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[a]Now, gather your troops, you city of troops.
    We are under attack.
    Enemies will strike the judge of Israel on the cheek with a stick.

The Lord’s Leader for Israel

You, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    are too small to be included among Judah’s cities.
        Yet, from you Israel’s future ruler will come for me.
            His origins go back to the distant past, to days long ago.
That is why Yahweh will abandon Israel
    until the time a mother has a child.
    Then the rest of Yahweh’s people will return to the people of Israel.
The child will become the shepherd of his flock.
    He will lead them with the strength of Yahweh,
        with the majestic name of Yahweh his Elohim.
    They will live in safety
        because his greatness will reach the ends of the earth.
            This man will be their peace.

When the Assyrians invade our land and trample our palaces,
    we will attack them with seven shepherds and eight leaders.
        They will rule Assyria with their swords
            and the country of Nimrod with drawn swords.
        They will rescue us from the Assyrians
            when they come into our land
                and walk within our territory.
Then the few people left from Jacob will be among many people
    like dew from Yahweh, like showers on the grass.
        They do not put their hope in humans or wait for mortals.
The few people left from Jacob will be among the nations,
    among many people.
        They will be like a lion among animals in the forest,
            like a young lion among flocks of sheep.
        When a lion hunts,
            it tramples its victims and tears them to pieces,
                and there is no one to rescue them.
You will use your power against your opponents,
    and all your enemies will be destroyed.

10 “When that day comes,” declares Yahweh,
    “I will destroy your horses
        and demolish your chariots.
11 I will destroy the cities in your land
    and tear down all your fortresses.
12 I will destroy your sorcerers,
    and you will have no more fortunetellers.
13 I will destroy your idols and your sacred monuments.
    You will no longer worship what your hands have made.
14 I will pull out your poles dedicated to the goddess Asherah.
    I will wipe out your cities.
15 I will take revenge with great anger
    on the nations that do not obey me.”

Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:1 Micah 5:1–15 in English Bibles is Micah 4:14–5:14 in the Hebrew Bible.

耶和华的应许

耶路撒冷的居民[a]啊,
现在你们要调集军队!
敌人正四面围攻我们,
要用杖击打以色列首领的脸颊。

以法他的伯利恒啊,
你在犹大各城中毫不起眼,
但将有一位从你那里出来,
为我统治以色列;
祂的根源自亘古,来自太初。

耶和华要将以色列人交给他们的敌人,
直到那临盆的妇人生下儿子。
那时,祂流亡的弟兄将重返他们的以色列同胞那里。
祂要挺身而起,
倚靠耶和华的能力,
奉祂上帝耶和华的威名牧养祂的群羊。
他们将安然居住,
因为那时祂必受尊崇,直达地极。
祂必给他们带来平安!

亚述人侵略我们的国土、践踏我们的宫殿时,
我们将选立七位牧者和八位首领抗击他们。
他们要用刀剑统治亚述,统治宁录地区。
亚述人侵入我们国境、践踏我们疆土时,
祂必拯救我们。

雅各余剩的子孙将在万民中像从耶和华那里降下的雨露,
又像洒在草上的甘霖。
他们不依靠人,
不冀望于世人。
在各国各民中,
雅各余剩的子孙犹如林间百兽中的狮子,
又像闯入羊群的猛狮,
将猎物扑倒撕碎,
无人能搭救。
愿你们伸手战胜仇敌!
愿你们的仇敌都被铲除!

10 耶和华说:
“到那日,
我要消灭你们的战马,
毁坏你们的战车。
11 我要摧毁你们境内的城邑,
拆除你们所有的堡垒。
12 我要除掉你们手中的巫术,
使你们那里不再有占卜的。
13 我要从你们中间除去雕刻的神像和神柱,
使你们不再跪拜自己所造的。
14 我要从你们中间铲除亚舍拉神像,
毁灭你们的偶像。
15 我要在烈怒中报应那些不听从我的国家。”

Footnotes

  1. 5:1 耶路撒冷的居民”希伯来文是“被围攻的女子”。

A Promised Ruler From Bethlehem

[a]Marshal your troops now, city of troops,
    for a siege is laid against us.
They will strike Israel’s ruler
    on the cheek(A) with a rod.

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

Therefore Israel will be abandoned(G)
    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(H)
    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(I)
    will reach to the ends of the earth.

And he will be our peace(J)
    when the Assyrians invade(K) our land
    and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
    even eight commanders,(L)
who will rule[c] the land of Assyria with the sword,
    the land of Nimrod(M) with drawn sword.[d](N)
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
    when they invade our land
    and march across our borders.(O)

The remnant(P) of Jacob will be
    in the midst of many peoples
like dew(Q) from the Lord,
    like showers on the grass,(R)
which do not wait for anyone
    or depend on man.
The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
    in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,(S)
    like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles(T) as it goes,
    and no one can rescue.(U)
Your hand will be lifted up(V) in triumph over your enemies,
    and all your foes will be destroyed.

10 “In that day,” declares the Lord,

“I will destroy your horses from among you
    and demolish your chariots.(W)
11 I will destroy the cities(X) of your land
    and tear down all your strongholds.(Y)
12 I will destroy your witchcraft
    and you will no longer cast spells.(Z)
13 I will destroy your idols(AA)
    and your sacred stones from among you;(AB)
you will no longer bow down
    to the work of your hands.(AC)
14 I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles[e](AD)
    when I demolish your cities.
15 I will take vengeance(AE) in anger and wrath
    on the nations that have not obeyed me.”

Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1 is numbered 4:14, and 5:2-15 is numbered 5:1-14.
  2. Micah 5:2 Or rulers
  3. Micah 5:6 Or crush
  4. Micah 5:6 Or Nimrod in its gates
  5. Micah 5:14 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah