9
Nau Bu Deh Jêh ri Nau Kon Hađăch Đăp Mpăn Chiă Uănh
1Ƀiă lah mâu mra geh nau ngo ôh ma phung geh jêh nau rngot klâng. Tâm rnôk lor păng ăn bu tâm rmot ma bri Sabulôn jêh ri bri Naptali, ƀiă lah tâm rnôk lôch dŭt păng mra ăn nau chrêk rmah ma bri rgŏ dak mƀŭt, bri đah rĭ dak krong Yurdan, bri Galilê prăp ma phung bu năch.
2Phung ƀon lan hăn jêh tâm nau ngo saơ jêng nau ang toyh nau ang nchrat jêh ma phung gŭ tâm bri ngo klĕng.
3May ăn bĭk rơ̆ jêh bri nây, may n'hao jêh nau hâk maak ma păng. Khân păng hâk maak ta năp may tâm ban ma bu hâk maak yan rek, tâm ban ma bu hâk maak tơ lah tâm pă ndơ pit in
4Yor lah may ƀư deh jêh tâm ban ma nar Midian, kanŏng nau jâk păng, mâng kât ta săng nglik păng, jêh ri mâng nê̆ nơm tŭn jot păng.
5Yor lah lĕ rngôch ndrom jâng phung tahan soh tâm nau tâm lơh, jêh ri lĕ kho ao mprănh mham bu mra prăp ma ndơ ŭnh sa.
6Yor lah bu deh jêh ma he du huê kon, bu ăn jêh ma he du huê kon bu klâu; jêh ri păng mra tuy nau chiă uănh. Jêh ri bu mra rnha amoh păng, jêng Nơm Khlay Ngăn, jêng Nơm Nchră, jêng Brah Ndu, jêng Mbơ N'ho ro, jêng Kôrah Brah Đăp Mpăn.
7Mâu mra blau lôch ôh ma nau geh jêng nau păng chiă uănh jêh ri nau đăp mpăn, ta sưng hađăch Y-David jêh ri ma ƀon bri hađăch păng, ƀư ăn nâp njêng păng ma nau di jêh ri ma nau sŏng srăng bơh nar nây tât ƀaƀơ n'ho ro. Nau gơih nđơr Yêhôva ma phung tahan mra ƀư nau nây!
8Kôranh Brah njuăl du rplay ngơi tâm rdâng đah phung Yakôb, jêh ri nau ngơi nây tŭp ta ngih phung Isarael.
9Lĕ rngôch phung ƀon lan mra gĭt, phung Êphraim jêh ri phung gŭ tâm ƀon Samari, phung lah ma nau sưr jêh ri ma nuih n'hâm janh:
10"Glo neh uk rlâm jêh, ƀiă lah he mra rdâk ma lŭ trah; bu kăl jêh tơm si Sikamôr, ƀiă lah he mra dơm si Sêdar ta ntŭk khân păng."
11Yor nây Yêhôva mra n'hao phung rlăng bơh Y-Rêsin ƀư ma khân păng, jêh ri păng mra nsônh phung rlăng khân păng.
12Phung Siri palơ jêh ri phung Philistin pa dâng, mra ha trôm mbung rvăn sa phung Isarael. Nđâp lĕ nau nây ka đôi; nau păng ji nuih mâu du ôh, ƀiă lah ti păng ăt hôm yơr ƀư mro.
13Phung ƀon lan mâu sĭt ôh ma nơm dong khân păng, mâu lĕ khân păng joi Yêhôva ma phung tahan.
14Yor nây Yêhôva mra koh lơi bơh phung Isarael bôk jêh ri chiăng, n'gĭng play đung jêh ri mbêng dak tâm du nar.
15Bu bŭnh bu ranh jêh ri nơm bu yơk jêng bôk jêh ri Kôranh nơm mbơh lor nti lah nau mƀruh jêng
16Yor lah phung leo gai phung ƀon lan aơ ƀư ăn khân păng hiơt trong, jêh ri phung njŭn khân păng lĕ roh rai jêh.
17Yor nây Kôranh Brah mâu maak ôh đah phung bu klâu ndăm khân păng, mâu lĕ khân păng yô̆ ma kon đơi khĭt mbơ̆ jêh ri phung bu ur ndrô sai khân păng. Yor lah ăp nơm jêng phung mâu blau yơk ma Brah Ndu ôh, jêh ri phung ƀư ƀai, jêh ri lĕ rngôch trôm mbung ngơi ma nau rluk. Nđâp lĕ nau nây ka-đôi lĕ, nau păng ji nuih mâu du ôh, ƀiă lah ti păng ăt yơr ƀư mro.
18Yor lah nau ƀai sa tâm ban ma ŭnh, păng sa rtau lok jêh ri tơn lok, păng sa krŏng mbâl, tă bơh nây nhhuk ŭnh hao leo kalơ.
19Ŭnh sa bri yor nau Yêhôva ma phung tahan ji nuih, jêh ri phung ƀon lan jêng tâm ban ma ndơ ŭnh sa. Mâu geh du huê nhhuach ma oh nâu păng ôh.
20Khân păng sŏk ndơ pama, ƀiă lah ât ji ngot; khân păng sa ndơ pa chiau, ƀiă lah mâu hôm ôh. Ăp nơm sa nglay săk kon păng nơm.
21Phung Manasê kăp sa phung Êphaim, phung Êphraim kăp sa phung Manasê, jêh ri ndrel n'grup khân păng ƀư ma phung Yuda. Nđâp ma lĕ nau nây kađôi, nau păng ji nuih mâu du ôh, ƀiă lah ti ăt yơr ƀư mro.
9
The Darkness Turns to Light
1Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan—
2The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
a light has dawned.
3You have enlarged the nation
and increased their joy;
they rejoice before you
as people rejoice at the harvest,
as warriors rejoice
when dividing the plunder.
4For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,
you have shattered
the yoke that burdens them,
the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor.
5Every warrior’s boot used in battle
and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,
will be fuel for the fire.
6For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7Of the greatness of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this.
The Lord’s Anger Against Israel
8The Lord has sent a message against Jacob;
it will fall on Israel.
9All the people will know it—
Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria—
who say with pride
and arrogance of heart,
10“The bricks have fallen down,
but we will rebuild with dressed stone;
the fig trees have been felled,
but we will replace them with cedars.”
11But the Lord has strengthened Rezin’s foes against them
and has spurred their enemies on.
12Arameans from the east and Philistines from the west
have devoured Israel with open mouth.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
13But the people have not returned to him who struck them,
nor have they sought the Lord Almighty.
14So the Lord will cut off from Israel both head and tail,
both palm branch and reed in a single day;
15the elders and dignitaries are the head,
the prophets who teach lies are the tail.
16Those who guide this people mislead them,
and those who are guided are led astray.
17Therefore the Lord will take no pleasure in the young men,
nor will he pity the fatherless and widows,
for everyone is ungodly and wicked,
every mouth speaks folly.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.
18Surely wickedness burns like a fire;
it consumes briers and thorns,
it sets the forest thickets ablaze,
so that it rolls upward in a column of smoke.
19By the wrath of the Lord Almighty
the land will be scorched
and the people will be fuel for the fire;
they will not spare one another.
20On the right they will devour,
but still be hungry;
on the left they will eat,
but not be satisfied.
Each will feed on the flesh of their own offspring⚓ :
21Manasseh will feed on Ephraim, and Ephraim on Manasseh;
together they will turn against Judah.
Yet for all this, his anger is not turned away,
his hand is still upraised.