Esajas 56
1 Saa siger HERREN: Tag vare paa Ret og øv Retfærd! Thi min Frelses komme er nær, min Ret skal snart aabenbares.
Thus says the LORD, "Keep justice, and do righteousness; for my salvation is near to come, and my righteousness to be revealed.
2 Salig er den, der gør saa, det Menneske, som fastholder dette: holder Sabbatten hellig og varer sin Haand fra at øve noget ondt.
Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast; who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and keeps his hand from doing any evil."
3 Ej sige den fremmede, som slutter sig til HERREN: »HERREN vil skille mig ud fra sit Folk!« Og Gildingen sige ikke: »Se, jeg er et udgaaet Træ!«
Neither let the foreigner, who has joined himself to the LORD, speak, saying, "The LORD will surely separate me from his people"; neither let the eunuch say, "Look, I am a dry tree."
4 Thi saa siger HERREN: Gildinger, som holder mine Sabbatter, vælger, hvad jeg har Behag i, og holder fast ved min Pagt,
For thus says the LORD, "To the eunuchs who keep my Sabbaths, and choose the things that please me, and hold fast my covenant:
5 dem vil jeg give i mit Hus, paa mine Mure et Minde, et Navn, der er bedre end Sønner og Døtre; jeg giver dem et evigt Navn, et Navn, der ikke skal slettes.
to them I will give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
6 Og de fremmede, som slutter sig til HERREN for at tjene ham og elske hans Navn, for at være hans Tjenere, alle, som helligholder Sabbatten og holder fast ved min Pagt,
Also the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, to minister to him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath from profaning it, and holds fast my covenant;
7 vil jeg bringe til mit hellige Bjerg og glæde i mit Bedehus; deres Brændofre og deres Slagtofre bliver til Behag paa mit Alter; thi mit Hus skal kaldes et Bedehus for alle Folk.
even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all peoples."
8 Det lyder fra den Herre HERREN: Naar jeg samler Israels bortstødte, samler jeg andre dertil, til dets egen samlede Flok.
The LORD, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says, "Yet will I gather others to him, besides his own who are gathered."
9 Alle I Markens Dyr, kom hid og æd, alle I Dyr i Skoven!
All you animals of the field, come to devour, all you animals in the forest.
10 Blinde er alle dets Vogtere, intet ved de, alle er stumme Hunde, som ikke kan gø, de ligger og drømmer, de elsker Søvn;
His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they can't bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
11 graadige er de Hunde, kender ikke til Mæthed. Og saadanne Folk er Hyrder! De skønner intet, de vender sig hver sin Vej, hver søger sin Fordel:
Yes, the dogs are greedy, they can never have enough; and these are shepherds who can't understand: they have all turned to their own way, each one to his gain, from every quarter.
12 »Kom, saa henter jeg Vin, vi drikker af Mosten; som i Dag skal det være i Morgen, ovenud herligt!«
"Come," say they, "I will get wine, and we will fill ourselves with strong drink; and tomorrow shall be as this day, great beyond measure."
