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Micah - Chapter 1
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1The word of Hashem that came to Micha the Morashtite, who prophesied concerning Shomron and Yerushalayim in the reigns of Kings Yotam, Achaz, and Chizkiyahu of Yehuda.
d'-VAR a-do-NAI a-SHER ha-YAH el mi-KHA ha-mo-RASH-TEE b'-Y'-MAY yo-TAM a-KHAZ ye-khiz-kee-YAH mal-KHAY y'-hu-DA a-SHER kha-ZAH al sho-M'-RON vi-ru-sha-LA-im
אדְּבַר־יְהֹוָ֣ה ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֗ה אֶל־מִיכָה֙ הַמֹּ֣רַשְׁתִּ֔י בִּימֵ֥י יוֹתָ֛ם אָחָ֥ז יְחִזְקִיָּ֖ה מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה אֲשֶׁר־חָזָ֥ה עַל־שֹׁמְר֖וֹן וִירֽוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
2Listen, all you peoples, Give heed, O earth, and all it holds; And let my God be your accuser— My Lord from His holy abode.
shim-U a-MEEM KU-lam ha-k'-shi-VEE e-RETZ u-m'-LO-a, vi-YA-hee a-do-NAI y'-ho-VAH ba-KHEM l'-AYD, a-do-NAI me-HEE-khal kod-SHO
בשִׁמְעוּ֙ עַמִּ֣ים כֻּלָּ֔ם הַקְשִׁ֖יבִי אֶ֣רֶץ וּמְלֹאָ֑הּ וִיהִי֩ אֲדֹנָ֨י יֱהֹוִ֤ה בָּכֶם֙ לְעֵ֔ד אֲדֹנָ֖י מֵהֵיכַ֥ל קׇדְשֽׁוֹ׃
3For lo! Hashem Is coming forth from His dwelling-place, He will come down and stride Upon the heights of the earth.
ki-hi-NEH a-do-NAI yo-TZE mi-m'-KO-mo, va-YA-rad va-da-RAKH al [ba-mo-TEI] (ba-mo-TEI) a-RETZ
גכִּֽי־הִנֵּ֥ה יְהֹוָ֖ה יֹצֵ֣א מִמְּקוֹמ֑וֹ וְיָרַ֥ד וְדָרַ֖ךְ עַל־[בָּ֥מֳתֵי] (במותי) אָֽרֶץ׃
4The mountains shall melt under Him And the valleys burst open— Like wax before fire, Like water cascading down a slope.
v'-na-MA-su he-ha-REEM ta-KH'-ta-YAV v'-ha-a-ma-KEEM yit-ba-KA-u ka-do-NAGH mi-p'-NAY ha-AYSH k'-ma-YIM mu-GA-reem b'-mo-RAD
דוְנָמַ֤סּוּ הֶֽהָרִים֙ תַּחְתָּ֔יו וְהָעֲמָקִ֖ים יִתְבַּקָּ֑עוּ כַּדּוֹנַג֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָאֵ֔שׁ כְּמַ֖יִם מֻגָּרִ֥ים בְּמוֹרָֽד׃
5All this is for the transgression of Yaakov, And for the sins of the House of Yisrael. What is the transgression of Yaakov But Shomron, And what the shrines of Yehuda But Yerushalayim?
b'-pe-SHA ya-a-KOV kol-ZOT u-va-kha-TOOT bayt yis-ra-AYL, mee pe-SHA ya-a-KOV, ha-LO shom-ROn, u-mee ba-MOT y'-hu-DA, ha-LO ye-ru-sha-LA-im
הבְּפֶ֤שַׁע יַֽעֲקֹב֙ כׇּל־זֹ֔את וּבְחַטֹּ֖אות בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מִֽי־פֶ֣שַׁע יַעֲקֹ֗ב הֲלוֹא֙ שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן וּמִי֙ בָּמ֣וֹת יְהוּדָ֔ה הֲל֖וֹא יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
6So I will turn Shomron Into a ruin in open country, Into ground for planting vineyards; For I will tumble her stones into the valley And lay her foundations bare.
v'-sam-TEE shom-RON l'-ee ha-sa-DEH l'-ma-ta-AY kha-REM v'-hi-GAR-tee la-GAI a-va-NE-ha vi-so-DE-ha a-ga-LEH
ווְשַׂמְתִּ֥י שֹׁמְר֛וֹן לְעִ֥י הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה לְמַטָּ֣עֵי כָ֑רֶם וְהִגַּרְתִּ֤י לַגַּי֙ אֲבָנֶ֔יהָ וִיסֹדֶ֖יהָ אֲגַלֶּֽה׃
7All her sculptured images shall be smashed, And all her harlot's wealth be burned, And I will make a waste heap of all her idols, For they were amassed from fees for harlotry, And they shall become harlots' fees again.
v'-kol p'-see-LE-ha yu-KA-tu v'-kol et-na-NE-ha yi-sa-ru-FU va-AYSH v'-kol a-tza-VE-ha a-SIM she-MA-ma, KEE me-et-NA-nah zo-NAH ki-BA-tza, v'-ad-et-NA-nah zo-NAH ya-SHU-vu.
זוְכׇל־פְּסִילֶ֣יהָ יֻכַּ֗תּוּ וְכׇל־אֶתְנַנֶּ֙יהָ֙ יִשָּׂרְפ֣וּ בָאֵ֔שׁ וְכׇל־עֲצַבֶּ֖יהָ אָשִׂ֣ים שְׁמָמָ֑ה כִּ֠י מֵאֶתְנַ֤ן זוֹנָה֙ קִבָּ֔צָה וְעַד־אֶתְנַ֥ן זוֹנָ֖ה יָשֽׁוּבוּ׃
8Because of this I will lament and wail; I will go stripped and naked! I will lament as sadly as the jackals, As mournfully as the ostriches.
al-zot es-pe-DAH v'-ei-lee-LAH, eil-KHA (shee-LAL) [sho-LAL] v'-a-ROM, e-e-SEH mis-PEID ka-ta-NIM v'-E-VEL kiv-NOT ya-a-NAH
חעַל־זֹאת֙ אֶסְפְּדָ֣ה וְאֵילִ֔ילָה אֵילְכָ֥ה (שילל) [שׁוֹלָ֖ל] וְעָר֑וֹם אֶעֱשֶׂ֤ה מִסְפֵּד֙ כַּתַּנִּ֔ים וְאֵ֖בֶל כִּבְנ֥וֹת יַעֲנָֽה׃
9For her wound is incurable, It has reached Yehuda, It has spread to the gate of my people, To Yerushalayim.
KI a-NU-sha ma-KO-te-HA, KI-va-AH ad-y'-hu-DAH, na-GA ad-SHA-ar a-MI, ad-y'-ru-sha-LA-im.
טכִּ֥י אֲנוּשָׁ֖ה מַכּוֹתֶ֑יהָ כִּי־בָ֙אָה֙ עַד־יְהוּדָ֔ה נָגַ֛ע עַד־שַׁ֥עַר עַמִּ֖י עַד־יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
10Tell it not in Gath, Refrain from weeping; In Beth-leaphrah, Strew dust over your [head].
b'-GAT al-ta-GI-du ba-KHO al-tiv-KU b'-VEIT l'-a-f'-RAH a-FAH (hit-pa-LA-shi) [hit-pa-LA-shi]
יבְּגַת֙ אַל־תַּגִּ֔ידוּ בָּכ֖וֹ אַל־תִּבְכּ֑וּ בְּבֵ֣ית לְעַפְרָ֔ה עָפָ֖ר (התפלשתי) [הִתְפַּלָּֽשִׁי]׃
11Pass on, inhabitants of Shaphir! Did not the inhabitants of Zaanan Have to go forth naked in shame? There is lamentation in Beth-ezel— It will withdraw its support from you.
iv-REE la-KHEM yo-SHE-vet sha-FEER er-YA-vo-SHET, lo ya-tze-A yo-SHE-vet tza-A-nan, mis-PAHD bayt ha-E-tzel, yi-KAKH mi-KHEM em-DA-to.
יאעִבְרִ֥י לָכֶ֛ם יוֹשֶׁ֥בֶת שָׁפִ֖יר עֶרְיָה־בֹ֑שֶׁת לֹ֤א יָֽצְאָה֙ יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת צַֽאֲנָ֔ן מִסְפַּד֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֵ֔צֶל יִקַּ֥ח מִכֶּ֖ם עֶמְדָּתֽוֹ׃
12Though the inhabitants of Maroth Hoped for good, Yet disaster from Hashem descended Upon the gate of Yerushalayim.
ki-CHA-lah l'-TOV yo-SHE-vet ma-ROT, ki-YA-rad RA may-AYT a-do-NAI l'-sha-AR ye-ru-sha-LA-im
יבכִּֽי־חָ֥לָֽה לְט֖וֹב יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת מָר֑וֹת כִּֽי־יָ֤רַד רָע֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהֹוָ֔ה לְשַׁ֖עַר יְרוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃
13Hitch the steeds to the chariot, Inhabitant of Lachish! It is the beginning Of Fair Tzion's guilt; Yisrael's transgressions Can be traced to you!
r'-TOM ha-mer-ka-VAH la-RE-khesh yo-SHE-vet la-KHEESH ray-SHEET kha-TAT HEE l'-vat tzi-YON kee VAKH nim-tz'-U pish-AY yis-ra-AYL
יגרְתֹ֧ם הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֛ה לָרֶ֖כֶשׁ יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת לָכִ֑ישׁ רֵאשִׁ֨ית חַטָּ֥את הִיא֙ לְבַת־צִיּ֔וֹן כִּי־בָ֥ךְ נִמְצְא֖וּ פִּשְׁעֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
1:13 Inhabitant of Lachish
Micha tells the inhabitants of Lachish to prepare to flee the oncoming enemy, and states that this onslaught will be the beginning of Yehuda’s downfall. Lachish, located thirty miles southwest of Yerushalayim, was fortified by Rechovam (II Chronicles 11:5-12), and was the southern kingdom’s second largest city. Its location was strategic, as it guarded the mountain pass from the southern coastal plain to Yerushalayim and the interior of the kingdom of Yehuda. Lachish was captured and demolished by Sennacherib, king of the Assyrians, during his campaign to capture Yerushalayim and conquer the entire kingdom during the reign of King Chizkiyahu. Today, excavations at Lachish have revealed the largest siege ramp discovered in the Middle East, as well as the largest Iron Age structure discovered in the Land of Israel. Predicting the destruction of this large and powerful city, Micha mocks the Israelites’ trust in their horses and military prowess instead of Hashem’s protection.
Archaeological excavations at ancient Lachish.
Assyrian siege ramp at Tel Lachish
14Truly, you must give a farewell gift To Moresheth-gath. The houses of Achzib are To the kings of Yisrael Like a spring that fails.
la-KHEN ti-t'-NEE shi-LU-kheem al mo-RE-shet GAT, ba-TEI akh-ZIV l'-akh-ZAV, l'-mal-khay yis-ra-AYL
ידלָכֵן֙ תִּתְּנִ֣י שִׁלּוּחִ֔ים עַ֖ל מוֹרֶ֣שֶׁת גַּ֑ת בָּתֵּ֤י אַכְזִיב֙ לְאַכְזָ֔ב לְמַלְכֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
15A dispossessor will I bring to you Who dwell in Mareshah; At Adulam the glory Of Yisrael shall set.
OD ha-YO-raysh a-VEE lakh yo-SHE-vet ma-RE-sha, ad-a-DU-lam ya-VO k'-VOD yis-ra-AYL.
טועֹ֗ד הַיֹּרֵשׁ֙ אָ֣בִי לָ֔ךְ יוֹשֶׁ֖בֶת מָֽרֵשָׁ֑ה עַד־עֲדֻלָּ֥ם יָב֖וֹא כְּב֥וֹד יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
16Shear off your hair and make yourself bald For the children you once delighted in; Make yourself as bald as a vulture, For they have been banished from you.
Kor-KHI va-GO-zi al b'-NAY ta-a-NU-ga-YIKH, har-KHI KOR-kha-TEKH ka-NE-sher, KEE ga-LOO mi-MEKH. (S)
טזקׇרְחִ֣י וָגֹ֔זִּי עַל־בְּנֵ֖י תַּעֲנוּגָ֑יִךְ הַרְחִ֤בִי קׇרְחָתֵךְ֙ כַּנֶּ֔שֶׁר כִּ֥י גָל֖וּ מִמֵּֽךְ׃
