Mikas 5

1 Riv nu Sår i din Hud! De bar opkastet en Vold imod os; med Stokken slår de Israels Hersker på Kinden.

Now gather thyself in troops, O daughter of troops; he hath laid siege against us: they shall smite the judge of Israel with a rod upon the cheek.

2 Og du du Betlehems-Efrata, liden til at være blandt Judas Tusinder! Af dig skal udgå mig een til at være Hersker i Israel. Hans Udspring er fra fordum, fra Evigheds Dage.

(And thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall he come forth unto me [who is] to be Ruler in Israel: whose goings forth are from of old, from the days of eternity.)

3 Derfor giver han dem hen, så længe til hun, som skal føde, føder, og Resten af hans Brødre vender hjem til Israeliterne.

Therefore will he give them up, until the time when she which travaileth shall have brought forth: and the residue of his brethren shall return unto the children of Israel.

4 Han skal stå og vogte i HERRENs Kraft, i HERREN sin Guds høje Navn. De skal bo trygt, thi nu skal hans Storhed nå Jordens Grænser.

And he shall stand and feed [his flock] in the strength of Jehovah, in the majesty of the name of Jehovah his God. And they shall abide; for now shall he be great even unto the ends of the earth.

5 Og han skal være Fred. Når Assur trænger ind i vort Land, og når han træder ind i vore Borge, stiller vi syv Hyrder imod ham og otte fyrstelige Mænd,

And this [man] shall be Peace. When the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our palaces, then shall we raise against him seven shepherds, and eight princes of men.

6 som skal vogte Assurs Land med Sværd og Nimrods Land med Klinge. Og han skal fri os fra Assur, når han trænger ind i vort Land, træder ind på vore Enemærker.

And they shall waste the land of Asshur with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in the entrances thereof; and he shall deliver [us] from the Assyrian, when he cometh into our land, and when he treadeth within our borders.

7 Da bliver Jakobs Rest i de mange Folkeslags Midte som Dug, der kommer fra HERREN, som Regnens Dråber på Græs, der ikke venter på nogen eller bier på Menneskens Børn.

And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from Jehovah, as showers upon the grass, that tarrieth not for man, neither waiteth for the sons of men.

8 Da bliver Jakobs Rest blandt Folkene i de mange Folkeslags Midte som en Løve blandt Skovens Dyr, en Ungløve blandt Fårehjorde, der nedtramper, når den går frem, og sønderriver redningsløst.

And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forest, as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, if he go through, treadeth down, and teareth in pieces, and there is none to deliver.

9 Din Hånd skal være over dine Uvenner, alle dine Fjender ryddes bort.

Thy hand shall be lifted up upon thine adversaries, and all thine enemies shall be cut off.

10 På hin Dag, lyder det fra HERREN, udrydder jeg Hestene af dig, dine Stridsvogne gør jeg til intet.

And it shall come to pass in that day, saith Jehovah, that I will cut off thy horses out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy chariots.

11 rydder Byerne bort i dit Land, river alle dine Fæstninger ned,

And I will cut off the cities of thy land, and overthrow all thy strongholds.

12 rydder Trolddommen bort af din Hånd, Tegntydere får du ej mer;

And I will cut off sorceries out of thy hand; and thou shalt have no soothsayers.

13 jeg rydder dine Billeder bort, Stenstøtterne bort af din Midte og du skal ikke mer tilbede dine Hænders Værk.

Thy graven images also will I cut off, and thy statues out of the midst of thee; and thou shalt no more bow down to the work of thy hands.

14 Jeg udrydder dine Asjerer og lægger dine Afguder øde;

And I will pluck up thine Asherahs out of the midst of thee, and I will destroy thy cities.

15 i Vrede og Harme tager jeg Hævn over Folk, som ikke vil høre.

And I will execute vengeance in anger and in fury upon the nations, such as they have not heard of.