イザヤ書 9
1 今くるしみを受れども後には闇なかるべし 昔しはゼブルンの地ナフタリの地をあなどられしめ給ひしかど後には海にそひたる地ヨルダンの外の地ことくに人のガリラヤに榮をうけしめ給へり
At the first time the land of Zabulon, and the land of Nephtali was lightly touched: and at the last the way of the sea beyond the Jordan of the Galilee of the Gentiles was heavily loaded.
2 幽暗をあゆめる民は大なる光をみ死蔭の地にすめる者のうへに光てらせり
The people that walked in darkness, have seen a great light: to them that dwelt in the region of the shadow of death, light is risen.
3 なんぢ民をましその歡喜を大にしたまひければかれらは收穫時によろこぶがごとく掠物をわかつときに樂むがごとく汝の前によろこべり
Thou hast multiplied the nation, and hast not increased the joy. They shall rejoice before thee, as they that rejoice in the harvest, as conquerors rejoice after taking a prey, when they divide the spoils.
4 そは汝かれらがおへる軌とその肩の笞と虐ぐるものの杖とを折りこれを折りてミデアンの日のごとくなし給ひたればなり
For the yoke of their burden, and the rod of their shoulder, and the sceptre of their oppressor thou best overcome, as in the day of Median.
5 すべて亂れたたかふ兵士のよろひと血にまみれたる衣とはみな火のもえくさとなりて焚るべし
For every violent taking of spoils, with tumult, and garment mingled with blood, shall be burnt, and be fuel for the fire.
6 ひとりの嬰兒われらのために生れたり我儕はひとりの子をあたヘられたり政事はその肩にありその名は奇妙また議士また大能の神とこしへのちち平和の君ととなヘられん
For a CHILD IS BORN to us, and a son is given to us, and the government is upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counsellor, God the Mighty, the Father of the world to come, the Prince of Peace.
7 その政事と平和とはましくははりて窮りなし且ダビデの位にすわりてその國ををさめ今よりのちとこしへに公平と正義とをもてとれを立これを保ちたまはん 萬軍のヱホバの熱心これを成たまふべし
His empire shall be multiplied, and there shall be no end of peace: he shall sit upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom; to establish it and strengthen it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth and for ever: the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.
8 主一言をヤコブにおくり之をイスラエルの上にのぞませ給へり
The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
9 すべてのこの民エフライムとサマリヤに居るものとは知ならん かれらは高ぶり誇る心をもていふ
And all the people of Ephraim shall know, and the inhabitants of Samaria that say in the pride and haughtiness of their heart:
10 瓦くづるるともわれら研石をもて建 くはの木きらるるともわれら香柏をもて之にかヘんと
The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with square stones: they have cut down the sycamores, but we will change them for cedars.
11 この故にヱホバ、レヂンの敵をあげもちゐてイスラエルを攻しめその仇をたけび勇しめたまはん
And the Lord shall set up the enemies of Rasin over him, and shall bring on his enemies in a crowd:
12 前にアラム人あり後にペシリテ人あり口をはりてイスラエルを呑んとす 然はあれどヱホバの怒やまずして尚その手をのばしたまふ
The Syrians from the east, and the Philistines from the west: and they shall devour Israel with open mouth, For all this his indignation is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
13 然どこの民はおのれをうつものに歸らず萬軍のヱホバを求めず
And the people are not returned to him who hath struck them, and have not sought after the Lord of hosts.
14 斯るゆゑにヱホバ一日のうちに首と尾と椶櫚のえだと葦とをイスラエルより斷切たまはん
And the Lord shall destroy out of Israel the head and the tail, him that bendeth down, and him that holdeth back, in one day.
15 その首とは老たるもの尊きものその尾とは謊言をのぶる預言者をいふなり
The aged and honourable, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
16 この民をみちびく者はこれを迷はせその引導をうくる者はほろぶるなり
And they that call this people blessed, shall cause them to err: and they that are called blessed, shall be thrown down headlong.
17 このゆゑに主はその少壯者をよろこびたまはずその孤兒と寡婦とを憐みたまはざるべし 是その民はことごとく邪まなり惡をおこなふ者なり おのおのの口は愚かなる言をかたればなり 然はあれどヱホバの怒やまずして尚その手をのばしたまふ
Therefore the Lord shell have no joy in their young men: neither shall he have mercy on their fatherless, and widows: for every one is a hypocrite and wicked, and every mouth hath spoken folly. For all this his indignation is not turned away, but his bend is stretched out still.
18 惡は火のごとくもえ棘と荊とを食つくし茂りあふ林をやくべければみな煙となりむらがりて上騰らん
For wickedness is kindled as a fire, it shall devour the brier and the thorn: and shall kindle in the thicket of the forest, and it shall be wrapped up in smoke ascending on high.
19 萬軍のヱホバの怒によりて地はくろく焼 その民は火のもえくさとなり人々たがひに相憐むことなし
By the wrath of the Lord of hosts the land is troubled, and the people shall be as fuel for the fire: no man shall spare his brother.
20 人みぎに攫めどもなほ飢ひだりに食へども尚あかず おのおのその腕の肉をくらふべし
And he shall turn to the right hand, and shall be hungry: and shall eat on the left hand, and shall not be filled: every one shell eat the flesh of his own arm: Manasses Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasses, and they together shall be against Juda.
21 マナセはエフライムをエフライムはマナセをくらひ又かれら相合てユダをを攻めん 然はあれどヱホバの怒やまずして尚その手をのばしたまふ
After all these things his indignation is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
