< Micah 1 >

1 The word of the Lord, that came vnto Micah the Morashite in the dayes of Iotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah Kings of Iudah, which he sawe concerning Samaria, and Ierusalem.
هَذِهِ كَلِمَةُ الرَّبِّ الَّتِي أَوْحَى بِها إِلَى مِيخَا الْمُورَشْتِيِّ فِي أَثْنَاءِ حُكْمِ يُوثَامَ وَآحَازَ وَحَزَقِيَّا مُلُوكِ يَهُوذَا، بِشَأْنِ السَّامِرَةِ وَأُورُشَلِيمَ.١
2 Heare, al ye people: hearke thou, O earth, and all that therein is, and let the Lord God be witnes against you, euen ye Lord from his holy Teple.
اسْمَعُوا يَا جَمِيعَ الشُّعُوبِ، وَأَصْغِي أَيَّتُهَا الأَرْضُ وَكُلُّ مَنْ فِيهَا، وَلْيَكُنِ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ مِنْ هَيْكَلِهِ الْمُقَدَّسِ شَاهِداً عَلَيْكُمْ.٢
3 For beholde, the Lord commeth out of his place, and will come downe, and tread vpon the hie places of the earth.
انْظُرُوا: هَا هُوَ الرَّبُّ خَارِجٌ مِنْ مَقَرِّ سُكْنَاهُ. هُوَذَا يَنْزِلُ لِيَطَأَ مَشَارِفَ الأَرْضِ،٣
4 And the mountaines shall melt vnder him (so shall the valleys cleaue) as waxe before the fire, and as the waters that are powred downewarde.
فَتَذُوبُ الْجِبَالُ مِنْ تَحْتِ قَدَمَيْهِ، وَتَتَصَدَّعُ الْوِدْيَانُ كَالشَّمْعِ أَمَامَ النَّارِ، كَالْمِيَاهِ الْمُنْصَبَّةِ فِي الْمُنْخَفَضَاتِ.٤
5 For the wickednes of Iaakob is all this, and for the sinnes of the house of Israel: what is the wickednes of Iaakob? Is not Samaria? and which are the hie places of Iudah? Is not Ierusalem?
مِنْ أَجْلِ آثَامِ يَعْقُوبَ وَمِنْ أَجْلِ خَطَايَا بَيْتِ إِسْرَائِيلَ. فَمَا هُوَ ذَنْبُ يَعْقُوبَ؟ أَلَيْسَ هُوَ أَصْنَامَ السَّامِرَةِ؟ وَمَا هِيَ خَطِيئَةُ يَهُوذَا؟ أَلَيْسَتْ هِيَ أَوْثَانَ أُورُشَلِيمَ؟٥
6 Therefore I wil make Samaria as an heape of the fielde, and for the planting of a vineyard, and I will cause the stones thereof to tumble downe into the valley, and I will discouer the foundations thereof.
لِذَلِكَ سَأَجْعَلُ السَّامِرَةَ كَوْمَةَ حِجَارَةٍ فِي الْحَقْلِ وَمَغْرَساً لِلْكُرُومِ، وَأَقْذِفُ بِحِجَارَتِهَا إِلَى الْوَادِي، وَأُعَرِّي أَسَاسَاتِهَا.٦
7 And all the grauen images thereof shalbe broken, and all the giftes thereof shalbe burnt with the fire, and all the idoles thereof will I destroy: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall returne to the wages of an harlot.
فَتَتَحَطَّمُ كُلُّ أَصْنَامِهَا، وَتُحْرَقُ كُلُّ تَقْدِمَاتِ زِنَاهَا بِالنَّارِ، وَأُدَمِّرُ جَمِيعَ تَمَاثِيلِهَا لأَنَّهَا جَمَعَتْهَا مِنْ أُجْرَةِ زَانِيَةٍ، وَإِلَى زَانِيَةٍ يَكُونُ مَآلُهَا.٧
8 Therefore I will mourne and howle: I wil goe without clothes, and naked: I will make lamentation like the dragons, and mourning as the ostriches.
لِهَذَا أَنُوحُ وَأُوَلْوِلُ وَأَمْشِي حَافِياً عُرْيَاناً، وَأُعْوِلُ كَبَنَاتِ آوَى، وَأَنْتَحِبُ كَالنَّعَامِ.٨
9 For her plagues are grieuous: for it is come into Iudah: the enemie is come vnto the gate of my people, vnto Ierusalem.
لأَنَّ جُرُوحَ السَّامِرَةِ لَنْ تَنْدَمِلَ، وَهِيَ لابُدَّ أَنْ تُصِيبَ يَهُوذَا، هَا هِيَ قَدْ بَلَغَتْ أَبْوَابَ شَعْبِي أَهْلِ أُورُشَلِيمَ.٩
10 Declare ye it not at Gath, neither weepe ye: for the house of Aphrah roule thy selfe in the dust.
لَا تُخْبِرُوا فِي جَتَّ، وَلا تَبْكُوا فِي عَكَّاءَ. عَفِّرُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ بِالتُّرَابِ فِي بَيْتِ عَفْرَةَ.١٠
11 Thou that dwellest at Shaphir, go together naked with shame: she that dwelleth at Zaanan, shall not come forth in ye mourning of Beth-ezel: the enemie shall receiue of you for his standing.
اخْرُجُوا يَا أَهْلَ شَافِيرَ عَرَايَا مُجَلَّلِينَ بِالْعَارِ، وَلْيَمْكُثْ سُكَّانُ صَانَانَ فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ خَجَلاً. وَعِنْدَمَا تَسْمَعُونَ عَوِيلَ أَهْلِ هَأَيْصِلَ تُدْرِكُونَ أَنَّهَا قَدْ سَقَطَتْ وَلا مَلْجَأَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا.١١
12 For the inhabitant of Maroth wayted for good, but euill came from the Lord vnto the gate of Ierusalem.
لَشَدَّ مَا انْتَظَرَ أَهْلُ مَارُوثَ الْخَيْرَ، غَيْرَ أَنَّ الشَّرَّ قَدْ أَقْبَلَ عَلَى بَابِ أُورُشَلِيمَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ.١٢
13 O thou inhabitant of Lachish, binde the charet to the beastes of price: she is the beginning of the sinne to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.
شُدُّوا الْخَيْلَ إِلَى الْمَرْكَبَاتِ يَا سُكَّانَ لاخِيشَ، لأَنَّكُمْ كُنْتُمْ أَوَّلَ مَنِ ارْتَكَبَ الْخَطِيئَةَ بَيْنَ مُدُنِ صِهْيَوْنَ، وَفِيكُمْ قَدْ وُجِدَتْ آثَامُ إِسْرَائِيلَ.١٣
14 Therefore shalt thou giue presents to Moresheth Gath: the houses of Achzib shalbe as a lye to the Kings of Israel.
لِهَذَا تَحْمِلُونَ هَدَايَا وَدَاعٍ إِلَى مُورَشَةِ جَتَّ، وَتُصْبِحُ مَدِينَةُ أَكْزِيبَ خِدْعَةً لِمُلُوكِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.١٤
15 Yet will I bring an heire vnto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah, he shall come vnto Adullam, the glorie of Israel.
وَأَبْعَثُ إِلَيْكُمْ بِقَاهِرٍ يَا أَهْلَ مَرِيشَةَ، فَيَهْرُبُ مِنْ أَمَامِهِ نُبَلاءُ إِسْرَائِيلَ إِلَى مَغَارَةِ عَدُلَّامَ.١٥
16 Make thee balde: and shaue thee for thy delicate children: enlarge thy baldenesse as the eagle, for they are gone into captiuity from thee.
احْلِقُوا رُؤُوسَكُمْ وَجُزُّوا شُعُورَكُمْ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَبْنَاءِ مَسَرَّتِكُمْ. اجْعَلُوا رُؤُوسَكُمْ صَلْعَاءَ كَرَأْسِ النَّسْرِ، لأَنَّهُمْ سَيُؤْخَذُونَ مِنْكُمْ إِلَى السَّبْيِ.١٦

< Micah 1 >