Isaiah 56
Young's Literal Translation
56 Thus said Jehovah: `Keep ye judgment, and do righteousness, For near [is] My salvation to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.'
2 O the happiness of a man who doth this, And of a son of man who keepeth hold on it, Keeping the sabbath from polluting it, And keeping his hand from doing any evil.
3 Nor speak let a son of the stranger, Who is joined unto Jehovah, saying: `Jehovah doth certainly separate me from His people.' Nor say let the eunuch, `Lo, I am a tree dried up,'
4 For thus said Jehovah of the eunuchs, Who do keep My sabbaths, And have fixed on that which I desired, And are keeping hold on My covenant:
5 I have given to them in My house, And within My walls a station and a name, Better than sons and than daughters, A name age-during I give to him That is not cut off.
6 And sons of the stranger, who are joined to Jehovah, To serve Him, and to love the name of Jehovah, To be to Him for servants, Every keeper of the sabbath from polluting it, And those keeping hold on My covenant.
7 I have brought them unto My holy mountain, And caused them to rejoice in My house of prayer, Their burnt-offerings and their sacrifices [Are] for a pleasing thing on Mine altar, For My house, `A house of prayer,' Is called for all the peoples.
8 An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Who is gathering the outcasts of Israel: `Again I gather to him -- to his gathered ones.'
9 Every beast of the field, Come to devour, every beast in the forest.
10 Blind [are] his watchmen -- all of them, They have not known, All of them [are] dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.
11 And the dogs [are] strong of desire, They have not known sufficiency, And they [are] shepherds! They have not known understanding, All of them to their own way they did turn, Each to his dishonest gain from his quarter:
12 `Come ye, I take wine, And we drink, quaff strong drink, And as this day hath been to-morrow, Great -- exceeding abundant!'
Isaiah 56
New King James Version
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.
2 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.”
3 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.”
4 For thus says the Lord:
“To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths,
And choose what pleases Me,
And hold fast My covenant,
5 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.
6 “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—
7 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.”
8 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
9 (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
- Isaiah 56:5 Lit. him
- Isaiah 56:10 Or Dreaming
- Isaiah 56:11 Lit. strong of soul
- Isaiah 56:11 Lit. do not know satisfaction
Isaías 56
La Biblia de las Américas
Importancia de guardar el pacto de Dios
56 Así dice el Señor:
Preservad el derecho y haced justicia(A),
porque mi salvación está para llegar
y mi justicia para ser revelada(B).
2 Cuán bienaventurado es el hombre que hace esto(C),
y el hijo del hombre que a ello se aferra;
que guarda el día de reposo sin profanarlo(D),
y guarda su mano de hacer mal alguno.
3 Que el extranjero que se ha allegado al Señor(E), no diga[a]:
Ciertamente el Señor me separará de su pueblo.
Ni diga el eunuco(F): He aquí, soy un árbol seco.
4 Porque así dice el Señor:
A los eunucos que guardan mis días de reposo,
escogen lo que me agrada
y se mantienen firmes en mi pacto(G),
5 les daré en mi casa(H) y en mis muros un lugar(I),
y un nombre mejor que el de hijos e hijas;
les[b] daré nombre eterno que nunca será borrado(J).
6 Y a los extranjeros que se alleguen al Señor(K)
para servirle, y para amar el nombre del Señor,
para ser sus siervos, a todos los que guardan el día de reposo sin profanarlo,
y se mantienen firmes en mi pacto(L),
7 yo los traeré a mi santo monte(M),
y los alegraré(N) en mi casa de oración.
Sus holocaustos y sus sacrificios serán aceptos sobre mi altar(O);
porque mi casa será llamada casa de oración para todos los pueblos(P).
8 Declara el Señor Dios[c] que reúne a los dispersos de Israel(Q):
Todavía les[d] juntaré otros a los[e] ya reunidos(R).
9 Bestias todas del campo,
venid a comer,
bestias todas del bosque(S).
10 Sus centinelas(T) son ciegos(U),
ninguno sabe nada.
Todos son perros mudos que no pueden ladrar,
soñadores[f] acostados, amigos de dormir;
11 y los perros son voraces[g], no se sacian[h](V).
Y ellos son pastores que no saben entender(W);
todos se han apartado por su camino(X),
cada cual, hasta el último, busca su propia ganancia.
12 Venid —dicen— busquemos[i] vino y embriaguémonos de licor(Y);
y mañana será como hoy, solo que mucho mejor(Z).
Footnotes
- Isaías 56:3 Lit., diga, diciendo
- Isaías 56:5 Así en los M.M.M.; en el T.M., le
- Isaías 56:8 Heb., YHWH, generalmente traducido Señor
- Isaías 56:8 Lit., le
- Isaías 56:8 Lit., sus
- Isaías 56:10 Así en los M.M.M.; en el T.M., los que deliran
- Isaías 56:11 Lit., fuertes de alma o de apetito
- Isaías 56:11 Lit., no conocen la hartura
- Isaías 56:12 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en el T.M., buscaré
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
