Isaiah 60 Clementine Vulgate
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1 [Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem, quia venit lumen tuum, et gloria Domini super te orta est.
1 “Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you!
2 Quia ecce tenebræ operient terram, et caligo populos; super te autem orietur Dominus, et gloria ejus in te videbitur.
2 For behold, darkness will cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but Yahweh will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you.
3 Et ambulabunt gentes in lumine tuo, et reges in splendore ortus tui.
3 Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 Leva in circuitu oculos tuos, et vide: omnes isti congregati sunt, venerunt tibi; filii tui de longe venient et filiæ tuæ de latere surgent.
4 “Lift up your eyes all around, and see: they all gather themselves together. They come to you. Your sons will come from far away, and your daughters will be carried in arms.
5 Tunc videbis, et afflues; mirabitur et dilatabitur cor tuum: quando conversa fuerit ad te multitudo maris; fortitudo gentium venerit tibi.
5 Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart will thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you. The wealth of the nations will come to you.
6 Inundatio camelorum operiet te, dromedarii Madian et Epha; omnes de Saba venient, aurum et thus deferentes, et laudem Domino annuntiantes.
6 A multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah. All from Sheba will come. They will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of Yahweh.
7 Omne pecus Cedar congregabitur tibi; arietes Nabaioth ministrabunt tibi: offerentur super placabili altari meo, et domum majestatis meæ glorificabo.
7 All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you. The rams of Nebaioth will serve you. They will be accepted as offerings on my altar; and I will beautify my glorious house.
8 Qui sunt isti qui ut nubes volant, et quasi columbæ ad fenestras suas?
8 “Who are these who fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
9 Me enim insulæ exspectant, et naves maris in principio, ut adducam filios tuos de longe; argentum eorum, et aurum eorum cum eis, nomini Domini Dei tui, et Sancto Israël, quia glorificavit te.
9 Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far away, their silver and their gold with them, for the name of Yahweh your God, and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.
10 Et ædificabunt filii peregrinorum muros tuos, et reges eorum ministrabunt tibi; in indignatione enim mea percussi te, et in reconciliatione mea misertus sum tui.
10 “Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you; for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor I have had mercy on you.
11 Et aperientur portæ tuæ jugiter; die ac nocte non claudentur, ut afferatur ad te fortitudo gentium, et reges earum adducantur.
11 Your gates also shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night, that men may bring to you the wealth of the nations, and their kings led captive.
12 Gens enim et regnum quod non servierit tibi peribit, et gentes solitudine vastabuntur.
12 For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
13 Gloria Libani ad te veniet, abies, et buxus, et pinus simul ad ornandum locum sanctificationis meæ; et locum pedum meorum glorificabo.
13 “The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the cypress tree, the pine, and the box tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious.
14 Et venient ad te curvi filii eorum qui humiliaverunt te, et adorabunt vestigia pedum tuorum omnes qui detrahebant tibi: et vocabunt te civitatem Domini, Sion Sancti Israël.
14 The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you; and all those who despised you will bow themselves down at the soles of your feet. They will call you Yahweh’s City, the Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 Pro eo quod fuisti derelicta et odio habita, et non erat qui per te transiret: ponam te in superbiam sæculorum, gaudium in generationem et generationem:
15 “Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no one passed through you, I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations.
16 et suges lac gentium, et mamilla regum lactaberis; et scies quia ego Dominus salvans te, et redemptor tuus, Fortis Jacob.
16 You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse from royal breasts. Then you will know that I, Yahweh, am your Savior, your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 Pro ære afferam aurum, et pro ferro afferam argentum, et pro lignis æs, et pro lapidibus ferrum: et ponam visitationem tuam pacem, et præpositos tuos justitiam.
17 For bronze I will bring gold; for iron I will bring silver; for wood, bronze, and for stones, iron. I will also make peace your governor, and righteousness your ruler.
18 Non audietur ultra iniquitas in terra tua; vastitas et contritio in terminis tuis: et occupabit salus muros tuos, et portas tuas laudatio.
18 Violence shall no more be heard in your land, nor desolation or destruction within your borders; but you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.
19 Non erit tibi amplius sol ad lucendum per diem, nec splendor lunæ illuminabit te: sed erit tibi Dominus in lucem sempiternam, et Deus tuus in gloriam tuam.
19 The sun will be no more your light by day, nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
20 Non occidet ultra sol tuus, et luna tua non minuetur, quia erit tibi Dominus in lucem sempiternam, et complebuntur dies luctus tui.
20 Your sun will not go down any more, nor will your moon withdraw itself; for Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will end.
21 Populus autem tuus omnes justi; in perpetuum hæreditabunt terram: germen plantationis meæ, opus manus meæ ad glorificandum.
21 Then your people will all be righteous. They will inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
22 Minimus erit in mille, et parvulus in gentem fortissimam. Ego Dominus in tempore ejus subito faciam istud.]
22 The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation. I, Yahweh, will do this quickly in its time.”
Cross references (22)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Ephesians 5:14; Ephesians 5:8; John 8:12; Isaiah 52:1–2; Isaiah 60:19–20
- 2 Colossians 1:13; 1 Peter 2:9; Acts 17:30–31; Ephesians 4:17–20; 2 Corinthians 4:4–6
- 3 Isaiah 49:23; Acts 13:47; Revelation 21:24; Isaiah 2:2–5; Psalm 117:1–2
- 4 Isaiah 42:6; Isaiah 49:20–22; Isaiah 49:18; Galatians 3:28–29; Isaiah 43:6
- 5 Isaiah 61:6; Isaiah 23:18; Psalm 98:7–9; Acts 10:45; Isaiah 54:2
- 6 Matthew 2:11; Psalm 72:10; Psalm 72:15; 1 Peter 2:9; Judges 6:5
- 7 Isaiah 56:7; Genesis 25:13; Hebrews 13:15–16; Romans 12:1; Haggai 2:7–9
- 8 Revelation 7:9; Luke 13:29; Hebrews 12:1; Isaiah 49:21; Isaiah 60:4
- 9 Isaiah 55:5; Isaiah 2:16; Isaiah 11:11; Isaiah 51:5; Galatians 4:26
- 10 Isaiah 61:5; Isaiah 49:23; Revelation 21:26; Isaiah 60:3; Zechariah 6:15
- 11 Revelation 21:25–26; Isaiah 60:5; Isaiah 60:18; Isaiah 62:10; Psalm 149:8
- 12 Zechariah 14:12–19; Isaiah 54:15; Isaiah 14:2; Psalm 2:12; Daniel 2:44–45
- 13 Isaiah 35:2; Psalm 96:6; Psalm 132:7; 1 Chronicles 28:2; Ezra 7:27
- 14 Revelation 3:9; Isaiah 49:23; Hebrews 12:22; Isaiah 45:14; Isaiah 1:26
- 15 Isaiah 61:7; Jeremiah 30:17; Isaiah 49:14–23; Jeremiah 33:11; Isaiah 35:10
- 16 Isaiah 49:23; Isaiah 66:11–12; Isaiah 66:14; Isaiah 61:6; Isaiah 43:3–4
- 17 Hebrews 11:40; Isaiah 30:26; Isaiah 1:26; Zechariah 12:8; 1 Kings 10:21–27
- 18 Isaiah 26:1; Isaiah 11:9; Zechariah 9:8; Psalm 72:3–7; Isaiah 2:4
- 19 Revelation 21:23; Revelation 22:5; Zechariah 2:5; Psalm 36:9; Psalm 3:3
- 20 Revelation 21:4; Psalm 84:11; Isaiah 35:10; Psalm 27:1; Malachi 4:2
- 21 Matthew 15:13; Psalm 37:22; Psalm 37:11; John 15:2; Psalm 92:13
- 22 Habakkuk 2:3; Hebrews 10:36; Luke 18:7; Matthew 13:31–32; 2 Peter 3:8
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And within a little while ye shall hear that excellent lesson which says, Shine, shine, O thou new Jerusalem; for thy light is come.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)