Micah 1
1 [I am] Micah. I am from [the town of] Moresheth [in Judah]. Yahweh gave me these [messages in] visions about Samaria and Jerusalem during the time when Jotham, [and then] Ahaz, and [then] Hezekiah, were the kings of Judah.
Palabra de Yahvé que llegó a Miqueas, morastita, en los días de Joatam, Acaz y Ezequías, reyes de Judá, sobre las cosas que vio en orden a Samaria y Jerusalén.
2 You people everywhere on the earth, pay attention to this [DOU]! Yahweh our God is accusing you from his holy temple [in heaven].
¡Oíd, pueblos todos! ¡Atiende, oh tierra, y cuanto en ella se contiene! ¡Sea el Señor Yahvé testigo contra vosotros, el Señor desde su santo Templo!
3 He will come down [from heaven] and walk on the tops of the highest mountains.
Pues he aquí que Yahvé va a salir de su morada, y bajará para hollar las alturas de la tierra.
4 [It will be as though] the mountains will melt under his [feet] like [SIM] wax [melts] in front of a fire, and like [SIM] water [disappears] when it rushes/flows down into a valley.
Debajo de Él se derriten los montes y se hienden los valles; son como la cera delante del fuego, como las aguas que se precipitan por un despeñadero
5 Those things will happen because of the terrible sins [DOU] that the people [MTY] of Israel, [the descendants of] Jacob, have committed. But it was [RHQ] [the people of] Samaria [city who persuaded all the people of] Israel to sin, and it was [RHQ] because the people of Jerusalem [set up altars to worship their gods] that [the other people of] Judah [were persuaded to worship idols on] their hilltops.
Todo esto por la prevaricación de Jacob y por el pecado de la casa de Israel. ¿Cuál es la prevaricación de Jacob? ¿No es Samaria? ¿Y cuáles son los lugares altos de Judá? ¿No es Jerusalén?
6 So Yahweh will cause Samaria to become a heap [of rubble/ruins]; [it will be only] a field for planting vineyards. He will cause the stones of its [buildings] to roll down into the valley, and the foundations [of the buildings] will be uncovered.
Haré de Samaria un montón de piedras en el campo, un lugar para plantar viñas; arrojaré sus piedras en el valle, y descubriré hasta sus cimientos.
7 All the idols in Samaria will be smashed, and the gifts [given to prostitutes at the temples of their idols] will be destroyed in a fire. And because people paid prostitutes there, [their enemies will take away those idols and sell them] to get money to pay to prostitutes [in other countries].
Serán destrozadas todas sus estatuas, y quemadas todas sus ganancias de prostitución. Destruiré todos sus ídolos, porque lo que ella ha acumulado es salario de prostitución, y en salario de prostitución se convertirá.
8 Because [Samaria will be destroyed], I will weep and wail. I will walk around (barefoot/without any sandals on my feet) and naked. I will howl like a jackal/wolf and screech like an owl,
A causa de esto me lamentaré y prorrumpiré en alaridos; andaré descalzo y desnudo; plañiré como los chacales, y gemiré como los avestruces.
9 because Samaria will be completely destroyed [MET]; nothing can save that city. But the same thing will happen to Judah! [It is as though the enemy army] has [already] reached the city gates of Jerusalem, [the main city where] my people [live].
Pues es irremediable la llaga de ella, puesto que ha penetrado en Judá; ha llegado hasta las puertas de mi pueblo, hasta Jerusalén.
10 Do not tell that to [our enemies] in Gath [city in Philistia]! Do not cry, [lest the people there find out what is happening]! [Instead, just] roll in the dirt in Beth-Leaphrah [because the name of that town means ‘house of dust].’
No digáis nada en Gat; no vayáis a llorar en Acó; revolcaos en el polvo de Betrafa.
11 You people who live in Shaphir [town, whose name means ‘beautiful],’ naked and ashamed, you will be taken [to another country]. [You people in] Beth-Ezel [town] should mourn, [because] no one from Zaanan [town, whose name means ‘one who goes out],’ will go out to help you.
¡Pasa tú, oh moradora de Safir, en vergonzosa desnudez! No pueden salir los habitantes de Saanán; el llanto de Bet-Haesel os priva del apoyo de ellos.
12 [The name of] Maroth [town sounds like ‘bitterness];’ everyone there is anxiously waiting for good things to happen to them, but good things will not happen to them; instead, terrible things are about to happen to them, and it will soon happen at the gates of Jerusalem.
La habitante de Marot espera salud, porque de Yahvé ha descendido el mal sobre la puerta de Jerusalén.
13 You people of Lachish [city, whose name sounds like ‘team],’ hitch your horses to pull the chariots [in which you can ride to flee from your enemies]. The Israeli people rebelled against Yahweh, and you (imitated them/did the same evil things that they did), and that caused the people of Jerusalem [IDM] to start sinning, too.
¡Ata al carro el corcel, oh moradora de Laquís! Origen de pecado fue ella para la casa de Sión, pues en ti se han hallado las prevaricaciones de Israel.
14 [You people of Judah], send a farewell gift to [the people] of Moresheth [town], [because their enemies will soon destroy it]. [The name of the town Aczib means ‘deception],’ and the kings of Israel [will soon find out that the people of that town] will deceive them.
Por tanto habrás de renunciar a Moréset-Gat; las casas de Acsib son para engaño de los reyes de Israel.
15 [The name of your town of] Mareshah [means ‘conqueror],’ and Yahweh will [soon] send someone to conquer your town. [It will be necessary for] the great/glorious leaders of Israel to go [and hide in the cave at] Adullam [city].
También a ti enviaré un heredero, oh moradora de Maresá; la gloria de Israel se retirará a Odollam.
16 [You people of Judah], shave your heads [while you will be mourning], because your children whom you love will [soon] be (exiled/forced to leave you and go to another country).
Pélate la cabeza y ráete a causa de tus queridos hijos; ensancha tu calvez como el buitre; porque se han ido al cautiverio, lejos de ti.
