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Ang(A) aklat na ito ay naglalaman ng mga pahayag ni Mikas na isang taga-Moreset. Noong panahon ng paghahari sa Juda ni Haring Jotam, Haring Ahaz, at Haring Hezekias, sinabi sa kanya ni Yahweh ang mga pahayag tungkol sa Samaria at sa Jerusalem.

Pagdadalamhati para sa Samaria at sa Jerusalem

Pakinggan ninyo ito, mga bansa,
    kayong lahat na naninirahan sa buong daigdig.
Ang pahayag ng Panginoong Yahweh laban sa inyo ay pakinggan.
    Siya'y nagsasalita buhat sa kanyang banal na templo.
Lalabas si Yahweh mula sa kanyang dakong banal.
    Bababâ at maglalakad sa mga sagradong bundok.
Sa sandaling yapakan niya ang mga bundok,
    ang mga ito'y matutunaw.
At ang mga libis ay mabibiyak na gaya ng kandilang nadarang sa init ng apoy,
    gaya ng tubig na aagos mula sa burol.
Ang lahat ng ito'y magaganap dahil sa pagsuway ng lahi ni Jacob,
    dahil sa mga kasalanan ng sambahayan ni Israel.
Sino ang dapat sisihin sa paghihimagsik ng Israel?
    Walang iba kundi ang Samaria!
Sino ang sumamba sa mga diyus-diyosan?
    Walang iba kundi ang mga taga-Jerusalem!
Kaya't sinabi ni Yahweh,
“Gigibain ko ang Samaria at lubusang iguguho, hanggang siya'y maging isang bunton ng lupa,
    na angkop lamang pagtaniman ng ubas.
Paguguhuin ko papunta sa libis ang kanyang mga bato,
    at wawasakin ko ang kanyang mga pundasyon.
Madudurog ang lahat ng imahen doon;
    masusunog ang lahat ng ibinabayad ng mga sumasamba roon.
    At ang mga diyus-diyosan doon ay mawawasak;
sapagkat ang mga ito'y bayad sa mga upahang babae ng mga sumasamba sa mga diyus-diyosan,
    kaya't iyon ay tatangayin ng kanilang mga kaaway.”

Dahil dito'y mamimighati ako at tatangis.
    Lalakad akong hubad at nakayapak.
Mananaghoy akong gaya ng mga asong-gubat,
    at mananangis na tulad ng mga kuwago.
Sapagkat ang sugat ng Samaria ay hindi na gagaling.
    Ito rin ay kakalat sa buong Juda;
papasok sa pinto ng Jerusalem
    na tirahan ng aking bayang pinili.

Ang Pagpasok ng mga Kaaway sa Jerusalem

10 Huwag ninyong ibalita sa Gat ang ating pagkatalo.
    Huwag ninyong ipapakita sa kanya ang inyong pagtangis.
Sa bayan ng Afra kayo maglupasay.
11 Mga taga-Safir, magpabihag kayo,
    at hayaan ninyong kayo'y itapong nakahubad
    at kahiya-hiya ang kalagayan.
Mga taga-Zaanan, huwag kayong umalis sa inyong lunsod.
Sa pamimighati ng Bethezel,
    malalaman ninyong hindi na ito maaaring pagkanlungan.
12 Ang mga taga-Marot ay nababalisang hinihintay ang saklolo,
    sapagkat malapit na sa Jerusalem ang kapahamakang ipinadala ni Yahweh.
13 Kayong mga taga-Laquis,
    isingkaw ninyo sa mga karwahe ang mabibilis na kabayo.
Sapagkat tinularan ninyo ang mga kasalanan ng Israel,
    at kayo ang nag-akay upang magkasala ang Jerusalem.
14 At ngayon, mga taga-Juda, magpaalam na kayo
    sa bayan ng Moreset-Gat.
Walang maaasahang tulong ang mga hari ng Israel
    mula sa bayan ng Aczib.
15 Mga taga-Maresa, ipapasakop kayo ni Yahweh sa inyong kaaway.
Ang mga pinuno ng Israel ay tatakas
    at magtatayo sa yungib ng Adullam.
16 Mga taga-Juda, gupitin ninyo ang inyong buhok
    bilang pagluluksa sa mga anak ninyong minamahal.
Ahitan ninyo ang inyong mga ulo gaya ng mga agila,
    sapagkat ang mga anak ninyo'y inagaw at dinalang-bihag.

'Mikas 1 ' not found for the version: Ang Bagong Tipan: Filipino Standard Version.

Judgment on Israel and Judah

The word of the Lord that came to (A)Micah of Moresheth in the days of (B)Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

The Coming Judgment on Israel

Hear, all you peoples!
Listen, O earth, and all that is in it!
Let the Lord God be a witness against you,
The Lord from (C)His holy temple.

For behold, the Lord is coming out of His place;
He will come down
And tread on the high places of the earth.
(D)The mountains will melt under Him,
And the valleys will split
Like wax before the fire,
Like waters poured down a steep place.
All this is for the transgression of Jacob
And for the sins of the house of Israel.
What is the transgression of Jacob?
Is it not Samaria?
And what are the (E)high places of Judah?
Are they not Jerusalem?

“Therefore I will make Samaria (F)a heap of ruins in the field,
Places for planting a vineyard;
I will pour down her stones into the valley,
And I will (G)uncover her foundations.
All her carved images shall be beaten to pieces,
And all her (H)pay as a harlot shall be burned with the fire;
All her idols I will lay desolate,
For she gathered it from the pay of a harlot,
And they shall return to the (I)pay of a harlot.”

Mourning for Israel and Judah

Therefore I will wail and howl,
I will go stripped and naked;
(J)I will make a wailing like the jackals
And a mourning like the ostriches,
For her wounds are incurable.
For (K)it has come to Judah;
It has come to the gate of My people—
To Jerusalem.

10 (L)Tell it not in Gath,
Weep not at all;
In [a]Beth Aphrah
Roll yourself in the dust.
11 Pass by in naked shame, you inhabitant of [b]Shaphir;
The inhabitant of [c]Zaanan does not go out.
Beth Ezel mourns;
Its place to stand is taken away from you.

12 For the inhabitant of [d]Maroth [e]pined for good,
But (M)disaster came down from the Lord
To the gate of Jerusalem.
13 O inhabitant of (N)Lachish,
Harness the chariot to the swift steeds
(She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion),
For the transgressions of Israel were (O)found in you.

14 Therefore you shall (P)give presents to [f]Moresheth Gath;
The houses of (Q)Achzib[g] shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.
15 I will yet bring an heir to you, O inhabitant of (R)Mareshah;[h]
The glory of Israel shall come to (S)Adullam.[i]
16 Make yourself (T)bald and cut off your hair,
Because of your (U)precious children;
Enlarge your baldness like an eagle,
For they shall go from you into (V)captivity.

Footnotes

  1. Micah 1:10 Lit. House of Dust
  2. Micah 1:11 Lit. Beautiful
  3. Micah 1:11 Lit. Going Out
  4. Micah 1:12 Lit. Bitterness
  5. Micah 1:12 Lit. was sick
  6. Micah 1:14 Lit. Possession of Gath
  7. Micah 1:14 Lit. Lie
  8. Micah 1:15 Lit. Inheritance
  9. Micah 1:15 Lit. Refuge

The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth(A) during the reigns of Jotham,(B) Ahaz(C) and Hezekiah,(D) kings of Judah(E)—the vision(F) he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

Hear,(G) you peoples, all of you,(H)
    listen, earth(I) and all who live in it,
that the Sovereign Lord may bear witness(J) against you,
    the Lord from his holy temple.(K)

Judgment Against Samaria and Jerusalem

Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling(L) place;
    he comes down(M) and treads on the heights of the earth.(N)
The mountains melt(O) beneath him(P)
    and the valleys split apart,(Q)
like wax before the fire,
    like water rushing down a slope.
All this is because of Jacob’s transgression,
    because of the sins of the people of Israel.
What is Jacob’s transgression?
    Is it not Samaria?(R)
What is Judah’s high place?
    Is it not Jerusalem?

“Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble,
    a place for planting vineyards.(S)
I will pour her stones(T) into the valley
    and lay bare her foundations.(U)
All her idols(V) will be broken to pieces;(W)
    all her temple gifts will be burned with fire;
    I will destroy all her images.(X)
Since she gathered her gifts from the wages of prostitutes,(Y)
    as the wages of prostitutes they will again be used.”

Weeping and Mourning

Because of this I will weep(Z) and wail;
    I will go about barefoot(AA) and naked.
I will howl like a jackal
    and moan like an owl.
For Samaria’s plague(AB) is incurable;(AC)
    it has spread to Judah.(AD)
It has reached the very gate(AE) of my people,
    even to Jerusalem itself.
10 Tell it not in Gath[a];
    weep not at all.
In Beth Ophrah[b]
    roll in the dust.
11 Pass by naked(AF) and in shame,
    you who live in Shaphir.[c]
Those who live in Zaanan[d]
    will not come out.
Beth Ezel is in mourning;
    it no longer protects you.
12 Those who live in Maroth[e] writhe in pain,
    waiting for relief,(AG)
because disaster(AH) has come from the Lord,
    even to the gate of Jerusalem.
13 You who live in Lachish,(AI)
    harness fast horses to the chariot.
You are where the sin of Daughter Zion(AJ) began,
    for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
14 Therefore you will give parting gifts(AK)
    to Moresheth(AL) Gath.
The town of Akzib[f](AM) will prove deceptive(AN)
    to the kings of Israel.
15 I will bring a conqueror against you
    who live in Mareshah.[g](AO)
The nobles of Israel
    will flee to Adullam.(AP)
16 Shave(AQ) your head in mourning
    for the children in whom you delight;
make yourself as bald as the vulture,
    for they will go from you into exile.(AR)

Footnotes

  1. Micah 1:10 Gath sounds like the Hebrew for tell.
  2. Micah 1:10 Beth Ophrah means house of dust.
  3. Micah 1:11 Shaphir means pleasant.
  4. Micah 1:11 Zaanan sounds like the Hebrew for come out.
  5. Micah 1:12 Maroth sounds like the Hebrew for bitter.
  6. Micah 1:14 Akzib means deception.
  7. Micah 1:15 Mareshah sounds like the Hebrew for conqueror.