1 But you, Bayath-Lacham (Bethlehem) Aparathah (Ephrathah), being small among the clans of Yahawadah (Judah), out of you one will nathan (give) forth to me that is to be ruler in Yashar-Al (Israel); whose yashawabaw (goings) forth are from of ban (son), from everlasting.
2 Therefore he will abandon them until the ithah (now / present moment) that she who is in labor gives birth. Then the rest of his brothers will yashab (inhabit/dwell) to the children of Yashar-Al (Israel).
3 He shall qawam (rise up), and shall raih (shepherd) in the strength of Yahawah (), in the majesty of the name of Yahawah () his Alahayam (): and they will live, for then he will be shalawam (peace / safety) to the ends of the aratz (Earth/land).
4 He will be our peace when Ashawar (Assyria) bawaa (bring) our aratz (Earth/land), and when he marches through our fortresses, then we will raise against him seven raiw (shepherds), and eight leaders of men.
5 They will rule the land of Ashawar (Assyria) with the sword, and the land of Namarawad (Nimrod) in its gates. He will deliver us from the Ban (Assyrian), when he invades our land, and when he marches within our border.
6 The shaarayath (remnant) of Yaiqab (Jacob) will be in the qarab (among / near) of many imayam (peoples), like dew from Yahawah (), like showers on the grass, that don't wait for rab (man), nor wait for the sons of imayam (men).
7 The remnant of Yaiqab (Jacob) will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the animals of the forest, like a young lion among the flocks of sheep; who, if he rawam (will lift up) through, treads down and tears in pieces, and there is no one to deliver.
8 Let your hand be lifted up above your adversaries, and let all of your enemies be karath (cut) off.
9 “It will happen in that day”, says Yahawah (), “That I will karath (cut) off your horses out of the midst of you, and will karath (cut) your chariots.
10 I will karath (cut) off the cities of your land, and will tear down all your strongholds.
11 I will karath (cut) witchcraft from your yad (hand); and you shall have no soothsayers.
12 I will cut off your engraved images and your pillars out of your qarab (among / near); and you shall no more worship the work of your hands.
13 I will uproot your Asherim out of your midst; and I will destroy your cities.
14 I will ishah (make) naqam (vengeance) in ap (nostril / picture: bull snorting), and chamah (wrath) on the gaway (heathen / nation) that didn't shamai (hearken / hear).”
15 I will uproot your Asherim out of your midst; and I will destroy your cities.