Isaiah 9
1 For [there will be] no gloom on her who [is] distressed as at the former time. The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, So the latter has honored the way of the sea, Beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
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 The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light has shone on them.
Bangsa yang hidup dalam kegelapan melihat sinar cemerlang. Yang diam dalam bayangan kematian disinari cahaya terang.
3 You have multiplied the nation, You have made its joy great, They have rejoiced before You as the joy in harvest, As [men] rejoice in their apportioning 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 of its burden, And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor, You have broken as [in] the day of Midian.
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 every battle of a warrior [is] with rushing, and raiment rolled in blood, And it has been for burning—fuel of fire.
Sepatu tentara yang berderap-derap dan bajunya yang berlumur darah, akan habis dimangsa api.
6 For a Child has been born to us, A Son has been given to us, And the dominion is on His shoulder, And He calls His Name Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
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 Of the increase of [His] dominion, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on His kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, From now on, even for all time, The zeal of YHWH of Hosts does 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 a word into Jacob, And it has fallen in Israel.
TUHAN telah menjatuhkan hukuman atas kerajaan Israel.
9 And the people have known—all of it, Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, In pride and in greatness of heart, saying,
Seluruh bangsa Israel dan penduduk Samaria akan mengetahui bahwa Tuhanlah yang melakukannya. Sekarang mereka sombong dan tinggi hati. Kata mereka,
10 “Bricks have fallen, and we build hewn work, Sycamores have been cut down, and we renew cedars.”
"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 YHWH sets the adversaries of Rezin on high above him, And he joins his enemies together,
TUHAN sudah menggerakkan musuh mereka untuk melawan mereka.
12 Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this His anger has not turned back, And His hand is still stretched out.
Bangsa Siria di timur dan bangsa Filistin di barat mencaplok Israel. Tetapi TUHAN masih marah dan tetap menghukum.
13 And the people has not turned back to Him who is striking it, And they have not sought YHWH of Hosts.
Bangsa Israel belum juga menyesal, walaupun sudah dihukum TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa; mereka belum juga bertobat kepada-Nya.
14 And YHWH cuts off head and tail from Israel, Branch and reed—the same day.
Karena itu dalam satu hari saja TUHAN menghukum para pemimpin Israel dan rakyatnya. Ia memenggal dan membuang kepala dan ekornya.
15 Elderly and accepted of faces—he [is] the head, And prophet teaching falsehood—he [is] the tail.
Kepalanya yaitu orang tua-tua dan orang terhormat, ekornya yaitu para nabi yang memberi ajaran-ajaran yang menyesatkan.
16 And the eulogists of this people are causing to err, And its eulogized ones are consumed.
Para pemimpin bangsa itu telah menyesatkan dan mengacaukan rakyat.
17 Therefore, the Lord does not rejoice over its young men, And He does not pity its orphans and its widows, For everyone [is] profane, and an evildoer, And every mouth is speaking folly. With all this His anger has not turned back, And His hand is still stretched out.
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 For wickedness has burned as a fire, It devours brier and thorn, And it kindles in thickets of the forest, And they lift themselves up, an exaltation of smoke!
Kejahatan bangsa itu membakar seperti api yang memusnahkan semak belukar berduri. Nyalanya seperti hutan terbakar yang mengepul-ngepulkan asap.
19 In the wrath of YHWH of Hosts The land has been consumed, And the people is as fuel of fire; A man has no pity on 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 And cuts down on the right, and has been hungry, And he devours on the left, And they have not been satisfied, They each devour 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 Manasseh—Ephraim, and Ephraim—Manasseh, Together they [are] against Judah, With all this His anger has not turned back. And His hand is still stretched out!
Orang Manasye dan orang Efraim saling menyerang, lalu bersama-sama melawan Yehuda. Tetapi TUHAN masih marah dan tetap menghukum.
