1But there will be no [more] gloom for her who was in anguish; in earlier times He treated the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali with contempt, but later on He shall make [it] glorious, by the way of the sea, on the other side of Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles.
1但那受過痛苦的必不再見幽暗。從前神使西布倫地和拿弗他利地被藐視，末後卻使這沿海的路，約但河外，外邦人的加利利地得著榮耀。
2The people who walk in darkness Will see a great light; Those who live in a dark land, The light will shine on them.
2在黑暗中行走的百姓看見了大光，住在死蔭之地的人有光照耀他們。
3You shall multiply the nation, You shall increase their gladness; They will be glad in Your presence As with the gladness of harvest, As men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
3你使這國民繁多，加增他們的喜樂；他們在你面前歡喜，好像收割的歡喜，像人分擄物那樣的快樂。
4For You shall break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders, The rod of their oppressor, as at the battle of Midian.
4因為他們所負的重軛和肩頭上的杖，並欺壓他們人的棍，你都已經折斷，好像在米甸的日子一樣。
5For every boot of the booted warrior in the [battle] tumult, And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
5戰士在亂殺之間所穿戴的盔甲，並那滾在血中的衣服，都必作為可燒的，當作火柴。
6For a child will be born to us, a son will be given to us; And the government will rest on His shoulders; And His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
6因有一嬰孩為我們而生；有一子賜給我們。政權必擔在他的肩頭上；他名稱為奇妙策士、全能的神、永在的父、和平的君。
7There will be no end to the increase of [His] government or of peace, On the throne of David and over his kingdom, To establish it and to uphold it with justice and righteousness From then on and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will accomplish this.
7他的政權與平安必加增無窮。他必在大衛的寶座上治理他的國，以公平公義使國堅定穩固，從今直到永遠。萬軍之耶和華的熱心必成就這事。
8The Lord sends a message against Jacob, And it falls on Israel.
8主使一言入於雅各家，落於以色列家。
9And all the people know [it], [That is], Ephraim and the inhabitants of Samaria, Asserting in pride and in arrogance of heart:
9這眾百姓，就是以法蓮和撒瑪利亞的居民，都要知道；他們憑驕傲自大的心說：
10'The bricks have fallen down, But we will rebuild with smooth stones; The sycamores have been cut down, But we will replace [them] with cedars.'
10磚牆塌了，我們卻要鑿石頭建築；桑樹砍了，我們卻要換香柏樹。
11Therefore the LORD raises against them adversaries from Rezin And spurs their enemies on,
11因此，耶和華要高舉利汛的敵人來攻擊以色列，並要激動以色列的仇敵。
12The Arameans on the east and the Philistines on the west; And they devour Israel with gaping jaws. In [spite of] all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out.
12東有亞蘭人，西有非利士人；他們張口要吞吃以色列。雖然如此，耶和華的怒氣還未轉消；他的手仍伸不縮。
13Yet the people do not turn back to Him who struck them, Nor do they seek the LORD of hosts.
13這百姓還沒有歸向擊打他們的主，也沒有尋求萬軍之耶和華。
14So the LORD cuts off head and tail from Israel, [Both] palm branch and bulrush in a single day.
14因此，耶和華一日之間必從以色列中剪除頭與尾，棕枝與蘆葦─
15The head is the elder and honorable man, And the prophet who teaches falsehood is the tail.
15長老和尊貴人就是頭，以謊言教人的先知就是尾。
16For those who guide this people are leading [them] astray; And those who are guided by them are brought to confusion.
16因為，引導這百姓的使他們走錯了路；被引導的都必敗亡。
17Therefore the Lord does not take pleasure in their young men, Nor does He have pity on their orphans or their widows; For every one of them is godless and an evildoer, And every mouth is speaking foolishness. In [spite of] all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out.
17所以，主必不喜悅他們的少年人，也不憐恤他們的孤兒寡婦；因為，各人是褻瀆的，是行惡的，並且各人的口都說愚妄的話。雖然如此，耶和華的怒氣還未轉消；他的手仍伸不縮。
18For wickedness burns like a fire; It consumes briars and thorns; It even sets the thickets of the forest aflame And they roll upward in a column of smoke.
18邪惡像火焚燒，燒滅荊棘和蒺藜，在稠密的樹林中著起來，就成為煙柱，旋轉上騰。
19By the fury of the LORD of hosts the land is burned up, And the people are like fuel for the fire; No man spares his brother.
19因萬軍之耶和華的烈怒，地都燒遍；百姓成為火柴；無人憐愛弟兄。
20They slice off [what is] on the right hand but [still] are hungry, And they eat [what is] on the left hand but they are not satisfied; Each of them eats the flesh of his own arm.
20有人右邊搶奪，仍受飢餓，左邊吞吃，仍不飽足；各人吃自己膀臂上的肉。
21Manasseh [devours] Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh, [And] together they are against Judah. In [spite of] all this, His anger does not turn away And His hand is still stretched out.
21瑪拿西吞吃（或譯：攻擊；下同）以法蓮；以法蓮吞吃瑪拿西，又一同攻擊猶大。雖然如此，耶和華的怒氣還未轉消；他的手仍伸不縮。