ πόλεις αὐτῶν ἔδωκαν φωνὴν αὐτῶν, ἀπὸ Ζογὸρ ἕως Ὠρωναὶμ καὶ Ἀγλαθ-σαλισία,1 ὅτι καὶ τὸ ὕδωρ Νεβρὶμ εἰς κατάκαυμα ἔσται. | 31.31 [MT 48:31] "Therefore wail for Moab on every side! Cry out for the men of Kir-Heres in their drought." 31.32 [MT 48:32] "With the weeping of Jazer I will weep for you, O vine of Sibmah; your branches passed over the sea, they touched Jazer. Destruction has fallen upon your autumn fruit and upon your grape-gatherers." 31.33 [MT 48:33] "Joy and gladness have been swept away from Moab, and wine was in your vats; in the morning they did not tread, nor in the evening—they did not cry out 'Hedad!'" 31.34 [MT 48:34] "From the cry of Heshbon as far as Elealeh their cities gave forth their voice; from Zoar to Horonaim and Eglath-Shelishiyah, for even the water of Nimrim shall be for a burning." |
The Broken Vessel
| 35 [MT=48:35] καὶ ἀπολῶ τὸν Μωάβ, φησὶν κύριος, ἀναβαίνοντα ἐπὶ βωμὸν καὶ θυμιῶντα θεοῖς αὐτοῦ. 36 [MT=48:36] διὰ τοῦτο καρδία μου, Μωάβ, ὥσπερ αὐλοὶ βομβήσουσιν, καρδία μου ἐπ' ἀνθρώπους Κιραδὰς ὥσπερ αὐλὸς βομβήσει· διὰ τοῦτο ἃ περιεποιήσατο, ἀπώλετο ἀπὸ ἀνθρώπου. 37 [MT=48:37] πᾶσαν κεφαλὴν ἐν παντὶ τόπῳ ξυρήσονται, καὶ πᾶς πώγων ξυρηθήσεται, καὶ πᾶσαι χεῖρες κόψονται, καὶ ἐπὶ πάσης ὀσφύος σάκκος. 38 [MT=48:38] καὶ ἐπὶ πάντων τῶν δωμάτων Μωὰβ καὶ ἐπὶ πλατείαις αὐτῆς, ὅτι συνέτριψα τὸν Μωάβ, φησὶν κύριος, ὡς ἀγγεῖον, οὗ οὐκ ἔστιν χρεία αὐτοῦ. 39 [MT=48:39] πῶς κατήλλαξεν; πῶς ἔστρεψεν νῶτον Μωάβ; ᾐσχύνθη καὶ ἐγένετο Μωὰβ εἰς γέλωτα καὶ ἐγκότημα πᾶσιν τοῖς κύκλῳ αὐτῆς. | 31.35 [MT 48:35] "And I will destroy Moab," says the Lord, "the one going up to the altar and burning incense to his gods." 31.36 [MT 48:36] "Therefore my heart shall moan like flutes for Moab; my heart shall moan like a flute for the men of Kir-Heres. Therefore the things he acquired have perished from man." 31.37 [MT 48:37] "Every head in every place they shall shave, and every beard shall be shaved; and all hands shall be cut, and upon every loin shall be sackcloth." 31.38 [MT 48:38] "And upon all the roofs of Moab and in her squares, for I have crushed Moab," says the Lord, "like a vessel for which there is no use." 31.39 [MT 48:39] "How has he changed? How has Moab turned his back? He was put to shame and Moab became a laughingstock and an object of anger to all those around her." |
The Snare and the Pit
| 40 [MT=48:40] ὅτι οὕτως εἶπεν κύριος 41 [MT=48:41] ἐλήμφθη Ἀκκαριώθ, καὶ τὰ ὀχυρώματα συνελήμφθη· 42 [MT=48:42] καὶ ἀπολεῖται Μωὰβ ἀπὸ ὄχλου, ὅτι ἐπὶ τὸν κύριον ἐμεγαλύνθη. 43 [MT=48:43] παγὶς καὶ φόβος καὶ βόθυνος ἐπὶ Σοὶ, καθήμενος Μωάβ· 44 [MT=48:44] ὁ φεύγων ἀπὸ προσώπου τοῦ φόβου ἐμπεσεῖται εἰς τὸν βόθυνον, καὶ ὁ ἀναβαίνων ἐκ τοῦ βοθύνου συλλημφθήσεται ἐν τῇ παγίδι, ὅτι ἐπάξω ταῦτα ἐπὶ Μωὰβ ἐν ἐνιαυτῷ ἐπισκέψεως αὐτῆς. | 31.40 [MT 48:40] For thus says the Lord: 31.41 [MT 48:41] "Kerioth has been taken, and the strongholds have been seized." 31.42 [MT 48:42] "And Moab shall be destroyed from among the people, because he magnified himself against the Lord." 31.43 [MT 48:43] "Snare and fear and pit are upon you, O inhabitant of Moab!" 31.44 [MT 48:44] "The one fleeing from the face of fear shall fall into the pit, and the one coming up out of the pit shall be captured in the snare; for I will bring these things upon Moab in the year of her visitation." |