¹Rahvas, kes käib pimeduses, näeb suurt valgust; kes elavad surmavarju maal, neile paistab valgus.

¹Nevertheless the darkness shall not be as when the distress was in the [land], at the time he at first lightly, and afterwards heavily, visited the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, -- the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations:

²Sina teed rohkeks rahva, ja valmistad talle suure rõõmu: nad rõõmustavad sinu ees otsekui lõikusajal ollakse rõõmsad, otsekui saaki jagades hõisatakse.

²the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them light hath shone.

³Sest tema koorma ikke ja tema õla kepi, tema sundija vitsa sa murrad nagu Midjani päevil.

³Thou hast multiplied the nation, hast increased its joy: they joy before thee like to the joy in harvest; as [men] rejoice when they divide the spoil.

⁴Sest iga sõjakäras sõtkutud saabas ja veres vettinud vammus põletatakse tuleroaks.

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.

⁵Sest meile sünnib laps, meile antakse poeg, kelle õlgadel on valitsus ja kellele pannakse nimeks Imeline Nõuandja, Vägev Jumal, Igavene Isa, Rahuvürst.

⁵For every boot of him that is shod for the tumult, and the garment rolled in blood, shall be for burning, fuel for fire.

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.

⁶For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name is called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty ùGod, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

⁷Issand läkitab sõna Jaakobisse ja see langeb Iisraeli peale.

⁷Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.

⁸Seda saab tunda kogu rahvas, Efraim ja Samaaria elanikud, kes ütlevad upsakusest ja südame ülbusest:

⁸The Lord sent a word unto Jacob, and it lighteth upon Israel.

⁹'Telliskivid on varisenud, aga meie ehitame tahutud kividest; metsviigipuud on maha raiutud, aga me paneme seedrid asemele.'

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

¹⁰Ent Issand teeb tugevaks Retsini, ta vastase, ja kihutab üles ta vaenlased:

¹⁰The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones; the sycamore trees are cut down, but we will replace them with cedars.

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.

¹¹And Jehovah will set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and arm his enemies,

¹²Sest rahvas ei ole pöördunud oma peksja poole ega ole nad otsinud vägede Issandat.

¹²the Syrians on the east, and the Philistines on the west; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.

¹³Seepärast lõikab Issand Iisraelilt ühel päeval pea ja saba, võrse ja varre.

¹³But the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, and they do not seek Jehovah of hosts.

¹⁴Vana ja austatu on pea, aga valet õpetav prohvet on saba.

¹⁴And Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day:

¹⁵Selle rahva juhid on eksitajad ja nende poolt juhitavad on viidud segadusse.

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

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.

¹⁶For the guides of this people mislead [them]; and they that are guided by them are swallowed up.

¹⁷Sest ülekohus põleb otsekui tuli, mis põletab kibuvitsu ja ohakaid ning süütab metsarägastikud kerkiva suitsuna haihtuma.

¹⁷Therefore the Lord will not rejoice in their young men, neither will he have mercy on their fatherless and on their widows; for every one is a hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.

¹⁸Vägede Issanda raevust on maa kõrbenud ja rahvas on otsekui tuleroog: üks ei halasta teise peale.

¹⁸For wickedness burneth as a fire: it devoureth briars and thorns, and kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they go rolling up like a pillar of smoke.

¹⁹Ahmivad paremalt, aga on näljased, söövad vasakult, ometi ei saa kõht täis. Igaüks sööb oma käsivarre liha:

¹⁹Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land burned up, and the people is as fuel for fire: a man spareth not his brother;

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.

²⁰and he snatcheth on the right hand, and is hungry, and eateth on the left hand; and they are not satisfied. They eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

²¹Manasseh, Ephraim, and Ephraim, Manasseh; [and] they together are against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, and his hand is stretched out still.