Mikas 2
1 Ve dem, som optænke Uret og forberede ondt paa deres Leje; naar det bliver lyst om Morgenen, udføre de det; thi det staar i deres Hænders Magt.
Woe to you that devise that which is unprofitable, and work evil in your beds: in the morning light they execute it, because their hand is against God.
2 Og de have Begærlighed efter Agre og rane dem, efter Huse og tage dem; og de øve Vold imod Manden og hans Hus, imod ham og hans Arv.
And they have coveted fields, and taken them by violence, and houses they have forcibly taken away: and oppressed a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.
3 Derfor, saa siger Herren: Se, jeg tænker ondt over denne Slægt, fra hvilket I ikke skulle kunne unddrage eders Hals, og ikke skulle I gaa stoltelig, thi det bliver en ond Tid.
Therefore thus saith the Lord: Behold, I devise an evil against this family: from which you shall not withdraw your necks, and you shall not walk haughtily, for this is a very evil time.
4 Paa denne Dag skal man istemme en Sang over eder, og man klager et Klagemaal; det er forbi, siger man, rent ødelagte ere vi, mit Folks Lod bortskifter han; hvorledes unddrager han mig den! til den frafaldne uddeler han vore Agre.
In that day a parable shall be taken up upon you, and a song shall be sung with melody by them that say: We are laid waste and spoiled: the portion of my people is changed: how shall he depart from me, whereas he is returning that will divide our land?
5 Derfor skal du ingen have, som skal kaste Maalesnoren ud til Lod i Herrens Menighed.
Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the cord of a lot in the assembly of the Lord.
6 „I maa ikke profetere‟, saa profetere de; profetere de ikke for disse, vilde Skændsel ikke vige.
Speak ye not, saying: It shall not drop upon these, confusion shall not take them.
7 Og du, som er kaldet Jakobs Hus! mon Herren er hurtig til Vrede? eller mon dette er hans Gerninger? Mon ikke mine Ord gøre vel imod den, som vandrer oprigtigt?
The house of Jacob saith: Is the spirit of the Lord straitened, or are these his thoughts? Are not my words good to him that walketh uprightly?
8 Men alt fra i Gaar rejser mit Folk sig som en Fjende; Kappen, der er over Kjortelen, trække I af dem, som gaa forbi i Tryghed, og som ere afvante fra Strid.
But my people, on the contrary, are risen up as an enemy: you have taken away the cloak off from the coat: and them that passed harmless you have turned to war.
9 Mit Folks Kvinder uddrive I af Huset, som var deres Lyst; fra hendes spæde Børn tage I min Prydelse for bestandigt.
You have cast out the women of my people from their houses, in which they took delight: you have taken my praise for ever from their children.
10 Gører eder rede, og drager bort, thi dette er ikke Hvilestedet formedelst Urenhed, som bringer Fordærvelse, og det er en gruelig Fordærvelse.
Arise ye, and depart, for there is no rest here for you. For that uncleanness of the land, it shall be corrupted with a grievous corruption.
11 Hvis en Mand, der vandrede med Vind og Løgn, falskelig sagde: Jeg vil profetere for dig om at faa Vin og stærk Drik, saa vilde han være en Profet for dette Folk.
Would God I were not a man that hath the spirit, and that I rather spoke a lie: I will let drop to thee of wine, and of drunkenness: and it shall be this people upon whom it shall drop.
12 Samle, ja, samle vil jeg dig, Jakob! saa mange du er, sanke, ja, sanke, det overblevne af Israel sammen, bringe dem til Hobe ligesom Bozras Faar; som en Hjord paa sin Græsgang skulle de buldre af Mennesker.
I will assemble and gather together all of thee, O Jacob: I will bring together the remnant of Israel, I will put them together as a flock in the fold, as the sheep in the midst of the sheepcotes, they shall make a tumult by reason of the multitude of men.
13 Der skal opstaa een, som bryder igennem i Spidsen for dem, de skulle bryde igennem og drage ind ad Porten og gaa ud ad den; og deres Konge skal drage frem i Spidsen for dem, og Herren er fremmest foran dem.
For he shall go up that shall open the way before them: they shall divide, and pass through the gate, and shall come in by it: and their king shall pass before them, and the Lord at the head of them.
