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1 起よひかりを發て なんぢの光きたりヱホバの榮光なんぢのうへに照出たればなり
"Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
2 視よくらきは地をおほひ闇はもろもろの民をおほはん されど汝の上にはヱホバ照出たまひてその榮光なんぢのうへに顯はるべし
For, look, darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the peoples; but the LORD will arise on you, and his glory shall be seen on you.
3 もろもろの國はなんぢの光にゆき もろもろの王はてり出るなんぢが光輝にゆかん
Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
4 なんぢの目をあげて環視せ かれらは皆つどひて汝にきたり 汝の子輩はとほきより來り なんぢの女輩はいだかれて來らん
"Lift up your eyes all around, and see: they all gather themselves together, they come to you; your sons shall come from far, and your daughters shall be carried in the arms.
5 そのときなんぢ視てよろこびの光をあらはし なんぢの心おどろきあやしみ且ひろらかになるべし そは海の富はうつりて汝につき もろもろの國の貨財はなんぢに來るべければなり
Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart shall thrill and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
6 おほくの駱駝ミデアンおよびエバのわかき駱駝なんぢの中にあまねくみち シバのもろもろの人こがね乳香をたづさへきたりてヱホバの譽をのべつたへん
The multitude of camels shall cover you, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and frankincense, and shall proclaim the praises of the LORD.
7 ケダルのひつじの群はみな汝にあつまりきたり ネバヨテの牡羊はなんぢに事へ わが祭壇のうへにのぼりて受納られん 斯てわれわが榮光の家をかがやかすべし
All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to you, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall come up with acceptance on my altar; and I will glorify the house of my glory.
8 雲のごとくにとび鳩のその窠にとびかへるが如くしてきたる者はたれぞ
"Who are these who fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?
9 もろもろの島はわれを俟望み タルシシのふねは首先になんぢの子輩をとほきより載きたり 並かれらの金銀をともにのせきたりてなんぢの神ヱホバの名にささげ イスラエルの聖者にささげん ヱホバなんぢを輝かせたまひたればなり
Surely the islands shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring your sons from far, 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 glorified you.
10 異邦人はなんぢの石垣をきづき かれらの王等はなんぢに事へん そは我いかりて汝をうちしかどまた惠をもて汝を憐みたればなり
"Foreigners shall build up your walls, and their kings shall minister to you: for in my wrath I struck you, but in my favor have I had mercy on you.
11 なんぢの門はつねに開きて夜も日もとざすことなし こは人もろもろの國の貨財をなんぢに携へきたり その王等をひきゐ來らんがためなり
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 なんぢに事へざる國と民とはほろび そのくにぐには全くあれすたるべし
For that nation and kingdom that will not serve you shall perish; yes, those nations shall be utterly wasted.
13 レバノンの榮はなんぢにきたり 松 杉 黄楊はみな共にきたりて我が聖所をかがやかさん われ亦わが足をおく所をたふとくすべし
"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.
14 汝を苦しめたるものの子輩はかがみて汝にきたり 汝をさげしめたる者はことごとくなんぢの足下にふし 斯て汝をヱホバの都イスラエルの聖者のシオンととなへん
The 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 The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
15 なんぢ前にはすてられ憎まれてその中をすぐる者もなかりしが 今はわれ汝をとこしへの華美よよの歡喜となさん
"Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, so that no man passed through you, I will make you an everlasting excellency, a joy of many generations.
16 なんぢ亦もろもろの國の乳をすひ王たちの乳房をすひ 而して我ヱホバなんぢの救主なんぢの贖主ヤコブの全能者なるを知るべし
You shall also drink the milk of the nations, and shall nurse from royal breasts; and you shall know that I, the LORD, am your Savior, and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 われ黄金をたづさへきたりて赤銅にかへ 白銀をたづさへきたりて鐵にかへ 赤銅を木にかへ鐵を石にかへ なんぢの施政者をおだやかにし なんぢを役するものを義うせん
For 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.
18 強暴のこと再びなんぢの地にきこえず 殘害と敗壞とはふたたびなんぢの境にきこえず 汝その石垣をすくひととなへ その門を譽ととなへん
Violence shall no more be heard in your land, destruction nor calamity within your borders; but you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.
19 晝は日ふたたびなんぢの光とならず 月もまた輝きてなんぢを照さず ヱホバ永遠になんぢの光となり なんぢの神はなんぢの榮となり給はん
The sun will no longer be your light by day, nor will the moon shine for illumination at night; but the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
20 なんぢの日はふたたび落ず なんぢの月はかくることなかるべし そはヱホバ永遠になんぢの光となり 汝のかなしみの日畢るべければなり
Your sun shall no more go down, neither shall your moon withdraw itself; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended.
21 汝の民はことごとく義者となりてとこしへに地を嗣ん かれはわが植たる樹株わが手の工わが榮光をあらはす者となるべし
Your people also shall be all righteous; they shall inherit the land forever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.
22 その小きものは千となり その弱きものは強國となるべし われヱホバその時いたらば速かにこの事をなさん
The little one shall become a thousand, and the small one a strong nation; I, the LORD, will hasten it in its time."

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