Isaiah 9
1 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.
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 [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.
Bangsa yang berjalan di dalam kegelapan telah melihat terang yang besar; mereka yang diam di negeri kekelaman, atasnya terang telah bersinar.
3 [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.
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 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.
Sebab kuk yang menekannya dan gandar yang di atas bahunya serta tongkat si penindas telah Kaupatahkan seperti pada hari kekalahan Midian.
5 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.
Sebab setiap sepatu tentara yang berderap-derap dan setiap jubah yang berlumuran darah akan menjadi umpan api.
6 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’.
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 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.
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 warned the people of Israel, the descendants of Jacob; he has said that [he will punish] them.
Tuhan telah melontarkan firman kepada Yakub, dan firman-Nya itu menimpa Israel.
9 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].”
Biarlah seluruh bangsa itu mengetahuinya, yakni Efraim dan penduduk Samaria, yang berkata dengan congkaknya dan tinggi hatinya:
"Tembok batu bata jatuh, akan kita dirikan dari batu pahat; pohon-pohon ara ditebang, akan kita ganti dengan pohon-pohon aras."
11 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].
Maka TUHAN membangkitkan para panglima Rezin melawan mereka, dan menggerakkan musuh-musuh mereka:
12 [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.
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 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].
Tetapi bangsa itu tidak kembali kepada Dia yang menghajarnya, dan mereka tidak mencari TUHAN semesta alam.
14 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.
Maka TUHAN mengerat dari Israel kepala dan ekor, batang dan ranting pada satu hari juga.
15 The leaders [DOU] of Israel are the head, and the prophets who tell lies are the tail.
Tua-tua dan orang yang terpandang, itulah kepala, dan nabi yang mengajarkan dusta, itulah ekor.
16 The leaders of the people have misled them; they have caused the people that they are ruling to be confused.
Sebab orang-orang yang mengendalikan bangsa ini adalah penyesat, dan orang-orang yang dikendalikan mereka menjadi kacau.
17 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.
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 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.
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 [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].
Oleh karena murka TUHAN semesta alam, terbakarlah tanah itu, dan bangsa itu menjadi makanan api; seorangpun tidak mengasihani saudaranya.
20 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.
Mereka mencakup ke sebelah kanan, tetapi masih lapar, mereka memakan ke sebelah kiri, tetapi tidak kenyang, setiap orang memakan daging temannya:
21 [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.
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.
