< Micah 5 >

1 Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
الآنَ احْشُدِي جُيُوشَكِ يَا مَدِينَةَ الْجُيُوشِ، لأَنَّ الْعَدُوَّ يُقِيمُ عَلَيْكِ حِصَاراً، وَسَيَضْرِبُ خَدَّ قَاضِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِالْقَضِيبِ.١
2 But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small amongst the clans of Judah, out of you one will come out to me who is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings out are from of old, from ancient times.
أَمَّا أَنْتِ يَا بَيْتَ لَحْمِ أَفْرَاتَةَ، مَعَ أَنَّكِ قَرْيَةٌ صَغِيرَةٌ بَيْنَ أُلُوفِ قُرَى يَهُوذَا، إِلّا أَنَّ مِنْكِ يَخْرُجُ لِي مَنْ يُصْبِحُ مَلِكاً فِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَأَصْلُهُ مُنْذُ الْقَدِيمِ، مُنْذُ الأَزَلِ.٢
3 Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labour gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.
لِذَلِكَ يُسَلِّمُ الرَّبُّ شَعْبَهُ إِلَى أَعْدَائِهِمْ إِلَى أَنْ تَلِدَ مَنْ تُقَاسِي مِنَ الْمَخَاضِ، عِنْدَئِذٍ تَرْجِعُ بَقِيَّةُ إِخْوَتِهِ مِنَ السَّبْيِ إِلَى شَعْبِ إِسْرَائِيلَ.٣
4 He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. They will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.
فَيَقُومُ وَيَرْعَى شَعْبَهُ بِقُوَّةِ الرَّبِّ وَبِجَلالِ اسْمِ الرَّبِّ إِلَهِهِ، فَيَعِيشُونَ بِأَمْنٍ، لأَنَّ عَظَمَتَهُ تَمْتَدُّ إِلَى أَقَاصِي الأَرْضِ.٤
5 He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land and when he marches through our fortresses, then we will raise against him seven shepherds, and eight leaders of men.
وَيُصْبِحُ الرَّبُّ سَلامَهُمْ، إِذْ حِينَ يَزْحَفُ الأَشُّورِيُّونَ إِلَى أَرْضِنَا وَيَطَأُونَ تُرَابَنَا، فَإِنَّنَا نُثِيرُ عَلَيْهِمْ سَبْعَةَ رُعَاةٍ وَثَمَانِيَةَ أُمَرَاءَ مِنَ النَّاسِ،٥
6 They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in its gates. He will deliver us from the Assyrian, when he invades our land, and when he marches within our border.
فَيَحْكُمُونَ بِلادَ أَشُّورَ بِقُوَّةِ السَّيْفِ، وَيَقْتَحِمُونَ بَوَّابَاتِ أَرْضِ نِمْرُودَ، وَيُنْقِذُنَا (اللهُ) مِنَ الأَشُّورِيِّينَ عِنْدَمَا يَزْحَفُونَ إِلَى أَرْضِنَا وَيَطَأُونَ تُخُومَنَا.٦
7 The remnant of Jacob will be amongst many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers on the grass, that don’t wait for man nor wait for the sons of men.
عِنْدَئِذٍ تَغْدُو بَقِيَّةُ ذُرِّيَّةِ يَعْقُوبَ بَيْنَ الأُمَمِ الْكَثِيرَةِ كَنَدىً مِنْ لَدُنِ الرَّبِّ، كَالْمَطَرِ الْوَابِلِ عَلَى الْعُشْبِ الَّذِي لَا يَتَوَانَى مِنْ أَجْلِ النَّاسِ أَوْ يَرْجُو أَبْنَاءَ الْبَشَرِ.٧
8 The remnant of Jacob will be amongst the nations, amongst many peoples, like a lion amongst the animals of the forest, like a young lion amongst the flocks of sheep; who, if he goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is no one to deliver.
وَتَكُونُ بَقِيَّةُ ذُرِّيَّةِ يَعْقُوبَ بَيْنَ الشُّعُوبِ الْكَثِيرَةِ كَأَسَدٍ بَيْنَ وُحُوشِ الْغَابَةِ، أَوْ كَشِبْلٍ بَيْنَ قُطْعَانِ الْغَنَمِ، الَّذِي إِنِ اقْتَحَمَ يَدُوسُ وَيَفْتَرِسُ وَلَيْسَ مِنْ مُنْقِذٍ.٨
9 Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, and let all of your enemies be cut off.
فَتَتَعَاظَمُ يَا شَعْبِي عَلَى مُبْغِضِيكَ، وَيَبِيدُ جَمِيعُ أَعْدَائِكَ.٩
10 “It will happen in that day”, says the LORD, “that I will cut off your horses from amongst you and will destroy your chariots.
وَيَقُولُ الرَّبُّ: فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ أَسْتَأْصِلُ خُيُولَكُمْ مِنْ بَيْنِكُمْ وَأُدَمِّرُ مَرْكَبَاتِ حَرْبِكُمْ،١٠
11 I will cut off the cities of your land and will tear down all your strongholds.
وَأُخَرِّبُ مُدُنَكُمْ وَأَهْدِمُ جَمِيعَ حُصُونِكُمْ،١١
12 I will destroy witchcraft from your hand. You shall have no soothsayers.
وَأَقْضِي عَلَى السِّحْرِ فِي دِيَارِكُمْ وَلا يَبْقَى لَكُمْ عَرَّافُونَ،١٢
13 I will cut off your engraved images and your pillars from amongst you; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands.
وَأَنْتَزِعُ تَمَاثِيلَكُمْ وَأَنْصَابَكُمْ مِنْ وَسَطِكُمْ، فَلا تَعُودُونَ تَسْجُدُونَ لأَصْنَامٍ مِنْ صُنْعِ أَيْدِيكُمْ.١٣
14 I will uproot your Asherah poles from amongst you; and I will destroy your cities.
وَأُفْنِي عَشْتَارُوثَ مِنْ بَيْنِكُمْ، وَأَهْدِمُ مُدُنَكُمْ،١٤
15 I will execute vengeance in anger and wrath on the nations that didn’t listen.”
وَبِغَضَبٍ وَسَخَطٍ أَنْتَقِمُ مِنَ الأُمَمِ الَّتِي لَمْ تُطِعْنِي.١٥

< Micah 5 >