1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. 3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising. 4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see: all they gather themselves together, they come to thee: thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side. 5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged; because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee. 6 The multitude of camels shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring gold and incense; and they shall shew forth the praises of the LORD. 7 All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory. 8 Who are these that fly as a cloud, and as the doves to their windows?

9 Surely the isles shall wait for me, and the ships of Tarshish first, to bring thy sons from far, their silver and their gold with them, unto the name of the LORD thy God, and to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glorified thee. 10 And the sons of strangers shall build up thy walls, and their kings shall minister unto thee: for in my wrath I smote thee, but in my favour have I had mercy on thee. 11 Therefore thy gates shall be open continually; they shall not be shut day nor night; that men may bring unto thee the forces of the Gentiles, and that their kings may be brought. 12 For the nation and kingdom that will not serve thee shall perish; yea, those nations shall be utterly wasted. 13 The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beautify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious. 14 The sons also of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee; and all they that despised thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet; and they shall call thee, The city of the LORD, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

15 Whereas thou hast been forsaken and hated, so that no man went through thee, I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. 16 Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, and shalt suck the breast of kings: and thou shalt know that I the LORD am thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob. 17 For brass I will bring gold, and for iron I will bring silver, and for wood brass, and for stones iron: I will also make thy officers peace, and thine exactors righteousness. 18 Violence shall no more be heard in thy land, wasting nor destruction within thy borders; but thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates Praise. 19 The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. 20 Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. 21 Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified. 22 A little one shall become a thousand, and a small one a strong nation: I the LORD will hasten it in his time.

1 Staan op, word verlig; want jou lig kom, en die heerlikheid van die HERE gaan oor jou op.

2 Want kyk, die duisternis sal die aarde oordek en donkerheid die volke; maar oor jou sal die HERE opgaan, en sy heerlikheid sal oor jou gesien word.

3 En nasies sal trek na jou lig, en konings na jou stralende opgang.

4 Slaan jou oë rondom op en kyk -- hulle almal kom bymekaar, hulle kom na jou toe; jou seuns kom van ver, en jou dogters word op die heup gedra.

5 Dan sal jy dit sien en straal van vreugde, en jou hart sal ontroer en verruim word; want die rykdom van die see gaan na jou toe oor, die skatte van die nasies kom na jou toe aan.

6 'n Menigte kamele sal jou oordek, die jong kamele van M¡dian en Efa; hulle sal almal uit Skeba kom; hulle bring goud en wierook en verkondig met blydskap die roemryke dade van die HERE.

7 Al die kleinvee van Kedar sal vir jou versamel word, die ramme van Neb jot sal jou dien; hulle kom as welgevallige offer op my altaar, en Ek sal my heerlike huis heerlik maak.

8 Wie is dit wat daar aangevlieg kom soos 'n wolk en soos duiwe na hulle vensters?

9 Ja, op My wag die eilande, en die skepe van Tarsis kom vooraan, om jou seuns van ver te bring. Hul silwer en hul goud is by hulle, vir die Naam van die HERE jou God en vir die Heilige van Israel, omdat Hy jou heerlik gemaak het.

10 En uitlanders sal jou mure bou, en hulle konings sal jou dien; want in my toorn het Ek jou geslaan, maar in my welbehae het Ek My oor jou ontferm.

11 En jou poorte sal altyddeur oopstaan; hulle sal bedags of snags nie gesluit word nie, om na jou toe aan te bring die rykdom van die nasies en hulle konings in triomftog.

12 Want die nasie en die koninkryk wat jou nie sal dien nie, sal ondergaan, en die nasies sal seker verwoes word.

13 Die heerlikheid van die L¡banon sal na jou toe kom, die sipres, die plataan en die denneboom almal saam, om te versier die plek van my heiligdom; en Ek sal die plek van my voete heerlik maak.

14 En die seuns van hulle wat jou verdruk het, sal gebukkend na jou toe trek; en almal wat jou verag het, sal hulle neerbuig by jou voetsole; en hulle sal jou noem: Stad van die HERE, Sion van die Heilige van Israel.

15 In plaas dat jy verlate en gehaat is sonder dat iemand daar deurtrek, sal Ek jou maak tot 'n ewige heerlikheid, 'n vreugde van geslag tot geslag.

16 En jy sal die melk van nasies suig en die bors van konings suig en sal weet dat Ek, die HERE, jou Heiland is, en jou Losser die Magtige van Jakob.

17 Vir koper bring Ek goud en vir yster bring Ek silwer, en vir hout koper en vir klippe yster; en Ek sal Vrede as jou owerheid aanstel en Geregtigheid as jou bestuurders.

18 Van geweld sal in jou land nie meer gehoor word nie -- van geen verwoesting of verbreking in jou grondgebied nie; maar jy sal jou mure Heil noem en jou poorte Lof.

19 Die son sal bedags jou lig nie meer wees nie, en as glans sal die maan vir jou geen skynsel gee nie; maar die HERE sal vir jou wees 'n ewige lig, en jou God sal jou sieraad wees.

20 Jou son sal nie meer ondergaan nie, en jou maan nie kleiner word nie; want die HERE sal vir jou wees 'n ewige lig, en die dae van jou treurigheid is verby.

21 En jou volk sal almal regverdiges wees, vir ewig sal hulle die land besit -- as lote deur My geplant, 'n werk van my hande, tot my verheerliking.

22 Die kleinste sal 'n geslag word en die geringste 'n magtige nasie. Ek, die HERE, sal dit op die regte tyd gou laat kom.