すべての人を照らすまことの光が世に来ようとしていた。

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すべて の 人 を 照らす まこと の 光 が 世 に 来よう と していた 。

English Translation

The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

Furigana

すべての人(ひと)を照(て)らすまことの光(ひかり)が世(よ)に来(こ)ようとしていた。

Romanji

Subete no hito o terasu Makoto no hikari ga yo ni koyou to shiteita.

Words

全て (すべて)

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly; all

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

人 (ひと、ヒト)

man; person; human being; mankind; people; human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species; character; personality; man of talent; true man; another person; other people; others; adult

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

照らす (てらす)

to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

誠 (まこと)

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; integrity; fidelity; that's right (used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.)

光 (ひかり)

light

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

世 (よ)

world; society; age; generation

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

来る (くる)

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue; to come from; to be caused by; to derive from; to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...")

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

Kanji

人

Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と

Meaning: person

照

Readings: ショウ、 て.る、 て.らす、 て.れる

Meanings: illuminate, shine, compare, bashful

光

Readings: コウ、 ひか.る、 ひかり

Meanings: ray, light

世

Readings: セイ、 セ、 ソウ、 よ、 さんじゅう

Meanings: generation, world, society, public

来

Readings: ライ、 タイ、 く.る、 きた.る、 きた.す、 き.たす、 き.たる、 き、 こ

Meanings: come, due, next, cause, become