イザヤ書 9
1 しかし、苦しみにあった地にも、やみがなくなる。さきにはゼブルンの地、ナフタリの地にはずかしめを与えられたが、後には海に至る道、ヨルダンの向こうの地、異邦人のガリラヤに光栄を与えられる。
But there shall be no more gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time, he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali; but in the latter time he has made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.
2 暗やみの中に歩んでいた民は大いなる光を見た。暗黒の地に住んでいた人々の上に光が照った。
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. The light has shined on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death.
3 あなたが国民を増し、その喜びを大きくされたので、彼らは刈入れ時に喜ぶように、獲物を分かつ時に楽しむように、あなたの前に喜んだ。
You have multiplied the nation. You have increased their joy. They rejoice before you according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the plunder.
4 これはあなたが彼らの負っているくびきと、その肩のつえと、しえたげる者のむちとを、ミデアンの日になされたように折られたからだ。
For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.
5 すべて戦場で、歩兵のはいたくつと、血にまみれた衣とは、火の燃えくさとなって焼かれる。
For all the armor of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
6 ひとりのみどりごがわれわれのために生れた、ひとりの男の子がわれわれに与えられた。まつりごとはその肩にあり、その名は、「霊妙なる議士、大能の神、とこしえの父、平和の君」ととなえられる。
For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 そのまつりごとと平和とは、増し加わって限りなく、ダビデの位に座して、その国を治め、今より後、とこしえに公平と正義とをもってこれを立て、これを保たれる。万軍の主の熱心がこれをなされるのである。
Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, on David’s throne, and on his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from that time on, even forever. The zeal of the LORD of Armies will perform this.
8 主はひと言をヤコブにおくり、これをイスラエルの上にくだされる。
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it falls on Israel.
9 すべてこの民、エフライムとサマリヤに住む者とは知るであろう。彼らは高ぶり、心おごって言う、
All the people will know, including Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart,
10 「かわらがくずれても、われわれは切り石をもって建てよう。くわの木が切り倒されても、われわれは香柏をもってこれにかえよう」と。
“The bricks have fallen, but we will build with cut stone. The sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.”
11 それゆえ、主は敵を起して彼らを攻めさせ、そのあだを奮い立たせられる。
Therefore the LORD will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,
12 東にスリヤびとあり、西にペリシテびとあり、彼らは大口をあけてイスラエルを食い尽す。それでも主の怒りはやまず、なおも、そのみ手を伸ばされる。
The Syrians in front, and the Philistines behind; and they will devour Israel with open mouth. For all this, his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
13 しかもなお、この民は自分たちを撃った者に帰らず、万軍の主を求めない。
Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought the LORD of Armies.
14 それゆえ、主はイスラエルから頭と尾と、しゅろの枝と葦とを一日のうちに断ち切られる。
Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed, in one day.
15 その頭とは、長老と尊き人、その尾とは、偽りを教える預言者である。
The elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.
16 この民を導く者は、これを迷わせ、彼らに導かれる者は、のみ尽される。
For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.
17 それゆえ、主はその若き人々を喜ばれず、そのみなしごと寡婦とをあわれまれない。彼らはみな、不信仰であって、悪を行う者、すべての口は愚かな事を語るからである。それでも主の怒りはやまず、なおも、そのみ手を伸ばされる。
Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for everyone is profane and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
18 悪は火のように燃え、いばらと、おどろとを食い尽し、茂りあう林を焼き、煙の柱となって巻きあがる。
For wickedness burns like a fire. It devours the briers and thorns; yes, it kindles in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.
19 万軍の主の怒りによって地は焼け、その民は火の燃えくさのようになり、だれもその兄弟をあわれむ者がない。
Through the LORD of Armies’ wrath, the land is burned up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.
20 彼らは右手につかんでも、なお飢え、左手で食べても飽くことがない。おのおのその隣り人の肉を食う。
One will devour on the right hand, and be hungry; and he will eat on the left hand, and they will not be satisfied. Everyone will eat the flesh of his own arm:
21 マナセはエフライムを、エフライムはマナセを食い、彼らは共にユダを攻める。それでも主の怒りはやまず、なおも、そのみ手を伸ばされる。
Manasseh eating Ephraim and Ephraim eating Manasseh, and they together will be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
