Revised Literal Translation

Micah 6

1Hearשִׁמְעוּ־shim.'u-H8085ye now what Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saithאֹמֵ֑ר'o.MerH559;Ariseק֚וּםkumH6965,contendרִ֣יבrivH7378thou before the mountainsהֶהָרִ֔יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and let the hillsהַגְּבָע֖וֹתha.ge.va.'otH1389hearוְתִשְׁמַ֥עְנָהve.tish.Ma'.nahH8085thy voiceקוֹלֶֽךָ׃ko.Le.chaH6963.

2Hearשִׁמְע֤וּshim.'UH8085ye, O mountainsהָרִים֙ha.RimH2022,Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068controversyרִ֣יבrivH7379,and ye strongוְהָאֵתָנִ֖יםve.ha.'e.ta.NimH386foundationsH4146of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776:for Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068hath a controversyרִ֤יבrivH7379with his peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971,and he will pleadיִתְוַכָּֽח׃yit.va.KachH3198with Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

3O my peopleעַמִּ֛י'a.MiH5971,what have I doneעָשִׂ֥יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213unto thee? and wherein have I weariedהֶלְאֵתִ֑יךָhel.'e.Ti.khaH3811thee? testifyעֲנֵ֥ה'a.NehH6030against me.

4For I brought thee upהֶעֱלִתִ֙יךָ֙he.'e.li.Ti.khaH5927out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,and redeemedפְּדִיתִ֑יךָpe.di.Ti.khaH6299thee out of the houseוּמִבֵּ֥יתu.mi.BeitH1004of servantsעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650;and I sentוָאֶשְׁלַ֣חva.'esh.LachH7971beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee Mosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872,Aaronאַהֲרֹ֥ן'a.ha.RonH175,and Miriamוּמִרְיָֽם׃u.mir.YamH4813.

5O my peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142now what Balakבָּלָק֙ba.LakH1111kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124consultedיָּעַ֗ץya.'AtzH3289,and what Balaamבִּלְעָ֣םbil.'AmH1109the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Beorבְּע֑וֹרbe.'orH1160answeredעָנָ֥ה'a.NahH6030him from Shittimהַשִּׁטִּים֙ha.shi.TimH7851unto Gilgalהַגִּלְגָּ֔לha.gil.GalH1537;that ye may knowדַּ֖עַתDa.'atH3045the righteousnessצִדְק֥וֹתtzid.KotH6666of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Wherewith shall I come beforeאֲקַדֵּ֣ם'a.ka.DemH6923Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andbowאִכַּ֖ף'i.KafH3721myself before the highמָר֑וֹםma.RomH4791Godלֵאלֹהֵ֣יle.lo.HeiH430?shall I come beforeהַאֲקַדְּמֶ֣נּוּha.'a.kad.de.Me.nuH6923him with burnt offeringsבְעוֹל֔וֹתve.'o.LotH5930,with calvesבַּעֲגָלִ֖יםba.'a.ga.LimH5695of a yearשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141oldבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121?

7Will Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be pleasedהֲיִרְצֶ֤הha.yir.TzehH7521with thousandsבְּאַלְפֵ֣יbe.'al.FeiH505of ramsאֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimH352, orwith ten thousandsבְּרִֽבְב֖וֹתbe.ri.VotH7233of riversנַֽחֲלֵי־na.cha.lei-H5158of oilשָׁ֑מֶןSha.menH8081?shall I giveהַאֶתֵּ֤ןha.'e.TenH5414my firstbornבְּכוֹרִי֙be.kho.RiH1060formy transgressionפִּשְׁעִ֔יpish.'IH6588,the fruitפְּרִ֥יpe.RiH6529of my bodyבִטְנִ֖יvit.NiH990forthe sinחַטַּ֥אתcha.TatH2403of my soulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315?

8He hath shewedהִגִּ֥ידhi.GidH5046thee, O manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120, what isgoodטּ֑וֹבTovH2896;and what doth Yhwhיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068requireדּוֹרֵ֣שׁdo.ReshH1875of thee, but to doעֲשׂ֤וֹתa.SotH6213justlyמִשְׁפָּט֙mish.PatH4941,and to loveH160mercyחֶ֔סֶדChe.sedH2617,and to walkH3212humblyוְהַצְנֵ֥עַve.hatz.Ne.a'H6800with thy Godאֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ פ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430?

9Yhwh'sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068voiceק֤וֹלKolH6963criethיִקְרָ֔אyik.Ra'H7121unto the cityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892, and the man ofwisdomוְתוּשִׁיָּ֖הve.tu.shi.YahH8454shall seeיִרְאֶ֣הyir.'EhH7200thy nameשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034:hearשִׁמְע֥וּshim.'UH8085ye the rodמַטֶּ֖הma.TehH4294,and who hath appointedיְעָדָֽהּ׃ye.'a.DahH3259it.

10Are thereהַאִשׁ֙ha.'IshH786yet the treasuresאֹצְר֖וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of wickednessרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H376 H7562in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the wickedרָשָׁ֔עra.Sha'H7563,and the scantרָז֖וֹןra.ZonH7332measureוְאֵיפַ֥תve.'ei.FatH374that isabominableזְעוּמָֽה׃ze.'u.MahH2194?

11Shall I count thempureהַאֶזְכֶּ֖הha.'ez.KehH2135with the wickedרֶ֑שַׁעRe.sha'H7562balancesבְּמֹ֣אזְנֵיbe.Mo.ze.neiH3976,and with the bagוּבְכִ֖יסu.ve.KhisH3599of deceitfulמִרְמָֽה׃mir.MahH4820weightsאַבְנֵ֥י'av.NeiH68?

12For the rich menעֲשִׁירֶ֙יהָ֙'a.shi.Rei.haH6223thereof are fullמָלְא֣וּmal.'UH4390of violenceחָמָ֔סcha.MasH2555,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof have spokenדִּבְּרוּ־di.be.ru-H1696liesשָׁ֑קֶרSha.kerH8267,and their tongueוּלְשׁוֹנָ֖םu.le.sho.NamH3956isdeceitfulרְמִיָּ֥הre.mi.YahH7423in their mouthבְּפִיהֶֽם׃be.fi.HemH6310.

13Therefore also will I make theesickהֶחֱלֵ֣יתִיhe.che.Lei.tiH2470in smitingהַכּוֹתֶ֑ךָha.ko.Te.khaH5221thee, in making theedesolateהַשְׁמֵ֖םhash.MemH8074because of thy sinsחַטֹּאתֶֽךָ׃cha.to.Te.khaH2403.

14Thou shalt eatתֹאכַל֙to.KhalH398,but not be satisfiedתִשְׂבָּ֔עtis.Ba'H7646;and thy casting downוְיֶשְׁחֲךָ֖ve.yesh.cha.KhaH3445shall bein the midstבְּקִרְבֶּ֑ךָbe.kir.Be.chaH7130of thee; and thou shalt take holdוְתַסֵּג֙ve.ta.SegH5253,but shalt not deliverתַפְלִ֔יטtaf.LitH6403; and thatwhich thou deliverestתְּפַלֵּ֖טte.fa.LetH6403will I give upאֶתֵּֽן׃'e.TenH5414to the swordלַחֶ֥רֶבla.Che.revH2719.

15Thou shalt sowתִזְרַ֖עtiz.Ra'H2232,but thou shalt not reapתִקְצ֑וֹרtik.TzorH7114;thou shalt treadתִדְרֹֽךְ־tid.rokh-H1869the olivesזַ֙יִת֙za.yitH2132,but thou shalt not anointתָס֣וּךְta.SukhH5480thee with oilשֶׁ֔מֶןShe.menH8081;and sweet wineוְתִיר֖וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,but shalt not drinkתִשְׁתֶּה־tish.teh-H8354wineיָּֽיִן׃Ya.yinH3196.

16For the statutesחֻקּ֣וֹתchu.KotH2708of Omriעָמְרִ֗י'a.me.RiH6018are keptוְיִשְׁתַּמֵּ֞רve.yish.ta.MerH8104,and all the worksמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Ahabאַחְאָ֔ב'ach.'AvH256,and ye walkH3212in their counselsבְּמֹֽעֲצוֹתָ֑םbe.mo.'a.tzo.TamH4156;that I should makeתִּתִּ֨יti.TiH5414thee a desolationלְשַׁמָּ֗הle.sha.MahH8047,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֶ֙יהָ֙ve.yo.she.Vei.haH3427thereof an hissingלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הlish.re.KahH8322:therefore ye shall bearתִּשָּֽׂאוּ׃ פti.Sa.'uH5375the reproachוְחֶרְפַּ֥תve.cher.PatH2781of my peopleעַמִּ֖י'a.MiH5971.

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