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Vai de cei ce cugetă(A) nelegiuirea şi făuresc(B) rele în aşternutul lor; când se crapă de ziuă o înfăptuiesc, dacă(C) le stă în putere. Dacă poftesc(D) ogoare, pun mâna pe ele, dacă doresc case, le răpesc; asupresc pe om şi casa lui, pe om şi moştenirea lui. De aceea, aşa vorbeşte Domnul: „Iată, Eu am de gând să aduc o nenorocire împotriva acestui leat de oameni(E), de care nu vă veţi feri grumajii şi nu veţi mai umbla cu capul atât de sus, căci vremurile(F) vor fi rele. În ziua aceea, veţi ajunge de pomină(G), veţi boci(H) şi veţi zice: ‘S-a isprăvit! Suntem pustiiţi cu desăvârşire! Partea de moştenire a poporului meu trece(I) în mâna altuia! Vai, cum mi-o ia! Ogoarele noastre le împarte vrăjmaşului…!’ De aceea nu vei avea pe nimeni care să întindă(J) frânghia de măsurat pentru sorţul tău, în adunarea Domnului.” „Nu(K) prorociţi!” zic ei. „Să nu se prorocească asemenea lucruri. Căci altminteri ocările nu mai încetează!” „Este Domnul atât de grabnic la mânie, casa lui Iacov? Acesta este felul Lui de a lucra?” „Da, cuvintele Mele sunt prielnice celui ce umblă cu neprihănire! De multă vreme poporul Meu este socotit de Mine ca vrăjmaş; voi răpiţi mantaua de pe hainele celor ce trec liniştiţi şi n-au gust de război. Voi izgoniţi din casele lor iubite pe femeile poporului Meu, luaţi pentru totdeauna podoaba Mea de la copiii lor. 10 Sculaţi-vă şi plecaţi, căci aici nu este odihnă(L) pentru voi, căci, din pricina spurcăciunii(M), vor fi dureri, dureri puternice. 11 Da, dacă ar veni un om cu vânt(N) şi minciuni şi ar zice: ‘Îţi voi proroci despre vin şi despre băuturi tari!’ acela ar fi un proroc pentru poporul acesta! – 12 Te voi strânge(O) în întregime, Iacove! Voi strânge rămăşiţa lui Israel, îi voi aduna ca pe nişte oi dintr-un staul(P), ca pe o turmă în păşunea ei, aşa că va fi o mare zarvă(Q) de oameni. 13 Cel ce va face spărtura se va sui înaintea lor; vor face spărtura, vor trece pe poartă şi vor ieşi pe ea; împăratul lor(R) va merge înaintea lor şi Domnul(S) va fi în fruntea lor.”

Woe to Evildoers

Woe to those who devise iniquity,
And [a]work out evil on their beds!
At (A)morning light they practice it,
Because it is in the power of their hand.
They (B)covet fields and take them by violence,
Also houses, and seize them.
So they oppress a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.

Therefore thus says the Lord:

“Behold, against this (C)family I am devising (D)disaster,
From which you cannot remove your necks;
Nor shall you walk haughtily,
For this is an evil time.
In that day one shall take up a proverb against you,
And (E)lament with a bitter lamentation, saying:
‘We are utterly destroyed!
He has changed the [b]heritage of my people;
How He has removed it from me!
To [c]a turncoat He has divided our fields.’ ”

Therefore you will have no [d]one to determine boundaries by lot
In the assembly of the Lord.

Lying Prophets

“Do not prattle,” you say to those who [e]prophesy.
So they shall not prophesy [f]to you;
[g]They shall not return insult for insult.
You who are named the house of Jacob:
“Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted?
Are these His doings?
Do not My words do good
To him who walks uprightly?

“Lately My people have risen up as an enemy—
You pull off the robe with the garment
From those who trust you, as they pass by,
Like men returned from war.
The women of My people you cast out
From their pleasant houses;
From their children
You have taken away My glory forever.

10 “Arise and depart,
For this is not your (F)rest;
Because it is (G)defiled, it shall destroy,
Yes, with utter destruction.
11 If a man should walk in a false spirit
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will [h]prophesy to you [i]of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the (H)prattler of this people.

Israel Restored

12 “I(I) will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob,
I will surely gather the remnant of Israel;
I will put them together (J)like sheep of [j]the fold,
Like a flock in the midst of their pasture;
(K)They shall make a loud noise because of so many people.
13 The one who breaks open will come up before them;
They will break out,
Pass through the gate,
And go out by it;
(L)Their king will pass before them,
(M)With the Lord at their head.”

Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:1 Plan
  2. Micah 2:4 Lit. portion
  3. Micah 2:4 Lit. one turning back, an apostate
  4. Micah 2:5 Lit. one casting a surveyor’s line
  5. Micah 2:6 Or preach, lit. drip words
  6. Micah 2:6 Lit. to these
  7. Micah 2:6 Vg. He shall not take shame
  8. Micah 2:11 Or preach, lit. drip
  9. Micah 2:11 concerning
  10. Micah 2:12 Heb. Bozrah

Human Plans and God’s Plans

Woe to those who plan iniquity,
    to those who plot evil(A) on their beds!(B)
At morning’s light they carry it out
    because it is in their power to do it.
They covet fields(C) and seize them,(D)
    and houses, and take them.
They defraud(E) people of their homes,
    they rob them of their inheritance.(F)

Therefore, the Lord says:

“I am planning disaster(G) against this people,
    from which you cannot save yourselves.
You will no longer walk proudly,(H)
    for it will be a time of calamity.
In that day people will ridicule you;
    they will taunt you with this mournful song:
‘We are utterly ruined;(I)
    my people’s possession is divided up.(J)
He takes it from me!
    He assigns our fields to traitors.’”

Therefore you will have no one in the assembly of the Lord
    to divide the land(K) by lot.(L)

False Prophets

“Do not prophesy,” their prophets say.
    “Do not prophesy about these things;
    disgrace(M) will not overtake us.(N)
You descendants of Jacob, should it be said,
    “Does the Lord become[a] impatient?
    Does he do such things?”

“Do not my words do good(O)
    to the one whose ways are upright?(P)
Lately my people have risen up
    like an enemy.
You strip off the rich robe
    from those who pass by without a care,
    like men returning from battle.
You drive the women of my people
    from their pleasant homes.(Q)
You take away my blessing
    from their children forever.
10 Get up, go away!
    For this is not your resting place,(R)
because it is defiled,(S)
    it is ruined, beyond all remedy.
11 If a liar and deceiver(T) comes and says,
    ‘I will prophesy for you plenty of wine and beer,’(U)
    that would be just the prophet for this people!(V)

Deliverance Promised

12 “I will surely gather all of you, Jacob;
    I will surely bring together the remnant(W) of Israel.
I will bring them together like sheep in a pen,
    like a flock in its pasture;
    the place will throng with people.(X)
13 The One who breaks open the way will go up before(Y) them;
    they will break through the gate(Z) and go out.
Their King will pass through before them,
    the Lord at their head.”

Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:7 Or Is the Spirit of the Lord