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MIIKAAH

Kanu waa Eraygii Rabbiga oo u yimid Miikaah kii reer Mooreshed waagii ay Yootam iyo Aaxaas iyo Xisqiyaah boqorrada ka ahaayeen dalka Yahuudah, oo uu ku arkay wax ku saabsan Samaariya iyo Yeruusaalem.

Dadyowga oo dhammow, kulligiin maqla. Dhulka iyo waxa ku jira oo dhammow, bal dhegaysta, oo Sayidka Rabbiga ahu ha idinku marag furo, Sayidku macbudkiisa quduuska ah ha idinkaga marag furo.

Xukun Ku Lid Ah Samaariya Iyo Yeruusaalem

Waayo, bal eega, Rabbigu meeshiisuu ka soo bixi doonaa, wuuna soo degan doonaa, oo dhulka meelihiisa sarsare mari doonaa. Oo buuruhu hoostiisay ku dhalaali doonaan, dooxooyinkuna way u kala dildillaaci doonaan sidii shamac dab hor yaal, iyo sidii biyo ka daadanaya meel sare. Waxan oo dhammu waxay u dheceen xadgudubka reer Yacquub iyo dembiyada dadka Israa'iil. Xadgudubka reer Yacquub waa maxay? Sow Samaariya ma aha? Meelaha sare oo dalka Yahuudahna waa maxay? Sow Yeruusaalem ma aha? Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed waxaan Samaariya ka dhigi doonaa sidii taallo burbur ah oo duurka ku taal, iyo sidii meel beercanab laga beerto, oo dhagxanteedana waxaan ku dhex daadin doonaa dooxada, oo aasaaskeedana waan soo bannayn doonaa. Taswiiraheeda xardhan oo dhan waa la wada burburin doonaa, oo kirooyinkeeda oo dhanna dab baa lagu gubi doonaa, oo sanamyadeeda oo dhanna waan wada baabbi'in doonaa, waayo, iyadu waxay ku soo urursatay dhillo kiradeed, oo kulligoodna waxay dib ugu noqon doonaan dhillo kiradeed.

Ooyid Iyo Baroordiiq

Haddaba taas daraaddeed ayaan u ooyi doonaa oo u barooran doonaa, oo anoo cago cad oo qaawan ayaan wareegi doonaa, oo waxaan u dhawaaqi doonaa sida dawacooyinku u ciyaan oo kale, oo waxaan u qaylin doonaa sida goroyadu u cido oo kale. Waayo, nabraheedu ma bogsan karaan, oo xataa waxay soo gaadheen dalka Yahuudah, oo waxay soo gaadheen xataa iridda dadkayga taasoo ah Yeruusaalem. 10 Gad ha ku dhex sheegina, hana ooyina, oo Beytlecafraah dhexdeeda boodhka ku galgasha. 11 Kaaga Shaafiir degganow, bax adoo qaawan oo ceebaysan. Kan Sa'anaan degganu soo ma bixin. Baroorta Beytesel waxay idinka qaadan doontaa meesha aad ku tiirsato. 12 Waayo, kan Maarood degganu aad buu u sugayaa wanaag, maxaa yeelay, belaayo baa xagga Rabbiga ka soo degtay, oo waxay soo gaadhay iridda Yeruusaalem. 13 Kan Laakiish degganow, gaadhiga ku dhuuji faraska dheereeya. Laakiish waxay dadka Siyoon u ahayd bilowgii dembiga, maxaa yeelay, xadgudubyadii dadka Israa'iil ayaa laga dhex helay. 14 Haddaba sidaas daraaddeed waxaad Mooreshed Gad siin doontaa hadiyado. Reeraha Aksiib waxay boqorrada dalka Israa'iil u noqon doonaan wax khiyaano badan. 15 Kan Maareeshaah degganow, weli waxaan kuu keeni doonaa kan ku hantiyi doona. Dalka Israa'iil sharaftiisu waxay gaadhi doontaa xataa tan iyo Cadullaam. 16 Xiiro oo timahaaga iska jar carruurtaadii aad jeclayd daraaddood, oo intaad xiirata sii ballaadhi sida bidaarta gorgorka oo kale, waayo, iyagu way kaa tageen, oo waxaa loo kaxaystay maxaabiis ahaan.

The word of the Lord that came to Micah of Moresheth(A) during the reigns of Jotham,(B) Ahaz(C) and Hezekiah,(D) kings of Judah(E)—the vision(F) he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.

Hear,(G) you peoples, all of you,(H)
    listen, earth(I) and all who live in it,
that the Sovereign Lord may bear witness(J) against you,
    the Lord from his holy temple.(K)

Judgment Against Samaria and Jerusalem

Look! The Lord is coming from his dwelling(L) place;
    he comes down(M) and treads on the heights of the earth.(N)
The mountains melt(O) beneath him(P)
    and the valleys split apart,(Q)
like wax before the fire,
    like water rushing down a slope.
All this is because of Jacob’s transgression,
    because of the sins of the people of Israel.
What is Jacob’s transgression?
    Is it not Samaria?(R)
What is Judah’s high place?
    Is it not Jerusalem?

“Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble,
    a place for planting vineyards.(S)
I will pour her stones(T) into the valley
    and lay bare her foundations.(U)
All her idols(V) will be broken to pieces;(W)
    all her temple gifts will be burned with fire;
    I will destroy all her images.(X)
Since she gathered her gifts from the wages of prostitutes,(Y)
    as the wages of prostitutes they will again be used.”

Weeping and Mourning

Because of this I will weep(Z) and wail;
    I will go about barefoot(AA) and naked.
I will howl like a jackal
    and moan like an owl.
For Samaria’s plague(AB) is incurable;(AC)
    it has spread to Judah.(AD)
It has reached the very gate(AE) of my people,
    even to Jerusalem itself.
10 Tell it not in Gath[a];
    weep not at all.
In Beth Ophrah[b]
    roll in the dust.
11 Pass by naked(AF) and in shame,
    you who live in Shaphir.[c]
Those who live in Zaanan[d]
    will not come out.
Beth Ezel is in mourning;
    it no longer protects you.
12 Those who live in Maroth[e] writhe in pain,
    waiting for relief,(AG)
because disaster(AH) has come from the Lord,
    even to the gate of Jerusalem.
13 You who live in Lachish,(AI)
    harness fast horses to the chariot.
You are where the sin of Daughter Zion(AJ) began,
    for the transgressions of Israel were found in you.
14 Therefore you will give parting gifts(AK)
    to Moresheth(AL) Gath.
The town of Akzib[f](AM) will prove deceptive(AN)
    to the kings of Israel.
15 I will bring a conqueror against you
    who live in Mareshah.[g](AO)
The nobles of Israel
    will flee to Adullam.(AP)
16 Shave(AQ) your head in mourning
    for the children in whom you delight;
make yourself as bald as the vulture,
    for they will go from you into exile.(AR)

Footnotes

  1. Micah 1:10 Gath sounds like the Hebrew for tell.
  2. Micah 1:10 Beth Ophrah means house of dust.
  3. Micah 1:11 Shaphir means pleasant.
  4. Micah 1:11 Zaanan sounds like the Hebrew for come out.
  5. Micah 1:12 Maroth sounds like the Hebrew for bitter.
  6. Micah 1:14 Akzib means deception.
  7. Micah 1:15 Mareshah sounds like the Hebrew for conqueror.