Mikas 1

1Ang Salita ng Panginoon na dumating kay Mikas na Morastita, nang mga kaarawan ni Jotham, ni Achaz, at ni Ezechias, na mga hari sa Juda, na nakakita ng tungkol sa Samaria at sa Jerusalem. 2Dinggin ninyong mga bayan, ninyong lahat; dinggin mo, Oh lupa, at ng lahat na nasa iyo: at ang Panginoong Dios ay maging saksi laban sa iyo, ang Panginoon mula sa kaniyang banal na templo. 3Sapagka't, narito, ang Panginoo'y lumalabas sa kaniyang dako, at bababa, at yayapak sa mga mataas na dako ng lupa. 4At ang mga bundok ay mangatutunaw sa ilalim niya, at ang mga libis ay mauupos, na parang pagkit sa harap ng apoy, parang tubig na bumubuhos mula sa isang bundok. 5Dahil sa pagsalansang ng Jacob ang lahat na ito, at dahil sa mga kasalanan ng sangbahayan ni Israel, Ano ang pagsalangsang ng Jacob? hindi baga ang Samaria? at ano ang mga mataas na dako ng Juda? di baga ang Jerusalem? 6Kaya't gagawin ko ang Samaria na parang bunton sa parang, at parang mga pananim sa ubasan; at aking ilalagpak ang mga bato niyaon sa libis, at aking ililitaw ang mga patibayan niyaon. 7At lahat niyang larawang inanyuan ay pagpuputolputulin, at ang lahat niyang kaupahan ay susupukin sa apoy, at ang lahat niyang diosdiosan ay aking ihahandusay na sira; sapagka't sa kaupahan sa isang patutot ay kaniyang mga pinisan, at sa kaupahan sa isang patutot ay mangauuwi. 8Dahil dito tataghoy ako, at mananambitan; ako'y yayaong hinubdan at hubad; ako'y uungal na parang chakal, at mananangis na gaya ng mga avestruz. 9Sapagka't ang kaniyang mga sugat ay walang kagamutan; sapagka't dumarating hanggang sa Juda; umaabot hanggang sa pintuang-bayan ng aking bansa, hanggang sa Jerusalem. 10Huwag ninyong saysayin sa Gath huwag kayong pakaiyak: sa Bethle-Aphra gumumon ako sa alabok. 11Magdaan ka, Oh nananahan sa Saphir, sa kahubaran at kahihiyan: ang nananahan sa Haanan ay hindi lumalabas; ang taghoy ng Beth-esel ay magaalis sa iyo ng pangalalay niyaon. 12Sapagka't ang nananahan sa Maroth ay naghihintay na mainam ng ikabubuti, sapagka't ang kasamaan ay bumaba mula sa Panginoon hanggang sa pintuang-bayan ng Jerusalem. 13Isingkaw mo ang karo sa maliksing kabayo, Oh nananahan sa Lachis: siya ang pasimula ng kasalanan sa anak na babae ng Sion: sapagka't ang pagsalangsang ng Israel ay nasumpungan sa iyo. 14Kaya't ikaw ay magbibigay ng kaloob sa pagpapaalam sa Moresethgath: ang mga bahay sa Achzib ay magiging karayaang bagay sa mga hari sa Israel. 15Dadalhin ko pa sa iyo, Oh nananahan sa Maresah ang magaari sa iyo: ang kaluwalhatian ng Israel ay darating hanggang sa Adullam. 16Magpakakalbo ka, at pagupit ka dahil sa mga anak ng iyong kalayawan: palakihin mo ang iyong pagkakalbo na gaya ng aguila; sapagka't sila'y nangapasa pagkabihag mula sa iyo.

1Yahweh’s word that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. 2Hear, you peoples, all of you. Listen, O earth, and all that is therein: and let the Lord Yahweh be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple. 3For, behold, Yahweh comes out of his place, and will come down and tread on the high places of the earth. 4The mountains melt under him, and the valleys split apart, like wax before the fire, like waters that are poured down a steep place. 5“All this is for the disobedience of Jacob, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the disobedience of Jacob? Isn’t it Samaria? And what are the high places of Judah? Aren’t they Jerusalem? 6Therefore I will make Samaria like a rubble heap of the field, like places for planting vineyards; and I will pour down its stones into the valley, and I will uncover its foundations. 7All her idols will be beaten to pieces, and all her temple gifts will be burned with fire, and all her images I will destroy; for of the hire of a prostitute has she gathered them, and to the hire of a prostitute shall they return.” 8For this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked; I will howl like the jackals, and moan like the daughters of owls. 9For her wounds are incurable; for it has come even to Judah. It reaches to the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem. 10Don’t tell it in Gath. Don’t weep at all. At Beth Ophrah I have rolled myself in the dust. 11Pass on, inhabitant of Shaphir, in nakedness and shame. The inhabitant of Zaanan won’t come out. The wailing of Beth Ezel will take from you his protection. 12For the inhabitant of Maroth waits anxiously for good, because evil has come down from Yahweh to the gate of Jerusalem. 13Harness the chariot to the swift steed, inhabitant of Lachish. She was the beginning of sin to the daughter of Zion; For the transgressions of Israel were found in you. 14Therefore you will give a parting gift to Moresheth Gath. The houses of Achzib will be a deceitful thing to the kings of Israel. 15I will yet bring to you, inhabitant of Mareshah. He who is the glory of Israel will come to Adullam. 16Shave your heads, and cut off your hair for the children of your delight. Enlarge your baldness like the vulture; for they have gone into captivity from you!

1Het woord des HEEREN, dat geschied is tot Micha, den Morastiet, in de dagen van Jotham, Achaz en Jehizkia, koningen van Juda; dat hij gezien heeft over Samaria en Jeruzalem. 2Hoort, gij volken altemaal! merk op, gij aarde, mitsgaders derzelver volheid! de Heere HEERE nu zal tot een getuige zijn tegen ulieden, de Heere uit den tempel Zijner heiligheid. 3Want ziet, de HEERE gaat uit van Zijn plaats, en Hij zal nederdalen en treden op de hoogten der aarde. 4En de bergen zullen onder Hem versmelten, en de dalen gekloofd worden, gelijk was voor het vuur, gelijk wateren, die uitgestort worden in de laagte. 5Dit alles, om de overtreding van Jakob, en om de zonden van het huis Israels; wie is het begin van de overtreding van Jakob? Is het niet Samaria? En wie van de hoogten van Juda? Is het niet Jeruzalem? 6Daarom zal Ik Samaria stellen tot een steenhoop des velds, tot plantingen eens wijngaards; en Ik zal haar stenen in de vallei storten, en haar fundamenten ontdekken. 7En al haar gesneden beelden zullen vermorzeld worden, en al haar hoerenbeloningen zullen met vuur verbrand worden, en al haar afgoden zal Ik stellen tot een woestheid; want zij heeft ze van hoerenloon vergaderd, en zij zullen tot hoerenloon wederkeren. 8Hierom zal ik misbaar bedrijven en huilen; ik zal beroofd en naakt gaan; ik zal misbaar maken als de draken, en treuren als de jonge struisen. 9Want haar plagen zijn dodelijk; want zij zijn gekomen tot aan Juda; hij is geraakt tot aan de poort mijns volks, tot aan Jeruzalem. 10Verkondigt het niet te Gath, weent zo jammerlijk niet; wentelt u in het stof in het huis van Afra. 11Ga door, gij inwoneres van Safir! met blote schaamte; de inwoneres van Zaanan gaat niet uit; rouwklage is te Beth-haezel; hij zal zijn stand van ulieden nemen. 12Want de inwoneres van Maroth is krank om des goeds wil; want een kwaad is van den HEERE afgedaald, tot aan de poort van Jeruzalem. 13Span de snelle dieren aan den wagen, gij inwoners van Lachis! (deze is der dochter Sions het beginsel der zonde) want in u zijn Israels overtredingen gevonden. 14Daarom geef geschenken aan Morescheth-Gaths; de huizen van Achzib zullen den koningen van Israel tot een leugen zijn. 15Ik zal u nog een erfgenaam toebrengen, gij inwoneres van Maresa! Hij zal komen tot aan Adullam, tot aan de heerlijkheid Israels. 16Maak u kaal en scheer u, om uw troetelkinderen; verwijd uw kaalheid, als de arend, omdat zij gevankelijk van u zijn weggevoerd.