| 1 And you, Bethlehem Ephrathah-you should have been the lowest of the clans of Judah-from you [he] shall emerge for Me, to be a ruler over Israel; and his origin is from of old, from days of yore. | אוְאַתָּ֞ה בֵּֽית־לֶ֣חֶם אֶפְרָ֗תָה צָעִיר֙ לִֽהְיוֹת֙ בְּאַלְפֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה מִמְּךָ֙ לִ֣י יֵצֵ֔א לִֽהְי֥וֹת מוֹשֵׁ֖ל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּמוֹצָֽאֹתָ֥יו מִקֶּ֖דֶם מִימֵ֥י עוֹלָֽם: | |
| 2 Therefore, He shall deliver them until the time a woman in confinement gives birth. And the rest of his brothers shall return upon the children of Israel. | בלָכֵ֣ן יִתְּנֵ֔ם עַד־עֵ֥ת יֽוֹלֵדָ֖ה יָלָ֑דָה וְיֶ֣תֶר אֶחָ֔יו יְשׁוּב֖וּן עַל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל: | |
| 3 And he shall stand and lead with the might of the Lord, with the pride of the Lord, his God: and they shall return, for now he shall become great to the ends of the earth. | גוְעָמַ֗ד וְרָעָה֙ בְּעֹ֣ז יְהֹוָ֔ה בִּגְא֕וֹן שֵׁ֖ם יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑יו וְיָשָׁ֕בוּ כִּֽי־עַתָּ֥ה יִגְדַּ֖ל עַד־אַפְסֵי־אָֽרֶץ: | |
| 4 And this shall be peace. Should Assyria come into our land, and should they tread upon our palaces, we will appoint over them seven shepherds and eight princes of men. | דוְהָיָ֥ה זֶ֖ה שָׁל֑וֹם אַשּׁ֣וּר | כִּֽי־יָבוֹ֣א בְאַרְצֵ֗נוּ וְכִ֚י יִדְרֹךְ֙ בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֵ֔ינוּ וַֽהֲקֵמֹ֚נוּ עָלָיו֙ שִׁבְעָ֣ה רֹעִ֔ים וּשְׁמֹנָ֖ה נְסִיכֵ֥י אָדָֽם: | |
| 5 And they shall break the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod at its gates; and he shall save [us] from Assyria, who comes into our land, and who treads in our border. | הוְרָע֞וּ אֶת־אֶ֚רֶץ אַשּׁוּר֙ בַּחֶ֔רֶב וְאֶת־אֶ֥רֶץ נִמְר֖וֹד בִּפְתָחֶ֑יהָ וְהִצִּיל֙ מֵֽאַשּׁ֔וּר כִּֽי־יָב֣וֹא בְאַרְצֵ֔נוּ וְכִֽי־יִדְרֹ֖ךְ בִּגְבוּלֵֽנוּ: | |
| 6 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples-like dew sent by the Lord, like torrents of rain upon vegatation that does not hope for any man and does not wait for the sons of men. | ווְהָיָ֣ה | שְׁאֵרִ֣ית יַֽעֲקֹ֗ב בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים כְּטַל֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהֹוָ֔ה כִּרְבִיבִ֖ים עֲלֵי־עֵ֑שֶׂב אֲשֶׁ֚ר לֹֽא־יְקַוֶּה֙ לְאִ֔ישׁ וְלֹ֥א יְיַחֵ֖ל לִבְנֵ֥י אָדָֽם: | |
| 7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples-like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep, which, if it passes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and no one [can] save anything. | זוְהָיָה֩ שְׁאֵרִ֨ית יַֽעֲקֹ֜ב בַּגּוֹיִ֗ם בְּקֶ֙רֶב֙ עַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֔ים כְּאַרְיֵה֙ בְּבַֽהֲמ֣וֹת יַ֔עַר כִּכְפִ֖יר בְּעֶדְרֵי־צֹ֑אן אֲשֶׁ֧ר אִם עָבַ֛ר וְרָמַ֥ס וְטָרַ֖ף וְאֵ֥ין מַצִּֽיל: | |
| 8 Your hand shall be raised above your oppressors, and all your enemies shall be destroyed. | חתָּרֹ֥ם יָדְךָ֖ עַל־צָרֶ֑יךָ וְכָל־אֹֽיְבֶ֖יךָ יִכָּרֵֽתוּ: | |
| 9 And it shall come to pass on that day, says the Lord, that I will cut your horses out of your midst, and I will destroy your chariots. | טוְהָיָ֚ה בַיּֽוֹם־הַהוּא֙ נְאֻם־יְהֹוָ֔ה וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י סוּסֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהַֽאֲבַדְתִּ֖י מַרְכְּבֹתֶֽיךָ: | |
| 10 And I will destroy the cities of your land, and I will break down all your fortresses. | יוְהִכְרַתִּ֖י עָרֵ֣י אַרְצֶ֑ךָ וְהָֽרַסְתִּ֖י כָּל־מִבְצָרֶֽיךָ: | |
| 11 And I will destroy sorcery from your hand, and you will have no soothsayers. | יאוְהִכְרַתִּ֥י כְשָׁפִ֖ים מִיָּדֶ֑ךָ וּֽמְעֽוֹנְנִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִֽהְיוּ־לָֽךְ: | |
| 12 And I will destroy your graven images and your monuments from your midst, and you shall no longer prostrate yourself to your handiwork. | יבוְהִכְרַתִּ֧י פְסִילֶ֛יךָ וּמַצֵּֽבוֹתֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְלֹֽא־תִשְׁתַּֽחֲוֶ֥ה ע֖וֹד לְמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדֶֽיךָ: | |
| 13 And I will uproot your asherim from your midst, and I will destroy your enemies. | יגוְנָֽתַשְׁתִּ֥י אֲשֵׁירֶ֖יךָ מִקִּרְבֶּ֑ךָ וְהִשְׁמַדְתִּ֖י עָרֶֽיךָ: | |
| 14 And in anger and fury I will execute vengeance upon the nations who have paid no heed. | ידוְעָשִׂ֜יתִי בְּאַ֧ף וּבְחֵמָ֛ה נָקָ֖ם אֶת־הַגּוֹיִ֑ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֥א שָׁמֵֽעוּ: |
(6) El resto de Jacob(Yacoob) estará en medio de muchos pueblos, como rocío del Eterno, como aguacero sobre la hierba que no son buscados por el hombre, ni esperados en la manos de los hijos de hombres.
(7) Y estará el resto de Jacob entre las naciones, en medio de muchos pueblos, como león entre las bestias del bosque, como un leoncillo entre los rebaños de ovejas, el cual, si pasa entre ellos, hace estragos sin que nadie las libre.
(8) Que se levante Tu mano sobre Tus adversarios y que sean cortados Tus enemigos.
(9) Y ocurrirá en aquel día, dice el Eterno, que cortaré tus caballos de en medio de ti y destruiré tus carros.
(10)Cortaré las ciudades de tu tierra y derribaré todas tus fortalezas.
(11) Cortaré las hechicerías de tu mano y no tendrás más agoreros.
(12) Cortaré tus imágenes esculpidas y tus columnas de en medio de ti y no adorarás más la obra de tus manos.
(13) Haré un montón de tus aseras (deidades paganas femeninas) en medio de ti y destruiré a tus enemigos.
(14) Me tomaré venganza en ira y cólera sobre las naciones porque no Me escucharon.
Rita Sibbick 