< Mikha 5 >
1 Sekarang, engkau harus mendirikan tembok bagimu; pagar pengepungan telah mereka dirikan melawan kita; dengan tongkat mereka memukul pipi orang yang memerintah Israel.
“But now, [you people of Jerusalem, gather your troops together, ] [because even though] you have a wall [around your city to protect it], [enemy soldiers] are surrounding the city. And [soon] they will strike your leader on his face, with a rod.”
2 Tetapi engkau, hai Betlehem Efrata, hai yang terkecil di antara kaum-kaum Yehuda, dari padamu akan bangkit bagi-Ku seorang yang akan memerintah Israel, yang permulaannya sudah sejak purbakala, sejak dahulu kala.
But you [people of] [APO] Bethlehem in Ephrathah [district need to know that] even though your [town] is a very small one among all the towns in Judah, someone who will rule Israel will be born in your town. [He will be] someone whose family has existed a very long time ago [DOU].
3 Sebab itu ia akan membiarkan mereka sampai waktu perempuan yang akan melahirkan telah melahirkan; lalu selebihnya dari saudara-saudaranya akan kembali kepada orang Israel.
[But now] you people of Israel will be conquered by your enemies; [but it will be for only a short time], like [MET] [the short time that] women have great pain while their babies are being born. After that, your fellow-countrymen who were (exiled/forced to go to other countries) will return to their own country.
4 Maka ia akan bertindak dan akan menggembalakan mereka dalam kekuatan TUHAN, dalam kemegahan nama TUHAN Allahnya; mereka akan tinggal tetap, sebab sekarang ia menjadi besar sampai ke ujung bumi,
And that man who will be ruling [there in Jerusalem] will stand and lead his people well, because Yahweh, his God, will cause him to be strong and greatly honored. Then the people whom he rules will live [in Jerusalem] safely; he will be greatly honored by people all over the earth, [so no one will dare to attack Jerusalem].
5 dan dia menjadi damai sejahtera. Apabila Asyur masuk ke negeri kita dan apabila ia menginjak tanah kita, maka kita akan membangkitkan melawan dia tujuh gembala, bahkan delapan pemimpin manusia.
And he will cause things to go well [for his people]. When [the army of] Assyria attacks our country and breaks though our fortresses, we will appoint (seven or eight/several) leaders [to lead our army] to fight against them.
6 Mereka itu akan mencukur negeri Asyur dengan pedang dan negeri Nimrod dengan pedang terhunus; mereka akan melepaskan kita dari Asyur, apabila ia ini masuk ke negeri kita dan menginjak daerah kita.
With their swords [our army] will defeat the [army of] Assyria, [whose capital was founded by] Nimrod [long ago]. So our army will rescue us from the Assyrian [army] when they invade our country [DOU].
7 Maka sisa-sisa Yakub akan ada di tengah-tengah banyak bangsa seperti embun dari pada TUHAN seperti dirus hujan ke atas tumbuh-tumbuhan yang tidak menanti-nantikan orang dan tidak mengharap-harapkan anak manusia.
The (descendants of Jacob/Israelis) who survive will be [a blessing] to the people of other nations, like [SIM] dew and rain sent by Yahweh do good to the grass. The Israelis will not trust in humans [to help them]; instead, they will rely on Yahweh.
8 Maka sisa-sisa Yakub akan ada di antara suku-suku bangsa, di tengah-tengah banyak bangsa seperti singa di antara binatang-binatang hutan, seperti singa muda di antara kawanan kambing domba: ke manapun ia pergi, maka ia membanting dan menerkam, sedang tidak ada yang melepaskan.
In the midst of [their enemies in] many people-groups [DOU], the descendants of Jacob who remain alive will be like [SIM] a lion among the [other] wild beasts of the forest, like [SIM] a young lion who goes among a flock of sheep and pounces [on one] and (mauls it/tears it to pieces), and no one will be able to rescue [that sheep].
9 Tanganmu akan diangkat melawan para lawanmu, dan semua musuhmu akan dilenyapkan!
You Israelis will defeat [MTY] all your enemies and completely destroy them.
10 Maka akan terjadi pada waktu itu, demikianlah firman TUHAN, Aku akan melenyapkan kudamu dari tengah-tengahmu dan akan membinasakan keretamu.
Yahweh says, “At that time, I will destroy [you Israeli people’s] horses [that your soldiers use in war] and your chariots.
11 Aku akan melenyapkan kota-kota negerimu dan akan meruntuhkan segala kubumu.
I will tear down your city [walls] and destroy all your fortified cities.
12 Aku akan melenyapkan alat-alat sihir dari tanganmu, dan tukang-tukang peramal tidak akan ada lagi padamu.
I will get rid of all those among you who practice magic and the (fortune-tellers/those who say that they can predict what will happen in the future).
13 Aku akan melenyapkan patung-patungmu dan tugu-tugu berhalamu dari tengah-tengahmu, maka engkau tidak lagi akan sujud menyembah kepada buatan tanganmu.
I will destroy [all] your idols and [sacred stone] pillars, and then you will no longer bow down [and worship] things that you yourselves [SYN] have made.
14 Aku akan menyentakkan tiang-tiang berhalamu dari tengah-tengahmu dan akan memunahkan berhalamu;
I will get rid of your poles [that represent the goddess] Asherah, and [I will also] destroy all your idols.
15 Aku akan membalas dendam dengan murka dan kehangatan amarah, kepada bangsa-bangsa yang tidak mau mendengarkan.
And because I will be very angry, I will [also] punish [the people of] all the nations who have not obeyed [me].”