Isaiah 9

1 for not gloom to/for which constraint to/for her like/as time [the] first: previous to lighten land: country/planet [to] Zebulun and land: country/planet [to] Naphtali and [the] last to honor: honour way: journey [the] sea side: beyond [the] Jordan Galilee [the] nation

However, those in Judah who have been distressed/worried will not [continue to] suffer. Previously, Yahweh humbled [the people in] the land [where the tribes of] Zebulun and Naphtali [live]. But in the future he will honor [the people who live in] that Galilee region, along the road between the Jordan [River] and the [Mediterranean] Sea, where [many] foreigners live.

2 [the] people [the] to go: walk in/on/with darkness to see: see light great: large to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet shadow light to shine upon them

[Some day, it will be as though] [MET] the people who walked in darkness will see a great light. A [great] light will shine on those who live in a land where they have great troubles/distress.

3 to multiply [the] nation (to/for him *Q(K)*) to magnify [the] joy to rejoice to/for face: before your like/as joy in/on/with harvest like/as as which to rejoice in/on/with to divide they spoil

[Yahweh], you will cause us people in Israel to rejoice; we will become very happy. We will rejoice about what you [have done] like [SIM] people rejoice when they harvest their crops, [or] like soldiers rejoice when they divide up among themselves the things that they have captured in a battle.

4 for [obj] yoke burden his and [obj] tribe: rod shoulder his tribe: staff [the] to oppress in/on/with him to to be dismayed like/as day Midian

You will cause us to no longer be slaves [MET] [of those who captured us]; you will lift the heavy burdens from our shoulders. [It will be as though] you will break the rods of those who oppressed us, like you did when you destroyed [the army of] the Midian people-group.

5 for all boot to tread in/on/with quaking and mantle to roll in/on/with blood and to be to/for fire fuel fire

The boots that the enemy soldiers have worn and their clothing which has stains of blood on them will all be burned up; they will only be fuel for a [big] fire.

6 for youth to beget to/for us son: child to give: give to/for us and to be [the] dominion upon shoulder his and to call: call by name his wonder to advise God mighty man father perpetuity ruler peace

Another reason that we will rejoice is that a [special] child will be born for us; [a woman will give birth to] a son, who will be our ruler. And his names will be ‘Wonderful Counselor’, ‘Mighty/Powerful God’, ‘[Our] Everlasting Father’, and ‘Prince/Ruler [who enables us to have] Peace’.

7 (to/for abundance *Q(K)*) [the] dominion and to/for peace nothing end upon throne David and upon kingdom his to/for to establish: establish [obj] her and to/for to support her in/on/with justice and in/on/with righteousness from now and till forever: enduring jealousy LORD Hosts to make: do this

His rule, and the peace that he [brings/causes], will never end. He will rule [MTY] fairly and justly [DOU], like [his ancestor King] David did. This will happen because the Commander of the armies of angels greatly desires that it happen.

8 word to send: depart Lord in/on/with Jacob and to fall: fall in/on/with Israel

The Lord has warned the people of Israel, the descendants of Jacob; he has said that [he will punish] them.

9 and to know [the] people all his Ephraim and to dwell Samaria in/on/with pride and in/on/with greatness heart to/for to say

And all the people in Samaria and [other places in] Israel know that, [but] they are very proud and arrogant [DOU]. They say, “Our city has been destroyed, but we will [take away the broken bricks from the ruins] [and] replace them with carefully cut stones. Our sycamore-fig trees have been cut down [by our enemies], but we will plant cedar trees [in their place].”

10 brick to fall: fall and cutting to build sycamore to cut down/off and cedar to pass

11 and to exalt LORD [obj] enemy Rezin upon him and [obj] enemy his to cover

But Yahweh brought the armies of [Assyria], the enemies of King Rezin [of Syria, to fight] against Israel and incited [other] nations [to attack Israel].

12 Syria from front: east and Philistine from back and to eat [obj] Israel in/on/with all lip in/on/with all this not to return: turn back face: anger his and still hand his to stretch

[The army of] Syria [came] from the east, and [the army of] Philistia [came] from the west, and they destroyed Israel [like a wild animal tears another animal apart and] [MET] devours it. But even after that happened, Yahweh was still very angry with them. He was ready to strike them with his fist again.

13 and [the] people not to return: turn back till [the] to smite him and [obj] LORD Hosts not to seek

[But even though] Yahweh punished his people [like that], they [still] did not return to him [and worship him]. They [still] did not request the Commander of the armies of angels [to assist them].

14 and to cut: cut LORD from Israel head and tail branch and bulrush day one

Therefore, in one day Yahweh will get rid of [those who are like] Israel’s head and [those who are like] its tail; the [ones who are like] the top of the palm tree and the [ones who are like] the bottom.

15 old: elder and to lift: kindness face: kindness he/she/it [the] head: leader and prophet to show deception he/she/it [the] tail

The leaders [DOU] of Israel are the head, and the prophets who tell lies are the tail.

16 and to be to bless [the] people [the] this to go astray and to bless his to swallow up

The leaders of the people have misled them; they have caused the people that they are ruling to be confused.

17 upon so upon youth his not to rejoice Lord and [obj] orphan his and [obj] widow his not to have compassion for all his profane and be evil and all lip to speak: speak folly in/on/with all this not to return: turn back face: anger his and still hand his to stretch

For that reason, Yahweh is not pleased with the young men [of Israel], and he does not [even] act mercifully toward the widows and orphans, because they are all ungodly and wicked, and they all say things that are foolish. [But] Yahweh still is angry with them; he is ready to strike them with his fist again.

18 for to burn: burn like/as fire wickedness thorn and thornbush to eat and to kindle in/on/with thicket [the] wood and to roll up majesty smoke

When people do wicked things, it is like [SIM] a brushfire [that spreads rapidly]. It burns up [not only] briers and thorns; it starts a big fire in the forests from which clouds of smoke will rise.

19 in/on/with fury LORD Hosts to burn land: country/planet and to be [the] people like/as fuel fire man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his not to spare

[It is as though] the [whole] land is burned [black] because the Commander of the armies of angels is extremely angry with the Israeli people. They will become like [SIM] fuel for that great fire, and no one will try to rescue even his [own] brother [from that fire].

20 and to cut upon right and be hungry and to eat upon left and not to satisfy man: anyone flesh arm his to eat

Israeli people will attack their neighbors on the right [to get food from them], but they will still be hungry. They will [kill those who live in houses] on the left and eat their flesh, but their stomachs will still not be full.

21 Manasseh [obj] Ephraim and Ephraim [obj] Manasseh together they(masc.) upon Judah in/on/with all this not to return: turn back face: anger his and still hand his to stretch

[People of the tribes of] Manasseh and Ephraim will attack each other, and [then] they will both attack the people of Judah. But even after that happens, Yahweh will still be very angry with them. He will be ready to strike them with his fist again.