1 Yahweh’s word came to me, saying, 2 "Son of man, set your face toward the children of Ammon, and prophesy against them. 3 Tell the children of Ammon, ‘Hear the word of the Lord Yahweh! The Lord Yahweh says, "Because you said, ‘Aha!’ against my sanctuary when it was profaned, and against the land of Israel when it was made desolate, and against the house of Judah when they went into captivity, 4 therefore, behold, I will deliver you to the children of the east for a possession. They will set their encampments in you and make their dwellings in you. They will eat your fruit and they will drink your milk. 5 I will make Rabbah a stable for camels and the children of Ammon a resting place for flocks. Then you will know that I am Yahweh." 6 For the Lord Yahweh says: "Because you have clapped your hands, stamped with the feet, and rejoiced with all the contempt of your soul against the land of Israel, 7 therefore, behold, I have stretched out my hand on you, and will deliver you for a plunder to the nations. I will cut you off from the peoples, and I will cause you to perish out of the countries. I will destroy you. Then you will know that I am Yahweh."
8 "‘The Lord Yahweh says: "Because Moab and Seir say, ‘Behold, the house of Judah is like all the nations,’ 9 therefore, behold, I will open the side of Moab from the cities, from his cities which are on its frontiers, the glory of the country, Beth Jeshimoth, Baal Meon, and Kiriathaim, 10 to the children of the east, to go against the children of Ammon; and I will give them for a possession, that the children of Ammon may not be remembered among the nations. 11 I will execute judgments on Moab. Then they will know that I am Yahweh."
12 "‘The Lord Yahweh says: "Because Edom has dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance, and has greatly offended, and taken revenge on them," 13 therefore the Lord Yahweh says, "I will stretch out my hand on Edom, and will cut off man and animal from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman. They will fall by the sword even to Dedan. 14 I will lay my vengeance on Edom by the hand of my people Israel. They will do in Edom according to my anger and according to my wrath. Then they will know my vengeance," says the Lord Yahweh.
15 "‘The Lord Yahweh says: "Because the Philistines have taken revenge, and have taken vengeance with contempt of soul to destroy with perpetual hostility," 16 therefore the Lord Yahweh says, "Behold, I will stretch out my hand on the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethites, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast. 17 I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I lay my vengeance on them."’"
1 En die woord van die HERE het tot my gekom en gesê:
2 Mensekind, rig jou aangesig teen die kinders van Ammon, en profeteer teen hulle.
3 En sê aan die kinders van Ammon: Hoor die woord van die Here HERE. So spreek die Here HERE: Omdat jy ha, ha! geroep het oor my heiligdom, omdat dit ontheilig is, en oor die land van Israel, omdat dit verwoes is, en oor die huis van Juda, omdat hulle in ballingskap gegaan het --
4 daarom, kyk, Ek gee jou oor aan die kinders van die Ooste as 'n besitting, dat hulle hul laers in jou opslaan en hul wonings in jou maak; hulle sal jou vrugte eet, en hulle sal jou melk drink.
5 En Ek sal Rabba 'n weiveld maak vir kamele en die kinders van Ammon 'n lêplek vir kleinvee, en julle sal weet dat Ek die HERE is.
6 Want so sê die Here HERE: Omdat jy in die hand geklap en met die voet gestamp het en bly was met volle veragting in die siel oor die land van Israel --
7 daarom, kyk, Ek strek my hand teen jou uit en gee jou as buit vir die nasies, en Ek sal jou uitroei uit die volke en jou uit die lande verdelg; Ek sal jou vernietig, en jy sal weet dat Ek die HERE is.
8 So spreek die Here HERE: Omdat Moab en Se‹r sê: Kyk, die huis van Juda is soos al die nasies --
9 daarom, kyk, Ek maak die berghange van Moab oop, dat dit sonder stede is, sonder sy stede in sy hele gebied, die sieraad van die land: Bet-J,simot, Ba„l-Meon en tot Kirjat im toe;
10 aan die kinders van die Ooste sal Ek dit, saam met die kinders van Ammon, as besitting gee, sodat die kinders van Ammon nie meer genoem sal word onder die nasies nie.
11 Ek sal ook in Moab strafgerigte voltrek; en hulle sal weet dat Ek die HERE is.
12 So sê die Here HERE: Omdat Edom wraaksugtig gehandel het teen die huis van Juda en hom baie skuldig gemaak het en hom op hulle gewreek het --
13 daarom, so sê die Here HERE: Ek sal my hand uitstrek teen Edom en daaruit mens en dier uitroei; en Ek sal dit 'n puinhoop maak van Teman af, en tot by Dedan sal hulle deur die swaard val.
14 En Ek sal my wraak op Edom in die hand van my volk Israel gee, en hulle sal met Edom handel volgens my toorn en my grimmigheid; so sal hulle dan my wraak gewaar word, spreek die Here HERE.
15 So sê die Here HERE: Omdat die Filistyne wraaksugtig gehandel het en hulle erg gewreek het met veragting in die siel, om te verwoes met ewige vyandskap --
16 daarom, so sê die Here HERE: Kyk, Ek strek my hand uit teen die Filistyne en sal die Kretiërs uitroei en die oorblyfsel van die seekus vernietig.
17 En Ek sal gedugte wraak aan hulle oefen met grimmige strawwe; en hulle sal weet dat Ek die HERE is as Ek my wraak oor hulle bring.