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
Even so, there will be no more darkness for those who suffered. In the past he humiliated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will bring honor to Galilee of the foreigners that is on the route that leads from Jordan to the sea.
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
People walking in the dark will see a bright light; a light will shine on those living in a land of total darkness.
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
You will make the nation grow enormously, and will make it extremely happy. The people will celebrate before you as people celebrate at harvest time, as soldiers celebrate when dividing up what has been looted.
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 you will smash the yoke that burdens them down, the bar across their shoulders, and the oppressors' rod used to beat them just as you did when you defeated the Midianite army.
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 army boot that noisily trampled people down, and every uniform soaked in blood—they are going to be burned, 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 will be born for us, a son will be given to us. He will bear the responsibility to rule. He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, 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 rule and the peace he brings know no limits and will never come to an end. He will sit on David's throne and rule his kingdom, making it secure. He will operate from principles of justice and goodness, from the time he begins his rule and for all eternity. The Lord Almighty is determined to make this happen.
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 has sent a message directed against Jacob, and its consequences will fall 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
All the people will soon realize it—Ephraim and the people who live in Samaria. Proudly and arrogantly they say,
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 brick buildings have collapsed, but we will rebuild them with dressed stone; the sycamore fig trees have been cut down, but we will replace them with 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
But the Lord has strengthened Rezin's enemies against Israel and has encouraged them.
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
Arameans from the east and Philistines from the west have greedily eaten swallowed Israel up. In all of this he is still angry and his hand is still raised.
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
But the people didn't return to the one who punished them; they didn't come to worship the Lord Almighty.
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
So in just a single day the Lord will chop off Israel's head and tail, palm branch and reed.
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
Elders and honorable people are the head, and prophets who teach lies are 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
The people's leaders have misled them; those who were guided by them are confused.
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
As a result the Lord isn't pleased with their young men, he has no compassion for their orphans and widows, because all of them are hypocrites and do what's evil—they all talk stupidly. In all of this he is still angry and his hand is still raised.
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 blazes like a fire, burning up brambles and thorns, setting the forest on fire, sending a column of smoke swirling upwards.
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
The anger of the Lord Almighty burns the land. People are like fuel for the fire, and nobody tries to help anyone else.
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
People destroy others on the right, yet they're still hungry for more; people destroy others on the left, but they're still not satisfied. In the end they even destroy themselves!
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
Manasseh destroys Ephraim, and Ephraim destroys Manasseh. Together they turn to destroy Judah. In all of this he is still angry and his hand is still raised.
