מִיכָה 1
| דְּבַר־יְהוָ֣ה ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֗ה אֶל־מִיכָה֙ הַמֹּ֣רַשְׁתִּ֔י בִּימֵ֥י יֹותָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר־חָזָ֥ה עַל־שֹׁמְרֹ֖ון וִירֽוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ | 1 |
This is the word of the LORD that came to Micah the Moreshite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah—what he saw regarding Samaria and Jerusalem:
| שִׁמְעוּ֙ עַמִּ֣ים כֻּלָּ֔ם הַקְשִׁ֖יבִי אֶ֣רֶץ וּמְלֹאָ֑הּ וִיהִי֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יְהוִ֤ה בָּכֶם֙ לְעֵ֔ד אֲדֹנָ֖י מֵהֵיכַ֥ל קָדְשֹֽׁו׃ | 2 |
Hear, O peoples, all of you; listen, O earth, and everyone in it! May the Lord GOD bear witness against you, the Lord from His holy temple.
| כִּֽי־הִנֵּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה יֹצֵ֣א מִמְּקֹומֹ֑ו וְיָרַ֥ד וְדָרַ֖ךְ עַל־בָּמֹותֵי (בָּ֥מֳתֵי) אָֽרֶץ׃ | 3 |
For behold, the LORD comes forth from His dwelling place; He will come down and tread on the high places of the earth.
| וְנָמַ֤סּוּ הֶֽהָרִים֙ תַּחְתָּ֔יו וְהָעֲמָקִ֖ים יִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּ כַּדֹּונַג֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָאֵ֔שׁ כְּמַ֖יִם מֻגָּרִ֥ים בְּמֹורָֽד׃ | 4 |
The mountains will melt beneath Him, and the valleys will split apart, like wax before the fire, like water rushing down a slope.
| בְּפֶ֤שַׁע יַֽעֲקֹב֙ כָּל־זֹ֔את וּבְחַטֹּ֖אות בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִֽי־פֶ֣שַׁע יַעֲקֹ֗ב הֲלֹוא֙ שֹֽׁמְרֹ֔ון וּמִי֙ בָּמֹ֣ות יְהוּדָ֔ה הֲלֹ֖וא יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ | 5 |
All this is for the transgression of Jacob and the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? Is it not Samaria? And what is the high place of Judah? Is it not Jerusalem?
| וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י שֹׁמְרֹ֛ון לְעִ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה לְמַטָּ֣עֵי כָ֑רֶם וְהִגַּרְתִּ֤י לַגַּי֙ אֲבָנֶ֔יהָ וִיסֹדֶ֖יהָ אֲגַלֶּֽה׃ | 6 |
Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations.
| וְכָל־פְּסִילֶ֣יהָ יֻכַּ֗תּוּ וְכָל־אֶתְנַנֶּ֙יהָ֙ יִשָּׂרְפ֣וּ בָאֵ֔שׁ וְכָל־עֲצַבֶּ֖יהָ אָשִׂ֣ים שְׁמָמָ֑ה כִּ֠י מֵאֶתְנַ֤ן זֹונָה֙ קִבָּ֔צָה וְעַד־אֶתְנַ֥ן זֹונָ֖ה יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃ | 7 |
All her carved images will be smashed to pieces; all her wages will be burned in the fire, and I will destroy all her idols. Since she collected the wages of a prostitute, they will be used again on a prostitute.
| עַל־זֹאת֙ אֶסְפְּדָ֣ה וְאֵילִ֔ילָה אֵילְכָ֥ה שִׁילַל (שֹׁולָ֖ל) וְעָרֹ֑ום אֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה מִסְפֵּד֙ כַּתַּנִּ֔ים וְאֵ֖בֶל כִּבְנֹ֥ות יַעֲנָֽה׃ | 8 |
Because of this I will lament and wail; I will walk barefoot and naked. I will howl like a jackal and mourn like an ostrich.
| כִּ֥י אֲנוּשָׁ֖ה מַכֹּותֶ֑יהָ כִּי־בָ֙אָה֙ עַד־יְהוּדָ֔ה נָגַ֛ע עַד־שַׁ֥עַר עַמִּ֖י עַד־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ | 9 |
For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself.
| בְּגַת֙ אַל־תַּגִּ֔ידוּ בָּכֹ֖ו אַל־תִּבְכּ֑וּ בְּבֵ֣ית לְעַפְרָ֔ה עָפָ֖ר הִתְפַּלָּשְׁתִּי (הִתְפַּלָּֽשִׁי)׃ | 10 |
Do not tell it in Gath; do not weep at all. Roll in the dust in Beth-leaphrah.
| עִבְרִ֥י לָכֶ֛ם יֹושֶׁ֥בֶת שָׁפִ֖יר עֶרְיָה־בֹ֑שֶׁת לֹ֤א יָֽצְאָה֙ יֹושֶׁ֣בֶת צַֽאֲנָ֔ן מִסְפַּד֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֵ֔צֶל יִקַּ֥ח מִכֶּ֖ם עֶמְדָּתֹֽו׃ | 11 |
Depart in shameful nakedness, O dwellers of Shaphir. The dwellers of Zaanan will not come out. Beth-ezel is in mourning; its support is taken from you.
| כִּֽי־חָ֥לָֽה לְטֹ֖וב יֹושֶׁ֣בֶת מָרֹ֑ות כִּֽי־יָ֤רַד רָע֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה לְשַׁ֖עַר יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ | 12 |
For the dwellers of Maroth pined for good, but calamity came down from the LORD, even to the gate of Jerusalem.
| רְתֹ֧ם הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛ה לָרֶ֖כֶשׁ יֹושֶׁ֣בֶת לָכִ֑ישׁ רֵאשִׁ֨ית חַטָּ֥את הִיא֙ לְבַת־צִיֹּ֔ון כִּי־בָ֥ךְ נִמְצְא֖וּ פִּשְׁעֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 13 |
Harness your chariot horses, O dweller of Lachish. You were the beginning of sin to the Daughter of Zion, for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
| לָכֵן֙ תִּתְּנִ֣י שִׁלּוּחִ֔ים עַ֖ל מֹורֶ֣שֶׁת גַּ֑ת בָּתֵּ֤י אַכְזִיב֙ לְאַכְזָ֔ב לְמַלְכֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 14 |
Therefore, send farewell gifts to Moresheth-gath; the houses of Achzib will prove deceptive to the kings of Israel.
| עֹ֗ד הַיֹּרֵשׁ֙ אָ֣בִי לָ֔ךְ יֹושֶׁ֖בֶת מָֽרֵשָׁ֑ה עַד־עֲדֻלָּ֥ם יָבֹ֖וא כְּבֹ֥וד יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | 15 |
I will again bring a conqueror against you, O dweller of Mareshah. The glory of Israel will come to Adullam.
| קָרְחִ֣י וָגֹ֔זִּי עַל־בְּנֵ֖י תַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְ הַרְחִ֤בִי קָרְחָתֵךְ֙ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר כִּ֥י גָל֖וּ מִמֵּֽךְ׃ ס | 16 |
Shave yourselves bald and cut off your hair in mourning for your precious children; make yourselves as bald as an eagle, for they will go from you into exile.
