“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of YAHWEH1 has risen on you. 2For, behold, darkness will cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but YAHWEH will arise on you, and his glory will be seen on you. 3Nations will come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
4“Lift up your eyes all around, and see: they all gather themselves together, they come to you; your sons will come from far, and your daughters will be carried in the arms. 5Then you will 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. 6The multitude of camels will cover you, the dromedaries of Madyan and Ephah; all from Saba2 will come; they will bring gold and frankincense, and will proclaim the praises of YAHWEH. 7All the flocks of Qaydar3 will be gathered together to you, the rams of Nebaioth will minister to you; they will be accepted as offerings on my altar; and I will glorify the House of my glory.
8“Who are these who fly like a cloud, and like the doves to their windows? 9Surely the islands will wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from afar, their silver and gold with them, for the Name of YAHWEH your God,4 and for the Holy One of Israel, because he has glorified you.
10“Foreigners will build up your walls, and their kings will serve you: for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favour have I had mercy on you. 11Your 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. 12For that nation and kingdom that will not worship you shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
13“The glory of Lebanon shall come to you, the fir 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. 14The sons of those who afflicted you shall come bending to you; and all those who despised you shall bow themselves down at the soles of your feet; and they shall call you YAHWEH’s City, Al-Quds5 of the Holy One of Israel.
15“Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through you, I will make you an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. 16You will also drink the milk of the nations, and will nurse from royal breasts; and you will know that I, YAHWEH, am your Saviour, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Yaqub6. 17For bronze I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood bronze, and for stones iron. I will also make your officers peace, and righteousness your ruler. 18Violence shall no more be heard in your land, desolation nor destruction within your borders; but you will call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise. 19The 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. 20Your 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. 21Then 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. 22The little one will become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, YAHWEH, will hasten it in its time.”
- 60:1 YAHWEH, the name God revealed to Prophet Musa in the Taurat, Exodus 3:15 – God said moreover to Musa, “You shall tell Bani-Israel this, ‘YAHWEH, the God of your fathers, the God of Ibrahim, the God of Ishaq, and the God of Yaqub, has sent me to you.’ This is my Name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered to all generations.” ↩︎
- 60:6 Saba, or Sheba. ↩︎
- 60:7 Qaydar, or Kedar, one of the sons of Ismail, or Ishmael. ↩︎
- 60:9 God, English translation of elohim. Elohim (Hebrew) is related to allah (Arabic) and alaha (Syriac), all of which translate as “God,” and refer to the one true God. ↩︎
- 60:14 Al-Quds, meaning “the Holy (City).” The Hebrew text reads Zion, a synonym for Jerusalem. It originally referred to Mount Zion, one of the hills of Jerusalem. ↩︎
- 60:16 Yaqub, or Jacob, derived from the Hebrew name Ya’akov. An alternative name for the people of Israel. ↩︎