ISA 9:4 Parallel Verse View

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Original ISA 9:3: Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (ISA 9:3) Διότι ἀφῄρηται ὁ ζυγὸς ὁ ἐπʼ αὐτῶν κείμενος, καὶ ἡ ῥάβδος ἡ ἐπὶ τοῦ τραχήλου αὐτῶν· τὴν γὰρ ῥάβδον τῶν ἀπαιτούντων διεσκέδασεν, ὡς τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ἐπὶ Μαδιάμ.
(Dioti afaʸraʸtai ho zugos ho epʼ autōn keimenos, kai haʸ ɽabdos haʸ epi tou traⱪaʸlou autōn; taʸn gar ɽabdon tōn apaitountōn dieskedasen, hōs taʸ haʸmera taʸ epi Madiam.)

BrTr (ISA 9:3) Because the yoke that was laid upon them has been taken away, and the rod that was on their neck: for he has broken the rod of the exactors, as in the day of Madiam.

ULT For the yoke of his burden and the staff of his shoulder,
⇔ the rod of the one oppressing him,
⇔ you will shatter as, in the day of Midian.

UST The people will be happy because you will free them from carrying heavy loads,
⇔ and because you will free them from the power of those who have been oppressing them,
⇔ just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.

BSB For as in the day of Midian
⇔ You have shattered the yoke of their burden,
⇔ the bar [across] their shoulders,
⇔ and the rod of their oppressor.

OEB No OEB ISA 9:4 book available

WEBBE For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as in the day of Midian.

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 For their oppressive yoke
⇔ and the club that strikes their shoulders,
⇔ the cudgel the oppressor uses on them,
⇔ you have shattered, as in the day of Midian’s defeat.

LSV Because the yoke of its burden,
And the staff of its shoulder, the rod of its exactor,
You have broken as [in] the day of Midian.

FBV For you will smash the yoke that burdens them down, the bar across their shoulders, and the oppressors' rod used to beat them just as you did when you defeated the Midianite army.

T4T You will cause us to no longer be slaves [MET] of those who captured us;
⇔ you will lift the heavy burdens from our shoulders.
⇔ It will be as though you will break the rods of those who oppressed us,
⇔ like you did when you destroyed the army of the Midian people-group.

LEB • For you have shattered the yoke of its burden
• and the stick of its shoulder,
• the rod of its oppressor, on[fn] the day of Midian.

9:1 Hebrew “like”; the Hebrew letters for “like” and “on” look alike

BBE For by your hand the yoke on his neck and the rod on his back, even the rod of his cruel master, have been broken, as in the day of Midian.

Moff No Moff ISA 9:4 book available

JPS (ISA 9:3) (9-2) Thou hast multiplied the nation, Thou hast increased their joy; they joy before Thee according to the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.

ASV For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.

DRA For the yoke of their burden, and the rod of their shoulder, and the sceptre of their oppressor thou best overcome, as in the day of Median.

YLT 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.

Drby For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

RV For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as in the day of Midian.
(For the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod/staff of his oppressor, thou/you hast broken as in the day of Midian.)

SLT For the yoke of his burden and the rod of his shoulder, and the rod of him oppressing with it thou didst break in pieces the day of Midian.

Wbstr For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.

KJB-1769 For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.[fn]
(For thou/you hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod/staff of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.)

9.4 For…: or, When thou brakest

KJB-1611 [fn]For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staffe of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressour, as in the day of Midian.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

9:4 Or, when thou brakest.

Bshps For thou hast broken the yoke of his burthen, the staffe of his shoulder, and the rod of his oppressour, as in the day of Madian.
(For thou/you hast broken the yoke of his burden, the staff of his shoulder, and the rod/staff of his oppressor, as in the day of Madian.)

Gnva For the yoke of their burthen, and the staffe of their shoulder and the rod of their oppressour hast thou broken as in the day of Midian.
(For the yoke of their burden, and the staff of their shoulder and the rod/staff of their oppressor hast thou/you broken as in the day of Midian.)

Cvdl For thou shalt breake the yocke of the peoples burthen: the staff of hys shulder, and the rod of his oppressoure, as in ye daye at Madia.
(For thou/you shalt/shall break the yoke of the peoples burden: the staff of his shoulder, and the rod/staff of his oppressor, as in ye/you_all day at Madia.)

Wycl For thou hast ouercome the yok of his birthun, and the yerde of his schuldre, and the ceptre of his wrongful axere, as in the day of Madian.
(For thou/you hast overcome the yoke of his burden, and the rod/stick of his shoulder, and the sceptre of his wrongful beggar, as in the day of Madian.)

Luth (ISA 9:3) Denn du hast das Joch ihrer Last und die Rute ihrer Schulter und den Stecken ihres Treibers zerbrochen wie zur Zeit Midians.
(Because you(sg) have the yoke of_their/her Last and the rod of_their/her shoulder and the stick(n) theirs/hers drivers broken as/like to/for time/period Midian’s.)

ClVg Jugum enim oneris ejus, et virgam humeri ejus, et sceptrum exactoris ejus superasti, sicut in die Madian.[fn]
(Yoke/collar because burdens his/her, and rod/staff humeri his/her, and sceptre/staff exactor his/her you_overcame, like in/into/on day Midian.)

9.4 Jugum enim. ID. Habet Christus jugum, sed suave; et diabolus, sed importabile onere. Et Christus principatum super humerum, in quo crucem portavit, et diabolus in humero virgam, qua superbit. Exactoris. Ipsius, scilicet exigentis. Quotidie enim nummum peccati quem primo homini commisit, a posteris cum usura exigit.

9.4 Yoke/collar because. ID. Has Christ/Messiah yoke/collar, but sweet; and the_devil, but unbearable onere. And Christ/Messiah principality over shoulder, in/into/on where cross/frame carried, and the_devil in/into/on shoulder rod/staff, which is_proud. Exactor. Of_his/her_own, namely exacting. Every_day because coin of_sin which at_first to_man committed, from posterity when/with usury demands.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

כִּ֣י אֶת־עֹ֣ל סֻבֳּל֗⁠וֹ וְ⁠אֵת֙ מַטֵּ֣ה שִׁכְמ֔⁠וֹ שֵׁ֖בֶט הַ⁠נֹּגֵ֣שׂ בּ֑⁠וֹ

that/for/because/then/when DOM yoke_of its_burden_of,his and=DOM staff_of its_shoulder_of,his rod_of of,the_[one_who]_oppresses in/on/over=him/it

The pronouns his and him refer to the people of Israel. It may be helpful to clarify this for your readers. See the UST.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

עֹ֣ל סֻבֳּל֗⁠וֹ

yoke_of its_burden_of,his

Isaiah is speaking as if the oppression the people endured were the yoke of his burden, a wooden frame placed on an animal to make it carry a heavy load. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the burden he forced them to carry]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

מַטֵּ֣ה שִׁכְמ֔⁠וֹ

staff_of its_shoulder_of,his

Isaiah is speaking as if the oppression were the staff of his shoulder, a rod used to beat someone on the shoulder. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the rod that beat him on his shoulder]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

שֵׁ֖בֶט הַ⁠נֹּגֵ֣שׂ בּ֑⁠וֹ

rod_of of,the_[one_who]_oppresses in/on/over=him/it

Isaiah is speaking as if the oppression were the rod of the one oppressing him, an instrument used to beat him. Your language may have a comparable expression that you can use in your translation, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [the one oppressing him with harsh treatment]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

כְּ⁠י֥וֹם מִדְיָֽן

like,the_day_of Midyān

The point of this comparison is that just as God defeated the Midianites decisively in the time of Gideon, so he will defeat the oppressors of his people now. If it would be helpful in your language, you could make this point explicitly. Alternate translation: [just as you defeated Midian]

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