Mikas 3
1 Og jeg sagde: Hører dog, I Jakobs Øverster og Israels Hus's Dommere! burde I ikke kende Retten?
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?
2 De hade det gode og elske det onde; de rive deres Hud af dem og deres Kød af deres Ben.
Who hate the good, and love the evil; who pluck off their skin from them, and their flesh from off their bones;
3 Det er dem, som æde mit Folks Kød og drage deres Hud af dem og bryde deres Ben, og de brede dem ud som i en Gryde og som Kød midt i en Kedel.
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.
4 Da skulle de raabe til Herren, og han skal ikke bønhøre dem; men han skal skjule sit Ansigt for dem paa den Tid, eftersom de have gjort ilde i deres Idrætter.
Then shall they cry to 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.
5 Saa siger Herren imod Profeterne, som forvilde mit Folk, og som, naar de faa noget at bide med deres Tænder, forkynde Fred, men naar nogen intet giver dem for deres Mund, da prædike de Krig imod ham:
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.
6 Derfor skal det blive Nat for eder, uden Syner, og Mørke for eder; uden Spaadom; og Solen skal gaa ned over Profeterne, og Dagen skal blive sort over dem.
Therefore night shall be to you, that ye shall not have a vision; and it shall be dark to you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.
7 Og Seerne skulle beskæmmes og Spaamændene blive til Skamme, og de skulle skjule Skægget over Munden alle sammen; thi der er intet Svar fra Gud.
Then shall the seers be ashamed, and the diviners confounded: yea, they shall all cover their lips; for there is no answer of God.
8 Men jeg er derimod fuld af Kraft, Herrens Aand, og af Ret og Styrke til at kundgøre Jakob hans Overtrædelse og Israel hans Synd.
But truly I am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
9 Hører dog dette, I Jakobs Hus's Øverster og Israels Hus's Dommere! I, som afsky Ret og gøre det lige kroget!
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 Hver, som bygger Zion med Blod og Jerusalem med Uretfærdighed!
They build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
11 Dens Øverster dømmes for Skænk, og dens Præster lære for Betaling, og dens Profeter spaa for Penge; dog forlade de sig fast paa Herren, sigende: Er ikke Herren midt iblandt os? der skal ikke komme Ulykker over os.
Her heads judge for reward, and her priests teach for hire, and her prophets divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? no evil can come upon us.
12 Derfor, for eders Skyld, skal Zion pløjes som en Ager og Jerusalem blive til Stenhobe og Husets Bjerg til Skovhøje.
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.
