Mikas 6
1 Hører dog, hvad Herren siger: Gør dig rede, tag Trætten op over for Bjergene, og lad Højene høre din Røst!
Listen to what the Lord says: Rise, contend in judgment against 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.
Let the mountains listen to the judgment of the Lord, and the strong foundations of the earth. For the judgment of the Lord is with his people, and he will enter into judgment with Israel.
3 Mit Folk! hvad har jeg gjort dig, og hvormed har jeg voldet dig Møje? svar mig!
My people, what have I done to you, or how have I assailed you? Respond to 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 led you out of the land of Egypt, and I freed you from the house of servitude, and I sent before your face Moses, and Aaron, and Miriam.
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.
My people, remember, I ask you, what Balak the king of Moab planned, and how Balaam the son of Beor responded to him, from Shittim even to Gilgal, so that you may know the justice of the Lord.
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?
What worthy thing might I offer to the Lord, as I bend the knee before God on high? How could I offer holocausts to him, and one year-old calves?
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?
Would the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with many thousands of fat he-goats? How could I give up my firstborn because of my evil deed, the fruit of my womb because of 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.
I will reveal to you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord requires from you, and how to act with judgment, and to love mercy, and to walk carefully with your God.
9 Herrens Røst raaber til Staden — og dit Navn ser efter Visdom —; hører Riset! og hvo har beskikket det?
The voice of the Lord cries out to the city, “Listen, you tribes,” and who will confirm it? And salvation will be for those who fear your name.
10 Mon der i den ugudeliges Hus endnu er ugudeliges Skatte og en knap Efa, over hvilken der hviler Forbandelse?
Nevertheless, there is a fire in the house of the impious, the treasury of iniquity, and a small measure, filled with wrath.
11 Mon man kan være ren med Ugudeligheds Vægtskaale, og med en Pose, hvori der er Falskheds Vægtlodder?
Shall I justify unfaithful balances, and the deceitful weighing of a small bag?
12 Thi Rigmændene der ere fulde af Uretfærdighed, og Indbyggerne der tale Løgn, og deres Tunge er Falskhed i deres Mund!
By this, her wealthy have been filled with iniquity, and her inhabitants have spoken lies, and their tongue was deceitful in their mouth.
13 Saa vil da ogsaa jeg slaa dig smerteligt, idet jeg ødelægger dig for dine Synders Skyld.
And I, therefore, began to strike you with perdition because of 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 will consume and not be satisfied, and your humiliation will be in your midst. And you will take hold, and not save, and those whom you will save, I will deliver 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 will sow, and not reap. You will tread the olives, and not be anointed with oil, and crush the grapes, and not drink the wine.
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 precepts of Omri, and all the works of the house of Ahab. And you have walked according their wills, so that I should give you over to perdition and its hissing inhabitants, and you would carry the disgrace of my people.
