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Micah - Chapter 2
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1Ah, those who plan iniquity And design evil on their beds; When morning dawns, they do it, For they have the power.
HOY kho-SHE-vei a-VEN u-po-a-LEI ra al mish-ke-vo-TAM, b'-OR ha-BO-ker ya-a-SU-ha, ki YESH l'-EL ya-DAM.
אה֧וֹי חֹֽשְׁבֵי־אָ֛וֶן וּפֹ֥עֲלֵי רָ֖ע עַל־מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑ם בְּא֤וֹר הַבֹּ֙קֶר֙ יַעֲשׂ֔וּהָ כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־לְאֵ֖ל יָדָֽם׃
2They covet fields, and seize them; Houses, and take them away. They defraud men of their homes, And people of their land.
v'-kha-M'-du sa-DOT v'-ga-ZA-lu u-ba-TIM v'-na-SA-u v'-a-sh'-KU GE-ver u-VEE-to v'-EESH v'-na-cha-LA-to.
בוְחָמְד֤וּ שָׂדוֹת֙ וְגָזָ֔לוּ וּבָתִּ֖ים וְנָשָׂ֑אוּ וְעָֽשְׁקוּ֙ גֶּ֣בֶר וּבֵית֔וֹ וְאִ֖ישׁ וְנַחֲלָתֽוֹ׃
3Assuredly, thus said Hashem: I am planning such a misfortune against this clan that you will not be able to free your necks from it. You will not be able to walk erect; it will be such a time of disaster.
la-KHEN ko AMAR a-do-NAI, hin-NEE kho-SHEV al ha-mish-PA-kha ha-ZOT ra-AH a-SHER lo-ta-MEE-shu mi-SHAM tza-ve-ro-TE-khem v'-lo te-l'-KU ro-MAH, kee AYT ra-AH HEE
גלָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהֹוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֥י חֹשֵׁ֛ב עַל־הַמִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את רָעָ֑ה אֲ֠שֶׁ֠ר לֹֽא־תָמִ֨ישׁוּ מִשָּׁ֜ם צַוְּארֹֽתֵיכֶ֗ם וְלֹ֤א תֵֽלְכוּ֙ רוֹמָ֔ה כִּ֛י עֵ֥ת רָעָ֖ה הִֽיא׃
4In that day, One shall recite a poem about you, And utter a bitter lament, And shall say: “My people's portion changes hands; How it slips away from me! Our field is allotted to a rebel. We are utterly ravaged.”
ba-YOM ha-HU yi-SA a-LE-khem ma-SHAL ve-na-HA ne-HI ni-HA a-MAR sha-DOD ne-sha-DU-nu khe-LEK a-MI ya-MEER EYKH ya-MISH li l'-sho-VAYV sa-DEE-nu ye-kha-LEK
דבַּיּ֨וֹם הַה֜וּא יִשָּׂ֧א עֲלֵיכֶ֣ם מָשָׁ֗ל וְנָהָ֨ה נְהִ֤י נִֽהְיָה֙ אָמַר֙ שָׁד֣וֹד נְשַׁדֻּ֔נוּ חֵ֥לֶק עַמִּ֖י יָמִ֑יר אֵ֚יךְ יָמִ֣ישׁ לִ֔י לְשׁוֹבֵ֥ב שָׂדֵ֖ינוּ יְחַלֵּֽק׃
5Truly, none of you Shall cast a lot cord In the assembly of Hashem!
la-KHEN lo-yi-HE-yeh le-KHA mash-LEEKH khe-VEL b'-go-RAL b'-kha-HAL a-do-NAI
הלָכֵן֙ לֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶ֣ה לְךָ֔ מַשְׁלִ֥יךְ חֶ֖בֶל בְּגוֹרָ֑ל בִּקְהַ֖ל יְהֹוָֽה׃
6“Stop preaching!” they preach. “That's no way to preach; Shame shall not overtake [us].
al-ta-TI-fu ya-TI-fuN lo-ya-TI-fu la-E-leh lo yi-SAG ke-li-MOT
ואַל־תַּטִּ֖פוּ יַטִּיפ֑וּן לֹֽא־יַטִּ֣פוּ לָאֵ֔לֶּה לֹ֥א יִסַּ֖ג כְּלִמּֽוֹת׃
7Is the House of Yaakov condemned? Is Hashem's patience short? Is such His practice?” To be sure, My words are friendly To those who walk in rectitude;
he-a-MUR bayt ya-a-KOV ha-ka-TZAR RU-akh a-do-NAI im AY-leh ma-a-la-LAV ha-LO d'-va-RAI yay-TEE-vu IM ha-ya-SHAR ho-LAYKH
זהֶאָמ֣וּר בֵּֽית־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הֲקָצַר֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהֹוָ֔ה אִם־אֵ֖לֶּה מַעֲלָלָ֑יו הֲל֤וֹא דְבָרַי֙ יֵיטִ֔יבוּ עִ֖ם הַיָּשָׁ֥ר הֹלֵֽךְ׃
Goats roaming the hillside of the Land of Israel.
2:7 To be sure, My words are friendly to those who walk in rectitude
Micha answers the false prophets who attempt to quiet his warnings. They claim that Hashem’s patience is forever, and that since Israel is God’s people, they will never come to harm. Micha explains that for God’s blessings to rest on the people, they must “walk in rectitude,” and not on the crooked path. If they do not heed this warning, He will punish them and exile them from the Land of Israel, which cannot tolerate evil behavior. In verse 12, however, Micha promises that once the people have been punished, they will be returned to the Land of Israel from all the places of their exile, and placed under God’s protection like a flock of sheep safe in its pen.
8But an enemy arises against My people. You strip the mantle with the cloak Off such as pass unsuspecting, Who are turned away from war.
v'-et-MUL a-MEE l'-o-YEV ye-KO-mem mi-MUL sal-MAH e-DER taf-shi-TUN me-o-v'-REEM be-TACH shu-VEI mil-cha-MAH
חוְאֶתְמ֗וּל עַמִּי֙ לְאוֹיֵ֣ב יְקוֹמֵ֔ם מִמּ֣וּל שַׂלְמָ֔ה אֶ֖דֶר תַּפְשִׁט֑וּן מֵעֹבְרִ֣ים בֶּ֔טַח שׁוּבֵ֖י מִלְחָמָֽה׃
9You drive the women of My people away From their pleasant homes; You deprive their infants Of My glory forever.
n'-SHEI a-MEE te-gor-SHUN mi-BAYT ta-a-NU-ge-HA me-AL o-la-LE-ha tik-KHU ha-DA-ree l'-o-LAM
טנְשֵׁ֤י עַמִּי֙ תְּגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּן מִבֵּ֖ית תַּֽעֲנֻגֶ֑יהָ מֵעַל֙ עֹֽלָלֶ֔יהָ תִּקְח֥וּ הֲדָרִ֖י לְעוֹלָֽם׃
10Up and depart! This is no resting place Because of [your] defilement. Terrible destruction shall befall.
KU-mu u-le-KHU, kee LO-zot ha-me-NU-khah, ba-a-VUR ta-m'-AH t'-kha-BEL v'-khe-VEL nim-RATZ
יק֣וּמוּ וּלְכ֔וּ כִּ֥י לֹא־זֹ֖את הַמְּנוּחָ֑ה בַּעֲב֥וּר טָמְאָ֛ה תְּחַבֵּ֖ל וְחֶ֥בֶל נִמְרָֽץ׃
11If a man were to go about uttering Windy, baseless falsehoods: “I'll preach to you in favor of wine and liquor”— He would be a preacher [acceptable] to that people.
lu-ish ho-LEKH ru-AKH va-SHE-ker ki-ZEV a-TIF le-KHA la-YA-yin v'-la-SHE-khar v'-ha-YA ma-TIF ha-AHM ha-ZEH
יאלוּ־אִ֞ישׁ הֹלֵ֥ךְ ר֙וּחַ֙ וָשֶׁ֣קֶר כִּזֵּ֔ב אַטִּ֣ף לְךָ֔ לַיַּ֖יִן וְלַשֵּׁכָ֑ר וְהָיָ֥ה מַטִּ֖יף הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃
12I will assemble Yaakov, all of you; I will bring together the remnant of Yisrael; I will make them all like sheep of Bozrah, Like a flock inside its pen— They will be noisy with people.
a-SOF e-a-SOF ya-a-KOV ku-LAKH ka-BETZ a-ka-BETZ she-E-REET yis-ra-AYL ya-KHAD a-see-ME-nu k'-tzo-RAH k'-e-DER b'-to-KHAD ha-do-VE-ro t'-hi-ME-na me-a-DAM
יבאָסֹ֨ף אֶאֱסֹ֜ף יַעֲקֹ֣ב כֻּלָּ֗ךְ קַבֵּ֤ץ אֲקַבֵּץ֙ שְׁאֵרִ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יַ֥חַד אֲשִׂימֶ֖נּוּ כְּצֹ֣אן בׇּצְרָ֑ה כְּעֵ֙דֶר֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַדָּֽבְר֔וֹ תְּהִימֶ֖נָה מֵאָדָֽם׃
13One who makes a breach Goes before them; They enlarge it to a gate And leave by it. Their king marches before them, Hashem at their head.
a-LAH ha-po-RETZ lif-NE-hem, po-RETZU va-ya-a-VO-ru sha-AR va-y'-tze-U bo, va-ya-a-VO ma-l'-KAM lif-NE-hem, va-a-do-NAI b'-ro-SHAM.
יגעָלָ֤ה הַפֹּרֵץ֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם פָּֽרְצוּ֙ וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֔רוּ שַׁ֖עַר וַיֵּ֣צְאוּ ב֑וֹ וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ר מַלְכָּם֙ לִפְנֵיהֶ֔ם וַיהֹוָ֖ה בְּרֹאשָֽׁם׃
