1 Now shalt thou be spoiled daughter of the spoiler: they have laid siege upon us, with a rod shall they strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
1 Now shalt thou be laid waste, O daughter of the robber: they have laid siege against us, with a rod shall they strike the cheek of the judge of Israel.
2 And Thou Bethlehem, Ephrata, art a little one in the thousands of Juda: out of thee shall come forth unto me he that shall be the dominatour in Israel: & his coming forth from the beginning, from the days of eternity.
2 ¹And thou bethlehem Ephrata, art a little one among the thousands of Juda, out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be the ruler in Israel: and his going forth is from the beginning, from the days of eternity.
3 Therefore shall he give them even till the time, wherein she that travaileth shall bring forth: & the remnant of his brethren shall be converted to the children of Israel.
3 Therefore will he give them up even till the time wherein she that travaileth shall bring forth: and the remnant of his brethren shall be converted to the children of Israel.
4 And he shall stand, & feed in the strength of our Lord, in the height of the name of our Lord his God: & they shall be converted, because now shall he be magnified even to the ends of the earth.
4 And he shall stand, and feed in the strength of the Lord, in the height of the name of the Lord, his God: and they shall be converted, for now shall he be magnified even to the ends of the earth.
5 And this man shall be peace: when the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our houses: & we will raise upon him seven Pastors, & eight principal men.
5 And this man shall be our peace, when the Assyrian shall come into our land, and when he shall set his foot in our houses: and we shall raise against him seven shepherds, and eight principal men.
6 And they shall feed the land of Assur in the sword, and the land of Nemrod in the spears thereof: & he shall deliver from Assur, when he shall come into our Land, & when he shall tread in our coasts.
6 And they shall feed the land of Assyria with the sword, and the land of Nemrod with the spears thereof: and he shall deliver us from the Assyrian when he shall come into our land, and when he shall tread in our borders.
7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples as dew from our Lord, & as drops upon the grass, which expecteth not man, & tarrieth not for the children of men.
7 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many peoples, as a dew from the Lord, and as drops upon the grass, which waiteth not for man, nor tarrieth for the children of men.
8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be in the Gentiles in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forests, and as a lion's whelp among the flocks of cattle: who when he hath passed, & trodden down, & taken, there is none to deliver.
8 And the remnant of Jacob shall be among the Gentiles, in the midst of many peoples, as a lion among the beasts of the forests, and as a young lion among the flocks of sheep: who, when he shall go through, and tread down, and take, there is none to deliver.
9 Thy hand shall be exalted over thine enemies, & all thine enemies shall perish.
9 Thy hand shall be lifted up over thy enemies, and all thy enemies shall be cut off.
10 And it shall be in that day, saith our Lord: I will take away thy horses out of the midst of thee, & will destroy thy chariots.
10 And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord, that I will take away thy horses out of the midst of thee, and will destroy thy chariots.
11 And I will destroy the cities of thy land, & will destroy all thy munitions, & I will take away sorceries out of thy hand, & there shall be no divinations in thee.
11 And I will destroy the cities of thy land, and will throw down all thy strong holds, and I will take away sorceries out of thy hand, and there shall be no divinations in thee.
12 And I will make thy sculptiles to perish, and thy statues out of the midst of thee: and thou shalt no more adore the works of thy hands.
12 And I will destroy thy graven things, and thy statues, out of the midst of thee: and thou shalt no more adore the works of thy hands.
13 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: & will destroy thy cities.
13 And I will pluck up thy groves out of the midst of thee: and will crush thy cities.
14 And I will do vengeance in fury and in indignation among all the nations, that have not heard.
14 And I will execute vengeance in wrath, and in indignation, among all the nations that have not given ear.