1. From the city of Sela in the desert the people of Moab send a lamb as a present to the one who rules in Jerusalem.
2. They wait on the banks of the River Arnon and move aimlessly to and fro, like birds driven from their nest.
3. They say to the people of Judah, “Tell us what to do. Protect us like a tree that casts a cool shadow in the heat of noon, and let us rest in your shade. We are refugees; hide us where no one can find us.
4. Let us stay in your land. Protect us from those who want to destroy us.”(Oppression and destruction will end, and those who are devastating the country will be gone.
5. Then one of David's descendants will be king, and he will rule the people with faithfulness and love. He will be quick to do what is right, and he will see that justice is done.)
6. The people of Judah say, “We have heard how proud the people of Moab are. We know that they are arrogant and conceited, but their boasts are empty.”