Isaiah 56

1 Thus said YHWH: “Keep judgment, and do righteousness, For My salvation [is] near to come, And My righteousness to be revealed.”

上主這樣說：「你們應當持守公道，履行正義，因為我的救恩就要來到，我的正義就要出現。」

2 O the blessedness of a man who does this, And of a son of man who keeps hold on it, Keeping the Sabbath from defiling it, And keeping his hand from doing any evil.

遵行安息日而不予以褻瀆，防範自己的手而不做惡事，行這事的人，與固守此道的人子，是有福的。

3 Do not let a son of the stranger speak, Who is joined to YHWH, saying, “YHWH certainly separates me from His people.” Nor let the eunuch say, “Behold, I am a dried up tree,”

歸依上主的異邦人不應說：「上主必將我由他的民族中分別出來！」閹人也不應說：「看！我是一棵枯樹！」

4 For thus said YHWH: “To the eunuchs who keep My Sabbaths, And have fixed on that which I desired, And are keeping hold on My covenant:

因為上主這樣說：「對那些遵守我的安息日，揀選我所悅意的和固守我盟約的閹人，

5 I have given to them in My house, And within My walls a station and a name, Better than sons and than daughters, I give a continuous name to him That is not cut off.

我要在我的屋內，在我的牆垣內，賜給他們比子女還好的記念碑和美名，我要賜給他們一個永久不能泯滅的名字。

6 And sons of the stranger, who are joined to YHWH, To serve Him, and to love the Name of YHWH, To be for servants to Him, All keeping from defiling the Sabbath, And those keeping hold on My covenant,

至於那些歸依上主，事奉他，愛慕上主的名，作他的僕人，又都遵守安息日而不予以褻瀆，並固守我盟約的異邦人，

7 I have brought them to 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 My altar, For My house is called a house of prayer for all the peoples.”

我要領他們上我的聖山，使他們在我祈禱的殿裏歡樂，他們的全燔祭和犧牲在我的祭壇上要蒙受悅納，因為我的殿宇將稱為萬民的祈禱所。」

8 A declaration of Lord YHWH, Who is gathering the outcasts of Israel: “Again I gather to him—to his gathered ones.”

這是聚集四散的以色列民的吾主上主的斷語：「我還要召集其他民族歸於已聚集的人。」

9 Every beast of the field, Come to devour, every beast in the forest.

田間的一切走獸，林中的一切野獸，你們都來吞噬罷！

10 His watchmen [are] blind—all of them, They have not known, All of them [are] mute dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.

我民族的守望者都是瞎子，什麼也看不清；都是啞巴狗，不能叫喚，只會作夢，偃臥，貪睡。

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 turned to their own way, Each to his dishonest gain from his quarter:

他們又是貪食的狗，總不知足；都是什麼也不明瞭的牧人，只顧自己的道路，各求各自的利益。「

12 “Come, I take wine, And we drink, gulp strong drink, And tomorrow has been as this day, Great—exceedingly abundant!”

來罷！我去拿酒，讓我們痛飲美酒；明天如今天一樣，並且更要豐盛。」