1 The word about Moab. For in a night Ar of Moab has become waste, and is seen no longer; for in a night Kir of Moab has become waste, and is seen no longer.2 The daughter of Dibon has gone up to the high places, weeping: Moab is sounding her cry of sorrow over Nebo, and over Medeba: everywhere the hair of the head and of the face is cut off.3 In their streets they are covering themselves with haircloth: on the tops of their houses, and in their public places, there is crying and bitter weeping.4 Heshbon is crying out, and Elealeh; their voice is sounding even to Jahaz: for this cause the heart of Moab is shaking; his soul is shaking with fear.5 My heart is crying out for Moab; her people go in flight to Zoar, and to Eglath-shelishiyah: for they go up with weeping by the slope of Luhith; on the way to Horonaim they send up a cry of destruction.6 The waters of Nimrim will become dry: for the grass is burned up, the young grass is coming to an end, every green thing is dead.7 For this cause they will take away their wealth, and the stores they have got together, over the stream of the water-plants.8 For the cry has gone round the limits of Moab; as far as to Eglaim and Beer-elim.9 For the waters of Dimon are full of blood: and I'm sending even more on Moab, a lion on those of Moab who go in flight, and on the rest of the land.

1 Godspraak oor Moab. Waarlik, in die nag is Ar-Moab verwoes, vernietig! Waarlik, in die nag is Kir-Moab verwoes, vernietig!2 Hulle gaan op na die tempel, en Dibon na die hoogtes om te ween; Moab huil op Nebo en in Med,ba; op al hulle hoofde is 'n kaalte, elke baard is afgeskeer.3 Op hul strate het hulle rouklere aangegord; op hulle dakke en op hulle pleine huil alles en smelt weg in geween.4 Hesbon en Ele le skreeu, hulle stem word gehoor tot Jahas toe; daarom hef die gewapende manne van Moab 'n angsgeskreeu aan, sy siel sidder.5 My hart skreeu oor Moab, sy vlugtelinge kom tot by Soar, Eglat-Selisia. Want die hoogte van Luhit beklim hulle met geween; ja, op pad na Horon im laat hulle 'n geskreeu van verwoesting weerklink;6 want die waters van Nimrim word 'n woesteny, ja, die gras is verdor, die grasspruitjies het vergaan, daar is geen groenigheid nie.7 Daarom gaan hulle die oorwins wat hulle gemaak het, en hulle voorraad, oor die Wilgerspruit dra.8 Want die geskreeu gaan rond in die grondgebied van Moab, sy gehuil tot by Eglaim en sy gehuil tot by Beër-Elim.9 Want die waters van Dimon is vol bloed; want Ek sal oor Dimon nog meer bring, 'n leeu oor die van Moab wat ontvlug het, en oor die oorblyfsel van die land.