3. Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast made great its joy, They have joyed before Thee as the joy in harvest, As [men] rejoice in their apportioning spoil.
4. Because the yoke of its burden, And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor, Thou hast broken as [in] the day of Midian.
5. For every battle of a warrior [is] with rushing, and raiment rolled in blood, And it hath been for burning--fuel of fire.
6. For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.
7. To the increase of the princely power, And of peace, there is no end, On the throne of David, and on his kingdom, To establish it, and to support it, In judgment and in righteousness, Henceforth, even unto the age, The zeal of Jehovah of Hostsdoth this.
8. A word hath the Lord sent into Jacob, And it hath fallen in Israel.
9. And the people have known--all of it, Ephraim, and the inhabitant of Samaria, In pride and in greatness of heart, saying,
10. `Bricks have fallen, and hewn work we build, Sycamores have been cut down, and cedars we renew.'
11. And Jehovah setteth the adversaries of Rezin on high above him, And his enemies he joineth together,
12. Aram from before, and Philistia from behind, And they devour Israel with the whole mouth. With all this not turned back hath His anger, And still His hand is stretched out.
13. And the people hath not turned back unto Him who is smiting it, And Jehovah of Hosts they have not sought.
14. And Jehovah cutteth off from Israel head and tail, Branch and reed--the same day,
15. Elder, and accepted of face, he [is] the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he [is] the tail.