Mikas 6
1 Hører dog, hvad Herren siger: Gør dig rede, tag Trætten op over for Bjergene, og lad Højene høre din Røst!
Hear now a word: the Lord God has said; Arise, plead with the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice.
2 Hører, I Bjerge! Herrens Trætte, og I uforanderlige, I Jordens Grundpiller! thi Herren har Trætte med sit Folk, og med Israel gaar han i Rette.
Hear you, O mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and [you] valleys [even] the foundations of the earth: for the Lord [has] a controversy with his people, and will plead with Israel.
3 Mit Folk! hvad har jeg gjort dig, og hvormed har jeg voldet dig Møje? svar mig!
O my people, what have I done to you? or wherein have I grieved you? or wherein have I troubled you? answer me.
4 Thi jeg førte dig op fra Ægyptens Land, og fra Trælles Hus udløste jeg dig, og jeg sendte for dit Ansigt Mose, Aron og Maria.
For I brought tee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, and sent before you Moses, and Aaron, and Mariam.
5 Mit Folk! kom dog i Hu, hvad Raad Balak, Kongen af Moab, havde oplagt, og hvad Svar Bileam, Beors Søn, gav ham, og hvad der skete fra Sittim indtil Gilgal, for at du maa kende Herrens retfærdige Gerninger.
O my people, remember now, what counsel Balac king of Moab took against you, and what Balaam the son of Beor answered him, from the reeds to Galgal; that the righteousness of the Lord might be known.
6 Hvormed skal jeg komme Herren i Møde og bøje mig for Højhedens Gud? mon jeg skal komme ham i Møde med Brændofre med aarsgamle Kalve?
Wherewithal shall I reach the Lord, [and] lay hold of my God most high? shall I reach him by whole burnt offerings, by calves of a year old?
7 Mon Herren vil have Behag i Tusinder af Vædre, i ti Tusinder af Oliebække? mon jeg skal give min førstefødte for min Overtrædelse, min Livsfrugt som Syndoffer for min Sjæl?
Will the Lord accept thousands of rams, or ten thousands of fat goats? should I give my firstborn for ungodliness, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?
8 Han har kundgjort dig, o Menneske! hvad godt er, og hvad Herren kræver af dig: Kun det at gøre Ret og at elske Miskundhed og at vandre ydmygelig med din Gud.
Has it [not] been told you, O man, what [is] good? or what does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, and love mercy, and be ready to walk with the Lord your God?
9 Herrens Røst raaber til Staden — og dit Navn ser efter Visdom —; hører Riset! og hvo har beskikket det?
The Lord's voice shall be proclaimed in the city, and he shall save those that fear his name: hear, O tribe; and who shall order the city?
10 Mon der i den ugudeliges Hus endnu er ugudeliges Skatte og en knap Efa, over hvilken der hviler Forbandelse?
[Is there] not fire, and the house of the wicked heaping up wicked treasures, and [that] with the pride of unrighteousness?
11 Mon man kan være ren med Ugudeligheds Vægtskaale, og med en Pose, hvori der er Falskheds Vægtlodder?
Shall the wicked be justified by the balanced, or deceitful weights in the bag,
12 Thi Rigmændene der ere fulde af Uretfærdighed, og Indbyggerne der tale Løgn, og deres Tunge er Falskhed i deres Mund!
whereby they have accumulated their ungodly wealth, and they that dwell in the city have uttered falsehoods, and their tongue has been exalted in their mouth?
13 Saa vil da ogsaa jeg slaa dig smerteligt, idet jeg ødelægger dig for dine Synders Skyld.
Therefore will I begin to strike you; I will destroy you in your sins.
14 Du skal æde og ikke mættes, og din Hunger skal blive i dit Indre; og bringer du noget til Side, skal du ikke frelse det, og hvad du frelser, vil jeg overgive til Sværdet.
You shall eat, and shall not be satisfied; and there shall be darkness upon you; and he shall depart from [you], and you shall not escape; and all that shall escape shall be delivered over to the sword.
15 Du skal saa og ikke høste; du skal presse Oliven, men ikke salve dig med Olie, og Most, men ikke drikke Vin.
You shall sow, but you shall not reap; you shall press the olive, but you shall not anoint yourself with oil; and [shall make] wine, but you shall drink no wine: and the ordinances of my people shall be utterly abolished.
16 Og man holder omhyggeligt ved Omris Skikke og al Akabs Hus's Gerning, og I vandre i deres Raad, paa det jeg skal gøre dig til en Forfærdelse og Indbyggerne der til en Spot, og mit Folks Forsmædelse skulle I bære.
For you have kept the statues of Zambri, and [done] all the works of the house of Achaab; and you have walked in their ways, that I might deliver you to utter destruction, and those that inhabit the city to hissing: and you shall bear the reproach of nations.
