Yesaya 56
1 Beginilah firman TUHAN: Taatilah hukum dan tegakkanlah keadilan, sebab sebentar lagi akan datang keselamatan yang dari pada-Ku, dan keadilan-Ku akan dinyatakan.
Yahweh says [to all the people of Judah], “Do the things that are fair and just, because I will soon come to rescue [DOU] you.
2 Berbahagialah orang yang melakukannya, dan anak manusia yang berpegang kepadanya: yang memelihara hari Sabat dan tidak menajiskannya, dan yang menahan diri dari setiap perbuatan jahat.
I will bless those who faithfully obey my laws about the Sabbath/rest days. I will bless those who (keep sacred/honor) my Sabbath/rest days, and who do not do any work on those days, and who refrain from [MTY] doing anything that is evil.
3 Janganlah orang asing yang menggabungkan diri kepada TUHAN berkata: "Sudah tentu TUHAN hendak memisahkan aku dari pada umat-Nya"; dan janganlah orang kebiri berkata: "Sesungguhnya, aku ini pohon yang kering."
And foreigners who have believed in me should not say, ‘Yahweh will surely not allow me to belong to his people.’ And eunuchs should not say, ‘[Because I am unable to have children, I cannot belong to Yahweh]; I am like [MET] a tree that has completely withered.’
4 Sebab beginilah firman TUHAN: "Kepada orang-orang kebiri yang memelihara hari-hari Sabat-Ku dan yang memilih apa yang Kukehendaki dan yang berpegang kepada perjanjian-Ku,
They should not say that, because [I], Yahweh, say this to the eunuchs who obey my laws about the Sabbath, and who choose to do the things that please me, and who obey all [the other laws of] the agreement that I [made with the Israeli people]:
5 kepada mereka akan Kuberikan dalam rumah-Ku dan di lingkungan tembok-tembok kediaman-Ku suatu tanda peringatan dan nama--itu lebih baik dari pada anak-anak lelaki dan perempuan--, suatu nama abadi yang tidak akan lenyap akan Kuberikan kepada mereka.
I will cause to be put inside the walls of my temple a monument [DOU] to them; because of that monument, they will be honored more than they would have if they had children; they will be honored forever.
6 Dan orang-orang asing yang menggabungkan diri kepada TUHAN untuk melayani Dia, untuk mengasihi nama TUHAN dan untuk menjadi hamba-hamba-Nya, semuanya yang memelihara hari Sabat dan tidak menajiskannya, dan yang berpegang kepada perjanjian-Ku,
I will also bless those who are not Israelis, who (join themselves to/believe in) me, and who serve me and worship and love me, and who obey my laws about the Sabbath, and who faithfully obey [all the other laws of] the agreement that I [made with the Israeli people].
7 mereka akan Kubawa ke gunung-Ku yang kudus dan akan Kuberi kesukaan di rumah doa-Ku. Aku akan berkenan kepada korban-korban bakaran dan korban-korban sembelihan mereka yang dipersembahkan di atas mezbah-Ku, sebab rumah-Ku akan disebut rumah doa bagi segala bangsa.
I will bring them to my sacred hill [in Jerusalem], I will cause them to be [very] joyful in my temple where people pray to me, and I will accept the sacrifices that they completely burn [on my altar] and other sacrifices that they offer. I will do those things for them because I want my temple to be a building where people of all nations pray to me.
8 Demikianlah firman Tuhan ALLAH yang menghimpun orang-orang Israel yang terbuang: Aku akan menghimpunkan orang kepadanya lagi sebagai tambahan kepada orang-orangnya yang telah terhimpun."
[I], Yahweh, the Lord, the one who will bring back the people of Israel who have been (forced to go/exiled) to other countries, say this: 'I will bring [from other countries] many more people to join those Israelis whom I have brought back.'”
9 Hai segala binatang di padang, hai segala binatang di hutan, datanglah untuk makan!
“You [surrounding nations have armies that are like] [MET] animals in the forest; come and attack/destroy [Israel]!
10 Sebab pengawal-pengawal umat-Ku adalah orang-orang buta, mereka semua tidak tahu apa-apa; mereka semua adalah anjing-anjing bisu, tidak tahu menyalak; mereka berbaring melamun dan suka tidur saja;
The Israeli leaders [should be like] watchdogs to protect the people, but [it is as though] they are blind. They are stupid. They are all [like] [MET] dogs that cannot bark. [Good watchdogs bark when strangers approach], [but the Israeli leaders do not warn the people that their enemies are coming]. Instead, they just want to lie down and sleep and dream.
11 anjing-anjing pelahap, yang tidak tahu kenyang. Dan orang-orang itulah gembala-gembala, yang tidak dapat mengerti! Mereka semua mengambil jalannya sendiri, masing-masing mengejar laba, tiada yang terkecuali.
[And they are like] greedy dogs; they never get all that they want. They are [supposed to lead the people, like good] shepherds [lead their flocks], but they are ignorant, and they each do whatever they want to do.
12 "Datanglah," kata mereka, "aku akan mengambil anggur, baiklah kita minum arak banyak-banyak; besok akan sama seperti hari ini, dan lebih hebat lagi!"
They say to each other, ‘Come, let’s go and get some wine and [other] alcoholic/strong drinks, and let’s become drunk! And tomorrow we will enjoy drinking even more!’”
