Esias 9
1 Drink this first. Act quickly, O land of Zabulon, land of Nephthalim, and the rest [inhabiting] the sea-coast, and [the land] beyond Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
Tetapi tidak untuk selamanya negeri itu mengalami kesesakan. Daerah yang didiami suku-suku Zebulon dan Naftali pernah dianggap rendah oleh TUHAN. Tetapi di masa yang akan datang, Ia akan memberi kehormatan kepada seluruh wilayah dari Laut Tengah ke timur sampai seberang Sungai Yordan, bahkan sampai Galilea yang didiami orang asing.
2 O people walking in darkness, behold a great light: ye that dwell in the region [and] shadow of death, a light shall shine upon you.
Bangsa yang hidup dalam kegelapan melihat sinar cemerlang. Yang diam dalam bayangan kematian disinari cahaya terang.
3 The multitude of the people which thou hast brought down in thy joy, they shall even rejoice before thee as they that rejoice in harvest, and as they that divide the spoil.
TUHAN, Kauberi mereka sukacita besar, Kaubuat mereka bersorak-sorai. Mereka gembira karena kebaikan-Mu, seperti orang yang bersukaria waktu mengumpulkan panenan, atau membagi jarahan.
4 Because the yoke that was laid upon them has been taken away, and the rod that was on their neck: for he has broken the rod of the exactors, as in the day of Madiam.
Engkau sudah mengambil bebannya yang berat dan kayu pikulan dari bahunya. Engkau mengalahkan bangsa penindas itu yang memeras umat-Mu. Sama seperti di zaman yang silam ketika Engkau mengalahkan tentara Midian.
5 For they shall compensate for every garment that has been acquired by deceit, and [all] raiment with restitution; and they shall be willing, [even] if they were burnt with fire.
Sepatu tentara yang berderap-derap dan bajunya yang berlumur darah, akan habis dimangsa api.
6 For a child is born to us, and a son is given to us, whose government is upon his shoulder: and his name is called the Messenger of great counsel: for I will bring peace upon the princes, and health to him.
Seorang anak telah lahir bagi kita; kita dianugerahi seorang putra. Ia akan menjadi pemimpin kita. Ia dinamakan: "Penasihat Bijaksana", "Allah Perkasa", "Bapak Kekal", "Raja Damai".
7 His government shall be great, and of his peace there is no end: [it shall be] upon the throne of David, and [upon] his kingdom, to establish it, and to support [it] with judgment and with righteousness, from henceforth and forever. The seal of the Lord of hosts shall perform this.
Ia memerintah sebagai raja keturunan Daud, kekuasaannya sangat besar. Negerinya selalu damai sejahtera; pemerintahannya didasarkan atas hukum dan keadilan sekarang dan selama-lamanya. TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa pasti melaksanakannya.
8 The Lord has sent death upon Jacob, and it has come upon Israel.
TUHAN telah menjatuhkan hukuman atas kerajaan Israel.
9 And all the people of Ephraim, and they that dwelt in Samaria shall know, who say in their pride and lofty heart,
Seluruh bangsa Israel dan penduduk Samaria akan mengetahui bahwa Tuhanlah yang melakukannya. Sekarang mereka sombong dan tinggi hati. Kata mereka,
10 The bricks are fallen down, but come, let us hew stones, and cut down sycamores and cedars, and let us build for ourselves a tower.
"Gedung-gedung dari batu bata sudah roboh, tapi kami akan membuat gedung-gedung baru dari batu. Pohon-pohon ara sudah ditebang, tapi akan kami ganti dengan kayu cemara Libanon yang paling bagus."
11 And God shall dash down them that rise up against him on mount Sion, and shall scatter his enemies;
TUHAN sudah menggerakkan musuh mereka untuk melawan mereka.
12 [even] Syria from the rising of the sun, and the Greeks from the setting of the sun, who devour Israel with open mouth. For all this [his] anger is not turned away, but still [his] hand is exalted.
Bangsa Siria di timur dan bangsa Filistin di barat mencaplok Israel. Tetapi TUHAN masih marah dan tetap menghukum.
13 But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.
Bangsa Israel belum juga menyesal, walaupun sudah dihukum TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa; mereka belum juga bertobat kepada-Nya.
14 So the Lord took away from Israel the head and tail, great and small, in one day:
Karena itu dalam satu hari saja TUHAN menghukum para pemimpin Israel dan rakyatnya. Ia memenggal dan membuang kepala dan ekornya.
15 the old man, and them that respect persons, this is the head; and the prophet teaching unlawful things, he is the tail.
Kepalanya yaitu orang tua-tua dan orang terhormat, ekornya yaitu para nabi yang memberi ajaran-ajaran yang menyesatkan.
16 And they that pronounce this people blessed shall mislead them; and they mislead them that they may devour them.
Para pemimpin bangsa itu telah menyesatkan dan mengacaukan rakyat.
17 Therefore the Lord shall not take pleasure in their young men, neither shall he have pity on their orphans or on their widows: for they are all transgressors and wicked, and every mouth speaks unjustly. For all this [his] anger is not turned away, but [his] hand is yet exalted.
Bangsa itu sudah murtad dan bejat dan semua perkataan mereka jahat. Sebab itu di antara para pemuda tak seorang pun diluputkan TUHAN. Ia tidak mengasihani para janda dan yatim piatu. Tetapi TUHAN masih marah dan tetap menghukum.
18 And iniquity shall burn as fire, and shall be devoured by fire as dry grass: and it shall burn in the thickets of the wood, and shall devour all that is round about the hills.
Kejahatan bangsa itu membakar seperti api yang memusnahkan semak belukar berduri. Nyalanya seperti hutan terbakar yang mengepul-ngepulkan asap.
19 The whole earth is set on fire because of the fierce anger of the Lord, and the people shall be as men burnt by fire: no man shall pity his brother.
TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa sangat marah, dan hukuman-Nya seperti api yang berkobar-kobar dan bangsa itu adalah bahan bakarnya yang dihabiskan. Tak seorang pun mengasihani saudaranya.
20 But [one] shall turn aside to the right hand, for he shall be hungry; and shall eat on the left, and a man shall by no means be satisfied with eating the flesh of his own arm.
Di seluruh negeri itu orang merenggut dan makan apa saja yang dapat dimakan, tapi tidak merasa kenyang. Bahkan mereka makan rekan-rekan mereka sendiri!
21 For Manasses shall eat [the flesh] of Ephraim, and Ephraim [the flesh] of Manasses; for they shall besiege Juda together. For all this [his] anger is not turned away, but [his] hand is yet exalted.
Orang Manasye dan orang Efraim saling menyerang, lalu bersama-sama melawan Yehuda. Tetapi TUHAN masih marah dan tetap menghukum.
