Mika 5

1 O aʋawɔlawo ƒe du. Ƒo wò aʋawɔlawo nu ƒu elabena futɔwo ɖe to ɖe mí. Woatsɔ ati aƒo tome na Israel ƒe dziɖula.

now to cut daughter band siege to set: make upon us in/on/with tribe: staff to smite upon [the] jaw [obj] to judge Israel

2 “Ke wò, Betlehem, Efrata, togbɔ be èle sue le Yuda ƒe ƒomeawo dome hã la, mewòe ame si le nye dukɔ Israel kplɔ ge la ado tso nam. Ame si ƒe dzɔtsoƒe metsɔ o elabena eli tso keke blema ke.”

and you(m. s.) Bethlehem Bethlehem Ephrathah little to/for to be in/on/with thousand: clan Judah from you to/for me to come out: produce to/for to be to rule in/on/with Israel and going forth his from front: old from day forever: antiquity

3 Mawu aɖe asi le Israel ŋuti na eƒe futɔwo va se ɖe esime nyɔnu si fu le ɖuɖum la nadzi vi; eye Israelvi siwo susɔ ɖe aboyo me la natrɔ gbɔ akpe ɖe wo nɔviwo ŋuti anɔ woawo ŋutɔ ƒe anyigba dzi.

to/for so to give: give them till time to beget to beget and remainder brother: compatriot his to return: return [emph?] upon son: descendant/people Israel

4 Atsi tsitre akplɔ eƒe alẽhawo le Yehowa ƒe ŋusẽ me kple Yehowa, eƒe Mawu la ƒe fianyenye me. Eƒe dukɔ la anɔ anyi le ŋutifafa me elabena woade bubu eƒe gãnyenye ŋuti le xexea me godoo.

and to stand: stand and to pasture in/on/with strength LORD in/on/with pride name LORD God his and to dwell for now to magnify till end land: country/planet

5 Eyae anye woƒe ŋutifafa. Ne Asiria ho aʋa va míaƒe anyigba dzi heto míaƒe mɔ sesẽwo me la, ekema míadɔ alẽkplɔla adre ɖe eŋuti kple kplɔla enyi be woakplɔ mí.

and to be this peace Assyria for to come (in): come in/on/with land: country/planet our and for to tread in/on/with citadel: palace our and to arise: raise upon him seven to pasture and eight prince man

6 Woaɖu Asiria dzi kple yi, eye woato eƒe agbowo me age ɖe Nimrɔd ƒe anyigba dzi. Aɖe mí tso Asiria ƒe asime nenye be wòho aʋa va dze míaƒe anyigba dzi be yeaɖo afɔ míaƒe liƒowo dzi.

and to pasture [obj] land: country/planet Assyria in/on/with sword and [obj] land: country/planet Nimrod in/on/with entrance her and to rescue from Assyria for to come (in): come in/on/with land: country/planet our and for to tread in/on/with border: boundary our

7 Yakob ƒe ame mamlɛawo anɔ ame geɖewo dome abe ahũ si dza tso Yehowa gbɔ kple agbafie si dzana ɖe gbe dzi, eye melalaa amegbetɔ alo kpɔa amegbetɔ ƒe asinu o la ene.

and to be remnant Jacob in/on/with entrails: among people many like/as dew from with LORD like/as shower upon vegetation which not to await to/for man: anyone and not to wait: wait to/for son: child man

8 Yakob ƒe ame mamlɛawo anɔ dukɔwo kple ame geɖewo dome abe dzata le lã wɔadã siwo le ave me kple dzatavi le alẽhawo dome ene. Dzatavi si le yiyim la, enyea avuzi hevuvua nu eye ame aɖeke mate ŋu axɔ nu le esi o.

and to be remnant Jacob in/on/with nation in/on/with entrails: among people many like/as lion in/on/with animal wood like/as lion (in/on/with flock *L(abh)*) flock which if to pass and to trample and to tear and nothing to rescue

9 Àkɔ wò alɔ dzi le dziɖuɖu me ɖe wò futɔwo ŋuti eye àɖu wò ketɔwo katã dzi.

to exalt hand your upon enemy your and all enemy your to cut: eliminate

10 Yehowa be: “Le gbe ma gbe la, matsrɔ̃ miaƒe sɔwo eye magblẽ miaƒe tasiaɖamwo

and to be in/on/with day [the] he/she/it utterance LORD and to cut: eliminate horse your from entrails: among your and to perish chariot your

11 Magbã wò duwo eye mamu wò mɔ sesẽwo aƒu anyi.

and to cut: eliminate city land: country/planet your and to overthrow all fortification your

12 Matsi adzewɔwɔ nu le wò anyigba dzi eye màgasa gbesa azɔ o.

and to cut: eliminate sorcery from hand your and to divine not to be to/for you

13 Matɔ dzo wò aklamakpakpɛwo eye magbã wò legba siwo nèwɔ kple wò asiwo be màgade ta agu na wo o.

and to cut: eliminate idol your and pillar your from entrails: among your and not to bow still to/for deed: work hand your

14 Maho miaƒe aƒeli kɔkɔwo aƒu anyi eye magbã miaƒe duwo.

and to uproot Asherah your from entrails: among your and to destroy city your

15 Mlɔeba la, matrɔ nye dziku akɔ ɖe dukɔ siwo gbe toɖoɖom la dzi eye mabia hlɔ̃ wo.”

and to make: do in/on/with face: anger and in/on/with rage vengeance with [the] nation which not to hear: obey