Advent Christmas

This page contains selected passages from the Open English Translation with the passage from the OET Readers’ Version on the left, and the OET Literal Version on the right. Minimal commentary is included (only some headings)—our aim is simply to conveniently list the passages in one place so that our readers can make up their own minds about what the writer of the passage was intending to communicate.

Readers’ Version

Literal Version

OET Isa 9:2-7

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9:2: Mat 4:16; Luk 1:79.

9:7: Luk 1:32-33.

2 [fn] you _will _multiply the_nation wwww[fn] you _will _magnify the_joy they _will _rejoice to_your_face as_joy in/on/at/with_harvest just_as people _are _glad in/on/at/with_dividing_they plunder.
3 [fn] if/because DOM the _yoke burden_their and_DOM the _staff shoulders_their the _rod the_oppressor in/on/over_him/it you _will _shatter as_day of _Midyān.
4 [fn] if/because every boot [which]_marches in/on/at/with_battle and_garment rolled in/on/at/with_blood and_be to_burning fuel of _a _fire.
5 [fn] if/because a _child he _will _be _born to/for_us a _son he _will _be _given to/for_us and_it _became the_government on shoulders_his and_he/it _called his/its_name a _wonder a _counselor god mighty father _of until[fn] prince of _peace.
6 [fn] of_increase[fn][fn] the_government and_of_peace there _[will]_not _[be] an _end on the _throne of _Dāvid and_over his/its_kingdom to_establish DOM_her/it and_to_uphold_it in/on/at/with_justice and_in/on/at/with_righteousness from_now and_unto perpetuity the _zeal of_YHWH of _hosts it _will _accomplish this.
7 [fn] a _word he _has _sent my_master in/on/at/with_Yaˊₐqoⱱ/(Jacob) and_fell in/on/at/with_Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

9:2 Note: KJB: Isa.9.3

9:2 Variant note: לא: (x-qere) ’ל֖/וֹ’: lemma_l n_1.0 morph_HR/Sp3ms id_23VmY ל֖/וֹ

9:3 Note: KJB: Isa.9.4

9:4 Note: KJB: Isa.9.5

9:5 Note: KJB: Isa.9.6

9:5 Exegesis note: A single word in the text has been divided for exegesis.

9:6 Note: KJB: Isa.9.7

9:6 Variant note: ל/םרבה: (x-qere) ’לְ/מַרְבֵּ֨ה’: lemma_l/4766 morph_HR/Ncmsc id_237TK לְ/מַרְבֵּ֨ה

9:6 Note: Marks a consonant with an anomalous final form that is word-medial.

9:7 Note: KJB: Isa.9.8

OET Psa 96

96:1 The praising and singing of God

(1 Chr. 16:23-33)

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96:7-9: Psa 29:1-2.

96 Sing to/for_YHWH a _song new sing to/for_YHWH Oh _all the_earth/land.
2 Sing to/for_YHWH bless his/its_name bear _news from_day to_day salvation_his.
3 Recount in/on/at/with_nations glory_his in_all the_peoples marvellous _works_his.
4 If/because [is]_great YHWH and_praised exceedingly [is]_to _be _feared he above all gods.
5 If/because all the _gods the_peoples [are]_worthless _idols and_YHWH [the]_heavens he _made.
6 Splendor and_majesty before_face/front_him strength and_beauty in/on/at/with_sanctuary_his.
7 Ascribe to/for_YHWH Oh _clans of _peoples ascribe to/for_YHWH glory and_strength.
8 Ascribe to/for_YHWH the _glory his/its_name lift _up an _offering and_come into_courts_his.
9 Bow _down to/for_YHWH in/on/at/with_splendor of _holiness tremble at_before_him Oh _all the_earth/land.
10 Say in/on/at/with_nations YHWH he _reigns also it _is _established [the]_world not it _will _be _shaken he _will _judge peoples in/on/at/with_equity.
11 Let _them _rejoice the_heavens and_rejoice the_earth/land let _it _thunder the_sea and_all _that _fills_it.
12 Let _it _exult [the]_field and_all that in/on/over_him/it then they _will _shout _for _joy all [the]_trees of _[the]_forest.
13 To_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH if/because [he _is]_coming if/because [he _is]_coming to_judge the_earth/land he _will _judge [the]_world in/on/at/with_righteousness and_peoples in/on/at/with_faithfulness_his.

OET Tit 2:11-14

11 This is because God’s grace which offers salvation to all people has appeared 12 and teaches us that when we distance ourselves from ungodliness and worldly lusts, we can live sensibly and justly and devoutly in the present age. 13 Then we can look forward to the blessing of the majestic appearance of our great God and saviour, Yeshua the messiah 14 [ref]who gave himself for us in order to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify us into his chosen people, eager to do good things.

2:14: a Psa 130:8; b Exo 19:5; Deu 4:20; 7:6; 14:2; 1Pe 2:9.

OET Luke 2:1-20

2:1 Yeshua’s birth in Bethlehem

(Mat. 1:18-25)

2 At that time, Caesar Augustus sent a decree that everyone throughout the empire needed to register in a census. 2 (This census was conducted when Quirinius was the governor of Syria.) 3 Everyone had to officially register in the city where they were born.

4 Because Yosef was a descendant of King David, he left the town of Nazareth in the Galilee region and went down to David’s town of Bethlehem in Yudea 5 to register along with Maria, his pregnant fiancée. 6 While they were in Bethlehem, the time came for her to give birth 7 and so Maria bore her first son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and slept him in an empty feeding trough, because they had missed out on the guest room.

2:8 The shepherds and the messengers

8 In that same area, there were some shepherds staying out in the fields where they kept watch over their flocks at night. 9 A messenger sent by the master approached them, and the master’s radiance shone around them, and they were very frightened. 10 “Don’t be scared,” the messenger told them, “because I’m bringing you a good message that will bring great happiness to all people 11 because a saviour for all people was born today in David’s town. He’s the messiah—the master— 12 and this is how you’ll know him: you’ll find a baby wrapped in strips of cloth and sleeping in a feeding trough.”

13 Then suddenly lots of heavenly soldiers joined the messenger, praising God and saying, 14 “Let all honour be given to God in the highest, and peace on earth to all people along with good will.”

15 Then as the messengers left them and went up into the sky, the shepherds said to each other, “Well, we’ll certainly go into Bethlehem so we can see what this was about that Yahweh has let us know about.”

16 So they hurried into town and asked around to find Maria and Yosef, and also the baby sleeping in the feeding trough. 17 When they met them, the explained what they’d been told about the young baby. 18 Everyone who heard this was amazed at what the shepherds told them, 19 but Maria treasured all of these messages in her heart and often thought about them. 20 Finally the shepherds returned back to their fields—they were worshipping and praising God for what they’d heard and how they’d seen it exactly like they’d been told.

2 And it _became in the those days, a_decree came _out from Kaisar Augustus/(Sebastos), all the inhabited _world to _be _registering.
2 (This registration first became when_ Kuraʸnios _governing the Suria/(ʼArām).
) 3 And all were _going to _be _registering, each to the city of _himself.
4 And Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf) went _up also, from the Galilaia/(Gālīl) out _of the_city of _Nazaret, to the Youdaia to the_city of _Dawid/(Dāvid), which is _being _called Baʸthleʼem/(Bēyt-leḩem), because _of that him to _be from the_household and family of _Dawid, 5 to _register with Maria/(Miryām), which having _been _betrothed to _him, being pregnant.
6 And it _became at the time them to _be there, were _fulfilled the days of _the child her to _bear.
7 And she _bore the son of _her the firstborn, and swaddled him, and laid him in a_manger, because was not a_place for _them in the guest _room.
8 And shepherds were in the the same region, lodging _in _the _fields and keeping watch the by _night over the flock of _them.
9 And an_messenger of_the_master approached to _them, and the_glory of_the_master shined _around them, and they _were _afraid with_ great _fear.
10 And the messenger said to _them:
Be_ not _fearing, because/for see, I _am _good _message _preaching to _you _all great joy, which will _be to _all the people, 11 because today a_saviour was _born to _you _all, who is the_chosen _one /messiah, the_master, in the_city of _Dawid.
12 And this is the sign to _you _all:
you _all _will _be _finding a_baby having _been _swaddled, and lying in a_manger.
13 And suddenly a_multitude of_the_ heavenly _army became with the messenger, praising the god and saying, 14 Glory to_god in the_highest, and peace on earth among humans with _good _pleasure.
15 And it _became as the messengers went _away from them into the heaven, the shepherds were _saying to one _another:
We _may_ indeed _pass _through as _far _as Baʸthleʼem/(Bēyt-leḩem), and we _may _see the message this the thing having _become, which the master made _known to _us.
16 And came having _hurried, and sought _out the both Maria/(Miryām) and the Yōsaʸf/(Yōşēf), and the baby, lying in the manger.
17 And having _seen, they _made _known concerning the saying which having _been _spoken to _them, concerning the this little _child.
18 And all the ones having _heard, marvelled concerning the things having _been _spoken by the shepherds to them.
19 But the Maria was _treasuring all the these messages, considering them in the heart of _her.
20 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising the god for all things which they _heard and saw, as was _spoken to them.

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