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ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܝ ܠܢܒܘ ܕܐܬܒܙܙܬ ܒܗܬܬ ܘܐܚܦܪܬ ܩܘܪܝܬܝܡ ܒܗܬ ܥܘܫܢܗ̇ ܘܐܬܒܕܪ
hkn' 'mr mry' khylthn' 'lh' d'ysryl wy lnbw d'thbzzth bhthth w'khprth qwrythym bhth ewshnh w'thbdr
Of Moab. Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo! For it is laid waste. Kiriathaim is disappointed. It is taken. Misgab is put to shame and broken down.
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ܘܠܝܬ ܬܘܒ ܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ ܠܡܘܐܒ ܒܚܫܒܘܢ ܐܬܚܫܒܘ ܥܠܝܗ̇ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܘܐܡܪܘ ܬܘ ܢܘܒܕܝܗ̇ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܐܦܢ ܡܫܬܩ ܐܢ ܬܫܬܩܝܢ ܒܬܪܟܝ ܬܐܙܠ ܚܪܒܐ
wlyth thwb thshbwkhth' lmw'b bkhshbwn 'thkhshbw elyh byshth' w'mrw thw nwbdyh mn em' 'pn mshthq 'n thshthqyn bthrky th'zl khrb'
The praise of Moab is no more. In Heshbon they have devised evil against her: ‘Come! Let’s cut her off from being a nation.’ You also, Madmen, will be brought to silence. The sword will pursue you.
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ܩܠ ܐܝܠܠܬܐ ܡܢ ܚܘܪܢܝܡ ܒܙܬܐ ܘܬܒܪܐ ܪܒܐ
ql 'yllth' mn khwrnym bzth' wthbr' rb'
The sound of a cry from Horonaim, desolation and great destruction!
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ܐܬܬܒܪܬ ܡܘܐܒ ܐܫܡܥܘ ܐܝܠܠܬܐ ܡܣ̈ܟܢܝܗ̇
'ththbrth mw'b 'shmew 'yllth' msknyh
Moab is destroyed. Her little ones have caused a cry to be heard.
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ܒܡܣܩܢܐ ܕܠܘܚܝܬ ܟܕ ܒܟܝܢ ܢܣܩܘܢ ܘܒܡܚܬܬܐ ܕܚܘܪܢܝܡ ܐܘܠܨܢܐ ܘܓܥܬܐ ܕܬܒܪܐ ܢܥܒܕܘܢ ܫܡܥܘ
bmsqn' dlwkhyth kd bkyn nsqwn wbmkhthth' dkhwrnym 'wltsn' wgeth' dthbr' nebdwn shmew
For they will go up by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping. For at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.
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ܘܥܪܘܩܘ ܘܦܨܘ ܢܦܫܟܘܢ ܘܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܥܩܪܐ ܒܡܕܒܪܐ
werwqw wptsw npshkwn whww 'yk eqr' bmdbr'
Flee! Save your lives! Be like the juniper bush in the wilderness.
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ܥܠ ܕܐܬܬܟܠܬܝ ܥܠ ܚ̈ܣܢܝܟܝ ܘܥܠ ܓܙܝ̈ܟܝ ܐܦ ܐܢܬܝ ܬܬܚܕܝܢ ܘܢܦܘܩ ܟܡܘܫ ܒܫܒܝܬܐ ܘܟܘܡܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܘܗܝ ܐܟܚܕܐ
el d'ththklthy el khsnyky wel gzyky 'p 'nthy ththkhdyn wnpwq kmwsh bshbyth' wkwmrwhy wrwrbnwhy 'kkhd'
For, because you have trusted in your works and in your treasures, you also will be taken. Chemosh will go out into captivity, his priests and his princes together.
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ܘܢܐܬܐ ܒܙܘܙܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܝܟܝ ܘܠܐ ܢܬ̈ܦܨܝܢ ܘܢܐܒܕ ܥܘܡܩܐ ܘܬܚܪܒ ܦܩܥܬܐ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
wn'th' bzwz' el klhyn qwryyky wl' nthptsyn wn'bd ewmq' wthkhrb pqeth' 'ykn' d'mr mry'
The destroyer will come on every city, and no city will escape; the valley also will perish, and the plain will be destroyed, as Yahweh has spoken.
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ܗܒܘ ܟܠܝܠܐ ܠܡܘܐܒ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܡܚܪܒ ܚܪܒܐ ܘܟܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܢܗ̈ܘܝܢ ܠܚܘܪܒܐ ܡܢ ܒܠܝ ܕܝܬܒ
hbw klyl' lmw'b mTwl dmkhrb khrb' wklhyn qwryh nhwyn lkhwrb' mn bly dythb
Give wings to Moab, that she may fly and get herself away: and her cities will become a desolation, without anyone to dwell in them.
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ܠܝܛ ܗܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܥܒܕ ܥܒܕܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܒܢܟܠܐ ܘܠܝܛ ܗ̇ܘ ܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܟܠܐ ܚܪܒܗ ܡܢ ܕܡܐ
lyT hw mn dnebd ebdh dmry' bnkl' wlyT hw mn dnkl' khrbh mn dm'
“Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
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ܫܠܝܢ ܡܘܐ̈ܒܝܐ ܡܢ ܛܠܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܫܟܘܬܝܢ ܥܠ ܬܛܪ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܣܪܩܘ ܡܢ ܡܐܢܐ ܠܡܐܢܐ ܘܒܫܒܝܬܐ ܠܐ ܐܙܠܘ ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܩܝܡ ܛܥܡܗܘܢ ܒܗܘܢ ܘܪܝܚܗܘܢ ܠܐ ܦܓ
shlyn mw'by' mn Tlywthhwn wshkwthyn el thTryhwn wl' srqw mn m'n' lm'n' wbshbyth' l' 'zlw mTl hn' qym Temhwn bhwn wrykhhwn l' pg
“Moab has been at ease from his youth, and he has settled on his dregs, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel, neither has he gone into captivity; therefore his taste remains in him, and his scent is not changed.
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ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܗܐ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܐܬܝܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܘܐܫܕܪ ܥܠܝܗܘܢ ܒܙܘ̈ܙܐ ܘܢܒܙܘܢ ܐܢܘܢ ܘܡܐ̈ܢܝܗܘܢ ܢܣܪܩܘܢ ܘܓܪ̈ܒܝܗܘܢ ܢܫܚܩܘܢ
mTl hn' h' ywmth' 'thyn 'mr mry' w'shdr elyhwn bzwz' wnbzwn 'nwn wm'nyhwn nsrqwn wgrbyhwn nshkhqwn
Therefore behold, the days come,” says Yahweh, “that I will send to him those who pour off, and they will pour him off; and they will empty his vessels, and break their containers in pieces.
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ܘܢܒܗܬ ܡܘܐܒ ܡܢ ܟܡܘܫ ܐܝܟ ܕܒܗܬܘ ܒ̈ܢܝ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܡܢ ܒܝܬ ܐܝܠ ܬܘܟܠܢܗܘܢ
wnbhth mw'b mn kmwsh 'yk dbhthw bny 'ysryl mn byth 'yl thwklnhwn
Moab will be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, their confidence.
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ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ̈ܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܓܢܒܪܐ ܚܢܢ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܚܝ̈ܠܬܢܐ ܠܩܪܒܐ
'ykn' 'mryn 'nthwn dgnbr' khnn wgbr' khylthn' lqrb'
“How do you say, ‘We are mighty men, and valiant men for the war’?
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ܐܬܒܙܙ ܡܘܐܒ ܘܩܘܪ̈ܝܗ̇ ܣܠܩ ܘܓܒ̈ܝܐ ܕܓܢܒܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܐܫܬܠܡܘ ܠܩܛܠܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܠܟܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܚܝܠܬܢܐ ܫܡܗ
'thbzz mw'b wqwryh slq wgby' dgnbrwhy 'shthlmw lqTl' 'mr mlk' mry' 'lh' khylthn' shmh
Moab is laid waste, and they have gone up into his cities, and his chosen young men have gone down to the slaughter,” says the King, whose name is Yahweh of Armies.
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ܩܪܝܒ ܗܘ ܬܒܪܗ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܠܡܐܬܐ ܘܒܝܫܬܗ ܡܣܪܗܒܐ ܛܒ
qryb hw thbrh dmw'b lm'th' wbyshthh msrhb' Tb
“The calamity of Moab is near to come, and his affliction hurries fast.
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ܐܬܕܠܚܘ ܘܙܥܘ ܟܘܠ ܕܚܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ ܘܟܠ ܕܝܕܥܝܢ ܫܡܗ ܐܡܪܘ ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܬܬܒܪ ܚܘܛܪܐ ܥܫܝܢܐ ܘܓܘܙܥܐ ܕܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ
'thdlkhw wzew kwl dkhdrwhy wkl dydeyn shmh 'mrw 'ykn' 'ththbr khwTr' eshyn' wgwze' dthshbwkhth'
All you who are around him, bemoan him; and all you who know his name, say, ‘How the strong staff is broken, the beautiful rod!’
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ܚܘܬܝ ܡܢ ܐܝܩܪܐ ܘܬܒܝ ܒܨܥܪܐ ܥܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܒܪܬ ܪܝܒܘܢ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܙܘܙܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܣܠܩ ܥܠܝܟܝ ܘܐܚܪܒ ܟܪ̈ܟܝܟܝ
khwthy mn 'yqr' wthby btser' emwrth' dbrth rybwn mTl dbzwz' dmw'b slq elyky w'khrb krkyky
“You daughter who dwells in Dibon, come down from your glory, and sit in thirst; for the destroyer of Moab has come up against you. He has destroyed your strongholds.
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ܥܠ ܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܐ ܩܘܡܝ ܘܚܘܪܝ ܥܡܘܪܬܐ ܕܥܕܘܥܝܪ ܫܐܠ ܠܕܥܪܩ ܘܠܕܡܬܦܠܛ ܐܡܪ ܡܢܐ ܗܘܐ
el 'wrkhth' qwmy wkhwry emwrth' dedweyr sh'l lderq wldmthplT 'mr mn' hw'
Inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way and watch. Ask him who flees, and her who escapes; say, ‘What has been done?’
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ܒܗܬ ܡܘܐܒ ܡܛܠ ܕܐܬܬܒܪ ܐܝܠܠܘ ܘܐܙܥܩܘ ܒܐܪܢܘܢ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܐܬܬܒܪ ܡܘܐܒ
bhth mw'b mTl d'ththbr 'yllw w'zeqw b'rnwn mTwl d'ththbr mw'b
Moab is disappointed; for it is broken down. Wail and cry! Tell it by the Arnon, that Moab is laid waste.
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ܘܕܝܢܐ ܐܬܐ ܥܠ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܫܘܪ ܘܥܠ ܚܠܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܝܗܨ ܘܥܠ ܡܦܝܥܬ
wdyn' 'th' el 're' dmshwr wel khlwn wel yhts wel mpyeth
Judgment has come on the plain country— on Holon, on Jahzah, on Mephaath,
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ܘܥܠ ܪܝܒܘܢ ܘܥܠ ܢܒܘ ܘܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܕܒܠܬܝܡ
wel rybwn wel nbw wel byth dblthym
on Dibon, on Nebo, on Beth Diblathaim,
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ܘܥܠ ܩܘܪܝܬܝܡ ܘܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܓܡܘܠ ܘܥܠ ܒܝܬ ܡܥܘܢ
wel qwrythym wel byth gmwl wel byth mewn
on Kiriathaim, on Beth Gamul, on Beth Meon,
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ܘܥܠ ܩܪܝܘܬ ܘܥܠ ܒܘܨܪ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܕܪ̈ܚܝܩܢ ܘܕܩܪ̈ܝܒܢ
wel qrywth wel bwtsr wel klhyn qwry' d're' dmw'b drkhyqn wdqrybn
on Kerioth, on Bozrah, and on all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.
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ܐܬܓܕܡܬ ܩܪܢܗ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܘܕܪܥܗ ܐܬܬܒܪ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
'thgdmth qrnh dmw'b wdreh 'ththbr 'mr mry'
The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken,” says Yahweh.
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ܕܘܐܘܗܝ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܬܪܝܡ ܘܢܬܛܪܦ ܡܘܐܒ ܒܬܝܒܬܗ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܠܓܘܚܟܐ ܐܦ ܗܘ
dw'why mTl del mry' 'ththrym wnthTrp mw'b bthybthh wnhw' lgwkhk' 'p hw
“Make him drunk, for he magnified himself against Yahweh. Moab will wallow in his vomit, and he also will be in derision.
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ܘܐܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܓܘܚܟܐ ܗܘܐ ܠܟ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ ܘܒܓܢܒ̈ܐ ܐܫܬܟܚ ܟܕ ܥܒܕ ܗܘܝܬ ܥܡܗ ܩܪܒܐ
w'l' hw' lgwkhk' hw' lk 'ysryl wbgnb' 'shthkkh kd ebd hwyth emh qrb'
For wasn’t Israel a derision to you? Was he found among thieves? For as often as you speak of him, you shake your head.
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ܫܒܘܩܘ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܘܫܪܘ ܒܫܩܝ̈ܦܐ ܝܬ̈ܒܝ ܡܘܐܒ ܘܗܘܘ ܐܝܟ ܝܘܢܐ ܕܡܩܢܐ ܒܓܕܢܦܐ
shbwqw qwry' wshrw bshqyp' ythby mw'b whww 'yk ywn' dmqn' bgdnp'
You inhabitants of Moab, leave the cities, and dwell in the rock. Be like the dove that makes her nest over the mouth of the abyss.
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ܫܡܥܢ ܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܕܡܬܓܐܝܢ ܛܒ ܓܐܝܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܪܡܘܬܗܘܢ ܘܪܡܘܬ ܠܒܗܘܢ
shmen rwrbn' dmw'b dmthg'yn Tb g'ywthhwn wrmwthhwn wrmwth lbhwn
“We have heard of the pride of Moab. He is very proud in his loftiness, his pride, his arrogance, and the arrogance of his heart.
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ܐܢܐ ܝܕܥ ܐܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܒ̈ܕܝܗܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܗܘܘ ܟܐܢܝܢ ܘܩܨ̈ܘܡܘܗܝ ܠܐ ܗܘܐ ܗܟܢܐ ܒܕܩܘ ܥܠܘܗܝ
'n' yde 'n' 'mr mry' ebdyhwn dl' hww k'nyn wqtswmwhy l' hw' hkn' bdqw elwhy
I know his wrath,” says Yahweh, “that it is nothing; his boastings have done nothing.
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ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܥܠ ܡܘܐܒ ܐܝܠܠܘ ܘܥܠ ܡܘܐܒ ܟܠܗ ܡܢ ܟܘܠ ܐܬܪ ܩܥܘ ܘܥܠ ܐܢܫܐ ܕܥܡܪܝܢ ܒܒܝܬܗ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܢܗܘܘܢ ܪܢܝܢ
mTl hn' el mw'b 'yllw wel mw'b klh mn kwl 'thr qew wel 'nsh' demryn bbythh byshth' nhwwn rnyn
Therefore I will wail for Moab. Yes, I will cry out for all Moab. They will mourn for the men of Kir Heres.
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ܡܢ ܒܟܬܐ ܕܝܥܙܝܪ ܐܒܟܝܟܝ ܓܦܬܐ ܕܣܒܡܐ ܫ̈ܒܘܩܝܟܝ ܥܒܪܘ ܝܡܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܡܐ ܕܝܥܙܝܪ ܡܛܘ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܠ ܚܨܕܟܝ ܘܥܠ ܩܛܦܟܝ ܒܙܘܙܐ ܢܦܠ
mn bkth' dyezyr 'bkyky gpth' dsbm' shbwqyky ebrw ym' wedm' lym' dyezyr mTw mTl del khtsdky wel qTpky bzwz' npl
With more than the weeping of Jazer I will weep for you, vine of Sibmah. Your branches passed over the sea. They reached even to the sea of Jazer. The destroyer has fallen on your summer fruits and on your vintage.
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ܘܬܥܒܪ ܚܕܘܬܐ ܘܕܝܨܐ ܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܟܪܡܠܐ ܘܡܢ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܘܚܡܪܐ ܡܢ ܡܥܨܪܬܐ ܢܒܛܠ ܠܐ ܢܥܨܪܘܢ ܥܨܘܪ̈ܐ ܘܠܐ ܢܥܢܘܢ ܘܠܐ ܢܐܡܪܘܢ ܝܗܝ ܝܗܝ
wthebr khdwth' wdyts' mn 're' dkrml' wmn 're' dmw'b wkhmr' mn metsrth' nbTl l' netsrwn etswr' wl' nenwn wl' n'mrwn yhy yhy
Gladness and joy is taken away from the fruitful field and from the land of Moab. I have caused wine to cease from the wine presses. No one will tread with shouting. The shouting will be no shouting.
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ܡܢ ܐܝܠܠܬܐ ܕܚܫܒܘܢ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܐܠܥܠܐ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܝܗܨ ܐܪܝܡܘ ܩܠܗܘܢ ܡܢ ܨܥܪ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܚܘܪܢܝܡ ܘܥܕܡܐ ܠܟܪܟܐ ܕܐܠܣ ܥܓܠܬܐ ܬܘܠܬܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡ̈ܝܐ ܕܢܡܪܝܡ ܢܓܘܙܘܢ
mn 'yllth' dkhshbwn edm' l'lel' wedm' lyhts 'rymw qlhwn mn tser wedm' lkhwrnym wedm' lkrk' d'ls eglth' thwlth' mTl dmy' dnmrym ngwzwn
From the cry of Heshbon even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have uttered their voice, from Zoar even to Horonaim, to Eglath Shelishiyah; for the waters of Nimrim will also become desolate.
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ܘܐܒܛܠ ܡܢ ܡܘܐܒ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܕܡܣܩ ܥܠܬܐ ܘܣܐܡ ܒܣ̈ܡܐ ܠܐܠܗܗ
w'bTl mn mw'b 'mr mry' dmsq elth' ws'm bsm' l'lhh
Moreover I will cause to cease in Moab,” says Yahweh, “him who offers in the high place, and him who burns incense to his gods.
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ܡܛܠ ܗܢܐ ܠܒܝ ܥܠ ܡܘܐܒ ܐܝܟ ܟܢܪܐ ܢܡܠܠ ܡܛܠ ܕܒܝܫܬܐ ܥܒܕܘ ܘܐܒܕܘ
mTl hn' lby el mw'b 'yk knr' nmll mTl dbyshth' ebdw w'bdw
Therefore my heart sounds for Moab like flutes, and my heart sounds like flutes for the men of Kir Heres. Therefore the abundance that he has gotten has perished.
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ܪ̈ܫܝܗܘܢ ܓܝܪ ܡܣܦܪ̈ܝܢ ܘܕܩܢܝ̈ܗܘܢ ܓܪ̈ܝܥܝܢ ܘܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܐ̈ܝܕܝܗܘܢ ܡܪ̈ܩܕܬܐ ܘܥܠ ܚܨ̈ܐ ܣܩ̈ܐ
rshyhwn gyr mspryn wdqnyhwn gryeyn wel klhyn 'ydyhwn mrqdth' wel khts' sq'
For every head is bald, and every beard clipped. There are cuttings on all the hands, and sackcloth on the waist.
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ܘܥܠ ܟܘܠ ܐܓܪ̈ܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܘܒܫ̈ܘܩܐ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܡܪ̈ܩܕܬܐ ܡܛܘܠ ܕܬܒܪܬ ܠܡܘܐܒ ܐܝܟ ܡܐܢܐ ܕܠܝܬ ܒܗ ܚܫܚܘ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
wel kwl 'gr' dmw'b wbshwq' klhwn mrqdth' mTwl dthbrth lmw'b 'yk m'n' dlyth bh khshkhw 'mr mry'
On all the housetops of Moab, and in its streets, there is lamentation everywhere; for I have broken Moab like a vessel in which no one delights,” says Yahweh.
39
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܬܬܒܪܘ ܘܐܝܠܠܘ ܘܐܝܟܢܐ ܐܦܢܝ ܩܕܠܗ ܡܘܐܒ ܘܒܗܬ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܡܘܐܒ ܠܓܘܚܟܐ ܘܠܬܒܪܐ ܠܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܚܕܪ̈ܘܗܝ
'ykn' 'ththbrw w'yllw w'ykn' 'pny qdlh mw'b wbhth wnhw' mw'b lgwkhk' wlthbr' lklhwn dkhdrwhy
“How it is broken down! How they wail! How Moab has turned the back with shame! So will Moab become a derision and a terror to all who are around him.”
40
ܗܟܢܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܗܐ ܐܝܟ ܢܫܪܐ ܢܣܩ ܘܢܛܘܣ ܘܢܦܪܘܣ ܓܦܘ̈ܗܝ ܥܠ ܡܘܐܒ
hkn' 'mr mry' h' 'yk nshr' nsq wnTws wnprws gpwhy el mw'b
For Yahweh says: “Behold, he will fly as an eagle, and will spread out his wings against Moab.
41
ܐܬܬܚܕܬ ܩܪܝܘܬ ܘܡܨܪܘܬ ܐܬܟܒܫܬ ܘܢܗܘܐ ܠܒܗܘܢ ܕܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܡܘܐܒ ܒܝܘܡܐ ܗ̇ܘ ܐܝܟ ܠܒܐ ܕܐܢܬܬܐ ܕܡܚܒܠܐ ܠܡܐܠܕ
'ththkhdth qrywth wmtsrwth 'thkbshth wnhw' lbhwn dgnbry mw'b bywm' hw 'yk lb' d'nthth' dmkhbl' lm'ld
Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized. The heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day will be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
42
ܘܢܐܒܕ ܡܘܐܒ ܡܢ ܥܡܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܥܠ ܡܪܝܐ ܐܬܬܪܝܡ
wn'bd mw'b mn em' mTl del mry' 'ththrym
Moab will be destroyed from being a people, because he has magnified himself against Yahweh.
43
ܕܚܠܬܐ ܘܓܘܡܨܐ ܘܦܚܐ ܥܠܝܟ ܥܡܘܪܐ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
dkhlth' wgwmts' wpkh' elyk emwr' dmw'b 'mr mry'
Terror, the pit, and the snare are on you, inhabitant of Moab,” says Yahweh.
44
ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܥܪܘܩ ܡܢ ܩܠܐ ܕܕܚܠܬܐ ܢܦܠ ܒܓܘܡܨܐ ܘܡ̇ܢ ܕܢܣܩ ܡܢ ܓܘ ܓܘܡܨܐ ܢܬܬܚܕ ܒܦܚܐ ܡܛܠ ܕܡܝܬܐ ܐܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܥܠ ܡܘܐܒ ܫܢܬܐ ܕܦܘܩܕܢܗܘܢ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ
wmn dnerwq mn ql' ddkhlth' npl bgwmts' wmn dnsq mn gw gwmts' nththkhd bpkh' mTl dmyth' 'n' hlyn el mw'b shnth' dpwqdnhwn 'mr mry'
“He who flees from the terror will fall into the pit; and he who gets up out of the pit will be taken in the snare, for I will bring on him, even on Moab, the year of their visitation,” says Yahweh.
45
ܡܛܠ ܕܢܘܪܐ ܢܦܩܬ ܡܢ ܚܫܒܘܢ ܘܫܠܗܒܝܬܐ ܡܢ ܟܪܟܐ ܕܣܝܚܘܢ ܘܬܐܟܘܠ ܦܐܬܗ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܘܪ̈ܫܢܐ ܕܒܢ̈ܝ ܫܐܘܢ
mTl dnwr' npqth mn khshbwn wshlhbyth' mn krk' dsykhwn wth'kwl p'thh dmw'b wrshn' dbny sh'wn
“Those who fled stand without strength under the shadow of Heshbon; for a fire has gone out of Heshbon, and a flame from the middle of Sihon, and has devoured the corner of Moab, and the crown of the head of the tumultuous ones.
46
ܘܝ ܠܟ ܡܘܐܒ ܐܒܕܬ ܥܡܐ ܕܟܡܘܫ ܕܐܬܒܕܪܘ ܒܢܝ̈ܟ ܘܒܢ̈ܬܟ ܒܫܒܝܐ
wy lk mw'b 'bdth em' dkmwsh d'thbdrw bnyk wbnthk bshby'
Woe to you, O Moab! The people of Chemosh are undone; for your sons are taken away captive, and your daughters into captivity.
47
ܘܐܗܦܟ ܫܒܝܬܗ ܕܡܘܐܒ ܒܐܚܪܝܬ ܝܘܡ̈ܬܐ ܐܡܪ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܕܡܐ ܠܗܪܟܐ ܕܝܢܗ ܕܡܘܐܒ
w'hpk shbythh dmw'b b'khryth ywmth' 'mr mry' edm' lhrk' dynh dmw'b
“Yet I will reverse the captivity of Moab in the latter days,” says Yahweh. Thus far is the judgment of Moab.