Micah · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Micah 4 Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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1 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be prepared in the top of mountains, and high above the hills: and people shall flow to it.
1 Y ACONTECERÁ en los postreros tiempos, que el monte de la casa de Jehová será constituído por cabecera de montes, y más alto que los collados, y correrán á él pueblos.
2 And many nations shall come in haste, and say: Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob: and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for the law shall go forth out of Sion, and the word of the Lord out of Jerusalem.
2 Y vendrán muchas gentes, y dirán: Venid, y subamos al monte de Jehová, y á la casa del Dios de Jacob; y enseñarános en sus caminos, y andaremos por sus veredas: porque de Sión saldrá la ley, y de Jerusalem la palabra de Jehová.
3 And he shall judge among many people, and rebuke strong nations afar off: and they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into spades: nation shall not take sword against nation: neither shall they learn war any more.
3 Y juzgará entre muchos pueblos, y corregirá fuertes gentes hasta muy lejos: y martillarán sus espadas para azadones, y sus lanzas para hoces: no alzará espada gente contra gente, ni más se ensayarán para la guerra.
4 And every man shall sit under his vine, and under his fig tree, and there shall be none to make them afraid: for the mouth of the Lord of hosts hath spoken.
4 Y cada uno se sentará debajo de su vid y debajo de su higuera, y no habrá quien amedrente: porque la boca de Jehová de los ejércitos lo ha hablado.
5 For all people will walk every one in the name of his god: but we will walk in the name of the Lord our God for ever and ever.
5 Bien que todos los pueblos anduvieren cada uno en el nombre de sus dioses, nosotros con todo andaremos en el nombre de Jehová nuestro Dios para siempre y eternalmente.
6 In that day, saith the Lord, I will gather up her that halteth: and her that I had cast out, I will gather up: and her whom I had afflicted.
6 En aquel día, dice Jehová, juntaré la coja, y recogeré la amontada, y á la que afligí;
7 And I will make her that halted, a remnant: and her that hath been afflicted, a mighty nation: and the Lord will reign over them in mount Sion, from this time now and for ever.
7 Y pondré á la coja para sucesión, y á la descarriada para nación robusta: y Jehová reinará sobre ellos en el monte de Sión desde ahora para siempre.
8 And thou, O cloudy tower of the flock, of the daughter of Sion, unto thee shall it come: yea the first power shall come, the kingdom to the daughter of Jerusalem.
8 Y tú, oh torre del rebaño, la fortaleza de la hija de Sión vendrá hasta ti: y el señorío primero, el reino vendrá á la hija de Jerusalem.
9 Now, why art thou drawn together with grief? Hast thou no king in thee, or is thy counsellor perished, because sorrow hath taken thee as a woman in labour?
9 Ahora ¿por qué gritas tanto? ¿No hay rey en ti? ¿Pereció tu consejero, que te ha tomado dolor como de mujer de parto?
10 Be in pain and labour, O daughter of Sion, as a woman that bringeth forth: for now shalt thou go out of the city, and shalt dwell in the country, and shalt come even to Babylon, there thou shalt be delivered: there the Lord will redeem thee out of the hand of thy enemies.
10 Duélete y gime, hija de Sión, como mujer de parto; porque ahora saldrás de la ciudad, y morarás en el campo, y llegarás hasta Babilonia: allí serás librada, allí te redimirá Jehová de la mano de tus enemigos.
11 And now many nations are gathered together against thee, and they say: Let her be stoned: and let our eye look upon Sion.
11 Ahora empero se han juntado muchas gentes contra ti, y dicen: Sea profanada, y vean nuestros ojos [su deseo] sobre Sión.
12 But they have not known the thoughts of the Lord, and have not understood his counsel: because he hath gathered them together as the hay of the floor.
12 Mas ellos no conocieron los pensamientos de Jehová, ni entendieron su consejo: por lo cual los juntó como gavillas en la era.
13 Arise, and tread, O daughter of Sion: for I will make thy horn iron, and thy hoofs I will make brass: and thou shalt beat in pieces many peoples, and shalt immolate the spoils of them to the Lord, and their strength to the Lord of the whole earth.
13 Levántate y trilla, hija de Sión, porque tu cuerno tornaré de hierro, y tus uñas de metal, y desmenuzarás muchos pueblos; y consagrarás á Jehová sus robos, y sus riquezas al Señor de toda la tierra.
Cross references (13)
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- 1 Isaiah 2:1–4; Jeremiah 3:17; Zechariah 14:16–21; Psalm 22:27; Acts 2:17
- 2 Isaiah 2:3; Jeremiah 31:6; Isaiah 54:13; Acts 1:8; Psalm 25:8–9
- 3 Isaiah 2:4; Joel 3:9–16; Matthew 25:31–32; Hosea 2:18; Acts 17:31
- 4 Zechariah 3:10; 1 Kings 4:25; Ezekiel 39:26; Isaiah 54:14; Isaiah 1:20
- 5 Zechariah 10:12; Colossians 3:17; Joshua 24:15; Isaiah 2:5; Psalm 48:14
- 6 Zephaniah 3:19; Isaiah 56:8; Ezekiel 34:12–17; John 10:16; Isaiah 35:3–6
- 7 Daniel 7:14; Luke 1:33; Micah 2:12; Micah 5:7–8; Isaiah 24:23
- 8 Isaiah 1:26; Zechariah 9:10; Revelation 22:5; Daniel 2:44; Genesis 35:21
- 9 Jeremiah 8:19; Isaiah 3:1–7; Lamentations 4:20; Hosea 3:4; Hosea 13:10–11
- 10 Isaiah 48:20; Hosea 2:14; Hosea 13:13; Isaiah 52:9–12; Isaiah 43:14
- 11 Obadiah 12; Isaiah 5:25–30; Micah 7:10; Lamentations 2:15–16; Isaiah 8:7–8
- 12 Isaiah 55:8; Jeremiah 29:11; Romans 11:33–34; Luke 3:17; Zechariah 14:1–3
- 13 Isaiah 41:15–16; Daniel 2:44; Isaiah 18:7; Isaiah 23:18; Romans 15:25–28
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