1 Assim diz o Senhor: Por três transgressões de Moabe e por quatro, não sustarei o castigo, porque queimou os ossos do rei de Edom, até os reduzir a cal. 2 Por isso, meterei fogo a Moabe, fogo que consumirá os castelos de Queriote; Moabe morrerá entre grande estrondo, alarido e som de trombeta. 3 Eliminarei o juiz do meio dele e a todos os seus príncipes com ele matarei, diz o Senhor.

4 Assim diz o Senhor: Por três transgressões de Judá e por quatro, não sustarei o castigo, porque rejeitaram a lei do Senhor e não guardaram os seus estatutos; antes, as suas próprias mentiras os enganaram, e após elas andaram seus pais. 5 Por isso, meterei fogo a Judá, fogo que consumirá os castelos de Jerusalém.

6 Assim diz o Senhor: Por três transgressões de Israel e por quatro, não sustarei o castigo, porque os juízes vendem o justo por dinheiro e condenam o necessitado por causa de um par de sandálias. 7 Suspiram pelo pó da terra sobre a cabeça dos pobres e pervertem o caminho dos mansos; um homem e seu pai coabitam com a mesma jovem e, assim, profanam o meu santo nome. 8 E se deitam ao pé de qualquer altar sobre roupas empenhadas e, na casa do seu deus, bebem o vinho dos que foram multados. 9 Todavia, eu destruí diante deles o amorreu, cuja altura era como a dos cedros, e que era forte como os carvalhos; e destruí o seu fruto por cima e as suas raízes por baixo. 10 Também vos fiz subir da terra do Egito e quarenta anos vos conduzi no deserto, para que possuísseis a terra do amorreu. 11 Dentre os vossos filhos, suscitei profetas e, dentre os vossos jovens, nazireus. Não é isto assim, filhos de Israel? — diz o Senhor. 12 Mas vós aos nazireus destes a beber vinho e aos profetas ordenastes, dizendo: Não profetizeis.

13 Eis que farei oscilar a terra debaixo de vós, como oscila um carro carregado de feixes. 14 De nada valerá a fuga ao ágil, o forte não usará a sua força, nem o valente salvará a sua vida. 15 O que maneja o arco não resistirá, nem o ligeiro de pés se livrará, nem tampouco o que vai montado a cavalo salvará a sua vida. 16 E o mais corajoso entre os valentes fugirá nu naquele dia, disse o Senhor.

1 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Moab, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime. 2 But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kerioth; and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet; 3 and I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.

4 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk. 5 But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.

6 Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes— 7 they that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the same maiden, to profane my holy name: 8 and they lay themselves down beside every altar upon clothes taken in pledge; and in the house of their God they drink the wine of such as have been fined.

9 Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath. 10 Also I brought you up out of the land of Egypt, and led you forty years in the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite. 11 And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazirites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith Jehovah. 12 But ye gave the Nazirites wine to drink, and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.

13 Behold, I will press you in your place, as a cart presseth that is full of sheaves. 14 And flight shall perish from the swift; and the strong shall not strengthen his force; neither shall the mighty deliver himself; 15 neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself; neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself; 16 and he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith Jehovah.

1 This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Moab, even for four, I will not relent. Because he burned to ashes the bones of Edom's king,

2 I will send fire on Moab that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth. "Moab will go down in great tumult amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet.

3 I will destroy her ruler and kill all her officials with him," says the LORD.

4 This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Judah, even for four, I will not relent. Because they have rejected the law of the LORD and have not kept his decrees, because they have been led astray by false gods, "the gods "their ancestors followed,

5 I will send fire on Judah that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem."

6 This is what the LORD says: "For three sins of Israel, even for four, I will not relent. They sell the innocent for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals.

7 They trample on the heads of the poor as on the dust of the ground and deny justice to the oppressed. Father and son use the same girl and so profane my holy name.

8 They lie down beside every altar on garments taken in pledge. In the house of their god they drink wine taken as fines.

9 "Yet I destroyed the Amorites before them, though they were tall as the cedars and strong as the oaks. I destroyed their fruit above and their roots below.

10 I brought you up out of Egypt and led you forty years in the wilderness to give you the land of the Amorites.

11 "I also raised up prophets from among your children and Nazirites from among your youths. Is this not true, people of Israel?" declares the LORD.

12 "But you made the Nazirites drink wine and commanded the prophets not to prophesy.

13 "Now then, I will crush you as a cart crushes when loaded with grain.

14 The swift will not escape, the strong will not muster their strength, and the warrior will not save his life.

15 The archer will not stand his ground, the fleet-footed soldier will not get away, and the horseman will not save his life.

16 Even the bravest warriors will flee naked on that day," declares the LORD.