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Karon, mga taga-Jerusalem, andama ninyo ang inyong mga sundalo[a] kay gilibotan kamo sa kaaway. Hampakon nila ug baston ang nawong sa pangulo sa Israel.

Ang Gisaad nga Pangulo gikan sa Betlehem

Miingon ang Ginoo, “Ikaw, Betlehem Efrata, dili kaayo importante nga lungsod sa Juda. Apan mag-gikan kanimo ang usa ka tawo nga mag-alagad kanako isip pangulo sa Israel, kansang mga katigulangan inila nga mga tawo sa unang panahon.”

Busa itugyan sa Ginoo ngadto sa mga kaaway ang katawhan sa Israel hangtod sa panahon nga manganak ug batang lalaki nga maoy mangulo sa Israel ang babayeng nagabati.[b] Ug ang iyang mga kadugo nga nabihag sa ubang dapit magbalik ngadto sa ilang isigka-Israelinhon. Magdumala kining maong pangulo ug atimanon niya ang katawhan sa Israel sama sa usa ka magbalantay sa mga karnero. Himuon niya kini pinaagi sa kusog ug gahom sa Ginoo nga iyang Dios. Ug magakinabuhi ang iyang katawhan nga walay gikahadlokan tungod kay ilhon sa mga tawo sa tibuok kalibotan[c] ang iyang pagkagamhanan. Hatagan usab niya ug maayo nga kahimtang[d] ang iyang katawhan.

Kagawasan ug Kalaglagan

Kon sulongon sa mga taga-Asiria ang atong yuta ug sudlon nila ang lig-ong mga bahin sa atong lungsod, makiggira kita kanila nga pinangulohan sa maisog nato nga mga pangulo. Pildihon nila ug dumalahan ang Asiria, ang yuta ni Nimrod, pinaagi sa ilang mga hinagiban. Luwason nila[e] kita kon sulongon sa mga taga-Asiria ang atong yuta.

“Ang nangahibiling mga Israelinhon magadala ug panalangin sa daghang mga nasod. Mahimo silang sama sa tun-og ug ulan nga gipadala sa Ginoo sa pagpatubo sa mga tanom. Magsalig sila sa Dios ug dili sa tawo. Apan magdala usab sila ug kalaglagan sa mga nasod. Mahisama sila sa liyon—taliwala sa mga mananap sa kalasangan ug sa panon sa mga karnero sa sabsabanan—nga moyatak-yatak ug mokunis-kunis kanila, ug wala gayoy makalingkawas. Magmadaogon ang mga Israelinhon batok sa ilang mga kaaway. Laglagon gayod nila silang tanan.”

Pagalaglagon sa Ginoo ang mga Ginasaligan sa mga Israelinhon

10 Miingon ang Ginoo ngadto sa mga Israelinhon, “Sa umaabot nga mga adlaw, ipapatay ko ang inyong mga kabayo ug gub-on ko ang inyong mga karwahe. 11 Gub-on ko usab ang inyong mga lungsod apil na ang pinarilan. 12 Wagtangon ko ang inyong mga anting-anting ug ang inyong mga manalagna. 13 Dili na kamo makasimba sa mga imahen ug sa sagrado nga mga bato nga inyong gihimo, kay gub-on ko kini. 14 Pang-ibton ko ang mga poste nga simbolo sa diosa nga si Ashera. Ug gun-ubon ko ang inyong mga lungsod. 15 Sa akong labihan nga kasuko, manimalos ako sa mga nasod nga wala motuman kanako.”

Footnotes

  1. 5:1 Karon… sundalo: Dili klaro ang buot ipasabot niini sa Hebreo nga teksto.
  2. 5:3 ang babayeng nagabati: Tingali mao ang Jerusalem (Tan-awa ang 4:9, 10). Sa panahon nga ginadumalahan sa kaaway ang mga Israelinhon, matawo ang ilang pangulo nga magluwas kanila.
  3. 5:4 tibuok kalibotan: sa literal, kinatumyan sa kalibotan.
  4. 5:5 maayo nga kahimtang: Ang Hebreo niini mao ang “shalom,” nga nagakahulogan ug kalinaw, kauswagan, maayo nga relasyon, kalipay, kadaogan.
  5. 5:6 nila: sa Hebreo, niya. Posible ang pangulo nga ginaingon sa 5:2-5.

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”。

The Messiah Will Be Born at Bethlehem

Now gather yourself in troops,
O daughter of troops;
He has laid siege against us;
They will (A)strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.

The Coming Messiah

“But you, (B)Bethlehem (C)Ephrathah,
Though you are little (D)among the (E)thousands of Judah,
Yet out of you shall come forth to Me
The One to be (F)Ruler in Israel,
(G)Whose goings forth are from of old,
From [a]everlasting.”

Therefore He shall give them up,
Until the time that (H)she who is in labor has given birth;
Then (I)the remnant of His brethren
Shall return to the children of Israel.
And He shall stand and (J)feed[b] His flock
In the strength of the Lord,
In the majesty of the name of the Lord His God;
And they shall abide,
For now He (K)shall be great
To the ends of the earth;
And this One (L)shall be peace.

Judgment on Israel’s Enemies

When the Assyrian comes into our land,
And when he treads in our palaces,
Then we will raise against him
Seven shepherds and eight princely men.
They shall [c]waste with the sword the land of Assyria,
And the land of (M)Nimrod at its entrances;
Thus He shall (N)deliver us from the Assyrian,
When he comes into our land
And when he treads within our borders.

Then (O)the remnant of Jacob
Shall be in the midst of many peoples,
(P)Like dew from the Lord,
Like showers on the grass,
That [d]tarry for no man
Nor [e]wait for the sons of men.
And the remnant of Jacob
Shall be among the Gentiles,
In the midst of many peoples,
Like a (Q)lion among the beasts of the forest,
Like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
Who, if he passes through,
Both treads down and tears in pieces,
And none can deliver.
Your hand shall be lifted against your adversaries,
And all your enemies shall be [f]cut off.

10 “And it shall be in that day,” says the Lord,
“That I will (R)cut[g] off your (S)horses from your midst
And destroy your (T)chariots.
11 I will cut off the cities of your land
And throw down all your strongholds.
12 I will cut off sorceries from your hand,
And you shall have no (U)soothsayers.
13 (V)Your carved images I will also cut off,
And your sacred pillars from your midst;
You shall (W)no more worship the work of your hands;
14 I will pluck your [h]wooden images from your midst;
Thus I will destroy your cities.
15 And I will (X)execute vengeance in anger and fury
On the nations that have not [i]heard.”

Footnotes

  1. Micah 5:2 Lit. the days of eternity
  2. Micah 5:4 shepherd
  3. Micah 5:6 devastate
  4. Micah 5:7 wait
  5. Micah 5:7 delay
  6. Micah 5:9 destroyed
  7. Micah 5:10 destroy
  8. Micah 5:14 Heb. Asherim, Canaanite deities
  9. Micah 5:15 obeyed

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

Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops: he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.

Therefore will he give them up, until the time that she which travaileth hath brought forth: then the remnant of his brethren shall return unto 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 great unto the ends of the earth.

And this man shall be the peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land: and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.

And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof: thus shall he deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many people as a dew from the Lord, as the showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the sons of men.

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles in the midst of many people as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, both treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and none can deliver.

Thine hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots:

11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and throw down all thy strong holds:

12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thine hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers:

13 Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy standing images out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thine hands.

14 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: so will I destroy thy cities.

15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.