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耶和华岂喜悦千千的公羊,
或是万万的油河吗?
我岂可为自己的过犯献我的长子,
为自己的罪恶献我所亲生的吗?”
世人哪,耶和华已指示你何为善。
他向你所要的是什么呢?
只要你行公义,好怜悯,
存谦卑的心与你的 神同行。

耶和华向这城呼叫
—看重你的名是真智慧[a]
你们当听惩罚[b]和派定惩罚的人[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 6.9 “看重…真智慧”:七十士译本是“他会拯救敬畏他名的人”。
  2. 6.9 “惩罚”:原文是“刑杖”;下同。
  3. 6.9 “你们当听…的人”:有古译本是“听啊,支派和城的众民!”七十士译本是“听啊,支派,谁管治这城?”

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,(A)
    with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?(B)
Shall I offer my firstborn(C) for my transgression,
    the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?(D)
He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.
    And what does the Lord require of you?
To act justly(E) and to love mercy
    and to walk humbly[a](F) with your God.(G)

Israel’s Guilt and Punishment

Listen! The Lord is calling to the city—
    and to fear your name is wisdom—
    “Heed the rod(H) and the One who appointed it.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:8 Or prudently
  2. Micah 6:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this line is uncertain.

Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

The Lord's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.

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(A)Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
Ten thousand (B)rivers of oil?
(C)Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
[a]The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?

He has (D)shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But (E)to do justly,
To love [b]mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?

Punishment of Israel’s Injustice

The Lord’s voice cries to the city—
Wisdom shall see Your name:

“Hear the rod!
Who has appointed it?

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:7 My own child
  2. Micah 6:8 Or lovingkindness

(A)Will the Lord be pleased with[a] thousands of rams,
    with ten thousands of rivers of oil?
(B)Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
    the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?”
He has told you, O man, what is good;
    and (C)what does the Lord require of you
but to do justice, and to love kindness,[b]
    and to (D)walk humbly with your God?

Destruction of the Wicked

The voice of the Lord cries to the city—
    and it is sound wisdom to fear (E)your name:
“Hear of (F)the rod and of him who appointed it![c]

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 6:7 Or Will the Lord accept
  2. Micah 6:8 Or steadfast love
  3. Micah 6:9 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain