Everlasting Peace
(Micah 4.1-3)1 Here is the message which God gave to Isaiah son of Amoz about Judah and Jerusalem:
2 In days to come
the mountain where the Temple stands
will be the highest one of all,
towering above all the hills.
Many nations will come streaming to it,
3 and their people will say,
“Let us go up the hill of the Lord,
to the Temple of Israel's God.
He will teach us what he wants us to do;
we will walk in the paths he has chosen.
For the Lord's teaching comes from Jerusalem;
from Zion he speaks to his people.”
4 He will settle disputes among great nations.
They will hammer their swords into plows
and their spears into pruning knives.
Nations will never again go to war,
never prepare for battle again.
5 Now, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light which the Lord gives us!
Arrogance Will Be Destroyed
6 O God, you have forsaken your people, the descendants of Jacob! The land is full of magic practices from the East and from Philistia. The people follow foreign customs. 7 Their land is full of silver and gold, and there is no end to their treasures. Their land is full of horses, and there is no end to their chariots. 8 Their land is full of idols, and they worship objects that they have made with their own hands.
9 Everyone will be humiliated and disgraced. Do not forgive them, Lord!
10 They will hide in caves in the rocky hills or dig holes in the ground to try to escape from the Lord's anger and to hide from his power and glory! 11 A day is coming when human pride will be ended and human arrogance destroyed. Then the Lord alone will be exalted. 12 On that day the Lord Almighty will humble everyone who is powerful, everyone who is proud and conceited. 13 He will destroy the tall cedars of Lebanon and all the oaks in the land of Bashan. 14 He will level the high mountains and hills, 15 every high tower, and the walls of every fortress. 16 He will sink even the largest and most beautiful ships. 17-18 Human pride will be ended, and human arrogance will be destroyed. Idols will completely disappear, and the Lord alone will be exalted on that day.
19 People will hide in caves in the rocky hills or dig holes in the ground to try to escape from the Lord's anger and to hide from his power and glory, when he comes to shake the earth. 20 When that day comes, they will throw away the gold and silver idols they have made, and abandon them to the moles and the bats. 21 When the Lord comes to shake the earth, people will hide in holes and caves in the rocky hills to try to escape from his anger and to hide from his power and glory.
22 Put no more confidence in mortals. What are they worth?
1 Šī ir tā atklāsme, ko Jesaja, Amoca dēls, saņēma par Jūdu un Jeruzālemi. 2 Laiku beigās notiks, ka Tā Kunga nama kalns stāvēs jo stingri savos pamatos un pacelsies pāri visiem kalniem un pakalniem un pie tā saplūdīs visas tautas. 3 Un nāks daudzas tautas un sacīs: "Iesim, kāpsim Tā Kunga kalnā, Jēkaba Dieva namā, lai Viņš mums māca Savus ceļus un mēs lai staigājam Viņa tekas!" Jo no Ciānas izies pamācība un Tā Kunga vārds no Jeruzālemes. 4 Tad Viņš spriedīs tiesu tautu starpā un tiesās daudzas tautas. Viņi tad pārkals savus zobenus par lemešiem un savus šķēpus par vīnadārza dārznieku nažiem. Tauta pret tautu nepacels vairs zobena un nemācīsies vairs karot. 5 Jēkaba nams, nāc, staigāsim Tā Kunga gaismā! 6 Tu esi atmetis Savu tautu, Jēkaba namu, jo tie pilni austrumu negantības, tie ir zīlnieki kā filistieši, un tie draudzējas ar svešinieku bērniem. 7 Viņu zeme ir pilna ar sudrabu un zeltu, tiem ir mantas bez gala. Viņu zeme ir pilna ar zirgiem, tiem kara ratu ir bezgala daudz. 8 Bet viņu zeme ir arī elka dievu pilna, viņi pielūdz paši savu roku darbu, to, ko viņu pašu pirksti darinājuši. 9 To priekšā liecas vienkāršā tauta, un pazemojas arī dižciltīgie; Tu to viņiem nepiedosi. 10 Lien iekšā klints alā un paslēpies zemē bailēs no Tā Kunga un Viņa varenās godības! 11 Cilvēku lepnās acis tiks apkaunotas un vīru iedomība pazemota, vienīgi Tas Kungs augsti stāvēs tanī dienā. 12 Jo Tas Kungs Cebaots turēs tiesas dienu pār visiem, kas lieli un lepni, pār visiem varenajiem, lai tos pazemotu, 13 pār visiem Libānas augstajiem ciedru kokiem un pār Basanas ozoliem, 14 un pār visiem augstajiem kalniem un pakalniem, 15 pār visiem augstajiem torņiem un pār visiem stiprajiem mūriem, 16 pār visiem Taršišas kuģiem un pār visām lieliskajām laivām. 17 Tad cilvēku lepnība tiks pazemota un vīru augstprātība lauzta, vienīgi Tas Kungs augsti stāvēs tanī dienā. 18 Bet elka dieviem būs beigas. 19 Cilvēki paslēpsies klints alās un zemes plaisumos aiz bailēm no Tā Kunga un Viņa varenās godības, kad Viņš celsies, lai iztrūcinātu zemi. 20 Tanī dienā cilvēki atmetīs savus sudraba un zelta elka dievus, ko viņi bija darinājuši pielūgsmei, aizmetīs tos projām žurkām un sikspārņiem 21 un paslēpsies klinšu aizās un klinšu alās bailēs no Tā Kunga un Viņa varenās godības, kad Viņš celsies, lai zemei iedvestu bijību. 22 Nepaļaujieties uz cilvēku, kam tikai dvaša nāsīs, jo par ko gan tas turams?
