Micah 5

1 now to cut daughter band siege to set: make upon us in/on/with tribe: staff to smite upon [the] jaw [obj] to judge Israel

Gather your troops together, Jerusalem! An enemy is besieging us. They will strike Israel's leader on the cheek with a rod.

2 and you(m. s.) Bethlehem Bethlehem Ephrathah little to/for to be in/on/with thousand: clan Judah from you to/for me to come out: produce to/for to be to rule in/on/with Israel and going forth his from front: old from day forever: antiquity

But from you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, (though you are only a small place in Judah), will come a ruler of Israel to do my will. His existence is from the ages of eternity past.

3 to/for so to give: give them till time to beget to beget and remainder brother: compatriot his to return: return [emph?] upon son: descendant/people Israel

So the Lord will give up on them until the woman in labor has given birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the people of Israel.

4 and to stand: stand and to pasture in/on/with strength LORD in/on/with pride name LORD God his and to dwell for now to magnify till end land: country/planet

He will stand up and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. They will live in safety because his greatness is recognized all over the world.

5 and to be this peace Assyria for to come (in): come in/on/with land: country/planet our and for to tread in/on/with citadel: palace our and to arise: raise upon him seven to pasture and eight prince man

He will be our source of peace when the Assyrians invade our land and destroy our fortresses. Then we will appoint many strong leaders,

6 and to pasture [obj] land: country/planet Assyria in/on/with sword and [obj] land: country/planet Nimrod in/on/with entrance her and to rescue from Assyria for to come (in): come in/on/with land: country/planet our and for to tread in/on/with border: boundary our

and they will rule Assyria with their swords, the land of Nimrod with drawn swords. He shall rescue us from the Assyrians when they invade our land, marching across our borders.

7 and to be remnant Jacob in/on/with entrails: among people many like/as dew from with LORD like/as shower upon vegetation which not to await to/for man: anyone and not to wait: wait to/for son: child man

Then those who are left of the people of Jacob shall be in the center of many nations, like dew from the Lord, like showers on the grass, which wait for no one, and which no one can delay.

8 and to be remnant Jacob in/on/with nation in/on/with entrails: among people many like/as lion in/on/with animal wood like/as lion in/on/with flock flock which if to pass and to trample and to tear and nothing to rescue

Those who are left of the people of Jacob shall be among many nations, in the center of many peoples. They will be like a lion among the wild animals of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, clawing and tearing as it passes through, with no one to come to the rescue.

9 to exalt hand your upon enemy your and all enemy your to cut: eliminate

Lift your hand in triumph against your enemies; all of them will be destroyed.

10 and to be in/on/with day [the] he/she/it utterance LORD and to cut: eliminate horse your from entrails: among your and to perish chariot your

On that day, says the Lord, I will kill your horses and break your chariots.

11 and to cut: eliminate city land: country/planet your and to overthrow all fortification your

I will tear down your city walls and demolish your fortresses.

12 and to cut: eliminate sorcery from hand your and to divine not to be to/for you

I will stop the witchcraft you practice; there will be no more fortune-tellers for you.

13 and to cut: eliminate idol your and pillar your from entrails: among your and not to bow still to/for deed: work hand your

I will smash down the idols and stone pillars that stand among you: you shall not bow down and worship idols that you make with your own hands any more.

14 and to uproot Asherah your from entrails: among your and to destroy city your

I will pull up the Asherah poles that you have and destroy your pagan places.

15 and to make: do in/on/with face: anger and in/on/with rage vengeance with [the] nation which not to hear: obey

In anger and fury I will execute vengeance on those nations that do not obey me.