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El castigo para los opresores

Oigan, les va a ir muy mal a ustedes que sólo piensan en hacer el mal;
    los que hacen sus planes malvados mientras descansan en su cama
y los llevan a cabo a primera hora del día
    porque tienen el poder para hacerlo.
Quieren las tierras de otros y se las quitan.
    Quieren las casas de otros y se las quitan.
Oprimen al hombre y se apoderan de su casa;
    engañan a otro y le quitan su tierra.

Por tanto, esto dice el SEÑOR:
«Ahora yo soy el que está planeando un mal contra esta familia,
    del que no podrán librar su cuello.
Ya no podrán caminar con la cabeza en alto
    porque vendrán tiempos de desastre.
En aquel tiempo harán canciones para burlarse de ustedes.
    Cantarán una triste canción que dirá:
“Estamos arruinados;
    nos quitó nuestra tierra.
Me quitó mi tierra
    y se la entregó a gente que no es fiel a Dios.
Por eso, no tendremos a nadie que divida la tierra
    y la reparta entre el pueblo del SEÑOR”».

La gente repite insistentemente:
«No nos cansen con sus profecías;
    no profeticen acerca de esas calamidades.
    Nada malo nos sucederá».
Pueblo de Jacob, ¿se debe decir eso?
    No se ha agotado la paciencia del SEÑOR;
mi promesa es hacerles el bien
    a los que llevan una vida recta.
Pero ustedes se alzan como enemigos
    en contra de mi pueblo.
Ustedes les quitan la ropa
    a quienes pasan desprevenidos por su lado.
Hacen el mal a quienes ni siquiera
    están pensando en la guerra.
Ustedes sacan de sus hogares
    a las mujeres de mi pueblo.
A sus hijos les quitan la gloria
    que yo les di.
10 ¡Levántense y váyanse!
    Aquí no podrán quedarse a descansar.
Debido a su impureza serán destruidos;
    sufrirán una ruina terrible.

11 Esta gente no quiere escucharme.
    Pero si un mentiroso viniera diciendo:
«Les anunciaré de vino y alcohol»,
    él sería su profeta.

El Señor promete liberación

12 Sí, yo los reuniré a todos ustedes, pueblo de Jacob.
    Yo reuniré a los sobrevivientes de Israel:
    los reuniré como ovejas en un redil.
Como un rebaño en medio de la pradera,
    todos llenarán de ruido el lugar.
13 Uno de ellos atravesará la entrada
    y se dirigirá al frente de su pueblo.
Atravesarán las entradas y saldrán de allí.
    Su rey marchará delante de ellos;
    el SEÑOR será su líder.

Woe to Evildoers

Woe to those who devise iniquity,
And [a]work out evil on their beds!
At (A)morning light they practice it,
Because it is in the power of their hand.
They (B)covet fields and take them by violence,
Also houses, and seize them.
So they oppress a man and his house,
A man and his inheritance.

Therefore thus says the Lord:

“Behold, against this (C)family I am devising (D)disaster,
From which you cannot remove your necks;
Nor shall you walk haughtily,
For this is an evil time.
In that day one shall take up a proverb against you,
And (E)lament with a bitter lamentation, saying:
‘We are utterly destroyed!
He has changed the [b]heritage of my people;
How He has removed it from me!
To [c]a turncoat He has divided our fields.’ ”

Therefore you will have no [d]one to determine boundaries by lot
In the assembly of the Lord.

Lying Prophets

“Do not prattle,” you say to those who [e]prophesy.
So they shall not prophesy [f]to you;
[g]They shall not return insult for insult.
You who are named the house of Jacob:
“Is the Spirit of the Lord restricted?
Are these His doings?
Do not My words do good
To him who walks uprightly?

“Lately My people have risen up as an enemy—
You pull off the robe with the garment
From those who trust you, as they pass by,
Like men returned from war.
The women of My people you cast out
From their pleasant houses;
From their children
You have taken away My glory forever.

10 “Arise and depart,
For this is not your (F)rest;
Because it is (G)defiled, it shall destroy,
Yes, with utter destruction.
11 If a man should walk in a false spirit
And speak a lie, saying,
‘I will [h]prophesy to you [i]of wine and drink,’
Even he would be the (H)prattler of this people.

Israel Restored

12 “I(I) will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob,
I will surely gather the remnant of Israel;
I will put them together (J)like sheep of [j]the fold,
Like a flock in the midst of their pasture;
(K)They shall make a loud noise because of so many people.
13 The one who breaks open will come up before them;
They will break out,
Pass through the gate,
And go out by it;
(L)Their king will pass before them,
(M)With the Lord at their head.”

Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:1 Plan
  2. Micah 2:4 Lit. portion
  3. Micah 2:4 Lit. one turning back, an apostate
  4. Micah 2:5 Lit. one casting a surveyor’s line
  5. Micah 2:6 Or preach, lit. drip words
  6. Micah 2:6 Lit. to these
  7. Micah 2:6 Vg. He shall not take shame
  8. Micah 2:11 Or preach, lit. drip
  9. Micah 2:11 concerning
  10. Micah 2:12 Heb. Bozrah

Woe to the Oppressors

(A)Woe to those who devise wickedness
    and work evil (B)on their beds!
When the morning dawns, they perform it,
    because it is in the power of their hand.
They covet fields and (C)seize them,
    and houses, and take them away;
they oppress a man and his house,
    a man and his inheritance.
Therefore thus says the Lord:
behold, against (D)this family I am devising disaster,[a]
    from which you cannot remove your necks,
and you (E)shall not walk haughtily,
    (F)for it will be a time of disaster.
In that day (G)they shall take up a taunt song against you
    and moan bitterly,
and say, “We are utterly ruined;
    (H)he changes the portion of my people;
(I)how he removes it from me!
    (J)To an apostate he allots our fields.”
Therefore you will have none (K)to cast the line by lot
    in the assembly of the Lord.

(L)“Do not preach”—thus they preach—
    (M)“one should not preach of such things;
    (N)disgrace will not overtake us.”
Should this be said, O house of Jacob?
    (O)Has the Lord grown impatient?[b]
    Are these his deeds?
Do not my words do good
    to him who walks uprightly?
But lately (P)my people have risen up as an enemy;
you strip the rich robe from those who pass by trustingly
    with no thought of war.[c]
The women of my people you drive out
    from their delightful houses;
from their young children you take away
    my splendor forever.
10 (Q)Arise and go,
    for this is no (R)place to rest,
because of (S)uncleanness that destroys
    with a grievous destruction.
11 If a man should go about and (T)utter wind and lies,
    saying, “I will preach to you (U)of wine and strong drink,”
    he would be the preacher for this people!
12 I will surely assemble all of you, O Jacob;
    (V)I will gather (W)the remnant of Israel;
I will set them together
    like sheep in a fold,
(X)like a flock in its pasture,
    a noisy multitude of men.
13 (Y)He who opens the breach goes up before them;
    they break through and pass the gate,
    (Z)going out by it.
Their king passes on before them,
    (AA)the Lord at their head.

Footnotes

  1. Micah 2:3 The same Hebrew word can mean evil or disaster, depending on the context
  2. Micah 2:7 Hebrew Has the spirit of the Lord grown short?
  3. Micah 2:8 Or returning from war