Micah 2
1 Terrible things will happen to you who lie awake at night, planning to do wicked things. You get up at dawn, and you do those things, [as soon as] you are able to do them.
Ve dem, der paa Lejet udtænker Uret og Udaad, og sætter det i Værk, naar det dages, da det staar i deres Magt.
2 You want fields [that belong to other people], so you seize them; you also take their houses. You cheat people to get their homes, taking away the property that belongs to their families.
De attraar Marker og raner dem, Huse og tager dem, undertrykker Mand og Hus, Ejendom og Ejer.
3 Therefore, this is what Yahweh says: “I will cause you people to experience disasters, and you will not be able to escape [MTY] from them. You will no [longer] walk around proudly, because when those things happen, it will be a time of much trouble for you.
Derfor, saa siger HERREN: Se, jeg optænker Ulykke mod denne Slægt, fra hvilken I ikke skal kunne fri eders Hals eller gaa med oprejst Hoved; thi en ond Tid er det.
4 At that time, [your enemies] will make fun of you; they will ridicule you by singing this sad song about you: ‘We are completely ruined; Yahweh is taking our land/fields from us, and he will give it to those who will capture us.’”
Paa denne Dag skal der bruges et Mundheld om jer og klages: »Sket som talt! Vi er helt lagt øde; mit Folk faar sin Lod skiftet ud, ingen giver den tilbage; vor Mark skiftes ud til dem, som fører os bort.«
5 So [when it is the time for the land to be given back to you] people who belong to Yahweh, there will be no one [MTY] who will be able to (cast lots/throw marked stones) to determine which land belongs to whom.
Derfor har du ingen til at udspænde Snoren over en Lod i HERRENS Forsamling.
6 The people [who heard me say that] replied to me, “Do not prophesy such things! Do not say that [Yahweh] is going to humiliate us [by causing us to experience disasters]!”
»Præk ikke!« saa præker de, »man præker ikke om sligt; faar hans Smæden ej Ende?« Hvad siger du, Jakobs Hus?
7 But you people [MTY] of Israel should not [RHQ] talk like that! The Spirit of Yahweh will certainly not [RHQ] be patient [with people who say such things]! People who continually do things that are righteous will certainly [RHQ] like/appreciate what I say.
»Er HERREN da hastig til Vrede, handler han saa? Er hans Ord ej milde mod den, som vandrer ret?«
8 [But Yahweh says], “[Recently] my people have been acting toward me like an enemy. When soldiers return from fighting [against their enemies], you [rich people refuse to return the coats of those poor soldiers who have borrowed money from you] [and given you their coats to guarantee that they will pay back the money that they borrowed from you]. [It is as though] you are waiting to forcefully take their coats off their backs!
Men I er fjendske imod, paa Nakken af mit Folk; Kappen over Kjortelen river I af dem, som vandrer trygt og afskyr Strid.
9 You have forced women to leave their nice homes, and you have stolen from their children forever the (blessings/good things) that I wanted to give them.
Mit Folks Kvinder driver I ud af det Hjem, de holdt af, I tager for evigt min Ære fra deres Børn:
10 [So] get up and leave [here]! This is not a place where you can rest [and be safe/protected], because you have (defiled it/caused it to be a place that I hate); it will be completely destroyed.
»Op, ryk ud! Thi her kan I ikke bo for den Urenheds Skyld, som volder svar Fordærv.«
11 [You people want] a prophet who will lie to you, saying ‘I will preach [that you should drink] plenty of wine and [other] alcoholic drinks!’ That is the [kind of] prophet who [would please] you.”
I Fald der kom en Mand med Tomhed og Svig og Løgn: »Jeg vil præke for dig om Vin og Drik!« det var en Præker for dette Folk.
12 “[But some day], you descendants of Jacob, you Israeli people who have survived, I will bring you back [from (exile/other countries)], I will gather you together like [SIM] [a shepherd gathers his] sheep from the pasture into a pen [DOU]; there will be many of you in your land/country.
Jeg vil samle dig, hele Jakob, opsanke Israels Rest, faa dem sammen som Faar i Fold, som en Hjord i Græsgangens Midte; af Mennesker bliver der en Summen.
13 Your leader will enable them to leave the countries where they have been exiled; he will lead them out of the gates [of their enemies’ cities], [back to your own country]. Your king will lead them; [it is I], Yahweh, who will be their king!”
En Vejbryder gaar foran dem; de bryder gennem Porten og gaar ud. Foran dem skrider deres Konge og HERREN i Spidsen for dem.
