Micah 5
1 “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.”
No flokkar du deg saman, du dotter «flokk». Skansar hev dei kasta upp imot oss. Med staven slær dei Israels domar på kinnbeinet.
2 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].
Men du Betlehem, Efrata, som er so liten til å vera millom bygderne i Juda, frå deg skal eg få meg ein mann som skal vera herre yver Israel. Hans upphav er frå fordom, frå ævordoms dagar.
3 [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.
Difor gjev han deim yver i ulukka til den tid då ho som skal føda, hev født. Då skal leivningen av brørne hans snu heim att til Israels søner.
4 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].
Og han skal standa og gjæta i Herrens kraft, i Herrens, sin Guds, høge namn; og dei skal sitja trygt; for no skal han vera stor, til endarne av jordi.
5 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.
Og han skal vera fred. Kjem Assur inn i landet vårt, stig han inn i borgerne våre, so reiser me imot honom sju hyrdingar, ja, åtte menneskje-hovdingar.
6 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].
Og dei skal herja Assurs land med sverd, og Nimrods land alt inn i portarne; og han skal frelsa frå Assur når han kjem inn i landet vårt, og når han stig yver landskilet vårt.
7 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.
Og leivningen av Jakob skal vera midt millom mange folkeslag liksom dogg frå Herren, liksom regnskurer på gras, som ikkje biar på mann eller ventar på menneskjeborn.
8 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].
Og leivningen av Jakob skal vera millom heidningarne, midt imillom mange folk, liksom ei løva millom dyr i skogen, liksom ei ungløva inne i saueflokkar. Ho slær ned når ho fer fram, og riv sund, og det er ingen som bergar.
9 You Israelis will defeat [MTY] all your enemies and completely destroy them.
Høg vere di hand yver uvenerne dine! Må alle fiendarne dine ryddjast ut!
10 Yahweh says, “At that time, I will destroy [you Israeli people’s] horses [that your soldiers use in war] and your chariots.
Og det skal ganga soleis på den dagen, segjer Herren, då vil eg rydja ut alle hestarne du hev hjå deg, og øyda vognerne dine.
11 I will tear down your city [walls] and destroy all your fortified cities.
Og eg vil rydja ut byarne i landet ditt og riva ned alle borgerne dine.
12 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).
Og eg vil rydja alle trolldomskunster utor henderne på deg; og spåmenner skal ikkje lenger finnast hjå deg.
13 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.
Eg vil rydja ut dei utskorne gudebilæti dine og minnesteinarne dine, som du hev hjå deg, so du ikkje meir skal bøygja kne for det som henderne dine hev laga.
14 I will get rid of your poles [that represent the goddess] Asherah, and [I will also] destroy all your idols.
Og eg vil riva upp Astarte-stolparne dine or landet ditt, og byarne dine vil eg øyda.
15 And because I will be very angry, I will [also] punish [the people of] all the nations who have not obeyed [me].”
Og i vreide og harm tek eg hemn yver dei heidningfolk som ikkje vilde høyra.
