The Peaceful Kingdom
1 The royal line of David is like a tree that has been cut down; but just as new branches sprout from a stump, so a new king will arise from among David's descendants.
2 The spirit of the Lord will give him wisdom
and the knowledge and skill to rule his people.
He will know the Lord's will and honor him,
3 and find pleasure in obeying him.
He will not judge by appearance or hearsay;
4 he will judge the poor fairly
and defend the rights of the helpless.
At his command the people will be punished,
and evil persons will die.
5 He will rule his people with justice and integrity.
6 Wolves and sheep will live together in peace,
and leopards will lie down with young goats.
Calves and lion cubs will feed together,
and little children will take care of them.
7 Cows and bears will eat together,
and their calves and cubs will lie down in peace.
Lions will eat straw as cattle do.
8 Even a baby will not be harmed
if it plays near a poisonous snake.
9 On Zion, God's sacred hill,
there will be nothing harmful or evil.
The land will be as full of knowledge of the Lord
as the seas are full of water.
The Exiled People Will Return
10 A day is coming when the new king from the royal line of David will be a symbol to the nations. They will gather in his royal city and give him honor. 11 When that day comes, the Lord will once again use his power and bring back home those of his people who are left in Assyria and Egypt, in the lands of Pathros, Ethiopia, Elam, Babylonia, and Hamath, and in the coastlands and on the islands of the sea. 12 The Lord will raise a signal flag to show the nations that he is gathering together again the scattered people of Israel and Judah and bringing them back from the four corners of the earth. 13 The kingdom of Israel will not be jealous of Judah any more, and Judah will not be the enemy of Israel. 14 Together they will attack the Philistines on the west and plunder the people who live to the east. They will conquer the people of Edom and Moab, and the people of Ammon will obey them. 15 The Lord will dry up the Gulf of Suez, and he will bring a hot wind to dry up the Euphrates, leaving only seven tiny streams, so that anyone can walk across. 16 There will be a highway out of Assyria for those of his people Israel who have survived there, just as there was for their ancestors when they left Egypt.
Dzinums no Jišaja celma
(Jes 9:1–7)1 Nāks dzinums no Jišaja celma,
un atvase kuplos no viņa saknes!
2 Dusēs pār viņu Kunga Gars,
gudrības un saprāta gars,
padoma un varonības gars,
atziņas gars un Kunga bijība!
3 Kunga bijība būs viņa tikums,
viņš nespriedīs pēc tā, ko acīm redzējis,
viņš nelems pēc tā, ko ausīm dzirdējis, –
4 taisnībā viņš par nabagiem spriedīs
un godīgi lems par visu zemi,
ar savas mutes zizli viņš sitīs zemi,
ar savu lūpu dvesmu viņš nonāvēs ļaundarus!
5 Taisnība būs josta viņam ap krustiem,
un ticība būs viņa gurnu josta!
6 Vilks mitīs kopā ar jēru,
pantera kopā ar kazlēnu gulēs,
tele, lauvēns un nobarots vērsis blakus –
mazs zēns tos ganīs!
7 Govs ganīsies kopā ar lāci,
kopā tiem mazuļi gulšņās,
un lauva ēdīs salmus kā vērsis!
8 Zīdainis kaitēsies pie odzes alas,
un čūsku midzenī mazulis bāzīs roku!
9 Neviens nedarīs ļauna,
nepostīs neko manā svētajā kalnā,
jo zeme būs pārpilna Kunga atziņas,
kā ūdens uz jūru tā plūdīs!
10 Tā būs tajā dienā –
Jišaja sakne kļūs par karogu tautām,
tad tautas meklēs viņu
un būs viņa miervieta godā!
Kungs izglābs savas tautas atlikumu
11 Tā būs tajā dienā –
Kungs stieps savu roku otrreiz,
lai atgūtu to, kas viņam no tautas atlicis,
kas atlicis Asīrijā un Ēģiptē,
Patrosā, Kūšā un Ēlāmā,
un Šinārā, Hamātā un jūras piekrastē!
12 Viņš pacels karogu tautām,
pulcēs no Israēla patriektos,
kas no Jūdas izdzenāti –
viņš salasīs tos no visiem četriem zemes stūriem!
13 Tad zudīs Efraima niknums
un Jūdas nīdēji tiks iznīdēti,
Efraims vairs neniknosies pret Jūdu
un Jūda nenaidosies ar Efraimu!
14 Uz jūras pusi tie metīsies – filistiešiem kaklā,
kopā aplaupīs tos, kas mīt austrumos, –
pret Edomu un Moābu pacels roku,
un Amona dēli tiem klausīs!
15 Izraus Kungs Ēģiptes upei mēli,
ar svelmainu garu stieps roku pret upi,
sašķels to septiņās straumēs,
ka sausām kājām var pāriet!
16 Pašķirsies ceļš tautas atlikumam,
kas Asīrijā palicis, –
tāpat kā Israēlam todien,
kad tas izgāja no Ēģiptes zemes!
