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1 Send the lamb to the ruler of the land,
from Sela, by way of the desert,
to the mount of the daughter of Zion.
2 Like fleeing birds,
like a scattered nest,
so are the daughters of Moab
at the fords of the Arnon.
3 “Give counsel;
grant justice;
make your shade like night
at the height of noon;
shelter the outcasts;
do not reveal the fugitive;
4 let the outcasts of Moab
sojourn among you;
be a shelter to them
from the destroyer.
When the oppressor is no more,
and destruction has ceased,
and he who tramples underfoot has vanished from the land,
5 then a throne will be established in steadfast love,
and on it will sit in faithfulness
in the tent of David
one who judges and seeks justice
and is swift to do righteousness.”
6 We have heard of the pride of Moab—
how proud he is!—
of his arrogance, his pride, and his insolence;
in his idle boasting he is not right.
7 Therefore let Moab wail for Moab,
let everyone wail.
Mourn, utterly stricken,
for the raisin cakes of Kir-hareseth.
8 For the fields of Heshbon languish,
and the vine of Sibmah;
the lords of the nations
have struck down its branches,
which reached to Jazer
and strayed to the desert;
its shoots spread abroad
and passed over the sea.
9 Therefore I weep with the weeping of Jazer
for the vine of Sibmah;
I drench you with my tears,
O Heshbon and Elealeh;
for over your summer fruit and your harvest
the shout has ceased.
10 And joy and gladness are taken away from the fruitful field,
and in the vineyards no songs are sung,
no cheers are raised;
no treader treads out wine in the presses;
I have put an end to the shouting.
11 Therefore my inner parts moan like a lyre for Moab,
and my inmost self for Kir-hareseth.
12 And when Moab presents himself, when he wearies himself on the high place, when he comes to his sanctuary to pray, he will not prevail.
13 This is the word that the Lord spoke concerning Moab in the past.
14 But now the Lord has spoken, saying, “In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all his great multitude, and those who remain will be very few and feeble.”
Chapter themes
Le bélier du tribut — Envoyez un bélier au souverain du pays!
Depuis Séla — De Séla, envoyez-le dans le désert
La montagne de Sion — jusqu'à la montagne de la fille de Sion!
Comme un oiseau fugitif — Pareilles à un oiseau fugitif ou à une couvée effrayée
Le passage de l'Arnon — voilà comment seront les filles de Moab au passage de l'Arnon
Rendre la justice — Tiens conseil, prenez une décision!
Une ombre protectrice — Couvre-nous en plein midi de ton ombre aussi épaisse que la nuit
Cacher les fugitifs — cache les exilés, ne trahis pas le fugitif!
Accueillir les exilés — Laisse les exilés de Moab séjourner chez toi
L'oppression cessera — l'oppression cessera, la dévastation prendra fin
Celui qui piétine — celui qui piétine le pays disparaîtra
Un trône affermi par la bonté — par la bonté
La tente de David — dans la tente de David
Un juge soucieux du droit — un juge soucieux du droit
Zélé pour la justice — zélé pour rendre la justice
L'orgueil de Moab — l'orgueil du très arrogant Moab
Un bavardage sans valeur — Son bavardage ne vaut rien.
Moab se lamente — Moab se lamente sur lui-même
La ville de Kir-Haréseth — les gâteaux de raisin qu'on faisait à Kir-Haréseth
Profondément abattus — profondément abattus
Les campagnes dépérissent — les campagnes de Hesbon dépérissent
La vigne brisée — ont brisé les ceps de la vigne
La ville de Sibma — de Sibma
Les maîtres des nations — Les maîtres des nations
Jusqu'à Jaezer — qui s'étendaient jusqu'à Jaezer
Je pleurerai — je pleurerai sur la vigne de Sibma
Hesbon et Elealé — je vous arroserai de mes larmes, Hesbon et Elealé!
Les cris des vendangeurs — les cris des vendangeurs ont cessé
La récolte ruinée — sur votre récolte et sur votre vendange
La vigne dévastée — la vigne de Sibma
Notes and references
16:1 2 Kgs. 3:4
16:1 ch. 42:11; 2 Kgs. 14:7
16:2 Judg. 11:18
16:3 [ 1 Kgs. 18:4 ]
16:4 1 Sam. 22:3
Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac; Masoretic Text let my outcasts sojourn among you; as for Moab, be a shelter to them