¹Riv nu Sår i din Hud! De bar opkastet en Vold imod os; med Stokken slår de Israels Hersker på Kinden.

¹Now gather thyself together, O daughter of troops, A siege he hath laid against us, With a rod they smite on the cheek the judge of Israel.

²Og du du Betlehems-Efrata, liden til at være blandt Judas Tusinder! Af dig skal udgå mig een til at være Hersker i Israel. Hans Udspring er fra fordum, fra Evigheds Dage.

²And thou, Beth-Lehem Ephratah, Little to be among the chiefs of Judah! From thee to Me he cometh forth — to be ruler in Israel, And his comings forth [are] of old, From the days of antiquity.

³Derfor giver han dem hen, så længe til hun, som skal føde, føder, og Resten af hans Brødre vender hjem til Israeliterne.

³Therefore he doth give them out till the time She who bringeth forth hath brought forth, And the remnant of his brethren return to the sons of Israel.

⁴Han skal stå og vogte i HERRENs Kraft, i HERREN sin Guds høje Navn. De skal bo trygt, thi nu skal hans Storhed nå Jordens Grænser.

⁴And he hath stood and delighted in the strength of Jehovah, In the excellency of the name of Jehovah his God, And they have remained, For now he is great unto the ends of earth.

⁵Og han skal være Fred. Når Assur trænger ind i vort Land, og når han træder ind i vore Borge, stiller vi syv Hyrder imod ham og otte fyrstelige Mænd,

⁵And this [one] hath been peace, Asshur! when he doth come into our land, And when he doth tread in our palaces, We have raised against him seven shepherds, And eight anointed of man.

⁶som skal vogte Assurs Land med Sværd og Nimrods Land med Klinge. Og han skal fri os fra Assur, når han trænger ind i vort Land, træder ind på vore Enemærker.

⁶And they have afflicted the land of Asshur with the sword, And the land of Nimrod at its openings, And he hath delivered from Asshur when he doth come into our land, And when he treadeth in our borders.

⁷Da bliver Jakobs Rest i de mange Folkeslags Midte som Dug, der kommer fra HERREN, som Regnens Dråber på Græs, der ikke venter på nogen eller bier på Menneskens Børn.

⁷And the remnant of Jacob hath been in the midst of many peoples, As dew from Jehovah — as showers on the herb, That waiteth not for man, nor stayeth for the sons of men.

⁸Da bliver Jakobs Rest blandt Folkene i de mange Folkeslags Midte som en Løve blandt Skovens Dyr, en Ungløve blandt Fårehjorde, der nedtramper, når den går frem, og sønderriver redningsløst.

⁸Yea, the remnant of Jacob hath been among nations, In the midst of many peoples, As a lion among beasts of a forest, As a young lion among ranks of a flock, Which if it hath passed through, Hath both trodden down and hath torn, And there is no deliverer.

⁹Din Hånd skal være over dine Uvenner, alle dine Fjender ryddes bort.

⁹High is thy hand above thine adversaries, And all thine enemies are cut off.

¹⁰På hin Dag, lyder det fra HERREN, udrydder jeg Hestene af dig, dine Stridsvogne gør jeg til intet.

¹⁰And it hath come to pass in that day, An affirmation of Jehovah, I have cut off thy horses from thy midst, And I have destroyed thy chariots,

¹¹rydder Byerne bort i dit Land, river alle dine Fæstninger ned,

¹¹And I have cut off the cities of thy land, And I have thrown down all thy fortresses,

¹²rydder Trolddommen bort af din Hånd, Tegntydere får du ej mer;

¹²And have cut off sorcerers out of thy hand, And observers of clouds thou hast none.

¹³jeg rydder dine Billeder bort, Stenstøtterne bort af din Midte og du skal ikke mer tilbede dine Hænders Værk.

¹³And I have cut off thy graven images, And thy standing-pillars out of thy midst, And thou dost not bow thyself any more To the work of thy hands.

¹⁴Jeg udrydder dine Asjerer og lægger dine Afguder øde;

¹⁴And I have plucked up thy shrines out of thy midst, And I have destroyed thine enemies.

¹⁵i Vrede og Harme tager jeg Hævn over Folk, som ikke vil høre.

¹⁵And I have done vengeance in anger and in fury, With the nations who have not hearkened!