Isaiah 9:2-4

International Children’s Bible

² Now those people live in darkness.
    But they will see a great light.
They live in a place that is very dark.
    But a light will shine on them.
³ God, you will cause the nation to grow.
    You will make the people happy.
And they will show their happiness to you.
    It will be like the joy during harvest time.
It will be like the joy of people
    taking what they have won in war.
⁴ Like the time you defeated Midian,
    you will take away their heavy load.
You will take away the heavy pole from their backs.
    You will take away the rod the enemy uses to punish your people.