Micah 6
1 Pay attention to what Yahweh says [to you Israeli people]: “Stand up [in court] and state what you are accusing [me] about. And allow the hills and mountains to hear what you will say.
Hør nu hvad Herren sier: Reis dig, før din sak for fjellene, og la haugene høre din røst!
2 [But then] you mountains must [also] listen [carefully] [DOU] to what I, Yahweh, am complaining [about my people]. I have something to say about what [DOU] my Israeli people are doing that displeases me.
Hør, I fjell, Herrens sak, og I jordens evige grunnvoller! For Herren har sak med sitt folk, og med Israel går han i rette.
3 My people, what have I done to [cause trouble for] you [RHQ]? What have I done to cause you to experience difficulties? Answer me!
Mitt folk, hvad har jeg gjort dig, og hvormed har jeg trettet dig ut? Avlegg vidnesbyrd mot mig!
4 I [did great things for your ancestors]; I brought them out of Egypt; I rescued them from that land where they were slaves. I sent Moses to [lead] them, and [his older brother] Aaron and [his older sister] Miriam.
For jeg førte dig op fra Egyptens land og løste dig ut av trælehuset, og jeg sendte Moses, Aron og Mirjam til førere for dig.
5 My people, think about when Balak, the king of Moab, requested Beor’s son Balaam [to curse your ancestors], and think about what Balaam replied. Think about [how your ancestors crossed the Jordan River miraculously while] they were traveling from Acacia to Gilgal. [Think about those things in order] that you may know that [I], Yahweh, do what is right.”
Mitt folk! Kom i hu det råd som Balak, Moabs konge, hadde lagt, og det svar som Bileam, Beors sønn, gav ham, det som hendte på veien fra Sittim til Gilgal, så du kan forstå Herrens rettferdige gjerninger!
6 [The Israeli people ask, ] “What shall we bring to Yahweh [who lives in] heaven when we come to him and bow down before him? Should we bring calves that are a year-old that will be offerings that will be [killed and] completely burned [on the altar]?
Hvormed skal jeg komme frem for Herren, bøie mig ned for Gud i det høie? Skal jeg komme frem for ham med brennoffer, med årsgamle kalver?
7 Will Yahweh be pleased [if we offer to him] 1,000 rams and 10,000 streams of [olive] oil? Should we offer our firstborn children [to be sacrifices] to pay for the sins that we have committed [DOU]?”
Vil Herren ha behag i tusener av værer, i titusener av oljebekker? Skal jeg gi min førstefødte for min overtredelse, mitt livs frukt som syndoffer for min sjel?
8 [No, because] he has shown each of us what is good [to do]; he has shown [RHQ] us what he requires each of us [to do]: He wants us to do what is just/fair and to love and to be merciful [to others], and [he wants us] to live humbly [while we fellowship] with him, our God.
Han har åpenbaret dig, menneske, hvad godt er; og hvad krever Herren av dig uten at du skal gjøre rett og gjerne vise kjærlighet og vandre ydmykt med din Gud?
9 “I am Yahweh, so if you are wise, you should revere me. I am calling out to [you people of] Jerusalem, ‘The armies [MET] that will destroy your city are coming, so pay careful attention to me, the one who is causing them to punish you with my rod.
Herrens røst roper til staden, og efter visdom ser ditt navn; hør straffen og hvem som har fastsatt den!
10 Do you think that [RHQ] I should forget that you wicked people filled your homes with valuable things that you acquired by cheating [others]? Do you think that [RHQ] I should forget that you used false measures [when you bought and sold things]? Those are things that I hate.
Er det ennu i den ugudeliges hus skatter som han har vunnet med ugudelighet, og en for knapp efa, en forbannet?
11 [Do you think] that [RHQ] I should say nothing about people who use scales that do not weigh correctly, and who use weights that are not accurate?
Kan jeg være ren med ugudelighets vektskåler og med falske vektstener i pungen?
12 The rich people among you always act violently [to get money from poor people]. All of the people [in Jerusalem] are liars, and they [SYN] always deceive people.
Du stad hvis rikmenn er fulle av urett, og hvis innbyggere taler løgn og har en svikefull tunge i sin munn!
13 Therefore, I have [already] begun to get rid of you, to ruin you because of the sins that you have committed.
Så vil da også jeg slå dig med farlige sår, ødelegge dig for dine synders skyld.
14 [Soon] you will eat food, but you will not have enough to satisfy you; your stomachs will [still feel as though they are] empty. You will try to save up [money], but you will not be able to save anything, because I will send your enemies to take it from you in wars [MTY].
Du skal ete, men ikke bli mett, og du skal være tom i ditt indre; du kan flytte dine ting, men du berger dem ikke, og det du berger, vil jeg overgi til sverdet.
15 You will plant [seeds], but you will not harvest [anything]. You will press olives, but [others], not you, will use the [olive] oil. You will trample on grapes [and make wine from the juice], but [others], not you, will drink the wine.
Du skal så, men ikke høste; du skal presse oljebær, men ikke salve dig med olje; du skal presse druer, men ikke drikke vin.
16 [Those things will happen to you because] you obey [only] the wicked laws of [King] Omri, and [you do the terrible things that wicked King] Ahab and his descendants commanded. So, I will destroy your [country], and I will cause your people to be despised; people [of other nations] will insult you.’”
For de akter nøie på Omris forskrifter og alt det som Akabs hus har gjort, og I følger deres vedtekter, så jeg må gjøre dig til en forferdelse og dine innbyggere til spott, og mitt folks vanære skal I bære.
