Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 60:1-5

1Ariseק֥וּמִיKu.miH6965,shineא֖וֹרִי'o.riH215;for thy lightאוֹרֵ֑ךְ'o.RekhH216is comeבָ֣אva'H935,and the gloryוּכְב֥וֹדu.khe.VodH3519of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068is risenזָרָֽח׃za.RachH2224upon thee.

2For, behold, the darknessהַחֹ֙שֶׁךְ֙ha.Cho.shekhH2822shall coverיְכַסֶּה־ye.kha.seh-H3680the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776,and gross darknessוַעֲרָפֶ֖לva.'a.ra.FelH6205the peopleלְאֻמִּ֑יםle.'u.MimH3816:But Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068shall ariseיִזְרַ֣חyiz.RachH2224upon thee, and his gloryוּכְבוֹד֖וֹu.khe.vo.DoH3519shall be seenיֵרָאֶֽה׃ye.ra.'EhH7200upon thee.

3And the Gentilesגוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall comeוְהָלְכ֥וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980to thy lightלְאוֹרֵ֑ךְle.'o.RekhH216,and kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428to the brightnessלְנֹ֥גַהּle.No.gahH5051of thy risingזַרְחֵֽךְ׃zar.ChekhH2225.

4Lift upשְׂאִֽי־se.'i-H5375thine eyesעֵינַ֙יִךְ֙'ei.Na.yikhH5869round aboutסָבִ֤יבsa.VivH5439,and seeוּרְאִ֔יu.re.'IH7200:all they gather themselves togetherנִקְבְּצ֣וּnik.be.TzuH6908,they comeבָֽאוּ־va.'u-H935to thee: thy sonsבָּנַ֙יִךְ֙ba.Na.yikhH1121shall comeיָבֹ֔אוּya.Vo.'uH935from farמֵרָח֣וֹקme.ra.ChokH7350,and thy daughtersוּבְנֹתַ֖יִךְu.ve.no.Ta.yikhH1323shall be nursedתֵּאָמַֽנָה׃te.'a.Ma.nahH539at thysideצַ֥דtzadH6654.

5Then thou shalt seeתִּרְאִי֙tir.'IH3372 H7200,and flow togetherוְנָהַ֔רְתְּve.na.HartH5102,and thine heartלְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.VekhH3824shall fearוּפָחַ֥דu.fa.ChadH6342,and be enlargedוְרָחַ֖בve.ra.ChavH7337;because the abundanceהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of the seaיָ֔םYamH3220shall be convertedיֵהָפֵ֤ךְye.ha.FekhH2015unto thee, the forcesחֵ֥ילcheilH2428of the Gentilesגּוֹיִ֖םgo.YimH1471shall comeיָבֹ֥אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto thee.

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