1 A s the former time made light The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, So the latter hath honoured the way of the sea, Beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

But there shall be no gloom to her that 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 hath he made it glorious, by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations.

2 T he people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.

The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

3 T hou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast made great its joy, They have joyed before Thee as the joy in harvest, As rejoice in their apportioning spoil.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased their joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

4 B ecause the yoke of its burden, And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor, Thou hast broken as the day of Midian.

For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.

5 F or every battle of a warrior with rushing, and raiment rolled in blood, And it hath been for burning -- fuel of fire.

For all the armor of the armed man in the tumult, and the garments rolled in blood, shall be for burning, for fuel of fire.

6 F or a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

7 T o the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hosts doth this.

Of the increase of his government and of peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of Jehovah of hosts will perform this.

8 A word hath the Lord sent into Jacob, And it hath fallen in Israel.

The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.

9 A nd the people have known -- all of it, Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, In pride and in greatness of heart, saying,

And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in pride and in stoutness of heart,

10 ` Bricks have fallen, and hewn work we build, Sycamores have been cut down, and cedars we renew.'

The bricks are fallen, but we will build with hewn stone; the sycomores are cut down, but we will put cedars in their place.

11 A nd Jehovah setteth the adversaries of Rezin on high above him, And his enemies he joineth together,

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

12 A ram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

the Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

13 A nd the people hath not turned back unto Him who is smiting it, And Jehovah of Hosts they have not sought.

Yet the people have not turned unto him that smote them, neither have they sought Jehovah of hosts.

14 A nd Jehovah cutteth off from Israel head and tail, Branch and reed -- the same day,

Therefore Jehovah will cut off from Israel head and tail, palm-branch and rush, in one day.

15 E lder, and accepted of face, he the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he the tail.

The elder and the honorable man, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.

16 A nd the eulogists of this people are causing to err, And its eulogised ones are consumed.

For they that lead this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.

17 T herefore, over its young men the Lord rejoiceth not, And its orphans, and its widows He pitieth not, For every one profane, and an evil doer, And every mouth is speaking folly. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.

Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

18 F or burned as a fire hath wickedness, Brier and thorn it devoureth, And it kindleth in thickets of the forest, And they lift themselves up, an exaltation of smoke!

For wickedness burneth as the fire; it devoureth the briers and thorns; yea, it kindleth in the thickets of the forest, and they roll upward in a column of smoke.

19 I n the wrath of Jehovah of Hosts Hath the land been consumed, And the people is as fuel of fire; A man on his brother hath no pity,

Through the wrath of Jehovah of hosts is the land burnt up; and the people are as the fuel of fire: no man spareth his brother.

20 A nd cutteth down on the right, and hath been hungry, And he devoureth on the left, And they have not been satisfied, Each the flesh of his own arm they devour.

And one shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:

21 M anasseh -- Ephraim, and Ephraim -- Manasseh, Together they against Judah, With all this not turned back hath His anger. And still His hand is stretched out!

Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.