Micà (מיכה) - Michea 22

STUTTGARTENSIA-DELITZSCH	NEW JERUSALEM
1 וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר	1 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as follows,
2 וְאַתָּה בֶן־אָדָם הֲתִשְׁפֹּט הֲתִשְׁפֹּט אֶת־עִיר הַדָּמִים וְהֹודַעְתָּהּ אֵת כָּל־תֹּועֲבֹותֶיהָ	2 'Son of man, are you ready to judge? Are you ready to judge the blood-stained city? Confront her withal her loathsome practices!
3 וְאָמַרְתָּ כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה עִיר שֹׁפֶכֶת דָּם בְּתֹוכָהּ לָבֹוא עִתָּהּ וְעָשְׂתָה גִלּוּלִים עָלֶיהָ לְטָמְאָה	3 Say, "The Lord Yahweh says this: City shedding blood inside yourself to hasten your doom, makingfoul idols on your soil to defile yourself,
4 בְּדָמֵךְ אֲשֶׁר־שָׁפַכְתְּ אָשַׁמְתְּ וּבְגִלּוּלַיִךְ אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂית טָמֵאת וַתַּקְרִיבִי יָמַיִךְ וַתָּבֹוא עַד־שְׁנֹותָיִךְ עַל־כֵּן נְתַתִּיךְ חֶרְפָּה לַגֹּויִם וְקַלָּסָה לְכָל־הָאֲרָצֹות	4 you have incurred guilt by the blood you have shed, you have defiled yourself with the foul idols youhave made, you have shortened your days, you have come to the end of your years. This is why I have madeyou an object of scorn to the nations and a laughing-stock to every country.
5 הַקְּרֹבֹות וְהָרְחֹקֹות מִמֵּךְ יִתְקַלְּסוּ־בָךְ טְמֵאַת הַשֵּׁם רַבַּת הַמְּהוּמָה	5 From far and near they will taunt you with your infamous disorders.
6 הִנֵּה נְשִׂיאֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אִישׁ לִזְרֹעֹו הָיוּ בָךְ לְמַעַן שְׁפָךְ־דָּם	6 "Look! In you the princes of Israel, one and all, have furthered their own interests at the cost ofbloodshed;
7 אָב וָאֵם הֵקַלּוּ בָךְ לַגֵּר עָשׂוּ בַעֹשֶׁק בְּתֹוכֵךְ יָתֹום וְאַלְמָנָה הֹונוּ בָךְ	7 in you people have despised their fathers and mothers; in you they have il -treated the settler; in youthey have oppressed the widow and orphan.
8 קָדָשַׁי בָּזִית וְאֶת־שַׁבְּתֹתַי חִלָּלְתְּ	8 You have treated my sanctuary with contempt, you have profaned my Sabbaths.
9 אַנְשֵׁי רָכִיל הָיוּ בָךְ לְמַעַן שְׁפָךְ־דָּם וְאֶל־הֶהָרִים אָכְלוּ בָךְ זִמָּה עָשׂוּ בְתֹוכֵךְ	9 In you informers incite to bloodshed; in you people eat on the mountains and act licentiously;
10 עֶרְוַת־אָב גִּלָּה־בָךְ טְמֵאַת הַנִּדָּה עִנּוּ־בָךְ	10 in you they have sexual intercourse with their fathers; in you they force themselves on women in theirperiods;
11 וְאִישׁ ׀ אֶת־אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ עָשָׂה תֹּועֵבָה וְאִישׁ אֶת־כַּלָּתֹו טִמֵּא בְזִמָּה וְאִישׁ אֶת־אֲחֹתֹו בַת־אָבִיו עִנָּה־בָךְ	11 in you one man engages in loathsome practices with his neighbour's wife, another lewdly defiles hisdaughter-in-law, another violates his sister, his own father's daughter.
12 שֹׁחַד לָקְחוּ־בָךְ לְמַעַן שְׁפָךְ־דָּם נֶשֶׁךְ וְתַרְבִּית לָקַחַתְּ וַתְּבַצְּעִי רֵעַיִךְ בַּעֹשֶׁק וְאֹתִי שָׁכַחַתְּ נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה	12 In you people take bribes for shedding blood; you lend for profit and charge interest, you profit fromyour fel ow by extortion and have forgotten about me -- declares the Lord Yahweh.
13 וְהִנֵּה הִכֵּיתִי כַפִּי אֶל־בִּצְעֵךְ אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂית וְעַל־דָּמֵךְ אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ בְּתֹוכֵךְ	13 "Now I shal clap my hands at your acts of banditry and the blood that flows in you.
14 הֲיַעֲמֹד לִבֵּךְ אִם־תֶּחֱזַקְנָה יָדַיִךְ לַיָּמִים אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי עֹשֶׂה אֹותָךְ אֲנִי יְהוָה דִּבַּרְתִּי וְעָשִׂיתִי	14 Wil your heart be able to resist, will your hands be steady, the day when I cal you to account? I,Yahweh, have spoken and shall act.
15 וַהֲפִיצֹותִי אֹותָךְ בַּגֹּויִם וְזֵרִיתִיךְ בָּאֲרָצֹות וַהֲתִמֹּתִי טֻמְאָתֵךְ מִמֵּךְ	15 I shal scatter you among the nations and disperse you in foreign countries, and so put an end to thefilthiness now inside you;
16 וְנִחַלְתְּ בָּךְ לְעֵינֵי גֹויִם וְיָדַעַתְּ כִּי־אֲנִי יְהוָה׃ פ	16 through your own fault, you wil be profaned in the eyes of the nations, and you wil know that I amYahweh!" '
17 וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר	17 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as fol ows,
18 בֶּן־אָדָם הָיוּ־לִי בֵית־יִשְׂרָאֵל [לְסוּג כ] (לְסִיג ק) כֻּלָּם נְחֹשֶׁת וּבְדִיל וּבַרְזֶל וְעֹופֶרֶת בְּתֹוךְ כּוּר סִגִים כֶּסֶף הָיוּ׃ ס	18 'Son of man, for me, the House of Israel has become dross: copper, tin, iron, lead, al mixed uptogether in the melting-pot; they are dross.
19 לָכֵן כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה יַעַן הֱיֹות כֻּלְּכֶם לְסִגִים לָכֵן הִנְנִי קֹבֵץ אֶתְכֶם אֶל־תֹּוךְ יְרוּשָׁלִָם	19 And so, Lord Yahweh says this, "Since you have al become dross, right! I shall collect you insideJerusalem.
20 קְבֻצַת כֶּסֶף וּנְחֹשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶל וְעֹופֶרֶת וּבְדִיל אֶל־תֹּוךְ כּוּר לָפַחַת־עָלָיו אֵשׁ לְהַנְתִּיךְ כֵּן אֶקְבֹּץ בְּאַפִּי וּבַחֲמָתִי וְהִנַּחְתִּי וְהִתַּכְתִּי אֶתְכֶם	20 As silver, copper, iron, lead and tin are col ected in the melting-pot, and the fire is blown underneathto melt them down, so I shal collect you in my furious anger and have you melted down;
21 וְכִנַּסְתִּי אֶתְכֶם וְנָפַחְתִּי עֲלֵיכֶם בְּאֵשׁ עֶבְרָתִי וְנִתַּכְתֶּם בְּתֹוכָהּ	21 I shal collect you and blow up the fire of my rage for you and have you melted down inside the city.
22 כְּהִתּוּךְ כֶּסֶף בְּתֹוךְ כּוּר כֵּן תֻּתְּכוּ בְתֹוכָהּ וִידַעְתֶּם כִּי־אֲנִי יְהוָה שָׁפַכְתִּי חֲמָתִי עֲלֵיכֶם׃ פ	22 As silver is melted in the melting-pot, so you will be melted down inside the city, and you wil knowthat I, Yahweh, have vented my fury on you." '
23 וַיְהִי דְבַר־יְהוָה אֵלַי לֵאמֹר	23 The word of Yahweh was addressed to me as fol ows,
24 בֶּן־אָדָם אֱמָר־לָהּ אַתְּ אֶרֶץ לֹא מְטֹהָרָה הִיא לֹא גֻשְׁמָהּ בְּיֹום זָעַם	24 'Son of man, say to her, "You are a land that has not received rain or shower on the day of anger.
25 קֶשֶׁר נְבִיאֶיהָ בְּתֹוכָהּ כַּאֲרִי שֹׁואֵג טֹרֵף טָרֶף נֶפֶשׁ אָכָלוּ חֹסֶן וִיקָר יִקָּחוּ אַלְמְנֹותֶיהָ הִרְבּוּ בְתֹוכָהּ	25 In you, the princes are like a roaring lion tearing its prey. They have eaten the people, seized wealthand jewels and widowed many inside her.
26 כֹּהֲנֶיהָ חָמְסוּ תֹורָתִי וַיְחַלְּלוּ קָדָשַׁי בֵּין־קֹדֶשׁ לְחֹל לֹא הִבְדִּילוּ וּבֵין־הַטָּמֵא לְטָהֹור לֹא הֹודִיעוּ וּמִשַׁבְּתֹותַי הֶעְלִימוּ עֵינֵיהֶם וָאֵחַל בְּתֹוכָם	26 Her priests have violated my law and desecrated my sanctuary; they have made no distinctionbetween sacred and profane, they have not taught people the difference between clean and unclean; they haveturned their eyes away from my Sabbaths and I have been dishonoured by them.
27 שָׂרֶיהָ בְקִרְבָּהּ כִּזְאֵבִים טֹרְפֵי טָרֶף לִשְׁפָּךְ־דָּם לְאַבֵּד נְפָשֹׁות לְמַעַן בְּצֹעַ בָּצַע	27 In her the leaders are wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood and killing people to steal theirpossessions.
28 וּנְבִיאֶיהָ טָחוּ לָהֶם תָּפֵל חֹזִים שָׁוְא וְקֹסְמִים לָהֶם כָּזָב אֹמְרִים כֹּה אָמַר אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה וַיהוָה לֹא דִבֵּר	28 Her prophets have plastered these things over with their empty visions and lying prophecies, saying:Yahweh says this, although Yahweh has not spoken.
29 עַם הָאָרֶץ עָשְׁקוּ עֹשֶׁק וְגָזְלוּ גָּזֵל וְעָנִי וְאֶבְיֹון הֹונוּ וְאֶת־הַגֵּר עָשְׁקוּ בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּט	29 The people of the country have taken to extortion and banditry; they have oppressed the poor andneedy and il -treated the settler in a way that is unjustifiable.
30 וָאֲבַקֵּשׁ מֵהֶם אִישׁ גֹּדֵר־גָּדֵר וְעֹמֵד בַּפֶּרֶץ לְפָנַי בְּעַד הָאָרֶץ לְבִלְתִּי שַׁחֲתָהּ וְלֹא מָצָאתִי	30 I have been looking for someone among them to build a barricade and oppose me in the breach, todefend the country and prevent me from destroying it; but I have found no one.
31 וָאֶשְׁפֹּךְ עֲלֵיהֶם זַעְמִי בְּאֵשׁ עֶבְרָתִי כִּלִּיתִים דַּרְכָּם בְּרֹאשָׁם נָתַתִּי נְאֻם אֲדֹנָי יְהֹוִה׃ פ	31 Hence I have vented my fury on them; I have put an end to them in the fire of my rage. I have madetheir conduct recoil on their own heads -- declares the Lord Yahweh." '