3 Give us counsel and make a decision.

Shelter us at noonday

with shade that is as dark as night.

Hide the refugees;n

do not betray the one who flees.

4 Let my refugees stay with you;

be a refuge for MoabD from the aggressor.

When the oppressor has gone,

destruction has ended,

and marauders have vanished from the land,

5 a throne will be established in love,o

and one will sit on it faithfullyE

in the tent of David,

judging and pursuing what is right,

quick to execute justice.

6 We have heard of Moab’s pridep—

how very proud he is—

his haughtiness, his pride, his arrogance,

and his empty boasting.