A Glorified Zion

60 (A)Arise, shine; for your (B)light has come,
And the (C)glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
For behold, (D)darkness will cover the earth
And deep darkness the peoples;
But the Lord will rise upon you
And His (E)glory will appear upon you.
(F)Nations will come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.

(G)Raise your eyes all around and see;
They all gather together, they (H)come to you.
Your sons will come from afar,
And your (I)daughters will be [a]carried on the hip.
Then you will see and be (J)radiant,
And your heart will [b]thrill and rejoice;
Because the [c](K)abundance of the sea will be turned to you,
The (L)wealth of the nations will come to you.
A multitude of camels will cover you,
The young camels of Midian and (M)Ephah;
All those from (N)Sheba will come;
They will bring (O)gold and frankincense,
And (P)proclaim good news of the praises of the Lord.
All the flocks of (Q)Kedar will be gathered to you,
The rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
They will go up on My (R)altar with acceptance,
And I will (S)glorify My glorious house.
(T)Who are these who fly like a cloud
And like the doves to their windows?
Certainly the (U)coastlands will wait for Me;
And the (V)ships of Tarshish will come first,
To (W)bring your sons from afar,
Their silver and their gold with them,
For the name of the Lord your God,
And for the Holy One of Israel because He has (X)glorified you.

10 (Y)Foreigners will build up your walls,
And their (Z)kings will serve you;
For in My (AA)wrath I struck you,
And in My favor I have had compassion on you.
11 Your (AB)gates will be open continually;
They will not be closed day or night,
So that people may (AC)bring you the wealth of the nations,
With (AD)their kings led in procession.
12 For the (AE)nation and the kingdom which will not serve you will perish,
And the nations will be utterly ruined.
13 The (AF)glory of Lebanon will come to you,
The (AG)juniper, the elm tree and the [d]cedar together,
To beautify the place of My sanctuary;
And I will make the (AH)place of My feet glorious.
14 The (AI)sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you,
And all those who despised you will bow down at the soles of your feet;
And they will call you the (AJ)city of the Lord,
The (AK)Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 “Whereas you have been (AL)forsaken and (AM)hated
With no one passing through,
I will make you an (AN)object of pride forever,
A joy from generation to generation.
16 You will also (AO)suck the milk of nations,
And suck the breast of kings;
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your (AP)Savior
And your (AQ)Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
And instead of iron I will bring silver,
And instead of wood, bronze,
And instead of stones, iron.
And I will make peace your administrators,
And righteousness your overseers.
18 (AR)Violence will not be heard again in your land,
Nor (AS)devastation or destruction within your borders;
But you will call your (AT)walls salvation, and your (AU)gates praise.
19 No longer will you have the (AV)sun for light by day,
Nor will the moon give you light for brightness;
But you will have the (AW)Lord as an everlasting light,
And your (AX)God as your [e]glory.
20 Your (AY)sun will no longer set,
Nor will your moon wane;
For you will have the Lord as an everlasting light,
And the days of your (AZ)mourning will be over.
21 Then all your (BA)people will be righteous;
They will (BB)possess the land forever,
The branch of [f]My planting,
The (BC)work of My hands,
That I may be (BD)glorified.
22 The (BE)smallest one will become a thousand,
And the least one a mighty nation.
I, the Lord, will bring it about quickly in its time.”

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:4 Lit cared for
  2. Isaiah 60:5 Lit tremble and open wide
  3. Isaiah 60:5 Lit roar
  4. Isaiah 60:13 Or cypress
  5. Isaiah 60:19 Or beauty
  6. Isaiah 60:21 Lit His

The Light of God’s Deliverance

60 “Arise, shine!
    For your light has come;
        the[a] glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
For look! Darkness will cover the earth
    and thick darkness is over the people,[b]
but the Lord will arise upon you,
    and his glory will appear over you.
Nations will come to your light,
    and kings before[c] your dawn.

“Lift up your eyes and look around:
    They all gather together, they come to you;
your sons will come from far away,
    and your daughters will be carried on the hip.”[d]
Then you will look and be radiant;
    your heart will swell with joy,[e]
because the abundance of the seas will be diverted to you,
    and the riches of the nations will come to you.
Throngs of camels will blanket you:
    the young camels of Midian and Ephu;[f]
        all those from Shebu[g] will come.
They’ll carry gold and frankincense,
    and proclaim the praise of the Lord.
All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you,
    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you.
and[h] they’ll come up with acceptance upon[i] my altar,
    and I’ll glorify my glorious house.”

The Future Restoration of Zion

“Who are these that fly like clouds,
    and like doves to their windows?[j]
For the coastlands will look to me,
    with the ships of Tarshish in the lead,
to bring my[k] children from far away,
    their silver and gold with them,
to the name of the Lord your God,
    and to the Holy One of Israel,
        because he has glorified you.

10 “Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
    and their kings will serve you.
Though in my anger I struck you down,
        in my favor I have shown you mercy.
11 Your gates will always stand open
    by day or night, and[l] they will not be shut,
so that nations will bring you their wealth,
    with their kings led in procession.
12 For the nation or kingdom
    that will not serve you will perish;
        those nations will be utterly ruined.

13 “He has given you[m] the glory of Lebanon,
    and it will come[n] to you,
        the cypress, and[o] the plane tree,[p] and the pine,
to adorn the place of my sanctuary;
    and I will make the place of my feet glorious.

14 “All[q] the descendants of those who oppressed you
    will come bending low before you,
and all those who despised you
    will bow down at your feet.
They’ll call you ‘The City of the Lord,’
    ‘Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’”

Israel: the Joy of Generations

15 “Although you have been forsaken and despised,
    with no one traveling through,
I will make you the everlasting pride,
    the joy of all generations.
16 You’ll suck the milk of nations,
    You’ll suck the breasts of kings.
Then you will realize that I, the Lord, am your Savior
    and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

17 “Instead of bronze, I’ll bring gold,
    and instead of iron, I’ll bring silver;
instead of wood, bronze,
    and instead of stones, iron.
I’ll appoint peace as your supervisor
    and righteousness as your taskmaster.
18 Then[r] violence will no longer be heard in your land,
    nor devastation or destruction within your borders;
but you’ll call your walls ‘Salvation’,
    and your gates ‘Praise’.

19 “The sun will no longer be your light by day,
    nor for brightness will the moon shine on you by night[s]
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,[t]
    and your God will be your glory.
20 Your sun won’t[u] set,
    nor will your moon withdraw itself—
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your days of mourning will end.
21 Then your people will all be righteous;
    They’ll possess the land forever.
They are the shoot[v] that the Lord planted,[w]
    the works[x] of his hands,
        so that I might be glorified.
22 The least of them will become a thousand,
    and the smallest one a mighty nation.

“I am the Lord;
    When the time is right,[y] I will do this swiftly.”

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:1 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read and the glory
  2. Isaiah 60:2 Lit. peoples
  3. Isaiah 60:3 So 1QIsaa; MT reads kings to the brightness of; cf. LXX
  4. Isaiah 60:4 Or arm
  5. Isaiah 60:5 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read will throb and swell with joy LXX reads you will be amazed in your heart
  6. Isaiah 60:6 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read Ephah
  7. Isaiah 60:6 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read Sheba
  8. Isaiah 60:7 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack and
  9. Isaiah 60:7 So 1QIsaa cf. LXX; 1QIsab MT read upon the acceptance of
  10. Isaiah 60:8 I.e. dovecotes, cages in which pet doves are housed
  11. Isaiah 60:9 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read your
  12. Isaiah 60:11 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack and
  13. Isaiah 60:13 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack He has given you
  14. Isaiah 60:13 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX read Lebanon will come
  15. Isaiah 60:13 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT lack and
  16. Isaiah 60:13 i.e. a species of trees that could readily be stripped of their bark; cf. Gen 30:37
  17. Isaiah 60:14 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack All
  18. Isaiah 60:18 So 1QIsaa LXX; 1QIsab MT lack Then
  19. Isaiah 60:19 So 1QIsaa LXX. Not in 1QIsab MT
  20. Isaiah 60:19 1QIsab lacks and your God … light; 1QIsaa MT LXX contain the longer reading
  21. Isaiah 60:20 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads will no longer
  22. Isaiah 60:21 So 1QIsaa 4QIsam MT; 1QIsaa MTms lacks the shoot; LXX reads Guarding
  23. Isaiah 60:21 Lit. of the plantings of the Lord; so 1QIsaa; 1QIsab reads of his plantings MT reads of his planting MTqere reads of my planting LXX reads the planting
  24. Isaiah 60:21 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read work
  25. Isaiah 60:22 Lit. In its time

锡安将来的荣耀

60 起来,发光吧!因为你的光已经来到,

耶和华的荣耀已经照在你身上。
看啊,黑暗遮盖大地,
幽暗笼罩万民,
但耶和华必照耀你,
祂的荣耀必照在你身上。
万国要来就你的光,
君王要来就你的曙光。

耶和华说:“举目四望吧,
众人正聚到你面前,
你的儿子们从远方来,
你的女儿们被护送回来。
你看见后就容光焕发,
心花怒放,
因为海上的货物要归给你,
列国的财富都要归给你。
米甸和以法的骆驼必成群结队而来,
布满你的地面;
示巴人必带着黄金和乳香来颂赞耶和华。
基达的羊群必集合到你那里,
尼拜约的公羊必供你使用,
它们在我的坛上必蒙悦纳。
我要使我荣美的殿更荣美。

“这些好像云彩飞来,
又像鸽子飞回巢穴的是谁?
众海岛的人都等候我,
他施的船只行在前面,
从远处把你的儿子和他们的金银财宝一同带来,
以尊崇你的上帝耶和华——以色列的圣者,
因为我已经使你得到荣耀。

10 “外族人要为你建造城墙,
他们的君王要服侍你。
我曾发怒击打你,
如今我要施恩怜悯你。
11 你的城门要一直敞开,
昼夜不关,
好让各国的君王带着他们的人民和财物列队前来向你朝贡。
12 不肯向你俯首称臣的国家必灭亡,被彻底摧毁。
13 黎巴嫩引以为荣的松树、杉树和黄杨树都要运到你这里,
用来装饰我的圣所;
我要使我脚踏之处充满荣耀。
14 欺压你之人的子孙要向你下拜,
藐视你的人要在你脚前跪拜。
他们要称你为耶和华的城,
以色列圣者的锡安。

15 “虽然你曾被撇弃、被厌恶,
无人从你那里经过,
但我要使你永远尊贵,
世世代代都充满欢乐。
16 你必吸各国的乳汁,
吃王室的奶水。
那时,你就知道我耶和华是你的救主,
是你的救赎主,是雅各的大能者。

17 “我要以金代替铜,
以银代替铁,
以铜代替木头,
以铁代替石头。
我要使和平做你的官长,
使公义做你的首领。
18 你国中再没有暴力,
境内再没有破坏和毁灭的事;
你必给你的城墙取名叫‘拯救’,
给你的城门取名叫‘赞美’。

19 “太阳不再作你白昼的光,
月亮也不再给你光辉,
因为耶和华要作你永远的光,
你的上帝要成为你的荣耀。
20 你的太阳不再落下,
你的月亮也不再消失,
因为耶和华要作你永远的光,
你悲哀的日子将要结束。
21 你的人民都必成为义人,
永远拥有这土地。
他们是我亲手栽种的树苗,
以彰显我的荣耀。
22 最小的家族要变成千人的大家族,
最弱的一国要成为强国。
时候一到,我耶和华必迅速成就这些事。”

The Glory of Zion

60 “Arise,(A) shine, for your light(B) has come,
    and the glory(C) of the Lord rises upon you.
See, darkness(D) covers the earth
    and thick darkness(E) is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
    and his glory appears over you.
Nations(F) will come to your light,(G)
    and kings(H) to the brightness of your dawn.

“Lift up your eyes and look about you:
    All assemble(I) and come to you;
your sons come from afar,(J)
    and your daughters(K) are carried on the hip.(L)
Then you will look and be radiant,(M)
    your heart will throb and swell with joy;(N)
the wealth(O) on the seas will be brought to you,
    to you the riches of the nations will come.
Herds of camels(P) will cover your land,
    young camels of Midian(Q) and Ephah.(R)
And all from Sheba(S) will come,
    bearing gold and incense(T)
    and proclaiming the praise(U) of the Lord.
All Kedar’s(V) flocks will be gathered to you,
    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings(W) on my altar,(X)
    and I will adorn my glorious temple.(Y)

“Who are these(Z) that fly along like clouds,(AA)
    like doves to their nests?
Surely the islands(AB) look to me;
    in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,[a](AC)
bringing(AD) your children from afar,
    with their silver and gold,(AE)
to the honor(AF) of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One(AG) of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.(AH)

10 “Foreigners(AI) will rebuild your walls,
    and their kings(AJ) will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
    in favor(AK) I will show you compassion.(AL)
11 Your gates(AM) will always stand open,
    they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations(AN)
    their kings(AO) led in triumphal procession.
12 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve(AP) you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.(AQ)

13 “The glory of Lebanon(AR) will come to you,
    the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,(AS)
to adorn my sanctuary;(AT)
    and I will glorify the place for my feet.(AU)
14 The children of your oppressors(AV) will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down(AW) at your feet
and will call you the City(AX) of the Lord,
    Zion(AY) of the Holy One(AZ) of Israel.

15 “Although you have been forsaken(BA) and hated,
    with no one traveling(BB) through,
I will make you the everlasting pride(BC)
    and the joy(BD) of all generations.
16 You will drink the milk of nations
    and be nursed(BE) at royal breasts.
Then you will know(BF) that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(BG)
    your Redeemer,(BH) the Mighty One of Jacob.(BI)
17 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,(BJ)
    and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
    and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace(BK) your governor
    and well-being your ruler.(BL)
18 No longer will violence(BM) be heard in your land,
    nor ruin or destruction(BN) within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation(BO)
    and your gates Praise.(BP)
19 The sun will no more be your light by day,
    nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,(BQ)
    and your God will be your glory.(BR)
20 Your sun(BS) will never set again,
    and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your days of sorrow(BT) will end.
21 Then all your people will be righteous(BU)
    and they will possess(BV) the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,(BW)
    the work of my hands,(BX)
    for the display of my splendor.(BY)
22 The least of you will become a thousand,
    the smallest a mighty nation.(BZ)
I am the Lord;
    in its time I will do this swiftly.”(CA)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:9 Or the trading ships