Isaiah 56
1 Thus, saith Yahweh, Observe ye justice, And execute righteousness, —For near, is My salvation, to come in, and My righteousness to be revealed.
Så siger HERREN: Tag vare på Ret og øv Retfærd! Thi min Frelses komme er nær, min Ret skal snart åbenbares.
2 How happy the frail man, who doeth this! Yea the son of the earth-born who firmly graspeth it! Keeping the sabbath lest he profane it, and Keeping his own hand from doing any wrong.
Salig er den; der gør så, det Menneske, som fastholder dette: holder Sabbatten hellig og varer sin Hånd fra at øve noget ondt.
3 And let not the son of the foreigner, who hath joined himself unto Yahweh, speak, saying, Yahweh, will separate, me from his people, Neither let the eunuch, say, Lo! I, am a tree dried up!
Ej sige den fremmede, som slutter sig til HERREN: "HERREN vil skille mig ud fra sit Folk!" Og Gildingen sige ikke: "Se, jeg er et udgået Træ!"
4 For thus, saith Yahweh—Of the eunuchs, Who shall keep my sabbaths, And choose what I delight in, —And lay firm hold on my covenant,
Thi så siger HERREN: Gildinger, som holder mine Sabbatter, vælger, hvad jeg har Behag i, og holder fast ved min Pagt,
5 That I will give unto them—In my house, And within my walls, A sign and a name, better than sons and daughters, —A name age-abiding, will I give him, which shall not be cut off.
dem vil jeg give i mit Hus, på mine Mure et Minde, et Navn, der er bedre end Sønner og Døtre; jeg giver dem et evigt Navn, et Navn, der ikke skal slettes.
6 And, as for the sons of the foreigner—Who have joined themselves unto Yahweh To wait upon him, and To love the name of Yahweh, To become his for servants, —Every one who keepeth the sabbath, lest he profane it. And who, layeth firm hold on my covenant,
Og de fremmede, som slutter sig til HERREN for at tjene ham og elske hans Navn, for at være hans Tjenere, alle, som helligholder Sabbatten og holder fast ved min Pagt,
7 Surely I will bring them into my holy mountain And make them joyful in my house of prayer, Their ascending-offerings and their sacrifices, being accepted upon mine altar, —For, my house, a house of prayer, shall be called, for all the peoples!
vil jeg bringe til mit hellige Bjerg og glæde i mit Bedehus; deres Brændofre og deres Slagtofre bliver til Behag på mit Alter; thi mit Hus skal kaldes et Bedehus for alle Folk.
8 Declareth My Lord, Yahweh, Who is gathering the outcasts of Israel: —Yet others, will I gather unto him Besides his own gathered ones.
Det lyder fra den Herre HERREN: Når jeg samler Israels bortstødte, samler jeg andre dertil, til dets egen samlede Flok.
9 All ye beasts of the field! come ye to devour, All ye beasts in the forest.
Alle I Markens Dyr, kom hid og æd, alle I Dyr i Skoven!
10 His watchmen, are blind None of them, know, All of them, are dumb dogs, they cannot bark, —Dreaming, sleeping, loving to slumber.
Blinde er alle dets Vogtere, intet ved de, alle er stumme Hunde, som ikke kan gø, de ligger og drømmer, de elsker Søvn;
11 And, the dogs, are greedy they know not to be satisfied. Yea, they, are shepherds who know not to discern, —All of them unto their own way, have turned, Every man to his unjust gain, on every hand:
grådige er de Hunde, kender ikke til Mæthed. Og sådanne Folk er Hyrder! De skønner intet, de vender sig hver sin Vej, hver søger sin Fordel:
12 Come ye! I will fetch wine Let us fill ourselves with strong drink, —And like this day, shall, to-morrow be—Great beyond measure!
Kom, så henter jeg Vin, vi drikker af Mosten; som i Dag skal det være i Morgen, ovenud herligt!"
