Isaiah 56
1 This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for My salvation is coming soon, and My righteousness will be revealed.
Ko te kupu tenei a Ihowa, Puritia te whakawa, mahia te tika; no te mea ka tata he putanga mo taku whakaora, he whakakitenga mo toku tika.
2 Blessed is the man who does this, and the son of man who holds it fast, who keeps the Sabbath without profaning it and keeps his hand from doing any evil.”
Ka hari te tangata nana tenei mahi, te tama a te tangata e pupuri nei i a ia, mau tonu; e pupuri ana, a kahore e whakapoke i te hapati, e tiaki ana i tona ringa kei mahi i tetahi he.
3 Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”
Kaua hoki te tama a te tangata ke, kua hona nei ki a Ihowa, e korero, e mea, He pono ka wehea rawatia mai ahau e Ihowa i roto i tana iwi; kaua ano te unaka e ki, Nana, he rakau maroke ahau.
4 For this is what the LORD says: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, who choose what pleases Me and hold fast to My covenant—
Ko ta Ihowa kupu hoki tenei mo nga unaka e pupuri ana i aku hapati, e whiriwhiri ana i nga mea e paingia ana e ahau, a e hopu ana i taku kawenata;
5 I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
Ka hoatu e ahau he wahi ki a ratou i roto i toku whare, i roto ano i oku taiepa, he ingoa ano e pai ake ana i o nga tama, i o nga tamahine; he ingoa mau tonu taku e hoatu ai ki a ratou, he mea e kore e hatepea atu.
6 And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants— all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—
Ko nga tamariki hoki a te tangata ke, kua oti te hono ki a Ihowa, he mea kia mahi ai ratou ki a ia, kia aroha ki te ingoa o Ihowa, kia waiho hei pononga mana; ko te hunga katoa e pupuri ana, a kahore e whakapoke i te hapati, a e hopu ana i taku k awenata;
7 I will bring them to My holy mountain and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on My altar, for My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations.”
Ka kawea ratou e ahau ki toku maunga tapu, ka whakahari ano ahau i a ratou i roto i toku whare inoi; ka manakohia a ratou tahunga tinana, me a ratou patunga tapu i runga i taku aata; no te mea ka kiia toku whare, He whare inoi mo nga iwi katoa.
8 Thus declares the Lord GOD, who gathers the dispersed of Israel: “I will gather to them still others besides those already gathered.”
He kupu tenei na te Ariki, na Ihowa, na te kaikohikohi mai o te hunga o Iharaira i peia atu, Kua kohikohia era ki a ia; ka kohikohi ano ahau i etahi atu ki a ia.
9 Come, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.
E nga kirehe katoa o te parae, haere mai ki te kai, e nga kirehe katoa o te ngahere.
10 Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
Ko ona tutei, he matapo katoa, kahore e mohio; he kuri reokore katoa ratou, e kore e tau; he momoe, he takoto, e matenui ana ki te moe.
11 Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:
Ae ra, he kuri apo kai ratou, kahore rawa e makona; he hepara enei e kore e ngoto te matauranga; anga katoa ana ratou ki tona ara, ki tona ara, ki te mea taonga mona i tona wahi, i tona wahi.
12 “Come, let me get the wine, let us imbibe the strong drink, and tomorrow will be like today, only far better!”
Ko ta ratou ki, Haere mai, maku e tiki he waina, kia nui ano ta tatou inu i te wai kaha; a ka rite te ra apopo ki tenei ra, he ra kei runga noa atu tona nui.
