Mikas 5

1 Nu, flok dig sammen, du Flokkens Datter! en Belejring retter man imod os; med Kæppen slaar man Israels Dommer paa Kinden.

Now shall the daughter [of Sion] be completely hedged in: he has laid siege against us: they shall strike the tribes of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

2 Og nu, Bethlehem Efrata, liden til at være iblandt Judas Tusinder! af dig skal udgaa mig een til at være Hersker over Israel, og hans Udgange ere fra fordum, fra Evigheds Dage.

And you, Bethleem, house of Ephratha, are few in number to be [reckoned] amongst the thousands of Juda; [yet] out of you shall one come forth to me, to be a ruler of Israel; and his goings forth were from the beginning, [even] from eternity.

3 Derfor skal han hengive dem indtil den Tid, da hun, som skal føde, har født; og de overblevne af hans Brødre skulle vende tilbage til Israels Børn.

Therefore shall he appoint them [to wait] till the time of her that travails: she shall bring forth, and [then] the remnant of their brethren shall return to the children of Israel.

4 Og han skal staa og vogte i Herrens Kraft, i Herrens sin Guds Navns Højhed; og de skulle fæste Bo, thi nu skal han være stor indtil Jordens Ender.

And the Lord shall stand, and see, and feed his flock with power, and they shall dwell in the glory of the name of the Lord their God: for now shall they be magnified to the ends of the earth.

5 Og han skal være Fred; naar Assur kommer i vort Land, og naar han betræder vore Paladser, saa ville vi rejse imod ham syv Hyrder og otte Folkefyrster.

And she shall have peace when Assur shall come into your land, and when he shall come up upon your country; and there shall be raised up against him seven shepherds, and eight attacks of men.

6 Og de skulle vogte Assurs Land med Sværdet og Nimrods Land i dets Porte; og han skal frelse fra Assur, naar denne kommer i vort Land og betræder vor Grænse.

And they shall tend the Assyrian with a sword, and the land of Nebrod with her trench: and he shall deliver [you] from the Assyrian, when he shall come upon your land, and when he shall invade your coasts.

7 Og det overblevne af Jakob skal være midt iblandt mange Folk som en Dug fra Herren, som Regndraaber paa Urter, hvilken ikke bier efter nogen og ikke venter paa Menneskens Børn.

And the remnant of Jacob shall be amongst the Gentiles in the midst of many peoples, as dew falling from the Lord, and as lambs on the grass; that none may assemble nor resist amongst the sons of men.

8 Og det overblevne af Jakob skal være iblandt Hedningerne midt iblandt mange Folk som en Løve iblandt Dyrene i Skoven, som en ung Løve iblandt Faarehjorde, hvilken, naar den gaar forbi, træder ned og river bort, og der er ingen, som redder.

And the remnant of Jacob shall be amongst the Gentiles in the midst of many nations, as a lion in the forest amongst cattle, and as a [lion's] whelp amongst the flocks of sheep, even as when he goes through, and selects, and carries off [his prey], and there is none to deliver.

9 Ophøjet være din Haand over dine Modstandere, og alle dine Fjender vorde udryddede.

Your hand shall be lifted up against them that afflict you, and all your enemies shall be utterly destroyed.

10 Og det skal ske paa denne Dag, siger Herren, da vil jeg udrydde dine Heste af din Midte, og jeg vil ødelægge dine Vogne.

And it shall come to pass in that day, says the Lord, [that] I will utterly destroy the horses out of the midst of you, and destroy your chariots;

11 Og jeg vil udrydde Stæderne i dit Land og nedbryde alle dine Fæstninger.

and I will utterly destroy the cities of your land, and demolish all your strongholds:

12 Og jeg vil udrydde Trolddomskunster af din Haand, og ingen Tegnsudlæggere skulle være hos dig.

and I will utterly destroy your sorceries out of your hands; and there shall be no soothsayers in you.

13 Og jeg vil udrydde dine udskaarne Billeder og dine Billedstøtter af din Midte, og du skal ikke ydermere tilbede dine Hænders Gerning.

And I will utterly destroy your graven images, and your statues out of the midst of you; and you shall never any more worship the works of your hands.

14 Og jeg vil oprive dine Astartebilleder af din Midte og ødelægge dine Stæder.

And I will cut off the groves out of the midst of you, and I will abolish your cities.

15 Men i Vrede og Harme vil jeg tage Hævn over de Hedninger, som ikke have villet høre.

and I will execute vengeance on the heathen in anger and wrath, because they listened not.