Esaias 60

Old Testament · Brenton Septuagint with Greek parallel

Esaias 60

1✡ Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for your light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.Φωτίζου φωτίζου Ἱερουσαλὴμ, ἥκει γάρ σου τὸ φῶς, καὶ ἡ δόξα Κυρίου ἐπὶ σὲ ἀνατέταλκεν.

2Behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and there shall be gross darkness on the nations: but the Lord shall appear upon you, and his glory shall be seen upon you.Ἰδοὺ, σκότος καλύψει γῆν, καὶ γνόφος ἐπʼ ἔθνη, ἐπὶ δὲ σὲ φανήσεται Κύριος, καὶ ἡ δόξα αὐτοῦ ἐπὶ σὲ ὀφθήσεται.

3And kings shall walk in your light, and nations in your brightness.Καὶ πορεύσονται βασιλεῖς τῷ φωτί σου, καὶ ἔθνη τῇ λαμπρότητί σου.

4Lift up your eyes round about, and behold your children gathered: all your sons have come from far, and your daughters shall be borne on men's shoulders.Ἆρον κύκλῳ τοὺς ὀφθαλμούς σου, καὶ ἴδε συνηγμένα τὰ τέκνα σου· ἥκασι πάντες οἱ υἱοί σου μακρόθεν, καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες σου ἐπʼ ὤμων ἀρθήσονται.

5Then shall you see, and fear, and be amazed in your heart; for the wealth of the sea shall come round to you, and of nations and peoples; and herds of camels shall come to you,Τότε ὄψῃ, καὶ φοβηθήσῃ, καὶ ἐκστήσῃ τῇ καρδίᾳ, ὅτι μεταβαλεῖ εἰς σὲ πλοῦτος θαλάσσης, καὶ ἐθνῶν καὶ λαῶν, καὶ ἥξουσί σοι ἀγέλαι καμήλων,

6and the camels of Madiam and Gaepha shall cover you: all from Saba shall come bearing gold, and shall bring frankincense, and they shall publish the salvation of the Lord.καὶ καλύψουσί σε κάμηλοι Μαδιὰμ καὶ Γαιφά· πάντες ἐκ Σαβὰ ἥξουσι φέροντες χρυσίον καὶ λίβανον οἴσουσιν, καὶ τὸ σωτήριον Κυρίου εὐαγγελιοῦνται.

7And all the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered, and the rams of Nabaeoth shall come; and acceptable sacrifices shall be offered on my altar, and my house of prayer shall be glorified.Καὶ πάντα τὰ πρόβατα Κηδὰρ συναχθήσονται, καὶ κριοὶ Ναβαιὼθ ἥξουσι, καὶ ἀνενεχθήσεται δεκτὰ ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριόν μου, καὶ ὁ οἶκος τῆς προσευχῆς μου δοξασθήσεται.

8Who are these that fly as clouds, and as doves with young ones to me?Τίνες οἵδε, ὡς νεφέλαι πέτονται, καὶ ὡσεὶ περιστεραὶ σὺν νοσσοῖς ἐπʼ ἐμέ;

9The isles have waited for me, and the ships of Tharsis among the first, to bring your children from afar, and their silver and their gold with them, and that for the sake of the holy name of the Lord, and because the Holy One of Israel is glorified.Ἐμὲ αἱ νῆσοι ὑπέμειναν, καὶ πλοῖα Θαρσεὶς ἐν πρώτοις, ἀγαγεῖν τὰ τέκνα σου μακρόθεν, καὶ τὸν ἄργυρον καὶ τὸν χρυσὸν αὐτῶν μετʼ αὐτῶν, καὶ διὰ τὸ ὄνομα Κυρίου τὸ ἅγιον, καὶ διὰ τὸ τὸν ἅγιον τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ ἔνδοξον εἶναι.

10And strangers shall build your walls, and their kings shall wait upon you: for by reason of my wrath I struck you, and by reason of mercy I loved you.Καὶ οἰκοδομήσουσιν ἀλλογενεῖς τὰ τείχη σου, καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν παραστήσονταί σοι· διὰ γὰρ ὀργήν μου ἐπάταξά σε, καὶ διὰ ἔλεον ἠγάπησά σε.

11And your gates shall be opened continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; to bring in to you the power of the Gentiles, and their kings as captives.Καὶ ἀνοιχθήσονται αἱ πύλαι σου διαπαντὸς, ἡμέρας καὶ νυκτὸς οὐ κλεισθήσονται, εἰσαγαγεῖν πρὸς σὲ δύναμιν ἐθνῶν, καὶ βασιλεῖς αὐτῶν ἀγομένους.

12For the nations and the kings which will not serve you shall perish; and those nations shall be made utterly desolate.Τὰ γὰρ ἔθνη καὶ οἱ βασιλεῖς, οἵτινες οὐ δουλεύσουσί σοι, ἀπολοῦνται, καὶ τὰ ἔθνη ἐρημίᾳ ἐρημωθήσεται.

13And the glory of Libanus shall come to you, with the cypress, and pine, and cedar together, to glorify my holy place.Καὶ ἡ δόξα τοῦ Λιβάνου πρὸς σὲ ἥξει, ἐν κυπαρίσσῳ καὶ πεύκῃ καὶ κέδρῳ ἅμα, δοξάσαι τὸν τόπον τὸν ἅγιόν μου.

14And the sons of them that afflicted you, and of them that provoked you, shall come to you * in fear; and you shall be called Sion, the city of the Holy One of Israel.Καὶ πορεύσονται πρὸς σὲ δεδοικότες υἱοὶ ταπεινωσάντων σε, καὶ παροξυνάντων σε, καὶ κληθήσῃ Πόλις Σιὼν ἀγίου Ἰσραήλ.

15Because you have become desolate and hated, and there was no helper, therefore I will make you a perpetual gladness, a joy of many generations.Διὰ τὸ γεγενῆσθαί σε ἐνκαταλελειμμένην καὶ μεμισημένην, καὶ οὐκ ἦν ὁ βοηθῶν· καὶ θήσω σε ἀγαλλίαμα αἰώνιον, εὐφροσύνην γενεῶν γενεαῖς.

16And you shall suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shall eat the wealth of kings: and shall know that I am the Lord that saves you and delivers you, the Holy One of Israel.Καὶ θηλάσεις γάλα ἐθνῶν, καὶ πλοῦτον βασιλέων φάγεσαι, καὶ γνώσῃ ὅτι ἐγὼ Κύριος ὁ σώζων σε, καὶ ἐξαιρούμενός σε Θεὸς Ἰσραήλ.

17And for brass I will bring you gold, and for iron I will bring you silver, and instead of wood I will bring you brass, and instead of stones, iron; and I will make your princes peaceful, and your overseers righteous.Καὶ ἀντὶ χαλκοῦ οἴσω σοι χρυσίον, ἀντὶ δὲ σιδήρου οἴσω σοι ἀργύριον, ἀντὶ δὲ ξύλων οἴσω σοι χαλκόν, ἀντὶ δὲ λίθων, σιδήρον· καὶ δώσω τοὺς ἄρχοντάς σου ἐν εἰρήνῃ, καὶ τοὺς ἐπισκόπους σου ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ·

18And injustice shall no more be heard in your land, nor destruction nor misery in your coasts; but your walls shall be called Salvation, and your gates Sculptured Work.Καὶ οὐκ ἀκουσθήσεται ἔτι ἀδικία ἐν τῇ γῇ σου, οὐδὲ σύντριμμα, οὐδὲ ταλαιπωρία ἐν τοῖς ὁρίοις σου, ἀλλὰ κληθήσεται Σωτήριον τὰ τείχη σου, καὶ αἱ πύλαι σου Γλύμμα.

19✡ And you shall no more have the sun for a light by day, nor shall the rising of the moon lighten your night; but the Lord shall be your everlasting light, and God your glory.Καὶ οὐκ ἔσται σοι ἔτι ὁ ἥλιος εἰς φῶς ἡμέρας, οὐδὲ ἀνατολὴ σελήνης φωτιεῖ σοι τὴν νύκτα, ἀλλʼ ἔσται σοι Κύριος φῶς αἰώνιον, καὶ ὁ Θεὸς δόξα σου.

20For the sun shall no more set, nor shall the moon be eclipsed; for the Lord shall be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be completed.Οὐ γὰρ δύσεται ὁ ἥλιος σοι, καὶ ἡ σελήνη σοι οὐκ ἐκλείψει· ἔσται γὰρ σοι Κύριός φῶς αἰώνιον, καὶ ἀναπληρωθήσονται αἱ ἡμέραι τοῦ πένθους σου.

21Your people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land for ever, preserving that which they have planted, even the works of their hands, for glory.Καὶ ὁ λαός σου πᾶς δίκαιος, διʼ αἰῶνος κληρονομήσουσι τὴν γῆν, φυλάσσων τὸ φύτευμα, ἔργα χειρῶν αὐτοῦ, εἰς δόξαν.

22The † little one shall become thousands, and the least a great nation; I the Lord will gather them in due time.Ὁ ὀλιγοστὸς ἔσται εἰς χιλιάδας, καὶ ὁ ἐλάχιστος εἰς ἔθνος μέγα· ἐγὼ Κύριος κατὰ καιρὸν συνάξω αὐτούς.

Translator's Notes

These notes come from the printed edition of Sir Lancelot Brenton's classic English translation of the Septuagint (LXX), and record where the Greek differs from the English rendering or admits more than one reading.

• v. 1✡Eph 5:14
• v. 14*Lit. having feared.
• v. 19✡Rev 21:23-27
• v. 22†Or, people few in number.