Mikas 4

1 Men det skal ske i de sidste Dage, at Herrens Hus's Bjerg skal være grundfæstet oven paa Bjergene og ophøjet over Højene, og Folkene skulle strømme til det.

And at the last days the mountain of the Lord shall be manifest, established on the tops of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and the peoples shall hasten to it.

2 Og mange Hedninger skulle komme og sige: Kommer og lader os gaa op til Herrens Bjerg og til Jakobs Guds Hus, at han maa lære os sine Veje, og vi maa vandre paa hans Stier; thi fra Zion skal udgaa Lov og Herrens Ord fra Jerusalem.

And many nations shall go, and say, Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and they shall show us his way, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Sion shall go forth a law, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

3 Og han skal dømme imellem mange Folkeslag og holde Ret for vældige Hedningefolk ud i det fjerne; og de skulle omsmede deres Sværd til Hakker og deres Spyd til Haveknive, et Folk skal ikke løfte Sværd imod et andet, og de skulle ikke ydermere øve sig i. Krig.

And he shall judge amongst many peoples, and shall rebuke strong nations afar off; and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into sickles; and nation shall no more lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn to war any more.

4 Men de skulle bo, hver under sit Vintræ og under sit Figentræ, og ingen skal forfærde dem; thi den Herre Zebaoths Mund har talt.

And every one shall rest under his vine, and every one under his fig tree; and there shall be none to alarm [them]: for the mouth of the Lord Almighty has spoken these [words].

5 Thi alle Folk vandre hvert i sin Guds Navn; men vi vandre i Herrens vor Guds Navn, evindelig og altid.

For all [other] nations shall walk everyone in his own way, but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.

6 Paa denne Dag, siger Herren, vil jeg sanke det haltende og samle det fordrevne og det, som jeg har handlet ilde med.

In that day, says the Lord, I will gather her that is bruised, and will receive her that is cast out, and those whom I rejected.

7 Og jeg vil gøre det haltende til en Levning og det bortkomne til et stærkt Folk; og Herren skal regere over dem paa Zions Bjerg, fra nu og indtil Evighed.

And I will make her that was bruised a remnant, and her that was rejected a mighty nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Sion from henceforth, even for ever.

8 Og du, Hyrdetaarn, Zions Datters Høj! til dig skal det komme; ja, komme skal det tidligere Herredømme, Kongedømmet over Jerusalems Datter.

And you, dark tower of the flock, daughter of Sion, on you the dominion shall come and enter in, [even] the first kingdom from Babylon to the daughter of Jerusalem.

9 Nu, hvorfor raaber du saa saare? er der ingen Konge udi dig? eller er din Raadgiver omkommen? thi Smerte har betaget dig som den fødende Kvinde.

And now, why have you known calamities? was there not a king to you? or has your counsel perished that pangs as of a woman in travail have seized upon you?

10 Vrid dig, og vaand dig i Smerte, du Zions Datter som den fødende Kvinde! thi nu skal du drage ud af Staden og bo paa Marken og komme lige til Babel; der skal du udfries, der skal Herren genløse dig af dine Fjenders Haand.

Be in pain, and strengthen yourself, and draw near, O daughter of Sion, as a woman in travail: for now you shall go forth out of the city, and shall lodge in the plain, and shall reach even to Babylon: thence shall the Lord your God deliver you, and thence shall he redeem you out of the hand of your enemies.

11 Og nu ere vel mange Folkefærd samlede imod dig, hvilke sige: Hun vorde vanhelliget! og vore Øjne se deres Lyst paa Zion!

And now have many nations gathered against you, saying, We will rejoice, and our eyes shall look upon Sion.

12 Men de kende ikke Herrens Tanker og forstaa ikke hans Raad, thi han har samlet dem som Neg til Tærskepladsen.

But they know not the thought of the Lord, and have not understood his counsel: for he has gathered them as sheaves of the floor.

13 Gør dig rede og tærsk, du Zions Datter! thi jeg gør dit Horn til Jern og gør dine Hove til Kobber, at du maa sønderknuse mange Folk, og at jeg kan vie Herren deres Bytte og hele Jordens Herre deres Gods.

Arise, and thresh them, O daughter of Sion: for I will make your horns iron, and I will make your hoofs brass: and you shall utterly destroy many nations, and shall consecrate their abundance to the Lord, and their strength to the Lord of all the earth.