Advent revelation (epiphany)

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 60:1-6

60:1 The coming splendour of Yerushalem

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60 arise shine if/because it _has _come light_your and_glory of_YHWH upon_you it _has _dawned.
2 If/because there the_darkness it _will _cover [the]_earth and_thick _darkness peoples and_upon_you he _will _dawn YHWH and_glory_his over_you it _will _appear.
3 And_come nations to_light_your and_kings to_brightness rising_your.
4 Lift _up all _around eyes_your and_see all_they they _have _gathered _together they _have _come to/for_you(fs) sons_your from_afar they _will _come and_daughters_your on a _hip they _will _be _carried.
5 Then you _will _see and_radiant and_thrill and_rejoice your(fs)_heart if/because it _will _be _turned _over to_you [the]_abundance of _[the]_sea [the]_wealth of _nations they _will _come to/for_you(fs).
6 An _abundance of _camels cover_you the _young _camels of _Midyān and_Ephah all_those from_Sheⱱaˊ they _will _come gold and_frankincense they _will _carry and_praise of_YHWH they _will _bear _news.

OET Psa 72

72:1 The praying for of King

A song by Solomon.

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72 Of_Shəlomoh[fn] Oh _god justice_your to_king give and_righteousness_your to_son of _[the]_king.
2 He _will _judge people_your in/on/at/with_righteousness and_afflicted_your in/on/at/with_justice.
3 They _will _carry mountains peace to _the_people and_hills in/on/at/with_righteousness.
4 He _will _judge [the]_poor _[people] of _[the]_people he _will _save to_children of _[the]_needy and_crush [the]_oppressor.
5 Fear_you with [the]_sun and_as_long _as [the]_moon generation of _generations.
6 He _will _come _down like_rain on mown _grass like_showers dropping of _[the]_earth.
7 He _will _flourish in/on/at/with_days_his [the]_righteous and_abound of _well-being [will _be]_until not [the]_moon.
8 And_rule from_sea to sea and_from_river to [the]_ends of _[the]_earth.
9 Before_face/front_him they _will _bow _down wilderness-dwellers and_enemies_his dust they _will _lick _up.
10 The _kings of _Tarshiysh and_islands tribute they _will _pay the _kings of _Sheⱱaˊ and_Seba a _gift they _will _bring _near.
11 And_bow _down to_him/it all kings all nations serve_him.
12 If/because he _will _deliver [the]_needy [who]_cries _for _help and_afflicted and_no a _helper to_him/it.
13 He _will _have _compassion on [the]_poor and_needy and_lives of _needy _[people] he _will _save.
14 From_oppression and_from_violence he _will _redeem life_their and_precious blood_their in/on/at/with_sight_his.
15 And_live and_given to_him/it from_gold of _Sheⱱaˊ and_pray for_him continually all the_day bless_him.
16 May _it _be an _abundance of _grain on _the_earth in/on/at/with_tops of _[the]_mountains may _it _wave like _the_Ləⱱānōn fruit_its and_flourish in_cities like_grass the_earth/land.
17 May _it _be his/its_name to_forever to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before [the]_sun may _it _increase[fn] his/its_name and_blessed in_him/it all nations call _blessed_him.
18 [be]_blessed YHWH god the _god of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) [who]_does (of)_wonders for_him/it_being _alone.
19 And_blessed the _name glorious_his to_forever and_filled glory_his DOM all the_earth/land amen and_amen.
20 They _are _finished the _prayers of _Dāvid the _son of _Yishay/(Jesse).

72:1 Note: KJB: Ps.72.1

72:17 Variant note: ינין: (x-qere) ’יִנּ֪וֹן’: lemma_5125 morph_HVNj3ms id_19LfY יִנּ֪וֹן

OET Eph 3:1-12

3:1 Paul’s assignment to non-Jews

3 That’s the reason that I, Paul, am a prisoner due to my serving Yeshua the messiah for you non-Jews. 2 Certainly you have heard that God assigned me the task of passing on God’s grace to you. 3 He revealed his incredible plan as I wrote briefly previously 4 [ref]and which you are all able to read to understand my insight into the incredible plan about the messiah. 5 This plan wasn’t explained to humans in previous generations but has now God’s spirit has revealed it to his worthy missionaries and prophets. 6 Now non-Jews can have the same inheritance and become members of the same body and can share in the same promise that was the positive message of Yeshua the messiah.

7 I have become a servant of that message as a result of the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by means of the working of his power. 8 Although I was the least of the ones dedicated to this message, I was given the grace to preach this positive message to the non-Jews, to tell them about the endless riches of the messiah 9 and to enlighten everyone about the assignment of God’s incredible plan. God, the one who created everything, hid this plan away over the ages 10 so that the wide-ranging wisdom of God could be revealed now through the church to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms. 11 God did this according to his plan for the ages which he established in our master, Yeshua the messiah. 12 It’s through our faith in Yeshua that we can have boldness and confident access to God.

3:4-6: Col 1:26-27.

3 for_ This _reason _of, I Paulos, the prisoner of_ the _chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous for you _all the pagans, 2 if surely you _all _heard the management of _the grace of_ the _god, which having _been _given to _me for you _all, 3 by revelation the mystery was _made _known to _me, as I _previously _wrote in few messages, 4 to which you _all _are _being _able reading it to _understand the insight of _me in the mystery of _the chosen _one /messiah, 5 which in _other generations not was _made _known to _the sons of_ the _men, as now was _revealed to _the holy ambassadors of _him and prophets in the_spirit, 6 the pagans to _be fellow-heirs, and a_fellow-body _members, and fellow-partakers, of _the promise in chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous, through the good _message, 7 of _which I _was _become a_servant according _to the gift of _the grace of_ the _god which having _been _given to _me, according _to the working of _the power of _him.
8 To _me, the very _least of _all the_holy ones, the this grace was _given, to _the pagans to _good _message _preach the untraceable riches of _the chosen _one /messiah, 9 and to _enlighten all, what is the management of _the mystery, which having _been _hidden _away from the ages in the god, the one having _created all the things, 10 in _order _that may _be _made _known now to _the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms through the assembly, the manifold wisdom of_ the _god, 11 according _to the_purpose of _the ages, which he _established in the chosen _one /messiah Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), the master of _us, 12 in whom we _are _having the boldness and access in confidence by the faith in _him.

OET Mat 2:1-12

2:1 Easterners come to worship the new king

2 After Yeshua had been born in Bethlehem in the province of Yudea during the time of King Herod, watchers of signs arrived in Yerushalem from the east 2 and asked, “Where is the one born as king of the Jews, because we saw his star in the east and we came to worship him.”

3 Now when King Herod heard this, he was upset and all of Yerushalem as well. 4 He gathered together all of the chief priests and those who teach the religious law to the people and asked them where the Messiah was expected to be born.

5 And they told him, “It’ll be in Bethlehem in Yudea because the prophet wrote:[ref]

6 ‘You Bethlehem in the land of Yudah,

are not the most insignificant of the leaders of Yudah.

For a leader will come from you

who will guide my people Israel.’ ”

7 Then Herod sent for the watchers of signs and met secretly with them to determine when the star had first appeared. 8 Then he sent them on to Bethlehem with these instructions: “Go on and carefully investigate about the child and when you find him, report back to me so that I can also come and worship him.”

9 So when the king had finished speaking, they departed and the star which they could see in the east went ahead of them and stopped above the place where the child was. 10 Seeing this, the watchers of signs were very happy indeed. 11 As they entered the house, the saw the child with his mother Maria. They bowed low and worshipped him, then they opened their chests and presented gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

12 But because they had been warned in a dream not to return to King Herod, they went home again to their own country.

2:5-6: Mic 5:2.

2 And the Yaʸsous having _been _born in Baʸthleʼem/(Bēyt-leḩem) of_ the _Youdaia in the_days of _Haʸrōdaʸs the king, see, wise _men from east arrived in Hierousalaʸm/(Yərūshālayim) 2 saying:
Where is the one, having _been _born king of _the Youdaiōns?
For/Because we _saw the star of _him in the east and we _came to _prostrate before _him.
3 And the king Haʸrōdaʸs having _heard was _disturbed, and all Hierousalaʸm with him.
4 And having _gathered _together all the chief _priests and scribes of _the people, he _was _inquiring from them where the chosen _one /messiah is _being _born.
5 And they said to _him:
In Baʸthleʼem of_ the _Youdaia, because/for thus it _has _been _written through the prophet:
6 And you Baʸthleʼem, land of _Youda/(Yəhūdāh), are by _no _means least among the rulers of _Youda, because/for out _of of _you will _be _coming _out a_leading one, who will _be _shepherding the people of _me, the Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl).
7 Then Haʸrōdaʸs having_ secretly _called the wise _men, ascertained from them the time of _the appearing star.
8 And having _sent them to Baʸthleʼem he _said:
Having _been _gone, search _out exactly for the little _child, and when you _all _may _find him, report to _me so _that also _I, having _come, may _prostrate before _him.
9 And which having _heard from _the king, they _were _gone, and see, the star, which they _saw in the east, was _going _before them until having _come, it _was _stood over where the little _child was.
10 And having _seen the star, they _were_ exceedingly _elated with_ great _joy.
11 And having _come into the house, they _saw the little _child with Maria/(Miryām) the mother of _him, and having _fallen, they _prostrated before _him, and having _opened _up the treasures of _them, they _offered gifts to _him:
gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
12 And having _been _warned in a_dream not to _return to Haʸrōdaʸs, they _withdrew by another way into the country of _them.

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