ISA 9:2 Parallel Verse View

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BrLXX (ISA 9:1) Ὁ λαὸς ὁ πορευόμενος ἐν σκότει, ἴδετε φῶς μέγα· οἱ κατοικοῦντες ἐν χώρᾳ σκιᾷ θανάτου, φῶς λάμψει ἐφʼ ὑμᾶς.
(Ho laos ho poreuomenos en skotei, idete fōs mega; hoi katoikountes en ⱪōra skia thanatou, fōs lampsei efʼ humas.)

BrTr (ISA 9:1) O people walking in darkness, behold a great light: ye that dwell in the region and shadow of death, a light shall shine upon you.

ULT The people walking in darkness will see a great light.
⇔ The dwellers of a land of deep darkness, light will shine on them.

UST Yahweh will make life much better for those people who were experiencing such distress.
⇔ Yes, he will make life better for those who were living in a land where there was much trouble.

BSB & MSB The people walking in darkness
⇔ have seen a great light;
⇔ on those living in the land of the shadow of death,
⇔ a light has dawned.[fn]

9:2 Cited in Matthew 4:15–16

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WEBBE & WMBB The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.
⇔ The light has shined on those who lived in the land of the shadow of death.

MSG ^(2-7)The people who walked in darkness
  have seen a great light.
For those who lived in a land of deep shadows—
  light! sunbursts of light!
You repopulated the nation,
  you expanded its joy.
Oh, they’re so glad in your presence!
  Festival joy!
The joy of a great celebration,
  sharing rich gifts and warm greetings.
The abuse of oppressors and cruelty of tyrants—
  all their whips and clubs and curses—
Is gone, done away with, a deliverance
  as surprising and sudden as Gideon’s old victory over Midian.
The boots of all those invading troops,
  along with their shirts soaked with innocent blood,
Will be piled in a heap and burned,
  a fire that will burn for days!
For a child has been born—for us!
  the gift of a son—for us!
He’ll take over
  the running of the world.
His names will be: Amazing Counselor,
  Strong God,
Eternal Father,
  Prince of Wholeness.
His ruling authority will grow,
  and there’ll be no limits to the wholeness he brings.
He’ll rule from the historic David throne
  over that promised kingdom.
He’ll put that kingdom on a firm footing
  and keep it going
With fair dealing and right living,
  beginning now and lasting always.
The zeal of God-of-the-Angel-Armies
  will do all this.

NET The people walking in darkness
⇔ see a bright light;
⇔ light shines
⇔ on those who live in a land of deep darkness.

LSV The people who are walking in darkness
Have seen a great light,
Dwellers in a land of death-shade,
Light has shone on them.

FBV People walking in the dark will see a bright light; a light will shine on those living in a land of total darkness.

T4T Some day, it will be as though [MET] the people who walked in darkness will see a great light.
⇔ A great light will shine on those who live in a land where they have great troubles/distress.

LEB • The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light;
• light has shined on those who lived in a land of darkness.

BBE The people who went in the dark have seen a great light, and for those who were living in the land of the deepest night, the light is shining.

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JPS (ISA 9:1) (8-23) For is there no gloom to her that was stedfast? Now the former hath lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but the latter hath dealt a more grievous blow by the way of the sea, beyond the Jordan, in the district of the nations.

ASV The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

DRA The people that walked in darkness, have seen a great light: to them that dwelt in the region of the shadow of death, light is risen.

YLT The people who are walking in darkness Have seen a great light, Dwellers in a land of death-shade, Light hath shone upon them.

Drby the people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them light hath shone.

RV The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
(The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath/has the light shined.)

SLT The people going in darkness saw a great light: they dwelling in the land of the shadow of death, light shone upon them.

Wbstr The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shades of death, upon them hath the light shined.

KJB-1769 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
(The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath/has the light shined.)

KJB-1611 The people that walked in darknesse, haue seene a great light: they that dwel in the land of the shadow of death, vpon them hath the light shined.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps The people that walked in darknesse, haue seene a great light: As for them that dwell in the lande of the shadowe of death, vpon them hath the light shined.
(The people that walked in darkness, have seen a great light: As for them that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath/has the light shined.)

Gnva The people that walked in darkenes haue seene a great light: they that dwelled in the land of the shadowe of death, vpon them hath the light shined.
(The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwelled in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath/has the light shined.)

Cvdl Neuertheles ye people that haue dwelt in darcknesse, shal se a greate light. As for them that dwel in the londe of the shadowe of death, vpon them shal the light shyne.
(Nevertheless ye/you_all people that have dwelt in darkness, shall see a great light. As for them that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them shall the light shine.)

Wycl The puple that yede in derknessis siy a greet liyt; whanne men dwelliden in the cuntre of schadewe of deth, liyt roos vp to hem.
(The people that went in darkness saw a great light; when men dwelled/dwelt in the country of shadow of death, light rose up to hem.)

Luth (ISA 9:1) Das Volk, so im Finstern wandelt, siehet ein großes Licht, und über die da wohnen im finstern Lande, scheinet es helle.
(The people, so in_the darkness transforms, see/look a large light(n), and above the there live/reside in_the dark land, seems it bright.)

ClVg Populus qui ambulabat in tenebris, vidit lucem magnam; habitantibus in regione umbræ mortis, lux orta est eis.[fn]
(People who/which was_walking in/into/on darkness, he_saw the_light great; the_inhabitants in/into/on region shadows of_death, light(n) arose it_is to_them.)

9.2 In regione umbræ mortis. ID. In umbra mortis sunt, qui in peccatis adhuc vivunt: In regione umbræ mortis, qui jam mortuis operibus ad inferna descenderunt.

9.2 In region shadows of_death. ID. In shadow of_death are, who/which in/into/on sins still they_live: In region shadows of_death, who/which already dead works to infernal they_descended.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

הָ⁠עָם֙ הַ⁠הֹלְכִ֣ים בַּ⁠חֹ֔שֶׁךְ

the,people [which],walk in,darkness

Isaiah is speaking as if the people’s distress and suffering were darkness. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [The people who are suffering greatly]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

בַּ⁠חֹ֔שֶׁךְ

in,darkness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of darkness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [in dark places]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

רָא֖וּ א֣וֹר גָּד֑וֹל

seen light big/great

Isaiah is speaking as if deliverance and hope were a great light. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [will experience great deliverance]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

צַלְמָ֔וֶת

darkness

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of deep darkness, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [a land where darkness is very deep]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism

הָ⁠עָם֙ הַ⁠הֹלְכִ֣ים בַּ⁠חֹ֔שֶׁךְ רָא֖וּ א֣וֹר גָּד֑וֹל יֹשְׁבֵי֙ בְּ⁠אֶ֣רֶץ צַלְמָ֔וֶת א֖וֹר נָגַ֥הּ עֲלֵי⁠הֶֽם

the,people [which],walk in,darkness seen light big/great lived_of in=land darkness light shined on,them

These two sentences The people walking in darkness will see a great light and The dwellers of a land of deep darkness, light will shine on them mean basically the same thing. The second emphasizes the meaning of the first by repeating the same idea with different words. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them and express the emphasis in another way. Alternate translation: [ The people walking in darkness will see a great light. Indeed, for the dwellers of a land of deep darkness, light will shine on them]

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