Micah 5
1 “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.”
今あなたは壁でとりまかれている。敵はわれわれを攻め囲み、 つえをもってイスラエルのつかさのほおを撃つ。
2 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].
しかしベツレヘム・エフラタよ、あなたはユダの氏族のうちで小さい者だが、イスラエルを治める者があなたのうちからわたしのために出る。その出るのは昔から、いにしえの日からである。
3 [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.
それゆえ、産婦の産みおとす時まで、主は彼らを渡しおかれる。その後その兄弟たちの残れる者はイスラエルの子らのもとに帰る。
4 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].
彼は主の力により、その神、主の名の威光により、立ってその群れを養い、彼らを安らかにおらせる。今、彼は大いなる者となって、地の果にまで及ぶからである。
5 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.
これは平和である。アッスリヤびとがわれわれの国に来て、われわれの土地を踏むとき、七人の牧者を起し、八人の君を起してこれに当らせる。
6 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].
彼らはつるぎをもってアッスリヤの地を治め、ぬきみのつるぎをもってニムロデの地を治める。アッスリヤびとがわれわれの地に来て、われわれの境を踏み荒すとき、彼らはアッスリヤびとから、われわれを救う。
7 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.
その時ヤコブの残れる者は多くの民の中にあること、人によらず、また人の子らを待たずに主からくだる露のごとく、青草の上に降る夕立ちのようである。
8 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].
またヤコブの残れる者が国々の中におり、多くの民の中にいること、林の獣の中のししのごとく、羊の群れの中の若いししのようである。それが過ぎるときは踏み、かつ裂いて救う者はない。
9 You Israelis will defeat [MTY] all your enemies and completely destroy them.
あなたの手はもろもろのあだの上にあげられ、あなたの敵はことごとく断たれる。
10 Yahweh says, “At that time, I will destroy [you Israeli people’s] horses [that your soldiers use in war] and your chariots.
主は言われる、その日には、わたしはあなたのうちから馬を絶やし、戦車をこわし、
11 I will tear down your city [walls] and destroy all your fortified cities.
あなたの国の町々を絶やし、あなたの城をことごとくくつがえす。
12 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).
またあなたの手から魔術を絶やす。あなたのうちには占い師がないようになる。
13 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.
またあなたのうちから彫像および石の柱を絶やす。あなたは重ねて手で作った物を拝むことはない。
14 I will get rid of your poles [that represent the goddess] Asherah, and [I will also] destroy all your idols.
またあなたのうちからアシラ像を抜き倒し、あなたの町々を滅ぼす。
15 And because I will be very angry, I will [also] punish [the people of] all the nations who have not obeyed [me].”
そしてわたしは怒りと憤りとをもってその聞き従わないもろもろの国民に復讐する。
