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.

¹Li Dios moco chi junaj cua ta quixcubsi xcuanquil lix tenamiteb laj Zabulón ut lix tenamiteb laj Neftalí. Tâcuulak ban xkßehil nak tâqßuehekß cuißchic xlokßal li tenamit aßin li cuan chire li nimaß Jordán li naxic cuan cuiß li palau. Tâqßuehekß cuißchic xlokßal saß li naßajej Galilea cuanqueb cuiß li tenamit li mâcuaßeb aj judío.

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.

²Li tenamit chanchan saß kßojyîn cuanqueb xban li mâc ut xban nak incßaß nequeßxtau xyâlal. Abanan quicutanobresîc lix naßlebeb. Ac tenebanbil raj li câmc saß xbêneb, abanan quicßulun laj Colol reheb.

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.

³At Kâcuaß, xaqßueheb cuißchic chi tâmc lâ tenamit ut xaqßue cuißchic xsahil xchßôleb. Ut kßaxal cuißchic teßsahokß xchßôleb âcuiqßuin. Chanchan nak nasahoß xchßôleb li yôqueb chi kßoloc ut chanchan nak nasahoß xchßôleb li soldados nak nequeßxjeqßui chirixeb li cßaßru nequeßrêchani chak saß li plêt.

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.

⁴Xban li raylal yôqueb chixcßulbal laj Israel, chanchan cuan jun li yugo saß xbêneb ut yôqueb chi saqßuecß riqßuin cheß. Abanan xacuisiheb saß raylal. Chanchan xacuisi li yugo ut xatok li cheß. Xasach xcuanquileb li nequeßnumta saß xbêneb laj Israel. Xasacheb li nequeßrahobtesin reheb, joß cabânu reheb laj Madián junxil.

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.

⁵Tâcßatekß lix xâbeb li soldados ut tâcßatekß ajcuiß li rakßeb li osoßjenak saß quicß.

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.

⁶Jun li cßulaßal xyoßla chokß ke. Li Cßajolbej xqßueheß ke xban li Dios. Ut saß rukß aßan cuânk li cuanquilal. Ut aßan aßin li tixcßabaßin: aj bânuhom sachba chßôlej, aj qßuehol naßleb, li nimajcual Dios, li Acuabej Dios chi junelic kße cutan ut aj qßuehol tuktûquil usilal.

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.

⁷Tânimâk lix nimajcual cuanquilal ut li tuktûquil usilal mâcßaßak rosoßjic. Tâcßojlâk saß xcßojaribâl laj David ut tixxakab lix cuanquil saß xyâlal ut saß tîquilal chalen anakcuan ut chi junelic. Li nimajcual Dios tixbânu chi joßcaßin xban nak joßcan quiraj.

⁸The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

⁸Li Kâcuaß Dios quixtakla xyebal resil li raylal li tâchâlk saß xbêneb laj Israel, li ralal xcßajol laj Jacob.

⁹And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,

⁹Chixjunileb laj Israel teßxnau nak li Kâcuaß, aßan li quibânun re aßan. Teßxnau chixjunileb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín ut li tenamit Samaria, li nequeßxkßetkßeti ribeb ut nequeßxnimobresi ribeb chixyebal:

¹⁰The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.

¹⁰—Yâl nak xtßaneß li cab yîbanbil riqßuin xan. Abanan takayîb cuißchic riqßuin pec. Queßxyocß li tzßamba li yîbanbil riqßuin li cheß sicómoro, abanan takayîb cuißchic riqßuin li châbil cheß chacalteß, chanqueb.

¹¹Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;

¹¹Li Kâcuaß quixchikß xjoskßileb li xicß nequeßiloc reheb. Queßxchßutub ribeb re teßxic chi pletic riqßuineb laj Israel.

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.

¹²Eb laj Siria queßchal saß li este ut eb laj filisteo queßchal saß li oeste chixsachbaleb laj Israel. Abanan incßaß quinumeß xjoskßil li Kâcuaß. Toj tixqßue chixtojbal xmâqueb li tenamit.

¹³For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.

¹³Abanan li tenamit incßaß queßxsicß li Kâcuaß li nimajcual Dios li yô chi qßuehoc reheb saß raylal chi moco queßsukßi riqßuin.

¹⁴Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.

¹⁴Li Kâcuaß tixqßueheb chixtojbal xmâqueb laj Israel, eb laj cßamol be joß eb ajcuiß li tenamit. Chanchan nak târisi xjolom ut xye junak li xul malaj ut chanchan nak tixsach li palmera joß nak tixsach li pim. Chixjunil aßin tixbânu chiru jun cutan.

¹⁵The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

¹⁵Eb li nequeßcßamoc be ut eb li cuanqueb xcuanquil, aßaneb li queßjuntakßêtâc riqßuin lix jolom li xul. Ut eb li queßjuntakßêtâc riqßuin lix ye li xul, aßaneb lix profeta li nequeßticßtißic.

¹⁶For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

¹⁶Eb li nequeßcßamoc be, aßaneb li nequeßbalakßin reheb li tenamit. Ut eb li tenamit nequeßxpâb li cßaßru nequeßxye. Joßcan nak nequeßsach.

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.

¹⁷Joßcan nak incßaß quixtokßoba ruheb li sâj cuînk li Kâcuaß, chi moco quiril xtokßobâl ruheb li nebaß ut eb li xmâlcaßan. Chixjunileb li tenamit incßaß useb xnaßlebeb. Incßaß nequeßxqßue xcuanquil li Kâcuaß. Junes mâusilal nequeßxye. Joßcan nak li Dios toj mâjiß nanumeß xjoskßil saß xbêneb. Toj tixqßue chixtojbal xmâqueb li tenamit.

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.

¹⁸Lix mâusilaleb li tenamit chanchan jun li xam li nasachoc nak naxcßat li qßuix ut li pim. Chanchan jun li xam li naxcßat li qßuicheß ut li sib nabukuknac chi xic toj takecß.

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.

¹⁹Xban nak yô xjoskßil, li nimajcual Dios yô chixqßuebaleb li tenamit chixtojbal lix mâqueb. Eb li tenamit yôqueb chi sachc. Chanchan nak nacßat li pim. Ut mâ ani târil xtokßobâl ru li ras ut li rîtzßin.

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:

²⁰Yalak bar teßxsicß xtzacaêmkeb li tenamit. Teßcuaßak ut incßaß tâcßojlâk xchßôleb. Junelic ban teßtzßocâk toj retal teßxtiu xtibeleb lix cocßaleb.Eb li ralal xcßajol laj Manasés ut eb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín teßxpleti ribeb chi ribileb rib. Ut teßxjunaji ribeb chi pletic riqßuineb li ralal xcßajol laj Judá. Usta teßxcßul chixjunil li raylal aßin, abanan toj mâjiß nanumeß xjoskßil li Kâcuaß saß xbêneb. Toj tixqßue chixtojbal xmâqueb li tenamit.

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.

²¹Eb li ralal xcßajol laj Manasés ut eb li ralal xcßajol laj Efraín teßxpleti ribeb chi ribileb rib. Ut teßxjunaji ribeb chi pletic riqßuineb li ralal xcßajol laj Judá. Usta teßxcßul chixjunil li raylal aßin, abanan toj mâjiß nanumeß xjoskßil li Kâcuaß saß xbêneb. Toj tixqßue chixtojbal xmâqueb li tenamit.