1The word of the LORD that came to Micah the Morasthite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem. 2Hear, all ye people; hearken, O earth, and all that therein is: and let the Lord GOD be witness against you, the Lord from his holy temple.1.2 all ye…: Heb. ye people, all of them1.2 all that…: Heb. the fulness thereof 3For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth. 4And the mountains shall be molten under him, and the valleys shall be cleft, as wax before the fire, and as the waters that are poured down a steep place.1.4 a steep…: Heb. a descent 5For the transgression of Jacob is all this, and for the sins of the house of Israel. What is the transgression of Jacob? is it not Samaria? and what are the high places of Judah? are they not Jerusalem? 6Therefore I will make Samaria as an heap of the field, and as plantings of a vineyard: and I will pour down the stones thereof into the valley, and I will discover the foundations thereof. 7And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.
8Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.1.8 owls: Heb. daughters of the owl 9For her wound is incurable; for it is come unto Judah; he is come unto the gate of my people, even to Jerusalem.1.9 her…: or, she is grievously sick of her wounds
10¶ Declare ye it not at Gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of Aphrah roll thyself in the dust.1.10 Aphrah: that is, Dust 11Pass ye away, thou inhabitant of Saphir, having thy shame naked: the inhabitant of Zaanan came not forth in the mourning of Beth-ezel; he shall receive of you his standing.1.11 thou…: or, thou that dwellest fairly1.11 inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress1.11 Zaanan: or, The country of flocks1.11 Beth-ezel: or, A place near 12For the inhabitant of Maroth waited carefully for good: but evil came down from the LORD unto the gate of Jerusalem.1.12 inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress1.12 waited…: or, was grieved 13O thou inhabitant of Lachish, bind the chariot to the swift beast: she is the beginning of the sin to the daughter of Zion: for the transgressions of Israel were found in thee.1.13 inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress 14Therefore shalt thou give presents to Moresheth-gath: the houses of Achzib shall be a lie to the kings of Israel.1.14 to…: or, for Moresheth-gath1.14 Achzib: that is, A lie 15Yet will I bring an heir unto thee, O inhabitant of Mareshah: he shall come unto Adullam the glory of Israel.1.15 inhabitant: Heb. inhabitress1.15 he…: or, the glory of Israel shall, etc 16Make thee bald, and poll thee for thy delicate children; enlarge thy baldness as the eagle; for they are gone into captivity from thee.
1犹大王约坦、亚哈斯和希西迦执政期间，耶和华把祂的话传给了摩利沙人弥迦。他看到了有关撒玛利亚和耶路撒冷的异象。
审判将临
2万民啊，
你们都要听！
大地和地上的万物啊，
你们要侧耳倾听！
主耶和华从祂的圣殿里作证指控你们。
3看啊，耶和华离开祂的居所，
从天降临，
脚踏大地的高处。
4群山在祂脚下熔化，
犹如火中的蜡；
山谷崩裂，
岩石如水沿山坡倾泻。
5这一切都是因为雅各的叛逆，
以色列家的罪恶。
雅各的叛逆在哪里呢？
岂不是在撒玛利亚吗？
犹大的丘坛在哪里呢？
岂不是在耶路撒冷吗？
6“所以，我耶和华要使撒玛利亚沦为荒野的废墟，
成为种葡萄的地方。
我要把她的石头抛进山谷，
直到露出她的根基。
7她所有的神像都要被打碎，
她所得的淫资都要化为灰烬；
我要毁灭她的一切偶像。
她以淫资得来的偶像，
也要被用作妓女的淫资。”
先知的哀伤
8为此，我要痛哭哀号，
我要赤身光脚而行，
像豺狼哀嚎，
如鸵鸟悲鸣。
9因为撒玛利亚的创伤无法救治，
已经祸及犹大，
直逼我百姓的城门，直逼耶路撒冷。
10不要在迦特宣扬，
也不要哭泣，
要在伯·亚弗拉的灰尘中打滚。
11沙斐的居民啊，
你们将赤身露体，
被羞辱地掳去。
撒南的居民不敢出城，
伯·以薛在痛哭，
你们已失去它的庇护。
12玛律的居民痛苦不堪，
渴望得到拯救，
因为耶和华已把灾难降到耶路撒冷的城门。
13拉吉的居民啊，
用骏马套车逃命吧！
是你们首先唆使锡安城犯罪，
在你们身上看到了以色列的罪恶。
14去向摩利设·迦特赠送告别礼物吧！
亚革悉人必令以色列诸王受骗上当。
15玛利沙的居民啊，
我要使征服者到你们那里。
以色列的领袖1:15 “以色列的领袖”希伯来文是“以色列的荣耀”。要躲到亚杜兰。
16犹大人啊，你们要剃光头发，
为你们所爱的儿女悲伤；
要剃得如秃鹰一样光秃，
因为他们要被掳到远方。
