Jesajas 58
1 Sauc pilnā kaklā, netaupi, pacel savu balsi kā bazūni, un pasludini Maniem ļaudīm viņu pārkāpumus un Jēkaba namam viņa grēkus.
Give a roar from the throat! Don't hold back! Shout out like a trumpet! Announce to my people how rebellious they are; denounce to the descendants of Jacob their sins.
2 Jo Tie Mani meklē ikdienas, tā kā tiem būtu labs prāts pie Manu ceļu atzīšanas. Kā ļaudis, kas darījuši taisnību un nebūtu atstājuši sava Dieva tiesu, tie prasa no Manis taisnības tiesu; tie grib, lai Dievs tiem tuvojās.
Every day they come to me, pleased to know my ways as if they were a nation that does what is right and follow the laws of their God! They ask me to treat them right; they like to be close to their God.
3 Kāpēc (tā tie saka) mēs gavējam, un tu to neuzlūko? Kāpēc mēs mērdējam savu dvēseli, un tu to negribi zināt? Redzi, tai dienā, kad jūs gavējat, tad jūs ejat pēc savas peļņas un dzenat visus savus strādniekus.
“Didn't you see that we fasted?” they ask. “Didn't you notice how we denied ourselves?” That's because whenever you fast you still do whatever you want, and you treat your workers badly.
4 Redzi, jūs gavējat bārdamies un riedamies un bezdievīgi kaudamies ar dūri. Jūs negavējat, kā pieklājās, lai jūsu balsis būtu dzirdamas augstībā.
Can't you see that when you're fasting you quarrel and argue, and end up having a vicious fist-fight? When you fast like this you can't expect your prayers to be heard on high!
5 Vai tāda ir gavēšana, kas Man patīk, diena, kur cilvēks savu dvēseli mērdē? Kad galvu nokar kā niedre un gulstas uz maisa un pelnos, vai jūs to saucat par gavēšanu un par dienu, kas Tam Kungam patīk?
Is this the kind of fast I want when people act out their humility by bowing their heads down like a reed and by lying around in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day the Lord appreciates?
6 Vai tā nav gavēšana, kas Man patīk: atraisīt no netaisnām saitēm, no jūga atsvabināt, spaidītus atlaist vaļā un salauzt ikkatru jūgu?
No, this is the fast I want: set free those who have been unjustly imprisoned, untie the cords of the yoke used to burden people, set free those who are oppressed, and get rid of every form of abuse.
7 Vai tā nepiederas, maizi lauzt izsalkušiem, namā ievest nabaga izdzītus, kailu ieraugot, to apsegt un neapslēpties no sava tuvāka?
Share your food with the hungry, take the poor and homeless into your house. When you see people naked, give them clothes, and don't reject your own relatives.
8 Tad ausīs tava gaisma kā dienas blāzma, un tava dzīvība no jauna zels, un tava taisnība ies tavā priekšā, un Tā Kunga godība tevi pavadīs.
Then your light will shine out like the dawn, and you will be healed quickly; your salvation will go before you, and the glory of the Lord will go behind you.
9 Tad tu sauksi, un Tas Kungs atbildēs, tu brēksi, un Viņš sacīs: redzi, še Es esmu. Ja no sava vidus izraidīsi varmācību, mitēsies ar pirkstiem rādīt un nerunāsi ļauna,
Then when you call, the Lord will answer; when you cry out for help, the Lord will say, “I'm here.” If you get rid of oppression among you, if you stop pointing the finger and slandering others,
10 Un ja tu izsalkušam atdarīsi savu sirdi un paēdināsi apbēdināto dvēseli, tad tava gaisma atspīdēs tumsībā, un tava krēsla būs kā dienas vidus;
if you dedicate yourselves to helping the hungry and give the poor what they need, then your light will shine out in the darkness, and your night will be like the sun at noon.
11 Un Tas Kungs tevi vadīs bez mitēšanās un pieēdinās tavu dvēseli tuksnesī un stiprinās tavus kaulus. Un tu būsi kā slacināts dārzs un kā ūdens avots, kam ūdens netrūkst.
The Lord will always lead you; he will give you all you need in you in a desolate land; he will make you strong again. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that never runs dry.
12 Un tavi bērni uzcels vecu vecās posta vietas, tu atjaunosi pagājušu cilšu pamatus un tevi sauks (par) plaisumu aizmūrētāju un ceļu atjaunotāju, kur var dzīvot.
Some among you will rebuild the ancient ruins; you will restore generations-old foundations. You will be called the Repairer of the Break in the Wall, the Restorer of Life's Pathways.
13 Ja tu savu kāju savaldi svētdienā un nedari, kas tev patīk, Manā svētā dienā, un ja tu dusas dienu nosauci par līksmību, par Tā Kunga svēto (dienu), kas cienījama, un tu tā viņu godā turi, ka nestaigā savus ceļus nedz ej pēc savas pelņas nedz runā liekus vārdus.
If you make sure you don't break the Sabbath by doing whatever you please on my holy day, if you say the Sabbath brings you pleasure and the Lord's day is to be honored, and if you honor it by leaving aside your own ways, by not doing whatever you please, and by avoiding everyday chatting,
14 Tad tu priecāsies iekš Tā Kunga, un Es tevi vadīšu pār zemes augstumiem, un Es tevi mielošu ar tava tēva Jēkaba mantību; jo Tā Kunga mute to runājusi.
then you'll find the Lord is the one who truly makes you happy, and I will give you high positions on the earth and give you what I promised to Jacob, your forefather. I, the Lord, have spoken.
