Isaiah 56
1 The Lord says, Let your way of life be upright, and let your behaviour be rightly ordered: for my salvation is near, and my righteousness will quickly be seen.
Así dice Yahvé: “Observad el derecho y practicad la justicia; porque pronto vendrá mi salvación, y va a revelarse mi justicia.”
2 Happy is the man who does this, and the son of man whose behaviour is so ordered; who keeps the Sabbath holy, and his hand from doing any evil.
Bienaventurado el hombre que así obra, y el hijo del hombre que a esto se atiene, que observa el sábado sin profanarlo, y que guarda su mano de toda obra mala.
3 And let not the man from a strange country, who has been joined to the Lord, say, The Lord will certainly put a division between me and his people: and let not the unsexed man say, See, I am a dry tree.
No diga el extranjero que se ha adherido a Yahvé: “Yahvé me excluye totalmente de su pueblo”, ni diga el eunuco: “He aquí que soy un árbol seco.”
4 For the Lord says, As for the unsexed who keep my Sabbaths, and give their hearts to pleasing me, and keep their agreement with me:
Porque así dice Yahvé a los eunucos que guardan mis sábados y escogen lo que me es grato y se atienen a mi alianza:
5 I will give to them in my house, and inside my walls, a place and a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an eternal name which will not be cut off.
“Yo les daré en mi Casa y dentro de mis muros, valor y nombre, mejor que hijos e hijas; les daré un nombre eterno que nunca perecerá.
6 And as for those from a strange country, who are joined to the Lord, to give worship to him and honour to his name, to be his servants, even everyone who keeps the Sabbath holy, and keeps his agreement with me:
Y a los extranjeros que se unen a Yahvé, para servirle, y para amar el nombre de Yahvé, y ser sus siervos; a cuantos guardan el sábado sin profanarlo y se atienen a mi alianza,
7 I will make them come to my holy mountain, and will give them joy in my house of prayer; I will take pleasure in the burned offerings which they make on my altar: for my house will be named a house of prayer for all peoples.
los conduciré a mi santo monte, y los llenaré de gozo en mi Casa de oración; sus holocaustos y sus sacrificios serán gratos sobre mi altar: porque mi Casa será llamada Casa de oración para todos los pueblos.”
8 The Lord God, who gets together the wandering ones of Israel, says, I will get together others in addition to those of Israel who have come back.
Oráculo de Yahvé, el Señor, que recoge a los desterrados de Israel: “Conduciré hacia él también a otros, además de los ya recogidos.”
9 All you beasts of the field, come together for your meat, even all you beasts of the wood.
Todas las bestias del campo, venid y comed, y vosotras, todas las fieras del bosque.
10 His watchmen are blind, they are all without knowledge; they are all dogs without tongues, unable to make a sound; stretched out dreaming, loving sleep.
Los atalayas de (Israel) son ciegos todos, no entienden nada; todos son perros mudos que no pueden ladrar; soñolientos, dormilones que aman el sueño.
11 Yes, the dogs are for ever looking for food; while these, the keepers of the sheep, are without wisdom: they have all gone after their pleasure, every one looking for profit; they are all the same.
Y estos perros son voraces, jamás se hartan; los mismos pastores no entienden, cada uno de ellos sigue su propio camino; cada cual va tras su propio interés, hasta el último.
12 Come, they say, I will get wine, and we will take strong drink in full measure; and tomorrow will be like today, full of pleasure.
“Venid, yo traeré vino y tomaremos bebidas embriagantes; y mañana será como hoy, día grande, muy grande.”
