Isaiah 60
1 to arise: rise to light for to come (in): come light your and glory LORD upon you to rise
[You people of] Jerusalem [PRS], stand up! Yahweh has done glorious things for you, and he has acted powerfully for you; so show others that he is very great!
2 for behold [the] darkness to cover land: country/planet and cloud people and upon you to rise LORD and glory his upon you to see: see
[But spiritual] darkness has covered [all the other people-groups on] the earth, complete darkness, but Yahweh will show you how great he is, and other people will also see it.
3 and to go: come nation to/for light your and king to/for brightness dawning your
By seeing what he has done for you, [people of all] people-groups will see that he is very great, and kings will come to see the wonderful things that have happened to you.
4 to lift: look around eye your and to see: see all their to gather to come (in): come to/for you son: child your from distant to come (in): come and daughter your upon side be faithful
[Yahweh says], “Look around and you will see the people who will be returning from (exile/countries to which they have been forced to go)! Your sons will come from distant countries; others will carry your [little] daughters home.
5 then to see: see and to shine and to dread and to enlarge heart your for to overturn upon you crowd sea strength: rich nation to come (in): come to/for you
When you look at this happening, you will be very joyful [DOU], because people will bring valuable goods to you [from all around the world]. They will bring in ships valuable things from [many] nations.
6 abundance camel to cover you young camel Midian and Ephah all their from Sheba to come (in): come gold and frankincense to lift: bear and praise LORD to bear tidings
People will [also] bring valuable goods to you on herds/caravans of camels: Camels from the Midian and Ephah [areas of northern Arabia]. And from Sheba [in southern Arabia] they will come, bringing gold and frankincense; they will all come to praise [me], Yahweh.
7 all flock Kedar to gather to/for you ram Nebaioth to minister you to ascend: rise upon acceptance altar my and house: temple beauty my to beautify
They will bring flocks [of sheep and goats] from Kedar [in northern Arabia and give them] to you. [They will bring] [PRS] rams from Nebaioth for you [to sacrifice] on my altars, and I will accept them [happily]. [At that time] I will cause my temple to be very beautifully decorated.
8 who? these like/as cloud to fly and like/as dove to(wards) window their
And what are those things that are moving swiftly like [SIM] clouds? They resemble [SIM] doves [returning] to their nests.
9 for to/for me coastland to collect and fleet Tarshish in/on/with first to/for to come (in): bring son: child your from distant silver: money their and gold their with them to/for name LORD God your and to/for holy Israel for to beautify you
But they are really ships from Tarshish that are bringing your people back here. When your people come, they will bring with them [all] the valuable possessions that they have acquired, and [they will do that] to honor [me], Yahweh, your God, the Holy One of Israel, because I will have greatly honored you.
10 and to build son: type of foreign wall your and king their to minister you for in/on/with wrath my to smite you and in/on/with acceptance my to have compassion you
Foreigners will [come and] rebuild the walls of your [cities], and their kings will serve/help you. Although I punished you because I was angry with you, these things will happen now because I will act mercifully toward you because I am kind.
11 and to open gate your continually by day and night not to shut to/for to come (in): bring to(wards) you strength: rich nation and king their to lead
The gates of your [cities] will be open during the day and [also] during the night, in order that people will be able to bring into your cities valuable things from [many] countries, with their kings being led to you in the processions.
12 for [the] nation and [the] kingdom which not to serve you to perish and [the] nation to destroy to destroy
And the kingdoms and nations whose [people] refuse to allow you to rule them will be completely destroyed [DOU].
13 glory [the] Lebanon to(wards) you to come (in): come cypress elm and boxtree together to/for to beautify place sanctuary my and place foot my to honor: honour
The glorious/beautiful things in Lebanon will be brought to you— [lumber from] cypress [trees] and fir [trees] and pine [trees]— to be used to make my temple beautiful. When that is done, my temple [MTY] will [truly] be glorious!
14 and to go: come to(wards) you to bow son: child to afflict you and to bow upon palm: sole foot your all to spurn you and to call: call by to/for you City (of On) (Jerusalem of) the Lord Zion holy Israel
The descendants of those who (oppressed you/treated you cruelly) will come and bow down to you; those who despised you will prostrate themselves in front of your feet. They will say that your city on Zion Hill is the City of Yahweh, where the Holy One of Israel lives.
15 underneath: instead to be you to leave: forsake and to hate and nothing to pass and to set: make you to/for pride forever: enduring rejoicing generation and generation
Previously everyone hated you and ignored you, but now your [city] will be majestic/honored forever; and [I will cause you to be] joyful forever.
16 and to suckle milk nation and breast king to suckle and to know for I LORD to save you and to redeem: redeem your mighty Jacob
People of all nations and their kings will gladly bring [MET] their wealth to you. And [when that happens], you will realize that I truly am Yahweh, the one who saves you and rescues you [from your enemies], and that I am the mighty one to whom you Israeli people belong.
17 underneath: instead [the] bronze to come (in): bring gold and underneath: instead [the] iron to come (in): bring silver: money and underneath: instead [the] tree: wood bronze and underneath: instead [the] stone iron and to set: make punishment your peace and to oppress you righteousness
Instead of [metals that are not valuable, like] bronze and iron, I will bring to you silver and gold. Instead of wood and stones, I will bring you bronze and iron [for your buildings]. There will be peace in your country, and your rulers will do what is fair/just.
18 not to hear: hear still violence in/on/with land: country/planet your violence and breaking in/on/with border: boundary your and to call: call by salvation wall your and gate your praise
People in your country will no longer act violently, and people will no longer destroy your land and cause it to become desolate/ruined. The people in the city will be safe, and everyone there will praise me [MTY].
19 not to be to/for you still [the] sun to/for light by day and to/for brightness [the] moon not to light to/for you and to be to/for you LORD to/for light forever: enduring and God your to/for beauty your
And you will no longer need the sun and moon to give you light, because [I], Yahweh, will give you more light [than the sun and moon]; I will be a glorious light for you forever.
20 not to come (in): (sun)set still sun your and moon your not to gather for LORD to be to/for you to/for light forever: enduring and to complete day mourning your
[It will seem as though] the sun and moon will always be shining [LIT], because [I], Yahweh, will be an everlasting light for you. You will never again be sad [because of things that happen to you].
21 and people your all their righteous to/for forever: enduring to possess: possess land: country/planet branch (plantation my *Q(K)*) deed: work hand my to/for to beautify
Your people will all be righteous, and they will occupy the land forever, because I myself have put you there [like people plant trees] [MET] in order that you will show others that I am very great.
22 [the] small to be to/for thousand: clan and [the] little to/for nation mighty I LORD in/on/with time her to hasten her
At that time, the [groups that are] very small now will become [very large] clans, and small clans will become great nations. [All those things will happen because], I, Yahweh, will cause them to happen at the right time.”
