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.
Hörer dock hvad Herren säger: Statt upp, och straffa bergen, och låt högarna höra dina röst.
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.
Hörer, I berg, huru Herren straffa vill, samt med de starka jordenes fundament; ty Herren vill straffa sitt folk, och vill näpsa Israel.
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!
Hvad hafver jag gjort dig, mitt folk, och hvarmed hafver jag betungat dig? Det säg 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.
Hafver jag dock fört dig utur Egypti land, och förlossat dig utu träldomshuset, och för dig sändt Mosen, Aaron och Miriam.
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, tänk dock deruppå, hvad Balak, Konungen i Moab, i sinnet hade, och hvad Bileam, Beors son, svarade honom, allt ifrå Sittim och intill Gilgal, der I ju uppå märka skullen, att Herren hafver gjort eder allt godt.
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]?
Hvarmed skall jag blidka Herran? Med bugande för den höga Gudenom? Skall jag blidka honom med bränneoffer och årsgamla kalfvar?
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]?”
Menar du att Herren hafver behag till mäng tusend vädrar, eller till oljo, om än otaliga strömmar fulle voro? Eller skulle jag gifva min första son för min öfverträdelse; eller mins lifs frukt för mine själs synd?
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.
Det är dig sagt, menniska, hvad godt är, och hvad Herren af dig äskar, nämliga, att hålla Guds ord, och bruka kärlek, och vara ödmjuk för dinom 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.
Herrans röst skall ropa öfver staden men den ditt Namn fruktar, honom skall ske lycka. Hörer, I slägter, hvad predikadt varder:
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.
Skulle jag icke vred varda öfver det orättfärdiga godset, uti dens ogudaktigas hus, och att man vederstyggeligen gör måttet för litet?
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?
Eller skulle jag gilla orätta våg, och falska vigt i säckenom;
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.
Genom hvilka hans rike mycken orätt göra, och hans inbyggare bruka lögn, och hafva falska tungor i deras hals?
13 Therefore, I have [already] begun to get rid of you, to ruin you because of the sins that you have committed.
Derföre vill Jag ock begynna plåga dig, och göra dig öde för dina synders skull.
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 skall icke hafva nog till att äta, utan skall försmäkta; och hvad du fattar, det skall dock likväl intet undkomma, och hvad som undkommer, skall jag öfverantvarda svärdena.
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 skall så, och intet uppskära: du skall oljo pressa, och intet smörja dig dermed, och must pressa, och intet vin dricka.
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.’”
Ty I hållen Omri gudstjenst, och all Achabs hus verk, och följen deras läro; derföre vill jag lägga dig öde, och dess inbyggare, så att man skall hvissla åt dem, och skolen till skam varda.
