A Branch Will Come From Jesse’s Family Line
1Jesse’s family is like a tree that has been cut down.
A new little tree will grow from its stump.
From its roots a Branch will grow and produce fruit.
2The Spirit of the Lord will rest on that Branch.
The Spirit will help him to be wise and understanding.
The Spirit will help him make wise plans and carry them out.
The Spirit will help him know the Lord and have respect for him.
3The Branch will take delight
in respecting the Lord.
He will not judge things only by the way they look.
He won’t make decisions based simply on what people say.
4He will always do what is right
when he judges those who are in need.
He’ll be completely fair
when he makes decisions about poor people.
When he commands that people be punished,
it will happen.
When he orders that evil people be put to death,
it will take place.
5He will put on godliness as if it were his belt.
He’ll wear faithfulness around his waist.
6Wolves will live with lambs.
Leopards will lie down with goats.
Calves and lions will eat together.
And little children will lead them around.
7Cows will eat with bears.
Their little ones will lie down together.
And lions will eat straw like oxen.
8A baby will play near a hole where cobras live.
A young child will put its hand into a nest
where poisonous snakes live.
9None of those animals will harm or destroy anything or anyone
on my holy mountain of Zion.
The oceans are full of water.
In the same way, the earth will be filled
with the knowledge of the Lord.
10At that time, here is what the man who is called the Root of Jesse will do. He will be like a banner that brings nations together. They will come to him. And the place where he rules will be glorious. 11At that time the Lord will reach out his hand. He will gather his people a second time. He will bring back those who are left alive. He’ll bring them back from Assyria, Lower Egypt, Upper Egypt and Cush. He’ll bring them from Elam, Babylon and Hamath. He will also bring them from the islands of the Mediterranean Sea.
12He will lift up a banner.
It will show the nations that he is gathering the people of Israel.
He’ll bring back those who had been taken away as prisoners.
He’ll gather together the scattered people of Judah.
He’ll bring them back from all four directions.
13Ephraim’s people won’t be jealous anymore.
Judah’s attackers will be destroyed.
Ephraim won’t be jealous of Judah.
And Judah won’t attack Ephraim.
14Together they will rush down the slopes of Philistia to the west.
They’ll take what belongs to the people of the east.
They’ll take over Edom and Moab.
The people of Ammon will be under their control.
15The Lord will dry up
the Red Sea in Egypt.
By his power he’ll send a burning wind
to sweep over the Euphrates River.
He will break it up into many streams.
Then people will be able to go across it wearing sandals.
16There was a road the people of Israel used
when they came up from Egypt.
In the same way, there will be a wide road coming out of Assyria.
It will be used by the Lord’s people who are left alive there.
大卫的后裔做王
1就像树墩上长出新的枝条，
大卫的后裔中必有一人做王。
2耶和华的灵必住在他身上，
使他有聪明和智慧、谋略和能力，
能认识并敬畏耶和华。
3他必以敬畏耶和华为乐。
他不凭眼见施行审判，
不凭耳闻断定是非，
4而是按公义审判贫穷人，
以公正为受苦者断案。
他必用口中的杖击打世界，
以嘴里的气杀戮恶人。
5公义必作他的腰带，
信实必作他肋下的带子。
6那时，豺狼和绵羊羔同住，
豹子和山羊羔同卧，
牛犊和狮子同群，
小孩子可以照看它们。
7牛与熊一起吃喝，
小牛和小熊一起躺卧，
狮子像牛一样吃草。
8吃奶的婴孩在毒蛇的洞口玩耍，
断奶的孩子把手伸进蛇洞。
9在我的整个圣山上，
它们都不伤人、不害物。
认识耶和华的人必充满天下，
就像水充满海洋一样。
10到那日，耶西的根必成为引导万民的旗帜，外族人都来寻求他，他的住处充满荣耀。 11到那日，主必再次伸手从亚述、埃及、巴特罗、古实、以拦、示拿、哈马和众海岛救回祂剩余的子民。
12祂必向各国竖立旗帜，
召集被掳的以色列人，
把分散在世界各地的犹大人聚集起来。
13以色列必不再嫉妒犹大，
犹大必不再与以色列为敌，
以色列的嫉妒和犹大的敌意必烟消云散。
14他们必联合起来，
向西征讨非利士，
向东征服以东、摩押和亚扪。
15耶和华必使埃及的海干涸，
挥手用焦热的风使幼发拉底河分成七条溪流，
使人可以涉水而过。
16祂剩余的子民必沿着大路从亚述归回，
就像昔日以色列人离开埃及一样。
