1This 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,
2I will send fire on Moab
that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.2:2 Or of her cities
Moab will go down in great tumult
amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet.
3I will destroy her ruler
and kill all her officials with him,”
says the Lord.
4This 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,2:4 Or by lies
the gods2:4 Or lies their ancestors followed,
5I will send fire on Judah
that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”
Judgment on Israel
6This 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.
7They 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.
8They 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.
10I 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.
14The swift will not escape,
the strong will not muster their strength,
and the warrior will not save his life.
15The archer will not stand his ground,
the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
and the horseman will not save his life.
16Even the bravest warriors
will flee naked on that day,”
declares the Lord.
對摩押的審判
1耶和華說：
「摩押人三番四次地犯罪，
我必不收回對他們的懲罰，
因為他們把以東王的骸骨焚燒成灰。
2所以，我要降火在摩押，
燒毀加略的城堡。
摩押要在戰爭的喧囂、吶喊和號角聲中滅亡。
3我要剷除摩押的首領，
殺死那裡所有的官長。
這是耶和華說的。」
對猶大的審判
4耶和華說：
「猶大人三番四次地犯罪，
我必不收回對他們的懲罰，
因為他們厭棄耶和華的訓誨，
不遵守我的律例。
他們祖先祭拜的偶像使他們走入歧途。
5所以，我要降火在猶大，
燒毀耶路撒冷的城堡。」
對以色列的審判
6耶和華說：
「以色列人三番四次地犯罪，
我必不收回對他們的懲罰，
因為他們為了銀子賣掉義人，
為了一雙鞋賣掉窮人。
7他們踐踏窮人如同踐踏地上的塵土，
使卑微的人無處伸冤；
父子同淫一女，褻瀆我的聖名。
8在每座祭壇旁邊，
他們把窮人抵押的衣服鋪開，躺在上面，
又在上帝的殿裡喝剝削來的酒。
9「以色列人啊，
我在你們面前消滅了亞摩利人。
雖然他們像香柏樹那樣高大，
如橡樹那樣強壯，
但我滅盡了他們上面的果子，
砍斷了他們下面的根。
10我曾帶你們出埃及，
在曠野引導你們四十年，
使你們得到亞摩利人的土地。
11我從你們的子孫中興起先知，
從你們的青年中興起拿細耳人2·11 拿細耳人的詳情參見民數記6·1‑8。。
以色列人啊，難道不是這樣嗎？
這是耶和華說的。
12可是，你們迫使拿細耳人喝酒，
禁止先知說預言。
13看啊，我要壓碎你們，
如滿載穀物的車軋過一樣。
14快捷的無法逃遁，
強壯的無力可使，
勇猛的救不了自己，
15拉弓的站立不住，
腿快的無法逃脫，
騎馬的不能自救。
16到那日，最勇猛的戰士也要赤身逃命。
這是耶和華說的。
