TOJB2011 ▾MichohMichoh 61Hear ye now what Hashem saith: Arise, contend thou before heharim (the mountains) , and let the hills hear thy voice.2Hear ye, O harim (mountains) , the riv Hashem (dispute, case, lawsuit of Hashem ) ; listen, ye enduring mosedei eretz (foundations of the earth) ; for Hashem hath a case against His people, and He will contend with Yisroel.3O Ami (My people) , what have I done unto thee? And wherein have I been a burden to thee? Testify against Me.4For I brought thee up out of Eretz Mitzrayim, and redeemed thee out of the bais avadim (house of slaves) ; and sent before thee Moshe, Aharon, and Miryam.5O Ami (My people) , remember now what Balak Melech Moav did plot, and what Balaam ben Be'or answered him from Sheetim to Gilgal; that ye may have da'as of the tzidkot (righteous acts of) Hashem .6With what shall I come before Hashem , and bow myself before Elohei Marom (G-d on High) ? Shall I come before Him with olot (burnt offerings) , with calves a year old?7Will Hashem be pleased with thousands of eilim (rams) , or with ten thousand rivers of shemen (olive oil) ? Shall I give my bechor (firstborn) for my peysha, the p'ri (fruit) of my beten for the chattat (sin) of my nefesh?8He hath showed thee, O adam (man) , what is tov. And what doth Hashem require of thee, but to do mishpat, and ahavat chesed, and to walk humbly with Eloheicha?9Hashem ʼs voice crieth unto the ir (city) : To fear Thy Shem (Name) is wisdom; heed the rod and the One who appointed it.10Are there yet the otzerot (treasures) of wickedness in the bais rasha (the house of the wicked) , and the scant measure, the too small eifah (bushel) which is accursed?11Shall I acquit the one with dishonest scales, and with the bag of mirmah (deceitful) weights?12For the oisher (the wealthy) thereof are full of chamas (violence) , and the inhabitants thereof have spoken sheker, and their leshon (tongue) is remiyah (guile) in their mouth.13Therefore also will I make thee sick in striking thee, in making thee desolate because of chattotecha.14Thou shalt eat, but not be satisfied; and thy emptiness remains in thee; and thou shalt put away but not save; and that which thou deliverest will I give up to the cherev (sword) .15Thou shalt sow the zera, but thou shalt not reap the katzir (harvest) ; thou shalt tread the zayit (olives) , but thou shalt not anoint thee with shemen (olive oil) ; and yayin shalt thou not drink.16For the chukkot Omri (statutes of Omri) are kept, and kol ma'aseh Bais Ach'av (all the works of the House of Ahab) ; and ye walk in their mo'atzot (advise, counsel) ; therefore, I should make thee a desolation, and the inhabitants thereof an object of hissing; therefore ye shall bear the cherpah (scorn, abuse, disgrace) of Ami (My people) .Michoh 5Michoh 7