Micah 5

1 Now gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.

Ko eni, ke ke tānaki fakataha koe ʻi he ngaahi matatau, ʻe ʻofefine ʻoe ngaahi matatau: kuo ne fakanofo mai ʻae tau kiate kitautolu: te nau taaʻi ʻae fakamaau ʻo ʻIsileli, ʻaki ʻae meʻa tā ʻi hono kouʻahe.

2 And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth — to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth [are] of old, From the days of antiquity.

Ka ko koe Petelihema Efalata, neongo ʻoku ke siʻi hifo ʻi he ngaahi toko afe ʻo Siuta, ka ʻe haʻu ia meiate koe kiate au, ʻaia ʻe pule ʻi ʻIsileli, ʻaia kuo talu mei muʻa ʻene hāʻele atu, mei he kamataʻanga.”

3 Therefore he doth give them out till the time She who bringeth forth hath brought forth, And the remnant of his brethren return to the sons of Israel.

Ko ia te ne tukuange ʻakinautolu, kaeʻoua ke hoko ʻae kuonga ʻe fāʻele ʻaia naʻe langā: pea ʻe toki foki atu ki he fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻae toe ʻo hono kāinga.

4 And he hath stood and delighted in the strength of Jehovah, In the excellency of the name of Jehovah his God, And they have remained, For now he is great unto the ends of earth.

Pea te ne tuʻu ʻo kai ʻi he mālohi ʻo Sihova, ʻi he nāunau ʻoe huafa ʻo Sihova ko hono ʻOtua; pea te nau nofomaʻu: koeʻuhi ʻe toki hoko ia ʻo lahi, ʻo aʻu ki he ngaahi ngataʻanga ʻo māmani.

5 And this [one] hath been peace, Asshur! when he doth come into our land, And when he doth tread in our palaces, We have raised against him seven shepherds, And eight anointed of man.

Pea ko e tangata ni ʻe hoko ko e melino; ʻoka hoko mai ʻae ʻAsilia ki hotau fonua, pea ʻoka ne ka laka ia ʻi hotau ngaahi fale fakaʻeiʻeiki, te tau fokotuʻu kiate ia ʻae kau tauhi sipi ʻe toko fitu, mo e kau tangata tuʻu ki muʻa ʻe toko valu.

6 And they have afflicted the land of Asshur with the sword, And the land of Nimrod at its openings, And he hath delivered from Asshur when he doth come into our land, And when he treadeth in our borders.

Pea te nau maumau ʻaki ʻae heletā ʻae fonua ʻo ʻAsilia, pea mo e fonua ʻo Nimilote, ʻi hono ngaahi hūʻanga: ʻe pehē ʻene fakahaofi kitautolu mei he ʻAsilia, ʻoka ne ka haʻu ia ki hotau fonua, pea ʻoka ne ka tuʻu ia ʻi hotau ngaahi mata fonua.

7 And the remnant of Jacob hath been in the midst of many peoples, As dew from Jehovah — as showers on the herb, That waiteth not for man, nor stayeth for the sons of men.

Pea ko e toenga ʻo Sēkope ʻe ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe ngaahi kakai, hangē ko e hahau meia Sihova, hangē ko e ʻuha ʻi he mohuku, ʻaia ʻoku ʻikai ke tatali ki he tangata, pe tupu koeʻuhi ko e ngaahi foha ʻoe tangata.

8 Yea, the remnant of Jacob hath been among nations, In the midst of many peoples, As a lion among beasts of a forest, As a young lion among ranks of a flock, Which if it hath passed through, Hath both trodden down and hath torn, And there is no deliverer.

Pea ko e toenga ʻo Sēkope ʻe ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe kau Senitaile, ʻi he haʻohaʻonga ʻoe ngaahi kakai, ʻo hangē ha laione ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe fanga manu ʻoe vao ʻakau, hangē ha laione mui ʻi he lotolotonga ʻoe fanga sipi; ʻaia, ka ne ka laka atu ia ʻoku ne malaki hifo mo haehae foki, pea ʻe ʻikai ha taha ʻe fakahaofi.

9 High is thy hand above thine adversaries, And all thine enemies are cut off.

‌ʻE hiki hake ho nima ki ho ngaahi fili, pea ʻe motuhi ho kau fili kotoa pē.

10 And it hath come to pass in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, I have cut off thy horses from thy midst, And I have destroyed thy chariots,

‌ʻOku pehē ʻe Sihova, “ʻE hoko ʻo pehē ʻi he ʻaho ko ia, te u motuhi hoʻo fanga hoosi mei ho lotolotonga, pea te u maumauʻi hoʻo ngaahi saliote.

11 And I have cut off the cities of thy land, And I have thrown down all thy fortresses,

Pea te u motuhi ʻae ngaahi kolo ʻo ho fonua, mo holoki hifo ho ngaahi potu mālohi kotoa pē:

12 And have cut off sorcerers out of thy hand, And observers of clouds thou hast none.

Pea te u motuhi mei ho nima ʻae kau fie mana loi, pea ʻe ʻikai te ke kei maʻu ʻae kau kikite loi:

13 And I have cut off thy graven images, And thy standing-pillars out of thy midst, And thou dost not bow thyself any more To the work of thy hands.

Pea mo hoʻo ngaahi tamapua kuo tongi foki te u motuhi, mo hoʻo ngaahi tamapua tuʻumaʻu meiate koe; pea ʻe ʻikai te ke toe lotu ki he ngāue ʻa ho nima.

14 And I have plucked up thy shrines out of thy midst, And I have destroyed thine enemies.

Pea te u taʻaki mei ho lotolotonga ʻae ngaahi vao tapu: ʻe pehē ʻeku fakaʻauha ho ngaahi kolo.

15 And I have done vengeance in anger and in fury, With the nations who have not hearkened!

Pea te u fai ʻae tautea ʻi he ʻita mo e lili ki he hiteni, ʻi he anga ko ia ʻoku teʻeki ai te nau fanongo ai.”