Isaiah 9
1 In the earlier time, the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali were lifted up. But in the later time, the way of the sea beyond the Jordan, the Galilee of the Gentiles, was weighed down.
Tetapi tidak untuk selamanya negeri itu mengalami kesesakan. Daerah yang didiami suku-suku Zebulon dan Naftali pernah dianggap rendah oleh TUHAN. Tetapi di masa yang akan datang, Ia akan memberi kehormatan kepada seluruh wilayah dari Laut Tengah ke timur sampai seberang Sungai Yordan, bahkan sampai Galilea yang didiami orang asing.
2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. A light has risen for the inhabitants of the region of the shadow of death.
Bangsa yang hidup dalam kegelapan melihat sinar cemerlang. Yang diam dalam bayangan kematian disinari cahaya terang.
3 You have increased the nation, but you have not increased the rejoicing. They will rejoice before you, like those who rejoice at the harvest, like the victorious exulting after capturing the prey, when they divide the spoils.
TUHAN, Kauberi mereka sukacita besar, Kaubuat mereka bersorak-sorai. Mereka gembira karena kebaikan-Mu, seperti orang yang bersukaria waktu mengumpulkan panenan, atau membagi jarahan.
4 For you have prevailed over the yoke of their burden, and over the rod of their shoulder, and over the scepter of their oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
Engkau sudah mengambil bebannya yang berat dan kayu pikulan dari bahunya. Engkau mengalahkan bangsa penindas itu yang memeras umat-Mu. Sama seperti di zaman yang silam ketika Engkau mengalahkan tentara Midian.
5 For every violent plunder with a tumult, and every garment mixed with blood, will be burned up and will become fuel for the fire.
Sepatu tentara yang berderap-derap dan bajunya yang berlumur darah, akan habis dimangsa api.
6 For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. And leadership is placed upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called: wonderful Counselor, mighty God, father of the future age, Prince of Peace.
Seorang anak telah lahir bagi kita; kita dianugerahi seorang putra. Ia akan menjadi pemimpin kita. Ia dinamakan: "Penasihat Bijaksana", "Allah Perkasa", "Bapak Kekal", "Raja Damai".
7 His reign will be increased, and there will be no end to his peace. He will sit upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to confirm and strengthen it, in judgment and justice, from now even unto eternity. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall accomplish this.
Ia memerintah sebagai raja keturunan Daud, kekuasaannya sangat besar. Negerinya selalu damai sejahtera; pemerintahannya didasarkan atas hukum dan keadilan sekarang dan selama-lamanya. TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa pasti melaksanakannya.
8 The Lord sent a word to Jacob, and it fell upon Israel.
TUHAN telah menjatuhkan hukuman atas kerajaan Israel.
9 And all the people of Ephraim will know it. And the inhabitants of Samaria will say it, in the arrogance and haughtiness of their heart:
Seluruh bangsa Israel dan penduduk Samaria akan mengetahui bahwa Tuhanlah yang melakukannya. Sekarang mereka sombong dan tinggi hati. Kata mereka,
10 “The bricks have fallen, but we will build with squared stones. They have cut down the sycamores, but we will replace them with cedars.”
"Gedung-gedung dari batu bata sudah roboh, tapi kami akan membuat gedung-gedung baru dari batu. Pohon-pohon ara sudah ditebang, tapi akan kami ganti dengan kayu cemara Libanon yang paling bagus."
11 And the Lord will raise up the enemies of Rezin over him, and he will turn his adversaries into a tumult:
TUHAN sudah menggerakkan musuh mereka untuk melawan mereka.
12 the Syrians from the east and the Philistines from the west. And they will devour Israel with their whole mouth. After all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.
Bangsa Siria di timur dan bangsa Filistin di barat mencaplok Israel. Tetapi TUHAN masih marah dan tetap menghukum.
13 And the people did not return to the One who struck them, and they did not seek the Lord of hosts.
Bangsa Israel belum juga menyesal, walaupun sudah dihukum TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa; mereka belum juga bertobat kepada-Nya.
14 And so, the Lord will disperse, away from Israel, the head and the tail, he who bows down and he who refrains, in one day.
Karena itu dalam satu hari saja TUHAN menghukum para pemimpin Israel dan rakyatnya. Ia memenggal dan membuang kepala dan ekornya.
15 The long-lived and honorable, he is the head; and the prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
Kepalanya yaitu orang tua-tua dan orang terhormat, ekornya yaitu para nabi yang memberi ajaran-ajaran yang menyesatkan.
16 And those who deceitfully praise this people, and those who are praised, will be thrown down violently.
Para pemimpin bangsa itu telah menyesatkan dan mengacaukan rakyat.
17 For this reason, the Lord will not rejoice over their youths. And he will not take pity on their orphans and widows. For each one is a hypocrite, and each one is wicked, and every mouth has spoken foolishness. After all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.
Bangsa itu sudah murtad dan bejat dan semua perkataan mereka jahat. Sebab itu di antara para pemuda tak seorang pun diluputkan TUHAN. Ia tidak mengasihani para janda dan yatim piatu. Tetapi TUHAN masih marah dan tetap menghukum.
18 For impiety has been kindled like a fire: it will devour brier and thorn, and it will burn in the dense forest, and it will be interwoven with the ascending smoke.
Kejahatan bangsa itu membakar seperti api yang memusnahkan semak belukar berduri. Nyalanya seperti hutan terbakar yang mengepul-ngepulkan asap.
19 The earth has been shaken by the wrath of the Lord of hosts, and the people will become like fuel for the fire. A man will not spare his own brother.
TUHAN Yang Mahakuasa sangat marah, dan hukuman-Nya seperti api yang berkobar-kobar dan bangsa itu adalah bahan bakarnya yang dihabiskan. Tak seorang pun mengasihani saudaranya.
20 And he will turn toward the right, and he will be hungry. And he will eat toward the left, and he will not be satisfied. Each one will eat the flesh of his own arm: Manasseh Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh, and together they will be against Judah.
Di seluruh negeri itu orang merenggut dan makan apa saja yang dapat dimakan, tapi tidak merasa kenyang. Bahkan mereka makan rekan-rekan mereka sendiri!
21 After all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.
Orang Manasye dan orang Efraim saling menyerang, lalu bersama-sama melawan Yehuda. Tetapi TUHAN masih marah dan tetap menghukum.
