Mika 4
1 Men det skal ganga so i dei siste dagarne, at det fjellet der Herrens hus stend, skal vera fast tufta på toppen av dei andre fjelli, og lyfta seg skal det upp yver høgderne; og folkeslagi skal strøyma upp på det.
Yahweh [says that] some day his temple will be on top of a mountain, and that mountain will be the most important [MET] one on the earth; it will be [as though it is] higher than all the hills, and huge groups of people from all over the world will come there [to worship].
2 Og mange heidningefolk skal ganga av stad og segja: «Kom, lat oss fara upp til Herrens fjell og til huset åt Jakobs Gud, so han kann læra oss um vegarne sine, og me kann ferdast på stigerne hans.» For ifrå Sion skal lovlæra ganga ut, og Herrens ord ifrå Jerusalem.
[People from] many nations will say [to each other], “Let’s go to the mountain where Yahweh is, to the temple where we can worship the God whom Jacob [worshiped]. There God will teach us how he wants us to conduct our lives, and we will do what he wants us to do.” Zion [Hill] is the place where he will teach [people]; and [people will go] out from Jerusalem [to tell others] his messages.
3 Og han skal døma millom mange folkeslag og skifta rett for megtige heidningfolk, jamvel um dei bur langt burte. Då skal dei smida sverdi sine um til hakkor og spjoti sine til hageknivar. Folki skal ikkje lenger lyfta sverd mot kvarandre, og ikkje meir læra seg til å føra krig.
Yahweh will settle disputes between many people, and he will [also] settle disputes between powerful nations that are far away. Then people will hammer their swords to cause them to become plow blades, and [hammer] their spears to cause them to become pruning knives. [Armies of] nations will no [longer] fight against [armies of other] nations, and they will no longer train [men how to fight] in wars.
4 Men kvar og ein skal sitja under sitt vintre og sitt fiketre; og ingen skal skræma deim, for Herrens, allhers drotts, munn hev tala.
Everyone will sit [peacefully] under his own grapevines, and under his own fig trees; no one will cause them to be afraid. [That is what will surely happen] because the Commander of the armies of angels has said it.
5 Alle folkeslagi ferdast, kvart i sin guds namn; men me ferdast i Herrens, vår Guds, namn æveleg og alltid.
Many [HYP] [of the people of other] nations will worship [IDM] their own gods, but we will worship Yahweh our God always, forever.
6 På den dagen, segjer Herren, skal eg samla dei haltande og sanka i hop dei burtdrivne og deim som eg hev fare vondt med.
Yahweh says, “There will soon be a time when I will gather the people whom I have punished, who have been (exiled/forced to go to other countries), all those whom [I have caused to] suffer much.
7 Og eg vil gjera dei haltande til ein leivning, og deim som var drivne langt burt, til eit mangment folk. Og Herren skal vera konge yver deim på Sions fjell frå no og til æveleg tid.
My people who did not die while they were exiled will become a strong nation [again]. Then [I], Yahweh, will be their king, and I will rule from Jerusalem forever.
8 Og du hyrding-tårn, du dotter Sions haug! Til deg skal det koma nå, ja, koma, det forne veldet, kongeveldet til dotteri Jerusalem.
As for you people of Jerusalem [MET], you who [guard all of my people] like [MET] [a shepherd guards his sheep] from a tower, you [who live on] Zion [Hill], will have great power again. You people who live in Jerusalem will again rule like you did previously.
9 Men kvifor skrik du no so høgt? Finst det då ingen konge i deg? Eller er rådgjevaren din komen burt, etter di rider hev gripe deg, som ei fødande kvinna?
[So] why [RHQ] are you wailing now? Is it because you have no king? Have all your wise people died? You are groaning loudly like [SIM] a woman who is giving birth to a baby.
10 Vrid deg og anka deg, du dotter Sion, som ei kvinna som føder! For no lyt du ut or byen og bu ute på marki, og koma heilt til Babel! Der skal du verta frelst; der skal Herren løysa deg ut or handi på fiendarne dine.
[Well], you people of Jerusalem should writhe and groan like [SIM] a woman who is having birth pains, because now you must leave this city, and [while you are traveling], you will set up tents in open fields [at night]; you will go to [live in] Babylon. [But while you are] there, [I], Yahweh, will rescue you; I will free you from the power/control [MTY] of your enemies.
11 No hev mange heidningfolk samla seg imot deg, og dei segjer: «Ho skal verta vanhelga, so augo våre kann få sjå på Sion med lyst!»
Now [the armies of] many nations have gathered to attack you. They are saying, ‘Jerusalem must be destroyed! We want to see this city [when it becomes ruins]!’
12 Men dei kjenner ikkje Herrens tankar og skynar ikkje hans rådgjerd; for han hev samla deim som kornband på treskjarstaden.
But they do not know what [I], Yahweh, think, and they do not understand what I plan: I will gather them [and punish them] like [SIM] [farmers] thresh grain on the ground.
13 So reis deg då og tresk, du dotter Sion! for eg vil gjeva deg horn av jarn og klauver av kopar, so du kann knustra mange folk; og herfanget deira skal du bannlysa åt Herren, og skattar deira til allheims drott.
So, you people of Jerusalem, rise up and punish [MET] [the nations who oppose you]. I will cause you [to be very strong], [as if] [MET] you had horns made of iron, [as if] [MET] you had hoofs made of bronze; and you will crush many nations. And [then you will take] from your enemies the valuable things that they have taken [from other countries], and you will dedicate those things to [me, the one who is] the Lord of all [the people on] the earth.”
