Mika 5
1 Thagathaga mbũtũ ciaku cia mbaara, wee itũũra inene rĩa mbũtũ cia mbaara, nĩgũkorwo matũrigiicĩirie matũũkĩrĩre. Nĩmakaringa mwathi wa Isiraeli rũthĩa-inĩ na rũthanju.
Now gather yourself together, O daughter of troops, He has laid a siege against us, They strike [the] judge of Israel on the cheek with a rod.
2 “No rĩrĩ, wee Bethilehemu Efiratha, o na harĩa arĩ we mũnini mũno mĩhĩrĩga-inĩ ya Juda, thĩinĩ waku nĩkuo gũkoima ũrĩa ũgaatuĩka mwathi wa Isiraeli, ũrĩa kĩhumo gĩake nĩ gĩa kuuma tene, kuuma mĩndĩ na mĩndĩ.”
“And you, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From you He comes forth to Me—to be ruler in Israel, And His comings forth [are] of old, From the days of antiquity.”
3 Tondũ ũcio, Isiraeli nĩagatiganĩrio nginya ihinda rĩkinye, rĩrĩa ũrĩa ũraarũmwo agaaciara, nao ariũ-a-ithe arĩa angĩ magaacookerera andũ a Isiraeli.
Therefore He gives them up until the time she who brings forth has brought forth, And the remnant of His brothers return to the sons of Israel.
4 Nĩagookĩra arĩithie rũũru rwa mbũri ciake arĩ na hinya wa Jehova, na ũnene wa rĩĩtwa rĩa Jehova Ngai wake. Nao nĩmagatũũra marĩ agitĩre, nĩgũkorwo hĩndĩ ĩyo ũnene wake ũgaakinya o nginya ituri ciothe cia thĩ.
And He has stood and delighted in the strength of YHWH, In the excellence of the Name of His God YHWH, And they have remained, For now He is great to the ends of the earth.
5 Nake nĩagatuĩka thayũ wao. Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa Ashuri makaahithũkĩra bũrũri witũ, na matuĩkanĩrie ciĩhitho ciitũ nũmu, nĩtũkamaarahũrĩra arĩithi mũgwanja, o na anene anana mamokĩrĩre.
And this [One] has been peace. Asshur, when he comes into our land, And when he treads in our palaces, We have raised against him seven shepherds, And eight anointed of man.
6 Nĩmagaatha bũrũri wa Ashuri na rũhiũ rwa njora; maathe bũrũri wa Nimurodi na hiũ cia njora icomoretwo. Nĩagatũhonokia kuuma kũrĩ Aashuri hĩndĩ ĩrĩa magaatharĩkĩra bũrũri witũ na matuĩkanĩirie mĩhaka-inĩ iitũ.
And they have afflicted the land of Asshur with the sword, And the land of Nimrod at its openings, And He has delivered from Asshur when he comes into our land, And when he treads in our borders.
7 Matigari ma Jakubu magaatuĩka ta ime riumĩte harĩ Jehova gatagatĩ-inĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ, o na ta mbura ya rũthuthuũ yurĩte nyeki-inĩ, ĩrĩa ĩtarehagwo nĩ mũndũ kana ĩkoirio nĩ andũ.
And the remnant of Jacob has been in the midst of many peoples, As dew from YHWH—as showers on the herb, That does not wait for man, nor stays for the sons of men.
8 Matigari ma Jakubu magaakoragwo gatagatĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ, o gatagatĩ ka ndũrĩrĩ nyingĩ, ta mũrũũthi ũrĩ thĩinĩ wa nyamũ cia mũtitũ, na ta kĩana kĩa mũrũũthi kĩrĩ thĩinĩ wa ndũũru cia ngʼondu, kĩrĩa gĩthiiaga gĩgĩcitihangagia na gĩgĩcitambuuraga na gũtirĩ mũndũ ũngĩcihonokia.
Indeed, the remnant of Jacob has 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 has passed through, Has both trodden down and has torn, And there is no deliverer.
9 Guoko gwaku nĩgũkambarario na igũrũ kuonanie ũhootani harĩ thũ ciaku, na amuku aku othe nĩmakaniinwo.
High is your hand above your adversaries, And all your enemies are cut off.
10 Jehova ekuuga atĩrĩ, “Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ, “nĩngananga mbarathi ciaku ikweherere biũ, nacio ngaari ciaku cia ita ndĩcitharie.
“And it has come to pass in that day,” A declaration of YHWH, “I have cut off your horses from your midst, And I have destroyed your chariots,
11 Nĩngananga matũũra marĩa manene ma bũrũri wanyu, na tharũrie ciĩhitho iria nũmu cianyu ciothe.
And I have cut off the cities of your land, And I have thrown down all your fortresses,
12 Nĩngananga ũgo wanyu, na mũtigacooka kũragũra rĩngĩ.
And have cut off sorcerers out of your hand, And observers of clouds—you have none.
13 Nĩngananga mĩhianano yanyu ya gwacũhio, na nyanange mahiga manyu marĩa maamũre mũrĩ namo; mũtigacooka kũinamĩrĩra wĩra wa moko manyu rĩngĩ.
And I have cut off your carved images, And your standing-pillars out of your midst, And you do not bow yourself anymore To the work of your hands.
14 Itugĩ cia Ashera iria mũrĩ nacio nĩngacimunya na momore matũũra manyu manene.
And I have plucked up your Asherim out of your midst, And I have destroyed your enemies.
15 Nĩngerĩhĩria ndĩ na marakara na mangʼũrĩ kũrĩ ndũrĩrĩ iria itanjathĩkagĩra.”
And I have done vengeance in anger and in fury, With the nations who have not listened!”
