New American Standard Bible 1995

Micah 5

Birth of the King in Bethlehem

1“Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258musterH1413yourselves in troopsH1413,daughterבַת־vat-H1323of troopsגְּד֔וּדge.DudH1416;They have laidשָׂ֣םsamH7760siegeמָצ֖וֹרma.TzorH4692againstH5921us;With a rodבַּשֵּׁ֙בֶט֙ba.She.vetH7626they willsmiteיַכּ֣וּya.KuH5221the judgeשֹׁפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199of IsraelH3478on the cheekהַלְּחִ֔יha.le.ChiH3895.

2But as foryou, BethlehemH1035Ephrathahאֶפְרָ֗תָה'ef.Ra.tahH672, Toolittleצָעִיר֙tza.'IrH6810to be among the clansבְּאַלְפֵ֣יbe.'al.FeiH505of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, Fromyou One will goיֵצֵ֔אye.Tze'H3318forthH3318for Me to berulerמוֹשֵׁ֖לmo.ShelH4910in IsraelH3478.His goingsH4163forthH4163arefrom longH6924agoH6924,From the daysמִימֵ֥יmi.MeiH3117of eternityעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.”

3Thereforeלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651He willgiveיִתְּנֵ֔םyi.te.NemH5414them upuntilH5704the timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256When shewho is in laborיוֹלֵדָ֖הyo.le.DahH3205has borneיָלָ֑דָהya.La.dahH3205a child. Then theremainderוְיֶ֣תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of His brethrenאֶחָ֔יו'e.ChavH251Will returnיְשׁוּב֖וּןye.shu.VunH7725to the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4And He will ariseוְעָמַ֗דve.'a.MadH5975andshepherdH7462His flockIn the strengthבְּעֹ֣זbe.'OzH5797of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,In the majestyבִּגְא֕וֹןbig.'onH1347of the nameשֵׁ֖םshemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068His Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430. And they willremainוְיָשָׁ֕בוּve.ya.Sha.vuH3427,BecauseH3588at that timeעַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH6258He will be greatיִגְדַּ֖לyig.DalH1431To theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of the earthH776.

5ThisH2088Oneזֶ֖הzehH2088will be ourpeaceשָׁל֑וֹםsha.LomH7965.WhenH3588theAssyrianH804invadesH935our landH776,WhenH3588he tramplesH1869on ourcitadelsבְּאַרְמְנֹתֵ֔ינוּbe.'ar.me.no.Tei.nuH759,Then we will raiseוַהֲקֵמֹ֤נוּva.ha.ke.Mo.nuH6965againstעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921himSevenשִׁבְעָ֣הshiv.'AhH7651shepherdsH7462and eightוּשְׁמֹנָ֖הu.she.mo.NahH8083leadersנְסִיכֵ֥יne.si.KheiH5257of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

6They willshepherdוְרָע֞וּve.ra.'UH7462the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804with the swordבַּחֶ֔רֶבba.Che.revH2719,The landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofNimrodנִמְרֹ֖דnim.RodH5248at its entrancesבִּפְתָחֶ֑יהָbif.ta.Chei.haH6607; And He willdeliverוְהִצִּיל֙ve.hi.TzilH5337usfrom the Assyrianמֵֽאַשּׁ֔וּרme.'a.ShurH804Whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588he attacksיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935our landבְאַרְצֵ֔נוּve.'ar.Tze.nuH776And whenוְכִ֥יve.KhiH3588he tramplesיִדְרֹ֖ךְyid.RokhH1869our territoryבִּגְבוּלֵֽנוּ׃ סbig.vu.Le.nuH1366.

7Then theremnantH7611of JacobH3290Will be amongH7130manyH7227peoplesH5971Likedewכְּטַל֙ke.TalH2919from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Likeshowersכִּרְבִיבִ֖יםkir.vi.VimH7241on vegetationעֵ֑שֶׂב'E.sevH6212WhichH834do not waitיְקַוֶּה֙ye.ka.VehH6960for manלְאִ֔ישׁle.'IshH376Or delayיְיַחֵ֖לye.ya.ChelH3176for the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of menאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

8The remnantשְׁאֵרִ֨יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֜בya.'a.KoH3290Will be among the nationsבַּגּוֹיִ֗םba.go.YimH1471,Amongבְּקֶ֙רֶב֙be.Ke.revH7130manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227peoplesעַמִּ֣ים'a.MimH5971Like a lionH743among the beastsבְּבַהֲמ֣וֹתbe.va.ha.MotH929of the forestיַ֔עַרYa.'arH3293,Like a youngכִּכְפִ֖ירkikh.FirH3715lionH3715among flocksבְּעֶדְרֵיbe.'ed.rei-H5739of sheepצֹ֑אןTzonH6629,Whichאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834,ifאִם'imH518he passesH5674throughH5674,Tramplesוְרָמַ֥סve.ra.MasH7429downH7429andtearsוְטָרַ֖ףve.ta.RafH2963,And thereH369isnoneH369to rescueמַצִּֽיל׃ma.TzilH5337.

9Your handיָדְךָ֖ya.de.KhaH3027will beliftedתָּרֹ֥םta.RomH7311up againstעַל־'al-H5921your adversariesצָרֶ֑יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862,And allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your enemiesH340will be cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offיִכָּרֵֽתוּ׃ פyi.ka.Re.tuH3772.

10“It will be in that dayבַיּוֹם־vai.yom-H3117,”declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “That I will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772yourhorsesסוּסֶ֖יךָsu.Sei.khaH5483from amongמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130youAnd destroyוְהַאֲבַדְתִּ֖יve.ha.'a.vad.TiH6your chariotsמַרְכְּבֹתֶֽיךָ׃mar.ke.vo.Tei.khaH4818.

11I will also cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֖יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of your landאַרְצֶ֑ךָ'ar.Tze.khaH776And tearוְהָרַסְתִּ֖יve.ha.ras.TiH2040downH2040allכָּל־kol-H3605yourfortificationsמִבְצָרֶֽיךָ׃miv.tza.Rei.khaH4013.

12I will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֥יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offוְהִכְרַתִּ֧יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772sorceriesכְשָׁפִ֖יםkhe.sha.FimH3785from your handH3027,And you will haveיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961fortune-tellersוּֽמְעוֹנְנִ֖יםu.me.'o.NimH6049noH3808more.

13I will cutוְהִכְרַתִּ֧יve.hikh.ra.TiH3772offH3772your carvedH6456imagesH6456And your sacredpillarsוּמַצֵּבוֹתֶ֖יךָu.ma.tze.vo.Tei.khaH4676from amongH7130you,So that you will noוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808longerע֖וֹדodH5750bowתִשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֥הtish.ta.cha.VehH7812downH7812To the workלְמַעֲשֵׂ֥הle.ma.'a.SehH4639of your handsיָדֶֽיךָ׃ya.Dei.khaH3027.

14I will rootוְנָתַשְׁתִּ֥יve.na.tash.TiH5428out yourAsherimאֲשֵׁירֶ֖יךָ'a.shei.Rei.khaH842from amongמִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָmi.kir.Be.chaH7130youAnd destroyוְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖יve.hish.mad.TiH8045your citiesעָרֶֽיךָ׃'a.Rei.khaH5892.

15And I willexecuteוְעָשִׂ֜יתִיve.'a.Si.tiH6213vengeanceנָקָ֖םna.KamH5359in angerבְּאַ֧ףbe.'AfH639and wrathוּבְחֵמָ֛הu.ve.che.MahH2534On the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834have not obeyedשָׁמֵֽעוּ׃ סsha.Me.'uH8085.”

Birth of the King in Bethlehem

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