Jesajan 9
1 Mutta ei jää pimeään se, mikä nyt on vaivan alla. Entiseen aikaan hän saattoi halveksituksi Sebulonin maan ja Naftalin maan, mutta tulevaisuudessa hän saattaa kunniaan merentien, Jordanin tuonpuoleisen maan, pakanain alueen.
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 Kansa, joka pimeydessä vaeltaa, näkee suuren valkeuden; jotka asuvat kuoleman varjon maassa, niille loistaa valkeus.
[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 Sinä lisäät kansan, annat sille suuren ilon; he iloitsevat sinun edessäsi, niinkuin elonaikana iloitaan, niinkuin saaliinjaossa riemuitaan.
[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 Sillä heidän kuormansa ikeen, heidän olkainsa vitsan ja heidän käskijänsä sauvan sinä särjet niinkuin Midianin päivänä;
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 ja kaikki taistelun pauhussa tallatut sotakengät ja verellä tahratut vaipat poltetaan ja tulella kulutetaan.
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 Sillä lapsi on meille syntynyt, poika on meille annettu, jonka hartioilla on herraus, ja hänen nimensä on: Ihmeellinen neuvonantaja, Väkevä Jumala, Iankaikkinen isä, Rauhanruhtinas.
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 Herraus on oleva suuri ja rauha loppumaton Daavidin valtaistuimella ja hänen valtakunnallansa; se perustetaan ja vahvistetaan tuomiolla ja vanhurskaudella nyt ja iankaikkisesti. Herran Sebaotin kiivaus on sen tekevä.
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 Herra lähetti sanan Jaakobia vastaan, ja se iski Israeliin,
The Lord has warned the people of Israel, the descendants of Jacob; he has said that [he will punish] them.
9 ja sen sai tuntea koko kansa, Efraim ja Samarian asukkaat, mutta he sanoivat ylpeydessään ja sydämensä kopeudessa:
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 "Tiilikivet sortuivat maahan, mutta me rakennamme hakatuista kivistä; metsäviikunapuut lyötiin poikki, mutta me panemme setripuita sijaan".
11 Silloin Herra nostatti sitä vastaan Resinin ahdistajat ja kiihoitti sen viholliset,
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 aramilaiset edestä ja filistealaiset takaa, ja he söivät Israelia suun täydeltä. Kaikesta tästä ei hänen vihansa ole asettunut, ja vielä on hänen kätensä ojennettu.
[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 Mutta kansa ei palannut kurittajansa tykö, eivätkä he etsineet Herraa Sebaotia.
[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 Sentähden Herra katkaisi Israelilta pään ja hännän, palmunlehvän ja kaislan, yhtenä päivänä.
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 Vanhin ja arvomies on pää, mutta profeetta, joka valhetta opettaa, on häntä.
The leaders [DOU] of Israel are the head, and the prophets who tell lies are the tail.
16 Ja tämän kansan johtajat tulivat eksyttäjiksi, ja johdettavat joutuivat hämminkiin.
The leaders of the people have misled them; they have caused the people that they are ruling to be confused.
17 Sentähden Herra ei iloitse sen nuorista miehistä eikä armahda sen orpoja ja leskiä, sillä he ovat kaikki jumalattomia ja pahantekijöitä, ja jokainen suu puhuu hulluutta. Kaikesta tästä ei hänen vihansa ole asettunut, ja vielä on hänen kätensä ojennettu.
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 Sillä jumalattomuus palaa tulena, kuluttaa orjantappurat ja ohdakkeet ja sytyttää sankan metsän, niin että se savuna tupruaa ilmaan.
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 Herran Sebaotin vihasta maa syttyy palamaan, ja kansa on kuin tulen syötävänä; toinen ei sääli toistansa.
[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 Ahmivat oikealta, mutta on yhä nälkä, syövät vasemmalta, mutta eivät saa kylläänsä; jokainen syö oman käsivartensa lihaa:
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 Manasse Efraimia ja Efraim Manassea, molemmat yhdessä käyvät Juudan kimppuun. Kaikesta tästä ei hänen vihansa ole asettunut, ja vielä on hänen kätensä ojennettu.
[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.
