Jesaja 15 | New International Reader’s Version

A prophecy against Moab

1 Here is a prophecy against Moab that the LORD gave me. The city of Ar in Moab is destroyed. It happened in a single night. Kir in Moab is also destroyed. It happened in a single night.

2 The people of Dibon go up to their temple to worship. They go to their high places to weep. The people of Moab cry over the cities of Nebo and Medeba. All their heads are shaved. All their beards have been cut off.

3 In the streets they wear the rough clothing people wear when they’re sad. On their roofs and in the market places all of them are crying. They fall down flat with their faces towards the ground. And they weep.

4 The people of Heshbon and Elealeh cry out. Their voices are heard all the way to Jahaz. So the fighting men of Moab cry out. Their hearts are weak.

5 My heart cries out over Moab. Some who run away get as far as Zoar. Others run all the way to Eglath Shelishiyah. Others go up the hill to Luhith. They are weeping as they go. Still others travel the road to Horonaim. They sing a song of sadness because their town is being destroyed.

6 The waters at Nimrim are dried up. And so is the grass. The plants have died. Nothing green is left.

7 The people are trying to escape through the Valley of the Poplar Trees. They are carrying with them the wealth they have collected and stored up.

8 Their loud cries echo along the border of Moab. They reach as far as Eglaim. Their songs of sadness reach all the way to Beer Elim.

9 The waters of the city of Dimon are full of blood. But the LORD will bring even more trouble on Dimon. He will bring lions against those who run away from Moab. They will also attack those who remain in the land.

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Profetia över Moab

1 Detta är Guds budskap till Moab: Över en natt ska dina städer Ar och Kir läggas i ruiner.

2 Folket i Dibon ska gå till sina tempel för att gråta över det öde som drabbat Nebo och Medeba. Man ska raka av sig håret och skägget i sorg

3 och gå omkring på gatorna klädda i säcktyg. Överallt hörs jämmer och klagan.

4 Klagoropen i Hesbon och Eleale ska höras ända bort till Jahas. Moabs soldater kommer att ropa högt, bleka av skräck.

5 Jag gråter och sörjer över Moab! Dess folk flyr till Soar och Eglat-Selisia. Gråtande tar man sig uppför vägen till Halluhit, och jämmer och klagan hörs efter vägen till Horonaim.

6 Till och med floden Nimrim torkar ut! Gräset utmed stranden vissnar bort, och växtligheten dör.

7 I en desperat flykt släpar man sina ägodelar över Pilträdsbäcken.

8 Förtvivlade rop hörs längs hela Moabs gräns ända bort till Eglaim och Beer-Elim.

9 Dimons vatten är rött av blod, men mer ska komma! Lejon ska jaga dem som överlever, både bland de flyende och dem som stannar kvar.

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