3 Our Lord, you have madeyour nation stronger.Because of you, its peopleare glad and celebratelike workers at harvest timeor like soldiers dividing upwhat they have taken.
4 You have broken the powerof those who abusedand enslaved your people.You have rescued themjust as you saved your peoplefrom Midian.
5 The boots of marching warriorsand the blood-stained uniformshave been fed to flamesand eaten by fire.
6 A child has been born for us.We have been given a sonwho will be our ruler.His names will beWonderful Advisorand Mighty God,Eternal Fatherand Prince of Peace.
7 His power will never end;peace will last forever.He will rule David's kingdomand make it grow strong.He will always rulewith honesty and justice.The Lord All-Powerfulwill make certainthat all of this is done.
8 The Lord had warned the people of Israel,
9 and all of them knew it, including everyone in the capital city of Samaria. But they were proud and stubborn and said,