2. The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. A light has risen for the inhabitants of the region of the shadow of death.
3. You have increased the nation, but you have not increased the rejoicing. They will rejoice before you, like those who rejoice at the harvest, like the victorious exulting after capturing the prey, when they divide the spoils.
4. For you have prevailed over the yoke of their burden, and over the rod of their shoulder, and over the scepter of their oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
5. For every violent plunder with a tumult, and every garment mixed with blood, will be burned up and will become fuel for the fire.
6. For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. And leadership is placed upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called: wonderful Counselor, mighty God, father of the future age, Prince of Peace.
7. His reign will be increased, and there will be no end to his peace. He will sit upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, to confirm and strengthen it, in judgment and justice, from now even unto eternity. The zeal of the Lord of hosts shall accomplish this.
8. The Lord sent a word to Jacob, and it fell upon Israel.
9. And all the people of Ephraim will know it. And the inhabitants of Samaria will say it, in the arrogance and haughtiness of their heart:
10. "The bricks have fallen, but we will build with squared stones. They have cut down the sycamores, but we will replace them with cedars."
11. And the Lord will raise up the enemies of Rezin over him, and he will turn his adversaries into a tumult:
12. the Syrians from the east and the Philistines from the west. And they will devour Israel with their whole mouth. After all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.