¹A shoot will come out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will bear fruit.

¹ Gaa no deene taji fo ga zay ka fun Yasse tiksa gaa, Kambe fo mo ga fun a kaajey gaa kaŋ ga ize hay.

¹And there shall come forth a shoot out of the stock of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots shall bear fruit.

²The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on him: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Yahweh.

² Rabbi Biya ga goro a boŋ: Laakal da fahamay Biya, saaware da hina Biya, Bayray da Rabbi humburkumay Biya no.

²And the Spirit of Jehovah shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of Jehovah.

³His delight will be in the fear of Yahweh. He will not judge by the sight of his eyes, neither decide by the hearing of his ears;

³ Rabbi humburkuma, nga no ga ciya a kaani maayaŋo. A si ciiti haŋ kaŋ ga bangay nga moy se boŋ. A si sanni dumbu mo haŋ kaŋ nga hanga ga maa boŋ.

³And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;

⁴but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.

⁴ Amma adilitaray no a ga ciiti nd'a talkey se. Haŋ kaŋ ga saba mo no a ga sanni dumbu nd'a borey kaŋ sinda boŋbeeray ndunnya ra yaŋ se. A ga ndunnya kar da nga meyo goobo. A meyo fulanzama mo no a ga boro laaley wi d'a.

⁴but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

⁵Righteousness will be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his waist.

⁵ Adilitaray no ga ciya a canta gaa guddama, Naanay mo ga ciya a gudduyaŋ haro.

⁵And righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins.

⁶The wolf will live with the lamb, and the leopard will lie down with the young goat; The calf, the young lion, and the fattened calf together; and a little child will lead them.

⁶ Sakali da feej'ize ga goro nangu folloŋ care banda, Mari nda hincin ize ga kani care banda, Handayze da muusu beeri ize da yeej'ize kaŋ i goono ga biiri ga goro nangu folloŋ, Zanka kayna mo no g'i boy.

⁶And the wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

⁷The cow and the bear will graze. Their young ones will lie down together. The lion will eat straw like the ox.

⁷ Haw nya da urs* ga kuru care banda, Izey mo ga kani nangu folloŋ. Muusu beeri mo ga subu ŋwa danga yeeji cine.

⁷And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

⁸The nursing child will play near a cobra’s hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper’s den.

⁸ Attaciriya naanandi ga fooru firsa guusu me gaa, Zanka kaŋ i kaa wa mo ga kambe daŋ gazama guusu ra.

⁸And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder's den.

⁹They will not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of Yahweh, as the waters cover the sea.

⁹ I si hasaraw wala halaciyaŋ te mo nangu kulu ay tondi hananta ra, Zama ndunnya ga to da Rabbi bayray sanda mate kaŋ cine teeko ga to da hari.

⁹They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of Jehovah, as the waters cover the sea.

¹⁰It will happen in that day that the nations will seek the root of Jesse, who stands as a banner of the peoples; and his resting place will be glorious.

¹⁰ A ga ciya mo han din hane, Yasse kaajo ga kay zama nga ma te dumey se liiliwal, a do mo no dumi cindey ga margu. A fulanzamyaŋo do mo ga ciya nangu darzante.

¹⁰And it shall come to pass in that day, that the root of Jesse, that standeth for an ensign of the peoples, unto him shall the nations seek; and his resting-place shall be glorious.

¹¹It will happen in that day that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

¹¹ A ga ciya mo, han din hane Koy Beero ga ye ka nga kambe salle, sorro hinkanta nooya, nga ma nga borey kaŋ cindi yaŋ fansa se, ngey kaŋ yaŋ cindi i ma fun Assiriya, da Misira, da Patros, da Etiyopi, da Elam, da Sinar, da Hamat, da teeko me gaa laabey mo ra.

¹¹And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord will set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, that shall remain, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.

¹²He will set up a banner for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

¹² A ga liiliwal sinji mo ndunnya dumey se, A ma Israyla waney kaŋ i gaaray yaŋ margu. Yahuda wane say-sayantey mo, A g'i margu ka fun d'ey ndunnya lokoto taaca ra.

¹²And he will set up an ensign for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.

¹³The envy also of Ephraim will depart, and those who persecute Judah will be cut off. Ephraim won’t envy Judah, and Judah won’t persecute Ephraim.

¹³ Ifraymu cansa ga bisa, I ga Yahuda ibarey mo halaci. Ifraymu si ye ka canse Yahuda gaa koyne, Yahuda mo si ye ka Ifraymu taabandi koyne.

¹³The envy also of Ephraim shall depart, and they that vex Judah shall be cut off: Ephraim shall not envy Judah, and Judah shall not vex Ephraim.

¹⁴They will fly down on the shoulders of the Philistines on the west. Together they will plunder the children of the east. They will extend their power over Edom and Moab, and the children of Ammon will obey them.

¹⁴ Amma i ga waasu ka do Filistancey tudey boŋ ka koy wayna kaŋay haray. Care banda mo no i ga wayna funay izey ku. I ga ngey kambey dake Edom da Mowab boŋ, Amon izey mo g'i gana.

¹⁴And they shall fly down upon the shoulder of the Philistines on the west; together shall they despoil the children of the east: they shall put forth their hand upon Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon shall obey them.

¹⁵Yahweh will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the River, and will split it into seven streams, and cause men to march over in sandals.

¹⁵ Rabbi ga Misira teeko deena halaci parkatak! A ga nga kamba sambu ka feeni isa beero boŋ da haw kaŋ ga dungu. A m'a kar k'a fay gooru iyye. A ma naŋ borey ma daŋandi ka bisa, Baa taamu go i ce gaa.

¹⁵And Jehovah will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his scorching wind will he wave his hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dryshod.

¹⁶There will be a highway for the remnant that is left of his people from Assyria, like there was for Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

¹⁶ Fondo beeri mo ga te a jama kaŋ cindi yaŋ se, ngey kaŋ ga cindi ka fun Assiriya. A ga hima sanda mate kaŋ cine i te Israyla se hano kaŋ hane a fun Misira laabo ra.

¹⁶And there shall be a highway for the remnant of his people, that shall remain, from Assyria; like as there was for Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.