1Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
1Rahvas, kes käib pimeduses, näeb suurt valgust; kes elavad surmavarju maal, neile paistab valgus.
2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
2Sina teed rohkeks rahva, ja valmistad talle suure rõõmu: nad rõõmustavad sinu ees otsekui lõikusajal ollakse rõõmsad, otsekui saaki jagades hõisatakse.
3Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
3Sest tema koorma ikke ja tema õla kepi, tema sundija vitsa sa murrad nagu Midjani päevil.
4For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
4Sest iga sõjakäras sõtkutud saabas ja veres vettinud vammus põletatakse tuleroaks.
5For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
5Sest meile sünnib laps, meile antakse poeg, kelle õlgadel on valitsus ja kellele pannakse nimeks Imeline Nõuandja, Vägev Jumal, Igavene Isa, Rahuvürst.
6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
6Suur on valitsus ja otsatu on rahu Taaveti aujärjel ja tema kuningriigi üle, et seda kinnitada ja toetada kohtu ja õigusega, sellest ajast ja igavesti. Vägede Issanda püha viha teeb seda.
7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
7Issand läkitab sõna Jaakobisse ja see langeb Iisraeli peale.
8The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
8Seda saab tunda kogu rahvas, Efraim ja Samaaria elanikud, kes ütlevad upsakusest ja südame ülbusest:
9And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,
9'Telliskivid on varisenud, aga meie ehitame tahutud kividest; metsviigipuud on maha raiutud, aga me paneme seedrid asemele.'
10The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
10Ent Issand teeb tugevaks Retsini, ta vastase, ja kihutab üles ta vaenlased:
11Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
11süürlased idast ja vilistid läänest, ja need söövad Iisraeli täie suuga. Selle kõige juures ei ole ta viha veel ära pöördunud ja ta käsi on alles välja sirutatud.
12The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
12Sest rahvas ei ole pöördunud oma peksja poole ega ole nad otsinud vägede Issandat.
13For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
13Seepärast lõikab Issand Iisraelilt ühel päeval pea ja saba, võrse ja varre.
14Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
14Vana ja austatu on pea, aga valet õpetav prohvet on saba.
15The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
15Selle rahva juhid on eksitajad ja nende poolt juhitavad on viidud segadusse.
16For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
16Seepärast ei tunne Issand rõõmu ta noortest meestest ega halasta vaeslaste ja lesknaiste peale; sest kõik on jumalavallatud ja kurjategijad ja iga suu räägib jõledust. Selle kõige juures ei ole ta viha veel ära pöördunud ja ta käsi on alles välja sirutatud.
17Therefore the LORD shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
17Sest ülekohus põleb otsekui tuli, mis põletab kibuvitsu ja ohakaid ning süütab metsarägastikud kerkiva suitsuna haihtuma.
18For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
18Vägede Issanda raevust on maa kõrbenud ja rahvas on otsekui tuleroog: üks ei halasta teise peale.
19Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.
19Ahmivad paremalt, aga on näljased, söövad vasakult, ometi ei saa kõht täis. Igaüks sööb oma käsivarre liha:
20And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
20Manasse Efraimi ja Efraim Manasset, mõlemad on üheskoos Juuda vastu. Selle kõige juures ei ole ta viha veel ära pöördunud ja ta käsi on alles välja sirutatud.
21Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.