Micah 4
1 Yahweh [says that] some day his temple will be on top of a mountain, and that mountain will be the most important [MET] one on the earth; it will be [as though it is] higher than all the hills, and huge groups of people from all over the world will come there [to worship].
Op het einde der dagen zal de berg van Jahweh’s tempel Boven de toppen der bergen staan, zich verheffen boven de heuvels; De volkeren stromen er heen, Talloze naties maken zich op.
2 [People from] many nations will say [to each other], “Let’s go to the mountain where Yahweh is, to the temple where we can worship the God whom Jacob [worshiped]. There God will teach us how he wants us to conduct our lives, and we will do what he wants us to do.” Zion [Hill] is the place where he will teach [people]; and [people will go] out from Jerusalem [to tell others] his messages.
Komt, zeggen ze, trekken wij naar de berg van Jahweh, Naar het huis van Jakobs God; Hij zal ons zijn wegen doen kennen, Wij zullen zijn paden betreden! Want uit Sion komt de wet, Uit Jerusalem Jahweh’s woord;
3 Yahweh will settle disputes between many people, and he will [also] settle disputes between powerful nations that are far away. Then people will hammer their swords to cause them to become plow blades, and [hammer] their spears to cause them to become pruning knives. [Armies of] nations will no [longer] fight against [armies of other] nations, and they will no longer train [men how to fight] in wars.
Hij zal tussen talrijke volken scheidsrechter zijn, En recht verschaffen aan verre, machtige naties. Dan smeden ze hun zwaarden tot ploegijzers om, En hun lansen tot sikkels; Geen volk trekt zijn zwaard meer tegen een ander, En niemand oefent zich voor de strijd.
4 Everyone will sit [peacefully] under his own grapevines, and under his own fig trees; no one will cause them to be afraid. [That is what will surely happen] because the Commander of the armies of angels has said it.
Dan zal iedereen rusten Onder zijn wijnstok en vijg, En niemand schrikt ze meer op. Ja, de mond van Jahweh der heirscharen heeft het gezegd!
5 Many [HYP] [of the people of other] nations will worship [IDM] their own gods, but we will worship Yahweh our God always, forever.
Zeker, alle volken wandelen, Elk in de naam van zijn god; Maar wij zullen wandelen in de Naam van Jahweh, Onzen God voor altijd en eeuwig!
6 Yahweh says, “There will soon be a time when I will gather the people whom I have punished, who have been (exiled/forced to go to other countries), all those whom [I have caused to] suffer much.
Op die dag: is de godsspraak van Jahweh, Breng Ik de kreupelen samen En de verstrooiden bijeen, Allen, die Ik heb geteisterd.
7 My people who did not die while they were exiled will become a strong nation [again]. Then [I], Yahweh, will be their king, and I will rule from Jerusalem forever.
Dan maak Ik de kreupelen tot een Rest, De verstrooiden tot een machtig volk; En Jahweh zal hun Koning zijn Op de Sionsberg van nu af tot in eeuwigheid!
8 As for you people of Jerusalem [MET], you who [guard all of my people] like [MET] [a shepherd guards his sheep] from a tower, you [who live on] Zion [Hill], will have great power again. You people who live in Jerusalem will again rule like you did previously.
En gij, Toren der Kudde, Heuvel van de dochter van Sion: Tot u keert de heerschappij van vroeger terug, Het koningschap van Jerusalems dochter!
9 [So] why [RHQ] are you wailing now? Is it because you have no king? Have all your wise people died? You are groaning loudly like [SIM] a woman who is giving birth to a baby.
Waarom nu zo bitter geschreid? Hebt ge dan geen koning meer, Of is uw raadsman verdwenen, Dochter van Sion, als een barende vrouw;
10 [Well], you people of Jerusalem should writhe and groan like [SIM] a woman who is having birth pains, because now you must leave this city, and [while you are traveling], you will set up tents in open fields [at night]; you will go to [live in] Babylon. [But while you are] there, [I], Yahweh, will rescue you; I will free you from the power/control [MTY] of your enemies.
Krimp van weeën ineen, Dochter van Sion, als een barende vrouw; Want nu moet ge de stad verlaten, Op het veld gaan wonen. Ja, ge zult naar Babel gaan, Maar daar zult ge worden verlost; Daar zal Jahweh u bevrijden Uit de greep van uw vijanden.
11 Now [the armies of] many nations have gathered to attack you. They are saying, ‘Jerusalem must be destroyed! We want to see this city [when it becomes ruins]!’
Thans staan machtige volken Tezamen tegen u op; Ze zeggen: Sion worde onteerd Onze ogen zullen zich aan haar verlustigen.
12 But they do not know what [I], Yahweh, think, and they do not understand what I plan: I will gather them [and punish them] like [SIM] [farmers] thresh grain on the ground.
Maar zij begrijpen niets Van Jahweh’s plannen, Zijn bedoeling vatten zij niet: Waarom Hij ze als schoven op de dorsvloer verzamelt.
13 So, you people of Jerusalem, rise up and punish [MET] [the nations who oppose you]. I will cause you [to be very strong], [as if] [MET] you had horns made of iron, [as if] [MET] you had hoofs made of bronze; and you will crush many nations. And [then you will take] from your enemies the valuable things that they have taken [from other countries], and you will dedicate those things to [me, the one who is] the Lord of all [the people on] the earth.”
Ga dorsen, dochter van Sion; Ik zal uw hoorn van ijzer maken, Uw hoeven van koper, en vele volken zult ge verpletteren; Ge zult hun buit aan Jahweh wijden, Hun rijkdom aan den Heer van heel de aarde.
