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

¹But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by 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 who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who lived in the land of the shadow of death, on them the light has shined.

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

³You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according 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 the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken 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 all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the 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 to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, 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, on the throne of David, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of Yahweh of Armies will perform this.

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

⁸The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it falls on Israel.

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

⁹All the people will know, including Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart,

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

¹⁰“The bricks have fallen, but we will build with cut stone. The sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.”

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.

¹¹Therefore Yahweh will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,

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

¹²The Syrians in front, and the Philistines behind; and they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this, his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

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

¹³Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.

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

¹⁴Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed, in one day.

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

¹⁵The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies 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 those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.

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

¹⁷Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

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

¹⁸For wickedness burns like a fire. It devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.

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

¹⁹Through the wrath of Yahweh of Armies, the land is burnt up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares 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.

²⁰One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm:

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.