Isaiah 56
1 Thus says the Lord: Preserve judgment, and accomplish justice. For my salvation is close to its arrival, and my justice is close to being revealed.
Så siger HERREN: Tag vare på Ret og øv Retfærd! Thi min Frelses komme er nær, min Ret skal snart åbenbares.
2 Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds to this, keeping the Sabbath and not profaning it, guarding his hands and not doing any evil.
Salig er den; der gør så, det Menneske, som fastholder dette: holder Sabbatten hellig og varer sin Hånd fra at øve noget ondt.
3 And let not the son of the new arrival, who adheres to the Lord, speak, saying, “The Lord will divide and separate me from his people.” And let not the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dry tree.”
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 udgået Træ!"
4 For thus says the Lord to the eunuchs: They will keep my Sabbaths, and they will choose the things that I will, and they will hold to my covenant.
Thi så siger HERREN: Gildinger, som holder mine Sabbatter, vælger, hvad jeg har Behag i, og holder fast ved min Pagt,
5 I will give them a place in my house, within my walls, and a name better than sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name, which will never perish.
dem vil jeg give i mit Hus, på 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.
6 And the sons of the new arrival, who adhere to the Lord so as to worship him and to love his name, shall be his servants: all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it, and who hold to my covenant.
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,
7 I will lead them to my holy mountain, and I will gladden them in my house of prayer. Their holocausts and their victims will be pleasing to me upon my altar. For my house will be called the house of prayer for all peoples.
vil jeg bringe til mit hellige Bjerg og glæde i mit Bedehus; deres Brændofre og deres Slagtofre bliver til Behag på mit Alter; thi mit Hus skal kaldes et Bedehus for alle Folk.
8 The Lord God, who gathers the dispersed of Israel, says: Even now, I will gather his congregation to him.
Det lyder fra den Herre HERREN: Når jeg samler Israels bortstødte, samler jeg andre dertil, til dets egen samlede Flok.
9 All beasts of the field, all the beasts of the forest: approach and devour!
Alle I Markens Dyr, kom hid og æd, alle I Dyr i Skoven!
10 His watchmen are all blind. They are all ignorant. They are mute dogs without the ability to bark, seeing empty things, sleeping and loving dreams.
Blinde er alle dets Vogtere, intet ved de, alle er stumme Hunde, som ikke kan gø, de ligger og drømmer, de elsker Søvn;
11 And these very imprudent dogs have never known satisfaction. The shepherds themselves do not know understanding. All have turned aside in their own way, each one to his own avarice, from the highest even to the least:
grådige er de Hunde, kender ikke til Mæthed. Og sådanne Folk er Hyrder! De skønner intet, de vender sig hver sin Vej, hver søger sin Fordel:
12 “Come, let us take wine, and be filled by inebriation. And as it is today, so shall it be tomorrow and for a long time.”
Kom, så henter jeg Vin, vi drikker af Mosten; som i Dag skal det være i Morgen, ovenud herligt!"
