Let the kingsof Tarshishand of the islandsbringpresents;The kingsof Shebaand Sebaoffergifts.
"A multitudeof camelswill coveryou, The youngcamelsof Midianand Ephah;Allthose from Shebawill come;They will bringgoldand frankincense,And will beargood newsof the praisesof the LORD.
Thussaysthe LORD,the Redeemerof Israel[and] its HolyOne,To the despisedOne, To the One abhorredby the nation,To the Servantof rulers,"Kingswill seeand arise,Princeswill also bowdown,Becauseof the LORDwhois faithful,the HolyOneof Israelwho has chosenYou."
Becauseof Your templeat JerusalemKingswill bringgiftsto You.
Now when the queenof Shebaheardabout the fameof Solomonconcerning the nameof the LORD,she cameto testhim with difficultquestions.
"Surelythe coastlandswill waitfor Me; And the shipsof Tarshish[will come] first,To bringyour sonsfrom afar,Their silverand their goldwith them, For the nameof the LORDyour God,And for the HolyOneof IsraelbecauseHe has glorifiedyou.
The daughterof Tyre[will come] with a gift;The richamong the peoplewill seekyour favor.
For the kinghad shipswhich wentto Tarshishwith the servantsof Huram;onceevery threeyearsthe shipsof Tarshishcamebringinggoldand silver,ivoryand apesand peacocks.
The sonsof Cush[were] Sebaand Havilahand Sabtahand Raamahand Sabteca;and the sonsof Raamah[were] Shebaand Dedan.
Aftercominginto the housethey sawthe Childwith MaryHis mother;and they fellto the ground and worshipedHim. Then,openingtheir treasures,they presentedto Him giftsof gold,frankincense,and myrrh.
"Nationswill cometo your light,And kingsto the brightnessof your rising.
"I will sayto the north,'Give[them] up!' And to the south,'Do not hold[them] back.'BringMy sonsfrom afarAnd My daughtersfrom the endsof the earth,
"For I am the LORDyour God,The HolyOneof Israel,your Savior;I have givenEgyptas your ransom,Cushand Sebain your place.
Singto the LORDa newsong,[Sing] His praisefrom the endof the earth!You who godownto the sea,and allthat is in it. You islands,and those who dwellon them.
"He will not be disheartenedor crushedUntilHe has establishedjusticein the earth;And the coastlandswill waitexpectantlyfor His law."
They broughteverymanhis gift,articlesof silverand gold,garments,weapons,spices,horses,and mules,somuchyearby year.
She gavethe kinga hundredand twentytalentsof gold,and a verygreat[amount] of spicesand preciousstones.Neveragaindid suchabundanceof spicescomein as that whichthe queenof ShebagaveKingSolomon.
So she cameto Jerusalemwith a verylargeretinue,with camelscarryingspicesand verymuchgoldand preciousstones.When she cameto Solomon,she spokewith him about allthat was in her heart.
Now KingAhasueruslaida tributeon the landand on the coastlandsof the sea.
Rebukethe beastsin the reeds,The herdof bullswith the calvesof the peoples,Tramplingunder footthe piecesof silver;He has scatteredthe peopleswho delightin war.
