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处暗之民有光照耀

但那受过痛苦的,必不再见幽暗。从前神使西布伦地和拿弗他利地被藐视,末后却使这沿海的路,约旦河外,外邦人的加利利地,得着荣耀。 在黑暗中行走的百姓看见了大光,住在死荫之地的人有光照耀他们。 你使这国民繁多,加增他们的喜乐。他们在你面前欢喜,好像收割的欢喜,像人分掳物那样的快乐。 因为他们所负的重轭和肩头上的杖,并欺压他们人的棍,你都已经折断,好像在米甸的日子一样。 战士在乱杀之间所穿戴的盔甲,并那滚在血中的衣服,都必作为可烧的,当做火柴。 因有一婴孩为我们而生,有一子赐给我们,政权必担在他的肩头上。他名称为奇妙、策士、全能的神、永在的父、和平的君。 他的政权与平安必加增无穷,他必在大卫的宝座上治理他的国,以公平、公义使国坚定稳固,从今直到永远。万军之耶和华的热心必成就这事。

以色列因骄致祸

主使一言入于雅各家,落于以色列家, 这众百姓,就是以法莲撒马利亚的居民,都要知道。他们凭骄傲自大的心说: 10 “砖墙塌了,我们却要凿石头建筑;桑树砍了,我们却要换香柏树。” 11 因此,耶和华要高举利汛的敌人来攻击以色列,并要激动以色列的仇敌, 12 东有亚兰人,西有非利士人,他们张口要吞吃以色列。虽然如此,耶和华的怒气还未转消,他的手仍伸不缩。

虽遭重祸仍不归主

13 这百姓还没有归向击打他们的主,也没有寻求万军之耶和华。 14 因此,耶和华一日之间,必从以色列中剪除头与尾,棕枝与芦苇。 15 长老和尊贵人就是头,以谎言教人的先知就是尾。 16 因为引导这百姓的使他们走错了路,被引导的都必败亡。 17 所以主必不喜悦他们的少年人,也不怜恤他们的孤儿寡妇,因为各人是亵渎的,是行恶的,并且各人的口都说愚妄的话。虽然如此,耶和华的怒气还未转消,他的手仍伸不缩。

18 邪恶像火焚烧,烧灭荆棘和蒺藜,在稠密的树林中着起来,就成为烟柱,旋转上腾。 19 因万军之耶和华的烈怒,地都烧遍,百姓成为火柴,无人怜爱弟兄。 20 有人右边抢夺,仍受饥饿;左边吞吃,仍不饱足。各人吃自己膀臂上的肉。 21 玛拿西吞吃[a]以法莲以法莲吞吃玛拿西,又一同攻击犹大。虽然如此,耶和华的怒气还未转消,他的手仍伸不缩。

Footnotes

  1. 以赛亚书 9:21 或作:攻击。下同。

未來的君王

但那些受過痛苦的人必不再遇見黑暗。從前,耶和華使西布倫人和拿弗他利人住的地方受人藐視,日後必使這些地方,即約旦河對岸、沿海一帶、外族人居住的加利利得到榮耀。

走在黑暗中的人必看見大光,
活在死亡陰影下的人必被光照亮。
耶和華啊,你必使以色列成為大國,
人民都喜氣洋洋,
在你面前歡喜快樂,
好像豐收時那樣歡喜,
如同瓜分戰利品時那樣快樂。
因為你必折斷他們負的軛和欺壓者的棍棒,
好像昔日你毀滅米甸人一樣;
戰士的靴子和染血的征袍都要被丟進火裡燒掉。
必有一個嬰兒為我們誕生,
有一個孩子要賜給我們。
祂必統治我們,
祂被稱為奇妙的策士、全能的上帝、永存的父、和平的君。
祂的國必長治久安。
祂必坐在大衛的寶座上以公平和公義治國,
使國家永固。
萬軍之耶和華必熱切地成就此事。

耶和華要審判以色列

主已發言責備雅各家,
他的責備落在以色列,
住在以法蓮和撒瑪利亞的以色列人都知道。
他們驕傲自大地說:
10 「磚牆倒塌了,
我們可以鑿石重建;
桑樹砍倒了,
我們可以再種香柏樹。」
11 因此耶和華必驅使敵人來攻擊他們。
12 東有亞蘭人,西有非利士人,
他們必吞噬以色列。
雖然如此,耶和華的怒氣還沒有止息,
祂的懲罰還沒有停止。

13 但以色列人沒有歸向萬軍之耶和華,
也不尋求祂。
14 因此,耶和華要在一日之間剷除以色列的頭和尾。
15 頭是指他們的長老和首領,
尾是指教人虛謊之事的假先知。
16 這些帶領者使百姓步入歧途、
走向滅亡。
17 他們目無上帝,
行事邪惡,口出狂言。
所以,主不喜歡他們的青年,
也不憐憫他們的孤兒寡婦。
雖然如此,耶和華的怒氣還沒有止息,
祂降罰的手沒有收回。
18 邪惡像燃燒的火焰,
焚毀荊棘和蒺藜,點燃密林,
煙柱旋轉上騰。
19 萬軍之耶和華的烈怒必如火一般燒焦大地,
人們成為燒火的柴,
甚至弟兄彼此相煎。
20 他們到處搶奪食物,
仍饑餓難忍,
甚至吃自己的骨肉[a]
21 以法蓮和瑪拿西必自相殘殺,
又聯合起來攻打猶大。
雖然如此,耶和華的怒氣還沒有止息,
祂降罰的手沒有收回。

Footnotes

  1. 9·20 骨肉」或譯「臂膀的肉」。
'以 賽 亞 書 9 ' not found for the version: Chinese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version.

The Government of the Promised Son(A)

Nevertheless (B)the gloom will not be upon her who is distressed,
As when at (C)first He lightly esteemed
The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali,
And (D)afterward more heavily oppressed her,
By the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan,
In Galilee of the Gentiles.
(E)The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.

You have multiplied the nation
And [a]increased its joy;
They rejoice before You
According to the joy of harvest,
As men rejoice (F)when they divide the spoil.
For You have broken the yoke of his burden
And the staff of his shoulder,
The rod of his oppressor,
As in the day of (G)Midian.
For every warrior’s [b]sandal from the noisy battle,
And garments rolled in blood,
(H)Will be used for burning and fuel [c]of fire.

(I)For unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a (J)Son is given;
And (K)the government will be upon His shoulder.
And His name will be called
(L)Wonderful, Counselor, (M)Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, (N)Prince of Peace.
Of the increase of His government and peace
(O)There will be no end,
Upon the throne of David and over His kingdom,
To order it and establish it with judgment and justice
From that time forward, even forever.
The (P)zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

The Punishment of Samaria

The Lord sent a word against (Q)Jacob,
And it has fallen on Israel.
All the people will know—
Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria—
Who say in pride and arrogance of heart:
10 “The bricks have fallen down,
But we will rebuild with hewn stones;
The sycamores are cut down,
But we will replace them with cedars.”
11 Therefore the Lord shall set up
The adversaries of Rezin against him,
And spur his enemies on,
12 The Syrians before and the Philistines behind;
And they shall devour Israel with an open mouth.

For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is [d]stretched out still.

13 For the people do not turn to Him who strikes them,
Nor do they seek the Lord of hosts.
14 Therefore the Lord will cut off head and tail from Israel,
Palm branch and bulrush (R)in one day.
15 The elder and honorable, he is the head;
The prophet who teaches lies, he is the tail.
16 For (S)the leaders of this people cause them to err,
And those who are led by them are destroyed.
17 Therefore the Lord (T)will have no joy in their young men,
Nor have mercy on their fatherless and widows;
For everyone is a hypocrite and an evildoer,
And every mouth speaks [e]folly.

(U)For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.

18 For wickedness (V)burns as the fire;
It shall devour the briers and thorns,
And kindle in the thickets of the forest;
They shall mount up like rising smoke.
19 Through the wrath of the Lord of hosts
(W)The land is burned up,
And the people shall be as fuel for the fire;
(X)No man shall spare his brother.
20 And he shall [f]snatch on the right hand
And be hungry;
He shall devour on the left hand
(Y)And not be satisfied;
(Z)Every man shall eat the flesh of his own arm.
21 Manasseh shall devour Ephraim, and Ephraim Manasseh;
Together they shall be (AA)against Judah.

(AB)For all this His anger is not turned away,
But His hand is stretched out still.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 9:3 So with Qr., Tg.; Kt., Vg. not increased joy; LXX Most of the people You brought down in Your joy
  2. Isaiah 9:5 boot
  3. Isaiah 9:5 for the fire
  4. Isaiah 9:12 In judgment
  5. Isaiah 9:17 foolishness
  6. Isaiah 9:20 slice off or tear