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.
Woe to them that devise iniquity and work evil upon their beds! When the morning is light, they execute it, because it is in the power of their hand.
2 De attraar Marker og raner dem, Huse og tager dem, undertrykker Mand og Hus, Ejendom og Ejer.
And they covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away; thus they oppress a man and his house, even 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.
Therefore thus saith the LORD: Behold, against this family do I devise an evil, from which ye shall not remove your necks, neither shall ye walk upright; for it shall be 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 shall they take up a parable against you, and lament with a doleful lamentation, and say: 'We are utterly ruined; he changeth the portion of my people; how doth he remove it from me! Instead of restoring our fields, he divideth them.'
5 Derfor har du ingen til at udspænde Snoren over en Lod i HERRENS Forsamling.
Therefore thou shalt have none that shall cast the line by lot in the congregation of the LORD.
6 »Præk ikke!« saa præker de, »man præker ikke om sligt; faar hans Smæden ej Ende?« Hvad siger du, Jakobs Hus?
'Preach ye not', they preach; 'They shall not preach of these things, that they shall not take shame.'
7 »Er HERREN da hastig til Vrede, handler han saa? Er hans Ord ej milde mod den, som vandrer ret?«
Do I change, O house of Jacob? Is the spirit of the LORD straitened? Are these His doings? Do not My words do good to him that walketh uprightly?
8 Men I er fjendske imod, paa Nakken af mit Folk; Kappen over Kjortelen river I af dem, som vandrer trygt og afskyr Strid.
But of late My people is risen up as an enemy; with the garment ye strip also the mantle from them that pass by securely, so that they are as men returning from 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 ye cast out from their pleasant houses; from their young children ye take away My glory for ever.
10 »Op, ryk ud! Thi her kan I ikke bo for den Urenheds Skyld, som volder svar Fordærv.«
Arise ye, and depart; for this is not your resting-place; because of the uncleanness thereof, it shall destroy you, even with a sore destruction.
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 walking in wind and falsehood do lie: 'I will preach unto thee of wine and of strong drink'; he shall even be the preacher of 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 surely assemble, O Jacob, all of thee; I will surely gather the remnant of Israel; I will render them all as sheep in a fold; as a flock in the midst of their pasture; they shall make great noise by reason of the multitude 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 breaker is gone up before them; they have broken forth and passed on, by the gate, and are gone out thereat; and their king is passed on before them, and the LORD at the head of them.
