< यशैया 56 >

1 परमप्रभु यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ, “जे ठिक छ सो गर, जे न्यायोचित छ सो गर । किनकि मेरो उद्धार नजिकै छ र मेरो धार्मिकता प्रकट हुनै लागेको छ ।
Thus says the Lord, Keep you judgement, and do justice: for my salvation is near to come, and my mercy to be revealed.
2 त्‍यसो गर्ने र त्‍यसलाई दह्रोसित समात्‍ने मानिस धन्यको हो । उसले शबाथ-दिनलाई अपवित्र नपारी त्‍यसको पालन गर्छ र कुनै खराबी गर्नबाट आफ्नो हातलाई अलग राख्छ ।
Blessed is the man that does these things, and the man that holds by them, and keeps the sabbaths from profaning them, and keeps his hands from doing unrighteousness.
3 परमप्रभुको अनुसरण गर्ने कुनै परदेशीले यसो नभनोस्, “निश्‍चय नै परमप्रभुले मलाई आफ्‍ना मानिसहरूबाट बहिस्‍कार गर्नुहुनेछ ।” नपुङ्सकले यसो भन्‍नुहुँदैन, “हेर, म सुकेको रूख हुँ ।”
Let not the stranger who attaches himself to the Lord, say, Surely the Lord will separate me from his people: and let not the eunuch say, I am a dry tree.
4 किनकि परमप्रभु यसो भन्‍नुहुन्छ, “मेरा शबाथ-दिन पालन गर्ने र मलाई मन पर्ने कुरा गर्ने र मेरो करा बलियो गरी समात्‍ने नपुङ्सकहरूलाई,
Thus says the Lord to the eunuchs, as many as shall keep my sabbaths, and choose the things which I take pleasure in, and take hold of my covenant;
5 आफ्‍नो मन्‍दिरमा र मेरा पर्खालहरूभित्र छोराहरू र छोरीहरू हुनेभन्दा असल स्मारकको रूपमा तिनीहरूलाई म खडा गर्नेछु । तिनीहरूलाई कहिल्यै नकाटिने अनन्तको स्मारक म दिनेछु ।
I will give to them in my house and within my walls an honourable place, better than sons and daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, and it shall not fail.
6 ती परदेशीहरू पनि जो परमप्रभुमा सहभागी हुन्‍छन्— उहाँको सेवा गर्न र उहाँको आराधना गर्न परमप्रभुको नाउँलाई प्रेम गर्नेहरू, हरेक व्‍यक्‍ति जसले शबाथ-दिन पालन गर्छ, र जसले त्‍यसलाई अपवित्र पार्दैन, अनि जसले मेरो करार बलियो गरी समाउँछ,
And [I will give it] to the strangers that attach themselves to the Lord, to serve him, and to love the name of the Lord, to be to him servants and handmaids; and [as for] all that keep my sabbaths from profaning [them], and that take hold of my covenant;
7 — म आफ्‍नो पवित्र पर्वतमा ल्याउनेछु र मेरो प्रार्थनाको घरमा तिनीहरूलाई आनन्दित बनाउनेछु । तिनीहरूका होमबलिहरू र बलिदानहरू मेरो वेदीमा स्वीकार गरिनेछ । किनकि मेरो घर सबै जातिका निम्ति प्रार्थनाको घर भनिनेछ,
I will bring them to my holy mountain, and gladden them in my house of prayer: their whole burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be acceptable upon mine altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations,
8 यो इस्राएलबाट बहिष्कृत भएकाहरूलाई भेला पार्नुहुने परमप्रभु परमेश्‍वरको घोषणा हो— तिनीहरूबाहेक अरूलाई पनि म भेला पार्नेछु ।”
says the Lord that gathers the dispersed of Israel; for I will gather to him a congregation.
9 ए मैदानमा भएका सबै जङ्गली पशुहरू, वनका सबै जङ्गली पशुहरू आओ र खाओ!
All you beasts of the field, come, devour, all you beasts of the forest.
10 तिनीहरूका सबै रक्षकहरू अन्‍धा छन्, तिनीहरूले बुझ्‍दैनन् । तिनीहरू सबै भुक्‍न नसक्‍ने शान्‍त कुकुरहरू हुन् । तिनीहरू सपना देख्छन् र तिनीहरू ढल्‍केर सुत्‍न मन पराउँछन् ।
See how they are all blinded: they have not known; [they are] dumb dogs [that] will not bark; dreaming of rest, loving to slumber.
11 ती कुकुरहरू निकै भोकाएका छन् । तिनीहरू कहिल्यै अघाउँदैनन् । तिनीहरू समझ नबइका गोठालाहरू हुन् । तिनीहरू आ-आफ्नै बाटोमा लागेका छन्, प्रत्‍येक व्‍यक्‍तिले अन्यायपुर्ण लाभको निम्‍ति लालच गर्छ ।
Yes, they are insatiable dogs, that know not what it is to be filled, and they are wicked, having no understanding: all have followed their own ways, each according to his [will].
12 तिनीहरू भन्छन्, “आओ, हामी दाखमद्य र कडा मद्य पिऔं । भोलि पनि आजको जस्तै धेरै महान् दिन हुनेछ ।”

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