Mikas 2
1 Ve dem, der paa Lejet udtænker Uret og Udaad, og sætter det i Værk, naar det dages, da det staar i deres Magt.
A curse on the designers of evil, working on their beds! in the morning light they do it, because it is in their power.
2 De attraar Marker og raner dem, Huse og tager dem, undertrykker Mand og Hus, Ejendom og Ejer.
They have a desire for fields and take them by force; and for houses and take them away: they are cruel to a man and his family, even to a man and his heritage.
3 Derfor, saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg optænker Ulykke mod denne Slægt, fra hvilken I ikke skal kunne fri eders Hals eller gaa med oprejst Hoved; thi en ond Tid er det.
For this cause the Lord has said, See, against this family I am purposing an evil from which you will not be able to take your necks away, and you will be weighted down by it; for it is an evil time.
4 Paa denne Dag skal der bruges et Mundheld om jer og klages: »Sket som talt! Vi er helt lagt øde; mit Folk faar sin Lod skiftet ud, ingen giver den tilbage; vor Mark skiftes ud til dem, som fører os bort.«
In that day this saying will be said about you, and this song of grief will be made: The heritage of my people is measured out, and there is no one to give it back; those who have made us prisoners have taken our fields from us, and complete destruction has come to us.
5 Derfor har du ingen til at udspænde Snoren over en Lod i HERRENS Forsamling.
For this cause you will have no one to make the decision by the measuring line in the meeting of the Lord.
6 »Præk ikke!« saa præker de, »man præker ikke om sligt; faar hans Smæden ej Ende?« Hvad siger du, Jakobs Hus?
Let not words like these be dropped, they say: Shame and the curse will not come to the family of Jacob!
7 »Er HERREN da hastig til Vrede, handler han saa? Er hans Ord ej milde mod den, som vandrer ret?«
Is the Lord quickly made angry? are these his doings? do not his words do good to his people Israel?
8 Men I er fjendske imod, paa Nakken af mit Folk; Kappen over Kjortelen river I af dem, som vandrer trygt og afskyr Strid.
As for you, you have become haters of those who were at peace with you: you take the clothing of those who go by without fear, and make them prisoners of war.
9 Mit Folks Kvinder driver I ud af det Hjem, de holdt af, I tager for evigt min Ære fra deres Børn:
The women of my people you have been driving away from their dearly loved children; from their young ones you are taking my glory for ever.
10 »Op, ryk ud! Thi her kan I ikke bo for den Urenheds Skyld, som volder svar Fordærv.«
Up! and go; for this is not your rest: because it has been made unclean, the destruction ordered will come on you.
11 I Fald der kom en Mand med Tomhed og Svig og Løgn: »Jeg vil præke for dig om Vin og Drik!« det var en Præker for dette Folk.
If a man came with a false spirit of deceit, saying, I will be a prophet to you of wine and strong drink: he would be the sort of prophet for this people.
12 Jeg vil samle dig, hele Jakob, opsanke Israels Rest, faa dem sammen som Faar i Fold, som en Hjord i Græsgangens Midte; af Mennesker bliver der en Summen.
I will certainly make all of you, O Jacob, come together; I will get together the rest of Israel; I will put them together like the sheep in their circle: like a flock in their green field; they will be full of the noise of men.
13 En Vejbryder gaar foran dem; de bryder gennem Porten og gaar ud. Foran dem skrider deres Konge og HERREN i Spidsen for dem.
The opener of the way will go up before them: forcing their way out they will go on to the doorway and out through it: their king will go on before them, and the Lord at their head.
