Micah 3
1 And I said: Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel: is it not for you to know justice?
Og jeg sagde: Hører dog, I Jakobs Øverster og Israels Hus's Dommere! burde I ikke kende Retten?
2 Who hate the good, and love the evil; who rob their skin from off them, and their flesh from off their bones;
De hade det gode og elske det onde; de rive deres Hud af dem og deres Kød af deres Ben.
3 Who also eat the flesh of my people, and flay their skin from off them, and break their bones; yea, they chop them in pieces, as that which is in the pot, and as flesh within the caldron.
Det er dem, som æde mit Folks Kød og drage deres Hud af dem og bryde deres Ben, og de brede dem ud som i en Gryde og som Kød midt i en Kedel.
4 Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but He will not answer them; yea, He will hide His face from them at that time, according as they have wrought evil in their doings.
Da skulle de raabe til Herren, og han skal ikke bønhøre dem; men han skal skjule sit Ansigt for dem paa den Tid, eftersom de have gjort ilde i deres Idrætter.
5 Thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that make my people to err; that cry: 'Peace', when their teeth have any thing to bite; and whoso putteth not into their mouths, they even prepare war against him:
Saa siger Herren imod Profeterne, som forvilde mit Folk, og som, naar de faa noget at bide med deres Tænder, forkynde Fred, men naar nogen intet giver dem for deres Mund, da prædike de Krig imod ham:
6 Therefore it shall be night unto you, that ye shall have no vision; and it shall be dark unto you, that ye shall not divine; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them.
Derfor skal det blive Nat for eder, uden Syner, og Mørke for eder; uden Spaadom; og Solen skal gaa ned over Profeterne, og Dagen skal blive sort over dem.
7 And the seers shall be put to shame, and the diviners confounded; yea, they shall all cover their upper lips; for there shall be no answer of God.
Og Seerne skulle beskæmmes og Spaamændene blive til Skamme, og de skulle skjule Skægget over Munden alle sammen; thi der er intet Svar fra Gud.
8 But I truly am full of power by the spirit of the LORD, and of justice, and of might, to declare unto Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.
Men jeg er derimod fuld af Kraft, Herrens Aand, og af Ret og Styrke til at kundgøre Jakob hans Overtrædelse og Israel hans Synd.
9 Hear this, I pray you, ye heads of the house of Jacob, and rulers of the house of Israel, that abhor justice, and pervert all equity;
Hører dog dette, I Jakobs Hus's Øverster og Israels Hus's Dommere! I, som afsky Ret og gøre det lige kroget!
10 That build up Zion with blood, and Jerusalem with iniquity.
Hver, som bygger Zion med Blod og Jerusalem med Uretfærdighed!
11 The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money; yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say: 'Is not the LORD in the midst of us? No evil shall come upon us'?
Dens Øverster dømmes for Skænk, og dens Præster lære for Betaling, og dens Profeter spaa for Penge; dog forlade de sig fast paa Herren, sigende: Er ikke Herren midt iblandt os? der skal ikke komme Ulykker over os.
12 Therefore shall Zion for your sake be plowed as a field, and Jerusalem shall become heaps, and the mountain of the house as the high places of a forest.
Derfor, for eders Skyld, skal Zion pløjes som en Ager og Jerusalem blive til Stenhobe og Husets Bjerg til Skovhøje.
