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at midnight
Midnight is the time when one day ends and another begins. Here "midnight" is used as an idiom. AT: "at night" or "suddenly, at night" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
people will be shaken and will pass away
This can be stated in active form. The phrase "will be shaken" is an idiom that means to be "struck." AT: "God strikes them and they die" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom)
mighty people will be taken away, but not by human hands
This means that it is God who causes people to die, not people. Also, this can be stated in active form. AT: "it is God and not humans who cause mighty people to die" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-euphemism and rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)
not by human hands
Here people are represented by their "hands." AT: "not by humans" or "not by people" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche)