1 Send rams as tribute to the ruler of the land, from Sela in the wilderness to the hill of Daughter Zion. 2 At the fords of the Arnon the Moabite women are like a bird that flies about when forced from its nest. 3 “Bring a plan, make a decision. Provide some shade in the middle of the day. Hide the fugitives! Do not betray the one who tries to escape. 4 Please let the Moabite fugitives live among you. Hide them from the destroyer!”Certainly the one who applies pressure will cease; the destroyer will come to an end; those who trample will disappear from the earth. 5 Then a trustworthy king will be established; he will rule in a reliable manner, this one from David’s family. He will be sure to make just decisions and will be experienced in executing justice.

1 I will send as it were creeping animals on the land: is Mount Sion a desolate rock? 2 For you will be as a nestling taken away from a bird that is flying, O daughter of Moab! And then, O Arnon, 3 take further counsel, and make for her a shelter for mourning for all time. They flee in darkness at noon; they were astonished; do not be taken away. 4 The fugitives of Moab will sojourn with you; they will be a shelter to youa from before a pursuer, because your alliance has been taken away and the ruler who trampled on the land has perished. 5 Then a throne shall be restored with mercy, and he shall sit on it with truth in the tent of Dauid, judging and seeking judgment and quickly procuring righteousness.