1 Det skal skyte en kvist fra Isais stubbe, og en gren fra hans røtter skal bære frukt.

And there will come a rod out of the broken tree of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots will give fruit.

2 Herrens Ånd skal hvile over ham, visdoms og innsikts ånd, ånd av råd og styrke, ånd av kunnskap og gudsfrykt.

And the spirit of the Lord will be resting on him, the spirit of wisdom and good sense, the spirit of wise guiding and strength, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;

3 Han skal ikke dømme etter det øynene ser, eller avgjøre etter det ørene hører.

And he will not be guided in his judging by what he sees, or give decisions by the hearing of his ears:

4 Men han skal dømme de fattige med rettferdighet og treffe riktige avgjørelser for de hjelpeløse på jorden; han skal slå de voldelige med sitt ord, og med pusten fra hans lepper skal han tilintetgjøre den onde.

But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer.

5 Rettferdighet skal være beltet omkring hans hofter, trofasthet beltet om hans midje.

And righteousness will be the cord of his robe, and good faith the band round his breast.

6 Ulven skal bo sammen med lammet, leoparden skal legge seg hos kjeet; kalv og løve skal gå sammen, og en liten gutt skal lede dem.

And the wolf will be living with the lamb, and the leopard will take his rest with the young goat; and the lion will take grass for food like the ox; and the young lion will go with the young ones of the herd; and a little child will be their guide.

7 Kuen og bjørnen skal beite sammen, mens deres unger ligger side om side.

And the cow and the bear will be friends while their young ones are sleeping together.

8 Et spedbarn skal leke ved huggormens hull, og et barn skal rekke ut hånden mot giftormens rede.

And the child at the breast will be playing by the hole of the snake, and the older child will put his hand on the bright eye of the poison-snake.

9 Det skal ikke skje noen skade eller ødeleggelse på hele mitt hellige fjell; for jorden skal være full av kunnskap om Herren, som vannet dekker havet.

There will be no cause of pain or destruction in all my holy mountain: for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the sea is covered by the waters.

10 På den dagen skal folkeslagene vende blikket mot Isais rotskudd, som står som et banner for folkene; og hans hvilested skal stråle av herlighet.

And in that day, the eyes of the nations will be turned to the root of Jesse which will be lifted up as the flag of the peoples; and his resting-place will be glory.

11 På den dagen skal Herren igjen rekke ut hånden for å hente tilbake resten av sitt folk fra Assyria, fra Egypt, fra Patros, fra Kusj, fra Elam, fra Sinear, fra Hamat og fra kystlandene.

And in that day the hand of the Lord will be stretched out the second time to get back the rest of his people, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the sea-lands.

12 Han skal reise et banner for folkeslagene, samle de bortkomne av Israel og de spredte av Juda fra verdens fire hjørner.

And he will put up a flag as a sign to the nations, and he will get together those of Israel who had been sent away, and the wandering ones of Judah, from the four ends of the earth.

13 Misunnelse mellom Efraim og Juda skal forsvinne, og de som plaget Juda, skal bli borte: Efraim skal ikke misunne Juda lenger, og Juda skal ikke hate Efraim.

And the envy of Ephraim will be gone, and those who make trouble for Judah will come to an end: Ephraim will have no more envy of Judah, and there will be an end of Judah's hate for Ephraim.

14 Sammen skal de angripe filistrene i vest, plyndre folkene i øst; de skal legge Edom og Moab under seg, og ammonittene skal lyde dem.

And they will be united in attacking the Philistines on the west, and together they will take the goods of the children of the east: their hand will be on Edom and Moab; and the children of Ammon will be under their rule.

15 Herren skal tørke ut den egyptiske sjøen helt; med sin brennende vind skal han svinge hånden over elven, dele den i syv strømmer, så folk kan gå trygt over tørrskodd.

And the Lord will make the tongue of the Egyptian sea completely dry; and with his burning wind his hand will be stretched out over the River, and it will be parted into seven streams, so that men may go over it with dry feet.

16 Og det skal være en vei for resten av hans folk fra Assyria, som det var for Israel den dagen de kom opp fra Egypt.

And there will be a highway for the rest of his people from Assyria; as there was for Israel in the day when he came up out of the land of Egypt.