Micah 5

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition	NEW JERUSALEM
1 Now you are walled about with a wall; siege is laid against us; with a rod they strike upon the cheek the ruler of Israel.	1 But you (Bethlehem) Ephrathah, the least of the clans of Judah, from you will come for me a future rulerof Israel whose origins go back to the distant past, to the days of old.
2 But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days.	2 Hence Yahweh will abandon them only until she who is in labour gives birth, and then those who surviveof his race wil be reunited to the Israelites.
3 Therefore he shall give them up until the time when she who is in travail has brought forth; then the rest of his brethren shall return to the people of Israel.	3 He wil take his stand and he wil shepherd them with the power of Yahweh, with the majesty of thename of his God, and they wil be secure, for his greatness wil extend henceforth to the most distant parts of thecountry.
4 And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God. And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth.	4 He himself wil be peace! Should the Assyrian invade our country, should he set foot in our land, weshall raise seven shepherds against him, eight leaders of men;
5 And this shall be peace, when the Assyrian comes into our land and treads upon our soil, that we will raise against him seven shepherds and eight princes of men;	5 they wil shepherd Assyria with the sword, the country of Nimrod with naked blade. He will save us fromthe Assyrian, should he invade our country, should he set foot inside our frontiers.
6 they shall rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod with the drawn sword; and they shall deliver us from the Assyrian when he comes into our land and treads within our border.	6 Then what is left of Jacob, surrounded by many peoples, wil be like a dew from Yahweh, like showerson the grass, which do not depend on human agency and are beyond human control.
7 Then the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples like dew from the LORD, like showers upon the grass, which tarry not for men nor wait for the sons of men.	7 Then what is left of Jacob, surrounded by many peoples, wil be like a lion among the forest beasts, like a fierce lion among flocks of sheep trampling as he goes, mangling his prey which no one takes from him.
8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, when it goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is none to deliver.	8 You wil be victorious over your foes and al your enemies will be torn to pieces.
9 Your hand shall be lifted up over your adversaries, and all your enemies shall be cut off.	9 When that day comes- declares Yahweh- I shal tear your horses away from you, I shal destroy yourchariots;
10 And in that day, says the LORD, I will cut off your horses from among you and will destroy your chariots;	10 I shall tear the cities from your country, I shal overthrow all your fortresses;
11 and I will cut off the cities of your land and throw down all your strongholds;	11 I shall tear the spells out of your hands and you wil have no more soothsayers;
12 and I will cut off sorceries from your hand, and you shall have no more soothsayers;	12 I shall tear away your images and your sacred pillars from among you, and no longer wil you worshipthings which your own hands have made!
13 and I will cut off your images and your pillars from among you, and you shall bow down no more to the work of your hands;	13 I shall uproot your sacred poles and shal destroy your cities!
14 and I will root out your Asherim from among you and destroy your cities.	14 In furious anger I shal wreak vengeance on the nations who have disobeyed me!
15 And in anger and wrath I will execute vengeance upon the nations that did not obey.