Micah 2

Woe who scheme iniquity and who work evil on their beds in light of the morning they do it because there is in the power of their hand

1 ה֧וֹי 𐤄𐤅𐤉 hoy Woe HTj חֹֽשְׁבֵי 𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤉 choshevey who scheme HVqrmpc אָ֛וֶן 𐤀𐤅𐤍 aven iniquity HNcmsa וּ/פֹ֥עֲלֵי 𐤅/𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤉 ufoaley and who work HC/Vqrmpc רָ֖ע 𐤓𐤏 ra evil HAamsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al on HR מִשְׁכְּבוֹתָ֑/ם 𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤕/𐤌 mishekevotam their beds HNcmpc/Sp3mp בְּ/א֤וֹר 𐤁/𐤀𐤅𐤓 beor in light HR/Ncbsc הַ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙ 𐤄/𐤁𐤒𐤓 haboqer of the morning HTd/Ncmsa יַעֲשׂ֔וּ/הָ 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅/𐤄 yaasuha they do it HVqi3mp/Sp3fs כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki because HC יֶשׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there is HTm לְ/אֵ֖ל 𐤋/𐤀𐤋 leel in the power HR/Ncmsc יָדָֽ/ם 𐤉𐤃/𐤌 yadam of their hand HNcbsc/Sp3mp

and they covet fields and seize and houses and take away and oppress a man and his house a man and his inheritance

2 וְ/חָמְד֤וּ 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤃𐤅 vechamedu and they covet HC/Vqq3cp שָׂדוֹת֙ 𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤕 sadot fields HNcmpa וְ/גָזָ֔לוּ 𐤅/𐤂𐤆𐤋𐤅 vegazalu and seize HC/Vqq3cp וּ/בָתִּ֖ים 𐤅/𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤌 uvatim and houses HC/Ncmpa וְ/נָשָׂ֑אוּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤅 venasau and take away HC/Vqq3cp וְ/עָֽשְׁקוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤒𐤅 veashequ and oppress HC/Vqq3cp גֶּ֣בֶר 𐤂𐤁𐤓 gever a man HNcmsa וּ/בֵית֔/וֹ 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 uveyto and his house HC/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/אִ֖ישׁ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔 veish a man HC/Ncmsa וְ/נַחֲלָתֽ/וֹ 𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤋𐤕/𐤅 venachalato and his inheritance HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms

therefore thus says YHWH behold me devising against the family this evil which not you shall remove from it your necks and not you shall walk haughtily for time evil it is

3 לָ/כֵ֗ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore HR/D כֹּ֚ה 𐤊𐤄 koh thus HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says HVqp3ms יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp הִנְ/נִ֥י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold me HTm/Sp1cs חֹשֵׁ֛ב 𐤇𐤔𐤁 choshev devising HVqrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against HR הַ/מִּשְׁפָּחָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤇𐤄 hamishepachah the family HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֖את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this HTd/Pdxfs רָעָ֑ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah evil HNcfsa אֲ֠שֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn תָמִ֨ישׁוּ 𐤕𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤅 tamishu you shall remove HVhi2mp מִ/שָּׁ֜ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from it HR/D צַוְּארֹֽתֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤑𐤅𐤀𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 tsaveroteykhem your necks HNcmpc/Sp2mp וְ/לֹ֤א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn תֵֽלְכוּ֙ 𐤕𐤋𐤊𐤅 telekhu you shall walk HVqi2mp רוֹמָ֔ה 𐤓𐤅𐤌𐤄 romah haughtily HD כִּ֛י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC עֵ֥ת 𐤏𐤕 et time HNcbsa רָעָ֖ה 𐤓𐤏𐤄 raah-2 evil HAafsa הִֽיא 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it is HPp3fs

In that day that they will take up against you a taunt and lament a doleful lamentation and say We are utterly ruined the portion of my people He exchanges How He removes it from me to the apostate our fields He apportions

4 בַּ/יּ֨וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom In that day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֜וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that HTd/Pp3ms יִשָּׂ֧א 𐤉𐤔𐤀 yisa they will take up HVqi3ms עֲלֵי/כֶ֣ם 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤊𐤌 aleykhem against you HR/Sp2mp מָשָׁ֗ל 𐤌𐤔𐤋 mashal a taunt HNcmsa וְ/נָהָ֨ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤄𐤄 venahah and lament HC/Vqq3ms נְהִ֤י 𐤍𐤄𐤉 nehi a doleful HNcmsa נִֽהְיָה֙ 𐤍𐤄𐤉𐤄 niheyah lamentation HVNp3ms אָמַר֙ 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar and say HVqp3ms שָׁד֣וֹד 𐤔𐤃𐤅𐤃 shadod We are utterly HVqa נְשַׁדֻּ֔נוּ 𐤍𐤔𐤃𐤍𐤅 neshadunu ruined HVNp1cp חֵ֥לֶק 𐤇𐤋𐤒 cheleq the portion HNcmsc עַמִּ֖/י 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami of my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs יָמִ֑יר 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤓 yamir He exchanges HVhi3ms אֵ֚יךְ 𐤀𐤉𐤊 eykhe How HTi יָמִ֣ישׁ 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤔 yamish He removes HVhi3ms לִ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li it from me HR/Sp1cs לְ/שׁוֹבֵ֥ב 𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤁 leshovev to the apostate HR/Aamsa שָׂדֵ֖י/נוּ 𐤔𐤃𐤉/𐤍𐤅 sadeynu our fields HNcmpc/Sp1cp יְחַלֵּֽק 𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤒 yechaleq He apportions HVpi3ms

therefore not will be for you one casting a cord by lot in the assembly YHWH

5 לָ/כֵן֙ 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore HR/D לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יִֽהְיֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤉𐤄 yiheyeh will be HVqi3ms לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha for you HR/Sp2ms מַשְׁלִ֥יךְ 𐤌𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤊 mashelikhe one casting HVhrmsa חֶ֖בֶל 𐤇𐤁𐤋 chevel a cord HNcbsa בְּ/גוֹרָ֑ל 𐤁/𐤂𐤅𐤓𐤋 begoral by lot HR/Ncmsa בִּ/קְהַ֖ל 𐤁/𐤒𐤄𐤋 biqehal in the assembly HR/Ncmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp

do not prophesy they prophesy not they shall prophesy to these not shall overtake shame

6 אַל 𐤀𐤋 al do not HTn תַּטִּ֖פוּ 𐤕𐤈𐤐𐤅 tatifu prophesy HVhj2mp יַטִּיפ֑וּ/ן 𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤐𐤅/𐤍 yatifun they prophesy HVhi3mp/Sn לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn יַטִּ֣פוּ 𐤉𐤈𐤐𐤅 yatifu they shall prophesy HVhi3mp לָ/אֵ֔לֶּה 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄 laeleh to these HR/Pdxcp לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo-2 not HTn יִסַּ֖ג 𐤉𐤎𐤂 yisag shall overtake HVNi3ms כְּלִמּֽוֹת 𐤊𐤋𐤌𐤅𐤕 kelimot shame HNcfpa

[Should it] be said house of Jacob [Is it] shortened Spirit of YHWH [or] these His doings Do not My words do good to the upright [one] walking

7 הֶ/אָמ֣וּר 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤓 heamur [Should it] be said HTi/Vqsmsa בֵּֽית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house HNcmsc יַעֲקֹ֗ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov of Jacob HNp הֲ/קָצַר֙ 𐤄/𐤒𐤑𐤓 haqatsar [Is it] shortened HTi/Vqp3ms ר֣וּחַ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) Spirit HNcbsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH HNp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im [or] HC אֵ֖לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh these HPdxcp מַעֲלָלָ֑י/ו 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤅 maalalayv His doings HNcmpc/Sp3ms הֲ/ל֤וֹא 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤀 halo Do not HTi/Tn דְבָרַ֨/י 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤉 devaray My words HNcmpc/Sp1cs יֵיטִ֔יבוּ 𐤉𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤁𐤅 yeytivu do good HVhi3mp עִ֖ם 𐤏𐤌 im-2 to HR הַ/יָּשָׁ֥ר 𐤄/𐤉𐤔𐤓 hayashar the upright HTd/Aamsa הוֹלֵֽךְ 𐤄𐤅𐤋𐤊 holekhe [one] walking HVqrmsa

even of late my people as an enemy rise up over against the robe the garment you strip off from those passing by securely returning from war

8 וְ/אֶתְמ֗וּל 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 veetemul even of late HC/D עַמִּ/י֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs לְ/אוֹיֵ֣ב 𐤋/𐤀𐤅𐤉𐤁 leoyev as an enemy HR/Vqrmsa יְקוֹמֵ֔ם 𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤌 yeqomem rise up HVoi3ms מִ/מּ֣וּל 𐤌/𐤌𐤅𐤋 mimul over against HR/R שַׂלְמָ֔ה 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 salemah the robe HNcfsa אֶ֖דֶר 𐤀𐤃𐤓 eder the garment HNcmsa תַּפְשִׁט֑וּ/ן 𐤕𐤐𐤔𐤈𐤅/𐤍 tafeshitun you strip off HVhi2mp/Sn מֵ/עֹבְרִ֣ים 𐤌/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 meoverim from those passing by HR/Vqrmpa בֶּ֔טַח 𐤁𐤈𐤇 betach securely HNcmsa שׁוּבֵ֖י 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤉 shuvey returning HVqsmpc מִלְחָמָֽה 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 milechamah from war HNcfsa

women of my people you drive out from house delightful-of-it from upon children-of-it you take my splendor forever

9 נְשֵׁ֤י 𐤍𐤔𐤉 neshey women HNcfpc עַמִּ/י֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤉 ami of my people HNcmsc/Sp1cs תְּגָ֣רְשׁ֔וּ/ן 𐤕𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤅/𐤍 tegareshun you drive out HVpi2mp/Sn מִ/בֵּ֖ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from house HR/Ncmsc תַּֽעֲנֻגֶ֑י/הָ 𐤕𐤏𐤍𐤂𐤉/𐤄 taanugeyha delightful-of-it HNcmpc/Sp3fs מֵ/עַל֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from upon HR/R עֹֽלָלֶ֔י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤋𐤉/𐤄 olaleyha children-of-it HNcmpc/Sp3fs תִּקְח֥וּ 𐤕𐤒𐤇𐤅 tiqechu you take HVqi2mp הֲדָרִ֖/י 𐤄𐤃𐤓/𐤉 hadari my splendor HNcmsc/Sp1cs לְ/עוֹלָֽם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever HR/Ncmsa

Arise and go for not this the resting place because of uncleanness it destroys and destruction grievous

10 ק֣וּמוּ 𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤅 qumu Arise HVqv2mp וּ/לְכ֔וּ 𐤅/𐤋𐤊𐤅 ulekhu and go HC/Vqv2mp כִּ֥י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn זֹ֖את 𐤆𐤀𐤕 zot this HPdxfs הַ/מְּנוּחָ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤍𐤅𐤇𐤄 hamenuchah the resting place HTd/Ncbsa בַּ/עֲב֥וּר 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 baavur because of HR/Ncmsc טָמְאָ֛ה 𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤄 tameah uncleanness HVqp3fs תְּחַבֵּ֖ל 𐤕𐤇𐤁𐤋 techabel it destroys HVpi3fs וְ/חֶ֥בֶל 𐤅/𐤇𐤁𐤋 vechevel and destruction HC/Ncmsa נִמְרָֽץ 𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤑 nimerats grievous HVNsmsa

If a man walking in the wind and falsehood had lied I will prophesy to you of wine and of strong drink he would be the prophet the people this

11 לוּ 𐤋𐤅 lu If HC אִ֞ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish a man HNcmsa הֹלֵ֥ךְ 𐤄𐤋𐤊 holekhe walking HVqrmsc ר֨וּחַ֙ 𐤓𐤅𐤇 rucha Roho (Swahili) in the wind HNcbsa וָ/שֶׁ֣קֶר 𐤅/𐤔𐤒𐤓 vasheqer and falsehood HC/Ncmsa כִּזֵּ֔ב 𐤊𐤆𐤁 kizev had lied HVpp3ms אַטִּ֣ף 𐤀𐤈𐤐 atif I will prophesy HVhi1cs לְ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms לַ/יַּ֖יִן 𐤋/𐤉𐤉𐤍 layayin of wine HRd/Ncmsa וְ/לַ/שֵּׁכָ֑ר 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤊𐤓 velashekhar and of strong drink HC/Rd/Ncmsa וְ/הָיָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah he would be HC/Vqq3ms מַטִּ֖יף 𐤌𐤈𐤉𐤐 matif the prophet HVhrmsc הָ/עָ֥ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּֽה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this HTd/Pdxms

I will surely assemble I will gather Jacob all of you I will surely gather I will gather the remnant of Israel together I will set them like sheep of Bozrah like a flock in the midst of their pasture they will make noise because of men

12 אָסֹ֨ף 𐤀𐤎𐤐 asof I will surely assemble HVqa אֶאֱסֹ֜ף 𐤀𐤀𐤎𐤐 eesof I will gather HVqi1cs יַעֲקֹ֣ב 𐤉𐤏𐤒𐤁 yaaqov Jacob HNp כֻּלָּ֗/ךְ 𐤊𐤋/𐤊 kulakhe all of you HNcmsc/Sp2fs קַבֵּ֤ץ 𐤒𐤁𐤑 qabets I will surely gather HVpa אֲקַבֵּץ֙ 𐤀𐤒𐤁𐤑 aqabets I will gather HVpi1cs שְׁאֵרִ֣ית 𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 sheerit the remnant HNcfsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel HNp יַ֥חַד 𐤉𐤇𐤃 yachad together HD אֲשִׂימֶ֖/נּוּ 𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤌/𐤍𐤅 asimenu I will set them HVqi1cs/Sp3ms כְּ/צֹ֣אן 𐤊/𐤑𐤀𐤍 ketson like sheep HR/Ncbsa בָּצְרָ֑ה 𐤁𐤑𐤓𐤄 batserah of Bozrah HNcfsa כְּ/עֵ֨דֶר֙ 𐤊/𐤏𐤃𐤓 keeder like a flock HR/Ncmsa בְּ/ת֣וֹךְ 𐤁/𐤕𐤅𐤊 betokhe in the midst HR/Ncmsc הַ/דָּֽבְר֔/וֹ 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤅 hadavero of their pasture HTd/Ncmsc/Sp3ms תְּהִימֶ֖נָה 𐤕𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍𐤄 tehimenah they will make noise HVhi3fp מֵ/אָדָֽם 𐤌/𐤀𐤃𐤌 meadam because of men HR/Ncmsa

has gone up the breaker before them they have broken through and have passed through the gate and have gone out by it and has passed on their king before them and YHWH at their head

13 עָלָ֤ה 𐤏𐤋𐤄 alah has gone up HVqp3ms הַ/פֹּרֵץ֙ 𐤄/𐤐𐤓𐤑 haporets the breaker HTd/Vqrmsa לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem before them HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp פָּֽרְצוּ֙ 𐤐𐤓𐤑𐤅 paretsu they have broken through HVqp3cp וַֽ/יַּעֲבֹ֔רוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤅 vayaavoru and have passed through HC/Vqw3mp שַׁ֖עַר 𐤔𐤏𐤓 shaar the gate HNcmsa וַ/יֵּ֣צְאוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀𐤅 vayetseu and have gone out HC/Vqw3mp ב֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 vo by it HR/Sp3ms וַ/יַּעֲבֹ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaavor and has passed on HC/Vqw3ms מַלְכָּ/ם֙ 𐤌𐤋𐤊/𐤌 malekam their king HNcmsc/Sp3mp לִ/פְנֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉/𐤄𐤌 lifeneyhem-2 before them HR/Ncbpc/Sp3mp וַ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 vayhvah Nyambe (Lozi) and YHWH HC/Np בְּ/רֹאשָֽׁ/ם 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤌 berosham at their head HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp

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