Mikas 6

1 Dinggin ninyo ngayon kung ano ang sinasabi ng Panginoon: Bumangon ka, makipagkaalit ka sa harap ng mga bundok, at dinggin ng mga burol ang iyong tinig.

Pay attention to what Yahweh says [to you Israeli people]: “Stand up [in court] and state what you are accusing [me] about. And allow the hills and mountains to hear what you will say.

2 Dinggin ninyo, Oh ninyong mga bundok, ang usap ng Panginoon, at ninyo na mga matibay na patibayan ng lupa; sapagka't ang Panginoon ay may usap sa kaniyang bayan, at kaniyang ipakikipagtalo sa Israel.

[But then] you mountains must [also] listen [carefully] [DOU] to what I, Yahweh, am complaining [about my people]. I have something to say about what [DOU] my Israeli people are doing that displeases me.

3 Oh bayan ko, anong ginawa ko sa iyo? at sa ano kita pinagod? sumaksi ka laban sa akin.

My people, what have I done to [cause trouble for] you [RHQ]? What have I done to cause you to experience difficulties? Answer me!

4 Sapagka't ikaw ay aking iniahon mula sa lupain ng Egipto, at tinubos kita sa bahay ng pagkaalipin; at aking sinugo sa unahan mo si Moises, si Aaron, at si Miriam.

I [did great things for your ancestors]; I brought them out of Egypt; I rescued them from that land where they were slaves. I sent Moses to [lead] them, and [his older brother] Aaron and [his older sister] Miriam.

5 Oh bayan ko, alalahanin mo ngayon kung ano ang isinangguni ni Balac na hari sa Moab, at kung ano ang isinagot sa kaniya ni Balaam na anak ni Beor; alalahanin mo mula sa Sittem hanggang sa Gilgal, upang iyong maalaman ang mga matuwid na gawa ng Panginoon.

My people, think about when Balak, the king of Moab, requested Beor’s son Balaam [to curse your ancestors], and think about what Balaam replied. Think about [how your ancestors crossed the Jordan River miraculously while] they were traveling from Acacia to Gilgal. [Think about those things in order] that you may know that [I], Yahweh, do what is right.”

6 Ano ang aking ilalapit sa harap ng Panginoon, at iyuyukod sa harap ng mataas na Dios? paroroon baga ako sa harap niya na may mga handog na susunugin, na may guyang isang taon ang gulang?

[The Israeli people ask, ] “What shall we bring to Yahweh [who lives in] heaven when we come to him and bow down before him? Should we bring calves that are a year-old that will be offerings that will be [killed and] completely burned [on the altar]?

7 Kalulugdan baga ng Panginoon ang mga libolibong tupa, o ang mga sangpu-sangpung libong ilog na langis? ibibigay ko baga ang aking panganay dahil sa aking pagsalangsang, ang bunga ng aking katawan dahil sa kasalanan ng aking kaluluwa?

Will Yahweh be pleased [if we offer to him] 1,000 rams and 10,000 streams of [olive] oil? Should we offer our firstborn children [to be sacrifices] to pay for the sins that we have committed [DOU]?”

8 Kaniyang ipinakilala sa iyo, Oh tao, kung ano ang mabuti; at ano ang hinihingi ng Panginoon sa iyo, kundi gumawa na may kaganapan, at ibigin ang kaawaan, at lumakad na may kababaan na kasama ng iyong Dios.

[No, because] he has shown each of us what is good [to do]; he has shown [RHQ] us what he requires each of us [to do]: He wants us to do what is just/fair and to love and to be merciful [to others], and [he wants us] to live humbly [while we fellowship] with him, our God.

9 Ang tinig ng Panginoon ay humihiyaw sa bayan, at ang taong may karunungan ay makakakita ng iyong pangalan: dinggin ninyo ang tungkod, at ang naghalal niyaon.

“I am Yahweh, so if you are wise, you should revere me. I am calling out to [you people of] Jerusalem, ‘The armies [MET] that will destroy your city are coming, so pay careful attention to me, the one who is causing them to punish you with my rod.

10 Mayroon pa baga kaya ng mga kayamanan ng kasamaan sa bahay ng masama, at ng kulang na panukat na kasuklamsuklam?

Do you think that [RHQ] I should forget that you wicked people filled your homes with valuable things that you acquired by cheating [others]? Do you think that [RHQ] I should forget that you used false measures [when you bought and sold things]? Those are things that I hate.

11 Magiging malinis baga ako na may masamang timbangan, at sa marayang supot na panimbang?

[Do you think] that [RHQ] I should say nothing about people who use scales that do not weigh correctly, and who use weights that are not accurate?

12 Sapagka't ang mga mayaman niyaon ay puno ng pangdadahas, at ang mga mananahan doo'y nangagsalita ng mga kabulaanan, at ang kanilang dila ay magdaraya sa kanilang bibig.

The rich people among you always act violently [to get money from poor people]. All of the people [in Jerusalem] are liars, and they [SYN] always deceive people.

13 Kaya't sinugatan din naman kita ng mabigat na sugat; ginawa kitang kasiraan dahil sa iyong mga kasalanan.

Therefore, I have [already] begun to get rid of you, to ruin you because of the sins that you have committed.

14 Ikaw ay kakain, nguni't hindi ka mabubusog; at ang iyong pagpapakumbaba ay sasa gitna mo: at ikaw ay magtatabi, nguni't wala kang dadalhing maitatabi; at ang iyong ilalabas ay aking iiwan sa tabak.

[Soon] you will eat food, but you will not have enough to satisfy you; your stomachs will [still feel as though they are] empty. You will try to save up [money], but you will not be able to save anything, because I will send your enemies to take it from you in wars [MTY].

15 Ikaw ay maghahasik, nguni't hindi ka magaani: ikaw ay magpipisa ng mga olibo, nguni't hindi ka magpapahid ng langis; at ng ubas, nguni't hindi ka iinom ng alak.

You will plant [seeds], but you will not harvest [anything]. You will press olives, but [others], not you, will use the [olive] oil. You will trample on grapes [and make wine from the juice], but [others], not you, will drink the wine.

16 Sapagka't naiingatan ang mga palatuntunan ni Omri, at ang lahat na gawa ng sangbahayan ni Achab, at kayo'y nagsisilakad ng ayon sa kanilang mga payo; upang gawin kitang kasiraan, at ang mga mananahan niya'y kasutsutan: at inyong dadalhin ang kakutyaan ng aking bayan.

[Those things will happen to you because] you obey [only] the wicked laws of [King] Omri, and [you do the terrible things that wicked King] Ahab and his descendants commanded. So, I will destroy your [country], and I will cause your people to be despised; people [of other nations] will insult you.’”