Miquéias 5
1 Agora ajunta-te em tropas, ó filha de tropas; fazem cerco ao nosso redor; ferirão ao juiz de Israel com vara no rosto.
“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 Porém tu, Belém Efrata, [ainda que] sejas pequena entre as famílias de Judá, de ti me sairá o que será governador em Israel; e suas saídas são desde o princípio, desde os dias antigos.
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 Por isso ele os entregará até o tempo em que a que estiver de parto der à luz; então o resto de seus irmãos voltarão a estar com os filhos de 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 E eles se levantará, e governará com a força do SENHOR, com a grandeza do nome do SENHOR seu Deus; e eles habitarão [seguros], porque agora ele será engrandecido até os confins da terra.
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 E este será nossa paz; quando a Assíria vier a nossa terra, e quando pisar nossos palácios, então levantaremos contra ela sete pastores, e oito príncipes dentre os homens;
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 E dominarão a terra da Assíria pela espada, e a terra de Ninrode em suas entradas; assim ele [nos] livrará do assírios, quando vierem contra nossa terra e invadirem nossas fronteiras.
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 E o restante de Jacó estará no meio de muitos povos, como o orvalho do SENHOR, como gotas sobre a erva, que não esperam ao homem, nem aguardam os filhos de homens.
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 E o restante de Jacó estará entre as nações, no meio de muitos povos, como o leão entre os animais do bosque, como o leão jovem entre os rebanhos de ovelhas, o qual quando passa, atropela e despedaça, de modo que ninguém há que possa livrar.
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 Tua mão se erguerá sobre teus adversários, e todos os teus inimigos serão exterminados.
You Israelis will defeat [MTY] all your enemies and completely destroy them.
10 E será naquele dia, diz o SENHOR, que destruirei teus cavalos do meio de ti, e acabarei com tuas carruagens.
Yahweh says, “At that time, I will destroy [you Israeli people’s] horses [that your soldiers use in war] and your chariots.
11 Também destruirei as cidades da tua terra, e derrubarei todas as tuas fortalezas.
I will tear down your city [walls] and destroy all your fortified cities.
12 Também destruirei as feitiçarias de tua mão, e não terás mais adivinhadores.
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 Também destruirei as tuas imagens de escultura e tuas colunas de idolatria do meio de ti, e nunca mais te encurvarás diante da obra de tuas mãos;
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 Também arrancarei teus bosques do meio de ti, e arruinarei tuas cidades.
I will get rid of your poles [that represent the goddess] Asherah, and [I will also] destroy all your idols.
15 E com ira e com furor farei vingança das nações que não [me] deram ouvidos.
And because I will be very angry, I will [also] punish [the people of] all the nations who have not obeyed [me].”
