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 Yerushalem’s future splendour

60 Take action, shine, because your light has come,

≈ and Yahweh’s brilliance has risen to shine on you,

2 Yes, listen, darkness will cover the earth.

≈ and thick darkness will blanket the nations,

and then Yahweh will dawn over you,

≈ and his brilliance will appear over you.

3 Nations will come to your light,

≈ and kings to your rising brightness.

4 Look up and all around and see all of them gathered together.

Your sons will come from far away,

≈ and your little daughters will be carried back on the hip.

5 Then you’ll see and be radiant,

and your heart will be in awe, and broaden,

because plenty of international shipping will come to you,

6 Plenty of camels will cover your land—

≈ young camels from Midyan and Efah.

All of them will come from Sheba.

They’ll bring gold and frankincense

and will announce praises to Yahweh.

60 arise shine if/because light _of_your it _has _come and_the _glory _of YHWH on_you it _has _dawned.

2 If/because THERE the_darkness it _will _cover the_earth and_thick _darkness peoples and_on_you he _will _dawn YHWH and_glory _of_his over_you it _will _appear.

3 And_they _will _come nations to_light _of_your and_kings to_the _brightness _of your _dawn _of_your.

4 Lift _up all _around eyes _of_your and_see of _them _of_all they _have _gathered _together they _have _come to/for_you(fs) sons _of_your from_a _distance they _will _come and_daughters _of_your on a _hip they _will _be _carried.

5 Then you _will _see and_you _will _be _radiant and_it _will _be _in _awe your(fs)_heart and_it _will _be _enlarged if/because it _will _be _turned _over on_you the_abundance _of the_sea the_wealth _of nations they _will _come to/for_you(fs).

6 An _abundance _of camels it_will _cover _you the _young _camels _of Midyān and_ˊĒyfāh of _them _of_all from_Shəⱱāʼ they _will _come gold and_frankincense they _will _carry and_the _praises _of YHWH they _will _bear _news.

OET Psa 72

72:1 A prayer to bless the king

72 A song by Shelomoh (Solomon).

1 Give the king your righteous decrees, God,

≈ your righteousness to the king’s son.

2 May he judge your people fairly

≈ and your poor with justice.

3 May the mountains produce peace for the people.

≈ May the hills produce godliness.

4 May he vindicate the poor among the people.

≈ May he save the children of the needy

and crush the oppressors.

5 May they honour you while the sun endures,

≈ and as long as the moon lasts throughout all the generations.

6 May he come down like rain on the mown grass,

≈ like showers that water the earth.

7 May godly people flourish throughout his days as king,

≈ and may there be an abundance of peace till the moon is no more.

8 May he have dominion from sea to sea,

≈ and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.

9 May those who live in the wilderness bow down before him.

≈ May his enemies lick the dust.

10 May the kings of Tarshish and of the islands be forced to pay tribute.

≈ May the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.

11 Indeed, may all kings bow down to him.

≈ May all nations serve him

12 because he helps any needy person who cries out

≈ and the poor person who has no other helper.

13 He has pity on the poor and needy,

≈ and he saves the lives of needy people.

14 He redeems their lives from oppression and violence.

≈ Their life is precious to him.

15 May he live—may Sheba’s gold be given to him.

May people always pray for him.

≈ May God bless him all day long.

16 May there be abundance of grain in the land—on the mountaintops may their crops wave.

May the fruit of it be like Lebanon.

May the people flourish in the cities like the grass across the land.

17 May his good reputation endure forever.

≈ May his fame continue as long as the sun.

May people be blessed in him.

≈ May all nations call him blessed.

18 May Yisrael’s god, Yahweh, be blessed.

He alone does wonderful things.

19 May his wonderful name be blessed forever,

and may the whole earth be filled with his splendour. May it be so.

20 This ends the prayers of Yesse’s son, David.

72 Of_Shəlomoh/(Solomon)[fn] Oh _god judgements _of_your to_the_king give and_righteousness _of_your to_the_son _of the_king.

2 He _will _judge people _of_your with_righteousness and_your _poor _of_people with_justice.

3 They _will _carry mountains peace to_people and_hills in_righteousness.

4 He _will _judge the_poor_people_of the_people he _will _save (to)_the_children _of the_needy and_he _will _crush the_oppressor.

5 People_will _fear _you with the_sun and_before _of 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_days _of_his the_righteous and_abundance _of well-being will _be_until not the_moon.

8 And_may _he _rule from_sea to sea and_from_the_river to the_ends _of the_earth.

9 Before_him wilderness-dwellers they _will _bow _down and_enemies _of_his dust they _will _lick _up.

10 The _kings _of Tarshiysh and_the_islands tribute they _will _pay the _kings _of Shəⱱāʼ and_Şəⱱāʼ a _gift they _will _bring _near.

11 And_they _will _bow _down to_him/it all _of kings all _of nations they_will _serve _him.

12 If/because he _will _deliver the_needy who_cries _for _help and_the_poor and_one _who_there_is_not a _helper to_him/it.

13 He _will _have _compassion on the_poor and_the_needy and_the _lives _of needy_people he _will _save.

14 From_oppression and_from_violence he _will _redeem life _of_their blood _of_their and_it _will _be _precious in_eyes _of_his.

15 And_may _he _live and_may _someone _give to_him/it some_of _the _gold _of Shəⱱāʼ and_may _someone _pray for_him continually all _of the_day may_someone _bless _him.

16 May _it _be an _abundance _of grain on _the_earth on_the_top _of the_mountains may _it _wave like_Ləⱱānōn fruit _of_its and_may _people _flourish from_the_city like_the _vegetation _of the_earth/land.

17 his/its_name May _it _be forever_perpetuity to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before the_sun may _it _increase[fn] his/its_name and_may _they _bless _themselves in_him/it all _of nations may_they _call _him _blessed.

18 be_blessed YHWH god the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) who_does _of (of)_wonders for_him/it_being _alone.

19 And_be_blessed the _name _of his _glory _of_his forever_perpetuity glory _of_his and_may _it _be _filled DOM all _of the_earth/land amen and_amen.

20 the _prayers _of They _are _finished of _Dāvid the _son _of Yishay/(Jesse).

72:1 Note: KJB: Ps.72.1

72:17 OSHB 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 and which you are all able to read to understand my insight into the incredible plan about the messiah.[ref] 5 This plan wasn’t explained to humans in previous generations but 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’s the one born as king of the Jews? 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 the chief priests and religious teachers 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,

because a leader will come from you

who will guide my people Yisrael.’ ”

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, they 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’d 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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