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
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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. 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
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 Yahweh of Armies 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 falls on 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 know, including Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of 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 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 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
Therefore Yahweh will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,
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 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 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
Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought Yahweh of Armies.
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
Therefore Yahweh will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed, 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 elder and the honorable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies 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
For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.
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 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 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 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 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
Through Yahweh of Armies’ wrath, the land is burned up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares 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
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 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.
