Micah 5

1 now to cut daughter band siege to set: make upon us in/on/with tribe: staff to smite upon [the] jaw [obj] to judge Israel

“But now, [you people of Jerusalem, gather your troops together, ] [because even though] you have a wall [around your city to protect it], [enemy soldiers] are surrounding the city. And [soon] they will strike your leader on his face, with a rod.”

2 and you(m. s.) Bethlehem Bethlehem Ephrathah little to/for to be in/on/with thousand: clan Judah from you to/for me to come out: produce to/for to be to rule in/on/with Israel and going forth his from front: old from day forever: antiquity

But you [people of] [APO] Bethlehem in Ephrathah [district need to know that] even though your [town] is a very small one among all the towns in Judah, someone who will rule Israel will be born in your town. [He will be] someone whose family has existed a very long time ago [DOU].

3 to/for so to give: give them till time to beget to beget and remainder brother: compatriot his to return: return [emph?] upon son: descendant/people Israel

[But now] you people of Israel will be conquered by your enemies; [but it will be for only a short time], like [MET] [the short time that] women have great pain while their babies are being born. After that, your fellow-countrymen who were (exiled/forced to go to other countries) will return to their own country.

4 and to stand: stand and to pasture in/on/with strength LORD in/on/with pride name LORD God his and to dwell for now to magnify till end land: country/planet

And that man who will be ruling [there in Jerusalem] will stand and lead his people well, because Yahweh, his God, will cause him to be strong and greatly honored. Then the people whom he rules will live [in Jerusalem] safely; he will be greatly honored by people all over the earth, [so no one will dare to attack Jerusalem].

5 and to be this peace Assyria for to come (in): come in/on/with land: country/planet our and for to tread in/on/with citadel: palace our and to arise: raise upon him seven to pasture and eight prince man

And he will cause things to go well [for his people]. When [the army of] Assyria attacks our country and breaks though our fortresses, we will appoint (seven or eight/several) leaders [to lead our army] to fight against them.

6 and to pasture [obj] land: country/planet Assyria in/on/with sword and [obj] land: country/planet Nimrod in/on/with entrance her and to rescue from Assyria for to come (in): come in/on/with land: country/planet our and for to tread in/on/with border: boundary our

With their swords [our army] will defeat the [army of] Assyria, [whose capital was founded by] Nimrod [long ago]. So our army will rescue us from the Assyrian [army] when they invade our country [DOU].

7 and to be remnant Jacob in/on/with entrails: among people many like/as dew from with LORD like/as shower upon vegetation which not to await to/for man: anyone and not to wait: wait to/for son: child man

The (descendants of Jacob/Israelis) who survive will be [a blessing] to the people of other nations, like [SIM] dew and rain sent by Yahweh do good to the grass. The Israelis will not trust in humans [to help them]; instead, they will rely on Yahweh.

8 and to be remnant Jacob in/on/with nation in/on/with entrails: among people many like/as lion in/on/with animal wood like/as lion (in/on/with flock *L(abh)*) flock which if to pass and to trample and to tear and nothing to rescue

In the midst of [their enemies in] many people-groups [DOU], the descendants of Jacob who remain alive will be like [SIM] a lion among the [other] wild beasts of the forest, like [SIM] a young lion who goes among a flock of sheep and pounces [on one] and (mauls it/tears it to pieces), and no one will be able to rescue [that sheep].

9 to exalt hand your upon enemy your and all enemy your to cut: eliminate

You Israelis will defeat [MTY] all your enemies and completely destroy them.

10 and to be in/on/with day [the] he/she/it utterance LORD and to cut: eliminate horse your from entrails: among your and to perish chariot your

Yahweh says, “At that time, I will destroy [you Israeli people’s] horses [that your soldiers use in war] and your chariots.

11 and to cut: eliminate city land: country/planet your and to overthrow all fortification your

I will tear down your city [walls] and destroy all your fortified cities.

12 and to cut: eliminate sorcery from hand your and to divine not to be to/for you

I will get rid of all those among you who practice magic and the (fortune-tellers/those who say that they can predict what will happen in the future).

13 and to cut: eliminate idol your and pillar your from entrails: among your and not to bow still to/for deed: work hand your

I will destroy [all] your idols and [sacred stone] pillars, and then you will no longer bow down [and worship] things that you yourselves [SYN] have made.

14 and to uproot Asherah your from entrails: among your and to destroy city your

I will get rid of your poles [that represent the goddess] Asherah, and [I will also] destroy all your idols.

15 and to make: do in/on/with face: anger and in/on/with rage vengeance with [the] nation which not to hear: obey

And because I will be very angry, I will [also] punish [the people of] all the nations who have not obeyed [me].”