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A Ruler from Bethlehem

[a]But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    are only a small village among all the people of Judah.
Yet a ruler of Israel,
    whose origins are in the distant past,
    will come from you on my behalf.
The people of Israel will be abandoned to their enemies
    until the woman in labor gives birth.
Then at last his fellow countrymen
    will return from exile to their own land.
And he will stand to lead his flock with the Lord’s strength,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
Then his people will live there undisturbed,
    for he will be highly honored around the world.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:2 Verses 5:2-15 are numbered 5:1-14 in Hebrew text.

Un gobernante saldrá de Belén

[a]Pero tú, oh Belén Efrata,
    eres solo una pequeña aldea entre todo el pueblo de Judá.
No obstante, en mi nombre, saldrá de ti un gobernante para Israel,
    cuyos orígenes vienen desde la eternidad.
El pueblo de Israel será entregado a sus enemigos
    hasta que dé a luz la mujer que está de parto.
Entonces, por fin, sus compatriotas
    volverán del destierro a su propia tierra.
Y él se levantará para dirigir a su rebaño con la fuerza del Señor
    y con la majestad del nombre del Señor su Dios.
Entonces su pueblo vivirá allí tranquilo,
    porque él es exaltado con honores en todas partes.

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Footnotes

  1. 5:2 Los versículos del 5:2-15 corresponden al 5:1-14 en el texto hebreo.

“But you, Bethlehem(A) Ephrathah,(B)
    though you are small among the clans[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler(C) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,(D)
    from ancient times.”(E)

Therefore Israel will be abandoned(F)
    until the time when she who is in labor bears a son,
and the rest of his brothers return
    to join the Israelites.

He will stand and shepherd his flock(G)
    in the strength of the Lord,
    in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness(H)
    will reach to the ends of the earth.

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Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:2 Or rulers