Isaiah 9

1 for not gloom to/for which constraint to/for her like/as time [the] first: previous to lighten land: country/planet [to] Zebulun and land: country/planet [to] Naphtali and [the] last to honor: honour way: journey [the] sea side: beyond [the] Jordan Galilee [the] nation

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 [the] people [the] to go: walk in/on/with darkness to see: see light great: large to dwell in/on/with land: country/planet shadow light to shine upon them

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 to multiply [the] nation (to/for him *QK) to magnify [the] joy to rejoice to/for face: before your like/as joy in/on/with harvest like/as as which to rejoice in/on/with to divide they spoil

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 for [obj] yoke burden his and [obj] tribe: rod shoulder his tribe: staff [the] to oppress in/on/with him to to be dismayed like/as day Midian

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 for all boot to tread in/on/with quaking and mantle to roll in/on/with blood and to be to/for fire fuel fire

For all the armour of the armed man in the noisy battle, and the garments rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.

6 for youth to beget to/for us son: child to give: give to/for us and to be [the] dominion upon shoulder his and to call: call by name his wonder to advise God mighty man father perpetuity ruler peace

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 Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

7 (to/for abundance *Qk) [the] dominion and to/for peace nothing end upon throne David and upon kingdom his to/for to establish: establish [obj] her and to/for to support her in/on/with justice and in/on/with righteousness from now and till forever: enduring jealousy LORD Hosts to make: do this

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 Hosts will perform this.

8 word to send: depart Lord in/on/with Jacob and to fall: fall in/on/with Israel

The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it falls on Israel.

9 and to know [the] people all his Ephraim and to dwell Samaria in/on/with pride and in/on/with greatness heart to/for to say

All the people will know, including Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, who say in pride and in arrogance of heart,

10 brick to fall: fall and cutting to build sycamore to cut down/off and cedar to pass

“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 and to exalt LORD [obj] enemy Rezin upon him and [obj] enemy his to cover

Therefore the LORD will set up on high against him the adversaries of Rezin, and will stir up his enemies,

12 Syria from front: east and Philistine from back and to eat [obj] Israel in/on/with all lip in/on/with all this not to return: turn back face: anger his and still hand his to stretch

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 and [the] people not to return: turn back till [the] to smite him and [obj] LORD Hosts not to seek

Yet the people have not turned to him who struck them, neither have they sought the LORD of Hosts.

14 and to cut: cut LORD from Israel head and tail branch and bulrush day one

Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed, in one day.

15 old: elder and to lift: kindness face: kindness he/she/it [the] head: leader and prophet to show deception he/she/it [the] tail

The elder and the honourable man is the head, and the prophet who teaches lies is the tail.

16 and to be to bless [the] people [the] this to go astray and to bless his to swallow up

For those who lead this people lead them astray; and those who are led by them are destroyed.

17 upon so upon youth his not to rejoice Lord and [obj] orphan his and [obj] widow his not to have compassion for all his profane and be evil and all lip to speak: speak folly in/on/with all this not to return: turn back face: anger his and still hand his to stretch

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 for to burn: burn like/as fire wickedness thorn and thornbush to eat and to kindle in/on/with thicket [the] wood and to roll up majesty smoke

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 in/on/with fury LORD Hosts to burn land: country/planet and to be [the] people like/as fuel fire man: anyone to(wards) brother: compatriot his not to spare

Through the LORD of Hosts’ wrath, the land is burnt up; and the people are the fuel for the fire. No one spares his brother.

20 and to cut upon right and be hungry and to eat upon left and not to satisfy man: anyone flesh arm his to eat

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 Manasseh [obj] Ephraim and Ephraim [obj] Manasseh together they(masc.) upon Judah in/on/with all this not to return: turn back face: anger his and still hand his to stretch

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.