< Esias 60 >

1 Be enlightened, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
耶路撒冷啊!起來炫耀罷!因為你的光明已經來到,上主的榮耀已經照耀在你身上。
2 Behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and [there shall be] gross darkness on the nations: but the Lord shall appear upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
看啊!黑暗籠罩著大地,陰雲遮蔽著萬民;但上主卻照耀著你,他的榮耀要彰顯在你的身上。
3 And kings shall walk in thy light, and nations in thy brightness.
萬民要奔赴你的光明,眾王要投奔你升起的光輝。
4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and behold thy children gathered: all thy sons have come from far, and thy daughters shall be borne on [men's] shoulders.
舉起你的眼向四方觀望罷!他們都聚集來到你這裏:你的眾子要從遠方而來,你的女兒要被抱回來。
5 Then shalt thou see, and fear, and be amazed in thine heart; for the wealth of the sea shall come round to thee, and of nations and peoples; and herds of camels shall come to thee,
那時,你見到這情形,必要喜形於色,你的心靈必要激動而舒暢,因為海洋的珍寶都要歸於你,萬民的財富都要歸你所有。
6 and the camels of Madiam and Gaepha shall cover thee: all from Saba shall come bearing gold, and shall bring frankincense, and they shall publish the salvation of the Lord.
成群結隊的駱駝,以及米德楊和厄法的獨峰駝要遮蔽你,牠們都是由舍巴滿載黃金和乳香而來,宣揚上主的榮耀。
7 And 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.
刻達爾的一切羊群都要聚在你前,乃巴約特的公羊都要供你使用;牠們要登上我的祭壇作為我歡悅的祭品,以光榮我榮耀的處所。
8 Who are these [that] fly as clouds, and as doves with young ones to me?
那些像雲彩飛來,像鴿子回籠的是誰﹖
9 The isles have waited for me, and the ships of Tharsis among the first, to bring thy 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.
那是為我集合起來的船隻,塔爾史士的船隻為首,從遠處帶來了你的子女,以及他們的金銀;這都是為了上主你的天主的名,為了那光榮你的以色列的聖者的緣故。
10 And strangers shall build thy walls, and their kings shall wait upon thee: for by reason of my wrath I smote thee, and by reason of mercy I loved thee.
外邦的子民要修建你的城垣,他們的君王要來事奉你,因為我在怒氣中打擊了你,但我在慈悲中又憐憫了你。
11 And thy gates shall be opened continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; to bring in to thee the power of the Gentiles, and their kings as captives.
你的門要時常敞開,白天黑夜都不要關閉,好讓萬民的財富,在他們的君王領導下,運到你這裏來。
12 For the nations and the kings which will not serve thee shall perish; and those nations shall be made utterly desolate.
因為凡不肯事奉你的民族和國家,必要滅亡,這樣的民族必要完全滅絕。
13 And the glory of Libanus shall come to thee, with the cypress, and pine, and cedar together, to glorify my holy place.
黎巴嫩的光榮要歸於你;柏樹、榆樹和松樹都要聚在一起,裝飾我的聖所,因為我要光榮我立足之地。
14 And the sons of them that afflicted thee, and of them that provoked thee, shall come to thee in fear; and thou shalt be called Sion, the city of the Holy One of Israel.
曾經欺壓過你者的子孫,要來向你屈服;凡輕視過你的人,都要在你腳前下拜;他們要稱呼你為「上主的城,」「以色列聖者的熙雍。」
15 Because thou has become desolate and hated, and there was no helper, therefore I will make thee a perpetual gladness, a joy of many generations.
我要使你成為萬世的尊榮,萬代的喜悅,以代你從前所受的遺棄、惱恨,與無人經過的痛苦。
16 And thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt eat the wealth of kings: and shalt know that I am the Lord that saves thee and delivers thee, the Holy One of Israel.
你要吸萬國的奶,吮眾王的乳房,這樣你將知道我,上主,是你的拯救者,你的救主,雅各伯的強有力者。
17 And for brass I will bring thee gold, and for iron I will bring thee silver, and instead of wood I will bring thee brass, and instead of stones, iron; and I will make thy princes peaceable, and thine overseers righteous.
我要以金子來代替黃銅,以銀子代替鐵,以黃銅代替木頭,以鐵代替石頭;我要立「和平」為你的官長,立「正義」為你的政要。
18 And injustice shall no more be heard in thy land, nor destruction nor misery in thy coasts; but thy walls shall be called Salvation, and thy gates Sculptured Work.
在你的地域裏再聽不到強暴的事情;你要稱你的城垣為「救恩,」你的城門為「讚揚。」
19 And thou shalt no more have the sun for a light by day, nor shall the rising of the moon lighten thy night; but the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and God thy glory.
太陽不再是你白天的光明,月亮也不再照耀你,上主要作你永久的光明,你的天主要作你的光輝。
20 For the sun shall no more set, nor shall the moon be eclipsed; for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be completed.
你的太陽再不降落,你的月亮再不虧缺,因為上主要作你永久的光明,你悲哀的日子已經終結。
21 Thy 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.
你的人民都要成為義人,要永遠繼承地業,因為他們是我所栽植的嫩芽,是我手中的工程,使我得到榮耀。
22 The little one shall become thousands, and the least a great nation; I the Lord will gather them in [due] time.
渺小的要成為千人村,微弱的要成為強大的民族:我是上主,我要在定期中迅速完成此事。

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