Liber Isaiae, 60

1. surge inluminare quia venit lumen tuum et gloria Domini super te orta est

1. Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem: for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

2. quia ecce tenebræ operient terram et caligo populos super te autem orietur Dominus et gloria ejus in te videbitur

2. For behold darkness shall cover the earth, and a mist the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.

3. et ambulabunt gentes in lumine tuo et reges in splendore ortus tui

3. And the Gentiles shall walk in thy light, and kings in the brightness of thy rising.

4. leva in circuitu oculos tuos et vide omnes isti congregati sunt venerunt tibi filii tui de longe venient et filiæ tuæ in latere sugent

4. Lift up thy eyes round about, and see: all these are gathered together, they are come to thee: thy sons shah come from afar, and thy daughters shall rise up at thy side.

5. tunc videbis et afflues et mirabitur et dilatabitur cor tuum quando conversa fuerit ad te multitudo maris fortitudo gentium venerit tibi

5. Then shalt thou see, and abound, and thy heart shall wonder and be enlarged, when the multitude of the sea shall be converted to thee, the. strength of the Gentiles shall come to thee.

6. inundatio camelorum operiet te dromedariæ Madian et Efa omnes de Saba venient aurum et tus deferentes et laudem Domino adnuntiantes

6. The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Madian and Epha: all they from Saba shall come, bringing gold and frankincense: and shewing forth praise to the Lord.

7. omne pecus Cedar congregabitur tibi arietes Nabajoth ministrabunt tibi offerentur super placabili altari meo et domum majestatis meæ glorificabo

7. All the flocks of Cedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nabaioth shall minister to thee: they shall be offered upon my acceptable altar, and I will glorify the house of my majesty.

8. qui sunt isti qui ut nubes volant et quasi columbæ ad fenestras suas

8. Who are these, that fly as clouds, and as doves to their windows?

9. me enim insulæ expectant 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. For, the islands wait for me, and the ships of the sea in the beginning: that I may bring thy sons from afar: their silver, and their gold with them, to the name of the Lord thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee.

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. And the children of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister to thee: for in my wrath have I struck thee, and in my reconciliation have I had mercy upon thee.

11. et aperientur portæ tuæ jugiter die et nocte non claudentur ut adferatur ad te fortitudo gentium et reges earum adducantur

11. And thy gates shall be open continually: they shall not be shut day nor night, that the strength of the Gentiles may be brought to thee, and their kings may be brought.

12. gens enim et regnum quod non servierit tibi peribit et gentes solitudine vastabuntur

12. For the nation and the kingdom that will not serve thee, shall perish: and the Gentiles shall be wasted with desolation.

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 Libanus shall come to thee, the Ar tree, and the box tree, and the pine tree together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary: and I will glorify the place of my feet.

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. And the children of them that afflict thee, shall come bowing down to thee, and all that slandered thee shall worship the steps of thy feet, and shall call thee the city of the Lord, the Sion 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. Because thou wast forsaken, and hated, and there was none that passed through thee, I will make thee to be an everlasting glory, a joy unto generation and generation:

16. et suges lac gentium et mamilla regum lactaberis et scies quia ego Dominus salvans te et redemptor tuus Fortis Jacob

16. And thou shalt suck the milk of the Gentiles, and thou shalt be nursed with the breasts of kings: and thou shalt know that I am the Lord thy Saviour, and thy Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.

17. pro ære adferam aurum et pro ferro adferam argentum et pro lignis æs et pro lapidibus ferrum et ponam visitationem tuam pacem et præpositos tuos justitiam

17. For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver: and for wood brass, and for stones iron: and I will make thy visitation peace, and thy overseers justice.

18. non audietur ultra iniquitas in terra tua vastitas et contritio in terminis tuis et occupabit salus muros tuos et portas tuas laudatio

18. Iniquity shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction in thy borders, and salvation shall possess thy walls, and praise thy gates.

19. non erit tibi amplius sol ad lucendum per diem nec splendor lunæ inluminabit te sed erit tibi Dominus in lucem sempiternam et Deus tuus in gloriam tuam

19. Thou shalt no more have the sun for thy light by day, neither shall the brightness of the moon enlighten thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee for an everlasting light, and thy God for thy glory.

20. non occidet ultra sol tuus et luna tua non minuetur quia Dominus erit in lucem sempiternam et conplebuntur dies luctus tui

20. Thy sun shall go down no more, and thy moon shall not decrease: for the Lord shall be unto thee for an everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.

21. populus autem tuus omnes justi in perpetuum hereditabunt terram germen plantationis meæ opus manus meæ ad glorificandum

21. And thy people shall be all just, they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hand to glorify me.

22. minimus erit in mille et parvulus in gentem fortissimam ego Dominus in tempore ejus subito faciam istud

22. The least shall become a thousand, and a little one a most strong nation: I the Lord will suddenly do this thing in its time.