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Los malos gobernantes

1-3 »¡Escúchenme ustedes,
jefes y gobernantes de Israel!
¡Ustedes debieran hacer justicia,
pero hacen todo lo contrario!
Prefieren hacer lo malo,
en lugar de hacer lo bueno.
Maltratan mucho a mi pueblo;
se lo están comiendo vivo.

»Por eso, cuando me llamen,
yo no les responderé.
Es tan grande su maldad
que los abandonaré».

Los profetas mentirosos

A los profetas que engañan a mi pueblo, Dios les ha dicho:

«Ustedes sólo hablan de paz
a quienes les dan de comer,
pero a quienes no los alimentan
les declaran la guerra.
Por eso no les voy a informar
lo que pienso hacer.
Nunca más les comunicaré mensajes
y ya no podrán anunciar el futuro.
Esos profetas y adivinos
quedarán en completo ridículo.
No tendrán nada que decir,
porque yo no les responderé».

Pero yo, Miqueas, estoy lleno del poder de Dios. Por eso puedo afirmar que nuestro Dios es un Dios justo. También puedo acusar a los israelitas de ser un pueblo pecador y desobediente.

La derrota de Jerusalén

Dios dijo:

«¡Escúchenme ustedes,
jefes y gobernantes de Israel!
Ustedes rechazan la justicia,
y no respetan ninguna ley.
10 En Jerusalén y en mi templo
los crímenes y la violencia
son cosa de todos los días.
11 Los sacerdotes, profetas y jueces
enseñan, predican o dictan sentencia
sólo a cambio de dinero.

»Y para colmo se atreven a decir:
“No tenemos nada que temer.
¡Dios está con nosotros!”

12 »¡Por culpa de ustedes
mi templo será derribado!
¡Por culpa de ustedes
Jerusalén quedará en ruinas,
y el monte de Sión
se cubrirá de maleza!»

Förfallet bland Israels ledare och profeter

Jag sade:

Hör, ni hövdingar i Jakob,
    ni furstar över Israels hus:
Är det inte er sak att veta vad som är rätt?
Men ni hatar det goda
    och älskar det onda,
ni sliter huden av människor
    och köttet från deras ben.
Ni äter mitt folks kött
    och flår huden av dem
och bryter sönder deras ben
    för att stycka dem
likt något man kastar i grytan,
    så som man gör med kött som läggs i kitteln.
När de då ropar till Herren
    skall han inte svara dem.
För det onda de gjort
    skall han då dölja sitt ansikte för dem.

Så säger Herren om de profeter
    som för mitt folk vilse,
om dem som ropar:
    "Allt står väl till!"
så länge de har något att tugga med sina tänder.
Mot den som inte ger dem något i munnen
blåser de upp till helig strid.
Därför skall en natt utan syner komma över er,
och mörker utan spådomar.
    Solen skall gå ner över profeterna
och dagen bli mörk över dem.
Siarna skall stå med skam
    och spåmännen blygas.
De skall alla täcka över sitt skägg,
    ty inget svar kommer från Gud.
Men jag, jag är full av kraft,
    av Herrens Ande, av rätt och styrka,
så att jag kan förkunna för Jakob hans överträdelse,
för Israel hans synd.

Hör då detta,
    ni hövdingar över Jakobs hus,
ni furstar över Israels hus:
    Ni avskyr det som är rätt,
och allt som är rakt gör ni krokigt,
10 ni bygger upp Sion med blod
    och Jerusalem med ondska.
11 Stadens hövdingar dömer för mutor,
prästerna undervisar för betalning
    och profeterna spår för pengar.
Ändå stöder de sig på Herren och säger:
"Är inte Herren mitt ibland oss?
    Olycka skall inte drabba oss."
12 Därför skall Sion för er skull
    plöjas upp till en åker,
Jerusalem bli en stenhop
    och tempelberget en skogbevuxen höjd.

Leaders and Prophets Rebuked

Then I said,

“Listen, you leaders(A) of Jacob,
    you rulers of Israel.
Should you not embrace justice,
    you who hate good and love evil;
who tear the skin from my people
    and the flesh from their bones;(B)
who eat my people’s flesh,(C)
    strip off their skin
    and break their bones in pieces;(D)
who chop(E) them up like meat for the pan,
    like flesh for the pot?(F)

Then they will cry out to the Lord,
    but he will not answer them.(G)
At that time he will hide his face(H) from them
    because of the evil they have done.(I)

This is what the Lord says:

“As for the prophets
    who lead my people astray,(J)
they proclaim ‘peace’(K)
    if they have something to eat,
but prepare to wage war against anyone
    who refuses to feed them.
Therefore night will come over you, without visions,
    and darkness, without divination.(L)
The sun will set for the prophets,(M)
    and the day will go dark for them.(N)
The seers will be ashamed(O)
    and the diviners disgraced.(P)
They will all cover(Q) their faces(R)
    because there is no answer from God.(S)
But as for me, I am filled with power,
    with the Spirit of the Lord,
    and with justice and might,
to declare to Jacob his transgression,
    to Israel his sin.(T)

Hear this, you leaders of Jacob,
    you rulers of Israel,
who despise justice
    and distort all that is right;(U)
10 who build(V) Zion with bloodshed,(W)
    and Jerusalem with wickedness.(X)
11 Her leaders judge for a bribe,(Y)
    her priests teach for a price,(Z)
    and her prophets tell fortunes for money.(AA)
Yet they look(AB) for the Lord’s support and say,
    “Is not the Lord among us?
    No disaster will come upon us.”(AC)
12 Therefore because of you,
    Zion will be plowed like a field,
Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble,(AD)
    the temple(AE) hill a mound overgrown with thickets.(AF)

And I said, Hear, I pray you, O heads of Jacob, and ye princes of the house of Israel; Is it not for you to know judgment?

Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;

Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them; and they break their bones, and chop them in pieces, as for the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.

Then shall they cry unto the Lord, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.

Thus saith the Lord concerning the prophets that make my people err, that bite with their teeth, and cry, Peace; and he that putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him.

Therefore night shall be unto you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.

Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.

But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the Lord, and of judgment, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel, that abhor judgment, and pervert all equity.

10 They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.

11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the Lord, and say, Is not the Lord among us? none evil can come upon us.

12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of the forest.

Wicked Rulers and Prophets

And I said:

“Hear now, O heads of Jacob,
And you (A)rulers of the house of Israel:
(B)Is it not for you to know justice?
You who hate good and love evil;
Who strip the skin from [a]My people,
And the flesh from their bones;
Who also (C)eat the flesh of My people,
Flay their skin from them,
Break their bones,
And chop them in pieces
Like meat for the pot,
(D)Like flesh in the caldron.”

Then (E)they will cry to the Lord,
But He will not hear them;
He will even hide His face from them at that time,
Because they have been evil in their deeds.

Thus says the Lord (F)concerning the prophets
Who make my people stray;
Who chant [b]“Peace”
[c]While they (G)chew with their teeth,
But who prepare war against him
(H)Who puts nothing into their mouths:
“Therefore(I) you shall have night without [d]vision,
And you shall have darkness without divination;
The sun shall go down on the prophets,
And the day shall be dark for (J)them.
So the seers shall be ashamed,
And the diviners abashed;
Indeed they shall all cover their lips;
(K)For there is no answer from God.”

But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord,
And of justice and might,
(L)To declare to Jacob his transgression
And to Israel his sin.
Now hear this,
You heads of the house of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel,
Who abhor justice
And [e]pervert all equity,
10 (M)Who build up Zion with (N)bloodshed
And Jerusalem with iniquity:
11 (O)Her heads judge for a bribe,
(P)Her priests teach for pay,
And her prophets divine for [f]money.
(Q)Yet they lean on the Lord, and say,
“Is not the Lord among us?
No harm can come upon us.”
12 Therefore because of you
Zion shall be (R)plowed like a field,
(S)Jerusalem shall become heaps of ruins,
And (T)the mountain of the [g]temple
Like the bare hills of the forest.

Footnotes

  1. Micah 3:2 Lit. them
  2. Micah 3:5 All is well
  3. Micah 3:5 For those who feed them
  4. Micah 3:6 Prophetic revelation
  5. Micah 3:9 Lit. twist
  6. Micah 3:11 Lit. silver
  7. Micah 3:12 Lit. house