Miqueas 5
1 Ahora serás cercada de ejércitos, hija de ejércitos: se pondrá cerco sobre nosotros: herirán con vara sobre la quijada al juez de 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 Mas tú, Belén Efrata, pequeña para ser en los millares de Judá, de ti me saldrá el que será Señor en Israel; y sus salidas son desde el principio, desde los días de la eternidad.
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 tanto entregarlos ha hasta el tiempo que para la que está de parto; y la resta de de sus hermanos se tornorán con los hijos 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 Y estará, y apacentará con fortaleza de Jehová, con grandeza del nombre de Jehová su Dios, y asentarán; porque ahora será engrandecido hasta los fines de la tierra.
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 Y éste será paz: Asur cuando viniere en nuestra tierra, y cuando pisare nuestros palacios, entonces levantarnos hemos contra él siete pastores, y ocho hombres principales.
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 Que pazcan la tierra de Asur a cuchillo, y la tierra de Nimrod con sus espadas; y librará del Asur cuando viniere contra nuestra tierra, y hollare nuestros términos.
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 Y será la resta de Jacob en medio de muchos pueblos, como el rocío de Jehová, como las lluvias sobre la yerba, las cuales no esperaba ya varón, ni esperaban hijos de hombres.
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 Y será la resta de Jacob entre las gentes, en medio de muchos pueblos, como el león entre las bestias de la montaña, como el cachorro del león entre las manadas de las ovejas; el cual si pasare, y hollare, y arrebatare, no hay quien escape.
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 Tu mano se ensalzará sobre tus enemigos, y todos tus adversarios serán talados.
You Israelis will defeat [MTY] all your enemies and completely destroy them.
10 Y acontecerá en aquel día, dijo Jehová, que haré matar tus caballos de en medio de ti, y tus carros haré destruir.
Yahweh says, “At that time, I will destroy [you Israeli people’s] horses [that your soldiers use in war] and your chariots.
11 Y haré destruir las ciudades de tu tierra, y haré destruir todas tus fortalezas.
I will tear down your city [walls] and destroy all your fortified cities.
12 Y haré destruir de tu mano las hechicerías; y agoreros no se hallarán en ti.
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 Y haré destruir tus esculturas, y tus imágenes de en medio de ti; y nunca más te inclinarás a la obra de tus manos.
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 Y arrancaré tus bosques de en medio de ti, y destruiré tus ciudades.
I will get rid of your poles [that represent the goddess] Asherah, and [I will also] destroy all your idols.
15 Y con ira y con furor haré venganza de las gentes que no oyeron.
And because I will be very angry, I will [also] punish [the people of] all the nations who have not obeyed [me].”
