Mika 6
Ang Pulong Sa Dios
Ang Akusasyon sa Ginoo Batok sa mga Israelinhon
6 Miingon si Micas: Kamong mga Israelinhon, pamatia ninyo ang isulti sa Ginoo kaninyo:
“Sige na, ipresentar ninyo ang inyong kaso; padungga ninyo ang mga bukid ug ang mga bungtod[a] sa inyong isulti. 2 Ug kamong mga bukid nga mao ang malig-on nga mga pundasyon sa kalibotan, pamatia ninyo ang akusasyon sa Ginoo batok sa mga Israelinhon nga iyang katawhan.”
3 Miingon ang Ginoo, “Mga katawhan ko, unsa bay sala nga nahimo ko kaninyo? Gilisod-lisod ko ba kamo? Tubaga ninyo ako! 4 Gipagawas ko kamo gikan sa Ehipto diin giulipon kamo. Ug gipadala ko si Moises, Aaron, ug si Miriam sa pagpangulo kaninyo. 5 Mga katawhan ko, hinumdomi ninyo nga gisugo ni Balak nga hari sa Moab si Balaam nga anak ni Beor nga tunglohon kamo. Apan gisugo ko si Balaam sa pagpanalangin kaninyo. Hinumdomi usab ninyo kon giunsa ko kamo pagtabang sa pagtabok sa Suba sa Jordan sa dihang naglakaw kamo gikan sa Shitim hangtod sa Gilgal, aron maamgohan ninyo ang gibuhat ko sa pagluwas kaninyo.”
6 Mitubag ang usa sa mga Israelinhon, “Unsay ihalad ko sa Ginoo, ang Dios nga anaa sa langit, kon mosimba ako kaniya? Mohalad ba ako ug baka nga usa ka tuig ang panuigon isip halad nga sinunog? 7 Malipay kaha ang Ginoo kon halaran ko siya ug linibo ka mga karnero ug daghan kaayong lana? Ihalad ko ba kaniya ang akong kamagulangang anak isip bayad sa akong mga sala?”
8 Mitubag si Micas: Gitudloan na kita sa Ginoo kon unsa ang maayo. Ug mao kini ang iyang gusto nga ipatuman kanato: Himuon nato kon unsa ang matarong, palabihon nato ang pagkamaluloy-on ngadto sa uban, ug mapainubsanon kitang mosunod sa Dios.
Silotan sa Ginoo ang mga Israelinhon
9 Pamati kamo sa gisulti sa Ginoo ngadto sa siyudad sa Jerusalem, kay ang nagtahod kaniya mao ang may husto nga kaalam:
“Kamong mga miyembro sa tribo sa Juda, pagtigom kamo sa siyudad sa Jerusalem ug pamati. 10 Daotan kamong mga katawhan! Dili ko kalimtan ang mga bahandi nga natigom ninyo sa daotang paagi. Naggamit kamo sa dili hustong taksanan—ang buhat nga akong gipanghimaraot. 11 Dili mahimong pasagdan ko lang kamo nga manglimbong sa inyong timbangan. 12 Ang mga adunahan diha kaninyo mga bangis ug tanan kamo limbongan ug bakakon. 13 Busa tungod sa inyong mga sala silotan ko kamo sa hilabihan aron malaglag kamo. 14 Tinuod nga makakaon kamo, apan dili kamo mabusog; kanunay gihapon kamong gutomon. Magtipig kamo ug mga abot, apan dili ninyo kini mapuslan, kay ipakuha ko kini sa inyong mga kaaway sa panahon sa gira. 15 Magpugas kamo, apan dili kamo ang mag-ani niini. Magpuga kamo ug mga olibo, apan dili kamo ang makapahimulos sa lana niini. Magpuga kamo ug mga ubas, apan dili kamo ang moinom sa bino niini. 16 Mahitabo kini kaninyo tungod kay gisunod ninyo ang daotang mga binuhatan, mga tulumanon, ug mga tambag ni Haring Omri ug sa panimalay ni Haring Ahab. Busa laglagon ko kamo, ug biay-biayon kamo ug bugalbugalan sa ubang mga nasod.”
Footnotes
- 6:1 padungga… bungtod: Ang mga bukid ug mga bungtod nagsilbi nga mga testigo sa kaso.
Micah 6
New Catholic Bible
A New Trial against Israel
Chapter 6
My People, What Have I Done to You?
1 Listen to what the Lord has to say:
Arise and state your case before the mountains,
and let the hills hear your voice.
2 Hearken, you mountains, to the Lord’s accusations;
listen, you foundations that support the earth.
For the Lord has a case against his people;
he intends to present it to Israel.
3 O my people, what, have I done to you?
How have I wearied you? Answer me!
4 For I brought you up from the land of Egypt,
I redeemed you from the place of slavery,
and I sent as your leaders
Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5 My people, remember the plan
that Balak, the king of Moab, devised,
and what Balaam, the son of Beor, answered him.
Recall also your journey from Shittim[a] to Gilgal
so that you may know the saving justice of the Lord.
True Religion
6 With what will I come before the Lord
when I bow down before God on high?
Will I come before him with burnt offerings,
with calves a year old?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
with ten thousand rivers of oil?
Should I offer my firstborn son for my transgressions,
the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?[b]
8 The Lord has told you, O man, what is good.
And what does the Lord require of you?
Only this: to do what is right, to show mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God.[c]
Those Who Commit Fraud Will Themselves Be Frustrated
9 Consider carefully what the Lord cries out to the city,
for to fear his name is a mark of wisdom:
10 “Listen, you tribe of assembled citizens!
How can I ignore the false measure
and the accursed short bushel?
11 Can I overlook rigged scales
or a bag of fraudulent weights?
12 The wealthy men of the city are steeped in violence;
its inhabitants are liars
and their tongues speak deceitfully.
13 Therefore, I intend to strike you with devastation
because of your sins.
14 You will eat but not be satisfied,
for your stomach will continue to experience hunger.
You will acquire but be unable to save,
and what you do save,
I will deliver up to the sword.
15 You will sow
but you will not reap;
you will press the olives
but you will not anoint yourself with oil;
you will tread the grapes
but you will not drink the wine.
16 For you have kept the statutes of Omri
and all the practices of the house of Ahab;
you have adopted all their policies.
Therefore, I will make your land desolate
and your citizens an object of scorn.
From this time on
you will endure the scorn of other nations.”
Footnotes
- Micah 6:5 Balak wanted Balaam to curse the Israelites, but God made Balaam change the curse into a blessing (see Num 22–24). Shittim and Gilgal recall the entrance into the Promised Land (see Jos 3–4).
- Micah 6:7 Sacrifice of the firstborn seems to have been frequently practiced at this time, the idea being to obtain the divine favor by offering the firstfruits of human life. The Prophets protested strongly against this aberration of the religious sense (see 2 Ki 16:3; Jer 7:31; Ezek 20:26).
- Micah 6:8 Even if this magnificent verse were the only memorable passage in the Book of Micah, the Book would be worth reading and rereading; the verse is one of the richest summations of prophetic preaching (Isa 19:19; Hos 6:6; Am 5:21-22).
Micah 6
King James Version
6 Hear ye now what the Lord saith; Arise, contend thou before the mountains, and let the hills hear thy voice.
2 Hear ye, O mountains, the Lord's controversy, and ye strong foundations of the earth: for the Lord hath a controversy with his people, and he will plead with Israel.
3 O my people, what have I done unto thee? and wherein have I wearied thee? testify against me.
4 For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5 O my people, remember now what Balak king of Moab consulted, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him from Shittim unto Gilgal; that ye may know the righteousness of the Lord.
6 Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old?
7 Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?
9 The Lord's voice crieth unto the city, and the man of wisdom shall see thy name: hear ye the rod, and who hath appointed it.
10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness in the house of the wicked, and the scant measure that is abominable?
11 Shall I count them pure with the wicked balances, and with the bag of deceitful weights?
12 For the rich men thereof are full of violence, and the inhabitants thereof have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 Therefore also will I make thee sick in smiting thee, in making thee desolate because of thy sins.
14 Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy casting down shall be in the midst of thee; and thou shalt take hold, but shalt not deliver; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the sword.
15 Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
16 For the statutes of Omri are kept, and all the works of the house of Ahab, and ye walk in their counsels; that I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an hissing: therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people.
Micah 6
New King James Version
God Pleads with Israel
6 Hear now what the Lord says:
“Arise, plead your case before the mountains,
And let the hills hear your voice.
2 (A)Hear, O you mountains, (B)the Lord’s complaint,
And you strong foundations of the earth;
For (C)the Lord has a complaint against His people,
And He will [a]contend with Israel.
3 “O My people, what (D)have I done to you?
And how have I (E)wearied you?
Testify against Me.
4 (F)For I brought you up from the land of Egypt,
I redeemed you from the house of bondage;
And I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.
5 O My people, remember now
What (G)Balak king of Moab counseled,
And what Balaam the son of Beor answered him,
From [b]Acacia Grove to Gilgal,
That you may know (H)the righteousness of the Lord.”
6 With what shall I come before the Lord,
And bow myself before the High God?
Shall I come before Him with burnt offerings,
With calves a year old?
7 (I)Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams,
Ten thousand (J)rivers of oil?
(K)Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression,
[c]The fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 He has (L)shown you, O man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But (M)to do justly,
To love [d]mercy,
And to walk humbly with your God?
Punishment of Israel’s Injustice
9 The Lord’s voice cries to the city—
Wisdom shall see Your name:
“Hear the rod!
Who has appointed it?
10 Are there yet the treasures of wickedness
In the house of the wicked,
And the short measure that is an abomination?
11 Shall I count pure those with (N)the wicked scales,
And with the bag of deceitful weights?
12 For her rich men are full of (O)violence,
Her inhabitants have spoken lies,
And (P)their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
13 “Therefore I will also (Q)make you sick by striking you,
By making you desolate because of your sins.
14 (R)You shall eat, but not be satisfied;
[e]Hunger shall be in your midst.
You may carry some away,[f] but shall not save them;
And what you do rescue I will give over to the sword.
15 “You shall (S)sow, but not reap;
You shall tread the olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
And make sweet wine, but not drink wine.
16 For the statutes of (T)Omri are (U)kept;
All the works of Ahab’s house are done;
And you walk in their counsels,
That I may make you a [g]desolation,
And your inhabitants a hissing.
Therefore you shall bear the (V)reproach of [h]My people.”
Footnotes
- Micah 6:2 bring charges against
- Micah 6:5 Heb. Shittim, Num. 25:1; Josh. 2:1; 3:1
- Micah 6:7 My own child
- Micah 6:8 Or lovingkindness
- Micah 6:14 Or Emptiness or Humiliation
- Micah 6:14 Tg., Vg. You shall take hold
- Micah 6:16 Or object of horror
- Micah 6:16 So with MT, Tg., Vg.; LXX nations
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