Mikas 5
1 Riv nu Sår i din Hud! De bar opkastet en Vold imod os; med Stokken slår de Israels Hersker på Kinden.
Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
2 Og du du Betlehems-Efrata, liden til at være blandt Judas Tusinder! Af dig skal udgå mig een til at være Hersker i Israel. Hans Udspring er fra fordum, fra Evigheds Dage.
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.
3 Derfor giver han dem hen, så længe til hun, som skal føde, føder, og Resten af hans Brødre vender hjem til Israeliterne.
Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.
4 Han skal stå og vogte i HERRENs Kraft, i HERREN sin Guds høje Navn. De skal bo trygt, thi nu skal hans Storhed nå Jordens Grænser.
He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. They will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.
5 Og han skal være Fred. Når Assur trænger ind i vort Land, og når han træder ind i vore Borge, stiller vi syv Hyrder imod ham og otte fyrstelige Mænd,
He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and when he marches through our fortresses, then we will raise against him seven shepherds, and eight leaders of men.
6 som skal vogte Assurs Land med Sværd og Nimrods Land med Klinge. Og han skal fri os fra Assur, når han trænger ind i vort Land, træder ind på vore Enemærker.
They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in its gates. He will deliver us from the Assyrian, when he invades our land, and when he marches within our border.
7 Da bliver Jakobs Rest i de mange Folkeslags Midte som Dug, der kommer fra HERREN, som Regnens Dråber på Græs, der ikke venter på nogen eller bier på Menneskens Børn.
The remnant of Jacob will be among many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, that don’t wait for man nor wait for the sons of men.
8 Da bliver Jakobs Rest blandt Folkene i de mange Folkeslags Midte som en Løve blandt Skovens Dyr, en Ungløve blandt Fårehjorde, der nedtramper, når den går frem, og sønderriver redningsløst.
The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, among many peoples, like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is no one to deliver.
9 Din Hånd skal være over dine Uvenner, alle dine Fjender ryddes bort.
Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, and let all of your enemies be cut off.
10 På hin Dag, lyder det fra HERREN, udrydder jeg Hestene af dig, dine Stridsvogne gør jeg til intet.
“It will happen in that day”, says the LORD, “that I will cut off your horses from among you and will destroy your chariots.
11 rydder Byerne bort i dit Land, river alle dine Fæstninger ned,
I will cut off the cities of your land and will tear down all your strongholds.
12 rydder Trolddommen bort af din Hånd, Tegntydere får du ej mer;
I will destroy witchcraft from your hand. You shall have no soothsayers.
13 jeg rydder dine Billeder bort, Stenstøtterne bort af din Midte og du skal ikke mer tilbede dine Hænders Værk.
I will cut off your engraved images and your pillars from among you; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands.
14 Jeg udrydder dine Asjerer og lægger dine Afguder øde;
I will uproot your Asherah poles from among you; and I will destroy your cities.
15 i Vrede og Harme tager jeg Hævn over Folk, som ikke vil høre.
I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that didn’t listen.”
