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Now assemble your garrisons, O daughter of garrisons. He has laid siege against us. They shall strike the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

“And you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, are small among the thousands of Judah. Yet out of you shall He come forth to Me Who shall be the Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth have been from the beginning, from everlasting.”

Therefore, He will give them up until the time that she who shall bear has given birth. Then the remnant of their brethren shall return to the children of Israel.

And He shall stand and feed in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the Name of the LORD his God. And they shall abide. For now shall He be magnified to the ends of the world.

And He shall be our peace when Assyria shall come into our land. When He shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise seven shepherds against him, and eight principal men.

And they shall destroy Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with their swords. Thus shall He deliver us from Assyria when He comes into our land, and when He shall tread within our borders.

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among many people, as a dew from the LORD, as the showers upon the grass that neither wait for man nor hope in the sons of Adam.

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, in the midst of many people, as the lion among the beasts of the forest, as the lion whelp among the flocks of sheep, who when he goes through treads down and tears in pieces. And no one can deliver.

Your Hand shall be lifted up upon your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.

10 “And it shall happen at that time,” says the LORD, “that I will cut off your horses from your midst. And I will destroy your chariots.

11 “And I will cut off the cities of your land and overthrow all your strongholds.

12 “And I will cut off your sorceries from your hand. And you shall have no more soothsayers.

13 “I will also cut off your idols, and your images from your midst. And you shall no longer worship the work of your hands.

14 “And I will uproot your asherim from your midst. So will I destroy your enemies.

15 “And I will execute a vengeance in wrath and indignation upon the heathen which they have not heard.”

Profecía sobre la venida del Mesías

¡Reúne ahora tus tropas, ciudad de tropas! ¡Nos han sitiado! ¡Con vara herirán en la mejilla al juez de Israel!

Pero tú, oh Belén Efrata, aunque eres pequeña entre las familias de Judá, de ti me saldrá el que será el gobernante de Israel, cuyo origen es antiguo desde los días de la eternidad. Sin embargo, Dios los abandonará hasta el tiempo en que dé a luz la que ha de dar a luz y vuelva el resto de sus hermanos para reunirse con los hijos de Israel. Él se levantará y los apacentará con el poder del SEÑOR, con la grandeza del nombre del SEÑOR su Dios, y se establecerán porque entonces será engrandecido hasta los fines de la tierra. ¡Y este será la paz!

Poderío de Israel en el futuro

Cuando Asiria venga contra nuestra tierra y pisotee nuestros palacios, entonces levantaremos contra ellos siete pastores y ocho hombres principales. Gobernarán a espada la tierra de Asiria y la tierra de Nimrod con sus espadas desenvainadas. Y nos librará de los asirios cuando vengan contra nuestra tierra y pisen nuestro territorio.

El remanente de Jacob será en medio de muchos pueblos como el rocío del SEÑOR, como la lluvia sobre la hierba. No aguardará a nadie ni pondrá su esperanza en los hijos de los hombres. El remanente de Jacob será entre las naciones, en medio de muchos pueblos, como el león entre las fieras salvajes, como el cachorro de león entre las manadas de ovejas, el cual, al pasar, pisotea y arrebata; no habrá quien escape.

Levanta tu mano sobre tus enemigos y sean destruidos todos tus adversarios.

Destrucción de las falsas esperanzas

10 “Acontecerá en aquel día, dice el SEÑOR, que eliminaré tus caballos en medio de ti y haré destruir tus carros. 11 También haré destruir las ciudades fortificadas de tu tierra y arruinaré todas tus fortalezas.

12 “Asimismo, destruiré de tu mano las hechicerías y no se hallarán en ti los que practican la magia.

13 “Haré destruir tus ídolos y tus piedras rituales en medio de ti, y nunca más te inclinarás hacia la obra de tus manos. 14 Arrancaré de en medio de ti tus árboles de Asera y destruiré tus ciudades. 15 Con ira y furor haré venganza en las naciones que no escucharon”.

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