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Ddala zinsanze nze.
    Ndi ng’omuntu akungula ebibala
    okuva mu bifo eby’enjawulo eby’ennimiro y’emizabbibu;
tewali kirimba kya mizabbibu kulyako,
    wadde emizeeyituuni egisooka okwengera gye njagala ennyo.
(A)Abantu abatya Katonda, baweddewo mu nsi;
    tewali n’omu mulongoofu asigaddewo.
Bonna banoonya okuyiwa omusaayi,
    buli omu anoonya okutega muganda we ekitimba.
(B)Emikono gyabwe gyombi mikugu mu kukola ebibi;
    omufuzi asaba ebirabo,
n’omulamuzi alya enguzi,
    n’ab’amaanyi mu nsi, beekolera kye baagala
    nga basala enkwe.
(C)Mu abo bonna asingamu obulungi, afaanana ng’omweramannyo;
    asingamu ku mazima y’asinga olukomera lw’amaggwa obubi.
Naye olunaku lw’abakuumi bammwe lutuuse,
    era kino kye kiseera eky’okutabukatabuka.
(D)Tewesiga muntu n’omu,
    wadde mukwano gwo,
newaakubadde mukazi wo,
    Weegendereze by’oyogera.
(E)Kubanga omulenzi agaya kitaawe,
    n’omwana alwanyisa nnyina,
muka mwana n’alwanyisa nnyazaala we.
    Abalabe b’omuntu, bantu be, ab’omu nju ye bennyini.

(F)Naye nze nnindirira Mukama nga nnina essuubi,
    nnindirira Katonda Omulokozi wange;
Katonda wange anampulira.

(G)Tonjeeyereza ggwe omulabe wange,
    kubanga wadde ngudde, nnaayimuka.
Ne bwe naatuula mu kizikiza,
    Mukama anaabeera ekitangaala kyange.
(H)Nnaagumikirizanga Mukama bw’anaabanga ambonereza,
    kubanga nnyonoonye mu maaso ge,
okutuusa lw’alimpolereza,
    n’anziza buggya.
Alindeeta mu kitangaala,
    era ndiraba obutuukirivu bwe.
10 (I)Olwo omulabe wange alikiraba,
    n’aswala,
oyo eyanjeeyerezanga ng’agamba nti,
    “Ali ludda wa Mukama Katonda wo?”
Ndisanyuka ng’agudde,
    era alirinnyirirwa ng’ebitoomi eby’omu nguudo.

11 (J)Olunaku olw’okuzimba bbugwe wo lulituuka,
    olunaku olw’okugaziya ensalo yo.
12 (K)Mu biro ebyo abantu balijja gy’oli
    nga bava mu Bwasuli ne mu bibuga by’e Misiri,
n’okuva e Misiri okutuuka ku mugga Fulaati,
    n’okuva ku nnyanja emu okutuuka ku nnyanja endala,
n’okuva ku lusozi olumu okutuuka ku lusozi olulala.
13 (L)Ensi erifuuka matongo,
    olw’ebikolwa by’abantu abagibeeramu.

Okusaba N’okutendereza

14 (M)Lunda abantu bo n’omuggo gwo,
    ekisibo kye weeroboza,
ababeera bokka mu kibira
    mu malundiro amagimu.
Baleke baliire mu Basani ne Gireyaadi, nga mu biseera eby’edda.

15 (N)Nga bwe kyali mu nnaku ze mwaviiramu mu Misiri,
    nzija kubalaga ebikulu eby’ekitalo.

16 (O)Amawanga galikiraba ne gakwatibwa ensonyi,
    ne gamalibwamu amaanyi.
Abantu baago balikwata ku mimwa gyabwe
    n’amatu gaabwe ne gaziba.
17 (P)Balirya enfuufu ng’omusota,
    ng’ebisolo ebyewalula.
Balifuluma obunnya bwabwe nga bakankana
    ne bakyuka okudda eri Mukama Katonda waffe, ne babatya.
18 (Q)Katonda ki omulala ali nga ggwe,
    asonyiwa ekibi era n’asonyiwa ebyonoono byabo
    abaasigalawo ku bantu be?
Obusungu bwe tebubeerera emirembe gyonna,
    naye asanyukira okusaasira.
19 (R)Alikyuka n’atukwatirwa ekisa nate; alirinnyirira ebibi byaffe,
    n’asuula ebyonoono byaffe byonna mu buziba bw’ennyanja.
20 (S)Olikola eby’amazima bye wasuubiza Yakobo,
    n’ebyekisa bye wasuubiza Ibulayimu,
nga bwe weeyama eri bajjajjaffe
    okuva mu nnaku ez’edda.

Sorrow for Israel’s Sins

Woe is me!
For I am like those who gather summer fruits,
Like those who (A)glean vintage grapes;
There is no cluster to eat
Of the first-ripe fruit which (B)my soul desires.
The (C)faithful[a] man has perished from the earth,
And there is no one upright among men.
They all lie in wait for blood;
(D)Every man hunts his brother with a net.

That they may successfully do evil with both hands—
The prince asks for gifts,
The judge seeks a (E)bribe,
And the great man utters his evil desire;
So they scheme together.
The best of them is (F)like a brier;
The most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge;
The day of your watchman and your punishment comes;
Now shall be their perplexity.

(G)Do not trust in a friend;
Do not put your confidence in a companion;
Guard the doors of your mouth
From her who lies in your (H)bosom.
For (I)son dishonors father,
Daughter rises against her mother,
Daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law;
A man’s enemies are the men of his own household.
Therefore I will look to the Lord;
I will (J)wait for the God of my salvation;
My God will hear me.

Israel’s Confession and Comfort

(K)Do not rejoice over me, my enemy;
(L)When I fall, I will arise;
When I sit in darkness,
The Lord will be a light to me.
(M)I will bear the indignation of the Lord,
Because I have sinned against Him,
Until He pleads my (N)case
And executes justice for me.
He will bring me forth to the light;
I will see His righteousness.
10 Then she who is my enemy will see,
And (O)shame will cover her who said to me,
(P)“Where is the Lord your God?”
My eyes will see her;
Now she will be trampled down
Like mud in the streets.

11 In the day when your (Q)walls are to be built,
In that day [b]the decree shall go far and wide.
12 In that day (R)they[c] shall come to you
From Assyria and the [d]fortified cities,
From the [e]fortress to [f]the River,
From sea to sea,
And mountain to mountain.
13 Yet the land shall be desolate
Because of those who dwell in it,
And (S)for the fruit of their deeds.

God Will Forgive Israel

14 Shepherd Your people with Your staff,
The flock of Your heritage,
Who dwell [g]solitarily in a (T)woodland,
In the midst of Carmel;
Let them feed in Bashan and Gilead,
As in days of old.

15 “As(U) in the days when you came out of the land of Egypt,
I will show [h]them (V)wonders.”

16 The nations (W)shall see and be ashamed of all their might;
(X)They shall put their hand over their mouth;
Their ears shall be deaf.
17 They shall lick the (Y)dust like a serpent;
(Z)They shall crawl from their holes like [i]snakes of the earth.
(AA)They shall be afraid of the Lord our God,
And shall fear because of You.
18 (AB)Who is a God like You,
(AC)Pardoning iniquity
And passing over the transgression of (AD)the remnant of His heritage?

(AE)He does not retain His anger forever,
Because He delights in (AF)mercy.[j]
19 He will again have compassion on us,
And will subdue our iniquities.

You will cast all [k]our sins
Into the depths of the sea.
20 (AG)You will give truth to Jacob
And [l]mercy to Abraham,
(AH)Which You have sworn to our fathers
From days of old.

Footnotes

  1. Micah 7:2 Or loyal
  2. Micah 7:11 Or the boundary shall be extended
  3. Micah 7:12 Lit. he, collective of the captives
  4. Micah 7:12 Heb. arey mazor, possibly cities of Egypt
  5. Micah 7:12 Heb. mazor, possibly Egypt
  6. Micah 7:12 The Euphrates
  7. Micah 7:14 Alone
  8. Micah 7:15 Lit. him, collective for the captives
  9. Micah 7:17 Lit. crawlers
  10. Micah 7:18 Or lovingkindness
  11. Micah 7:19 Lit. their
  12. Micah 7:20 Or lovingkindness

Israels förfall och nöd

(A) Ve mig!

Det är med mig
    som när sommarens frukt
        är insamlad,
    som när efterskörden
        efter vinbärgningen är slut.
    Det finns ingen druvklase att äta,
        inget tidigt fikon
            som jag längtat efter.
(B) De fromma är försvunna
        från jorden,
    ingen bland människorna
        är ärlig.
    Alla ligger de på lur efter blod,
        var och en vill fånga den andre
            i sitt nät.
(C) Deras händer är skickliga
        på att göra det onda.
    Fursten begär gåvor
        och domaren mutor,
    den mäktige kräver
        vad han vill ha.
    Så gör de gemensam sak.
(D) Den bäste bland dem
        är som ett törnsnår,
    den ärligaste värre
        än en törnhäck.
    Det kommer en dag
        för dina väktare,
    din räkenskapsdag.
        Då grips de av förvirring.
(E) Tro inte på en vän,
        lita inte på en förtrogen.
    Vakta din muns dörrar
        för henne som vilar i din famn,
(F) för sonen föraktar sin far,
    dottern trotsar sin mor,
        sonhustrun sin svärmor,
    och var och en har sin egen familj
        till fiender.[a]

Israels upprättelse

(G) Men jag ska skåda efter Herren,
    jag ska hoppas
        på min frälsnings Gud.
    Min Gud ska höra mig.
(H) Gläd dig inte över mig,
        du min fiende.
    Har jag fallit
        ska jag resa mig igen,
    sitter jag i mörkret
        är Herren mitt ljus.
(I) Eftersom jag syndat mot Herren
        ska jag bära hans vrede
    tills han tar sig an min sak
        och skaffar mig rätt.
    Han ska föra mig ut i ljuset,
        och jag ska se hans rättfärdighet.
10 (J) Min fiende ska se det
        och täckas av skam,
    hon[b] som sade till mig:
        ”Var är nu Herren din Gud?”
    Mina ögon ska se på henne,
        hur hon trampas ner
            som smuts på gatan.

11 (K) En dag ska dina murar byggas upp.
    Den dagen ska dina
        gränser vidgas.
12 (L) Den dagen ska man komma till dig
    från Assur och från Egyptens städer,
        från Egypten och ända till floden,
    från hav till hav
        och från berg till berg.
13 (M) Men jorden ska bli en ödemark
        för sina invånares skull.
    Det blir frukten
        av deras gärningar.

Bön och lovsång

14 (N) Vakta ditt folk med din stav,
        din arvedels hjord
    som bor avskild i skogen,
        mitt i ett fruktbart land.
    Låt den beta i Bashan och i Gilead[c]
        som under forna dagar.
15 (O) Som i de dagar
        du drog ut ur Egyptens land
    ska jag visa dem underbara ting.
16 (P) Hednafolken ska se det och skämmas
        med all sin makt.
    De ska lägga handen på munnen,
        deras öron ska bli döva.
17 (Q) De ska slicka stoftet som ormar,
        som markens kräldjur.
    Bävande ska de överge sina hålor,
        skräckslagna ska de söka
            Herren vår Gud.
    De ska frukta dig.

18 (R) Vem är en Gud som du,
    som förlåter skuld[d]
        och inte tillräknar synd
    hos dem som är kvar
        av din arvedel?
    Han håller inte kvar sin vrede
        för evigt,
    för han har sin glädje i nåd.
19 Han ska förbarma sig över oss igen
        och trampa på
            våra missgärningar.
    Du ska kasta alla deras synder[e]
        i havets djup.
20 (S) Du ska visa trofasthet mot Jakob
        och nåd mot Abraham,
    så som du med ed har lovat
        våra fäder i forntidens dagar.

Footnotes

  1. 7:6 Citeras av Jesus i Matt 10:21, 35f och Luk 12:53.
  2. 7:10 hon   Städer framställdes ofta som kvinnor (jfr Jes 47:1, Upp 17-18).
  3. 7:14 Bashan och Gilead   Bördiga områden öster om Jordanfloden som hade tilldelats israeliterna (Jos 13:24f) men sedan förlorats till arameerna (2 Kung 10:33) och assyrierna (2 Kung 15:29).
  4. 7:18 förlåter skuld   Annan översättning: ”bär/tar bort skuld” (jfr Joh 1:29 med not).
  5. 7:19 deras synder   Andra handskrifter (så Septuaginta): ”våra synder”.

Israel’s Misery

What misery is mine!
I am like one who gathers summer fruit
    at the gleaning of the vineyard;
there is no cluster of grapes to eat,
    none of the early figs(A) that I crave.
The faithful have been swept from the land;(B)
    not one(C) upright person remains.
Everyone lies in wait(D) to shed blood;(E)
    they hunt each other(F) with nets.(G)
Both hands are skilled in doing evil;(H)
    the ruler demands gifts,
the judge accepts bribes,(I)
    the powerful dictate what they desire—
    they all conspire together.
The best of them is like a brier,(J)
    the most upright worse than a thorn(K) hedge.
The day God visits you has come,
    the day your watchmen sound the alarm.
    Now is the time of your confusion.(L)
Do not trust a neighbor;
    put no confidence in a friend.(M)
Even with the woman who lies in your embrace
    guard the words of your lips.
For a son dishonors his father,
    a daughter rises up against her mother,(N)
a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law—
    a man’s enemies are the members of his own household.(O)

But as for me, I watch(P) in hope(Q) for the Lord,
    I wait for God my Savior;
    my God will hear(R) me.

Israel Will Rise

Do not gloat over me,(S) my enemy!
    Though I have fallen, I will rise.(T)
Though I sit in darkness,
    the Lord will be my light.(U)
Because I have sinned against him,
    I will bear the Lord’s wrath,(V)
until he pleads my case(W)
    and upholds my cause.
He will bring me out into the light;(X)
    I will see his righteousness.(Y)
10 Then my enemy will see it
    and will be covered with shame,(Z)
she who said to me,
    “Where is the Lord your God?”(AA)
My eyes will see her downfall;(AB)
    even now she will be trampled(AC) underfoot
    like mire in the streets.

11 The day for building your walls(AD) will come,
    the day for extending your boundaries.
12 In that day people will come to you
    from Assyria(AE) and the cities of Egypt,
even from Egypt to the Euphrates
    and from sea to sea
    and from mountain to mountain.(AF)
13 The earth will become desolate because of its inhabitants,
    as the result of their deeds.(AG)

Prayer and Praise

14 Shepherd(AH) your people with your staff,(AI)
    the flock of your inheritance,
which lives by itself in a forest,
    in fertile pasturelands.[a](AJ)
Let them feed in Bashan(AK) and Gilead(AL)
    as in days long ago.(AM)

15 “As in the days when you came out of Egypt,
    I will show them my wonders.(AN)

16 Nations will see and be ashamed,(AO)
    deprived of all their power.
They will put their hands over their mouths(AP)
    and their ears will become deaf.
17 They will lick dust(AQ) like a snake,
    like creatures that crawl on the ground.
They will come trembling(AR) out of their dens;
    they will turn in fear(AS) to the Lord our God
    and will be afraid of you.
18 Who is a God(AT) like you,
    who pardons sin(AU) and forgives(AV) the transgression
    of the remnant(AW) of his inheritance?(AX)
You do not stay angry(AY) forever
    but delight to show mercy.(AZ)
19 You will again have compassion on us;
    you will tread our sins underfoot
    and hurl all our iniquities(BA) into the depths of the sea.(BB)
20 You will be faithful to Jacob,
    and show love to Abraham,(BC)
as you pledged on oath to our ancestors(BD)
    in days long ago.(BE)

Footnotes

  1. Micah 7:14 Or in the middle of Carmel