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Mika 7
Svenska Folkbibeln
Mika 7
Svenska Folkbibeln
Israels förfall och nöd
7 Ve mig! Det är med mig
som när frukten är insamlad om sommaren,
som när efterskörden efter vinbärgningen är slut.
Ingen druvklase mer finns att äta,
inget tidigt fikon som jag har längtat efter.
2 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.
3 Deras händer är skickliga att göra det onda.
Fursten begär gåvor
och domaren mutor.
Den mäktige kräver öppet vad han har begär till.
Så gör de gemensam sak.
4 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.
5 Tro inte på någon vän,
lita inte på någon förtrogen.
För henne som vilar i din famn
måste du vakta din muns dörrar.
6 Ty sonen föraktar sin far,
dottern trotsar sin mor,
sonhustrun sin svärmor,
och var och en har sin egen familj till fiender.
Israels upprättelse
7 Men jag, jag skall skåda efter Herren,
jag skall hoppas på min frälsnings Gud.
Min Gud skall höra mig.
8 Gläd dig inte över mig, du min fiende.
Om jag har fallit, skall jag resa mig igen.
Om jag sitter i mörkret,
är Herren mitt ljus.
9 Eftersom jag har syndat mot Herren
skall jag bära hans vrede,
till dess att han tar sig an min sak och skaffar mig rätt.
Han skall föra mig ut i ljuset,
och jag skall se hans rättfärdighet.
10 Min fiende skall se det
och täckas av skam,
han som sade till mig:
"Var är nu Herren, din Gud?"
Mina ögon skall se på honom,
hur han trampas ner som smuts på gatan.
11 En dag skall dina murar byggas upp.
På den dagen skall dina gränser vidgas.
12 På den dagen skall 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 Men jorden skall bli en ödemark
för sina invånares skull.
Det blir frukten av deras gärningar.
Bön och lovsång
14 Vakta med din stav ditt folk,
din arvedels hjord,
som bor avskild i skogen,
mitt i ett fruktbart land.
Låt den gå i bet i Basan och i Gilead
som under forna dagar.
15 Liksom i de dagar då du drog ut ur Egyptens land,
skall jag låta dem se underbara ting.
16 Hednafolken skall se det och komma på skam,
med all sin makt.
De skall lägga handen på munnen,
deras öron skall bli döva.
17 De skall slicka stoftet som ormar,
likt markens kräldjur.
Med bävan skall de överge sina hålor,
skräckslagna skall de söka Herren, vår Gud.
För dig skall de frukta.
18 Vem är en Gud som du,
som förlåter missgärning
och inte tillräknar överträdelse
för kvarlevan av sin arvedel.
Han håller inte fast vid sin vrede för evigt,
ty han har behag till nåd.
19 Han skall åter förbarma sig över oss
och trampa på våra missgärningar.
Du skall kasta alla deras synder i havets djup.
20 Du skall bevisa trofasthet mot Jakob
och nåd mot Abraham,
så som du med ed lovade våra fäder
i forntidens dagar.
Micah 7
New International Version
Micah 7
New International Version
Israel’s Misery
7 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.
2 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)
3 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.
4 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)
5 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.
6 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)
7 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
8 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)
9 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
- Micah 7:14 Or in the middle of Carmel
Micah 7
New King James Version
Micah 7
New King James Version
Sorrow for Israel’s Sins
7 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 (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.
6 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.
7 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
8 (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.
9 (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.
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
- Micah 7:2 Or loyal
- Micah 7:11 Or the boundary shall be extended
- Micah 7:12 Lit. he, collective of the captives
- Micah 7:12 Heb. arey mazor, possibly cities of Egypt
- Micah 7:12 Heb. mazor, possibly Egypt
- Micah 7:12 The Euphrates
- Micah 7:14 Alone
- Micah 7:15 Lit. him, collective for the captives
- Micah 7:17 Lit. crawlers
- Micah 7:18 Or lovingkindness
- Micah 7:19 Lit. their
- Micah 7:20 Or lovingkindness
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