Micah · Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Micah 4 Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
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Notes on this text (2)
- The Old Testament is translated from the Hebrew, not from the Septuagint read in the Orthodox Church; there are no deuterocanonical books.
- Katharevousa (learned 19th-century Greek), as in the CrossWire module (text from theword.gr).
1 Και εν ταις εσχάταις ημέραις το όρος του οίκου του Κυρίου θέλει στηριχθή επί της κορυφής των ορέων και υψωθή υπεράνω των βουνών, και λαοί θέλουσι συρρέει εις αυτό.
1 But in the latter days, it will happen that the mountain of Yahweh’s temple will be established on the top of the mountains, and it will be exalted above the hills; and peoples will stream to it.
2 Και έθνη πολλά θέλουσιν υπάγει και ειπεί, Έλθετε και ας αναβώμεν εις το όρος του Κυρίου και εις τον οίκον του Θεού του Ιακώβ· και θέλει διδάξει ημάς τας οδούς αυτού, και θέλομεν περιπατήσει εν ταις τρίβοις αυτού· διότι εκ Σιών θέλει εξέλθει νόμος και λόγος Κυρίου εξ Ιερουσαλήμ.
2 Many nations will go and say, “Come! Let’s go up to the mountain of Yahweh, 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 will go out of Zion, and Yahweh’s word from Jerusalem;
3 Και θέλει κρίνει αναμέσον λαών πολλών και θέλει ελέγξει έθνη ισχυρά, έως εις μακράν· και θέλουσι σφυρηλατήσει τας μαχαίρας αυτών διά υνία και τας λόγχας αυτών διά δρέπανα· δεν θέλει σηκώσει μάχαιραν έθνος εναντίον έθνους ουδέ θέλουσι μάθει πλέον τον πόλεμον.
3 and he will judge between many peoples, and will decide concerning strong nations afar off. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift up sword against nation, neither will they learn war any more.
4 Και θέλουσι κάθησθαι έκαστος υπό την άμπελον αυτού και υπό την συκήν αυτού, και δεν θέλει υπάρχει ο εκφοβών· διότι το στόμα του Κυρίου των δυνάμεων ελάλησε.
4 But every man will sit under his vine and under his fig tree. No one will make them afraid, for the mouth of Yahweh of Armies has spoken.
5 Διότι πάντες οι λαοί θέλουσι περιπατεί έκαστος εν τω ονόματι του θεού αυτού· ημείς δε θέλομεν περιπατεί εν τω ονόματι Κυρίου του Θεού ημών εις τον αιώνα και εις τον αιώνα.
5 Indeed all the nations may walk in the name of their gods, but we will walk in the name of Yahweh our God forever and ever.
6 Εν τη ημέρα εκείνη, λέγει Κύριος, θέλω συνάξει την χωλαίνουσαν και θέλω εισδεχθή την εξωσμένην και εκείνην, την οποίαν έθλιψα.
6 “In that day,” says Yahweh, “I will assemble that which is lame, and I will gather that which is driven away, and that which I have afflicted;
7 Και θέλω κάμει την χωλαίνουσαν υπόλοιπον και την αποβεβλημένην έθνος ισχυρόν, και ο Κύριος θέλει βασιλεύει επ' αυτούς εν τω όρει Σιών, από του νυν και έως του αιώνος.
7 and I will make that which was lame a remnant, and that which was cast far off a strong nation: and Yahweh will reign over them on Mount Zion from then on, even forever.”
8 Και συ, πύργε του ποιμνίου, οχύρωμα της θυγατρός Σιών, εις σε θέλει ελθεί η πρώτη εξουσία· ναι, θέλει ελθεί το βασίλειον εις την θυγατέρα της Ιερουσαλήμ.
8 You, tower of the flock, the hill of the daughter of Zion, to you it will come. Yes, the former dominion will come, the kingdom of the daughter of Jerusalem.
9 Διά τι τώρα κραυγάζεις δυνατά; δεν είναι βασιλεύς εν σοι; ηφανίσθη ο σύμβουλός σου, ώστε σε κατέλαβον ωδίνες ως τικτούσης;
9 Now why do you cry out aloud? Is there no king in you? Has your counselor perished, that pains have taken hold of you as of a woman in travail?
10 Κοιλοπόνει και αγωνίζου, θυγάτηρ Σιών, ως η τίκτουσα, διότι τώρα θέλεις εξέλθει εκ της πόλεως και θέλεις κατοικήσει εν αγρώ και θέλεις υπάγει έως της Βαβυλώνος· εκεί θέλεις ελευθερωθή, εκεί θέλει σε εξαγοράσει ο Κύριος εκ της χειρός των εχθρών σου.
10 Be in pain, and labor to give birth, daughter of Zion, like a woman in travail; for now you will go out of the city, and will dwell in the field, and will come even to Babylon. There you will be rescued. There Yahweh will redeem you from the hand of your enemies.
11 Τώρα δε συνήχθησαν εναντίον σου έθνη πολλά λέγοντα, Ας μιανθή και ας επιβλέπη ο οφθαλμός ημών επί την Σιών.
11 Now many nations have assembled against you, that say, “Let her be defiled, and let our eye gloat over Zion.”
12 Αλλ' αυτοί δεν γνωρίζουσι τους λογισμούς του Κυρίου ουδέ εννοούσι την βουλήν αυτού, ότι συνήγαγεν αυτούς ως δράγματα αλωνίου.
12 But they don’t know the thoughts of Yahweh, neither do they understand his counsel; for he has gathered them like the sheaves to the threshing floor.
13 Σηκώθητι και αλώνιζε, θυγάτηρ Σιών, διότι θέλω κάμει το κέρας σου σιδηρούν και τας οπλάς σου θέλω κάμει χαλκάς, και θέλεις κατασυντρίψει λαούς πολλούς· και θέλω αφιερώσει τα διαρπάγματα αυτών εις τον Κύριον και την περιουσίαν αυτών εις τον Κύριον πάσης της γης.
13 Arise and thresh, daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs bronze. You will beat in pieces many peoples. I will devote their gain to Yahweh, and their substance to the Lord of the whole earth.
Cross references (13)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 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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What the Fathers said
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