A promised ruler from Bethlehem
5 In Hebrew texts 5:1 is numbered 4:14, and 5:2-15 is numbered 5:1-14. 1Marshal your troops now, city of troops,
for a siege is laid against us.
They will strike Israel’s ruler
on the cheek with a rod.
2‘But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
though you are small among the clans5:2 Or rulers of Judah,
out of you will come for me
one who will be ruler over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,
from ancient times.’
3Therefore Israel will be abandoned
until the time when she who is in labour bears a son,
and the rest of his brothers return
to join the Israelites.
4He will stand and shepherd his flock
in the strength of the Lord,
in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God.
And they will live securely, for then his greatness
will reach to the ends of the earth.
5And he will be our peace
when the Assyrians invade our land
and march through our fortresses.
We will raise against them seven shepherds,
even eight commanders,
6who will rule5:6 Or crush the land of Assyria with the sword,
the land of Nimrod with drawn sword.5:6 Or Nimrod in its gates
He will deliver us from the Assyrians
when they invade our land
and march across our borders.
7The remnant of Jacob will be
in the midst of many peoples
like dew from the Lord,
like showers on the grass,
which do not wait for anyone
or depend on man.
8The remnant of Jacob will be among the nations,
in the midst of many peoples,
like a lion among the beasts of the forest,
like a young lion among flocks of sheep,
which mauls and mangles as it goes,
and no-one can rescue.
9Your hand will be lifted up in triumph over your enemies,
and all your foes will be destroyed.
10‘In that day,’ declares the Lord,
‘I will destroy your horses from among you
and demolish your chariots.
11I will destroy the cities of your land
and tear down all your strongholds.
12I will destroy your witchcraft
and you will no longer cast spells.
13I will destroy your idols
and your sacred stones from among you;
you will no longer bow down
to the work of your hands.
14I will uproot from among you your Asherah poles5:14 That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah
when I demolish your cities.
15I will take vengeance in anger and wrath
on the nations that have not obeyed me.’
Omufuzi ava mu Besirekemu
15:1 Kgb 3:30Kuŋŋaanya amaggye go, ggwe ekibuga ekirina amaggye,
kubanga tulumbiddwa.
Omukulembeze wa Isirayiri
balimukuba omuggo ku luba.
25:2 a Yk 7:42 b Lub 48:7 c Zab 102:25 d Mat 2:6*“Naye ggwe Besirekemu Efulasa,
newaakubadde ng’oli mutono mu bika bya Yuda,
mu ggwe mwe muliva alibeera
omufuzi wange mu Isirayiri.
Oyo yaliwo okuva edda n’edda,
ng’ensi tennabaawo.”
3Mukama kyaliva awaayo Isirayiri eri abalabe baayo
okutuusa omukyala alumwa okuzaala lwalizaala omwana,
era baganda be abaasigalawo ne balyoka bakomawo
eri bannaabwe mu Isirayiri.
45:4 a Is 40:11; 49:9; Ez 34:11-15, 23; Mi 7:14 b Is 52:13; Luk 1:32Aliyimirira n’anyweera n’aliisa ekisibo kye
mu maanyi ga Mukama,
mu kitiibwa ky’erinnya lya Mukama Katonda we.
Era abantu be tebalibaako abateganya, kubanga aliba mukulu
okutuusa ku nkomerero y’ensi.
55:5 a Is 9:6; Luk 2:14; Bak 1:19-20 b Is 8:7 c Is 10:24-27Omukulu oyo aliba mirembe gyabwe.
Omwasuli bw’alirumba ensi yaffe
n’abuna ebigo byaffe,
tulimuyimbulira abasumba musanvu,
n’abakulembeze munaana.
65:6 a Lub 10:8 b Zef 2:13 c Nak 2:11-13Abo be balifuga ensi ya Asuli n’ekitala
era ensi ya Nimuloodi nayo bagyonoone.
Naye alitulokola eri Omwasuli
bw’alitulumba mu nsi yaffe
era bw’aliyingira mu nsalo zaffe.
75:7 a Mi 2:12 b Is 44:4Abantu ba Isirayiri abalisigalawo balibeera
wakati mu mawanga agabeetoolodde,
babe ng’omusulo oguva eri Mukama,
ng’obukubakuba obutonnyeredde ku muddo
obutalindirira muntu
oba abaana b’abantu.
85:8 a Lub 49:9 b Mi 4:13; Zek 10:5 c Zab 50:22; Kos 5:14Ng’empologoma bw’ebeera n’ensolo endala ez’omu nsiko,
abantu abaasigalawo aba Yakobo balibeera mu mawanga mangi agabeetoolodde;
ate era ng’empologoma ento mu bisibo by’endiga,
bw’egenda n’eyitamu n’etaagulataagula
ne wataba n’omu aziwonya.
95:9 Zab 10:12Omukono gwo guliwangula abalabe bo,
ne bonna abakuyigganya balizikirizibwa.
105:10 Kos 14:3; Zek 9:10“Ku lunaku olwo,” bw’ayogera Mukama,
“Ndizikiriza embalaasi zo
ne nsanyaawo n’amagaali go.
115:11 a Is 6:11 b Kos 10:14; Am 5:9Ndizikiriza ebibuga eby’omu nsi yo
era mmenyemenye n’ebigo byo byonna.
125:12 Ma 18:10-12; Is 2:6; 8:19Obulogo bwo ndibumalawo
era toliddayo kukolima nate.
135:13 Ez 6:9; Zek 13:2N’ebibumbe bye musinza ndibizikiriza.
Ne nziggyawo n’amayinja ge mwawonga;
temuliddayo nate kuvuunamira bakatonda
be mwekoledde n’emikono gyammwe.
145:14 Kuv 34:13Era ndisigula Baasera okuva mu mmwe,
ebibuga byammwe n’embizikiriza.
155:15 Is 65:12Era ndyesasuza ku mawanga agataŋŋondedde
n’obusungu n’ekiruyi.”
