CHAPTER2

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,

2 I will send fire on Moab that will consume the fortresses of Kerioth.Moab will go down in great tumult amid war cries and the blast of the trumpet.

3 I will destroy her ruler and kill all her officials with him,”says the Lord.

4 This 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, the gods their ancestors followed,

5 I will send fire on Judah that will consume the fortresses of Jerusalem.”Judgment on Israel

6 This 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.

7 They 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.

8 They 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.

10 I 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.

14 The swift will not escape,the strong will not muster their strength,and the warrior will not save his life.

15 The archer will not stand his ground,the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,and the horseman will not save his life.

16 Even the bravest warriors　will flee naked on that day,”
　declares the Lord.

(注）

Moab　:　モアブとは、古代イスラエルの東に隣接した地域の古代の地名であり、死海の東岸、アルノン川（現ヨルダン・ハシェミット王国のワディ・アル・ムジブ）以南からゼレド川以北（現ヨルダンのワディ・アル・ハサ）の高原地帯に広がる地域を指す(wikiより)

Kerioth : 南ユダの町

Nazirites :　ナジル人（ナジルびと）とは、聖書に登場する、自ら志願して、あるいは神の任命を受けることによって、特別な誓約を神に捧げた者のことである。(wikiより）