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56 Thus saith the Lord, Keep ye judgment, and do justice:
for my salvation is near to come,
and my righteousness to be revealed.
Blessed is the man that doeth this,
and the son of man that layeth hold on it;
that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it,
and keepeth his hand from doing any evil.

Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying,
The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people:
neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.
For thus saith the Lord unto the eunuchs that keep my sabbaths,
and choose the things that please me,
and take hold of my covenant;
even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls
a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters:
I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Also the sons of the stranger,
that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him,
and to love the name of the Lord, to be his servants,
every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it,
and taketh hold of my covenant;
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 upon mine altar;
for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people.
The Lord God which gathereth the outcasts of Israel saith,
Yet will I gather others to him,
beside those that are gathered unto him.

All ye beasts of the field, come to devour,
yea, all ye beasts in the forest.
10 His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant,
they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark;
sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough,
and they are shepherds that cannot understand:
they all look to their own way,
every one for his gain, from his quarter.
12 Come ye, say they, I will fetch wine,
and we will fill ourselves with strong drink;
and to morrow shall be as this day,
and much more abundant.

Salvation for the Gentiles

56 Thus says the Lord:

“Keep justice, and do righteousness,
(A)For My salvation is about to come,
And My righteousness to be revealed.
Blessed is the man who does this,
And the son of man who lays hold on it;
(B)Who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,
And keeps his hand from doing any evil.”

Do not let (C)the son of the foreigner
Who has joined himself to the Lord
Speak, saying,
“The Lord has utterly separated me from His people”;
Nor let the (D)eunuch say,
“Here I am, a dry tree.”
For thus says the Lord:
“To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,
And choose what pleases Me,
And hold fast My covenant,
Even to them I will give in (E)My house
And within My walls a place (F)and a name
Better than that of sons and daughters;
I will give [a]them an everlasting name
That shall not be cut off.

“Also the sons of the foreigner
Who join themselves to the Lord, to serve Him,
And to love the name of the Lord, to be His servants—
Everyone who keeps from defiling the Sabbath,
And holds fast My covenant—
Even them I will (G)bring to My holy mountain,
And make them joyful in My (H)house of prayer.
(I)Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices
Will be (J)accepted on My altar;
For (K)My house shall be called a house of prayer (L)for all nations.”
The Lord God, (M)who gathers the outcasts of Israel, says,
(N)“Yet I will gather to him
Others besides those who are gathered to him.”

Israel’s Irresponsible Leaders

(O)All you beasts of the field, come to devour,
All you beasts in the forest.
10 His watchmen are (P)blind,
They are all ignorant;
(Q)They are all dumb dogs,
They cannot bark;
[b]Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
11 Yes, they are (R)greedy[c] dogs
Which (S)never[d] have enough.
And they are shepherds
Who cannot understand;
They all look to their own way,
Every one for his own gain,
From his own territory.
12 “Come,” one says, “I will bring wine,
And we will fill ourselves with intoxicating (T)drink;
(U)Tomorrow will be (V)as today,
And much more abundant.”

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 56:5 Lit. him
  2. Isaiah 56:10 Or Dreaming
  3. Isaiah 56:11 Lit. strong of soul
  4. Isaiah 56:11 Lit. do not know satisfaction

Salvation for the Nations

56 Thus says the Lord:

Preserve justice
    and do righteousness,
for My salvation is about to come
    and My righteousness to be revealed.
Blessed is the man who does this,
    and the son of man who takes hold of it,
who keeps from polluting the Sabbath
    and keeps his hand from doing any evil.

Do not let the son of the foreigner
    who has joined himself to the Lord
speak, saying,
    “The Lord has utterly separated me from His people”;
do not let the eunuch say,
    “I am only a dry tree.”

For thus says the Lord:

To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,
    and choose the things that please Me,
    and take hold of My covenant,
to them I will give in My house and within My walls
    a memorial, and a name
    better than that of sons and of daughters;
I will give them an everlasting name
    that shall not be cut off.
Also the sons of the foreigner who join themselves to the Lord
    to serve Him,
and to love the name of the Lord,
    and to be His servants,
to everyone who keeps from polluting the Sabbath
    and takes hold of My covenant,
even them I will 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 shall be called
    a house of prayer for all people.
The Lord God
    who gathers the outcasts of Israel says,
Yet I will gather others to them
    besides those who already are gathered to him.

God Accuses the Wicked

All you beasts of the field,
    all you beasts in the forest, come to devour.
10 His watchmen are blind;
    they all are ignorant;
they all are dumb dogs,
    unable to bark;
sleepers lying down,
    who love to slumber.
11 They are greedy dogs
    which can never have enough,
and they are shepherds who cannot understand;
    they all turn to their own way,
    every one for his gain, from his territory.
12 “Come,” they say, “let us get wine,
    and let us fill ourselves with strong drink;
and tomorrow shall be as today,
    only more so.”

Promesa de Dios a los que cumplen su pacto

56 El Señor ha dicho:

«Practiquen la justicia y ejecuten el derecho. Ya se acerca mi salvación; mi justicia pronto va a manifestarse. ¡Dichosos los que observan fielmente el día de reposo y se mantienen firmes en su práctica de no profanarlo! ¡Dichosos los que frenan su mano para no cometer ninguna maldad.

»Que no diga el extranjero que me sigue: “El Señor me apartará totalmente de su pueblo”; ni diga tampoco el eunuco: “¡Miren! ¡Sólo soy un árbol seco!” Porque yo, el Señor, digo a los eunucos que observen mis días de reposo, y opten por hacer lo que yo quiero, y se aferren a mi pacto: En mi casa, y dentro de los muros de mi ciudad, los haré más famosos que si hubieran tenido hijos e hijas; les daré un nombre perpetuo, que jamás será olvidado. A los hijos de los extranjeros que me sigan y me sirvan, y que amen mi nombre y sean mis siervos; y a todos los que observen el día de reposo y no lo profanen, y se aferren a mi pacto, yo los llevaré a mi santo monte, para que se alegren en mi casa de oración. Sus holocaustos y sus sacrificios serán bien recibidos sobre mi altar, porque mi casa será llamada casa de oración para todos los pueblos.(A) Todavía habré de reunir con ustedes a otros que estoy por reunir.

—Palabra de Dios el Señor, a los dispersos de Israel.

Contra los malos guías

»Ustedes, bestias del campo, y ustedes fieras del bosque, ¡vengan y devoren! 10 Todos los que vigilan a mi pueblo son ciegos e ignorantes; todos ellos son como perros mudos, que ni ladrar pueden: siempre somnolientos y echados, ¡les encanta dormir! 11 Son como perros: ¡comilones e insaciables! Y quienes los guían no saben entender; todos ellos van por su propio camino, cada uno va por su lado, buscando su propio provecho. 12 Los invitan a tomar vino y a emborracharse con sidra, mientras les aseguran que el día de mañana será mejor que el presente.