Micah 5
1 Now shalt thou gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops; they have laid siege against us; they smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.
Riv nu Sår i din Hud! De bar opkastet en Vold imod os; med Stokken slår de Israels Hersker på Kinden.
2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto Me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from ancient days.
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.
3 Therefore will He give them up, until the time that she who travaileth hath brought forth; then the residue of his brethren shall return with the children of Israel.
Derfor giver han dem hen, så længe til hun, som skal føde, føder, og Resten af hans Brødre vender hjem til Israeliterne.
4 And he shall stand, and shall feed his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God; and they shall abide, for then shall he be great unto the ends of the earth.
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.
5 And this shall be peace: when the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight princes among men.
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,
6 And they shall waste the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the keen-edged sword; and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our border.
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.
7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as dew from the LORD, as showers upon the grass, that are not looked for from man, nor awaited at the hands of the sons of men.
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.
8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep, who, if he go through, treadeth down and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver.
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.
9 Let Thy hand be lifted up above Thine adversaries, and let all Thine enemies be cut off.
Din Hånd skal være over dine Uvenner, alle dine Fjender ryddes bort.
10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy thy chariots;
På hin Dag, lyder det fra HERREN, udrydder jeg Hestene af dig, dine Stridsvogne gør jeg til intet.
11 And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and will throw down all thy strongholds;
rydder Byerne bort i dit Land, river alle dine Fæstninger ned,
12 And I will cut off witchcrafts out of thy hand; and thou shalt have no more soothsayers;
rydder Trolddommen bort af din Hånd, Tegntydere får du ej mer;
13 And I will cut off thy graven images and thy pillars out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more worship the work of thy hands.
jeg rydder dine Billeder bort, Stenstøtterne bort af din Midte og du skal ikke mer tilbede dine Hænders Værk.
14 And I will pluck up thy Asherim out of the midst of thee; and I will destroy thine enemies.
Jeg udrydder dine Asjerer og lægger dine Afguder øde;
15 And I will execute vengeance in anger and fury upon the nations, because they hearkened not.
i Vrede og Harme tager jeg Hævn over Folk, som ikke vil høre.
