¹ These are the mansions of the children of Israel, who went out of Egypt by their troops under the conduct of Moses and Aaron,

² Which Moses wrote down according to the places of their encamping, which they changed by the commandment of the Lord.

³ Now the children of Israel departed from Ramesses the first month, on the fifteenth day of the first month, the day after the phase, with a mighty hand, in the eight of all the Egyptians,

⁴ Who were burying their firstborn, whom the Lord had slain (upon their gods also he had executed vengeance,)

⁵ And they camped in Soccoth.

⁶ And from Soccoth they came into Etham, which is in the uttermost borders of the wilderness.

⁷ Departing from thence they came over against Phihahiroth, which looketh towards Beelsephon, and they camped before Magdalum.

⁸ And departing from Phihahiroth, they passed through the midst of the sea into the wilderness: and having marched three days through the desert of Etham, they camped in Mara.

⁹ And departing from Mara, they came into Elim, where there were twelve fountains of waters, and seventy palm trees: and there they camped.

¹⁰ But departing from thence also, they pitched their tents by the Red Sea. And departing from the Red Sea,

¹¹ They camped in the desert of Sin.

¹² And they removed from thence, and came to Daphca.

¹³ And departing from Daphca, they camped in Alus.

¹⁴ And departing from Alus, they pitched their tents in Raphidim, where the people wanted water to drink.

¹⁵ And departing from Raphidim, they camped in the desert of Sinai.

¹⁶ But departing also from the desert of Sinai, they came to the graves of lust.

¹⁷ And departing from the graves of lust, they camped in Haseroth.

¹⁸ And from Haseroth they came to Rethma.

¹⁹ And departing from Rethma, they camped in Remmomphares.

²⁰ And they departed from thence and came to Lebna.

²¹ Removing from Lebna they camped in Ressa.

²² And departing from Ressa, they came to Ceelatha.

²³ And they removed from thence and camped in the mountain Sepher.

²⁴ Departing from the mountain Sepher, they came to Arada.

²⁵ From thence they went and camped in Maceloth.

²⁶ And departing from Maceloth, they came to Thahath.

²⁷ Removing from Thahath they camped in Thare.

²⁸ And they departed from thence, and pitched their tents in Methca.

²⁹ And removing from Methca, they camped in Hesmona.

³⁰ And departing from Hesmona, they came to Moseroth.

³¹ And removing from Moseroth, they camped in Benejaacan.

³² And departing from Benejaacan, they came to mount Gadgad.

³³ From thence they went and camped in Jetebatha.

³⁴ And from Jetebatha they came to Hebrona.

³⁵ And departing from Hebrona, they camped in Asiongaber.

³⁶ They removed from thence and came into the desert of Sin, which is Cades.

³⁷ And departing from Cades, they camped in mount Her, in the uttermost borders of the land of Edom.

³⁸ And Aaron the priest went up into mount Hor at the commandment of the Lord: and there he died in the fortieth year of the coming forth of the children of Israel out of Egypt, W the fifth month, the first day of the month,

³⁹ When he was a hundred and twenty-three years old.

⁴⁰ And king Arad the Chanaanite, who dwelt towards the south, heard that the children of Israel were come to the land of Chanaan.

⁴¹ And they departed from mount Her, and camped in Salmona.

⁴² From whence they removed and came to Phunon.

⁴³ And departing from Phunon, they camped in Oboth.

⁴⁴ And from Oboth they came to Ijeabarim, which is in the borders of the Moabites.

⁴⁵ And departing from Ijeabarim they pitched their tents in Dibongab.

⁴⁶ From thence they went and camped in Helmondeblathaim.

⁴⁷ And departing from Helmondeblathaim, they came to the mountains of Abarim over against Nabo.

⁴⁸ And departing from the mountains of Abarim, they passed to the plains of Moab, by the Jordan, over against Jericho.

⁴⁹ And there they camped from Bethsi moth even to Ablesatim in the plains of the Moabites,

⁵⁰ Where the Lord said to Moses:

⁵¹ Command the children of Israel, and say to them: When you shall have passed over the Jordan, entering into the land of Chanaan,

⁵² Destroy all the inhabitants of that land: beat down their pillars, and break in pieces their statues, and waste all their high places,

⁵³ Cleansing the land, and dwelling in it. For I have given it you for a possession.

⁵⁴ And you shall divide it among you by lot. To the more you shall give a larger part, and to the fewer a lesser. To every one as the lot shall fall, so shall the inheritance be given. The possession shall be divided by the tribes and the families.

⁵⁵ But if you will not kill the inhabitants of the land: they that remain, shall be unto you as nails in your eyes, and spears in your sides, and they shall be your adversaries in the land of your habitation.

⁵⁶ And whatsoever I had thought to do to them, I will do to you.

¹ Against Moab thus saith the Lord of hosts the God of Israel: Woe to Nabo, for it is laid waste, and confounded: Cariathaim is taken: the strong city is confounded and hath trembled.

² There is no more rejoicing in Moab over Hesebon: they have devised evil. Come, and let us cut it off from being a nation. Therefore shalt thou in silence hold thy peace, and the sword shall follow thee.

³ A voice of crying from Oronaim: waste, and great destruction.

⁴ Moab is destroyed: proclaim a cry for her little ones.

⁵ For by the ascent of Luith shall the mourner go up with weeping: for in the descent of Oronaim the enemies have heard a howling of destruction.

⁶ Flee, save your lives: and be as heath in the wilderness.

⁷ For because thou hast trusted in thy bulwarks, and in thy treasures, thou also shalt be taken: and Chamos shall go into captivity, his priests, and his princes together.

⁸ And the spoiler shall come upon every city, and no city shall escape: and the valleys shall perish, and the plains shall be destroyed, for the Lord hath spoken:

⁹ Give a flower to Moab, for in its flower it shall go out: and the cities thereof shall be desolate, and uninhabited.

¹⁰ Cursed be he that doth the work of the Lord deceitfully: and cursed be he that withholdeth his sword from blood.

¹¹ Moab hath been fruitful from his youth, and hath rested upon his lees: and hath not been poured out from vessel to vessel, nor hath gone into captivity : therefore his taste hath remained in him, and his scent is not changed.

¹² Therefore behold the days come, saith the Lord, and I will send him men that shall order and overturn his bottles, and they shall cast him down, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles one against another.

¹³ And Moab shall be ashamed of Chamos, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel, in which they trusted.

¹⁴ How do you say: We are valiant, and stout men in battle?

¹⁵ Moab is laid waste, and they have cast down her cities: and her choice young men are gone down to the slaughter: saith the king, whose name is the Lord of hosts.

¹⁶ The destruction of Moab is near to come: the calamity thereof shall come on exceeding swiftly.

¹⁷ Comfort him, all you that are round about him, and all you that know his name, say: How is the strong staff broken, the beautiful rod?

¹⁸ Come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst, O dwelling of the daughter of Dibon: because the spoiler of Moab is come up to thee, he hath destroyed thy bulwarks.

¹⁹ Stand in the way, and look out, O habitation of Aroer: inquire of him that fleeth: and say to him that hath escaped: What Is done?

²⁰ Moab is confounded, because he is overthrown: howl ye, and cry, tell ye it in Amen, that Moab is wasted.

²¹ And judgment is come upon the plain country: upon Helon, and upon Jasa, and upon Mephaath.

²² And upon Dibon, and upon Nabo, and upon the house of Deblathaim,

²³ And upon Cariathaim, and upon Bethgamul, and upon Bethmaon,

²⁴ And upon Carioth, and upon Bosra: and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near.

²⁵ The horn of Moab is cut off, and his arm is broken, saith the Lord.

²⁶ Make him drunk, because he lifted up himself against the Lord: and Moab shall dash his hand in his own vomit, and he also shall be in derision.

²⁷ For Israel hath been a derision unto thee: as though thou hadst found him amongst thieves: for thy words therefore, which thou hast spoken against him, thou shalt be led away captive.

²⁸ Leave the cities, and dwell in the rock, you that dwell in Moab: and be ye Iike the dove that maketh her nest in the mouth of the hole in the highest place.

²⁹ We have heard the pride of Moab, he is exceeding proud: his haughtiness, and his arrogancy, and his pride, and the loftiness of his heart.

³⁰ I know, saith the Lord, his boasting, and that the strength thereof is not according to it, neither hath it endeavoured to do according as it was able.

³¹ Therefore will I lament for Moab, and I will cry out to all Moab, for the men of the brick wall that mourn.

³² O vineyard of Sabama, I will weep for thee, with the mourning of Jazer: thy branches are gone over the sea, they are come even to the sea of Jazer: the robber hath rushed in upon thy harvest and thy vintage.

³³ Joy and gladness is taken away from Carmel, and from the land of Moab, and I have taken away the wine out of the presses: the treader of the grapes shall not sing the accustomed cheerful tune.

³⁴ From the cry of Hesebon even to Eleale, and to Jasa, they have uttered their voice: from Segor to Oronaim, as a heifer of three years old: the waters also of Nemrim shall be very bad.

³⁵ And I will take away from Moab, saith the Lord, him that offereth in the high places, and that sacrificeth to his gods.

³⁶ Therefore my heart shall sound for Moab like pipes: and my heart a sound like pipes for the men of the brick wall: because he hath done more than he could, therefore they have perished.

³⁷ For every head shall be bald, and every beard shall be shaven: all hands shall be tied together, and upon every back there shall be haircloth.

³⁸ Upon all the housetops of Moab, and in the streets thereof general mourning: because I have broken Moab as an useless vessel, saith the Lord.

³⁹ How is it overthrown, and they have howled! How hath Moab bowed down the neck, and is confounded ! And Moab shall be a derision, and an example to all round about him.

⁴⁰ Thus saith the Lord: Behold he shall fly as an eagle, and shall stretch forth his wings to Moab.

⁴¹ Carioth is taken, and the strong holds are won: and the heart of the valiant men of Moab in that day shall be as the heart of a woman in labour.

⁴² And Moab shall cease to be a people : because he hath gloried against the Lord.

⁴³ Fear, and the pit, and the snare come upon thee, O inhabitant of Moab, saith the Lord.

⁴⁴ He that shall flee from the fear, shall fall into the pit: and he that shall get up out of the pit, shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon Moab the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.

⁴⁵ They that fled from the snare stood in the shadow of Hesebon: but there came a fire out of Kesebon, and a flame out of the midst of Seen, and it shall devour part of Moab. and the crown of the head of the children of tumult.

⁴⁶ Woe to thee, Moab, thou hast perished, O people of Chamos: for thy sons, and thy daughters are taken captives.

⁴⁷ And I will bring back the captivity of Moab in the last days, saith the Lord. Hitherto the judgments of Moab.