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
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 [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
People walking in the dark will see a bright light; a light will shine on those living in a land of total darkness.
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 (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
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 word to send: depart Lord in/on/with Jacob and to fall: fall in/on/with Israel
The Lord has sent a message directed against Jacob, and its consequences will fall upon 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 soon realize it—Ephraim and the people who live in Samaria. Proudly and arrogantly they say,
10 brick to fall: fall and cutting to build sycamore to cut down/off and cedar to pass
“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 and to exalt LORD [obj] enemy Rezin upon him and [obj] enemy his to cover
But the Lord has strengthened Rezin's enemies against Israel and has encouraged them.
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
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 and [the] people not to return: turn back till [the] to smite him and [obj] LORD Hosts not to seek
But the people didn't return to the one who punished them; they didn't come to worship the Lord Almighty.
14 and to cut: cut LORD from Israel head and tail branch and bulrush day one
So in just a single day the Lord will chop off Israel's head and tail, palm branch and reed.
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
Elders and honorable people are the head, and prophets who teach lies are the tail.
16 and to be to bless [the] people [the] this to go astray and to bless his to swallow up
The people's leaders have misled them; those who were guided by them are confused.
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
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 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 blazes like a fire, burning up brambles and thorns, setting the forest on fire, sending a column of smoke swirling upwards.
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
The anger of the Lord Almighty burns the land. People are like fuel for the fire, and nobody tries to help anyone else.
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
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 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 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.
