1Aga sina, Petlemm Efrata, olgugi väike Juuda tuhandete seas, sinust tuleb mulle see, kes saab valitsejaks Iisraelis ja kes põlvneb muistseist päevist, igiaegadest.
1Now you shall gather yourself in troops, daughter of troops. He has laid siege against us. They will strike the judge of Israel with a rod on the cheek.
2Seepärast jäetakse nad saatuse hooleks ajani, mil sünnitaja on sünnitanud; siis pöördub ta vendade jääk tagasi Iisraeli laste juurde.
2But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
3Ja tema seisab ning hoiab karja Issanda jõus, Issanda, oma Jumala nime ülevuses. Ja nemad jäävad elama, sest tema on suur ilmamaa ääreni.
3Therefore he will abandon them until the time that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will return to the children of Israel.
4Ja see tähendab rahu. Kui Assur tuleb meie maale ja kui ta astub meie paleedesse, siis seame tema vastu seitse karjast ja kaheksa vürsti.
4He shall stand, and shall shepherd in the strength of Yahweh, in the majesty of the name of Yahweh his God: and they will live, for then he will be great to the ends of the earth.
5Nemad karjatavad mõõgaga Assuri maad ja halja teraga Nimrodi maad; tema päästab meid Assuri käest, kui see tuleb meie maale ja tungib meie piiridesse.
5He will be our peace when Assyria invades our land, and when he marches through our fortresses, then we will raise against him seven shepherds, and eight leaders of men.
6Siis on Jaakobi jääk paljude rahvaste keskel otsekui kaste Issandalt, nagu vihmapiisad rohu peal, mis ei oota inimest ega looda inimlaste peale.
6They will rule the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nimrod in its gates. He will deliver us from the Assyrian, when he invades our land, and when he marches within our border.
7Siis on Jaakobi jääk paganate seas, paljude rahvaste keskel, otsekui lõvi metsloomade seas, otsekui noor lõvi lambakarja keskel, kes sinna tungides tallab ja murrab, ilma et oleks päästjat.
7The remnant of Jacob will be in the midst of many peoples, like dew from Yahweh, like showers on the grass, that don’t wait for man, nor wait for the sons of men.
8Olgu su käsi tõstetud su vaenlaste vastu ja kõik su vihamehed hävitatagu!
8The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he goes through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is no one to deliver.
9Ja sel päeval, ütleb Issand, hävitan ma sinult hobused ja teen lõpu su sõjavankritele.
9Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, and let all of your enemies be cut off.
10Ma hävitan su maa linnad ja kisun maha kõik su kindlused.
10“It will happen in that day,” says Yahweh, “That I will cut off your horses out of the midst of you, and will destroy your chariots.
11Ma hävitan sinu nõidused ja sulle ei jää enam lausujaid.
11I will cut off the cities of your land, and will tear down all your strongholds.
12Ma hävitan sinu nikerdatud kujud ja ebaususambad ja sa ei saa enam kummardada oma kätetööd.
12I will destroy witchcraft from your hand; and you shall have no soothsayers.
13Ma kisun sinult su viljakustulbad ja hävitan su linnad.
13I will cut off your engraved images and your pillars out of your midst; and you shall no more worship the work of your hands.
14Vihas ja raevus tasun ma kätte paganaile, kes pole võtnud mind kuulda.
14I will uproot your Asherim out of your midst; and I will destroy your cities.
15I will execute vengeance in anger, and wrath on the nations that didn’t listen.”