| | King James | American std | Diodati |
| 1 | Send ye the lamb to the ruler of the land from Sela to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. | Send ye the lambs for the ruler of the land from Selah to the wilderness, unto the mount of the daughter of Zion. | Mandate un agnello al dominatore del paese, da Sela verso il deserto, al monte della figlia di Sion. |
| 2 | For it shall be, that, as a wandering bird cast out of the nest, so the daughters of Moab shall be at the fords of Arnon. | For it shall be that, as wandering birds, as a scattered nest, so shall the daughters of Moab be at the fords of the Arnon. | Poiché avverrà che ai guadi dell'Arnon le figlie di Moab saranno come un uccello scacciato dal nido. |
| 3 | Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth. | Give counsel, execute justice; make thy shade as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; betray not the fugitive. | Dacci un consiglio, fa' giustizia! Rendi la tua ombra come la notte in pieno mezzodì; nascondi i dispersi, non tradire i fuggiaschi. |
| 4 | Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. | Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the destroyer. For the extortioner is brought to nought, destruction ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. | O Moab, lascia dimorare presso di te i miei dispersi, sii per loro un rifugio di fronte al devastatore. Poiché il tiranno non c'è più, la devastazione è cessata, gli oppressori sono scomparsi dal paese. |
| 5 | And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness. | And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness. | Allora un trono sarà reso stabile nella misericordia, e su di esso siederà nella fedeltà, nella tenda di Davide, uno che giudicherà, eserciterà il giudizio e sarà pronto a far giustizia. |
| 6 | We have heard of the pride of Moab; he is very proud: even of his haughtiness, and his pride, and his wrath: but his lies shall not be so. | We have heard of the pride of Moab, [that] he is very proud; even of his arrogancy, and his pride, and his wrath; his boastings are nought. | Noi abbiamo sentito parlare dell'orgoglio di Moab, estremamente orgoglioso, della sua alterigia, della sua superbia, della sua arroganza, del suo vantarsi senza fondamento. |
| 7 | Therefore shall Moab howl for Moab, every one shall howl: for the foundations of Kirhareseth shall ye mourn; surely they are stricken. | Therefore shall Moab wail for Moab, every one shall wail: for the raisin-cakes of Kir-hareseth shall ye mourn, utterly stricken. | Per questo Moab innalzerà un lamento per Moab, tutti si lamenteranno. Voi piangerete costernati per le focacce di uva di Kir-Hareseth. |
| 8 | For the fields of Heshbon languish, and the vine of Sibmah: the lords of the heathen have broken down the principal plants thereof, they are come even unto Jazer, they wandered through the wilderness: her branches are stretched out, they are gone over the sea. | For the fields of Heshbon languish, [and] the vine of Sibmah; the lords of the nations have broken down the choice branches thereof, which reached even unto Jazer, which wandered into the wilderness; its shoots were spread abroad, they passed over the sea. | Poiché le campagne di Heshbon languiscono, come pure le vigne di Sibmah i padroni delle nazioni hanno distrutto le sue piante migliori che arrivavano fino a Jazer e erravano per il deserto, i suoi rami si estendevano e oltrepassavano il mare. |
| 9 | Therefore I will bewail with the weeping of Jazer the vine of Sibmah: I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for the shouting for thy summer fruits and for thy harvest is fallen. | Therefore I will weep with the weeping of Jazer for the vine of Sibmah; I will water thee with my tears, O Heshbon, and Elealeh: for upon thy summer fruits and upon thy harvest the [battle] shout is fallen. | Perciò con il pianto di Jazer piangerò le vigne di Sibmah; ti inzupperò con le mie lacrime, o Heshbon, o Elealeh, perché sui tuoi frutti d'estate e sulle tue messi si è abbattuto un grido di guerra. |
| 10 | And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the plentiful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be shouting: the treaders shall tread out no wine in their presses; I have made their vintage shouting to cease. | And gladness is taken away, and joy out of the fruitful field; and in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither joyful noise: no treader shall tread out wine in the presses; I have made the [vintage] shout to cease. | La gioia e il giubilo sono scomparsi dalla fertile campagna; nelle vigne non ci sono più canti, né grida d'allegrezza; il pigiatore non pigia più il vino nei tini; io ho fatto cessare il grido di gioia. |
| 11 | Wherefore my bowels shall sound like an harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kirharesh. | Wherefore my heart soundeth like a harp for Moab, and mine inward parts for Kir-heres. | Perciò le mie viscere fremono per Moab come un'arpa, e il mio interiore per Kir-Heres. |
| 12 | And it shall come to pass, when it is seen that Moab is weary on the high place, that he shall come to his sanctuary to pray; but he shall not prevail. | And it shall come to pass, when Moab presenteth himself, when he wearieth himself upon the high place, and shall come to his sanctuary to pray, that he shall not prevail. | E avverrà che quando Moab si presenterà e si stancherà sull'alto luogo, entrerà nel suo santuario per pregare, ma non otterrà nulla. |
| 13 | This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning Moab since that time. | This is the word that Jehovah spake concerning Moab in time past. | Questa è la parola che l'Eterno indirizzò un tempo a Moab. |
| 14 | But now the LORD hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of an hireling, and the glory of Moab shall be contemned, with all that great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and feeble. | But now Jehovah hath spoken, saying, Within three years, as the years of a hireling, the glory of Moab shall be brought into contempt, with all his great multitude; and the remnant shall be very small and of no account. | Ma ora l'Eterno ha parlato, dicendo: Entro tre anni, come gli anni di un bracciante salariato, la gloria di Moab cadrà in disprezzo insieme a tutta quella grande moltitudine; e rimarrà solamente un numero molto piccolo e debole. |
