Micah 3

1 And I say, “Now hear, O heads of Jacob, And you judges of the house of Israel, Is it not for you to know the judgment?

Da sagde jeg: Hør dog, I Jakobs Høvdinger, I Dommere af Israels Hus! Kan Kendskab til Ret ej ventes af eder,

2 You who are hating good, and loving evil, Taking violently their skin from off them, And their flesh from off their bones,

I, som hader det gode og elsker det onde, I, som flaar Huden af Folk og Kødet af deres Ben,

3 And who have eaten the flesh of My people, And their skin from off them have stripped, And their bones they have broken, And they have spread [them] out as in a pot, And as flesh in the midst of a cauldron.”

æder mit Folks Kød og flænger dem Huden af Kroppen, sønderbryder deres Ben og breder dem som Kød i en Gryde, som Suppekød i en Kedel?

4 Then they cry to YHWH, And He does not answer them, And hides His face from them at that time, As they have made evil their doings.

Engang skal de raabe til HERREN, han lader dem uden Svar; da skjuler han sit Aasyn for dem, fordi deres Gerninger er onde.

5 Thus said YHWH concerning the prophets Who are causing My people to err, Who are biting with their teeth, And have cried “Peace,” And he who does not give to their mouth, They have sanctified against him war:

Saa siger HERREN om Profeterne, de, som vildleder mit Folk, de, som raaber om Fred, naar kun de faar noget at tygge, men ypper Krig med den, der intet giver dem i Munden:

6 “Therefore you have a night without vision, And you have darkness without divination, And the sun has gone in on the prophets, And the day has been black over them.

Derfor skal I opleve Nat uden Syner, Mørke, som ej bringer Spaadom; Solen skal gaa ned for Profeterne, Dagen skal sortne for dem.

7 And the seers have been ashamed, And the diviners have been confounded, And all of them have covered their lip, For there is no answer, O God.”

Til Skamme skal Seeren blive, blues skal de, som spaar; alle skal tilhylle Skægget, thi Svar er der ikke fra Gud.

8 And yet I have been full of power by the Spirit of YHWH, And of judgment, and of might, To declare to Jacob his transgression, And to Israel his sin.

Jeg derimod er ved HERRENS Aand fuld af Styrke, af Ret og af Kraft til at forkynde Jakob dets Brøde, Israel, hvad det har syndet.

9 Now hear this, O heads of the house of Jacob, And you judges of the house of Israel, Who are making judgment abominable, And pervert all uprightness.

Hør det, I Jakobs Huses Høvdinger, I Dommere af Israels Hus, I, som afskyr Ret og gør alt, som er lige, kroget,

10 Building up Zion with blood, And Jerusalem with iniquity.

som bygger Zion med Blod og Jerusalem med Uret.

11 Her heads judge for a bribe, And her priests teach for hire, And her prophets divine for silver, And on YHWH they lean, saying, “Is not YHWH in our midst? Evil does not come in on us.”

Dets Høvdinger dømmer for Gave, dets Præster kender Ret for Løn; dets Profeter spaar for Sølv og støtter sig dog til HERREN: »Er HERREN ej i vor Midte? Over os kommer intet ondt.«

12 Therefore, for your sake, Zion is plowed a field, and Jerusalem is heaps, And the mountain of the house [is] for high places of a forest!

For eders Skyld skal derfor Zion pløjes som en Mark, Jerusalem blive til Grushobe, Tempelbjerget til Krathøj.