Micah

1The word of the Lord that came to Micheas the Morasthite, in the days of Joathan, Achaz, and Ezechias, kings of Juda: which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

2Hear, all ye people: and let the earth give ear, and all that is therein: and let the Lord God be a witness to you, the Lord from his holy temple.

3For behold the Lord will come forth out of his place: and he will come down, and will tread upon the high places of the earth.

4And the mountains shall be melted under him: and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as waters that run down a steep place.

5For the wickedness of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the wickedness of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Juda? are they not Jerusalem?

6And I will make Samaria as a heap of stones in the field when a vineyard is planted: and I will bring down the stones thereof into the valley, and will lay her foundations bare.

7And all her graven things shall be cut in pieces, and all her wages shall be burnt with fire, and I will bring to destruction all her idols: for they were gathered together of the hire of a harlot, and unto the hire of a harlot they shall return.

8Therefore will I lament and howl: I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and a mourning like the ostriches.

9Because her wound is desperate, because it is come even to Juda, it hath touched the gate of my people even to Jerusalem.

10Declare ye it not in Geth, weep ye not with tears: in the house of Dust sprinkle yourselves with dust.

11And pass away, O thou that dwellest in the Beautiful place, covered with thy shame: she went not forth that dwelleth in the confines: the House adjoining shall receive mourning from you, which stood by herself.

12For she is become weak unto good that dwelleth in bitterness: for evil is come down from the Lord into the gate of Jerusalem.

13A tumult of chariots hath astonished the inhabitants of Lachis: it is the beginning of sin to the daughter of Sion, for in thee were found the crimes of Israel.

14Therefore shall she send messengers to the inheritance of Geth: the houses of lying to deceive the kings of Israel.

15Yet will I bring an heir to thee that dwellest in Maresa: even to Odollam shall the glory of Israel come.

16Make thee bald, and be polled for thy delicate children: enlarge thy baldness as the eagle: for they are carried into captivity from thee.

1Có lời ĐỨC CHÚA phán với ông Mi-kha, người Mô-re-sét, dưới thời các vua Giu-đa là Giô-tham, A-khát và Khít-ki-gia : đây là điều ông đã thấy liên quan đến Sa-ma-ri và Giê-ru-sa-lem.

2ĐỨC CHÚA là Chúa Thượng sẽ làm chứng tố cáo các ngươi.

3Người ngự xuống và chà đạp các nơi cao trên mặt đất.

4như nước đổ xuống từ dốc cao.

5há chẳng phải Giê-ru-sa-lem sao ?

6móng của nó, Ta sẽ để trơ ra.

7nên tất cả sẽ lại trở thành quà cho gái điếm.

8tôi sẽ rên rỉ như chó sói, khóc than như đà điểu.

9đụng tới cổng thành dân tôi ở, cho đến tận Giê-ru-sa-lem.

10tại Bết Lơ-áp-ra, hãy lăn lộn trên đất.

11khiến các ngươi không thể ở lại đó nữa.

12tại cổng thành Giê-ru-sa-lem.

13vì nơi ngươi, người ta đã thấy các tội phản nghịch của Ít-ra-en.

14Còn Bết Ác-díp sẽ khiến các vua Ít-ra-en phải thất vọng.

15vinh quang của Ít-ra-en sẽ phải rời sang tận A-đu-lam.

16thương cho chúng đã phải xa ngươi mà đi đày.