The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.

大女儿生了儿子，给他起名叫摩押，就是现今摩押人的始祖。

大女儿生了儿子，给他起名叫摩押，就是现今摩押人的始祖。

大女儿生了儿子，给他起名叫摩押，就是现今摩押人的始祖。

大女儿生了一个儿子，给他取名叫摩押，他是今天摩押人的祖先。

大女儿生了一个儿子，给他起名叫摩押，就是现在摩押人的始祖。

大女儿生了一个儿子，给他起名为摩押，他就是今天摩押人的始祖。

大女兒生了兒子，給他起名叫摩押，就是現今摩押人的始祖。

大女兒生了兒子，給他起名叫摩押，就是現今摩押人的始祖。

大女兒生了兒子，給他起名叫摩押，就是現今摩押人的始祖。

大女兒生了一個兒子，給他取名叫摩押，他是今天摩押人的祖先。

大女兒生了一個兒子，給他起名叫摩押，就是現在摩押人的始祖。

大女兒生個兒子，給他起名叫摩押，就是今日摩押人的始祖。

大女兒生了一個兒子，給他起名為摩押，他就是今天摩押人的始祖。

長女生子、命名摩押、為摩押族之祖、

長女生子、命名摩押、為摩押族之祖。

長女生子、命名摩押、即今摩押族之祖、

The older daughter had a son, and she named him Moab; he is the father of the Moabites of today.

The older daughter had a son. She named him Moab. He’s the father of the Moabites of today.

The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.

When the older daughter gave birth to a son, she named him Moab. He became the ancestor of the nation now known as the Moabites.

The firstborn gave birth to a son, and named him Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.

The firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.

And the first- born bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is the father of the Moabites unto this day.

The firstborn gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites of today.

And the firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same[ is] the father of the Moabites unto this day.

The older daughter gave birth to a son and named him Moab. He is the ancestor of the Moabites of today.

The firstborn bore a son, and named him Moab. He is the father of the Moabites to this day.

The LORD said to me,‘ Show no hostility toward Moab, and do not provoke them to battle, for I will not give you any of their land as a possession, since I have given Ar as a possession to the descendants of Lot.’”

I have also acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to perpetuate the deceased man’s name on his property, so that his name will not disappear among his relatives or from the gate of his hometown. You are witnesses today.”

After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from Philistine control.He also defeated the Moabites, and after making them lie down on the ground, he measured them off with a cord. He measured every two cord lengths of those to be put to death and one full length of those to be kept alive. So the Moabites became David’s subjects and brought tribute.David also defeated Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah, when he went to restore his control at the Euphrates River.David captured seventeen hundred horsemen and twenty thousand foot soldiers from him, and he hamstrung all the horses and kept a hundred chariots.When the Arameans of Damascus came to assist King Hadadezer of Zobah, David struck down twenty-two thousand Aramean men.Then he placed garrisons in Aram of Damascus, and the Arameans became David’s subjects and brought tribute. The LORD made David victorious wherever he went.David took the gold shields of Hadadezer’s officers and brought them to Jerusalem.King David also took huge quantities of bronze from Betah and Berothai, Hadadezer’s cities.When King Toi of Hamath heard that David had defeated the entire army of Hadadezer,he sent his son Joram to King David to greet him and to congratulate him because David had fought against Hadadezer and defeated him, for Toi and Hadadezer had fought many wars. Joram had items of silver, gold, and bronze with him.King David also dedicated these to the LORD, along with the silver and gold he had dedicated from all the nations he had subdued—from Edom, Moab, the Ammonites, the Philistines, the Amalekites, and the spoil of Hadadezer son of Rehob, king of Zobah.David made a reputation for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in Salt Valley.He placed garrisons throughout Edom, and all the Edomites were subject to David. The LORD made David victorious wherever he went.So David reigned over all Israel, administering justice and righteousness for all his people.Joab son of Zeruiah was over the army; Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was court historian;Zadok son of Ahitub and Ahimelech son of Abiathar were priests; Seraiah was court secretary;Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief officials.

These are the nations the LORD left in order to test all those in Israel who had experienced none of the wars in Canaan.This was to teach the future generations of the Israelites how to fight in battle, especially those who had not fought before.These nations included the five rulers of the Philistines and all of the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the Lebanese mountains from Mount Baal-hermon as far as the entrance to Hamath.The LORD left them to test Israel, to determine if they would keep the LORD’s commands he had given their ancestors through Moses.But they settled among the Canaanites, Hethites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites.The Israelites took their daughters as wives for themselves, gave their own daughters to their sons, and worshiped their gods.The Israelites did what was evil in the LORD’s sight; they forgot the LORD their God and worshiped the Baals and the Asherahs.The LORD’s anger burned against Israel, and he sold them to King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim, and the Israelites served him eight years.The Israelites cried out to the LORD. So the LORD raised up Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb’s youngest brother, as a deliverer to save the Israelites.The Spirit of the LORD came on him, and he judged Israel. Othniel went out to battle, and the LORD handed over King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram to him, so that Othniel overpowered him.Then the land had peace for forty years, and Othniel son of Kenaz died.The Israelites again did what was evil in the LORD’s sight. He gave King Eglon of Moab power over Israel, because they had done what was evil in the LORD’s sight.After Eglon convinced the Ammonites and the Amalekites to join forces with him, he attacked and defeated Israel and took possession of the City of Palms.The Israelites served King Eglon of Moab eighteen years.Then the Israelites cried out to the LORD, and he raised up Ehud son of Gera, a left-handed Benjaminite, as a deliverer for them. The Israelites sent him with the tribute for King Eglon of Moab.Ehud made himself a double-edged sword eighteen inches long. He strapped it to his right thigh under his clothesand brought the tribute to King Eglon of Moab, who was an extremely fat man.When Ehud had finished presenting the tribute, he dismissed the people who had carried it.At the carved images near Gilgal he returned and said,“ King Eglon, I have a secret message for you.” The king said,“ Silence!” and all his attendants left him.Then Ehud approached him while he was sitting alone in his upstairs room where it was cool. Ehud said,“ I have a message from God for you,” and the king stood up from his throne.Ehud reached with his left hand, took the sword from his right thigh, and plunged it into Eglon’s belly.Even the handle went in after the blade, and Eglon’s fat closed in over it, so that Ehud did not withdraw the sword from his belly. And the waste came out.Ehud escaped by way of the porch, closing and locking the doors of the upstairs room behind him.Ehud was gone when Eglon’s servants came in. They looked and found the doors of the upstairs room locked and thought he was relieving himself in the cool room.The servants waited until they became embarrassed and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upstairs room. So they took the key and opened the doors— and there was their lord lying dead on the floor!Ehud escaped while the servants waited. He passed the Jordan near the carved images and reached Seirah.After he arrived, he sounded the ram’s horn throughout the hill country of Ephraim. The Israelites came down with him from the hill country, and he became their leader.He told them,“ Follow me, because the LORD has handed over your enemies, the Moabites, to you.” So they followed him, captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.At that time they struck down about ten thousand Moabites, all stout and able-bodied men. Not one of them escaped.Moab became subject to Israel that day, and the land had peace for eighty years.After Ehud, Shamgar son of Anath became judge. He also delivered Israel, striking down six hundred Philistines with a cattle prod.

The Israelites traveled on and camped in the plains of Moab near the Jordan across from Jericho.Now Balak son of Zippor saw all that Israel had done to the Amorites.Moab was terrified of the people because they were numerous, and Moab dreaded the Israelites.So the Moabites said to the elders of Midian,“ This horde will devour everything around us like an ox eats up the green plants in the field.” Since Balak son of Zippor was Moab’s king at that time,he sent messengers to Balaam son of Beor at Pethor, which is by the Euphrates in the land of his people. Balak said to him,“ Look, a people has come out of Egypt; they cover the surface of the land and are living right across from me.Please come and put a curse on these people for me because they are more powerful than I am. I may be able to defeat them and drive them out of the land, for I know that those you bless are blessed and those you curse are cursed.”The elders of Moab and Midian departed with fees for divination in hand. They came to Balaam and reported Balak’s words to him.He said to them,“ Spend the night here, and I will give you the answer the LORD tells me.” So the officials of Moab stayed with Balaam.Then God came to Balaam and asked,“ Who are these men with you?”Balaam replied to God,“ Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab, sent this message to me:‘ Look, a people has come out of Egypt, and they cover the surface of the land. Now come and put a curse on them for me. I may be able to fight against them and drive them away.’”Then God said to Balaam,“ You are not to go with them. You are not to curse this people, for they are blessed.”So Balaam got up the next morning and said to Balak’s officials,“ Go back to your land, because the LORD has refused to let me go with you.”The officials of Moab arose, returned to Balak, and reported,“ Balaam refused to come with us.”Balak sent officials again who were more numerous and higher in rank than the others.They came to Balaam and said to him,“ This is what Balak son of Zippor says:‘ Let nothing keep you from coming to me,for I will greatly honor you and do whatever you ask me. So please come and put a curse on these people for me!’”But Balaam responded to the servants of Balak,“ If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the command of the LORD my God to do anything small or great.Please stay here overnight as the others did, so that I may find out what else the LORD has to tell me.”God came to Balaam at night and said to him,“ Since these men have come to summon you, get up and go with them, but you must only do what I tell you.”When he got up in the morning, Balaam saddled his donkey and went with the officials of Moab.But God was incensed that Balaam was going, and the angel of the LORD took his stand on the path to oppose him. Balaam was riding his donkey, and his two servants were with him.When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD standing on the path with a drawn sword in his hand, she turned off the path and went into the field. So Balaam hit her to return her to the path.Then the angel of the LORD stood in a narrow passage between the vineyards, with a stone wall on either side.The donkey saw the angel of the LORD and pressed herself against the wall, squeezing Balaam’s foot against it. So he hit her once again.The angel of the LORD went ahead and stood in a narrow place where there was no room to turn to the right or the left.When the donkey saw the angel of the LORD, she crouched down under Balaam. So he became furious and beat the donkey with his stick.Then the LORD opened the donkey’s mouth, and she asked Balaam,“ What have I done to you that you have beaten me these three times?”Balaam answered the donkey,“ You made me look like a fool. If I had a sword in my hand, I’d kill you now!”But the donkey said,“ Am I not the donkey you’ve ridden all your life until today? Have I ever treated you this way before?”“ No,” he replied.Then the LORD opened Balaam’s eyes, and he saw the angel of the LORD standing in the path with a drawn sword in his hand. Balaam knelt low and bowed in worship on his face.The angel of the LORD asked him,“ Why have you beaten your donkey these three times? Look, I came out to oppose you, because I consider what you are doing to be evil.The donkey saw me and turned away from me these three times. If she had not turned away from me, I would have killed you by now and let her live.”Balaam said to the angel of the LORD,“ I have sinned, for I did not know that you were standing in the path to confront me. And now, if it is evil in your sight, I will go back.”Then the angel of the LORD said to Balaam,“ Go with the men, but you are to say only what I tell you.” So Balaam went with Balak’s officials.When Balak heard that Balaam was coming, he went out to meet him at the Moabite city on the Arnon border at the edge of his territory.Balak asked Balaam,“ Did I not send you an urgent summons? Why didn’t you come to me? Am I really not able to reward you?”Balaam said to him,“ Look, I have come to you, but can I say anything I want? I must speak only the message God puts in my mouth.”So Balaam went with Balak, and they came to Kiriath-huzoth.Balak sacrificed cattle, sheep, and goats and sent for Balaam and the officials who were with him.In the morning, Balak took Balaam and brought him to Bamoth-baal. From there he saw the outskirts of the people’s camp.

Woe to you, Moab! You have been destroyed, people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon the Amorite king.

No Ammonite or Moabite may enter the LORD’s assembly; none of their descendants, even to the tenth generation, may ever enter the LORD’s assembly.

Joram son of Ahab became king over Israel in Samaria during the eighteenth year of Judah’s King Jehoshaphat, and he reigned twelve years.He did what was evil in the LORD’s sight, but not like his father and mother, for he removed the sacred pillar of Baal his father had made.Nevertheless, Joram clung to the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit. He did not turn away from them.King Mesha of Moab was a sheep breeder. He used to pay the king of Israel one hundred thousand lambs and the wool of one hundred thousand rams,but when Ahab died, the king of Moab rebelled against the king of Israel.So King Joram marched out from Samaria at that time and mobilized all Israel.Then he sent a message to King Jehoshaphat of Judah:“ The king of Moab has rebelled against me. Will you go with me to fight against Moab?” Jehoshaphat said,“ I will go. I am as you are, my people as your people, my horses as your horses.”He asked,“ Which route should we take?” He replied,“ The route of the Wilderness of Edom.”So the king of Israel, the king of Judah, and the king of Edom set out. After they had traveled their indirect route for seven days, they had no water for the army or the animals with them.Then the king of Israel said,“ Oh no, the LORD has summoned these three kings, only to hand them over to Moab.”But Jehoshaphat said,“ Isn’t there a prophet of the LORD here? Let’s inquire of the LORD through him.” One of the servants of the king of Israel answered,“ Elisha son of Shaphat, who used to pour water on Elijah’s hands, is here.”Jehoshaphat affirmed,“ The word of the LORD is with him.” So the king of Israel and Jehoshaphat and the king of Edom went to him.However, Elisha said to King Joram of Israel,“ What do we have in common? Go to the prophets of your father and your mother!” But the king of Israel replied,“ No, because it is the LORD who has summoned these three kings to hand them over to Moab.”Elisha responded,“ By the life of the LORD of Armies, before whom I stand: If I did not have respect for King Jehoshaphat of Judah, I wouldn’t look at you; I would not take notice of you.Now, bring me a musician.” While the musician played, the LORD’s hand came on Elisha.Then he said,“ This is what the LORD says:‘ Dig ditch after ditch in this wadi.’For the LORD says,‘ You will not see wind or rain, but the wadi will be filled with water, and you will drink— you and your cattle and your animals.’This is easy in the LORD’s sight. He will also hand Moab over to you.Then you will attack every fortified city and every choice city. You will cut down every good tree and stop up every spring. You will ruin every good piece of land with stones.”About the time for the grain offering the next morning, water suddenly came from the direction of Edom and filled the land.All Moab had heard that the kings had come up to fight against them. So all who could bear arms, from the youngest to the oldest, were summoned and took their stand at the border.When they got up early in the morning, the sun was shining on the water, and the Moabites saw that the water across from them was red like blood.“ This is blood!” they exclaimed.“ The kings have crossed swords and their men have killed one another. So, to the spoil, Moab!”However, when the Moabites came to Israel’s camp, the Israelites attacked them, and they fled from them. So Israel went into the land attacking the Moabites.They would destroy the cities, and each of them would throw a stone to cover every good piece of land. They would stop up every spring and cut down every good tree. This went on until only the buildings of Kir-hareseth were left. Then men with slings surrounded the city and attacked it.When the king of Moab saw that the battle was too fierce for him, he took seven hundred swordsmen with him to try to break through to the king of Edom, but they could not do it.So he took his firstborn son, who was to become king in his place, and offered him as a burnt offering on the city wall. Great wrath was on the Israelites, and they withdrew from him and returned to their land.

Since Balaam saw that it pleased the LORD to bless Israel, he did not go to seek omens as on previous occasions, but turned toward the wilderness.When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came on him,and he proclaimed his poem: The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened,the oracle of one who hears the sayings of God, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who falls into a trance with his eyes uncovered:How beautiful are your tents, Jacob, your dwellings, Israel.They stretch out like river valleys, like gardens beside a stream, like aloes the LORD has planted, like cedars beside the water.Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will be by abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.God brought him out of Egypt; he is like the horns of a wild ox for them. He will feed on enemy nations and gnaw their bones; he will strike them with his arrows.He crouches, he lies down like a lion or a lioness— who dares to rouse him? Those who bless you will be blessed, and those who curse you will be cursed.Then Balak became furious with Balaam, struck his hands together, and said to him,“ I summoned you to put a curse on my enemies, but instead, you have blessed them these three times.Now go to your home! I said I would reward you richly, but look, the LORD has denied you a reward.”Balaam answered Balak,“ Didn’t I previously tell the messengers you sent me:If Balak were to give me his house full of silver and gold, I could not go against the LORD’s command, to do anything good or bad of my own will? I will say whatever the LORD says.Now I am going back to my people, but first, let me warn you what these people will do to your people in the future.”Then he proclaimed his poem: The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, the oracle of the man whose eyes are opened;the oracle of one who hears the sayings of God and has knowledge from the Most High, who sees a vision from the Almighty, who falls into a trance with his eyes uncovered:I see him, but not now; I perceive him, but not near. A star will come from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will smash the forehead of Moab and strike down all the Shethites.Edom will become a possession; Seir will become a possession of its enemies, but Israel will be triumphant.One who comes from Jacob will rule; he will destroy the city’s survivors.Then Balaam saw Amalek and proclaimed his poem: Amalek was first among the nations, but his future is destruction.Next he saw the Kenites and proclaimed his poem: Your dwelling place is enduring; your nest is set in the cliffs.Kain will be destroyed when Asshur takes you captive.Once more he proclaimed his poem: Ah, who can live when God does this?Ships will come from the coast of Kittim; they will carry out raids against Asshur and Eber, but they too will come to destruction.Balaam then arose and went back to his homeland, and Balak also went his way.

When you get close to the Ammonites, don’t show any hostility to them or provoke them, for I will not give you any of the Ammonites’ land as a possession; I have given it as a possession to the descendants of Lot.’”