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 selamanya akan ada kesuraman untuk negeri yang terimpit itu. Kalau dahulu TUHAN merendahkan tanah Zebulon dan tanah Naftali, maka di kemudian hari Ia akan memuliakan jalan ke laut, daerah seberang sungai Yordan, wilayah bangsa-bangsa lain.
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 berjalan di dalam kegelapan telah melihat terang yang besar; mereka yang diam di negeri kekelaman, atasnya terang telah bersinar.
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.
Engkau telah menimbulkan banyak sorak-sorak, dan sukacita yang besar; mereka telah bersukacita di hadapan-Mu, seperti sukacita di waktu panen, seperti orang bersorak-sorak di waktu membagi-bagi 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.
Sebab kuk yang menekannya dan gandar yang di atas bahunya serta tongkat si penindas telah Kaupatahkan seperti pada hari kekalahan 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.
Sebab setiap sepatu tentara yang berderap-derap dan setiap jubah yang berlumuran darah akan menjadi umpan 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.
Sebab seorang anak telah lahir untuk kita, seorang putera telah diberikan untuk kita; lambang pemerintahan ada di atas bahunya, dan namanya disebutkan orang: Penasihat Ajaib, Allah yang Perkasa, Bapa yang 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.
Besar kekuasaannya, dan damai sejahtera tidak akan berkesudahan di atas takhta Daud dan di dalam kerajaannya, karena ia mendasarkan dan mengokohkannya dengan keadilan dan kebenaran dari sekarang sampai selama-lamanya. Kecemburuan TUHAN semesta alam akan melakukan hal ini.
8 The Lord has sent death upon Jacob, and it has come upon Israel.
Tuhan telah melontarkan firman kepada Yakub, dan firman-Nya itu menimpa Israel.
9 And all the people of Ephraim, and they that dwelt in Samaria shall know, who say in their pride and lofty heart,
Biarlah seluruh bangsa itu mengetahuinya, yakni Efraim dan penduduk Samaria, yang berkata dengan congkaknya dan tinggi hatinya:
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.
"Tembok batu bata jatuh, akan kita dirikan dari batu pahat; pohon-pohon ara ditebang, akan kita ganti dengan pohon-pohon aras."
11 And God shall dash down them that rise up against him on mount Sion, and shall scatter his enemies;
Maka TUHAN membangkitkan para panglima Rezin melawan mereka, dan menggerakkan musuh-musuh 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.
Orang Aram dari timur, dan orang Filistin dari barat, mereka menelan Israel dengan mulut yang lebar. Sekalipun semuanya ini terjadi, murka-Nya belum surut, dan tangan-Nya masih teracung.
13 But the people turned not until they were smitten, and they sought not the Lord.
Tetapi bangsa itu tidak kembali kepada Dia yang menghajarnya, dan mereka tidak mencari TUHAN semesta alam.
14 So the Lord took away from Israel the head and tail, great and small, in one day:
Maka TUHAN mengerat dari Israel kepala dan ekor, batang dan ranting pada satu hari juga.
15 the old man, and them that respect persons, this is the head; and the prophet teaching unlawful things, he is the tail.
Tua-tua dan orang yang terpandang, itulah kepala, dan nabi yang mengajarkan dusta, itulah ekor.
16 And they that pronounce this people blessed shall mislead them; and they mislead them that they may devour them.
Sebab orang-orang yang mengendalikan bangsa ini adalah penyesat, dan orang-orang yang dikendalikan mereka menjadi kacau.
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.
Sebab itu Tuhan tidak bersukacita karena teruna-teruna mereka, dan tidak sayang kepada anak-anak yatim dan janda-janda mereka, sebab sekaliannya mereka murtad dan berbuat jahat, dan setiap mulut berbicara bebal. Sekalipun semuanya ini terjadi, murka-Nya belum surut, dan tangan-Nya masih teracung.
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.
Sebab kefasikan itu menyala seperti api yang memakan habis puteri malu dan rumput, lalu membakar belukar di hutan sehingga tonggak asap berkepul-kepul ke atas.
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.
Oleh karena murka TUHAN semesta alam, terbakarlah tanah itu, dan bangsa itu menjadi makanan api; seorangpun tidak 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.
Mereka mencakup ke sebelah kanan, tetapi masih lapar, mereka memakan ke sebelah kiri, tetapi tidak kenyang, setiap orang memakan daging temannya:
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.
Manasye memakan Efraim, dan Efraim memakan Manasye, dan bersama-sama mereka melawan Yehuda. Sekalipun semuanya ini terjadi, murka-Nya belum surut, dan tangan-Nya masih teracung.
