Advent week one

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 Jer 33:14-16

14 Yahweh declares: Listen, the time is coming when I’ll do what I’ve promised for the people of Yisrael and Yehudah. 15 In those days and at that time, I’ll make a righteous branch grow for David, and he’ll do what’s fair and right throughout the land. 16 Yehudah will be rescued in those days, and Yerushalem will live in security, because it’ll be called, ‘Yahweh is the one who does what’s right for us,’

OET Psa 25:1-9

25:1 The praying so that get to teach

A song by David.

א (Alef)

1 I offer my life to you, Yahweh.

ב (Beyt)

2 My god, I trust in you.

Don’t let me be humiliated.

≈ Don’t let my enemies defeat me and then celebrate.

ג (Gimel)

3 Don’t let anyone be disgraced because they’d put their trust in you.

On the other hand, may those who act treacherously without cause be ashamed.

ד (Dalet)

4 Make your ways known to me, Yahweh.

≈ Teach me your paths.

ה (He)

5 Guide me into your truth and teach me,

because you’re the god who saves me.

I wait all day long to experience your presence.

ו (Vav)

6 Call your acts of compassion and loyal commitment to mind, Yahweh,

because they’ve always existed.

ז (Zayin)

7 Don’t think about my youthful disobedience or my rebelliousness.

Call me to mind with loyal commitment because of your goodness, Yahweh.

ח (Het)

8 Yahweh is both honest and good,

therefore he teaches sinners the way.

ט (Tet)

9 He guides the humble in what is right

≈ and he teaches them his way.

25 Of_Dāvid[fn] to_you Oh_YHWH desire _of_my I _lift _up.

2 My _god _of_my in_you I _trust not let _me _be _ashamed not may _they _exult enemies _of_my to_me.

3 Also all _of those _of_who_wait _for _you not they _will _be _ashamed they _will _be _ashamed those_who_act _treacherously without _cause.

4 ways _of_your Oh_YHWH make_known _to _me paths _of_your[fn] teach_me.

5 Lead_me in_truth _of_your and_teach_me if/because you are_the _god _of my _salvation _of_my you I _have _waited _for all _of the_day.

6 Remember compassion(s)_of_your Oh_YHWH and_your(pl)_covenant _of_loyalti(es) if/because from_long _ago/eternity they.

7 The _sins _of my _youth(s)_of_my and_transgressions _of_my do _not remember according_to _of_your _covenant _loyalty remember to_me you on _account _of goodness _of_your Oh_YHWH.

8 is_good and_upright YHWH therefore yes/correct/thus/so he _teaches sinners (in)_way.

9 He _leads humble_people in_justice and_he _teaches humble_people its_road/course.

25:1 Note: KJB: Ps.25.1

25:4 OSHB note: We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.

OET 1 Th 3:9-13

9 We’re not able to repay God for the thankfulness that we have about you, because we are certainly thrilled in God’s presence because of you all.

10 Day and night we’re strongly requesting God that we’ll be able to go and see you all again, and to teach anything that’s lacking in your faith, 11 and that God our father himself and our master Yeshua might show us how we could get to you all.

12 May the master increase your numbers and give you all an excess of love towards each other and toward everyone, just like we also have toward all of you, 13 in order to strengthen your faith and make you blameless and spotless before our father God, when our master Yeshua comes with all his holy people. May it be so.

9 For/Because what thanksgiving we _are _being _able to _the to_god to _repay concerning you _all, because/for all the joy that we _are _rejoicing because _of you _all, before the god of _us.

10 Night and day, beyond _exceedingly beseeching in _order that to _see of _you _all the face, and to _prepare the lacking things in _the faith of _you _all?

11 And himself the god and father of _us, and the master of _us, Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa), might _direct the way of _us to you _all.

12 And you _all the master might _be _plentiful and might _be _plentiful the in _love toward one _another, and toward all, just _as also we toward you _all,

13 in _order that to _strengthen of _you _all the hearts, blameless in holiness before the god and father of _us, at the coming of _the master of _us, Yaʸsous, with all the holy ones of _him.
Truly.

OET Luke 21:25-36

21:25 The return of humanity’s child

(Mark 13:24-27; Mat. 24:29-31)

25 “There’ll be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and anguish in countries around the world as they’re puzzled by the noise of the sea and surf.[ref] 26 People will faint from fear and worry about what’s happening to the planet, because the powers in the universe[fn] will be shaken. 27 Then they’ll see humanity’s child coming down in a cloud with power and great brightness.[ref] 28 But when these things start to happen, stand straight and look upwards, because your new lives of freedom will be about to begin.”

21:29 Recognising the end by the season

(Mark 13:28-31; Mat. 24:32-35)

29 Then he told them a parable: “Watch the fig tree and all the trees. 30 Whenever you see shoots start appearing, you know that summer is not far away. 31 Similarly when you all see those things starting to happen, you will know that God’s kingdom is close.

32 “I can assure you all that that generation certainly won’t pass away until all those events come to an end. 33 The sky and the earth will pass away, but my statements will certainly not pass away.

21:34 Stay alert and pray

34 Watch your own lives in case you end up focused on partying and drunkenness and day-to-day living, because then that sudden end might snap on you 35 like an animal trap, because it will hit everyone all over the planet. 36 No matter what the season, stay alert, asking God that you’ll all have the strength to escape all those things going to happen, and at the end to be able to stand in front of humanity’s child.”

21:26 This could possibly be referring to a shake-up of spiritual powers, but more likely refers to the physical universe from our moon and solar system outwards.

21:25: Isa 13:10; Eze 32:7; Yoel 2:31; Rev 6:12-13.

21:27: Dan 7:13; Rev 1:7.

25 And there _will _be signs in the_sun, and moon, and stars, and anguish of _nations on the earth, with perplexity of_the_sound of_the_sea and surf,

26 people fainting from fear and expectation of _the things coming _over to _the inhabited _world, because/for the powers of _the heavens will _be _being _shaken.

27 And then they _will _be _seeing the son of_ the _Man, coming in a_cloud with power and great glory.

28 But these things beginning to _be _becoming, straighten _up and lift _up the heads of _you _all, because the redemption of _you _all is _nearing.

29 And he _said parable to _them:
Watch the fig _tree and all the trees,

30 whenever they _may _put _forward already, seeing them for yourselves, you _all _are _knowing that already the summer is near.

31 Thus also you _all, whenever you _all _may _see these things becoming, be _knowing that the kingdom of_ the _god is near.

32 Truly, I _am _saying to _you _all that by _no _means may_ not _pass _away the this generation, until wishfully all things may _become.

33 The heaven and the earth will _be _passing _away, but the messages of _me by _no _means ˓will˒_ not _be _passing _away.

34 And be _taking _heed to _yourselves, lest the hearts of _you _all may _be _weighed _down with dissipation, and drunkenness, and worries of _living, and that sudden the day may _approach on you _all

35 as a_snare, because/for it _will _be _coming _in on all the ones sitting on the_face of _all the earth.

36 Be _watching and at every season, beseeching that you _all _may _prevail to _escape all these things which going to _be _becoming, and to _be _stood before the son of_ the _Man.

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