Isaiæ 56
1 Hæc dicit Dominus: Custodite iudicium, et facite iustitiam: quia iuxta est salus mea ut veniat, et iustitia mea ut reveletur.
This is what the Lord says: Follow the law, and do what is right, for my salvation will soon arrive, and my goodness will be revealed.
2 Beatus vir, qui facit hoc, et filius hominis, qui apprehendet istud: custodiens Sabbatum ne polluat illud, custodiens manus suas ne faciat omne malum.
Blessed is everyone who does this—those who keep to it, who observe the Sabbath without violating it, and who don't do anything wrong.
3 Et non dicat filius advenæ, qui adhæret Domino, dicens: Separatione dividet me Dominus a populo suo: Et non dicat Eunuchus: Ecce ego lignum aridum.
Don't allow foreigners who have dedicated themselves to the Lord say, “The Lord will definitely exclude me from his people.” And don't allow eunuchs to say, “Look at me—I'm as worthless as a dried-up tree because I'm childless.”
4 Quia hæc dicit Dominus Eunuchis: Qui custodierint Sabbata mea, et elegerint quæ ego volui, et tenuerint fœdus meum:
For this is what the Lord says: To the eunuchs who observe my Sabbaths, who choose to do what pleases me, and to keep my agreement,
5 Dabo eis in domo mea, et in muris meis locum, et nomen melius a filiis et filiabus: nomen sempiternum dabo eis, quod non peribit.
I will give them, in my house and within my walls, a place to remember them and a reputation better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting reputation that will never fade.
6 Et filios advenæ, qui adhærent Domino, ut colant eum, et diligant nomen eius, ut sint ei in servos: omnem custodientem Sabbatum ne polluat illud, et tenentem fœdus meum:
About the foreigners who have dedicated themselves to the Lord, who worship him, who love the Lord, and who are his servants, everyone who observes the Sabbath without violating it and who keep to my agreement—
7 Adducam eos in montem sanctum meum, et lætificabo eos in domo orationis meæ: holocausta eorum, et victimæ eorum placebunt mihi super altari meo: quia domus mea domus orationis vocabitur cunctis populis.
I will bring these foreigners to my holy mountain and make them happy in my house of prayer. I will accept their burnt offerings and sacrifices, because my Temple will be called a house of prayer for all nations.
8 Ait Dominus Deus, qui congregat dispersos Israel: Adhuc congregabo ad eum congregatos eius.
This is what the Lord God says, who brought back the scattered people of Israel: I will bring back still others to join you.
9 Omnes bestiæ agri venite ad devorandum, universæ bestiæ saltus.
Come, wild animals, wild animals of the countryside and forests, come and eat my people!
10 Speculatores eius cæci omnes, nescierunt universi: canes muti non valentes latrare, videntes vana, dormientes, et amantes somnia.
For all the watchmen are blind. None of them know what's going on. They're all silent—they can't bark. They spend their time lying down, dreaming, loving to sleep.
11 Et canes imprudentissimi nescierunt saturitatem: ipsi pastores ignoraverunt intelligentiam: omnes in viam suam declinaverunt, unusquisque ad avaritiam suam a summo usque ad novissimum.
They're greedy dogs that are never satisfied. They're sheepdogs who don't know their job. All of them go their own way, each of them looking out for themselves.
12 Venite, sumamus vinum, et impleamur ebrietate: et erit sicut hodie, sic et cras, et multo amplius.
“Come on,” they say, “I'll get some wine and let's get drunk! We'll do this today, and tomorrow we'll drink so much more!”
