1 The dabar (word / matter) of Yahawah () that came to Mayakah (Micah) the Morashtite in the yamay (days) of Yawatham (Jotham), Achaz (Ahaz), and Chazaqayah (Hezekiah), malakay (kings) of Yahawadah (Judah), which he chazah (saw) concerning Shamarawan (Samaria) and Yarawashalam (Jerusalem).
2 Shamai (hearken / hear), you imayam (peoples), all of you. Listen, O aratz (Earth/land), and malaa (all) that is therein: and let the Adanay () Yahawah () be id (until / as far as) against you, the Adanay () from his qadash (set apart / make holy) hayakal (temple).
3 For, behold, Yahawah () yatzaa (go out / come out) forth out of his maqawam (place), and will yarad (come) down and darak (tread) on the bamah (high) places of the aratz (Earth/land).
4 The harayam (mountains) masas (melt) under him, and the imaqayam (valleys) split apart, like dawanag (wax) panayam (face) the ash (fire), like mayam (Waters) that are nagar (poured) down a mawarad (steep) place.
5 “All this is for the disobedience of Yaiqab (Jacob - Patriarch), and for the chataawath (sins) of the bayath (house) of Yashar-Al (Israel). What is the disobedience of Yaiqab (Jacob - Patriarch)? Isn't it Shamarawan (Samaria)? And what are the bamah (high) places of Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah)? Aren't they Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem)?
6 Therefore I will shawam (place / establish / appoint) Shamarawan (Samaria) like a rubble iy (heap) of the shadah (field), like places for planting karam (vineyards); and I will nagar (pour) down its aban (stone) into the gayaa (valley), and I will galah (uncover) its yasawad (foundations).
7 All her idols will be kathath (beaten) to pieces, and all her temple gifts will be sharap (burned) with ash (fire), and all her itzab (images) I will shamamah (destroy); for of the athanan (hire) of a prostitute has she qabatz (gathered) them, and to the athanan (hire) of a prostitute shall they shawab (turn).”
8 For this I will sapad (lament) and wail; I will yalak (go) shawalal (stripped) and irawam (naked); I will howl like the jackals, and moan like the banawath (daughters) of owls.
9 For her makah (wounds) are anash (incurable); for it bawaa (bring) come even to Yahawadah (Yahawadah / Judah). It reaches to the shair (gate) of my im (nation / people), even to Yarawashalam (Yarawashalam / Jerusalem).
10 Don't nagad (tell) it in gath (gath). Don't bakah (weep) at bakah (all). At Bayath (Beth) Iparah (Ophrah) I have palash (rolled) myself in the ipar (dust).
11 Ibar (pass over/through) on, yashab (inhabit/dwell) of Shapayar (Shaphir), in nakedness and bashath (shame). The yashab (inhabit/dwell) of Tzaanan (Zaanan) won't yatzaa (go out / come out) out. The sapad (wailing) of bayathahaatzal (beth) Azal (Ezel) will laqach (take / seize) from you his protection.
12 For the yashab (inhabit/dwell) of Marawath (Maroth) chawal (waits) anxiously for tawab (good / proper function), because rai (evil) has yarad (come) down from Yahawah () to the shair (gate) of Yarawashalam (Jerusalem).
13 Harness the marakabah (chariot) to the rakash (swift) steed, yashab (inhabit/dwell) of Lakayash (Lachish). She was the raashayath (beginning) of chataah (sin) to the banath (daughter) of Tzayawan (Zion); For the pashaiy (transgressions) of Yashar-Al (Israel) were matzaa (found) in you.
14 Therefore you will nathan (give) a parting shalawach (gift) to Mawarashathagath (Moresheth Gath). The bathay (houses) of Akazayab (Achzib) will be a deceitful thing to the malakay (kings) of Yashar-Al (Israel).
15 I will yet bawaa (bring) to you, yashab (inhabit/dwell) of Maraashah (Mareshah). He who is the kabawad (glory) of Yashar-Al (Israel) will bawaa (bring) to Idalam (Adullam).
16 Shave your heads, and gazaz (cut) off your hair for the banay (my son) of your thainawag (delight). Enlarge your qarachah (baldness) like the vulture; for they have galah (gone) into captivity from you!