But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth have been from of old, from everlasting.
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Verse 2 is found in chapter 5 of Micah. Bethlehem is presented as small among the clans of Judah, yet from it will come a ruler for Israel. The paradox between smallness and significance expresses a constant theme of the book: God can raise what appears insignificant.
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Indes läßt er sie plagen bis auf die Zeit, daß die, so gebären soll, geboren habe; da werden dann die übrigen seiner Brüder wiederkommen zu den Kindern Israel.
Mas tú, Beth-lehem Ephrata, pequeña para ser en los millares de Judá, de ti me saldrá el que será Señor en Israel; y sus salidas son desde el principio, desde los días del siglo.
«Pero tú, Belén Efrata, pequeña para figurar entre los clanes de Judá, de ti saldrá para mí uno que gobernará en Israel. Sus orígenes son desde la antigüedad, desde los días de la eternidad».
Et toi, Bethléhem Ephrata, Petite entre les milliers de Juda, De toi sortira pour moi Celui qui dominera sur Israël, Et dont l'origine remonte aux temps anciens, Aux jours de l'éternité.
MA di te, o Betlehem Efrata, benchè tu sii il minimo de’ migliai di Giuda, mi uscirà colui che sarà il Signore in Israele; le cui uscite sono ab antico, da’ tempi eterni.
E tu, Belém Efrata, posto que pequena entre os milhares de Judá, de ti me sairá o que governará em Israel, e cujas saídas são desde os tempos antigos, desde os dias da eternidade.
伯利恆 的 以法他 啊, 你在 猶大 諸城中雖小, 將來必有一位從你那裏出來, 在 以色列 中為我作掌權者; 他的根源自亙古,從太初就有。
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